User blog:A.J. two/It's official . . .

Ezio Auditore, of Assassin's Creed fame, has been shown in a leaked picture as the guest character in the upcoming SoulCalibur V. The rumor stems from a picture, seen in the link above, that "was provided to us by an anonymous tipster". The reveal of the guest character was to take place today - Monday, October 17, 2011 - at around 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (7:00 PM EST), and the news article was posted an hour and thirty-seven minutes later.

In addition, seen revealed for the first time are Leixia, Nightmare, a mysterious crossed-swords button, and what appears to be Raphael Sorel, a french fencer who has "been on the fence" (sorry, couldn't resist) regarding his inclusion in the game, set 17 years after the previous, and which has been promised to be saying goodbye to half of the original cast. The SoulCalibur Community website 8WayRun.com also has a topic about this, which is where I gained the news of this.

Please leave your comments and such regarding this news. What are your opinions? Personally, I think SoulCalibur V just got a whole lot better.