When Star Wars invade Soul Calibur

Three characters were shown in the initial teaser trailer, Ivy, Mitsurugi, and Nightmare. Director Katsutoshi Sasaki has also mentioned that Create-a-Character will be playable in multiplayer mode. Electronic Gaming Monthly confirmed the return of Siegfried, Sophitia, Taki, Tira, and Yoshimitsu in its July issue. Sophitia, her sister Cassandra and the series staple Voldo were featured next in Famitsu magazine. A recently released trailer featured the first clips of gameplay footage, along with brief glimpses of a new character named Hildegard von Krone, Hilde for short, a female in knight's armor (with a wolf's head motif) wielding a red lance and a short sword. This article also confirmed the appearances of Raphael and Astaroth. It has been mentioned that the game will feature guest characters that "make Spawn look like a D-list character." On January 9th, at the Consumer Electronics Show 2008, two guest characters were revealed to be Jedi Master Yoda and Sith Lord Darth Vader from the Star Wars series; being exclusive to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 respectively.