Assassin's Creed's Ezio Rumored for Soul Calibur 5 Appearance

Eveyrone's favorite medieval throat-slasher could be the latest addition to the Soul Calibur roster, if a new apparently-leaked screenshot is to be believed. The image, which has cropped up over on Joystiq, appears to show Assassin's Creed's Ezio Auditore on the character select screen, suggesting that he'll be a playable character in the upcoming fighter.

As Joystiq notes, there's no way of confirming the validity of this image, but we'd certainly welcome the change to bring a little ancient Venetian violence to the Soul Calibur universe. We'll keep you posted on any developments, as we await SC5's early 2012 release.