It seems that I may have been wrong about SoulCalibur V. Surely, fan favorites such as Taki and Xianghua have been replaced by lame newcomers, but Kilik may make it to the game's roster yet. All hope for Kilik's inclusion was lost when the eerily similar Sheba was revealed. However, a screenshot has leaked onto the internet that shows a portrait of the series staple on the character select screen. As you can see, Kilik looks nothing like the brave protagonist that series fans have come to identify him as. If this screen actually is real, then I am very interested to see what changes Kilik has undergone in the seventeen years that have passed since the events in SoulCalibur V. This doesn't have long as a rumor, because the game will be available on HD consoles on January 31st.

[NeoGAF]