 Starting with "Soulcalibur II", guest characters from other franchises or companies were introduced for different home ports of the game, with "The Legend of Zelda"s Link appearing for the GameCube version, comic book character Spawn for the Xbox, and "Tekken"s Heihachi Mishima for the PlayStation 2.Despite rumors of "Devil May Cry"s Dante's inclusion in "Soulcalibur III", developers confirmed no plans for the inclusion of guest characters for the title, with series producer Hiroaki Yotoriyama stating "It’s my policy to never do the same thing twice.