This article is a list of playable characters in the Soul series. Shaded cells denote unlockable characters. A blue cell denotes Downloadable Content that doesn't require further unlocking.
1. ^ Makes an appearance in-game.- 2. ^ Only mentioned in-game.
- 3. ^ Bonus character.
- 4. ^ Standard character on Arcade Edition.
- 5. ^ Playable on console versions only.
- 6. ^ Unplayable boss/enemy character.
- 7. ^ Appears only in certain versions of the game.
- 8. ^ Appears as Stage's Background.
- 9. ^ Fight Style customize characters only.
- 10. ^ Fight Style that replaced to the other characters.
Bonus characters
- Soulcalibur II: Assassin, Berserker, Lizardman.
- Soulcalibur III: (Main: Amy, Arthur, Revenant) (Chronicles of the Sword: Abelia, Aurelia, Chester, Demuth, Girardot, Luna, Strife) (Shop Girls: Hualin, Lynette, Valeria), (Others: Miser, Greed).
- Soulcalibur IV: Angol Fear, Ashlotte, Kamikirimusi, Scheherazade, Shura.
Guest characters
- Soulcalibur II: Heihachi Mishima (PS2, HD), Link (GameCube), Spawn (Xbox, HD)
- Soulcalibur III: KOS-MOS (CAS)
- Soulcalibur Legends: Lloyd Irving
- Soulcalibur IV: Darth Vader (default for the PS3, and DLC for the Xbox 360), Yoda (default for the Xbox 360, and DLC for the PS3), The Apprentice
- Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny: Kratos
- Soulcalibur V: Ezio Auditore, Devil Jin (CAS (Devil Jin))
- Soulcalibur VI: Geralt of Rivia