It’s finally here. The fifth iteration of the venerable Soul Calibur weapons-based fighter is due for release tomorrow in the US and later this week around the rest of the world, and a crushing launch trailer has been released just in time to stoke the excitement for franchise fans.

But that’s not the half of it.

To fully celebrate the launch of Soul Calibur V around the world this week, graffiti artists took to London’s East End to create a masterful mural depicting some of the game’s greatest characters, namely Nightmare, Patroklos and Ezio Auditore (from Assassin’s Creed).

Watch as painter Jim Rockwell creates the mural in a time-lapsed video below, and then get the skinny:

Soul Calibur V - Graffiti Transforms London’s East End

“The Great Eastern Street wall in London’s East End received a facelift last week, a brand new paint job for 2012, celebrating the release of Soul Calibur V.

“The visual masterpiece in the heart of Shoreditch took three long days and was painted by the East End’s infamous painter decorator extraordinaire, JIM ROCKWELL: Graffiti artist & Creative Director of ENDoftheLINE. A time-lapsed video, filmed and painted on location shows the entire process from beginning to end, capturing the mural in all its glory.

“The huge 16 metre wall features legendary character Nightmare and new additions to the roster Patroklos and Ezio Auditore from Assassin’s Creed. The Great Eastern Wall is an ongoing project from ENDoftheLINE, a permanant Public Art Gallery that, in the last two years has featured some of London’s most notorious graffiti artists, and has hosted international artists from around the globe.”

I suppose you also want to see that Soul Calibur V launch trailer? OK, I guess you can watch it below:

Soul Calibur V - Launch Trailer

Soul Calibur V is out this week on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 - look over El33tonline’s previous coverage for more reasons to get excited about this awesome fighter.