First, a query of a clone engine. I remember not entirely too long ago playing a game with similar play to Soulcalibur however, despite all of its characters wielding a weapon, it featured none of the Soulcalibur characters. I can't remember the name of the game or any of the characters. I only know I rented it, relished it, and forgot to buy and now I have no idea what it was.

Anyway. About clone characters... I don't honestly think that two characters with the same trainer should automatically fight identically (e.g. Gordo and Christie from Tekken), there should be some unique moves for each character. I don't mind so much new characters featuring old move sets. For example, I believe in Soulcalibur IV Raphael's moveset from Soulcalibur III is given to an unlockable character (or is usable for "Create-A-Fighter")? I particularly fancy this as it makes it easier to blend into the game. I at first hated how much the character's respective playstyles had changed so much.