Even though the Saints Row franchise and famed Japanese developer Tomonobu Itagaki are both known for being bizarre, it's safe to say nobody saw their current collaboration coming. With Itagaki's former coworkers at Tecmo showcasing new Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive titles at the Tokyo Game Show, it would take a pretty crazy move to shine the spotlight back on Team Ninja's former lead.

GameSpot discovered that move during a demo at TGS, as they were able to check out an in-game version of Itagaki. Showing the versatitily of the game's creation tools, the developers on-hand at TGS were able to create an in-game version of Itagaki (who is working with his newly-formed Valhalla Studios to create Devil's Third for THQ). Unfortunately, THQ has not released images of Itagaki in action as of yet, but we've requested a glimpse of the man in action.

You'll be able to try out their version of Itagaki as a pre-set created character when Saints Row: The Third releases on November 15.

[5:20PM PST: Edited with clarification from THQ]