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=== Before starting, these are the tropes which apply to almost everyone === |
=== Before starting, these are the tropes which apply to almost everyone === |
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* [[Author Appeal]]: Daisuke Ishiwatari loves belts, although not to the ridiculious extremes like [[Tetsuya Nomura|Nomura]]. The only ones to not have them in some way are Anji, Baiken, and Justice. |
* [[Author Appeal]]: Daisuke Ishiwatari loves belts, although not to the ridiculious extremes like [[Tetsuya Nomura|Nomura]]. The only ones to not have them in some way are Anji, Baiken, and Justice. |
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* [[Bounty Hunter]]: Everyone except Dizzy and Testament in '' |
* [[Bounty Hunter]]: Everyone except Dizzy and Testament in ''Guilty Gear X''. |
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* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: Everybody except Dizzy calls their attacks. |
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: Everybody except Dizzy calls their attacks. |
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: Lots of 'em. |
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Lots of 'em. |
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* [[Rummage Sale Reject]] |
* [[Rummage Sale Reject]] |
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* [[Too Many Belts]]: The number of belts in Sol's outfit alone can outnumber the belts in the whole cast of ''[[BlazBlue]]'' |
* [[Too Many Belts]]: The number of belts in Sol's outfit alone can outnumber the belts in the whole cast of ''[[BlazBlue]]'' |
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* [[Vague Age]]: Except for Dizzy,<ref>[[Younger Than They Look|3]]</ref> Kliff,<ref>87 at his death</ref> Sol<ref>170+</ref> and Erica,<ref>[[Improbable Age|17]]</ref> we're left to guess the ages of the cast. |
* [[Vague Age]]: Except for Dizzy,<ref>[[Younger Than They Look|3]].</ref> Kliff,<ref>87 at his death.</ref> Sol<ref>170+.</ref> and Erica,<ref>[[Improbable Age|17]].</ref> we're left to guess the ages of the cast. |
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{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' [[Daisuke Ishiwatari]] (Battle Voice), Hikaru Hanada (Drama CD |
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' [[Daisuke Ishiwatari]] (Battle Voice), Hikaru Hanada (Drama CD and ''XX'' Story Voice), [[Joji Nakata]] (''Overture'' and ''Accent Core Plus'' Story Voice)/[[Troy Baker]]}} |
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{{quote|The main character of the series. A lone bounty hunter who hunts down the Gears. He was formerly a member of the Sacred Knights of the Holy Order, of which his rival Ky Kiske was a part of,<ref>As of ''Slash'' this version of Sol, called Order-Sol, is a playable character and boss.</ref> but he grew dissatisfied and left the organization, taking the Fireseal sword with him.}} |
{{quote|The main character of the series. A lone bounty hunter who hunts down the Gears. He was formerly a member of the Sacred Knights of the Holy Order, of which his rival Ky Kiske was a part of,<ref>As of ''Slash'', this version of Sol, called Order-Sol, is a playable character and boss.</ref> but he grew dissatisfied and left the organization, taking the Fireseal sword with him.}} |
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{{quote|He enters the first Sacred Knights tournament held by Testament, who was attempting to revive the Commander Gear Justice to destroy the world. Testament succeeds by taking his own life, but in the end Sol kills Justice and swears revenge against a person known only as "That Man", the creator of the Gears, and in the process reveals that he is, in fact, the prototype Gear, as well as one of the three original creators of the Gears in the first place. After that, he gets a lead on a new bounty for a recently discovered Commander Gear |
{{quote|He enters the first Sacred Knights tournament held by Testament, who was attempting to revive the Commander Gear Justice to destroy the world. Testament succeeds by taking his own life, but in the end, Sol kills Justice and swears revenge against a person known only as "That Man", the creator of the Gears, and in the process reveals that he is, in fact, the prototype Gear, as well as one of the three original creators of the Gears in the first place. After that, he gets a lead on a new bounty for a recently discovered Commander Gear Dizzy. He fights her and defeats her, but spares her life.}} |
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{{quote|Later, he notices that I-No is causing some trouble amongst the other characters and searches for her, hoping she will lead him to That Man. After a brief fight, That Man appears and punishes I-No for disobeying him. Sol, in a rage, attacks That Man, but he easily counters Sol and escapes. And then, he continues chasing down I-No, only to end up caught in a trap set by her which whisks them both back to the year 2172 wherein Sol is forced to fight his past self due to I-no's meddling.}} |
{{quote|Later, he notices that I-No is causing some trouble amongst the other characters and searches for her, hoping she will lead him to That Man. After a brief fight, That Man appears and punishes I-No for disobeying him. Sol, in a rage, attacks That Man, but he easily counters Sol and escapes. And then, he continues chasing down I-No, only to end up caught in a trap set by her which whisks them both back to the year 2172 wherein Sol is forced to fight his past self due to I-no's meddling.}} |
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=== Tropes related with Sol Badguy === |
=== Tropes related with Sol Badguy === |
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* [[Abusive Parents]]: If he's really Dizzy's father. Downplayed a bit as he isn't actually abusive, just incredibly aloof. |
* [[Abusive Parents]]: If he's really Dizzy's father. Downplayed a bit as he isn't actually abusive, just incredibly aloof. |
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* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III |
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III]]. |
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* [[The Atoner]]: For creating the Gears in the first place. |
* [[The Atoner]]: For creating the Gears in the first place. |
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* [[Author Avatar]]: Daisuke Ishiwatari voices him in-game, and he ''created'' the game in the first place (he has even referred to Sol as being his "alter ego")! Even the ''[[BlazBlue]]'' voice actors have taken to jokingly using Sol's name as an honorific ("Ishiwatari-badguy") for their music director. |
* [[Author Avatar]]: Daisuke Ishiwatari voices him in-game, and he ''created'' the game in the first place (he has even referred to Sol as being his "alter ego")! Even the ''[[BlazBlue]]'' voice actors have taken to jokingly using Sol's name as an honorific ("Ishiwatari-badguy") for their music director. |
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* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: You'd need to be pretty [[Badass]] to go around calling yourself "Sol Badguy". |
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: You'd need to be pretty [[Badass]] to go around calling yourself "Sol Badguy". |
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* {{spoiler|[[Babysitter From Hell]]:}} The reason for Sin's low intellect is Sol's upbringing. Sin likes Sol better than his real father though. |
* {{spoiler|[[Babysitter From Hell]]:}} The reason for Sin's low intellect is Sol's upbringing. Sin likes Sol better than his real father though. |
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** Note that Sin has a ''chain around his neck'' and Sol drags him along in his bounty hunter trips with lots of dangers. [[Subverted Trope|Sin likes it though |
** Note that Sin has a ''chain around his neck'', and Sol drags him along in his bounty hunter trips with lots of dangers. [[Subverted Trope|Sin likes it though]]. |
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* [[Badass]]: |
* [[Badass]]: |
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** [[Badass Arm-Fold]]: His pose before fighting certain opponents like Dizzy, I-No, Justice and Slayer. |
** [[Badass Arm-Fold]]: His pose before fighting certain opponents like Dizzy, I-No, Justice and Slayer. |
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** [[Badass Long Hair]]: His ponytail is so manly that it's fireproof. |
** [[Badass Long Hair]]: His ponytail is so manly that it's fireproof. |
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** [[Badass Grandpa]]: If the speculation regarding Dizzy's parentage is true, then he has a grandson in Sin, making him technically this trope. |
** [[Badass Grandpa]]: If the speculation regarding Dizzy's parentage is true, then he has a grandson in Sin, making him technically this trope. |
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** [[Battle Couple]]: {{spoiler|With Justice, who was formerly Aria |
** [[Battle Couple]]: {{spoiler|With Justice, who was formerly Aria}}. Though it's quite obvious that they had already severed ties as Sol attempted to kill her more than once, {{spoiler|before finally killing her in the first game}}. |
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** [[One-Man Army]]: In the Drama |
** [[One-Man Army]]: In the Drama CDs, he charges alone into a horde of Gears too rescue Ky. He was too late... but nevertheless he arrived there in one piece. |
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* [[Because Destiny Says So]]: Subverted because it's determined by That Man. |
* [[Because Destiny Says So]]: Subverted because it's determined by That Man. |
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* [[Berserk Button]]: That Man. |
* [[Berserk Button]]: That Man. |
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* [[Cursed with Awesome]]: He blames himself for the Gear-related calamities, even though he's the first and most powerful of all of them. |
* [[Cursed with Awesome]]: He blames himself for the Gear-related calamities, even though he's the first and most powerful of all of them. |
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* [[Fingerless Gloves]] |
* [[Fingerless Gloves]] |
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* [[Flipping the Bird]]: Sol's taunt. In international versions this is censored to a thumbs-up. |
* [[Flipping the Bird]]: Sol's taunt. In international versions, this is censored to a thumbs-up. |
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* [[A Form You Are Comfortable With]]: Sol uses his limiter to look human, but his real form is that of a monstrous-looking dragon. |
* [[A Form You Are Comfortable With]]: Sol uses his limiter to look human, but his real form is that of a monstrous-looking dragon. |
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* [[Genius Bruiser]]: Just listen to his [[Magi Babble]] in Overture. |
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: Just listen to his [[Magi Babble]] in ''Overture''. |
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* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: He does this to Sin, by [[Good Is Not Nice|literally kicking him in the face]]. |
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: He does this to Sin, by [[Good Is Not Nice|literally kicking him in the face]]. |
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* [[Good Is Not Nice]] |
* [[Good Is Not Nice]] |
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* [[Guest Fighter]]: In the Korean MMO [[Lost Saga]] as a Premium class. |
* [[Guest Fighter]]: In the Korean MMO ''[[Lost Saga]]'' as a Premium class. |
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* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: He and {{spoiler|Aria |
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: He and {{spoiler|Aria a.k.a. Justice}}. |
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* [[Hidden Eyes]]: His sprite, due to his headband. |
* [[Hidden Eyes]]: His sprite, due to his headband. |
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* [[Honorary Uncle]]: In ''Overture |
* [[Honorary Uncle]]: In ''Overture'', Sin calls him "Oyaji" that translates to "old man" or "pops". |
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* [[Hot Blade]]: His Fireseal, its heat makes up for its visible lack of sharpness. |
* [[Hot Blade]]: His Fireseal, its heat makes up for its visible lack of sharpness. |
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* {{spoiler|[[Hunter of His Own Kind]]}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Hunter of His Own Kind]]}} |
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* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: He might be a dick, but he means well. Really. |
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: He might be a dick, but he means well. Really. |
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* [[Luke, You Are My Father]]: It's heavily speculated that Sol might be Dizzy's father, who previously had sex with Aria before her transformation into Justice. Still a wild mass guess to this day. |
* [[Luke, You Are My Father]]: It's heavily speculated that Sol might be Dizzy's father, who previously had sex with Aria before her transformation into Justice. Still a wild mass guess to this day. |
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* [[Immortality]] |
* [[Immortality]]: Type II. |
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* [[Irony]]: Sol stole the Fireseal upon resigning from the Holy Knights. Not only is he the creator of it and the other Jinki/Outrage weapons, but '' |
* [[Irony]]: Sol stole the Fireseal upon resigning from the Holy Knights. Not only is he the creator of it and the other Jinki/Outrage weapons, but ''Accent Core Plus'' reveals that {{spoiler|Kliff had planned on giving the sword to Sol as present anyway. As such, he didn't mind that Sol made off with it, although Kliff points out that the other Holy Knights would}}. |
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* [[The Messiah]]: Alluded to by That Man. |
* [[The Messiah]]: Alluded to by That Man. |
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* [[Nigh Invulnerability]]: He was shot a couple of times in the Drama |
* [[Nigh Invulnerability]]: He was shot a couple of times in the Drama CDs, but stood up again after some time as if it was nothing. |
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* [[The Obi-Wan]]: To Sin. |
* [[The Obi-Wan]]: To Sin. |
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* [[Official Couple]]: With {{spoiler|Aria |
* [[Official Couple]]: With {{spoiler|Aria a.k.a. Justice}}. They are listed specifically as "lovers". |
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* [[Older Is Better]] |
* [[Older Is Better]] |
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* [[One-Winged Angel]]: He transforms into his full Gear form in a boss fight against That Man in ''Overture''. |
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: He transforms into his full Gear form in a boss fight against That Man in ''Overture''. |
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* {{spoiler|[[Our Dragons Are Different]]: It's his full Gear form |
* {{spoiler|[[Our Dragons Are Different]]: It's his full Gear form}}. |
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* [[Parental Substitute]]: |
* [[Parental Substitute]]: {{spoiler|To Ky's son Sin}}. |
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* [[Playing with Fire]]: His element. |
* [[Playing with Fire]]: His element. |
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* [[Power Limiter]]: His headband, which suppresses his Gear nature (and the mark on his head that would brand him as such) at the cost of much of his power. In ''Overture'', it starts malfunctioning, as That Man notes that Sol's powers are growing. |
* [[Power Limiter]]: His headband, which suppresses his Gear nature (and the mark on his head that would brand him as such) at the cost of much of his power. In ''Overture'', it starts malfunctioning, as That Man notes that Sol's powers are growing. |
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* [[Rated "M" for Manly]] |
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]] |
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* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|Really 100-Something Years Old]]: He was born in the |
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|Really 100-Something Years Old]]: He was born in the 1980's, hence the whole [[Author Avatar]] thing, as [[Daisuke Ishiwatari]] is a confessed ''Queen'' fan. |
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* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Dished out to a [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] [[Idiot Hero|Sin]] during ''Overture'', although it's less a speech and more picking apart Sin's attempted [[Badass Boast]] piece by piece while totally wailing on him. Surprisingly, much of it is spent tossing respect in Ky's direction, which only serves to piss Sin off even more. |
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Dished out to a [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] [[Idiot Hero|Sin]] during ''Overture'', although it's less a speech and more picking apart Sin's attempted [[Badass Boast]] piece by piece while totally wailing on him. Surprisingly, much of it is spent tossing respect in Ky's direction, which only serves to piss Sin off even more. |
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* [[The Red Baron]]: "The Guilty Gear" and "The Flame of Corruption |
* [[The Red Baron]]: "The Guilty Gear" and "The Flame of Corruption". |
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** The latter was originally "Immoral Flame" according to the Majesco translation, before Aksys used it themselves. |
** The latter was originally "Immoral Flame" according to the Majesco translation, before Aksys used it themselves. |
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* [[Revenge]]: Against That Man. |
* [[Revenge]]: Against That Man. |
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* [[Reverse Grip]]: [[Shout-Out|Based on]] [[Rule of Cool|Freddie Mercury's way with a mic stand]]. |
* [[Reverse Grip]]: [[Shout-Out|Based on]] [[Rule of Cool|Freddie Mercury's way with a mic stand]]. |
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* [[The Rival]]: Ky Kiske. |
* [[The Rival]]: Ky Kiske. |
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** [[Fire-Forged Friends]]: Just listen to them quarrel in the Drama |
** [[Fire-Forged Friends]]: Just listen to them quarrel in the Drama CDs and the games, then see them trusting each other afterwards. |
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** [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: Sol and Ky's rivalry is a positive relationship. Counting world experience, Sol is ahead to Ky by decades but they still duel like an older and a younger brother. |
** [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: Sol and Ky's rivalry is a positive relationship. Counting world experience, Sol is ahead to Ky by decades but they still duel like an older and a younger brother. |
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* [[Screw Destiny]]: |
* [[Screw Destiny]]: |
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* {{spoiler|[[Super Prototype|Super Prototype Gear]]}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Super Prototype|Super Prototype Gear]]}} |
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* [[Sword Plant]] |
* [[Sword Plant]] |
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* [[That Man Is Dead]]: He despises being called by his real name |
* [[That Man Is Dead]]: He despises being called by his real name {{spoiler|Frederick}}. |
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* [[This Is a Drill]]: One of his servants in Overture. It helps that it's called The Drill. |
* [[This Is a Drill]]: One of his servants in ''Overture''. It helps that it's called The Drill. |
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* [[Title Drop]]: His ending in the first ''Guilty Gear''. |
* [[Title Drop]]: His ending in the first ''Guilty Gear''. |
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* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: To That Man. |
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: To That Man. |
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* [[Use Your Head]]: His throw. He grabs his opponent by the throat, taunts them, then headbutts them, sending them flying. |
* [[Use Your Head]]: His throw. He grabs his opponent by the throat, taunts them, then headbutts them, sending them flying. |
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* {{spoiler|[[Was Once a Man]]: He was once a [[Magitek]] scientist helping to invent the Gears, until he became one |
* {{spoiler|[[Was Once a Man]]: He was once a [[Magitek]] scientist helping to invent the Gears, until he became one}}. |
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* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: Not only does Sol suffer from this, it's a song from [[Queen|his favorite band |
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: Not only does Sol suffer from this, it's a song from [[Queen|his favorite band]]. |
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=== Tropes related with Order-Sol === |
=== Tropes related with Order-Sol === |
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{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' [[Takeshi Kusao]] |
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' [[Takeshi Kusao]]/[[Liam O'Brien]]}} |
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{{quote|Sol's Rival. A goody-two-shoes former Holy Knight who is now a high ranking officer of the International Police Force. Ky is a firm believer in God and justice at all times. This was bad early in the story since his scale of morality consisted exclusively of black and white without shades of grey. Fortunately, by the end of XX he dropped this naive view. His weapon is the Fuuraiken, which allows him to manipulate electricity. Throughout the series he is on orders from the IPF to investigate the Gear phenomena that are occurring around the world. In ''XX'' he finds out about the Post-War Administration Bureau and decides to investigate into their agenda. He discovers that they are creating robot impersonators of himself and have a dastardly agenda regarding the Gears, especially Dizzy.}} |
{{quote|Sol's Rival. A goody-two-shoes former Holy Knight who is now a high ranking officer of the International Police Force. Ky is a firm believer in God and justice at all times. This was bad early in the story since his scale of morality consisted exclusively of black and white without shades of grey. Fortunately, by the end of ''XX'', he dropped this naive view. His weapon is the Fuuraiken, which allows him to manipulate electricity. Throughout the series, he is on orders from the IPF to investigate the Gear phenomena that are occurring around the world. In ''XX'', he finds out about the Post-War Administration Bureau and decides to investigate into their agenda. He discovers that they are creating robot impersonators of himself and have a dastardly agenda regarding the Gears, especially Dizzy.}} |
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{{quote|In ''Overture'' he is the king of a country called Illyria (although it is hinted that [[Puppet King|he was appointed so that he would be easier to manipulate]]). He is unofficially married to a woman known only as "The Maiden of the Grove", who was recently confirmed to be Dizzy in the [[All There in the Manual|10th Memorial Book]], and is the father of Sin, with whom he has a shaky relationship.}} |
{{quote|In ''Overture'', he is the king of a country called Illyria (although it is hinted that [[Puppet King|he was appointed so that he would be easier to manipulate]]). He is unofficially married to a woman known only as "The Maiden of the Grove", who was recently confirmed to be Dizzy in the [[All There in the Manual|10th Memorial Book]], and is the father of Sin, with whom he has a shaky relationship.}} |
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* [[Always Save the Girl]]: In ''Overture'', even if the universe is at stake, he won't let his love die. |
* [[Always Save the Girl]]: In ''Overture'', even if the universe is at stake, he won't let his love die. |
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** [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: With Sin, after they talk out their issues a bit, in Mission #16. |
** [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: With Sin, after they talk out their issues a bit, in Mission #16. |
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** [[Badass Army]]: He commands a human army along with Sin. |
** [[Badass Army]]: He commands a human army along with Sin. |
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** [[Badass Cape]] |
** [[Badass Cape]]: In ''Overture''. |
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** [[Badass in Charge]]: He's ALWAYS in charge and his [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]. He commanded the world's army and was a high ranking officer in the international police force. Later, he becomes a [[Awesome Moment of Crowning|king]]. |
** [[Badass in Charge]]: He's ALWAYS in charge and his [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]. He commanded the world's army and was a high ranking officer in the international police force. Later, he becomes a [[Awesome Moment of Crowning|king]]. |
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** [[Badass in Distress]]: In Overture, he got trapped in Raven's seal in a [[Badass]] pose. |
** [[Badass in Distress]]: In ''Overture'', he got trapped in Raven's seal in a [[Badass]] pose. |
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** [[Badass Normal]]: In comparison with Sol, and the rest. Ky is the most normal, [[Knight in Shining Armor|archetypal]] and [[Wise Prince|realistic]] [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|among the characters |
** [[Badass Normal]]: In comparison with Sol, and the rest. Ky is the most normal, [[Knight in Shining Armor|archetypal]] and [[Wise Prince|realistic]] [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|among the characters]]. Cranked up a notch in ''Overture'', where he's still kicking ass without Thunderseal. |
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** [[Cultured Badass]] |
** [[Cultured Badass]] |
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* [[Berserk Button]]: To a certain extent he pulls off the [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] thing in the later parts of the series... just don't EVER bring up Fireseal. |
* [[Berserk Button]]: To a certain extent, he pulls off the [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] thing in the later parts of the series... just don't EVER bring up Fireseal. |
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* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Between Missions 15 and 16 of ''Overture'', Ky shows up with the army he almost singlehandedly beat down (see [[Guilty Gear/Awesome|the page]]) to bail out Sol's party. The latter is openly thankful, albeit in [[Jerkass Facade|his own special way |
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Between Missions 15 and 16 of ''Overture'', Ky shows up with the army he almost singlehandedly beat down (see [[Guilty Gear/Awesome|the page]]) to bail out Sol's party. The latter is openly thankful, albeit in [[Jerkass Facade|his own special way]]. |
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* [[Bishonen]] |
* [[Bishonen]] |
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** [[Fair Cop]] |
** [[Fair Cop]] |
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* [[Blue Eyes]]: |
* [[Blue Eyes]]: The Blue-Green variety. |
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* [[The Cape (trope)]] |
* [[The Cape (trope)]] |
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* [[Character Development]]: From an arrogant [[Knight Templar]] to a deconstructed [[Lawful Good]] character, and his rivalry with Sol gets better at each installment until they are virtually friends in ''Overture |
* [[Character Development]]: From an arrogant [[Knight Templar]] to a deconstructed [[Lawful Good]] character, and his rivalry with Sol gets better at each installment until they are virtually friends in ''Overture''. |
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* [[Chaste Hero]]: Played straight in the earlier games and subverted in Overture. |
* [[Chaste Hero]]: Played straight in the earlier games and subverted in ''Overture''. |
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* [[Child Prodigy]] |
* [[Child Prodigy]] |
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* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]]: It's [[Samaritan Syndrome|much worse]] in the drama CDs and produced a tragic result, {{spoiler|(his death)}} when mixed with [[The Dulcinea Effect|too much chivalry]]. |
* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]]: It's [[Samaritan Syndrome|much worse]] in the drama CDs and produced a tragic result, {{spoiler|(his death)}} when mixed with [[The Dulcinea Effect|too much chivalry]]. |
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* [[Church Militant]]: A definite good-guy example. You might even say [[Dead Alive|he kicks ass for the Lord]]. |
* [[Church Militant]]: A definite good-guy example. You might even say [[Dead Alive|he kicks ass for the Lord]]. |
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* [[Concepts Are Cheap]]: Subverted trope. Ky actually took the original [[Big Bad]]'s words to heart and much of his character arc surrounds his attempts to find some form of "true" justice, rather than the self-serving concept he originally espoused, and he attempts to acknowledge gray areas. |
* [[Concepts Are Cheap]]: Subverted trope. Ky actually took the original [[Big Bad]]'s words to heart, and much of his character arc surrounds his attempts to find some form of "true" justice, rather than the self-serving concept he originally espoused, and he attempts to acknowledge gray areas. |
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* [[Costume Porn]]: King Ky Kiske: the nightmare of fan-artists and cosplayers. |
* [[Costume Porn]]: King Ky Kiske: the nightmare of fan-artists and cosplayers. |
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* [[Creepy Cool Crosses]]: Seems kinda strange that God-boy would instant-kill people with a freaking ''electric cross'' in the first game ( |
* [[Creepy Cool Crosses]]: Seems kinda strange that God-boy would instant-kill people with a freaking ''electric cross'' in the first game (his old ''Guilty Gear 1'' instant kill Zwei Voltage). To be sure, it looked WAY cooler than Rising Force, but still... |
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* [[Determinator]]: Almost to the point of madness |
* [[Determinator]]: Almost to the point of madness: Ky repeatedly challenges Sol despite never winning in canon (and he most likely never will). And if he does win, his winquotes suggest Sol is holding back. |
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* [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: Despite Ky's status as the commander of the Holy Knights and his great contribution in ending a hundred-year war that ravaged humanity, the characters [[Ungrateful Bastard|don't seem to know about it]] and give him the respect he deserves. Instead, he either gets treated like he's a corrupt cop or a [[Lawful Stupid]]. Many characters hate him. |
* [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: Despite Ky's status as the commander of the Holy Knights and his great contribution in ending a hundred-year war that ravaged humanity, the characters [[Ungrateful Bastard|don't seem to know about it]] and give him the respect he deserves. Instead, he either gets treated like he's a corrupt cop or a [[Lawful Stupid]]. Many characters hate him. |
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** [[Tier-Induced Scrappy]]: Many ''players'' hate him as well, due to his perceived scrubbiness. |
** [[Tier-Induced Scrappy]]: Many ''players'' hate him as well, due to his perceived scrubbiness. |
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* [[Fingerless Gloves]] |
* [[Fingerless Gloves]] |
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* [[Fire-Forged Friends]]: With Sol. Just listen to them quarrel in the Drama |
* [[Fire-Forged Friends]]: With Sol. Just listen to them quarrel in the Drama CDs and the games, then see them trusting each other afterwards. |
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* [[For Want of a Nail]] |
* [[For Want of a Nail]]: His death or survival at the Battle of Rome decides the future according to the Drama CDs. |
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* [[Hero Antagonist]]: To Sol. Also, to the other characters as well, being a police officer. Eventually, it was changed in ''Overture |
* [[Hero Antagonist]]: To Sol. Also, to the other characters as well, being a police officer. Eventually, it was changed in ''Overture''. |
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* [[Hot Dad]]: In ''Overture''. So, so much. |
* [[Hot Dad]]: In ''Overture''. So, so much. |
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* [[Improbable Age]]: He led the Holy Knights when he was just 16 years old, though we still don't know how much power he actually held. Pretty much in the series it's implied that politicians use his charisma to gain support from the public. |
* [[Improbable Age]]: He led the Holy Knights when he was just 16 years old, though we still don't know how much power he actually held. Pretty much in the series it's implied that politicians use his charisma to gain support from the public. |
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* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: Played straight [[Hidden Depths|in a good sense]] if you exclude his love affair. In the series, Ky is the only character who never or will probably never intentionally commit something evil or abandon his ideals. |
* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: Played straight [[Hidden Depths|in a good sense]] if you exclude his love affair. In the series, Ky is the only character who never or will probably never intentionally commit something evil or abandon his ideals. |
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** Including the affair, however, deconstructs this quite brutally. |
** Including the affair, however, deconstructs this quite brutally. |
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* [[Interspecies Romance]]: Ky and his wife |
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: Ky and his wife {{spoiler|Dizzy}}, a [[Just for Fun|sinful]] mix of [[May–December Romance]] and [[Mayfly-December Romance]]. |
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* [[In the Name of the Moon]]: |
* [[In the Name of the Moon]]: |
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{{quote|"I am Illyria's king, Ky Kiske! Get ready!"}} |
{{quote|"I am Illyria's king, Ky Kiske! Get ready!"}} |
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** He was the leader of the Holy Knights, yet his son is named Sin. |
** He was the leader of the Holy Knights, yet his son is named Sin. |
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* [[Jack of All Stats]]: Ky is arguably the most balanced character, the reason why he's recommended to beginners and why many players find him boring to use. |
* [[Jack of All Stats]]: Ky is arguably the most balanced character, the reason why he's recommended to beginners and why many players find him boring to use. |
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* [[Justice Will Prevail]] |
* [[Justice Will Prevail]]: [[Irony|Ironically]] subverted by his ending in the first ''Guilty Gear''. After defeating her, Ky [[Take That|almost literally says the trope]] to Commander Gear Justice (it's really her name), but is silenced afterwards when she justifies her actions that the knight claims to be evil. |
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* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: Deconstructed. It may be true that Ky is saving a lot of lives and protecting the innocent but his devotion to the public also makes him vulnerable to manipulation. The corrupt government is using his charisma to hide the fact that they're doing dirty work in secret. Ky never hesitates to investigate his superiors, but when he did, he's been forcefully made into a [[Puppet King]]. What's worse is that only very few of the characters acknowledge his efforts and Ky is more of a nuisance to them, than an actual helping hand. His chivalrous and authoritative qualities are mocked by the cast. In the end, he has resolved to bring justice to the innocent but as he experiences different things he begins to question the idea of "justice" he believed all his life. |
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: Deconstructed. It may be true that Ky is saving a lot of lives and protecting the innocent, but his devotion to the public also makes him vulnerable to manipulation. The corrupt government is using his charisma to hide the fact that they're doing dirty work in secret. Ky never hesitates to investigate his superiors, but when he did, he's been forcefully made into a [[Puppet King]]. What's worse is that only very few of the characters acknowledge his efforts, and Ky is more of a nuisance to them, than an actual helping hand. His chivalrous and authoritative qualities are mocked by the cast. In the end, he has resolved to bring justice to the innocent, but as he experiences different things, he begins to question the idea of "justice" he believed all his life. |
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* [[Knight Templar]] |
* [[Knight Templar]]: Borderline example early on. |
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** [[Knight Templar Parent]] |
** [[Knight Templar Parent]]: With Sin. |
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* [[Law of Conservation of Detail]]: Ky seems to be the ''entire'' international police force, doesn't he? |
* [[Law of Conservation of Detail]]: Ky seems to be the ''entire'' international police force, doesn't he? |
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* [[Light Is Good]]: [[Man in White|He's wearing white]] and blue and uses lightning, and his personality is probably exactly what you expect. |
* [[Light Is Good]]: [[Man in White|He's wearing white]] and blue and uses lightning, and his personality is probably exactly what you expect. |
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** [[Light'Em Up]] |
** [[Light'Em Up]] |
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* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: He always wear his Holy Knight uniform... despite the war ending 5 years ago. |
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: He always wear his Holy Knight uniform... despite the war ending 5 years ago. |
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* [[Love Is a Weakness]]: Ky's involvement with the Maiden of the Grove |
* [[Love Is a Weakness]]: Ky's involvement with the Maiden of the Grove a.k.a. Dizzy, who was Valentine's main target in her Gear sublimation. [[Love Ruins the Realm|His kingdom suffered a lot of casualties because of this]]. |
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* [[Magic Knight]]: He is both proficient in sword fighting and lightning magic in a genius level. |
* [[Magic Knight]]: He is both proficient in sword fighting and lightning magic in a genius level. |
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* [[Martial Pacifist]] |
* [[Martial Pacifist]] |
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* [[Royally Screwed-Up]]: Not exactly, but considering who the family members are, there will be trouble. |
* [[Royally Screwed-Up]]: Not exactly, but considering who the family members are, there will be trouble. |
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* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]] |
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]] |
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* [[Screw the Rules, I Make Them]]: Possibly in ''Overture |
* [[Screw the Rules, I Make Them]]: Possibly in ''Overture'', considering that Ky may have some noble, yet radical, agendas in hand (Friendship with Gears). |
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* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]: |
* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]: |
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** He helped fake Dizzy's death to protect her from bounty hunters, and formed an alliance with Dr. Paradigm at the end of ''Overture'' despite the obvious hostility of the populace with Gears. |
** He helped fake Dizzy's death to protect her from bounty hunters, and formed an alliance with Dr. Paradigm at the end of ''Overture'' despite the obvious hostility of the populace with Gears. |
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** This can also be a subverted trope because we know that Ky is King of Illyria in ''Guilty Gear 2'' therefore leading to... |
** This can also be a subverted trope because we know that Ky is King of Illyria in ''Guilty Gear 2'', therefore leading to... |
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* [[Secret Relationship]]: Ky and his wife |
* [[Secret Relationship]]: Ky and his wife {{spoiler|Dizzy}} because it would be very scandalous to the public. |
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* [[Ship Sinking]] |
* [[Ship Sinking]]: The news of Ky being now married to {{spoiler|Dizzy}} made the Ky/Jam, {{spoiler|Dizzy}}/Testament, Bridget/{{spoiler|Dizzy}}, Sol/{{spoiler|Dizzy}} and *especially* the Sol/Ky ships sunk. |
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* [[Ship Tease]]: Besides the [[Ho Yay]] artwork with Sol, in one of the XX endings he is shown having a picnic with Jam, who was pretty much all over him. In Overture it is strongly hinted that he and Dizzy had married, with |
* [[Ship Tease]]: Besides the [[Ho Yay]] artwork with Sol, in one of the ''XX'' endings, he is shown having a picnic with Jam, who was pretty much all over him. In ''Overture'', it is strongly hinted that he and Dizzy had married, with ''Accent Core Plus'' supporting it. |
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* [[Shock and Awe]]: His element. |
* [[Shock and Awe]]: His element. |
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* [[Skilled but Naive]]: Played straight in the first game (his conviction on what's good and evil |
* [[Skilled but Naive]]: Played straight in the first game (his conviction on what's good and evil), [[Character Development|not so much in the second]] (his pursuit of true justice), not in ''Overture''. (He gets more skilled though!) |
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* [[The Strategist]]: It's his [[Informed Ability]] in the early games, but we finally see him in action in ''Overture |
* [[The Strategist]]: It's his [[Informed Ability]] in the early games, but we finally see him in action in ''Overture''. |
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* [[Supporting Leader]] |
* [[Supporting Leader]] |
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* [[Warrior Monk]]: Western type. |
* [[Warrior Monk]]: Western type. |
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* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: His |
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: His ''Guilty Gear 1'' Destroy Move Zwei Voltage. Essentially slashes you twice, forming a cross made out of lightning that appears to be exploding with a number of lightning spheres dotted around the area afterward. |
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* [[The Wise Prince]] |
* [[The Wise Prince]] |
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** [[Wise Beyond Their Years]] |
** [[Wise Beyond Their Years]] |
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* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: Played with. He's extremely noble and courteous to the majority of female opponents. [[Manipulative Bitch|I-No]] is fair game |
* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: Played with. He's extremely noble and courteous to the majority of female opponents. [[Manipulative Bitch|I-No]] is fair game though. |
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Revision as of 20:21, 11 May 2018
The various characters of Guilty Gear will be listed here.
Other characters can be found in these sheets:
The Captain Ersatz, Expy, "No Celebrities Were Harmed", Mythology Gags, Continuity Nods and Shout-Out references go here.
Before starting, these are the tropes which apply to almost everyone
- Author Appeal: Daisuke Ishiwatari loves belts, although not to the ridiculious extremes like Nomura. The only ones to not have them in some way are Anji, Baiken, and Justice.
- Bounty Hunter: Everyone except Dizzy and Testament in Guilty Gear X.
- Calling Your Attacks: Everybody except Dizzy calls their attacks.
- Catch Phrase: Lots of 'em.
- Impossibly Cool Clothes
- Improbable Weapon User
- Musical Theme Naming: With the exception of Baiken, all the characters and some of their attacks are named after rock artists and their music. Read them here.
- Random Power Ranking: The PWAB's risk ratings. These rankings are more of assessment of possible threat to PWAB than the character's actual fighting power, though said fighting ability is factored into their assessments.
- Rummage Sale Reject
- Too Many Belts: The number of belts in Sol's outfit alone can outnumber the belts in the whole cast of BlazBlue
- Vague Age: Except for Dizzy,[1] Kliff,[2] Sol[3] and Erica,[4] we're left to guess the ages of the cast.
Introduced in Guilty Gear: The Missing Link
Sol Badguy/Order-Sol
![](http://static.miraheze.org/allthetropeswiki/thumb/6/61/SolGGI_6962.jpg/400px-SolGGI_6962.jpg)
Voiced by: Daisuke Ishiwatari (Battle Voice), Hikaru Hanada (Drama CD and XX Story Voice), Joji Nakata (Overture and Accent Core Plus Story Voice)/Troy Baker |
The main character of the series. A lone bounty hunter who hunts down the Gears. He was formerly a member of the Sacred Knights of the Holy Order, of which his rival Ky Kiske was a part of,[5] but he grew dissatisfied and left the organization, taking the Fireseal sword with him. |
- Abusive Parents: If he's really Dizzy's father. Downplayed a bit as he isn't actually abusive, just incredibly aloof.
- Anti-Hero: Type III.
- The Atoner: For creating the Gears in the first place.
- Author Avatar: Daisuke Ishiwatari voices him in-game, and he created the game in the first place (he has even referred to Sol as being his "alter ego")! Even the BlazBlue voice actors have taken to jokingly using Sol's name as an honorific ("Ishiwatari-badguy") for their music director.
- Awesome McCoolname: You'd need to be pretty Badass to go around calling yourself "Sol Badguy".
- Babysitter From Hell: The reason for Sin's low intellect is Sol's upbringing. Sin likes Sol better than his real father though.
- Note that Sin has a chain around his neck, and Sol drags him along in his bounty hunter trips with lots of dangers. Sin likes it though.
- Badass:
- Badass Arm-Fold: His pose before fighting certain opponents like Dizzy, I-No, Justice and Slayer.
- Badass Abnormal: Sol's Dragon Install ability makes him this. It's powerful even by Gear standards.
- Badass Army: Has a robotic one.
- Badass Back
- Badass Baritone
- Badass Long Hair: His ponytail is so manly that it's fireproof.
- Badass Grandpa: If the speculation regarding Dizzy's parentage is true, then he has a grandson in Sin, making him technically this trope.
- Battle Couple: With Justice, who was formerly Aria. Though it's quite obvious that they had already severed ties as Sol attempted to kill her more than once, before finally killing her in the first game.
- One-Man Army: In the Drama CDs, he charges alone into a horde of Gears too rescue Ky. He was too late... but nevertheless he arrived there in one piece.
- Because Destiny Says So: Subverted because it's determined by That Man.
- Berserk Button: That Man.
- Bounty Hunter
- Brilliant but Lazy: Nearly every bio says he hates hard work.
- Byronic Hero
- Calling Your Attacks: A feint version, when he cries GUN!, but doesn't fire anything. He even goes as far as to shout "Tricked you!".
- Catch Phrase: Absent in Accent Core.
"TEYAH! TEYAH! TEYAH!" |
- Cursed with Awesome: He blames himself for the Gear-related calamities, even though he's the first and most powerful of all of them.
- Fingerless Gloves
- Flipping the Bird: Sol's taunt. In international versions, this is censored to a thumbs-up.
- A Form You Are Comfortable With: Sol uses his limiter to look human, but his real form is that of a monstrous-looking dragon.
- Genius Bruiser: Just listen to his Magi Babble in Overture.
- Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!: He does this to Sin, by literally kicking him in the face.
- Good Is Not Nice
- Guest Fighter: In the Korean MMO Lost Saga as a Premium class.
- Heroes Want Redheads: He and Aria a.k.a. Justice.
- Hidden Eyes: His sprite, due to his headband.
- Honorary Uncle: In Overture, Sin calls him "Oyaji" that translates to "old man" or "pops".
- Hot Blade: His Fireseal, its heat makes up for its visible lack of sharpness.
- Hunter of His Own Kind
- I Let You Win: Win quotes from other characters acknowledge that Sol is holding back tremendously.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He might be a dick, but he means well. Really.
- Luke, You Are My Father: It's heavily speculated that Sol might be Dizzy's father, who previously had sex with Aria before her transformation into Justice. Still a wild mass guess to this day.
- Immortality: Type II.
- Irony: Sol stole the Fireseal upon resigning from the Holy Knights. Not only is he the creator of it and the other Jinki/Outrage weapons, but Accent Core Plus reveals that Kliff had planned on giving the sword to Sol as present anyway. As such, he didn't mind that Sol made off with it, although Kliff points out that the other Holy Knights would.
- The Messiah: Alluded to by That Man.
- Nigh Invulnerability: He was shot a couple of times in the Drama CDs, but stood up again after some time as if it was nothing.
- The Obi-Wan: To Sin.
- Official Couple: With Aria a.k.a. Justice. They are listed specifically as "lovers".
- Older Is Better
- One-Winged Angel: He transforms into his full Gear form in a boss fight against That Man in Overture.
- Our Dragons Are Different: It's his full Gear form.
- Parental Substitute: To Ky's son Sin.
- Playing with Fire: His element.
- Power Limiter: His headband, which suppresses his Gear nature (and the mark on his head that would brand him as such) at the cost of much of his power. In Overture, it starts malfunctioning, as That Man notes that Sol's powers are growing.
- Rated "M" for Manly
- Really 100-Something Years Old: He was born in the 1980's, hence the whole Author Avatar thing, as Daisuke Ishiwatari is a confessed Queen fan.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Dished out to a Brainwashed and Crazy Sin during Overture, although it's less a speech and more picking apart Sin's attempted Badass Boast piece by piece while totally wailing on him. Surprisingly, much of it is spent tossing respect in Ky's direction, which only serves to piss Sin off even more.
- The Red Baron: "The Guilty Gear" and "The Flame of Corruption".
- The latter was originally "Immoral Flame" according to the Majesco translation, before Aksys used it themselves.
- Revenge: Against That Man.
- Reverse Grip: Based on Freddie Mercury's way with a mic stand.
- The Rival: Ky Kiske.
- Fire-Forged Friends: Just listen to them quarrel in the Drama CDs and the games, then see them trusting each other afterwards.
- Intergenerational Friendship: Sol and Ky's rivalry is a positive relationship. Counting world experience, Sol is ahead to Ky by decades but they still duel like an older and a younger brother.
- Screw Destiny:
"Shut the hell up... I don't give two shits about your stupid theories. Doesn't matter if it's the present or the past... I'm me." |
- Ship Tease: The official artwork showed him with Ky in... interesting positions, pretty much escalating the whole Sol/Ky pairing.
- There're also all the official arts showing Sol with a half-naked Dizzy. Raised to Memetic Molester levels if we accept the theory that they're father and daughter.
- Super Prototype Gear
- Sword Plant
- That Man Is Dead: He despises being called by his real name Frederick.
- This Is a Drill: One of his servants in Overture. It helps that it's called The Drill.
- Title Drop: His ending in the first Guilty Gear.
- Unwitting Pawn: To That Man.
- Use Your Head: His throw. He grabs his opponent by the throat, taunts them, then headbutts them, sending them flying.
- Was Once a Man: He was once a Magitek scientist helping to invent the Gears, until he became one.
- Who Wants to Live Forever?: Not only does Sol suffer from this, it's a song from his favorite band.
- BFS: His weapon. And it's made of a concrete slab.
- Custom Uniform: Order-Sol seems to have replaced the standard white Holy Knight undershirt with tight, black sleeves.
- SNK Boss and Bonus Boss
Ky Kiske
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Voiced by: Takeshi Kusao/Liam O'Brien |
In Overture, he is the king of a country called Illyria (although it is hinted that he was appointed so that he would be easier to manipulate). He is unofficially married to a woman known only as "The Maiden of the Grove", who was recently confirmed to be Dizzy in the 10th Memorial Book, and is the father of Sin, with whom he has a shaky relationship. |
- Always Save the Girl: In Overture, even if the universe is at stake, he won't let his love die.
- Badass
- Back-to-Back Badasses: With Sin, after they talk out their issues a bit, in Mission #16.
- Badass Army: He commands a human army along with Sin.
- Badass Cape: In Overture.
- Badass in Charge: He's ALWAYS in charge and his Authority Equals Asskicking. He commanded the world's army and was a high ranking officer in the international police force. Later, he becomes a king.
- Badass in Distress: In Overture, he got trapped in Raven's seal in a Badass pose.
- Badass Normal: In comparison with Sol, and the rest. Ky is the most normal, archetypal and realistic among the characters. Cranked up a notch in Overture, where he's still kicking ass without Thunderseal.
- Cultured Badass
- Berserk Button: To a certain extent, he pulls off the Reasonable Authority Figure thing in the later parts of the series... just don't EVER bring up Fireseal.
- Big Damn Heroes: Between Missions 15 and 16 of Overture, Ky shows up with the army he almost singlehandedly beat down (see the page) to bail out Sol's party. The latter is openly thankful, albeit in his own special way.
- Bishonen
- Blue Eyes: The Blue-Green variety.
- The Cape (trope)
- Character Development: From an arrogant Knight Templar to a deconstructed Lawful Good character, and his rivalry with Sol gets better at each installment until they are virtually friends in Overture.
- Chaste Hero: Played straight in the earlier games and subverted in Overture.
- Child Prodigy
- Chronic Hero Syndrome: It's much worse in the drama CDs and produced a tragic result, (his death) when mixed with too much chivalry.
- Church Militant: A definite good-guy example. You might even say he kicks ass for the Lord.
- Concepts Are Cheap: Subverted trope. Ky actually took the original Big Bad's words to heart, and much of his character arc surrounds his attempts to find some form of "true" justice, rather than the self-serving concept he originally espoused, and he attempts to acknowledge gray areas.
- Costume Porn: King Ky Kiske: the nightmare of fan-artists and cosplayers.
- Creepy Cool Crosses: Seems kinda strange that God-boy would instant-kill people with a freaking electric cross in the first game (his old Guilty Gear 1 instant kill Zwei Voltage). To be sure, it looked WAY cooler than Rising Force, but still...
- Determinator: Almost to the point of madness: Ky repeatedly challenges Sol despite never winning in canon (and he most likely never will). And if he does win, his winquotes suggest Sol is holding back.
- Dude, Where's My Respect?: Despite Ky's status as the commander of the Holy Knights and his great contribution in ending a hundred-year war that ravaged humanity, the characters don't seem to know about it and give him the respect he deserves. Instead, he either gets treated like he's a corrupt cop or a Lawful Stupid. Many characters hate him.
- Tier-Induced Scrappy: Many players hate him as well, due to his perceived scrubbiness.
- Fingerless Gloves
- Fire-Forged Friends: With Sol. Just listen to them quarrel in the Drama CDs and the games, then see them trusting each other afterwards.
- For Want of a Nail: His death or survival at the Battle of Rome decides the future according to the Drama CDs.
- Hero Antagonist: To Sol. Also, to the other characters as well, being a police officer. Eventually, it was changed in Overture.
- Hot Dad: In Overture. So, so much.
- Improbable Age: He led the Holy Knights when he was just 16 years old, though we still don't know how much power he actually held. Pretty much in the series it's implied that politicians use his charisma to gain support from the public.
- Incorruptible Pure Pureness: Played straight in a good sense if you exclude his love affair. In the series, Ky is the only character who never or will probably never intentionally commit something evil or abandon his ideals.
- Including the affair, however, deconstructs this quite brutally.
- Interspecies Romance: Ky and his wife Dizzy, a sinful mix of May–December Romance and Mayfly-December Romance.
- In the Name of the Moon:
"I am Illyria's king, Ky Kiske! Get ready!" |
- Irony:
- Ky lost his family and his supposedly worry-free teenage years because of the brutal war with the Gears, yet his greatest friend/rival is one.
- He also fell in love with a Gear and had a child with her.
- He was the leader of the Holy Knights, yet his son is named Sin.
- Jack of All Stats: Ky is arguably the most balanced character, the reason why he's recommended to beginners and why many players find him boring to use.
- Justice Will Prevail: Ironically subverted by his ending in the first Guilty Gear. After defeating her, Ky almost literally says the trope to Commander Gear Justice (it's really her name), but is silenced afterwards when she justifies her actions that the knight claims to be evil.
- Knight in Shining Armor: Deconstructed. It may be true that Ky is saving a lot of lives and protecting the innocent, but his devotion to the public also makes him vulnerable to manipulation. The corrupt government is using his charisma to hide the fact that they're doing dirty work in secret. Ky never hesitates to investigate his superiors, but when he did, he's been forcefully made into a Puppet King. What's worse is that only very few of the characters acknowledge his efforts, and Ky is more of a nuisance to them, than an actual helping hand. His chivalrous and authoritative qualities are mocked by the cast. In the end, he has resolved to bring justice to the innocent, but as he experiences different things, he begins to question the idea of "justice" he believed all his life.
- Knight Templar: Borderline example early on.
- Knight Templar Parent: With Sin.
- Law of Conservation of Detail: Ky seems to be the entire international police force, doesn't he?
- Light Is Good: He's wearing white and blue and uses lightning, and his personality is probably exactly what you expect.
- Limited Wardrobe: He always wear his Holy Knight uniform... despite the war ending 5 years ago.
- Love Is a Weakness: Ky's involvement with the Maiden of the Grove a.k.a. Dizzy, who was Valentine's main target in her Gear sublimation. His kingdom suffered a lot of casualties because of this.
- Magic Knight: He is both proficient in sword fighting and lightning magic in a genius level.
- Martial Pacifist
- Odd Friendship: He has plenty of fugitives on speed dial; one would expect Johnny (pirate), Sol (deserter), Dizzy (wanted person), Potemkin (opposing nation) and Dr. Paradigm (Gear leader) to be his targets rather than his strongest allies.
- Officer and a Gentleman: Ky is very courteous to his opponents, especially if they're women.
(To Jam:) Please don't kick so high... I can see- Ouch! |
- Official Couple: With Dizzy.
- Open Secret: His wife is Dizzy. The age, origin, appearance, personality and ability uniquely match.
- Parental Abandonment
- Real Men Wear Pink: Ky's hobby is collecting teacups.
- Reasonable Authority Figure
- Ride the Lightning: Probably the most famous example, if only for bearing the trope name.
- The Rival: Sol Badguy.
- Royally Screwed-Up: Not exactly, but considering who the family members are, there will be trouble.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something
- Screw the Rules, I Make Them: Possibly in Overture, considering that Ky may have some noble, yet radical, agendas in hand (Friendship with Gears).
- Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right:
- He helped fake Dizzy's death to protect her from bounty hunters, and formed an alliance with Dr. Paradigm at the end of Overture despite the obvious hostility of the populace with Gears.
- This can also be a subverted trope because we know that Ky is King of Illyria in Guilty Gear 2, therefore leading to...
- Secret Relationship: Ky and his wife Dizzy because it would be very scandalous to the public.
- Ship Sinking: The news of Ky being now married to Dizzy made the Ky/Jam, Dizzy/Testament, Bridget/Dizzy, Sol/Dizzy and *especially* the Sol/Ky ships sunk.
- Ship Tease: Besides the Ho Yay artwork with Sol, in one of the XX endings, he is shown having a picnic with Jam, who was pretty much all over him. In Overture, it is strongly hinted that he and Dizzy had married, with Accent Core Plus supporting it.
- Shock and Awe: His element.
- Skilled but Naive: Played straight in the first game (his conviction on what's good and evil), not so much in the second (his pursuit of true justice), not in Overture. (He gets more skilled though!)
- The Strategist: It's his Informed Ability in the early games, but we finally see him in action in Overture.
- Supporting Leader
- Warrior Monk: Western type.
- What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?: His Guilty Gear 1 Destroy Move Zwei Voltage. Essentially slashes you twice, forming a cross made out of lightning that appears to be exploding with a number of lightning spheres dotted around the area afterward.
- The Wise Prince
- Wouldn't Hit a Girl: Played with. He's extremely noble and courteous to the majority of female opponents. I-No is fair game though.
May
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Voiced by: Satomi Koorogi |
The Token Mini-Moe of the series. May is a member of the Jellyfish Pirates, a band of modern-day Robin Hood-types who use the sky as their domain. She enters the first tournament to get funds to bail Johnny out of prison. She loses, but manages to bail him out anyway. Afterward, she and the rest of the crew are introduced to Dizzy by Johnny, and the two become fast friends. When I-no appears, however, and tosses Dizzy off the ship, she goes out to search for her, and through a chance encounter with Anji, learns that she is Japanese. Now, in Guilty Gear, the majority of the Japanese people were wiped out by Justice, so the remaining population are held in safety camps which they are not allowed to leave under penalty of arrest or even death. Being an orphan, May was somehow smuggled out of one of the camps and ended up in Johnny's care. |
- Anchors Away
- Badass
- Badass Adorable: Look at her perform her forward punch.
- Plucky Girl
- Berserk Button:
- Implied to be anyone who tries to claim Johnny.
- Bald people. Just being around Faust in GGXX gives her the creeps and eventually she incites a fight with him.
- Bokukko
- Cute Bruiser: Her shoes even make cute squeaky sounds wherever she walks.
- Cutting the Knot: Her philosophy, as shown by the GGXX drama CD.
- Fingerless Gloves
- Friendship Moment: May always denies that Johnny is her Parental Substitute and insists that he's her Love Interest. But it's sure that both of them can settle with being pals, especially that May will eventually grow up.
- Genki Girl
- Improbable Weapon User: An Anchor bigger than her.
- Lolicon: Inverted, May prefers to crush on older men. She tells Ky Kiske, who's at least 21 years old, that he's too young and needs to age 5–10 years more.
- Megaton Punch: Her Forward+ Punch move. It sends the opponent to the other side of the screen and if done round about 2 or 3 times it dizzies them. It also looks really cute.
- Open Secret: Her identity: She's one of the last-surviving Japanese.
- Parental Abandonment
- Pirate Girl
- Ship Tease: Most notably she's after Johnny, and is shown hugging him in her Path 3 Story Mode ending for XX, but her Path 2 Story Mode ending from the same game shows her holding hands with Bridget and looking embarrassed.
- Spice Up the Subtitles: Accent Core Plus translates "Johnny, you idiot!" as "Johnny, you asshole!" Now, she is a pirate, but...
- Super Strength
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Her inexplicable fear of bald men. This fear/hate is so powerful that she doesn't even need to actually SEE the baldness. Her meeting Faust ("Dr. Baldhead") results in an instant fight because of this.
Millia Rage
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Voiced by: Yuko Sumitomo |
Millia is a former member of the Assassins' Guild. She has a special forbidden beast that exists within her hair, allowing her to control it at will, much like Zato who gained the ability to control darkness. She left the Guild after, in her desire to break with the group, she betrayed Zato to the authorities. Naturally, she is marked for death by the Guild for high treason. Venom especially hates her because of this, and the fact that Millia had feelings for Zato. She finally ends Zato's suffering in X by killing him, but in XX she finds out that his parasite, Eddie has taken over his dead body. Wanting to put an end to the creature defiling Zato's corpse, she once again sets out to kill Eddie, and encounters Slayer, who sympathizes with her situation. By Accent Core + , she's finally started to mellow out and become less vindictive, simply wanting to go on living for as long as possible for the sakes of those she's killed. This means ending the guild and Eddie just so they'll stop hunting her and be out of her hair at last. Unfortunately, it is also revealed that her parasite is starting to become active and sentient, having been fed by all her fighting and bloodshed, and she starts to Freak-Out, thinking that she will end up just like Zato if she doesn't kill Eddie soon. [6] |
- Action Girl
- Badass
- Badass Long Hair: Here taken to its logical conclusion.
- Blue Eyes: Fits the No. 2 meaning.
- Broken Bird: Millia is an orphan and was coerced by her father figure/ex-boyfriend to assassinate people. After leaving the organization, she finds it hard to form any relationships.
- Does Not Like Men: Not because she hates them per se, though.
- Expressive Hair: Millia's hair takes this to an extreme, as it's a living bioweapon.
- Fingerless Gloves
- Fragile Speedster
- Hair of Gold: Could have fitted this trope too well if she wasn't trained to kill people and if her hair wasn't taking over her body.
- Hair Wings
- Heroic Neutral
- Humans Are Flawed: Was an assassin.
- If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him: What she fears of herself if she doesn't kill Eddie soon.
- I Lost Some Hair: What she hates.
- Improbable Weapon User: Her hair, powered by the forbidden beast.
- Kindhearted Cat Lover
- Lady of War: Arguably, Millia is the most beautiful among the female characters. Slayer, Testament and Axl complimented her beauty.
- Magic Hair: And it's alive.
- Panty Shot: Oh my. Enjoy making her jump.
- Prehensile Hair
- Rapunzel Hair: When her hair is let down or when she launches an attack.
- The Rival: Zato-ONE, and later Eddie. Subverted with Venom, who she sees as more of a jealous little boy than an actual threat.
- Ship Tease: All the subtext about her and Zato is quite rife within their stories. It's rumored that she may have lost her virginity to him.
- Spam Attack: Lust Shaker.
- Stockholm Syndrome: Despite being raised as assassins, she and Venom both developed strong feelings towards Zato.
- Straw Feminist: Subverted. Millia does not intentionally insult people, it's just that she has a lot of issues regarding men overall due to her past. She warms up to her Fan Boy in one ending.
- Sugar and Ice Personality: Type 1. Despite being cold and distant, she does occasionally show there's a nice person underneath it all.
- Tall, Dark and Bishoujo: She's blonde though.
- Tyke Bomb: Reconstructed. Since childhood she was trained as an assassin but her love for children and her determination to find a new life drove her to go against the organization. The information she gave to the police force against the Assassins' Guild proves to be useful.
- Yamato Nadeshiko: Subverted. Even if she has all the qualities of a graceful woman, she distances herself from people and her quotes show that she Does Not Like Men. However, some endings hint that she may actually have a secret longing for affection.
Zato-1 / Eddie
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Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa (GG 1-X), Takehito Koyasu (XX onward) |
Tropes Associated with Zato-1
- Badass
- Badass Abnormal
- Handicapped Badass: He's blind because he traded his eyesight for the ability of controlling Eddie. This did not stop him from kicking ass.
- Bastard Boyfriend --> Psycho Ex Boyfriend
- Bishonen: Before his sight loss. And after.
- Blessed with Suck: He manipulates darkness while being overtaken by darkness.
- The Charmer: Back when he was the leader of the assassins.
- Eyepatch of Power: His blindfold could count.
- Handsome Devil: Not even Millia can decide whether she loved him, hated him, or just loved to hate him.
- Irony: He's extremely obsessed with Millia though he's the one who can't see how beautiful she is.
- I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Parts ways with Millia at the end of Night of Knives due to this. Because of the Guild's rules about traitors and the first Guilty Gear, this does not last.
- Killed Off for Real: Like his voice actor.
- Laughing Mad: Slips into this on occasion. And it is scary.
- And with Takehito Koyasu behind it from XX onward, it's even scarier.
- Love Triangle: Alternates between Type 4 and 5. Venom pined for Zato, Zato and Millia had a mutual liking-each-other thing going on, but Zato was a Jerkass so Millia left, or maybe she still has a soft-spot for him and then there's also Millia's stalker and...
- Manipulative Bastard: Charmed Millia and Venom into being loyal to him and transformed the Guild from an organization that desires justice into mercenary-like group that accepts any dirty job.
- Not Himself: During X onwards.
- The Rival: Millia Rage.
- Spell My Name with an "S": Zato-1 or Zato-ONE?
- Stupid Sexy Flanders: Look at his outfit and ask yourself if it feels like he's wearing nothin' at all, nothin' at all, nothin' at all! Venom even thinks this in canon.
Tropes Associated with Eddie
- Dead Person Impersonation: He uses Zato-1's corpse as a host body.
- Desperately Looking for a Purpose In Life
- Living Shadow
- Real Life Writes the Plot: Zato was killed off because his voice actor, Kaneto Shiozawa, died.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: To Venom in his 2nd ending in XX's Story Mode, mocking him for being such a loyal "dog" for Zato.
- That Man Is Dead
Potemkin
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Voiced by: Hideyuki Anbe (GG 1), Takashi Kondo (X onward) |
Potemkin was once a slave of Zepp, a floating totalitarian country. He enters the first Sacred Knight Tournament by the orders of his superior, Gabriel. When he returned from the tournament, he joined Gabriel and La Résistance in overthrowing the corrupt political regime and ended the slavery of their fellow countrymen. He is now working as a special agent for Gabriel, who became President. |
- Badass
- Determinator
- Submissive Badass: To President Gabriel of Zepp.
- Blank White Eyes
- Fingerless Gloves
- Genius Bruiser
- Gentle Giant
- Hidden Depths: He likes to paint, but he needs the extra-durable painting tools so that he can paint without crushing them.
- Husky Russkie: Zepp has many parallels with Ruritania.
- Mighty Glacier: He cannot dash, even in the air. However, he doesn't need to. The man can punch you from across the screen!
- One-Man Army
- Power Limiter: The slave collar around his neck. It had a bomb inside of it which was later taken out after his freedom, but he still chooses to wear it as both a keepsake and the trope.
- There's also the weights on his hands. His Instant Kill involves him removing them and delivering a single punch.
- Scary Black Man: Looks the part—in fact, his appearance is practically the Platonic Ideal of the Scary Black Man. His personality, on the other hand, is mentioned above.
- Stout Strength
Chipp Zanuff
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Voiced by: Takuya Morito (GG 1), Gaku Miura (X onward, credited in X and XX as Takeshi Miura) |
- Badass
- Badass Normal: Went from being a drug zombie to ki using ninja with little more than Training from Hell. Still counts as normal, given the setting.
- Submissive Badass: In one of his Accent Core + endings.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: In XX, he is usually this in other character's storylines.
- Catch Phrase: "HOLY ZEN!"
- Celibate Hero: Implied.
[After fighting Jam] You thought temptation would work on a ninja? You're an eyesore, go away! |
- Fragile Speedster: One of the weakest characters in the game. So weak in fact that he's usually always been low-tier in tournament rankings. BlazBlue makes an oblique reference to Chipp's low defense (Comparing it to Ragna's) in it's "Teach Me Ms Litchi!" segments.
- Gratuitous English: "JESUS!" "WHAT ZA HELL?" "KISS MY ASS!"
- Gratuitous Japanese: "SUSHI!" "SUKIYAKI!" "BANZAI!"
- Humans Are Flawed: Was a drug addict.
- Jump Physics: He can triple jump.
- Ki Attacks: Only the second non-Asian capable, behind Kliff. And the only living non-Asian capable, at that.
- McNinja: American ninja. (Lacks a wolf companion, though.)
- Otaku: A hardcore Japanese fanboy, goes even as far as disclaiming his real nationality. Has something to do with his Japanese master saving him from the life of drug addiction.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning
- Reverse Grip: Not exactly, but it fits.
- White-Haired Pretty Boy
Faust / Dr. Baldhead
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Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa (Dr. Baldhead, GG 1), Takashi Kondo (Faust, X onward) |
Dr. Baldhead was a very famous life-saver, until one day, he failed an operation that cost a young girl her life. He went insane and began murdering people using the very techniques he had once used to save them. After the first game, he sees a vision of the girl who he failed to cure. She reveals that Baldhead did not kill her, but someone else targeted her for an assassination. Baldhead has a Freak-Out, and disappears from existence. |
Some time afterward, a strange man with a bag over his head makes his claim to fame as a healer. This strange doctor, known as Faust, is said to have powerful occult magic. In reality, he is a reformed Dr. Baldhead, hiding his identity because of his already 0% Approval Rating. He atones for the murders he committed by returning to his occupation as a healer. |
In XX, he encounters a man named Zappa who claims that he has strange blackouts that leave him with various injuries, believing that Faust may know the cause of his ailment. In truth, Zappa is possessed by various spirits, but Faust does not come to this conclusion until Accent Core + . He also encounters Venom in XX, who knows much about |
Tropes Associated with Dr. Baldhead
- Ass Kicks You: His throw involves latching onto the opponent, licking their face, then turning around and knocking them over with his butt. Yes, it's as disturbing as it sounds.
- Ass Shove: One of his super moves involve impaling through the rear end, with colors distorted.
- Ax Crazy: Embodied.
- Badass
- Deadly Doctor: With shades of Mad Doctor.
- Bald of Evil
- Batter Up: His Dust attack has him utilizing a baseball bat to knock the enemy into the air.
- Cartoon Bomb: Can turn his head into this and throw it at you.
- Confusion Fu
- The Faceless: His real face is never seen, and always obscured with his bag, or framed in shadow during certain moves......
- Improbable Weapon User: Has an overlarge scalpel.
- Lean and Mean
- Names to Run Away From Really Fast
- Parasol Parachute: Except sometimes he goes upwards like Mary Poppins.
- Teleport Spam: Many of his special moves are this.
Tropes Associated with Faust
Many of the tropes applied to Baldhead apply here as well.
- And the Adventure Continues...: Played straight after being averted in a sense with Slayer, who at the end of Faust's route in Accent Core + offered Faust to follow him back to his world, which he was sure Faust would survive in. Faust tells him while he's honored by the offer, he can't go until he can heal all the people who need help.
- Apologises a Lot
- The Atoner: For his past as Dr. Baldhead.
- Ax Crazy: Carried over and Played for Laughs.
- Badass
- Bald of Awesome
- Brown Bag Mask
- Humans Are Flawed: Once a serial murderer.
- Mad Doctor: With shades of Deadly Doctor.
- My Greatest Failure: The death of his patient (at first).
- Nuke'Em: His instant kill, which involves detonating a nuclear bomb under the opponent while they're strapped to a surgical table in a prop setting of a doctor's office.
- Open Secret: Faust's real identity. The same height, same attacks and the same weirdness.
- Reality Warper: The PWAB is interested in him because he has localized abilities along these lines, it's what allows him to open a door in thin air or swim through concrete.
- Secret Identity: He hides his true identity because he was ashamed of all the crimes he committed.
Axl Low
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Voiced by: Keiichi Nanba |
- Art Evolution: Axl was a rather muscular guy back in the first GG. Come GGX, he has a slimmer build.
- Badass
- Badass Normal: No superpowers aside from his vaguely described time travel abilities (which he can't control), but still manages to keep up with the rest of the cast, even those with far more fighting experience.
- Badass Unintentional
- Chain Pain
- Chivalrous Pervert
- Clothing Combat: Has a move where he throws his bandanna over the opponent's head before slashing him.
- Fingerless Gloves
- Playing with Fire: He can use fire magic.
- Sinister Scythe: Chained Kamas/Kusarigama.
- Time Travel: Against his will.
- Wearing An Union Jack On Your Shirt
Baiken
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Voiced by: Satomi Koorogi (GG 1), Sudo Miho (X-XX), Chizu Yonemoto (AC) |
- Action Girl --> Dark Action Girl: Accent Core +
- Ax Crazy and Blood Knight: Possibly in Accent Core + .
- Badass
- Handicapped Badass: Missing an arm and an eye.
- Sociopathic Hero: Crosses into this in Accent Core +, possibly permanently depending on ending.
- Berserk Button: Anything to do with Gears or That Man.
- Bonus Boss: Back in the first game. Good luck getting to her though - you'll need it!
- Break the Cutie: She has a VERY traumatic backstory.
- Cherry Blossoms: Where do they keep coming from?
- Fiery Rose-Haired Girl
- Gory Discretion Shot: During her Instant Kill move. Also when she kills I-no in a story scene in one of her paths in Accent Core +.
- Hair Colors
- Hot Amazon
- Hot Chick with a Sword
- Kimono Fanservice
- The Ladette
- Magic Skirt: ...but her opponents probably get to see everything.
- Nothing Up My Sleeve: Just how many weapons does she have in there?
- Parental Abandonment
- Revenge: Against Gears in general and That Man in particular.
- Reverse Grip: Most of the time.
- There Are No Therapists: Even with the lose of science during the war, nobody tried to do anything for her, who lost an eye and an arm and witnessed her parents' deaths during battle when she was just a little girl. Which is even more jarring considering she's Japanese, who are treated as international treasures.
- You Monster!: She calls Order-Sol this in her win quote against him and tells him not to pretend to be human (he is a Gear, after all).
- You Talk Too Much: She says this to Ky in her win quote against him, stating that she doesn't care about his sense of justice.
Testament
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Voiced by: Takami Akkun (GG 1), Katsuragi Kobayashi (X onward, credited as Akira Kobayashi in X and XX) |
The series' traditional mid-boss. Once a normal human (Kliff's adopted son), he was turned into a Gear by the PWAB. In the first game he organizes the first Sacred Knights tournament to lure worthy sacrifices for Justice's revival, but ended up becoming one himself. In X, he is revived due to Dizzy's influence as a commander Gear, and becomes her guardian until Johnny takes her in. After that he's pretty much Walking the Earth pondering if Humans Are Bastards or not, a part of himself that didn't fade after Justice's death. |
- The Atoner: He does this by protecting Dizzy and the forest they lived in, calling it a "sanctuary" in the GGX' anime trailer.
- Badass
- Submissive Badass: To Justice.
- Bare Your Midriff: A rare male example.
- Bishonen
- Bloody Murder: He took a blood pact, possibly through a bloody ritual, his scythe's blade is made of blood, he turns into blood, his overdrive is a giant blood skull, sucks the opponent's blood during his grab move, and he traps you in a sticky blood web.
- Character Development: Turned from Psycho Goth into atoner after meeting Dizzy.
- Dark Is Not Evil: Post Missing Link, he attacks with a scythe made of blood, has a Succubus that helps him, uses demonic seals... to protect Dizzy from hunters.
- Death Seeker: Averted. Despite the guilt of killing a lot of people during the Crusades because of Justice's control and he being the indirect cause of his own father's death, Testament does not wish to die but to find atonement and redemption for what he had done by living.
- The Dragon: To Justice. Later, a nicer one to Dizzy.
- Dude Looks Like a Lady: It didn't help that in the first game he had a female voice actor. Afterwards, he is voiced by a man.
- Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: In the first game, but he's now considered as a rare male Raven Hair, Ivory Skin.
- Extreme Doormat: The way he fights is awesome, but canonically, after X he does very little but sit in the Devil's Grove thinking about Dizzy and whether Humans Are Bastards or not.
- Fingerless Gloves
- Friendship Moment: With Dizzy counts as well if we discount their physical age. Testament, during the war, wandered as a Gear for at least 40 years and learned to hate humanity. Dizzy has a three year existence and was born after the war and has lived most of her life secluded in a forest.
- Lonely Together: In GGX.
- Friend to All Children: Though he hates the human race, human children seem to be exempt from this view, as evidenced by his dialogues with Josephine in the Drama CD's.
- Friend to All Living Things: Subverted: it's his similarity to Dizzy; however, unlike her, he has some violent measures to protect his forest.
- Goth: The Lone Psycho Type in Missing Link, Gloomy Type afterwards.
- The Grim Reaper: Not exactly, but he looks like one.
- Horny Devils: The Succubus familiar.
- I Will Protect Her: His oath to Dizzy, has gone to extreme lengths.
- Kill All Humans: In different degrees throughout the story. Played straight when he was being bent to Justice's will, averted post Missing Link after meeting Dizzy, but became his mantra when she got killed in one ending of GGXX.
- Knight in Sour Armor: It was stated that Testament was once a kind, young knight. But after being converted into a Gear against his will he begin to see the flaws of humans and hated them.
- Long-Haired Pretty Boy
- Morality Pet / Morality Chain: Dizzy. In one ending of GGXX, Dizzy is slain, so he gives up on the human race and begins a genocidal rampage against them.
- Sinister Scythe: His weapon of choice.
- Trap Master: ... Possibly in more ways than one.
- The Trickster: Prevalent in several of his special moves, such as conjuring bloody spider webs and summoning trees from the ground should the opponent step where he set the trap.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: He doesn't exactly think that Gears are gods per se, he just thinks that humanity is the root of all evil.
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: Towards his adoptive father, Kliff.
- Xanatos Gambit: His plan to free Justice using the first tournament, which included a contingency plan for his own defeat.
Kliff Undersn
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Voiced by: Hatsuaki Takami (GG 1), Shigeru Sakano (XX-current) |
- Badass
- Badass Grandpa
- Badass Normal: The only human ever to fight Justice and live to tell about it. What's more, he fought her 17 times and lived to tell about it.
- Retired Badass: After the Crusades.
- Worthy Opponent: To Justice. In fact, he is the only human she truly respects.
- BFS: The Dragon Slayer is huge, even when he is young.
- Blank White Eyes: during battle, but his story mode portrait shows him with normal eyes.
- Cool Old Guy
- Custom Uniform- His younger self wore shorts instead of pants in some of the official art.
- A Father to His Men
- Fingerless Gloves
- Flipping the Table: One of his intros.
- Ki Attacks: The first non-Asian to use them.
- Killed Off for Real: In the first game.
- Miniature Senior Citizens - He shrunk for about a foot when he aged.
- Older Is Better
- Old Master:To the Holy Knights, especially to Ky.
- The Rival and Worthy Opponent: Justice. She kills him in the end.
Justice
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Voiced by: Takuya Morito (GG 1), Yumiko Ogawa (XX, AC+ Battle Voice), Wakana Sakuraba (AC+ Story Voice) |
...But it wasn't. |
- Badass
- Badass Arm-Fold
- Badass Army: Commanded the Gears in the Second Holy War, who went to war against the whole world and were doing pretty well.
- Four-Star Badass: The Gears would have won their Curb Stomp Battle against the world with her in command had Sol not shown up.
- Cloning Blues: Possibly Valentine. In AC+, Crow created Clones of her.
- Dude Looks Like a Lady: Inverted. Due to the odd...protrusion from the crotch of her armor, many are surprised to find out she's female (and Dizzy's mother, no less!).
- Go Mad from the Revelation: Her Start of Darkness. She realized that Gears were created to be weapons of war, and she tried to Screw Destiny by inflicting mass genocide on the humans who used her and her kind.
- Humans Are the Real Monsters: Her modus operandi.
- Kamehame Hadoken: The Gamma Ray attack.
- Kiai: "SHAAAAAAAAAA!!!"
- Killed Off for Real: You should know this already.
- The Lost Lenore: To Sol
- More Than Mind Control: All Gears made after her have a genetic link to her, allowing her to control them to do whatever she wants.
- Open Secret: Her real identity: Aria. Her last line directly refer to the three scientists who are responsible for the Gear project.
- Promoted to Unlockable
- The Rival and Worthy Opponent: Kliff Undersn. Cut short when she kills him in GG1, revealed in her Accent Core Plus storyline.
- Samus Is a Girl: Yep, Justice is female, and Dizzy's mom.
- Does This Remind You of Anything?: She has a large, blue...penis-looking thing where her vagina is supposed to be. Also her Dust attack looks like she has an erection and she launches it underground into the opponent's... Don't be disturbed by this "crotch-spike".
- Shoulders of Doom
- SNK Boss: Oh so much. See the article on SNK bosses for the full story on Justice's power.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: Same deal as with Testament.