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== Main games ==
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** ''Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R'' (2012)
* ''Guilty Gear 2: Overture'' (2009)
* ''Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-'' (2014)
** ''Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-'' (TBA)
== Spinoffs ==
* ''Guilty Gear Petit'' (2001)
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The story of the game takes place around the year 2180, in a chaotic, mystical future world. In 2010, mankind discovered an unlimited energy source of incredible power, which was fittingly labeled as Magic. Even with the various energy problems solved, however, wars still continued. With the power of Magic and science, living weapons known as "Gears" were created. These Gears eventually [[Turned Against Their Masters]], beginning a century-long global war known as the Crusades where the Sacred Order of Holy Knights, fighting for the human race, was able to defeat Justice, the leader of the Gears. Justice was locked away in a dimensional prison, and all other Gears seemingly ceased to function, bringing an end to the Crusades.
In the first game, set five years after the end of the war, a Gear named Testament hatched a plan to free Justice. In response to this threat, the United Nations began a fighting tournament in order to find fighters who would be able to defeat Testament and Justice. Ultimately, the immortal [[Bounty Hunter]] Sol Badguy brought down Justice again, and an uneasy peace began.
In the second game
In the third game
After a [[Capcom Sequel Stagnation|whole bunch of incremental upgrades]] to ''XX
[[Arc System Works]] went on to create other games such as ''[[Battle Fantasia]]'', ''[[Sengoku Basara|Sengoku Basara X]]'', and later a proper [[Spiritual Successor]] to ''
In March
[[Guilty Gear/Characters|This game has a character sheet.]]
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* [[After the End]]
* [[All There in the Manual]]
* [[Ambidextrous Sprite]]
* [[American Kirby Is Hardcore]]
* [[And Now for Someone Completely Different]]:
* [[Audible Sharpness]]
* [[Autobots Rock Out]]
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]
** Or you're playing the first game or using "Generations
* [[Badass Army]]
* [[The Battle Didn't Count]]: Sol and Slayer pull this all the time.
* [[Bloodless Carnage]]: ''Guilty Gear XX Accent Core'' has the blood removed for some reason.
* [[Capcom Sequel Stagnation]]: ''Guilty Gear XX'' has seen four "special edition" rereleases so far (with yet another one slated for summer 2012), though each version does add to the complexity of the game.
* [[Central Theme]]: The plot revolves on moral and religious concepts like innocence, guilt, justice, hope, atonement and life; not just on individual lives, but on a bigger, fictional picture.
* [[Character Development]]: A great deal of it comes to fruition in ''Overture''. Sol goes from [[Ineffectual Loner]] to [[Genius Bruiser]] and [[Cynical Mentor]]. Ky start off as a [[Knight Templar]] and rival to Sol to being his ally.
* [[Character Roster Global Warming]]: ''XX'' has around two dozen characters and exactly one big guy (Potemkin).
* [[Combo Breaker]]: The Counter Burst.
* [[Combos]]
* [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard]]: Arcade Mode [[SNK Boss|bosses]].
* [[Cool Scars]]: Baiken has one over her left eye.
* [[Crosshair Aware]]
* [[Death or Glory Attack]]: Instant Kills, you either have one connect and win or miss/is blocked and you lose your Tension bar. Add to the fact that they can't combo, and it's easy to see you don't see them used often in [[Tournament Play]]
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]
* [[Fantastic Aesop]]
* [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]]
* [[Finishing Move]]:
* [[Fixed-Floor Fighting]]
* [[For Want of a Nail]]: In one of the drama CDs. In the original timeline, {{spoiler|Ky}} ''dies''. And his life is pivotal to the whole war. Needless to say, the war went on even after {{spoiler|Justice}} died because ''{{spoiler|Dizzy}}'' took up {{spoiler|Justice}}'s role in the rebellion. It was eventually ''{{spoiler|I-No}}'', who met {{spoiler|That Man}} and decided to save {{spoiler|Ky}}'s life, resulting in the current timeline.
* [[Fractured Fairy Tale]]: How this series can be seen. Let's say Sol is [[Our Dragons Are Different|The Dragon]], Ky is the [[Knight in Shining Armor]], Dizzy is the [[Damsel in Distress]], Testament is the [[Knight in Sour Armor]], Potemkin as the [[Gentle Giant]], Sin as the [[Rebel Prince]], Johnny as the [[Pirate]], and I-No is the [[Hot Witch]].
** In
** In
*** We also learn that the [[Knight in Shining Armor]] is supposed to be dead by that time. Because of the knight's death, the damsel is an evil bitch with the goth knight as her evil minion, and the dragon is her rival. But since the witch traveled time with her magic power from her magic guitar, she changed the future by saving the life of the [[Knight in Shining Armor]].
** In
* [[Freudian Trio]]: Has some of these, though characters are more complex than their representations:
** Main Characters:
*** Sol Badguy: lazy, unpredictable, seeks revenge and atonement by wanting to kill all Gears and That Man (Id).
*** Ky Kiske: law abiding, loyal to the authorities, workaholic, religious (Superego).
*** Dizzy: pacifist, gentle, innocent, loyal to her friends (Ego).
** Dizzy herself:
*** Necro: violent, hates humans, takes over his master (Id).
*** Undine: protective, peaceful if Dizzy isn't threatened (Superego).
*** Dizzy: pleads the two to stop fighting (Ego).
** Assassins:
*** Zato: desires power, revenge, lusts for Millia (Id).
*** Venom: loyal to the Assassin's Guild, loyal to Zato, seeks Millia not just for revenge (Superego).
*** Millia: quits the Guild because of her conscience, seeks peace by destroying it and killing Zato (Ego).
** Villains:
*** I-No: violent, lustful, sociopath, unpredictable (Id).
*** Raven: extremely loyal to That Man, has no other alliances (Superego).
*** That Man: seeks atonement for what he has done, has mysterious plans to save the world, but regrets his actions (Ego).
** "Japanese" Characters:
*** Baiken: seeks revenge, bloodthirsty, short tempered (Id).
*** Chipp: determined to become president, follows a ninja's honor (Superego).
*** Anji: laid back and relaxed, friendly and optimistic, desire eternal youth (Ego).
* [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke]]: The ''Guilty Gear'' universe is an aftermath of the said scientific (magical) innovation. Gears are biological weapons that were powerful enough to stand against humans for a hundred years and had almost pushed humanity into extinction in the drama CDs.
* [[Genre Busting]]: ''Overture''. It combines Hack n Slash with [[Real Time Strategy]], and is inspired by ''[[Defense of the Ancients]]'', albeit with much greater control over armies.
* [[Government Conspiracy]]: Towards Gears and the Japanese in general. Ky also gets involved, though he is a victim.
* [[Gratuitous English]]
** The "SLASH!" that punctuates a KO may qualify, given that it doesn't matter what kind of attack lands the finishing blow.
* [[Humans Are Flawed]]: A major theme of the setting and evident in some backstories.
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: Gears were originally {{spoiler|intended to be the next step in human evolution, hence the name "Gear". Instead, they were weaponized, with Sol being made into a Gear against his will}}.
* [[Impossibly Cool Clothes]]
* [[Invulnerable Attack]]
* [[I Want My Jetpack]]: The series has a backstory starting in 2010...
* [[Jump Physics]]: Everyone can double jump, save Chipp, who can triple jump. In addition, there are mid-air dashes.
* [[Ki Attacks]]
* [[Leitmotif]]: With the exception of ''Guilty Gear
* [[Magi Babble]]: Comprises roughly 90% of ''Guilty Gear 2'''s dialogue.
* [[Magic A Is Magic A]]: Buried in [[Magi Babble]] is many rules and guide lines of how magic was discovered and how it's used in the
* [[Magic Knight
* [[Mirror Match]]: Even has three theme tunes for this: "Fatal Duel", "Nothing Out Of The Ordinary" and "Ditto!".
* [[Mouth Flaps]]:
* [[Natural Spotlight]]
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]
* [[Nintendo Hard]]
** Note that Gold Sol already has regeneration and boosted speed and attack. His attack and speed is boosted even ''[[Up to Eleven|further]]'' because he's in permanent Dragon Install.
* [[Non-Lethal KO]]:
* [[Open Secret]]: The creators provide many examples of this. From the way the series progressed, secrets are revealed and by the rational mind of the audience, some things are just too obvious even if they aren't officially declared yet.
* [[Our Monsters Are Different]]
* [[Panty Shot]]: Let's just say ''every fighter wearing a skirt'' and leave it at that. This includes several of the men.
* [[Press X to Not Die]]: How to avoid getting [[Instant Kill]]'d in ''Guilty Gear 1'' or ''Guilty Gear Accent Core'' if Generations Guilty Gear mode is active.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: In a large scale example, most of the original cast save Sol, Ky, That Man, and choice others are nowhere to be seen during the events of ''Overture''. However...
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: A good chunk of them returned in form in ''Xrd'', either in playable form or in Story Mode roles (such as Johnny, who was later [[Promoted to Playable]] in ''Revelator'', and {{spoiler|Dizzy}}). Some, like Bridget, Baiken and so forth, are still at large as of the time of this writing, though they are given entries in Library Mode.
* [[Puzzle Boss]]: Many of the missions in ''XX''. One particularly notable example: you have to defend against an invincible, high-level AI I-No for 40 seconds, when your character is incredibly weak (Bridget), has half health, and is also poisoned.
* [[Random Power Ranking]]: Not actually the character's power, but how much of a threat they pose to the Postwar Administration Bureau.
* [[Role Reprisal]]: While the dub of ''Xrd'' changed all of the voice actors for the returning characters, [[Michael McConnohie]] returned to reprise his role as Dr. Paradigm in the game's Story mode.
** While many of the Japanese voices of ''Xrd'' characters were changed (especially for those formerly voiced by one-time VA's like Chipp and Jam), apparently, Kazue Fujita still stays for Dizzy in ''Xrd -REVELATOR-''.
* [[Rubber Band History]]: A future where Ky is ''dead''.
* [[Ruins of the Modern Age]]: In some stages.
* [[
** One can also reminded about a certain messiah when Dizzy's identity is examined. She is called the "hope of the world beyond my expectations" by That Man, celebrates her birthday on December 25, has 12 female friends in the Jellyfish and has a dual nature by being [[Half-Human Hybrid|both Human and Gear...]]
* [[Scenery Gorn]]: The ''Guilty Gear X'' trailer, parts of the manga and the AD 2173 stage.
* [[Schizo-Tech]]
* [[Science Is Bad]]: Technology is branded as "Black Tech" and is banned for destroying nature. People used magic instead but eventually, also abused it.
* [[Sensible Heroes, Skimpy Villains]]
** Also, [[Innocent Fanservice Girl|Dizzy is the kindest, most innocent character]] in the series, but she wears the [[Underboobs|skim]][[Bare Your Midriff|pie]][[Mini-Dress of Power|st]] [[Stocking Filler|out]][[Thong of Shielding|fit
** As of
* [[The Seven Mysteries]]
* [[Shout-Out]]
* [[Speed Stripes]]:
* [[Surprisingly Good English]]:
** Ditto ''Xrd'''s announcer, who has several lines of perfectly pronounced English, such as "Who dares to enter the mayhem?".
* [[Theme Naming]]: Some of the characters (and a lot of the attacks) are named after popular metal bands and songs. Additionally, most of the Jellyfish pirates are named after months of the year.
* [[Title Drop]]: The Guilty Gear is none other than {{spoiler|Sol Badguy. Slayer and That Man reveal the meaning to the title, implying Sol is the only Gear capable of sin, because he was the first, and therefore, once human, while all others after him were created for war}}.
* [[The Tokyo Fireball]]
* [[Tokyo Is the Center of the Universe]]: The survivors of Japan's destruction are now sequestered in a colony as "international treasures". It is implied the government is actually studying them for their affinity for "Ki" magic, the rarest and least understood of the five different magic elements.
* [[True Companions]]: The Jellyfish Pirates.
* [[Updated Rerelease]]: The series is particularly notorious for this, almost rivalling the ''Street Fighter'' series for how many revisions one of its games has had, though some other games have had one or two.
** There's been ''Guilty Gear X Plus'', [[No Export for You|which was Japan only]] and featured, amongst other things, the shadow and gold versions of everyone, Kliff and Justice as playable characters, a Mission mode and Story mode, further fleshing out ''Guilty Gear X'''s rather complex story.
** ''Guilty Gear XX'' is particularly infamous for this, having 5 available versions.
*** The first was ''#Reload'', which doubled the amount of Missions from 50 to 100, as well as featuring a new, improved and rebalanced version of Robo-Ky with a completely different moveset, as well as some balance tweaks.
*** The next was ''Slash'', which was [[No Export for You|Japan-only]]. This version altered several characters' movesets, several of the stages were largely altered (compare the ''XX'' original version of Sol/Ky's stage to the ''Slash'' version, where the back wall and door of the stage are now largely wrecked) and most notably, added two new characters: A.B.A from ''Isuka'' and a new version of Sol called "Order-Sol", both as a playable character AND a final boss.
*** The fourth version was ''Accent Core'', which managed an overseas release and also featured Order-Sol and A.B.A, marking their overseas debut leading to a slight [[Marth Debuted in Smash Bros]] effect for the former. This version changed the interface on a larger scale (with a new version of the "Destroyed" popup when an [[Instant Kill]] was connected), featured a new, less popular announcer and new gameplay options such as Force Breaks, slightly more powerful attacks characters could perform at the cost of some Tension meter and Slashback, a form of parrying. Several new stages were also introduced and the ones existing already for A.B.A and Order-Sol were altered as well, not to mention the further balancing. The "Generations" modes were also introduced, allowing players to play characters with styles and gameplay similar to ''Guilty Gear 1'' or ''Guilty Gear X'', though at the cost of other features. However, Kliff and Justice were removed from the roster, and there was no Story or Mission modes to play through. Furthermore, some [[Game Breaking Bug]]s necessitated the release of...
*** ''Accent Core Plus'', which re-inserted Story mode (now set after ''Guilty Gear XX'''s original story mode), Mission mode, Kliff and Justice, as well as fixing some bugs, adding extra Force Breaks, changing some moves and other such things.
**And now ''Xrd'' follows in the footsteps of its predecessors with ''Xrd -REVELATOR-''. Revealed thus far are the [[The Bus Came Back|return of Johnny to the playable cast]], a new character named Jack-O, the possible removal of [[Scrappy Mechanic|Danger Time]], and other miscellaneous changes.
* [[Weapons Grade Vocabulary]]: Kliff Undersn's taunt creates physical letters, which bounce across the screen and inflict some damage. Knockouts with this in tournament play have become a particularly humiliating form of [[Cherry Tapping]].
* [[Wham! Episode]]
* [[World of Badass]]
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