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==Series==

01.Guilty Gear: The Missing Link - 14.05.1998
02.Guilty Gear X: By Your Side - 14.12.2000
03.Guilty Gear : Petit - 25.01.2001
04.Guilty Gear Petit 2 - 21.09.2001
05.Guilty Gear X Plus - 29.11.2001
06.Guilty Gear X Advance Edition - 25.01.2002
07.Guilty Gear XX: the Midnight Carnival - 23.05.2002
08.Guilty Gear X2: the Midnight Carnival - 02.03.2003
09.Guilty Gear XX Reload - 26.03.2003
10.Guilty Gear XX Reload Korean Version - 31.06.2003
11.Guilty Gear X2 Reload - 14.09.2004
12.Guilty Gear Isuka - 29.07.2004
13.Guilty Gear Judgement - 01.05.2006
14.Guilty Gear Dust Strikers - 01.03.2006
15.Guilty Gear XX Slash - 28.09.2005
16.Guilty Gear Club - 17.01.06
17.Guilty Gear Rise of Arms - 12.06.06
18.Guilty Gear XX Accent Core - 31.05.07
19.Guilty Gear 2 Overture - 29.11.07


Guilty Gear is a series of sprite-based fighting games by Arc System Works and designed by artist Daisuke Ishiwatari. It is popular with fans for its detailed anime-style graphics, original characters, hard rock/heavy metal soundtrack, unique gameplay, and its numerous references to rock and heavy metal music as well as its Gothic nature.

==Characters==

Anji Mito

Anji is among the few people born of Japanese descent. Because of this, he is protected by the government since full-blooded Japanese are an endangered species. While there are those who accept this lifestyle, Anji doesn’t - he compares acceptance of government to living in a zoo's cage. To regain his freedom, he escaped from his colony and pursued That Man for answers for his ever-curious mind.
No one knows exactly how he heard of That Man and the Gears themselves, nor do they know how he came to possess the Zessen fans. It is implied that Anji stole the Zessen, which had been stored in the Japanese colony, before escaping.

Axl Low

Originally from the streets of 20th century London's East End, Axl fought his way through the ranks of the various gangs of his neighborhood in order to bring peace to the streets, until he was mysteriously sent nearly 200 years into the future. He now searches for any way he can return home. He fights with a double kusari-gama with expert skill and is able to use some fire magic

Baiken

During the Crusades, the nation of Japan was destroyed by the Gears. Following this, those of Japanese descent who still lived were declared cultural treasures and placed in special colonies. However, the Gears attacked even these colonies. During one attack, the young Baiken, after watching the death of her parents and losing her right arm and left eye, saw standing among the Gears their creator: "That Man." From that point, she swore revenge, training herself in the use of the katana and dedicated herself to hunting "That Man" down. (Baiken was a hidden character in Guilty Gear but became a normal character in the later installments.) Armed with a katana, she also has many hidden surprise weapons within the sleeve of her severed arm: a Japanese mace, a fireworks cannon, a bladed fan, a chain rope, a hook, a claw, and a spear. How this is accomplished is unknown, but it's assumed to be related to the game's out-of-this-world motif, perhaps involving the common gag known as hammerspace.

Bridget

Despite the name and appearance, Bridget is actually a boy. He was born in a village where the birth of twins of the same gender was considered bad luck, and hence his family named and raised him as a girl. When he became older, he decided that he would prove his worth and his masculinity by becoming a bounty hunter. He is given a fake list of bounties by I-No, sending him against many of the other fighters. He fights with a yo-yo and Roger, his mechanical, intelligent, and oversized teddy bear.

Chipp Zanuff

A former drug addict and dealer for the mafia, Chipp was marked for death when his addiction got in the way of his duties. It was then that he was taken in by the ninja Tsuyoshi, who trained him in the ways of Ninjutsu. However, Tsuyoshi was murdered, and Chipp swore revenge against the killers. Hotheaded and brash, he fights with a blade on his arm and lightning-fast speed.
Chipp's gimmick of being a "ninja" of foreign descent is the reason he utters words like "sushi," "sukiyaki" and "Fujiyama geisha" -- stereotypical Japanese words that would be known to a non-Japanese -- during and after battles. However, since the release of Λ Core (Accent Core), Chipp uses real japanese words for his attacks, instead of words like "sushi" and "teriyaki".

Dizzy

The daughter of Justice, Dizzy's appearance in the world became a cause of concern to those in power, fearing another war with the Gears. However, Dizzy has no desire to harm anyone and only wishes to live in peace. She is eventually found by and joins the Jellyfish pirates. Dizzy is the boss character in GGX.

Eddie

After fighting Millia, Zato-1 falls to his injuries, and the parasite Eddie takes control of Zato's now decaying body to seek out a new living host to control. Eddie replaces Zato-1 from GGXX onward with regard to both the story and the selectable characters. (The actual reason for the character change is thought to be because Zato-1's voice actor, Kaneto Shiozawa, died of a brain concussion after GGX was made.)

Faust

Once a kind and very talented surgeon, Faust became a ruthless murderer after losing a young girl in surgery. After horribly killing scores of people and being imprisoned, Faust was given a second chance after the first tournament. He first decided to atone for his crimes by taking his own life, but he learned that the girl's death was actually caused by a third party. Donning a paper bag on his head and taking his oversized scalpel, Faust seeks out the truth about the girl's death while dedicating himself to saving as many lives as he can. Although there has been no official statement, it is heavily inferred through their similarities that Faust is a reformed Dr. Baldhead.

I-no

One of That Man's servants and apparently a time-traveler, I-No appears in the postwar era approximately two weeks after the events of Guilty Gear X. She attacks Dizzy and sets the various fighters of the era against each other, seeking to help That Man's still-unrevealed plans. She fights with an electric guitar, both using it as a bludgeon and playing it to create deadly sonic waves. She also wears a stereotypical pointed witch's hat that can fire projectiles out of a hidden "mouth." She is the primary antagonist and boss character of Guilty Gear XX.

Jam Kuradoberi

A highly talented and spirited martial artist whose true passion is Chinese cooking. She takes up bounty hunting as a means of collecting enough money in order to open her own restaurant, her lifelong dream. This was accomplished in GGX, when she obtained the from the tournament which took place in the game from Sol. (The official ending of Guilty Gear X). Her speech consists mainly of the affected "baby talk" stereotypically associated with Chinese speakers of Japanese.

Johnny

Johnny is captain of the airship May Ship and leader of the Jellyfish Pirates. His first appearance was in Guilty Gear as a non-playable character in May's ending, and he became a playable character in Guilty Gear X. Johnny is a compulsive womanizer; his entire crew, including May, is composed of young women, and he hits on every female he encounters in the games' story modes. He is protective of Dizzy, defending her from bounty hunters in Guilty Gear X and I-No's attack in Guilty Gear XX. He fights with a wood-handled Japanese sword and uses the Iaidō style of swordsmanship.

Ky Kiske

The young, dedicated, and pious chief of the International Police Force, Ky Kiske was made head of the Sacred Order of Holy Knights at age 16 and under his leadership, they were able to bring an end to the century long Crusades against the Gears. His dedication to law and order puts him at odds with the free-spirited Sol Badguy, his rival. He fights with the Thunderseal sword and with his lightning magic.

May

A young, cute, and spunky member of the Jellyfish air pirates that is utterly dedicated to Johnny, the leader of the pirates and the man who raised her after she was orphaned. She entered the first tournament in order to bail Johnny out of prison, and fights in later tournaments for his benefit. She fights with a massive ship's anchor, which she is able to swing with ease. It is heavily implied that May is Japanese. (In fact, if Justice defeats May in the GGXX arcade mode, Justice will point out that she is disgusted by the fact there are still Japanese people walking the Earth.) May has an irrational fear of bald people and can sense them from a distance.

Millia Rage

Orphaned in the Crusades, she was taken in and raised by the Assassins Guild who trained her to kill, teaching her how to use and control her hair, a creature similar in nature to Zato-1's "Eddie", as a living weapon. In her storymode from Guilty Gear Judgement, it is revealed by Raymond that she is using the 6th Forbidden Magic called "Angler". However, she did not desire the life of an assassin and escaped when the chance presented itself. She faces down Zato-1 and then Eddie, knowing that she can only be free with his death.

Potemkin

A massive slave-soldier of Zepp, a floating continent controlled by a military dictatorship, Potemkin was forced into the first tournament by his superiors. However, during the tournament, the government of Zepp was overthrown in a revolt lead by Gabriel, his mentor. Once Gabriel was made president of Zepp, Potemkin pledged his loyalty to the new government as a special agent. Potemkin likes to draw, but is so strong, he can put four tons of pressure on a pencil with only his fingers.

Robo-Ky

Robo-Ky is not simply one character, but in fact a line of robotic copies of Ky Kiske created by the shadowy Post War Administration Bureau. For some reason, Robo-Ky is often mistaken for the real Ky Kiske and vice versa during the game's story mode, even though his face is obviously metallic, his voice is higher-pitched and robotic, and he constantly blurts out *GIGIGI* or *BZZZT* noises during story sequences.

Slayer

An ancient vampire who founded the Assassins Guild, he comes out of hiding when the Guild dives into chaos after Zato's disappearance. Cultured and debonair, Slayer enjoys haiku and spends his time with his wife Sharon, another immortal. He also has a personal connection with Gabriel, the president of Zepp, but seems to be acquainted with all of the movers and shakers of the Guilty Gear universe.

Sol Badguy

A lone bounty hunter and former member of the Sacred Order of Holy Knights, Sol has dedicated himself to the extinction of the Gears. At over 150 years old, Sol was involved with the creation of the Gear Project, and he is in fact the prototype Gear. He fights with his sword, Fuuenken (Fireseal), and with his fire magic. His real name is Frederick. In Guilty Gear XX Slash, there is another version of Sol called Holy Order Sol.

Testament

One of the few Gears with free will, Testament found himself attempting to return Justice to the world. After the first tournament, he discovered the Gear Dizzy, and dedicated himself to protecting her. Stoic and morose, he fights with a massive scythe made of blood and his unnatural Gear powers. (Up until GGXX, Testament is a sub-boss character that can be unlocked as a playable character. From GGXX on, he is playable without being unlocked.)

Venom

Another orphan raised by the Assassins Guild, Venom became the devoted right hand of Zato-1 when he came to power. Once Millia began to hunt Zato and the parasite Eddie began taking more control, Venom began his quest to save his beloved master. He fights with his own style using a pool cue and billiard ball summons. Venom also seems to be an enemy of Faust, supported by one of the endings in Guilty Gear XX. Venom is also the only confirmed character to be a homosexual(care of the latest Guilty Gear drama CD "Knight of Knives" released at the end of 2004)

Zappa

A hapless young man who has found himself possessed by a number of angry and vicious spirits, most notably a woman named S-Ko who often takes control of his body to attack others. Zappa seeks out Faust in the hopes of finding a cure for his bizarre "condition". However, even Faust finds himself helpless in giving Zappa relief.