50 Fun Facts About Guilty Gear

Which US president held up a Guilty Gear advertisement in a speech attacking violent video game ads?

Bill Clinton brandished the advert in 1999, and the developers never forgot it. Years later they added his portrait to Guilty Gear Strive's Digital Figure mode to mark the moment.

Which rock singer inspired both the surname and real first name of Guilty Gear's hero, Sol Badguy?

Freddie Mercury was nicknamed Mr. Bad Guy, and Sol's real first name is Frederick. Within the story, Sol himself is a die-hard Queen fan.

What oversized weapon does May, first mate of the Jellyfish Pirates, swing with ease in Guilty Gear?

An anchor, a massive one built for a ship, is May's weapon of choice. She entered the first tournament to bail the pirates' captain out of prison.

What does Faust, the eccentric doctor of Guilty Gear, wear over his head with a single eyehole?

A paper bag was inspired by the film The Elephant Man. It also echoed a colleague's doodle of the series creator as a homeless man hiding his face, drawn after he was found asleep at his desk.

Which toy is the main weapon of Bridget in Guilty Gear, used alongside a teddy bear?

A yo-yo was suggested by a developer who knew an expert with the toy. The series creator bought one to study how it moved, and joked that he spent more time practising than drawing.

Which instrument does the Guilty Gear witch I-No ride through the air like a broomstick?

A guitar named Marlene, modelled on the Duesenberg Starplayer, is her weapon. The series creator made his animators draw it in every detail rather than as a simple glossy shape.

What does Millia Rage fight with in Guilty Gear, an idea that replaced her planned throwing knives?

Her hair reshapes itself at will thanks to a forbidden magic. The series creator dropped the knives because they made her play too much like another fighter on the roster.

How is Sol Badguy related to Dizzy, the gentle winged final boss of Guilty Gear X?

Her father is Sol, though he tries to deny it. When his allies work it out in Xrd Revelator, Sol and his rival Ky Kiske, her husband, scream in horror at finding themselves in-laws.

Which Guilty Gear assassin gave his eyesight to host Eddie, a creature that weaponises his shadow?

Zato-1 used that power to make himself leader of the Assassins Guild. The bargain turned on him: as his body weakened, the parasite took it over.

Which Yokohama studio, founded in 1988 by Minoru Kidooka, develops the Guilty Gear fighting games?

Arc System Works began with about eight developers, most of them former Sega staff, taking contract jobs for bigger publishers. Guilty Gear turned the company into a fighting-game specialist.

Which Guilty Gear creator also composed its music and voiced Sol Badguy himself in the early games?

Daisuke Ishiwatari took the lead role only because the actor he wanted could not be signed, a choice he admits felt impudent. With no instrumental skills, he sketched the first score in a Famicom game's music editor.

Which element does Ky Kiske, great rival of Sol Badguy, command through his sword in Guilty Gear?

Lightning comes from the Thunderseal, one of the Sacred Order's holiest treasures. Ky was handed the sword on taking command of the knights at just sixteen.

What sports equipment does Venom wield in Guilty Gear, sending balls flying across the screen?

A pool cue lets Venom knock the balls he has placed on screen off in different directions. An orphan raised by the Assassin's Guild, he later leaves that life behind to run a bakery.

Which huge Guilty Gear soldier of the floating continent Zepp keeps his slave collar as a memento?

Potemkin was forced into the first tournament by Zepp's military regime. When his mentor's revolt toppled it mid-contest, he pledged himself to the new government as a special agent.

Which Guilty Gear fighter is a time traveller from 20th-century England, stranded in the future?

Axl Low spends the series trying to get home to his girlfriend, Megumi. He first enters the tournament believing the winner's wish could send him back.

Which Guilty Gear swordsman captains the Jellyfish Pirates, an airship crew made up of young women?

Johnny raised May after she was orphaned. He first appeared as a non-playable character in her ending to the original game, then became playable in Guilty Gear X.

Which Guilty Gear ninja rose from drug dealing in America to founding his own kingdom in Africa?

Chipp Zanuff was rescued from the Mafia by a master who taught him ninjutsu. He later turned a lawless stretch of southern Africa into a kingdom that carries his own name.

In Guilty Gear, what are the Gears, whose century-long war on humanity is called the Crusades?

Bioweapons made by fusing magic with other creatures, the Gears were meant to help humanity advance. Governments turned the project to war, and the creatures then turned on their makers.

Which technique, introduced in Guilty Gear X, lets a player cut short an attack's animation at once?

Roman Cancel spends part of the Tension Gauge to stop a move and its recovery, letting the player flow straight into another attack.

Which later fighting series from the makers of Guilty Gear is regarded as its spiritual successor?

BlazBlue launched in 2008, while the rights to several Guilty Gear characters were tied up with Sega Sammy. The studio bought its older series back outright in 2011.

Which signature mechanic of the series was cut entirely from Guilty Gear Strive?

Instant Kill moves were even harsher in the 1998 original, where landing one won the whole match. The developers came to see them as an extra they ran out of time to remove.

In Guilty Gear, which country did the Gears attack first, leaving its survivors rare and protected?

Japan was wiped out, so the few people of its descent live in colonies under government protection. One fighter who escaped likens that sheltered life to living in a zoo cage.

Which dandy Guilty Gear vampire founded the Assassins Guild, loves haiku and has an immortal wife?

Slayer belongs to the Nightless, a nearly extinct race, and came out of hiding when the guild he founded fell into disorder. He lives by a strict code of dandyism.

Which adopted child of Kliff Undersn in Guilty Gear was made a Gear and later watched over Dizzy?

Testament was captured on a mission for the Holy Order and converted in a secret weapons experiment. Unlike most Gears, they kept their sense of self.

Which final boss of the first Guilty Gear was once Aria Hale, the lost lover of Sol Badguy?

Justice was the first Gear able to command the others and led them against humanity for a century. She regained her memories of being Aria only as Sol struck her down.

Which mind-reading assassin joined the Guilty Gear roster in Xrd Sign?

Bedman, real name Romeo Neumann, lies comatose because his body cannot cope with his supercharged mind. A weaponised roll-away bed carries him into battle.

Which boss of Guilty Gear Xrd Sign, born in the Backyard, declares war on the whole world?

Ramlethal starts out as an emotionless assassin bent on wiping out humanity. Captured early on, she slowly learns to feel under the watch of her captors, and ends up commanding a brigade for them.

Which Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator newcomer was created from half of the soul of Aria?

Jack-O' was built to merge with the Gears' fallen commander and restore the woman she once was. Being incomplete left her unstable, with a second, childlike persona.

Under which name did Faust first appear in the original Guilty Gear, as a deranged serial killer?

Dr. Baldhead was a brilliant physician driven mad by the death of a patient. Once his sanity returned he hid his face and took a new name, travelling the world to help others.

Which Guilty Gear Strive newcomer is a blood-draining Nightless swordsman who follows bushido?

Nagoriyuki grows stronger as he drains blood from his opponents. Dug up and forced to serve the game's villain, he lets Sol Badguy defeat him in order to break free.

What kind of animal is Rei, the spirit that fights beside Giovanna in Guilty Gear Strive?

A wolf spirit named Rei accompanies Giovanna into every fight. A Brazilian agent who guards the US president, she turned down a higher rank because she disliked the cartoonish new badge that came with it.

What does Goldlewis Dickinson of Guilty Gear Strive carry into battle with an alien inside?

A coffin code-named Area 51 holds the alien-like partner who fights at his side. Goldlewis, the US Secretary of Defense, was the first extra fighter added after launch.

Which Guilty Gear Strive villain, once called the Original, gave the world magic?

Happy Chaos lost his sense of morality after absorbing half of another being's power. He then steered the saga's disasters from behind the scenes while his former pupil took the blame.

Which anime supplied Lucy, the first guest character ever added to a Guilty Gear game?

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, a 2022 series, lent its heroine to Strive's fourth season pass. Until then every fighter in the series had been the studio's own creation.

On which console did the first Guilty Gear debut in 1998, before its sequels moved into arcades?

PlayStation owners got a game from a team with no experience, of whom only four did the main work. In North America, the publisher Atlus let players choose the box art.

Guilty Gear 2: Overture left one-on-one fighting behind to blend action with which other genre?

Real-time strategy ideas had players summon troops and capture points to wear down a rival's base. Released for the Xbox 360, it drew the weakest reviews of any main entry.

Which Guilty Gear spin-off introduced four-player battles and a button just for turning around?

Isuka needed the turn button because fighters no longer faced their rivals automatically. Its console versions added a side-scrolling brawler mode and a robot whose moves players could customise.

Which rival fighting series welcomed Baiken, the one-armed swordswoman of Guilty Gear, as a guest?

Samurai Shodown suited her: Baiken was first sketched as a male ronin who looked as if he had walked out of the Edo period. She became a woman because the first roster had only one.

How did Dizzy win her place in Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator, narrowly beating Bridget and Baiken?

A fan vote run by the studio put her back in the cast after she sat out the first Xrd game. In the story, she had been sealed inside her husband's sword to keep her alive.

Which son of Ky Kiske in Guilty Gear, raised on the road by Sol Badguy, looks a teenager at five?

Sin ages so fast that the childlike behaviour beneath his tall frame is easy to miss. He was sent away with Sol so the public would not learn of the Gear cells he carries.

Which kingdom, attacked by a mysterious force in Guilty Gear 2: Overture, has Ky Kiske as its king?

Illyria is under siege when Ky, desperate, puts out a wanted poster bearing Sol's face. Sol recognises it as his old rival's roundabout way of calling for help.

What is the real name of That Man, the Gear Maker whom Sol Badguy hunts through most of Guilty Gear?

Asuka R. Kreutz once worked beside Sol as a fellow scientist, and long took the blame for a war he did not start. He finally gives himself up to the US government and ends up hosting a radio show.

Which musician's surname inspired the name of I-No, the red-hatted witch of Guilty Gear X2?

Brian Eno supplied the name, while her look was based on the singer Ringo Sheena. The series creator said the likeness crept in because he modelled her on the most feminine person he knew.

Which fantasy manga by Kazushi Hagiwara did the creator of Guilty Gear cite as a major influence?

Bastard!! shaped the dark fantasy setting. The series creator hoped that flavour would win over anime fans as well as game players, and had an animation company design the first cast.

What does Leo Whitefang of Guilty Gear Xrd privately compile and fill with people he knows?

A dictionary of his own lets Leo slip friends and incidents into the definitions of existing words. He and Ky became friends and rivals while serving in the Crusades.

Which Guilty Gear Xrd fighter is secretly a woman riding inside a humanoid artificial body?

Kum Haehyun heads the Kum family of Tuners, the only people able to steer the flow of energy. In Xrd she treats May when a mysterious illness strikes.

What is the subtitle of the Guilty Gear Strive anime that introduced Unika before she was playable?

Dual Rulers ran for eight episodes in 2025 and picks up after the game's story. Its newcomer Unika arrives from an alternate future.

In Guilty Gear, what is considered bad luck in the British village where Bridget was born?

Same-sex twins were feared by the villagers, so her parents hid one of their two boys by naming and raising Bridget as a girl. She set out to earn a fortune and prove the superstition wrong.

Which Guilty Gear homunculus collects keys and calls a key-shaped relic of war her spouse?

A.B.A spent her first ten years utterly alone, because the scientist who made her was taken away before she was born. Keys comfort her as symbols of escape from imprisonment.

Which unlucky Guilty Gear fighter battles while unconscious, steered by the vengeful ghost S-Ko?

Zappa believes he simply has a strange illness that makes him faint and wake up injured somewhere else. He goes looking for a doctor to cure it while also hunting for a wife.