This is an index of characters from the fighting game series Guilty Gear.
Playable Characters
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear Isuka
An artificially created girl who was never fully completed, A.B.A spent ten years secluded in the mountain villa where she was created. She wields a massive oversized sentient key named Paracelsus, whom she met after venturing out into the world. A.B.A can enable a "double edged" mode whereby she becomes more powerful but takes damage when attacking, and has an "ultimate double edged" mode where she becomes even stronger than Potemkin.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear
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, Fireseal, and with his fire magic. His real name is Frederick (last name unknown).
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear
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 and some Japanese Arcana in battle, 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 acomplished is unknown, but it's assumed to be related to the game's out-of-this-world motif.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear
Once a brilliant and renowned surgeon, Dr. Baldhead tragically lost his mind when a young girl under his care died in surgery. He then became a ruthless and brutal serial killer until his capture, when he was then released to take part in the first tournament. Tall, lanky, and utterly deranged, he fights with a six-foot long oversized scalpel.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear XX
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 his intelligent teddy bear Roger.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear X
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 air pirates. (Dizzy is the boss character in GGX.)
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear XX
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 brain concussion after GGX was made.)
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear Petit
A strange nurse with an unusual connection to Dr. Baldhead, Fanny fights her enemies in much the same syle as Baldhead, using a syringe that once belonged to her late mother.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear X
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.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear XX
A mysterious and seductive woman, I-No's goals and motivations are shrouded and hidden except that she works for That Man. She fights with an electric guitar and enjoys speaking with suggestive overtones. (I-No is Guilty Gear XX's boss character.)
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear X (though he has a cameo appearance in May's ending in the original Guilty Gear)
A charming and dashing iaidouka and leader of the Jellyfish air pirates, Johnny works outside the law to help others in need. His crew is made of orphans that he has raised himself, including May. He also enjoys shamelessly chasing after women.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear
The original Commander Gear, Justice had the power to control all other Gears, which she used to wage war against the human race. Ultimately she was brought down and exiled to a dimensional prison by the Sacred Order of Holy Knights. However, she was freed by Testament, but was quickly defeated once again, and finally destroyed by Sol Badguy. (Justice is the final boss of Guilty Gear, is absent from Guilty Gear X, and returns as a secret character in GGXX.)
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear
The young, dedicated, and pious chief of the International Police Force, Ky 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 sword Thunderseal.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear X
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.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear Isuka
Very little is known about this character, the boss of GG Isuka. An Arcadia article mentions that he is a good man at heart who somehow manages to control a giant Gear, but otherwise little is known about him, his Gear, or his faithful dog.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear
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.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear
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.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear X
A young and curious Japanese man, he travels the world seeking knowledge about the Gears and 'That Man' for his own reasons. He fights with fans in a dance-like style. Since there are few Japanese people outside of the colonies, Anji is also rather fond of Baiken, much to her annoyance.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear
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.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear
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. However, she did not desire the life of an assassin and escaped when the chance presented itself. She now faces down Zato-1, knowing that she can only be free with his death.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear XX
A line of robotic copies of Ky Kiske created by the shadowy Post War Administration Bureau, typically fighting individually, but occasionally a large number of them fight an individual opponent at once. Often mistaken for the real Ky Kiske and vice versa, even though his face is obviously metallic, his voice is higher-pitched and robotic, and he continually emits a *BZZZT* noise during story sequences. Plainly holds himself in higher regard than he probably ought to.
- Revised Appearance: Guilty Gear XX#Reload
In story mode, Robo-Ky functions the same in #Reload as he does in XX, but that's where the similarity ends - the revised Robo-Ky contains an entirely different sprite set and movelist from his XX predecessor. With regard to explaining the existence of Robo-Ky from XX, it is simply assumed that he was an early model and that the Robo-Ky from #Reload is "the real deal". This also implies that the other characters have never met the Robo-Ky from XX.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear Isuka
A version of Robo-Ky whose moveset and parameters can be customized. Unlike the other Robo-Ky, Mk. II is built by and has loyalty to a mysterious scientist, not the Post-War Administration Bureau.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear XX
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.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear
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 and his unnatural Gear powers. (Up until GGXX, Testament is a boss character that can be unlocked as a playable character. From GGXX on he is playable without being unlocked.)
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear
An aging veteran and hero of the Crusades, he led the Sacred Order of Holy Knights for decades before turning it over to Ky Kiske. When the first tournament was organized, he joined in the fear that Justice could return, though he subsequently died of old age. He wields the massive sword Dragonslayer. (Kliff did not appear in Guilty Gear X, but returned in Guilty Gear XX as a secret character.)
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear X
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.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear
A former drug addict and dealer for the mafia, he 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. Although capable of stringing multiple hits effortlessly, the damage inflicted is poor resulting in having to depend many a time on super cancelling after a combo string or using his jumping heavy slash which deal considerable overhead damage.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear Isuka
Meaning roughly "Lackey Gang" in Japanese, Zako-dan is a mysterious organization added into the console releases of Isuka. These characters seem to be around just for comic relief. Most of them can only use two out of four basic attacks, and one of them lacks the ability to jump, making these characters unpopular with all but the best of players.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear XX
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.
- First Appearance: Guilty Gear
A member of the powerful Assassins Guild, Zato-1 allowed himself to become the host of a symbiotic creature named Eddie in exchange for his sight. With Eddie, Zato-1 was able to take control of his shadow, and use it as a weapon. With this power, he was able to make himself leader of the Assassins Guild. However, as his body weakened, Eddie was able to take more and more control until Zato-1's death.
Non-Playable Characters
Member of the Jellyfish air pirates, she is May's first mate and best friend.
Mentor of Potemkin, Gabriel lead the revolt against the leaders of the floating continent of Zepp and was elected its president shortly afterwards.
Leap, who's name comes from the "thirteenth" month (Leap year), is the cook of the Jellyfish team. She sometimes provides support when May needs it.
One of three servants to That Man. Little is known of him, but he does share some sort of connection with Axl Low which That Man describes as being "parallel existences" of each other. In the Guilty Gear novel "Lightning the Argent", Raven shows unusual battle prowess by essentially ignoring Sol's fire attacks, via regeneration, and beating Faust in an interdimensional battle.
Bridget's teddy bear, helps him in his fights.
Wife and constant companion of Slayer. While not a vampire, she is immortal and apparently cannot be killed, even to the point where Slayer can completely drain her of blood with no ill effect. She speaks very little, if at all.
A vengeful spirit that has possessed Zappa, and is quite possibly the most powerful one occupying his body.
===That Man=== (also known as Ano Otoko)
The creator of the Gears. Little is known of him and his motivations, but he has played key roles in many events over the past 150 years and can survive long enough to do so.
Axl's girlfriend from the 20th century. Never seen, but often mentioned.