I'm gonna be honest I love the fact that Daisuke doesn't just add every fan demanded character. It feels like that every character added is a character that was apart of Daisuke's artistic vision and it shows in the amount of love that is put into every character's theme song. Like obviously I want Slayer, Johnny, and even Zappa but I would be so genuinely angry if they were added just because fans were demanding them to be added. I saw so many people DEMANDING that Testament never be added to this game and now Testament is one of the most stylish characters in Strive. I much prefer for these bizarre and forgotten characters to be added so they can get their time to shine. Like the fact that you can have a honest debate on whether Bedman is just a robot, or Romeo's soul is somehow still controlling the bed... Is objectively some of the best writing I've seen in Guilty Gear's history.
it's like ultrakill where it's a good thing the fans aren't getting to pick the DLC. if the fans were in charge they would instantly waste all the first DLC slots on characters like johnny, slayer, all the fan favourites and then have no idea what to do after they put the favourites in Itd be like in fighterz if they added ssj4 gogeta in the first season pass then put videl in the last one
I'm all for artistic expression, but don't be surprised when the game doesn't do well, because of it. Are Testament, Bridgette, and Bedman without the man selling season passes to new fans ? I'm gonna say no, and with SF6 on the horizon these are objectively bad decisions if you want to compete for people's attention 🤷🏾♂️
@@cmysharingan Bridget is quite literally being posted all over arcsys' advertising because they're that popular are you being serious. bridget has reached a point where people know them more than the series at this point Johnny and slayer will probably end up causing the game to spike less in sales than Bridget will at this point!! The fact SF6 is coming out soon in the first place is why it makes no sense to randomly push out characters like Johnny as soon as possible, if that had happened they'd have to resort to characters like Haehyun, goldlewis and answer when SF6 comes out because they wasted their longevity in season 1
@@LettuceGod1 its supposed to be used as if someone is asking if, for example delilah asking "the bed" if "the bed" is actually her brother hence "bedman?"
While I get the complaints about Delilah hanging out on screen, I think a huge part of the appeal of Bedman?'s flavor is Delilah's relation with the character.
You should ABSOLUTELY not be giving praise to the choice of making meaningless distractions on screen. One of the worst choices i've seen since the release of SF5
I know Bedman was never a very popular character but can we talk about the lore of him (it?) now? It's adorable that the machine is protecting his sister even at the cost of its integrity but it's also a cruel twist of fate that Delilah is stuck with a mechanical shadow of her brother, constantly reminding her that he is no longer sleeping in that bed. Not only that but she also has to worry about her brother's machine being in constant berserk mode and trying its best to go out with a bang. Oh and the theme song. The Circle is the only Guilty Gear song to make me cry so far
There's also a chance that Romeo's stuck in the backyard (or as how Zato would describe it: hell) and because of his intelligence, he is able to "possess" his bed. Then again, this is just a theory and the actual lore could go in a dozen directions, like bedman unironically being DEAD dead, and the bed acting independently. I mean this option isn't that likely considering his theme's lyrics, but then again the circle could be interpreted as the bed's programming instead of the backyard. Long story told short: holy fuck guilty gear has the best fucking lore ever
I don't see how "dying to robo-ky" is a downside. That entire fucking scene shows how much more if a character robo ky is more than just "what if man but funny robot" just because he isnt killed by any of the strongest characters in the series doesn't make him lesser.
Bedman is literally my 2nd favorite GG character behind Faust. I was ECSTATIC when his trailer dropped, and I’m even happier that’s he’s super fun to play in Strive
I'm sorry for everyone who didn't want bed, but we've known he was coming since arc world tour and as a bedmain in XRD I was more than happy with the reveal
Seriously. I get a lot of it's tongue-and-cheek, but it reminds me of that annoying subset of the Smash community that would complain whenever any new character reveal wasn't Waluigi.
@@JayDayKay bro he literally is. nobody who has played against him in the game actually wants him. People just think he’s cool. Same thing with elphelt.
Honestly I love just how fucking messed up the beds animations are, like how it's basically doing it's best to fight with a fucked up, broken down frame, to the point that it's Dust attack is the bedsprings bursting out of the frame
I hate the notion that a character is a bad choice because they're unpopular. Every character will have a niche fanbase that genuinely likes em for one reason or another, and new people interested in Delilah (which I saw quite a few of), or people who ended up liking the new interpretation of Bed in Strive, so I hate hearing whining that 'oh this character doesnt have many fans so they should've just never brought em back." Especially when you fully admit to already getting a character, but she was ironically TOO popular to really "count."
Bedman's strive design (visually & gameplay) pushed me over the edge into buying Guilty Gear Strive. I've mained Faust in every other Guilty Gear game, but simply didn't like how Faust played in Strive, so I never bought the game. However, the introduction of Bedman changed that! I've had Strive for 2 weeks now and I adore Bedman's gameplay. I believe that just because a character isn't for you, is niche, or isn't Top Tier, shouldn't justify instantly hating the character and complaining to the developers. Ironically, there are cases where "popular" character picks, are ignored once they are actually added. A Couple examples: Baiken in Xrd (people like the design more, but hate the defensive playstyle) Banjo in Smash (Not a Top Tier) Ridely in Smash I would love for the characters that are seen as popular to be added, however I believe the inclusion of more niece archetypes allows for people on the fence to give the game a chance. I just hate it when people complain about every new character that isn't thejr preferred pick.
About Delila's inclusion on screen... Lore wise, I love it, it shows that Delila keeps wandering into these situations but Bed(man) is always there to keep her safe. Gameplay wise, I think they could have done something similar to Lunalu in GBVS or Pokemon Trainer in Smash Ultimate. That way, she'd stay on screen and, in Lunalu's case, move along with the action to stay in frame but she wouldn't be covering Bedman?'s animations so much. Although, if Delila is in the background, it doesn't carry that same feeling of "Delila's in the middle of a dangerous fight and Bed needs to protect her while she herself dodges attacks" and more of a "go my trusty lackey, kick their ass!" which is kinda what Lunalu does in GBVS. Still, it could definitely be better.
The fight between Bedman, Venom, and Robo-Ky was such a meaningful scene to me that it instantly elevated all three characters into being my top favorite characters in the series. The furthering of poor Bedman’s story in Strive is just perfection. Like, Strive’s songs are all top tier but The Circle makes me want to cry. It’s funny… before Delilah showed up I didn’t even realize little Romeo is one of the youngest cast members. That was a lot to happen to a child.
Everyone I talk to who didn't want bedman REALLY didn't want Bedman and I honestly think it's pretty wild. Was he really that boring in xrd or is it really just extreme bias dismissing any character that isnt their most wanted?
I'm new to GG and so I didn't even know about Bedman before his trailer dropped; I think it's fair to not want him but it's really annoying how they're bitching abt it so hard
It's not that he's that boring but there are choices that would make a greater number of people happy. Johnny, Slayer, Jam, Venom. Bedman is niche and him coming out means a character they do want either takes longer or never comes.
in the GG Community, it's always the second option... As an example: Just look how many Slayer, Dizzy and Jhonny (or any chaarcter in general) mains were bitching because Sin was coming back to the game.
@@iAmCalypso33 Okay see that's a fair argument. I get that not only Bedman yakes up a slot but also Asuka does now too and its the end of the season, but there is a confirmed Season 3. Of course it's more waiting but it's not the end of the world
bedman was announced literal months ago and asuka has been announced literally immediately after slayer and johnny fans are slowly turning into the waluigi mfs of this game lmao, i hope zappa gets in instead of them at this point, niche characters deserve everything in life
I don’t have any idea why someone would want slayer and Jonny like those are to different groups of people who play them. Like I play slayer in Xrd but, Jonny is a bastard who should never come back. And I don’t see why a Jonny player would want slayer. Anyway what I’m trying to say is Vernon for Strive.
dear gekkosquirrel, "who even wanted bedma-" ME! I WANTED BEDMAN! when I first saw that delilah existed in another story and that the bed was still there, i was HYPED AS HELL FOR A SOMEHOW COMEBACK. gekkosquirrel, you're based as fuck, but it makes me kinda mad that you think you can just speak for everyone. yours truly, faiw and like 6 other people lmao
The Circle has been playing on repeat in my brain nonstop for like a week now, I can’t even listen to the rest of the soundtrack without goin “Bedman?, put me to sleep”
Delilah reminded me of a fighting game archetype that is relatively small that I call Beast Masters, where you just play as a monster with a smaller character off to the side watching you in action. Like Pokemon Trainer
I was in the minority who actually really wanted the two. I’m not going to really play them for now because the game is having issues and I want to see more tech. But I think they’re sweet.
I saw this tweet somewhere don’t remember where but I like the idea it had put out that Delilah being on screen is strive translating Xrd Bedmans more chaotic visual aspect over to this game.
Nah dude, I’ll take Bedman? any day over most characters. This character is not my speed here, nor was it in Xrd, but it’s a goddamn Robot-Murder bed. If I had to choose that or a shirtless sexy man with a katana, I’m taking some Z’s. I can find hot, shirtless men in most games. Psycho Bed is a ‘Guilty Gear™️’ exclusive
I think that the coolest thing delilah does when on screen is actually doing the burst, with her mind powers?) to defend the bed! It's really just a small visual thing, but I still think it's a neat detail
The bed is good tho. The reason nobody cared was because bedman kicked the bucket in xrd. We thought it was the end until this came up. I ain’t gonna sugarcoat it, but I like bedman.
yeah, you're not supposed to be able to see. with the slow, unsafe, or wacky moves, it makes it difficult for the opponent to do anything. then they throw in another character running around. she makes it hard for bed to see too, it FEELS like an intentional design choice, so much that i'd argue that mods removing delilah should be banned from online tourneys.
I think it's supposed to preserve Bedman's role as a knowledge check character, basically forcing the opponent to parse the visual noise or else get overwhelmed and not be able to respond correctly to gaps in Bedman?'s offense.
@@Jpeg_skeleton yes, a mod that significantly impacts the readability of moves should be banned. If it becomes a problem, they will either patch it or the meta will evolve around it. I wouldn't recommend playing with such a mod if you plan to play in a tournament, you'll be at a disadvantage.
i didn't instantly try them, but i had recently come back to xrd and they quickly became one of my top 5 favorite fighting game characters ever. Would of prefered the kit stayed a bit more the same but honestly I like this inclusion even more then i would of wanted venom and thats saying something. I will agree that with its crazy pressure and animations it often does look like a whirring mass of metal just shredding you and its hard to tell whats going on.
Bedman? feels like that kind of charatcer that not a lot of people are gonna play, but a small group of people are gonna get scarily good with it. Kinda like Pac Man in Smash Ultimate.
…You can blame me. I was actually the person asking for Delilah’s version of Bedman, ever since Romeo died and his sister was teased as filling in. And I’m happy 😊 In the future though, I’m begging for Dizzy, Jam, Venom, and especially my girl Kum. We’ll see what ends up happening lol
This tbh^^^ I’m getting so tired of people just asking for the same white bread characters over and over, we need more representation for weirder characters frfr
@@Rafa-RaF4 We should be glad Johnny isn’t here yet if he’s gonna be top tier again Also, HC is the monkey’s paw of people imaging what Elphelt would be like in Strive /s
@@haydenfisher1387 I hope more unorthodox characters (and I don’t mean just in design, I also mean in gameplay as well) get added to strive, characters like ABA and Venom get added to Strive rather than Slayer and Johnny, cus I feel like they’d add more variety to the already varied cast Strive has, and I feel like the game’s on a good direction with character designs and their gameplay in terms of variety. Ignoring character balance, I feel like the most interesting characters (at least to me) have always been HC, Faust and Bedman, and I hope to see what the devs can come up with Asuka as well!! A huge reason of why I still follow this game despite not playing is because I’m so attached to this universe, characters and lore as a whole, so it would suck to see this franchise die to monogamous character design (no offense to Slayer/Johnny fans though, I understand why they’d want them in the game, but again, I feel like more unique characters would benefit the longevity of the game more in the long run is all)
I mean its ok you didnt want the character but you cannot assume that nobody wanted it, ive always wanted for him or delilah to get added not only since xrd when delilah got teased but since another story, im finally happy i have my character in the game
Bedman is actually my favourite character in Guilty Gear. Honestly I think his and Delilahs storyline is one of the best written in the franchise. Like I love Slayer and Johnny but you have to admit neithers story quite hits like the tragedy of Bedman
This is far and away the most fun character in the game for me. The first character I've actually felt like maining and getting me to really try to get good at strive.
Saying nobody wanted a character is just a dumb argument. It’s a popular game at least a minority would want the character. It’s a cool character either way so idc people who beg for asuka and characters like them have this kind of mentality.
11:10 Behind all of the Nagoriyuki memes about blood rage either resulting in instance wins or losing is a somewhat more stable way of playing Nagoriyuki as a rundown+grappler on low blood and a zoner+grappler on high blood, would recommend if you want a stance character other than Leo (more of a pseudo-stance character since his kit doesn't change entirely).
i wanted slayer/johnny as much as the next guy but i was really excited when i saw bed was coming to the game, i love his design and i think hes really fun to play with a versatile gameplan. he can zone with 236p very well if your good at mindfucking the opponent with the follow up (and they always try to get it in via airdash so you can get a 6p and make them immediately want to uninstall) but he has an advancing low normal that cancels into ANOTHER advancing move being 236S so his tools for getting in arent bad either, and he can defend them with 236S follow up to keep up the pressure. really really fun character. this is all from the point of view of a casual player floor who averages floor 6-8 so at higher level play peoples opinions may differ from mine but i have a lot of fun with him. (also the circle is fire) i have to agree though that the air dash does feel very clunky to use, but i think thats the point. its an 8 way air dash which is very useful you just have to be careful of when you use it, and while his dash and walk is very slow he makes up for it with an advancing normal and an advancing special and other ways to cover his offense.
It’s funny because the two characters I wanted the most were bedman and venom. I got one. I’m still maining Testament tho I think. Bedman seems awesome, but his setup/trap/zoner gameplay seems to be more rushdown focused now.
I'll add some perspective to this and say that guilty gear gained a new fan literally over a character design that got me interested enough to play the game. I am new to the franchise but I mostly have bedman? to thank for my introduction.
It’s weird, I’ve been a Leo main for a few months now but apart of me really wants to main Bedman. They are probably a way worse character than him but, they are just so cool and unique and I’ve been enjoying learning everything about them. As I crazy or just stupid? I’m not sure.
Nothing stupid about trying out different things to find out what character(s) you truly love even if they are "a worse character". Finding those characters who make a 2-hour session of playing feel like only 2 minutes because you are having so much fun is what it's all about. Tier list and character strength should never factor into your character choice unless you are competing for money and even then, playing someone who you actually enjoy using/most comfortable with may produce better results than just playing the best character in the game.
@@BearlyAKoala you’re absolutely right, thank you so much. Having fun > tierlists any day. Truth is I love this character and this character makes me love strive more than any other has.
After season 1 gave me only jack-o to play since I didn't vibe with anyone else I was hype to see my boy from XRD come back along with hype for Asuka. Hoping they add Zappa and Answer next.
proceeding to turn myself into a nerd emoji rn, but seriously this is a pretty iffy opinion that just because not everyone wanted them they shouldn't get in before popular ones
OK, I know non-traditional pronouns beyond he/she/they rub people the wrong way but like... (Strive Bedman?) seems to have some canonical english pronouns and those pronouns are it/its. They use it on the website, in the starter guide, they use it in the arcade mode subtitles. I don't want to cause people confusion and certainly not Bridget/Testament Round 3, but to be clear: Delilah is referred to with she/her, Bedman (the person) is referred to with he/him, and Bedman? (the bed) is referred to with it/its. It is a robot bed.
i heard the theme song for bedman and i have a theory that upon dying he simply rejected the afterlife and chose to stay in the mortal world to protect his sister binding his soul to the bed allowing him to control it
I was kinda hoping it would just be Delilah herself. Or maybe Delilah with the bed as a puppet. I really like her character, and we saw in the story that she's decently powerful on her own. I guess I'll just have to wait for Asuka, and hope i like playing him. Otherwise, I'm sticking with Jack'O for the foreseeable future
I'm gonna be honest I love the fact that Daisuke doesn't just add every fan demanded character. It feels like that every character added is a character that was apart of Daisuke's artistic vision and it shows in the amount of love that is put into every character's theme song. Like obviously I want Slayer, Johnny, and even Zappa but I would be so genuinely angry if they were added just because fans were demanding them to be added. I saw so many people DEMANDING that Testament never be added to this game and now Testament is one of the most stylish characters in Strive. I much prefer for these bizarre and forgotten characters to be added so they can get their time to shine. Like the fact that you can have a honest debate on whether Bedman is just a robot, or Romeo's soul is somehow still controlling the bed... Is objectively some of the best writing I've seen in Guilty Gear's history.
it's like ultrakill where it's a good thing the fans aren't getting to pick the DLC. if the fans were in charge they would instantly waste all the first DLC slots on characters like johnny, slayer, all the fan favourites and then have no idea what to do after they put the favourites in
Itd be like in fighterz if they added ssj4 gogeta in the first season pass then put videl in the last one
I'm all for artistic expression, but don't be surprised when the game doesn't do well, because of it. Are Testament, Bridgette, and Bedman without the man selling season passes to new fans ? I'm gonna say no, and with SF6 on the horizon these are objectively bad decisions if you want to compete for people's attention 🤷🏾♂️
@@cmysharingan Bridget is quite literally being posted all over arcsys' advertising because they're that popular are you being serious. bridget has reached a point where people know them more than the series at this point
Johnny and slayer will probably end up causing the game to spike less in sales than Bridget will at this point!! The fact SF6 is coming out soon in the first place is why it makes no sense to randomly push out characters like Johnny as soon as possible, if that had happened they'd have to resort to characters like Haehyun, goldlewis and answer when SF6 comes out because they wasted their longevity in season 1
@@nobbymcnobs8721 i mean they could always bring back elphelt
@@V2ULTRAKill She'd definitely be a good pick to sell a season pass yeh
I dunno, do we?
Lmao. Having the question mark at the end of bedman is so goofy and unnecessary what was daisuke thinkin
@@LettuceGod1 yeah, Bed was definitely a better name. But Bedman? can be funny
Lmao you beat me to it
Yes?
@@LettuceGod1 its supposed to be used as if someone is asking if, for example delilah asking "the bed" if "the bed" is actually her brother hence "bedman?"
I don’t know why people didn’t expect this. They made detailed models for Baiken, Sin and Bedman? in the second story.
No shit they were gonna get in.
While I get the complaints about Delilah hanging out on screen, I think a huge part of the appeal of Bedman?'s flavor is Delilah's relation with the character.
I mean it also serves a gameplay purpose the point is that she's a distraction like people are acting like that's not tensional by the developers.
@@no_nameyouknow yeah because it wouldve 100% come up in testing
You should ABSOLUTELY not be giving praise to the choice of making meaningless distractions on screen. One of the worst choices i've seen since the release of SF5
She's the only human voice the character produces though, whenever your burst, she says something.
Melty blood has the maids I’ve never heard complaints about those two before feels weird to see this complaint now
I know Bedman was never a very popular character but can we talk about the lore of him (it?) now? It's adorable that the machine is protecting his sister even at the cost of its integrity but it's also a cruel twist of fate that Delilah is stuck with a mechanical shadow of her brother, constantly reminding her that he is no longer sleeping in that bed. Not only that but she also has to worry about her brother's machine being in constant berserk mode and trying its best to go out with a bang.
Oh and the theme song. The Circle is the only Guilty Gear song to make me cry so far
God!
Do you see the radiant light?
There's also a chance that Romeo's stuck in the backyard (or as how Zato would describe it: hell) and because of his intelligence, he is able to "possess" his bed. Then again, this is just a theory and the actual lore could go in a dozen directions, like bedman unironically being DEAD dead, and the bed acting independently. I mean this option isn't that likely considering his theme's lyrics, but then again the circle could be interpreted as the bed's programming instead of the backyard.
Long story told short: holy fuck guilty gear has the best fucking lore ever
@@ericraululyeetusdelyeetus5028 Guilty Gear somehow has weirder lore than the other Gear, Metal Gear
@@zaroio2533 nothing here
He cried guys
I don't see how "dying to robo-ky" is a downside. That entire fucking scene shows how much more if a character robo ky is more than just "what if man but funny robot" just because he isnt killed by any of the strongest characters in the series doesn't make him lesser.
Bedman is literally my 2nd favorite GG character behind Faust. I was ECSTATIC when his trailer dropped, and I’m even happier that’s he’s super fun to play in Strive
He was my 3rd behind Zato and Faust
same
Same!!!
saw your video; I agree
I'm sorry for everyone who didn't want bed, but we've known he was coming since arc world tour and as a bedmain in XRD I was more than happy with the reveal
BEDMAIN
XD
:-P Happy Doggo
Seriously. I get a lot of it's tongue-and-cheek, but it reminds me of that annoying subset of the Smash community that would complain whenever any new character reveal wasn't Waluigi.
@@sushiroll3795 Never compare Johnny to fucking Waluigi, never
@@JayDayKay bro he literally is. nobody who has played against him in the game actually wants him. People just think he’s cool. Same thing with elphelt.
@@evilded2 I’m convinced you actually eat glue Jesus Christ bro
Honestly I love just how fucking messed up the beds animations are, like how it's basically doing it's best to fight with a fucked up, broken down frame, to the point that it's Dust attack is the bedsprings bursting out of the frame
I hate the notion that a character is a bad choice because they're unpopular. Every character will have a niche fanbase that genuinely likes em for one reason or another, and new people interested in Delilah (which I saw quite a few of), or people who ended up liking the new interpretation of Bed in Strive, so I hate hearing whining that 'oh this character doesnt have many fans so they should've just never brought em back." Especially when you fully admit to already getting a character, but she was ironically TOO popular to really "count."
Bedman's strive design (visually & gameplay) pushed me over the edge into buying Guilty Gear Strive. I've mained Faust in every other Guilty Gear game, but simply didn't like how Faust played in Strive, so I never bought the game. However, the introduction of Bedman changed that! I've had Strive for 2 weeks now and I adore Bedman's gameplay.
I believe that just because a character isn't for you, is niche, or isn't Top Tier, shouldn't justify instantly hating the character and complaining to the developers.
Ironically, there are cases where "popular" character picks, are ignored once they are actually added.
A Couple examples:
Baiken in Xrd (people like the design more, but hate the defensive playstyle)
Banjo in Smash (Not a Top Tier)
Ridely in Smash
I would love for the characters that are seen as popular to be added, however I believe the inclusion of more niece archetypes allows for people on the fence to give the game a chance. I just hate it when people complain about every new character that isn't thejr preferred pick.
Damn it’s like people have different tastes, and putting them as the nerd emoji doesn’t automatically make you right
Please no Johnny in Strive lol unless they don’t make him busted
YOU SEE BATMAN I DREW YOOOU AS THE SOYJACK AND ME AS THE CHAD!!! IT IS OVER
LMAOOOSJDHDH @@Baddaby
@@haydenfisher1387 Hes in the game now lol
About Delila's inclusion on screen...
Lore wise, I love it, it shows that Delila keeps wandering into these situations but Bed(man) is always there to keep her safe.
Gameplay wise, I think they could have done something similar to Lunalu in GBVS or Pokemon Trainer in Smash Ultimate. That way, she'd stay on screen and, in Lunalu's case, move along with the action to stay in frame but she wouldn't be covering Bedman?'s animations so much. Although, if Delila is in the background, it doesn't carry that same feeling of "Delila's in the middle of a dangerous fight and Bed needs to protect her while she herself dodges attacks" and more of a "go my trusty lackey, kick their ass!" which is kinda what Lunalu does in GBVS. Still, it could definitely be better.
But the thing is , Delilah has ZERO control over Bedman?
The fight between Bedman, Venom, and Robo-Ky was such a meaningful scene to me that it instantly elevated all three characters into being my top favorite characters in the series. The furthering of poor Bedman’s story in Strive is just perfection. Like, Strive’s songs are all top tier but The Circle makes me want to cry. It’s funny… before Delilah showed up I didn’t even realize little Romeo is one of the youngest cast members. That was a lot to happen to a child.
Reminder that Delilah is older than Sin and his mom.
@@rafaelbordoni516 Probably smarter too, wish we saw her sass mouth more people like her brother…and not a paragraph.
I really hope they add robo ky just because i want to see both delilah and bedman be extremly pissed off at him in the arcade mode or intro dialouges
@@rafaelbordoni516 ayo ky 🤨📸
@@deltacosmic5358 robo-ky vs bedman?, delilah just drops a slur as soon as she sees robo-ky
Everyone I talk to who didn't want bedman REALLY didn't want Bedman and I honestly think it's pretty wild. Was he really that boring in xrd or is it really just extreme bias dismissing any character that isnt their most wanted?
bias really, other people got the character they wanted instead of them, so gonna complain and nitpick to hell and back
I'm new to GG and so I didn't even know about Bedman before his trailer dropped; I think it's fair to not want him but it's really annoying how they're bitching abt it so hard
It's not that he's that boring but there are choices that would make a greater number of people happy. Johnny, Slayer, Jam, Venom.
Bedman is niche and him coming out means a character they do want either takes longer or never comes.
in the GG Community, it's always the second option... As an example: Just look how many Slayer, Dizzy and Jhonny (or any chaarcter in general) mains were bitching because Sin was coming back to the game.
@@iAmCalypso33 Okay see that's a fair argument. I get that not only Bedman yakes up a slot but also Asuka does now too and its the end of the season, but there is a confirmed Season 3. Of course it's more waiting but it's not the end of the world
This guy complaining about Bedman while I pretty damn hyped to see it appearing
2:00 it was 4 people and an illness
That question mark in the character’s name is not doing the title justice 💀
bedman was announced literal months ago and asuka has been announced literally immediately after
slayer and johnny fans are slowly turning into the waluigi mfs of this game lmao, i hope zappa gets in instead of them at this point, niche characters deserve everything in life
Aba and Zappa supremacy
@@Mal-go5dl Gabriel and Vernon
I would kill for venom and raven. Even though I'm sure raven is...busy we'll say.
I don’t have any idea why someone would want slayer and Jonny like those are to different groups of people who play them. Like I play slayer in Xrd but, Jonny is a bastard who should never come back. And I don’t see why a Jonny player would want slayer. Anyway what I’m trying to say is Vernon for Strive.
@@evilded2 johnny mains are like the male version of baiken mains though
super popular but no one plays them
dear gekkosquirrel,
"who even wanted bedma-"
ME! I WANTED BEDMAN!
when I first saw that delilah existed in another story and that the bed was still there, i was HYPED AS HELL FOR A SOMEHOW COMEBACK. gekkosquirrel, you're based as fuck, but it makes me kinda mad that you think you can just speak for everyone.
yours truly, faiw and like 6 other people lmao
Personally bedmans been one of my favorite characters in xrd and I’m glad to have him in strive now even if his deja vu mechanic was changed alot.
The Circle has been playing on repeat in my brain nonstop for like a week now, I can’t even listen to the rest of the soundtrack without goin “Bedman?, put me to sleep”
Delilah reminded me of a fighting game archetype that is relatively small that I call Beast Masters, where you just play as a monster with a smaller character off to the side watching you in action. Like Pokemon Trainer
Delilah just being there is a an animation masterpiece.
I mean, they teased her during Sin's trailer, everyone saw she was comming, just like now they teased ThatMan on Bedman?'s trailer.
I was in the minority who actually really wanted the two. I’m not going to really play them for now because the game is having issues and I want to see more tech. But I think they’re sweet.
I saw this tweet somewhere don’t remember where but I like the idea it had put out that Delilah being on screen is strive translating Xrd Bedmans more chaotic visual aspect over to this game.
i can see why bedman was delayed. top notch animation
Nah dude, I’ll take Bedman? any day over most characters. This character is not my speed here, nor was it in Xrd, but it’s a goddamn Robot-Murder bed. If I had to choose that or a shirtless sexy man with a katana, I’m taking some Z’s. I can find hot, shirtless men in most games. Psycho Bed is a ‘Guilty Gear™️’ exclusive
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They could've had Delilah work like the seals from Xrd. Just have her stand near wherever you attack as bedman and launch the follow up from there.
Honestly, I'd rather have the more wacky characters like Bedman? over Jam, Slayer, ect.
Game is already full of rushdown characters anyways
It was me I wanted Bedman
I think that the coolest thing delilah does when on screen is actually doing the burst, with her mind powers?) to defend the bed!
It's really just a small visual thing, but I still think it's a neat detail
The bed is good tho. The reason nobody cared was because bedman kicked the bucket in xrd. We thought it was the end until this came up. I ain’t gonna sugarcoat it, but I like bedman.
Dude, Bedman is great and is so much fun. If you don't like the character it's fine.
some respect for the man robert kyle over here 😤
I cannot lie, I desperately wanted bedman.
yeah, you're not supposed to be able to see. with the slow, unsafe, or wacky moves, it makes it difficult for the opponent to do anything. then they throw in another character running around. she makes it hard for bed to see too, it FEELS like an intentional design choice, so much that i'd argue that mods removing delilah should be banned from online tourneys.
@@Jpeg_skeleton Speak for yourself, I love a character that creates visual noise and makes it hard for my opponent to react to what I'm doing
I think it's supposed to preserve Bedman's role as a knowledge check character, basically forcing the opponent to parse the visual noise or else get overwhelmed and not be able to respond correctly to gaps in Bedman?'s offense.
@@NickJJU ah, another Ram lover
@@Jpeg_skeleton yes, a mod that significantly impacts the readability of moves should be banned. If it becomes a problem, they will either patch it or the meta will evolve around it. I wouldn't recommend playing with such a mod if you plan to play in a tournament, you'll be at a disadvantage.
@@Jpeg_skeleton i agree, mods do impact the competitive feel. That's... Kinda the problem.
I'm hella smug about the fact BEDMAN got in before Johnny and Slayer
actually bedman is my favorite gg character outside of faust so HELL YEAH
I new a bunch of people who liked Bedman. I'm glad he's back. He might not be super iconic compared to older characters, but I like him.
A man named Fither very much likes Bedman
Fither🗿
Daisuke decides the next dlc characters by him being able to think of a cool song idea for a character. Music first game second lol.
i didn't instantly try them, but i had recently come back to xrd and they quickly became one of my top 5 favorite fighting game characters ever. Would of prefered the kit stayed a bit more the same but honestly I like this inclusion even more then i would of wanted venom and thats saying something. I will agree that with its crazy pressure and animations it often does look like a whirring mass of metal just shredding you and its hard to tell whats going on.
Bedman? feels like that kind of charatcer that not a lot of people are gonna play, but a small group of people are gonna get scarily good with it. Kinda like Pac Man in Smash Ultimate.
bro everybody wanted bed
Well if you think people wanting Bedman to be into the game is weird… I want Zappa
Edit: even though canonically it would make sense to get him back
ME I WANTED BEDMAN THATS ME
If Delilah isn't on screen the bed has no reason to be either. It's sole purpose is to protect Delilah.
…You can blame me. I was actually the person asking for Delilah’s version of Bedman, ever since Romeo died and his sister was teased as filling in. And I’m happy 😊
In the future though, I’m begging for Dizzy, Jam, Venom, and especially my girl Kum. We’ll see what ends up happening lol
You seem like the kinda guy who says water is spicy.
Not every character has to be white bread unga bunga.
Mf really said Sin was sick 😂
This tbh^^^ I’m getting so tired of people just asking for the same white bread characters over and over, we need more representation for weirder characters frfr
@@Rafa-RaF4 We should be glad Johnny isn’t here yet if he’s gonna be top tier again
Also, HC is the monkey’s paw of people imaging what Elphelt would be like in Strive /s
@@haydenfisher1387 I hope more unorthodox characters (and I don’t mean just in design, I also mean in gameplay as well) get added to strive, characters like ABA and Venom get added to Strive rather than Slayer and Johnny, cus I feel like they’d add more variety to the already varied cast Strive has, and I feel like the game’s on a good direction with character designs and their gameplay in terms of variety. Ignoring character balance, I feel like the most interesting characters (at least to me) have always been HC, Faust and Bedman, and I hope to see what the devs can come up with Asuka as well!! A huge reason of why I still follow this game despite not playing is because I’m so attached to this universe, characters and lore as a whole, so it would suck to see this franchise die to monogamous character design (no offense to Slayer/Johnny fans though, I understand why they’d want them in the game, but again, I feel like more unique characters would benefit the longevity of the game more in the long run is all)
Im calling it, someone is going to make a soy woejack mod for Delilah.
And thus, Bedman? brought labbing to Guilty Gear Strive
I mean its ok you didnt want the character but you cannot assume that nobody wanted it, ive always wanted for him or delilah to get added not only since xrd when delilah got teased but since another story, im finally happy i have my character in the game
Better question: why are you questioning Daisuke's vision? Hasn't let me down yet this just seems like a spoiled kid throwing a tantrum.
Do not forget the banger theme we got from this character 😎
Who let him cook
Bedman is actually my favourite character in Guilty Gear. Honestly I think his and Delilahs storyline is one of the best written in the franchise. Like I love Slayer and Johnny but you have to admit neithers story quite hits like the tragedy of Bedman
This is far and away the most fun character in the game for me. The first character I've actually felt like maining and getting me to really try to get good at strive.
me, i wanted bedman, everyone did.
Ngl. I was okay with bedman but wasn’t overly excited about it. Then I tried them out and loved them
I dont even play GG but I'm looking at buying it because of Bedman, reminds me of Emil from NieR and I love him.
I hope he know that the next character is Asuka
The character I clicked the most in this dlc season, it's so much fun
Saying nobody wanted a character is just a dumb argument. It’s a popular game at least a minority would want the character. It’s a cool character either way so idc people who beg for asuka and characters like them have this kind of mentality.
11:10 Behind all of the Nagoriyuki memes about blood rage either resulting in instance wins or losing is a somewhat more stable way of playing Nagoriyuki as a rundown+grappler on low blood and a zoner+grappler on high blood, would recommend if you want a stance character other than Leo (more of a pseudo-stance character since his kit doesn't change entirely).
i wanted slayer/johnny as much as the next guy but i was really excited when i saw bed was coming to the game, i love his design and i think hes really fun to play with a versatile gameplan. he can zone with 236p very well if your good at mindfucking the opponent with the follow up (and they always try to get it in via airdash so you can get a 6p and make them immediately want to uninstall) but he has an advancing low normal that cancels into ANOTHER advancing move being 236S so his tools for getting in arent bad either, and he can defend them with 236S follow up to keep up the pressure. really really fun character. this is all from the point of view of a casual player floor who averages floor 6-8 so at higher level play peoples opinions may differ from mine but i have a lot of fun with him. (also the circle is fire)
i have to agree though that the air dash does feel very clunky to use, but i think thats the point. its an 8 way air dash which is very useful you just have to be careful of when you use it, and while his dash and walk is very slow he makes up for it with an advancing normal and an advancing special and other ways to cover his offense.
0:57 That’s me
1:00 how dare you i fucking love bedman
As someone who has basically zero knowledge of the game despite playing it casually
I do like the two four six thingy ,it looks cool
It’s funny because the two characters I wanted the most were bedman and venom. I got one. I’m still maining Testament tho I think. Bedman seems awesome, but his setup/trap/zoner gameplay seems to be more rushdown focused now.
Alright someone has earned himself a new subscriber
10:53 is exactly how I imagine Delta from Bioshock 2 could work if he were in Rivals of Aether.
I'll add some perspective to this and say that guilty gear gained a new fan literally over a character design that got me interested enough to play the game. I am new to the franchise but I mostly have bedman? to thank for my introduction.
cant wait for the next character to be robo ky
This is a 'cry about it' situation.
It’s weird, I’ve been a Leo main for a few months now but apart of me really wants to main Bedman. They are probably a way worse character than him but, they are just so cool and unique and I’ve been enjoying learning everything about them. As I crazy or just stupid? I’m not sure.
Nothing stupid about trying out different things to find out what character(s) you truly love even if they are "a worse character". Finding those characters who make a 2-hour session of playing feel like only 2 minutes because you are having so much fun is what it's all about. Tier list and character strength should never factor into your character choice unless you are competing for money and even then, playing someone who you actually enjoy using/most comfortable with may produce better results than just playing the best character in the game.
@@BearlyAKoala you’re absolutely right, thank you so much. Having fun > tierlists any day. Truth is I love this character and this character makes me love strive more than any other has.
After season 1 gave me only jack-o to play since I didn't vibe with anyone else I was hype to see my boy from XRD come back along with hype for Asuka. Hoping they add Zappa and Answer next.
Bedman? Really is just 5 nights at Beddy's
Bedman is fnaf and bedman? Is fnaf2
A certain 1987 child should have had an Oneiros Bed like Romeo and Delilah...
proceeding to turn myself into a nerd emoji rn, but seriously this is a pretty iffy opinion that just because not everyone wanted them they shouldn't get in before popular ones
Ive always liked bedman
Im so happy hes back.
Seethe.
OK, I know non-traditional pronouns beyond he/she/they rub people the wrong way but like... (Strive Bedman?) seems to have some canonical english pronouns and those pronouns are it/its. They use it on the website, in the starter guide, they use it in the arcade mode subtitles. I don't want to cause people confusion and certainly not Bridget/Testament Round 3, but to be clear: Delilah is referred to with she/her, Bedman (the person) is referred to with he/him, and Bedman? (the bed) is referred to with it/its. It is a robot bed.
Bedman is a robot, of course its "it". It's an object.
Most people use they for bedman? because it's technically two "people" - Deliah and Bed itself
But for bedman? As a whole which includes delilah it's just two people
Therefore
They
@@user-zz3sn8ky7z Hmmm? What about Zato-1 then?
@@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034 I dont know, in the recent ign interview the developer referred to Bedman? as he so.......
bedman is the reason I'm starting to learn ggst, which is also my first traditional fighter. I just fucking love delilah, she just like me fr
I felt the same about the clarity thing. It just feels messy sometimes and you get lost in the sauce
Guilty gear players hates everyone except their main.
I mean, I wanted Robo-Ky to come back. He's the most fun character in XX Accent Core +R.
The better question is how that theme holds up 👀
guilty gear fans watching the newest DLC trailer (they will still be disappointed if they get the character they want)
i heard the theme song for bedman and i have a theory that upon dying he simply rejected the afterlife and chose to stay in the mortal world to protect his sister binding his soul to the bed allowing him to control it
I feel the same way about Bedman? that I do about Slayer and Jam. Not that interested personally but they are cool.
Anyway put A.B.A. in Strive.
Bedman is a character you could refer as he, she, it or they and they're all correct.
I was kinda hoping it would just be Delilah herself. Or maybe Delilah with the bed as a puppet. I really like her character, and we saw in the story that she's decently powerful on her own. I guess I'll just have to wait for Asuka, and hope i like playing him. Otherwise, I'm sticking with Jack'O for the foreseeable future
I read the thumbnail as "Redman" lol
A lot of people saw bedman asked for online funnily enough
i was the one asking for bedman. i sent daisuke ishiwatari an ms paint drawing in an email and said “hey put him in please”
Don't sleep on the Bed with No Man.
The only thing I was asking for - Instant Kills. Because, they are one of the symbols of this franchise.
Bedman is the best shaddap
As a two-year experienced Bedman main, i can say that this has been the best DLC so far (completly and obviously not biased)
You literally sound like a Smash Bros. Ultimate fan in the beginning. I literally do not understand what use in complaining about DLC.
Hakumen's in Strive?!