@@shitass7158 that time in irl 1999 where everyone thought a computer bug would make computers roll over to the wrong date on new years day 2000 Because so many government, banking, and infrastructure systems were run by computers, they thought it would basically cause all infrastructure to fall apart (at least that's how I understand it) in guilty gear's universe, all computer technology goes crazy and gets banned, replaced with magical equivalents
That's not really that wild of a sentence. Death Metal is an actual genre with vocalists who get married. People getting married get left at the alter sometimes. I wouldn't be shocked if that scenario has happened IRL even.
Well its possible cause st Elmo's fire is a real phenomenon. It's not a lightning bolt tho it looks like one and strikes from the sky. Basically Its ionized particles sparking about but I recommend you look for a more accurate. description
@@Raviente_Raviolo also had the *Entire* Backyard, a Higher Dimension, collapse around him, and the only thing it did to him was knock him out. Not even a scratch on him, just him having to take a nap. Sol Badguy, literally one of the most powerful characters in all of fiction, and both feats were done while in base form, imagine what he could do if he ever decided to go _All out._
He has the power level of god. Everytime there is new Guilty gear game. His dragon install is becoming more monstrous. It's his limiter can't contain his power anymore
@@user-ov2kx8ql5i That's... remarkably plausible actually. I don't think we have ever seen a gear get _less_ powerful over time, and Sol has been in more extreme fighting than basically anyone, gear, human or other.
@@Sorain1 sol punches god for breakfast. Even Ariels wants to keep him alive because the universal will is fascinated to him. Ariels ask why he is not conquering world with his power that can rival a god. (Idk i forgot what ariels said to him)
@@Sorain1 If you can forcibly displace the volume occupied by an indestructible, immutable object/material via manipulation of transfinite energy converted through esoteric means into matter localised entirely within said volume as a means to obliterate it, yeah I think you should just say you can control reality or something
@@Sorain1 allow me to try: at the center of a black hole, time/space don't exist anymore, so by creating a black hole that absorbs the physical space which the shield occupies, you can destroy it. the stuff about creating a micro-verse is really just a side effect. (and yes, it is theorized that it is possible to create a new universe by creating a black-hole; in fact, all black holes may lead to other universes, look up "einstein-rosen bridges".) really, the difficult part is not destroying the entire world in the process
@@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 It definitely can be, but it's not exactly necessary to use INFINITE energy converted into matter instead of a ludicrous amount capable of obliterating matter occupying the same space at the same time. It is stated that Sol's fist carried "more energy than anything on the planet is capable of producing", which doesn't at all tell you that it's infinite, just really freakin huge. This is enough for the purposes of obliterating the Magic shielding spell through displacing the space it occupies. And since it's energy on a level capable of the formation of a spontaneous microverse, it's transfinite, wayyyyyy bigger than any energy value most humans could ever dream of dealing with. Possibly the energy transfer and release when the Universal will first attempted manifestation from the limitless energy of the Backyard into the physical world during the Y2K event could compare, but I just seriously doubt it. Sorry for the wall, I get really into these things
I love Ky's development, from angry kid who wants to desperately kill every gear, to a responsible honorable father of a family. Who doesn't insult sol, but sees him as his family too and says that "you will always have home".
At first I'd have agreed with you, I love his design... but unless there's more I don't know about, his fighting style is already covered by many other characters. I think it'd be best to leave him as the badass he is.
I mean in fairness I think it's hard to understand why it's a stupid sounding name unless you're a native English speaker. It being a reference to a queen album, it probably sounds cool on the surface.
Build up enough hype, whether in-universe or not, and you can make anyone's name paralyze others with fear. Full Frontal, Scorpion, Omega Red, Doomguy...you get the idea.
@B Chu It's explained elsewhere (Sol's GG2 short story) that at some point before the events of the game Ky and Sin swapped each other's left eyes, since Sin's eyes wouldn't conform to a human appearence, and make his Gear powers go awry if not properly contained. We're told that this is why Sin's left eye looks normal while the right one has to be kept sealed. Don't ask me why Ky decided to get Sin's Gear eye transplanted into himself, but once he had it, it did turn human-like after a short while, and he got Gear powers in turn from it.
@B Chu he exchanged an eye with his son Sin so Sin could control his powers better and hide his half gear nature in public better. So Ky has a degree of Gear powers from his son's eye that seem to be spreading into the rest of his body. Woolie specifically mentioned the eye transplant in an earlier video.
@@Grangolus Yes his right eye is the gear eye, and his left eye is Kys, hence why it's normal. Ky's left eye is Sin's, which is why it goes all glowey.
I think this is the first Guilty Gear story where I've found myself actually becoming emotionally involved with it. Aside from seeing all the different cast members interacting, Ramlethal and Elphelt's arcs are legitimately touching and engaging.
GOD I know right?? The Valentines in general and Ky having a personal moment with his family, I've been meaning to jump into the series since starting this lore series but this episode sealed the deal.
@@DrWhateversame, was thinking about trying leo cause he seemed neat... nope, no dice now. Ramlethal absolute protec. Potempking remains my boy though, all the more so after watching this series and seeing him and Gabriel in action.
I like Faust's use of the teleport door at 25:01 . It's surprisingly rare to see characters use their abilities when not fighting. And in such a stylish way at that.
Woolie has to get the last part out before the Eleventh, Arcsys says it was hard enough to get the suits to delay the game twice before hand. The Devs need to know what the fuck is going on in guilty gear so they can finish the game.
damn it that sits right on the line where it could be a total coincidence, or it could be absolutely intentional and I'll never be able to make up my mind
@@jasonwalker4003 Not accidental. The references usually are in the face or a little hidden like that one. Millia's hair weapon is named Angra, brazillian power metal band, alright. Her theme in Strive goes "Sooooo carry onnnn, love the subhuman self...". That's almost like Angra's song, Carry On: "Soooo Carry on, there's a meaning to life." I got my mind blown to pieces when I figured that out.
As someone who played through Xrd's story a couple of years ago, a couple side notes: 1) Bedman teaching Ramlethal what "replacement" means _is_ probably the scene with the best character writing in the game 2) That scene where Bedman runs crazily, and pops into his door, was probably the best animated segment in the story mode for Xrd Good stuff here Boss. See ya in Rev/Rev2
"If a galaxy fell in the middle of a forest and there wasn't anyone around would it make a smell?" "Among gods? Whoever smelt it, dealt it" "...you guys need to lay off the goat exploding LSD"
It continues when they all change their names. I wish sol was just like look stop. Who is justice this time? Just tell me so I can punch and or hug her BEFORE a colony dies.
What I find so funny about their conversations is that all of them can be sumerised in 3 acts: act 1: Aria says or asks something with the intention of creating a moment out of a shojo manga. act 2: Frederick gives the most dumb and dry answer posible. act 3: Asuka comes out of nowhere and force himself between the other two to derail the conversation into some stoner talk.
I would love it if asw did system voices of different people kinda like how Dota does. I saw a homie of mine playing some Dota and he had Rick and morty as the commentators.
Can one man truly recap the entire GG lore before Strive comes out? Will the Assassin's Guild succeed in breaking Woolie's back to stop him? Will Nagoriyuki still be terrible on release? Find out on the next episode of GUILTY GEAR LORE: Heaven or Hell! *LET'S ROCK!*
I love how the Japanese have been the ultimate wild factor throughout these lore videos. I bet not even That Man knows what the deal with the Japanese is.
I admit I'm out of the loop from Xrd's story so maybe Revelator addressed it, but I've been waiting so long for the Japanese story to pay off somewhere. May's done some weird shit in some of the bad ends in XX in particular.
Please be reminded that the first gear cell activation is somewhere in Japan. Also there's an allegory in there about Japanese getting irradiated by the explosion that Asuka detonated...
@@3slicessenpai I admit my memories aren't clear, it's been a lot of years since XX, but I think it was an I-No route where she attacked Dizzy, won, then May went berserk and had boss powers in the fight. I remember I-No being shocked by May's sudden transformation. EDIT: Found it. Yeah, May gets boss powers for the fight and afterward I-No shows more interest in May than Dizzy, saying that it was only a fragment of her power and taking her for research in the ending.
Same. As someone who has only absorbed GG's memes or seen some gameplay clips and using this video series to catch up on the story before playing Strive, I wasn't expecting an emotional reaction. But here we are, and I think I'll be picking up Ramlethal once I get into the game.
In the time between the previous episode and this one, I picked up Rev 2 and played through all of the story content in it, so this should help clear up any remaining questions I had
This is one of the ONLY fighting games that has amazing growth of its characters. Such an organic growth for Sol from the first GG to the Xrd series is phenomenal!!
To be more accurate, it's "world's most commited wingman makes himself immortal, turns his bro into a dragon and his bro's girl into a gundam, all to have them be together forever"
@@raveelemental4928 What irks me is Asuka's way of going about things. From what I remember Aria said the only way she would agree to the gear cell treatment prolonging her life is if Frederick would be around as well. And instead of asking Frederick to become the prototype gear for Aria, which I believe he would have agreed to *no questions asked* he instead transforms Frederick against his will with no given reason. Which causes Frederick to go renegade thinking he's been betrayed. And somehow after all this, Asuka gets Aria turned into Justice, a gear meant solely as a weapon. Even though weaponizing gear tech was the absolute last thing he wanted, he let that happen to his closest friend.
I feel Kingdom Hearts is harder to understand purely because of the naming. Different characters having the same names and such can really fuck with trying to comphrehend wtf is going on. In Guilty Gear they just make shit up but at least it's consistent so you can follow it.
guess i gotta be the guy, since all the replies are just “kh sucks lmfao” as someone who knows KH lore way too good, Guilty Gear is both more complicated with a lot more moving parts and motivations, and yet it’s also probably more meaningful and well thought out? I really do love the story and themes in KH despite a grand majority of its exposition only exists in an attempt to retroactively fix plot inconsistencies, but Guilty Gear’s overall plot feels a lot more genuine and consistent to me. It might be a combination of stuff, like how the disney elements in kh sort of distract from the actual story being told, or how a lot of the core narrative didn’t get fleshed out because of the disney IP requiring most of the focus in terms of attention to detail. The narrative of KH feels secondary to the rest of the experience when you think about it. Guilty Gear in comparison is pretty much all encompassing. from its music, to its plot and characters, to it’s design as a fighting game, it’s all in service to its perfect 90s anime/JRock album aesthetic.
14:14 I like this bit of self-awareness from Ky, admitting that he may be crazy for taking Justice's child (Dizzy) as his wife. Ky in general starts off as a straightforward character but he grows more complex over the games.
Hmmm...I was sure that this would be the final episode(for now until Strive) but it seems I forget just how GIRTHY Sign's story mode is. Well, next episode is probably the last since Rev 2 has MUCH less story then the previous 2 and I don't see it getting it's own episode because of that.
@@EnsignEpic Add in all of the arcade mode stories that serve as a precursor to Revelator’s story and yeah, that’s all of the story until Strive happens.
I've never played a Guilty Gear game. I don't play fighting games usually. I had never really heard of Guilty Gear until 7 months ago. I now know almost as much about that game as I do about myself. I love the storyline I've heard from these videos. I've watched them a few times each. Woolie, thank you. I'm fairly close to actually buying Strive.
Like a wise man once said, "Play Guilty Gear" Because of Strive, I ended up buying the previous games like Xrd and +R That shit's fun as Heaven or Hell
Man this shit got mega wholesome towards the end, I've binged all episodes of this explaining the lore and I got so attached to these characters just from a summary of the damn lore- I even got a little emotional towards the end lol. I'm assuming there's only one more episode to go to get us fully up to date if I am correct, so I will be awaiting it. Thank you for these man, you're a legend.
Give them a break, they're busy boinking and raising the newest GG character just in time to be playable DLC. (half gear + full gear = a 1/3 rd gear character growing up in super speed.)
My thoughts on Ram before: no strong feelings, she’s kinda cute Ram: *eats borgar* Me: I love her, I would die for her, I want to protect her and give her hugs when she needs them
*Sees her crying and wondering if she's unique too* "YOU ARE! YOU ABSOLUTELY ARE!" *Is desperately trying to hug her even though there's a degree of seperation*
god the scene where bedman kills ramlethal's dog will never not make me sob. typically scenes like this are what make you hate the villain, but it instead makes bedman more sympathetic and it's the moment that really solidified him as one of my favorite characters. ramlethal putting her hand towards the replacement dog and realizing it wasn't the same and that she herself is unique too fucking kills me everytime 😭
Damn, this story is actually pretty awesome. Thanks a bunch for putting all this together. Was probably a ton of work. I'm excited to see Strive's story mode now.
God this series just oozes style from every pore. This and Ultimax are the only fighting games I've ever taken an interest in because they're so god damn stylish. I'm loving this series, because the lore for Guilty Gear is amazing too. I can tell a lot of effort goes into these videos, and I just want to say I really appreciate you putting the leg work in to get these out.
That's the reason GG is my favorite video game series. The gameplay ALONE could potentially earn it that credit, but the fact that every last little detail is cool as hell and has personality is what cements it as the best in my book.
I know I'm 3 years late to this, but holy hell this is well put-together. All the episodes have been, but this felt like a cut above the rest. I was on the verge of tears during the Elphelt section at the end of the video. Great work!
I had never ever ever played guilty gear game before this series and I want to let you know that the editing of the end sequence with Sol punching the barrier over and over made me literally cry. Seriously; the narration, the music. That was some Evangelion shit. I loved it. I'm gonna go buy Strive.
I just watched this entire series in one sitting and while i feel like ive definitely internalized everything (as in i wont be confused while playing Rev and Strive) i feel like i'd break down and malfunction if i tried to explain all of it to someone else, good job man
When you realized that Asuka Just wants to keep his promise to Frederick. To revive his wife so they could be together. That's why he said "Aria can't wait any longer". Dudes been sweating to be Frederick's wingman
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ok so far
1. Y2K
2. God begins to manifest
3.???
4. Ram eats burger
3 is baptism 13 incident
lol
Thank you for this simple and useful summary
Where do the 6 black heavens guns fit into this 👀
I forgot what y2k was
@@shitass7158 that time in irl 1999 where everyone thought a computer bug would make computers roll over to the wrong date on new years day 2000
Because so many government, banking, and infrastructure systems were run by computers, they thought it would basically cause all infrastructure to fall apart (at least that's how I understand it)
in guilty gear's universe, all computer technology goes crazy and gets banned, replaced with magical equivalents
It says a lot about GG's story when a character killing a puppy to make a point is actually the start of a character turning LESS evil.
It's framed as his first compassionate action in the narrative.
@@MrSandMan961 its the start of bedman being less of a prick
@@MrSandMan961 only in guilty gear
>Barges into conversation
>Kills dog
>Elaborates in extreme detail
>Leaves
@@timetraveler_from_2012 that's the giga-chad bedman way
Woolie hurt his back carrying all that LORE
And we appreciate him for it!
"She leaves her fiance, a death metal vocalist at the alter."
Only in Guilty Gear lore will you hear these words.
That vocalist will be dlc in Strive
@@iiirdvii840 God, I hope so
nathan explosion, now the lead for dethkucked
That's not really that wild of a sentence. Death Metal is an actual genre with vocalists who get married. People getting married get left at the alter sometimes. I wouldn't be shocked if that scenario has happened IRL even.
@@IronicHavoc LMAO u said something completely normal but i’m cracking up
A giant lighting bolt that strikes a random location every 13 years is a pretty rad world detail
Well its possible cause st Elmo's fire is a real phenomenon. It's not a lightning bolt tho it looks like one and strikes from the sky. Basically Its ionized particles sparking about but I recommend you look for a more accurate. description
Hello fellow Diana and fellow FFXIV player.
Gotta love how a giant freaking rocket was just used to transport Sol which was the real weapon.
Dude is a walking nuke.
NOT JUST A NUKE, THE DUDE CREATED A FUCKING MICROVERSE WITH HIS FIST. HE IS A GOD
@@Raviente_Raviolo also had the *Entire* Backyard, a Higher Dimension, collapse around him, and the only thing it did to him was knock him out. Not even a scratch on him, just him having to take a nap. Sol Badguy, literally one of the most powerful characters in all of fiction, and both feats were done while in base form, imagine what he could do if he ever decided to go _All out._
He has the power level of god. Everytime there is new Guilty gear game. His dragon install is becoming more monstrous. It's his limiter can't contain his power anymore
@@user-ov2kx8ql5i That's... remarkably plausible actually. I don't think we have ever seen a gear get _less_ powerful over time, and Sol has been in more extreme fighting than basically anyone, gear, human or other.
@@Sorain1 sol punches god for breakfast. Even Ariels wants to keep him alive because the universal will is fascinated to him.
Ariels ask why he is not conquering world with his power that can rival a god. (Idk i forgot what ariels said to him)
Can we take a moment to appreciate how the first thing Ky did after surviving 5 shots was fixing his hair?
"Ayo my hair be bothering me wait a bit"
I'd fix my hair too if I was about to use a sword to win a gunfight.
I mean hey, you can’t really kick ass if you don’t look good, yeah?
I mean it's understandable, you don't want your hair messing you up and tangling in many annoying positions.
“Your barrier is absolute, but the physical space it occupies in reality is not.”
There’s so many anime things going on in that sentence all at once.
Now I have another answer to some little kid saying "I have an invincible shield!" and it's gonna be hilarious trying to explain WTF I meant.
@@Sorain1 If you can forcibly displace the volume occupied by an indestructible, immutable object/material via manipulation of transfinite energy converted through esoteric means into matter localised entirely within said volume as a means to obliterate it, yeah I think you should just say you can control reality or something
@@overtimeseed transfinite? why not just say infinite?
@@Sorain1 allow me to try: at the center of a black hole, time/space don't exist anymore, so by creating a black hole that absorbs the physical space which the shield occupies, you can destroy it.
the stuff about creating a micro-verse is really just a side effect.
(and yes, it is theorized that it is possible to create a new universe by creating a black-hole; in fact, all black holes may lead to other universes, look up "einstein-rosen bridges".)
really, the difficult part is not destroying the entire world in the process
@@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 It definitely can be, but it's not exactly necessary to use INFINITE energy converted into matter instead of a ludicrous amount capable of obliterating matter occupying the same space at the same time. It is stated that Sol's fist carried "more energy than anything on the planet is capable of producing", which doesn't at all tell you that it's infinite, just really freakin huge. This is enough for the purposes of obliterating the Magic shielding spell through displacing the space it occupies. And since it's energy on a level capable of the formation of a spontaneous microverse, it's transfinite, wayyyyyy bigger than any energy value most humans could ever dream of dealing with. Possibly the energy transfer and release when the Universal will first attempted manifestation from the limitless energy of the Backyard into the physical world during the Y2K event could compare, but I just seriously doubt it. Sorry for the wall, I get really into these things
I love Ky's development, from angry kid who wants to desperately kill every gear, to a responsible honorable father of a family. Who doesn't insult sol, but sees him as his family too and says that "you will always have home".
Missed opportunity to play holy orders at Ky waking up from getting shot
Magnolia Eclair is more fitting since it's Ky's Xrd theme and each version of Holy Orders was used in previous parts.
@@WoolieVersus I see, still cool moment honestly, got goosebumps. Thank you for the awesome series of gg lore videos
@@WoolieVersus It's especially fitting considering that the intro is an homage to "Electric Eye" by Judas Priest, further highlighting Ky's glowy eye.
And apparently doin the freaky freaky with Dizzy gave him Gear cells. What the hell kinda freaky shiz they into?
I really want Gabriel in a future game playable, yet I'm terrified that his sheer badassery will warp the meta around him
I'd be ok with it.
At first I'd have agreed with you, I love his design... but unless there's more I don't know about, his fighting style is already covered by many other characters. I think it'd be best to leave him as the badass he is.
@@tenthirtyseven-v1 that's fair. Let the mystery do all the heavy lifting
Ore At least a Spin-off Beat em up Musou prequel with him and Slayer.
Just for that rocket punch
Sol and Aria: just chilling and having a good time
Asuka: So hey... lets talk about the nature of existence
About the reality of the truth
asuka sounds cool asf tbh
Sol Badguy is definitely one of the hardest names to yell in shock with a straight face.
I mean in fairness I think it's hard to understand why it's a stupid sounding name unless you're a native English speaker. It being a reference to a queen album, it probably sounds cool on the surface.
Build up enough hype, whether in-universe or not, and you can make anyone's name paralyze others with fear.
Full Frontal, Scorpion, Omega Red, Doomguy...you get the idea.
@@egxtra To be fair they changed Doom guy to doom slayer which works a bit better
@@egxtra I think scorpion is just cool also
And yet I was ALL into it and SCREAMING over how hype it was WHAT A FUCKING MOMENT
"You've awoken the anger of a dead man, child, and I will not hesitate to erase you from this world."
God, that Zato line is so fucking raw!
One fear
Zato gon' make you feel a fear today, boi
@@TheActualMrLink He really makes them Feel a Fear
For a moment I thought about The Undertaker. Shoot.
The journey to wife back is a long and argus one. Filled with tears, kick ass rock, and killing wife and wife clones over and over again
Arduous* fyi
@@TheFortySeventhPlatoon4700 You’re right, but I like his version better.
Ride Wife
Life good
Kill wife
Regret
Kill wife
Kill wife
Kill wife
Get catboy to revive wife
Ragna: tell me about it, i just want my sister back.
@@CountofBleck hence why the valentines are the Murokumo units of GG. Or The other way
Love that he specifically says "gear-like power" just to help all those people confused before about his dragon install.
@B Chu It's explained elsewhere (Sol's GG2 short story) that at some point before the events of the game Ky and Sin swapped each other's left eyes, since Sin's eyes wouldn't conform to a human appearence, and make his Gear powers go awry if not properly contained. We're told that this is why Sin's left eye looks normal while the right one has to be kept sealed. Don't ask me why Ky decided to get Sin's Gear eye transplanted into himself, but once he had it, it did turn human-like after a short while, and he got Gear powers in turn from it.
@B Chu he exchanged an eye with his son Sin so Sin could control his powers better and hide his half gear nature in public better. So Ky has a degree of Gear powers from his son's eye that seem to be spreading into the rest of his body. Woolie specifically mentioned the eye transplant in an earlier video.
Yuh, def happened. I'm trippin'.
@@Grangolus It's mentioned in one of woolie's videos, either in GG2 video, or the one before that
UPD: It's in GG2 video on 15 00
@@Grangolus Yes his right eye is the gear eye, and his left eye is Kys, hence why it's normal. Ky's left eye is Sin's, which is why it goes all glowey.
What the hell Gabriel's a fucking badass
i would be stoked if he was dlc in strive
He sure is, one of those attacks he does in that fight actually makes Bedman wake up for a split second.
He's the one who fought Pot his heavenly buster, and is one of the few people who could scare the shit out of Slayer
@@xidjav1836 They know each other but we don't know in what way. If they team up it would be....terrifying.
Hope he becomes playable
Ram: [exists]
Me: "meh."
Ram: [eats borger]
Me: "My new daughter must be protected at all costs"
Sol is out acting like he wants to be alone and not get close to anyone while collecting sons and daughters in the mean time.
@@kuroganekaze he doesn't want to lose them
@@engliships2126 yup!
@@kuroganekaze then there Dizzy who is sol actually daughter
@@ruansasa289 who married his totally not best friend.
I think this is the first Guilty Gear story where I've found myself actually becoming emotionally involved with it. Aside from seeing all the different cast members interacting, Ramlethal and Elphelt's arcs are legitimately touching and engaging.
Understandable since playing through it is more fun than watching it in game.
Seriously, xrd story mode isnt worth sitting through.
GOD I know right?? The Valentines in general and Ky having a personal moment with his family, I've been meaning to jump into the series since starting this lore series but this episode sealed the deal.
Made me want to play ram even if she will be overplayed lol.. that's was just too wholesome
It's such a great full circle moment when Ram stops El from self destructing just like El did was Ram was gonna blow Sol up the first time they met
@@DrWhateversame, was thinking about trying leo cause he seemed neat... nope, no dice now. Ramlethal absolute protec. Potempking remains my boy though, all the more so after watching this series and seeing him and Gabriel in action.
I like Faust's use of the teleport door at 25:01 . It's surprisingly rare to see characters use their abilities when not fighting. And in such a stylish way at that.
Woolie has to get the last part out before the Eleventh, Arcsys says it was hard enough to get the suits to delay the game twice before hand. The Devs need to know what the fuck is going on in guilty gear so they can finish the game.
Ky: *fucking dies*
Axus: SOMEBODY CALL AN AMBULANCE
Ky: yeah, for you.
Ky is the best character for a reason.
Wait, so
Elphelt Valentine uses a gun
She keeps a bullet saved as a memoir of her fiancé
So it's a...
*Bullet for My Valentine*
damn it that sits right on the line where it could be a total coincidence, or it could be absolutely intentional and I'll never be able to make up my mind
@@jasonwalker4003 bruh, fyi, this whole series is about rock bands references...
@@deesix3504 I know, but this one is so specific it just MIGHT be accidental... but then again
@@jasonwalker4003 no it is absolutely not accidental
@@jasonwalker4003 Not accidental. The references usually are in the face or a little hidden like that one. Millia's hair weapon is named Angra, brazillian power metal band, alright. Her theme in Strive goes "Sooooo carry onnnn, love the subhuman self...". That's almost like Angra's song, Carry On: "Soooo Carry on, there's a meaning to life." I got my mind blown to pieces when I figured that out.
As someone who played through Xrd's story a couple of years ago, a couple side notes:
1) Bedman teaching Ramlethal what "replacement" means _is_ probably the scene with the best character writing in the game
2) That scene where Bedman runs crazily, and pops into his door, was probably the best animated segment in the story mode for Xrd
Good stuff here Boss. See ya in Rev/Rev2
Faust*
“Apologetically, Bedman kills her dog” excuse me ????? WHAT????
It's one of the best moments in the story too.
Didn't expect to be crying in the club about the Valentines.
You're seriously outdoing yourself with this work, Woolie. Thank you so much for this.
Honestly, same
It's was actually very touching
the conversations between asuka, aria and sol are always some dumb shit, like who talks like that
i love it tho
"If a galaxy fell in the middle of a forest and there wasn't anyone around would it make a smell?"
"Among gods? Whoever smelt it, dealt it"
"...you guys need to lay off the goat exploding LSD"
@@gatfatf "hey asuka, fred, I'm going out to get lunch, y'all want anything"
"Have you ever wondered what being a jellyfish is like"
It continues when they all change their names. I wish sol was just like look stop. Who is justice this time? Just tell me so I can punch and or hug her BEFORE a colony dies.
they're all stoners, that's all there is too it.
What I find so funny about their conversations is that all of them can be sumerised in 3 acts:
act 1: Aria says or asks something with the intention of creating a moment out of a shojo manga.
act 2: Frederick gives the most dumb and dry answer posible.
act 3: Asuka comes out of nowhere and force himself between the other two to derail the conversation into some stoner talk.
idea: system voice Woolie.
YEYEYEYEYEYEYEYEYEYE! Fuck yesssssssss
I would love it if asw did system voices of different people kinda like how Dota does. I saw a homie of mine playing some Dota and he had Rick and morty as the commentators.
i'd, buy it.
I would pay so much money
@@JameboHayabusa Xrd has different System voices, the catch is that they're in Japanese, maybe Strive has the same feature but in English
Tune in for the next episode:
"INSANE CLOWN POSSE POPE ATTACKS!"
Dio Brando poofs in and says “Tricked you, it’s egypt and we’re both Phlog pyros”
The accuracy of this is disorienting
Insane clown Pope is such a great character. You can hear the voice actor had sooooo much fun with her.
@@JJJJJJJJJAAAAAA Bring on the thundah!
The Pope turns out to be the main villain, whom turns out to be the universal will, which just so happens to be the Joker, that lives in a SOCIETY
I really like characters who act like Gabriel. He's polite and powerful. I don't know what character type that is, but its my favorite.
Refined
Something close to the "Priest with a shotgun" type.
potemkin with a mustache
TvTropes lists it as "Cultured Badass"
@@r.henryjr.1533that sounds right
Can one man truly recap the entire GG lore before Strive comes out? Will the Assassin's Guild succeed in breaking Woolie's back to stop him? Will Nagoriyuki still be terrible on release? Find out on the next episode of GUILTY GEAR LORE: Heaven or Hell! *LET'S ROCK!*
you sir, win one internet.
Man, I hope Nago gets some serious buffs. He's so damn cool but needs some help.
I mean preorder release is in less than a week, so no.
@@kingofthemoon3063 well with what the dev backyard says about them buffing air movement, that alone is a bad sign for nago since he has NONE
Nagoriyuki is terrible? aww. :c
I was hoping to play as him one day...
I love how the Japanese have been the ultimate wild factor throughout these lore videos. I bet not even That Man knows what the deal with the Japanese is.
Considering his name is Asuka, I'd say he probably knows
I admit I'm out of the loop from Xrd's story so maybe Revelator addressed it, but I've been waiting so long for the Japanese story to pay off somewhere. May's done some weird shit in some of the bad ends in XX in particular.
@@ZetaStriker0000 Like what? Summoning the Dolphin God and dooming the world?
Please be reminded that the first gear cell activation is somewhere in Japan. Also there's an allegory in there about Japanese getting irradiated by the explosion that Asuka detonated...
@@3slicessenpai I admit my memories aren't clear, it's been a lot of years since XX, but I think it was an I-No route where she attacked Dizzy, won, then May went berserk and had boss powers in the fight. I remember I-No being shocked by May's sudden transformation.
EDIT: Found it. Yeah, May gets boss powers for the fight and afterward I-No shows more interest in May than Dizzy, saying that it was only a fragment of her power and taking her for research in the ending.
After witnessing Gabriel's Strength, I wanted him for DLC ever since!
We all do my man!
Dude same!
He's in the new trailer, so hey, maybe!
Gabe apparently taught Pot everything he knows about fighting. I would love to see him to a Heavenly Buster
meanwhile Testament just chillin’
Welp that's why Gabriel is the leader of Zepp, that guy can beat everyone he wants but stands by for his big boi potemkin
"Why does Potemkin, the largest of the Zepps, not simply eat the other Zepps?"
Goddammit. The “Replacement” scene got me.
Same. As someone who has only absorbed GG's memes or seen some gameplay clips and using this video series to catch up on the story before playing Strive, I wasn't expecting an emotional reaction. But here we are, and I think I'll be picking up Ramlethal once I get into the game.
In the time between the previous episode and this one, I picked up Rev 2 and played through all of the story content in it, so this should help clear up any remaining questions I had
I watched REV 2 story’s long while ago so same here.
"First question: What the FUCK"
With these latest revelations, I only have one question.
Is Sol BadGuy shaped like a friend?
mostly depends on how jacked your friends are
i got that impression seeing him hunched over in his small automobile, that his shape was that of a friend
nah he shaped like crash bandicoot
No idea, but Ramlethal definitely is.
A new lore vid, produced from Woolie's broken back
This is one of the ONLY fighting games that has amazing growth of its characters. Such an organic growth for Sol from the first GG to the Xrd series is phenomenal!!
I mean, Blazblue does that too.
I would argue King of Fighters has some decent character development for a lot of it's characters.
Tekken had good development for some of the characters till 5
So what I’m gathering is that guilty gear lore is just “oops all justice”
To be more accurate, it's "world's most commited wingman makes himself immortal, turns his bro into a dragon and his bro's girl into a gundam, all to have them be together forever"
@@raveelemental4928
What irks me is Asuka's way of going about things. From what I remember Aria said the only way she would agree to the gear cell treatment prolonging her life is if Frederick would be around as well. And instead of asking Frederick to become the prototype gear for Aria, which I believe he would have agreed to *no questions asked* he instead transforms Frederick against his will with no given reason. Which causes Frederick to go renegade thinking he's been betrayed. And somehow after all this, Asuka gets Aria turned into Justice, a gear meant solely as a weapon. Even though weaponizing gear tech was the absolute last thing he wanted, he let that happen to his closest friend.
here's hoping we're finally allowed to play as Gabriel in Strive
Me watching episode 2: ‘lol this is so convoluted how am I supposed to take it seriously?’
Me watching the end of this episode: ‘why am I crying?’
I should have known from playing all those JRPGs that the true villain of Guilty Gear was the pope all along
14:20 yes Dizzy, Justice and Sol's kid.
Which makes Ky Sol's son-in-law. Gotta love timey-wimey Gear bullshit.
14:10 seeing Sol with a genuine smile is uncanny
That Dizzy Wife Joke by Ky though!
"Kingdom hearts is too confusing and complicated!" Whatever man, Guilty Gear exists
You trying to say the game that bullshits it's way throughout with the excuse "because darkness" is less complex than "kill wife, regret"? For shame
@@wolflance64 FRED RIDE SCIENCE WIFE. LIFE GOOD.
I feel Kingdom Hearts is harder to understand purely because of the naming. Different characters having the same names and such can really fuck with trying to comphrehend wtf is going on.
In Guilty Gear they just make shit up but at least it's consistent so you can follow it.
Nah, I can actually follow this, especially with the timeline Woolie's laid down; I could never process KH's level of bullshit.
guess i gotta be the guy, since all the replies are just “kh sucks lmfao”
as someone who knows KH lore way too good, Guilty Gear is both more complicated with a lot more moving parts and motivations, and yet it’s also probably more meaningful and well thought out? I really do love the story and themes in KH despite a grand majority of its exposition only exists in an attempt to retroactively fix plot inconsistencies, but Guilty Gear’s overall plot feels a lot more genuine and consistent to me.
It might be a combination of stuff, like how the disney elements in kh sort of distract from the actual story being told, or how a lot of the core narrative didn’t get fleshed out because of the disney IP requiring most of the focus in terms of attention to detail. The narrative of KH feels secondary to the rest of the experience when you think about it. Guilty Gear in comparison is pretty much all encompassing. from its music, to its plot and characters, to it’s design as a fighting game, it’s all in service to its perfect 90s anime/JRock album aesthetic.
14:14
I like this bit of self-awareness from Ky, admitting that he may be crazy for taking Justice's child (Dizzy) as his wife.
Ky in general starts off as a straightforward character but he grows more complex over the games.
*cute puppy sounds*
canonically cute
4:39 3:32 I can no longer see these two images without immediately hearing "RIDE WIFE. LIFE GOOD."
I can't believe we have yet to get a playable Gabriel!
We haven't BEGUN to be shown characters that should be playable.
Hmmm...I was sure that this would be the final episode(for now until Strive) but it seems I forget just how GIRTHY Sign's story mode is. Well, next episode is probably the last since Rev 2 has MUCH less story then the previous 2 and I don't see it getting it's own episode because of that.
I mean, what's really left to cover, the Elphelt Retrieval Arc & the afterstories, right?
@@EnsignEpic Add in all of the arcade mode stories that serve as a precursor to Revelator’s story and yeah, that’s all of the story until Strive happens.
@@ksbabi I just can't wait for everyone to learn what a baller Robo Ky is in Revelator
I've never played a Guilty Gear game. I don't play fighting games usually. I had never really heard of Guilty Gear until 7 months ago. I now know almost as much about that game as I do about myself. I love the storyline I've heard from these videos. I've watched them a few times each. Woolie, thank you. I'm fairly close to actually buying Strive.
Like a wise man once said, "Play Guilty Gear"
Because of Strive, I ended up buying the previous games like Xrd and +R
That shit's fun as Heaven or Hell
Man this shit got mega wholesome towards the end, I've binged all episodes of this explaining the lore and I got so attached to these characters just from a summary of the damn lore- I even got a little emotional towards the end lol. I'm assuming there's only one more episode to go to get us fully up to date if I am correct, so I will be awaiting it. Thank you for these man, you're a legend.
God I love GG lore so much
Also pretty upset that Sin and Elphelt aren't in base Strive after everything in the story. They gotta be season 1
Yes I want them
Give them a break, they're busy boinking and raising the newest GG character just in time to be playable DLC.
(half gear + full gear = a 1/3 rd gear character growing up in super speed.)
@@janematthews9087 She's like his aunt pls
@@DistantFox_ And I have a banjo music playlist queued up just for those two.
No way El can come back. Remember, she merged with Jack-O to bring back Aria.
My thoughts on Ram before: no strong feelings, she’s kinda cute
Ram: *eats borgar*
Me: I love her, I would die for her, I want to protect her and give her hugs when she needs them
*Sees her crying and wondering if she's unique too*
"YOU ARE! YOU ABSOLUTELY ARE!" *Is desperately trying to hug her even though there's a degree of seperation*
*CUTE PUPPY SOUNDS*
GGXrd-Sign- made it obvious that everyone sleeping in Gabriel lol.
"he became immediately upset she showed signs of emotion"
ah, bedman lives on twitter i see
SEVEN MINUTES AGO LET'S GOOOOO I've been so hyped for this lore series :D
"24 mins ago" for me lol
25:02 the best part of Sign's story mode. Fight me.
We're almost there, boys!
Not gonna lie, the more serious Ramlethal and Elphelt moments made me tear up. In particular, Ramlethal discovering herself. That hits deep.
Ramlethal is a character I can relate to: socially awkward, likes dogs, likes hamburgers...
Likes Leo.
...owns multiple swords
That last one was an enjoyable surprise to us all... ;-)
Makes more sense now after watching this video, Ephelt telling Ramlethal it's okay to love yourself is probably the catalyst for this.
10:06 Holy Shit! Ky took Sin's eye reconfirmed for a fourth time.
Its this series that 100% influenced my pre order for strive god the lore is just so good!
god the scene where bedman kills ramlethal's dog will never not make me sob. typically scenes like this are what make you hate the villain, but it instead makes bedman more sympathetic and it's the moment that really solidified him as one of my favorite characters. ramlethal putting her hand towards the replacement dog and realizing it wasn't the same and that she herself is unique too fucking kills me everytime 😭
"I'm not losing anybody else..."
Hell yeah, go get your family back Sol
So what i got from this is:
*Ram is precious baby and must be protected at all costs*
Damn, this story is actually pretty awesome.
Thanks a bunch for putting all this together. Was probably a ton of work. I'm excited to see Strive's story mode now.
Huge THANK YOU for the series! I just finished it up now 11 minutes before Strive goes live.
Woahhh I had no idea Gabriel was such a badass!!
Been consuming the entire Guilty Gear story through these videos! Really enjoying them~
God this series just oozes style from every pore. This and Ultimax are the only fighting games I've ever taken an interest in because they're so god damn stylish. I'm loving this series, because the lore for Guilty Gear is amazing too. I can tell a lot of effort goes into these videos, and I just want to say I really appreciate you putting the leg work in to get these out.
That's the reason GG is my favorite video game series. The gameplay ALONE could potentially earn it that credit, but the fact that every last little detail is cool as hell and has personality is what cements it as the best in my book.
11:00 So in other words, Asuka committed an atrocity to prevent an apocalypse...
I know I'm 3 years late to this, but holy hell this is well put-together. All the episodes have been, but this felt like a cut above the rest. I was on the verge of tears during the Elphelt section at the end of the video. Great work!
I had never ever ever played guilty gear game before this series and I want to let you know that the editing of the end sequence with Sol punching the barrier over and over made me literally cry. Seriously; the narration, the music. That was some Evangelion shit. I loved it. I'm gonna go buy Strive.
you are AMAZING at the storytelling. in the most critical moments, leaving the game to explain itself.. just. good job.
"I never met a being that taught me so much about the frailness and love for humanity and the world"
"Haha I killed your fucking dog!"
I just watched this entire series in one sitting and while i feel like ive definitely internalized everything (as in i wont be confused while playing Rev and Strive) i feel like i'd break down and malfunction if i tried to explain all of it to someone else, good job man
Damn I almost teared up at the end. Thanks for doing all these lore videos Woolie.
Well, thanks for helping me click the Story button in Strive, Woolie!
Ok, at this point you deserve my sub. Amazing job for compiling all together.
Yo lets go.
One week til strive.
Thanks for your hard work woolie.
That Man:that spell can't be Destroyed or damaged
Sol:I cast "FIST"
16:49 gotta be one of the hardest entrances of all time
Last night I binge watch these first 5 episodes. Every single dream I can recall were ALL GG inspired. Good videos.
When you realized that Asuka Just wants to keep his promise to Frederick. To revive his wife so they could be together. That's why he said "Aria can't wait any longer". Dudes been sweating to be Frederick's wingman
Man I hope Gabriel becomes a dlc character in Strive.
This was def the coolest part of the whole series.
this video got dropped in the middle of me rewatching the whole series, feeling incredibly blessed
Woolie back at it again making the best lore videos on the internet and showing that fighting game stories can be good.
I have absolutely no shame in admitting that I cried when Sin called Ky Dad
i bought strive because it was 30% off and now ive fallen in love with the gameplay, music and story
11:34 that voice acting
Yeah it hits hard, poor Aria suffered a lot.
woolie, you didnt have to show how much of a badass Gabriel is.
but im glad you did.
i love the little ram and sin updates.
much appreciated
sol punched so hard it created the microverse of blazblue.
W H E R E ' S M Y W I F E ( C L O N E S )
LETS GO, THANK YOU LOVE UR LORE SERIES
Just in time for the newer fans to catch up. For me, a nice refreshing reminder but way better bc my man Woolie is telling the story.