History YMMV / GuiltyGearStrive

** Once A.B.A's reveal trailer dropped, fans quickly assumed the reason for her hair color changing from copper-red to blueish-green is that her hair is ''literally'' copper and, much like the Statue of Liberty, her hair turned green from oxidization. [=ArcSys=] debunked this rumor [[https://youtu.be/JUHuhQGQlr0 in a recent interview]], explaining that she merely dyed her hair green as she is experimenting with new looks and fashion in order to fit in with the outside world.

** The reason for A.B.A's hair going from copper-red to blueish-green isn't made explicitly clear, but fans quickly assumed that her hair is ''literally'' copper and, much like the Statue of Liberty, her hair turned green from oxidization.

* EnsembleDarkHorse: The Phalanx Knight from the Another Story DLC. Many fans expected he would be a returning character after [[spoiler:Sin Kiske]] was revealed to be such, but in the end, he is just a faceless knight from the White House that happens to be involved with events. He endeared himself to the fanbase with moments like his deadpan reaction to Sin's version of [[spoiler:where babies come from]], exchanges with Ramlethal, and helping pull his weight during the final confrontation. Calls to see him as part of Season 2 of DLC were loud right after Another Story came out.

* {{Fanon}}: It's very commonly thought that Bridget was[=/=]is being helped with the process of her physical transition by [[SuperDoc Faust]] since some time before the events of the game, since Faust is a seemingly omnidisciplinary BackAlleyDoctor and it would be a nice bit of heartwarming characterization for him.

** There's also a good chunk of players who disliked her for the changes done to her aesthetics and attributes as a whole, citing that she's the catalyst of Guilty Gear slowly moving away from the rock-n-roll and heavy metal edge in favor of looking more like your typical animesque fighter like VideoGame/BlazBlue and others, using her new look and [[{{Leitmotif}} character theme]] as an example of why she looks and sounds out-of-place compared to her fellow fighters in the same game. Others didn't mind with the change made with her attributes, citing that it fits her new characterization and storyline, citing that Guilty Gear is already slowly losing their heavy metal edge before Bridget was released.

* GeniusBonus: A.B.A having a green hair in -STRIVE- may shook some heads, but she's a [[ArtificialHuman homunculus]] created from alchemy, and her hair (which was copper red in the original) might as well formed out of copper, which oxidizes within the range of 5 to 30 years, turning it from bright red to pale green during her absence.

* GrowingTheBeard: When the game first released, its Arcade Mode was (while not hated) considered below average and [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot a missed opportunity]] compared to previous games' "Story Mode", since most of the characters' dialogue boils down to them tracking down and having a short conversation with Nagoriyuki rather than providing any meaningful characterization. Then came Bridget's Arcade Mode at the start of Season 2, which is when the Arcade Modes really started to become a place for overlooked characters to receive introspection and characterization with their own unique story lines and boss fights. Arcade Modes which would come out after Bridget, such as Bedman?'s, Elphelt's and A.B.A's, would similarly be held in a higher regard.