History Analysis / GuiltyGear

* '''Guilt and Atonement''' – Sol, Testament and Faust. They have committed mistakes that cost the lives of many people, and these three live to atone. Sol travels in search of That Man to have his revenge and hunts Gears to make up for his involvement in their creation. Testament protects Dizzy and his forest, as they came to the conclusion that living would be harder than dying. And Faust travels the world to cure people of all kinds of sicknesses, whether it is physical or emotional. Regarding That Man, his plan and real intention is still a huge mystery.

Many characters in GG have sad, harsh, broken or shameful backgrounds: Dr. Baldhead was a serial killer, Ky was a child soldier, Millia was an assassin and was emotionally manipulated, Testament slaughtered countless people against his will, Potemkin was a slave, Venom is a homosexual who is hopelessly in love with an evil person who will never love him back, Chipp was a drug addict and Eddie is a beast struggling to extend his very short life while looking for a purpose. But despite all of these, most GG characters do not live in the past and looks forward to the future.
--> '''Testament:''' But that nightmare ended, and now even though a Gear he wants to live as a human... and that Gear Testament was reborn.

* '''Guilt and Atonement''' – Sol, Testament and Faust. They have committed mistakes that cost the lives of many people, and these three live to atone. Sol travels in search of That Man to have his revenge and hunts Gears to make up for his involvement in their creation. Testament protects Dizzy and his forest, as he came to the conclusion that living would be harder than dying. And Faust travels the world to cure people of all kinds of sicknesses, whether it is physical or emotional. Regarding That Man, his plan and real intention is still a huge mystery.

* Testament seems to have elements of voodoo, paganism, witchcraft and primal religious blood ritual incorporated into him. He has killed a lot of people in the past and is atoning for his schemes. His Gear conversion can be used as a metaphor for a deal with the devil.

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Specific Real-Life Issues in ''GuiltyGear'':

* The Backyard represents hell,

* The trailer of ''GGX'' took some passages from the Bible, notably, from Revelations which is a prophecy on the end of times. In the story, the Gears were given a "humanity extermination" order by Justice.

--> '''Venom:''' "Market competitors"?

** He has lived a long time, has a huge life experience and knows reality

* '''Guilt and Atonement''' – Sol, Testament and Faust. They have committed mistakes that cost the lives of many people, and both live to atone. Sol travels in search of That Man to have his revenge while Testament protects Dizzy and his forest and Faust travels the world to cure people of all kinds of sicknesses, whether it is physical or emotional. Regarding That Man, his plan and real intention is still a huge mystery.

** On the lost of innocence, we have Millia and Venom. Both were orphans and it is stated that Venom is kind and pure, making him unsuitable to be an assassin. However Zato’s charm worked its way on the two and their devotion to him led them into committing crimes for his sake. Baiken also witnessed the death of her parents by the Gears, and her life is now bent on revenge. Ky’s relationship and fatherhood to a Gear can also count as his human need for love restricts him of freedom he barely had.

* '''Hope''' – Ky, Chipp, Millia and Venom. Ky’s favorite word is “hope” as he clearly carved it in his belt, and his belief in it inspired the knights to win the war. Although Chipp is simple and absolutely funny, he was a former drug addict and his master who saved him from that kind of life is killed. After this, we see in AC that Chipp wants to run for presidency to help the populace. It is hilarious and stupid, but we see how optimistic he is despite the world’s state. Millia, despite having a lot of guilt, fights for her life and treasures it so the people she killed will not be forgotten, she is similar to Testament and both of them are inspired by children and the future ahead of them.

* Testament seems to have elements of voodoo, paganism, witchcraft and primal religious blood ritual incorporated into him. He has killed a lot of people in the past and is atoning for his scenes. His Gear conversion can be used as a metaphor for a deal with the devil.

The population is recovering from the war that ended five years prior to the first game. It seems that only European countries were able to recover well or protect themselves more effectively. The In Ky Kiske’s story, it is stated that Europe organized itself into three main kingdoms to unify the fragmented groups; also, Europe becomes a melting pot for different races, cultures and religions. Countries like the USA got dissolved or restructured while others have vanished. The United Nations becomes a world government, granted with political, economic and judicial power. It established an International Police Force that has the authority over any nation or area to exercise international laws and regulations like the banning of old technology or "Black Tech." The Post War Administration Bureau, which has been hiding from the public even during the war, has allies from the UN, has strong ties with the Assassin's Guild, collects Gears and Japanese people and experiments on them. The nation of Zepp, wanting to preserve science, isolated themselves in a floating continent away from the UN's influence.

* '''War, refugees and state formation'''- During the events of the first game, a successful revolution in Zepp, led by the now president Gabriel, freed slaves like Potemkin, establishing a democratic and transparent government in the process. The Crusades left people state-less and Europe is the ideal place for migration. In response to this influx of migrants from different cultures, the UN reorganized Europe into three kingdoms, Illyria being the capital. Another possible reason for the reorganization of Europe is to uphold democracy through elections, as various kingdoms apparently do not hold them.

--> '''Venom:''' "Market competitors"

---> [[TheBible Revelations 10:1-6]] NIV