History WMG / GuiltyGearStrive

* ''Dizzy'':
** Her choral riffs and soft orchestral sounds from ''Xrd'' will be retained. The lyrics will go from bittersweet to optimistic and empowered, reflecting Dizzy's journey from persecution as a Gear to becoming queen of Illyria and having her dream of peace between humans and Gears slowly coming to fruition, though not without picturing the obstacles that she'll continue to face on that journey. Becoming a wife and mother also intertwines quite heavily with that progression.

* '''Slayer:'''
** With his fascination of observing humans and meddling in their affairs and having been seemingly retired as of ''Xrd'', his song could be about him reminiscing on how much times have changed and how he's content with living life watching from a distance.
** His theme will go all-out with the big band instrumentation like "Jack-a-Dandy" in ''Xrd''.

** With Creator/DaisukeIshiwatari experimenting with different forms of rock and metal over the years, from ''Guilty Gear'' to ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', Fanny's theme would be his first foray into a genre of rock/metal called '''Chiptune Metal''' (also known as '''Nintendocore''').
** The theme being chiptune-based would reflect upon Fanny's general innocence and naïveté, sounding high-spirited and upbeat as the lyrics weave a tale of her unbreakable dream to one day meet the man who saved her life from a disease as a little girl: Dr. Baldhead. She has no clue the very doctor she seeks is now hiding in plain sight under a new identity (Faust), and there are disturbing rumors surrounding Dr. Baldhead as a crazed SerialKiller, but they will not stop her from finding the doctor she idolized and inspired her to becoming a traveling nurse to help others in need, just as he did.
** To make her connection with Dr. Baldhead/Faust very clear, portions of her new theme would have musical nods to Dr. Baldhead's theme [[https://youtu.be/o5ORiie3Zes "Suspicious Cook"]] and/or Faust's first theme [[https://youtu.be/rSExyHXnO5w "The Original"]].

* '''Dizzy:''' One of the most beloved fighters in the series who people were waiting for before she reappeared in ''Xrd''. Story and design-wise, [[spoiler:there's a lot you can do now that she's the queen]].

** Seemingly confirmed via teaser; like how they revealed Asuka in Season 2.

* '''President Gabriel:''' Now that That Man/Asuka R. Kreutz is finally playable 25 years since the franchise started, how about making another major NPC PromotedToPlayable? That of course being the leader of Zepp himself, '''Gabriel'''. We can finally see what this big-nosed man [[BadassNormal is truly capable of]] in gameplay outside of Story Mode cutscenes. If Season 3 ends with Slayer added to the roster, and if Gabriel is added next season, then Slayer could serve as the FinalBoss in his Arcade mode, and we can at last see these two badass rivals duke it out as we've long been dying to see happen in canon.

** His theme will go all-out with the big band instrumentation like "Jack-a-Dandy" in ''Xrd''.

** With his fascination of observing humans and meddling in their affairs and having been seemingly retired as of ''Xrd'', his song could be about him reminiscing on how much times have changed and how's he's content with living life watching from a distance.

* '''Slayer:''' With his fascination of observing humans and meddling in their affairs and having been seemingly retired as of ''Xrd'', his song could be about him reminiscing on how much times have changed and how's he's content with living life watching from a distance.

* '''President Gabriel:''' Now that That Man/Asuka R. Kreutz is finally playable 25 years since the franchise started, how about making another major NPC PromotedToPlayable? That of course being the leader of Zepp himself, '''Gabriel'''. We can finally see what this big-nosed man [[BadassNormal is truly capable of]] in gameplay outside of Story Mode cutscenes. If Season 3 ends with Slayer added to the roster, and if Gabriel is added next season, then Slayer could serve as the FinalBoss in his Arcade mode, and we can at last see these two badass rivals duke it out as we've long been dying to see happen in canon.

* '''Zappa:''' Since ''-STRIVE'' is reintroducing characters who did not appear or weren't playable in ''Xrd'' -- examples include Anji, Testament, Bridget, and A.B.A -- how about bringing back everyone's favorite (when he's not the HighTierScrappy he was in the ''XX'' games) unlucky ghost guy Zappa? When we last saw him in ''XX Accent Core'', he was having trouble controlling his supernatural condition. But in the 6-year time skip, he's finally come to terms with himself and managed to make peace with most of the ghosts housed within him. Perhaps that will translate into his new gameplay as Zappa might be semi-conscious in battle as the ghosts continue to fight on his behalf. And perhaps S-Ko will be a part of his Instant Kill just as before, putting poor man into a complete unconscious state yet again once she is in control.

* '''Venom/Robo-Ky:''' They may function as a team similar to Noob-Smoke from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception''. With Robo-Ky reduced to a talking head following his HeroicSacrifice in ''Xrd'', he might act as an assist character to Venom, with his helicopter head, laser eyes, and rocket mouth providing help for the ex-assassin. In a way, they could function similar to Eagle and his weyekin bird spirit from ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct2013''.

* '''President Gabriel:''' Now that That Man/Asuka R. Kreutz is finally playable 25 years since the franchise started, how about making another major NPC PromotedToPlayable? That of course being the leader of Zepp himself, '''Gabriel'''. We can finally see what this big-nosed man [[BadassNormal is truly capable of]] in gameplay outside of Story Mode cutscenes. If Season 3 ends with Slayer added to the roster, and if Gabriel is added next season, then Slayer could serve as the FinalBoss in his Arcade mode, and we can at last see these two badass rivals duke it out as we've long been dying to see happen.

* '''Zappa:''' Since ''-STRIVE'' is reintroducing characters who did not appear or weren't playable in ''Xrd'' -- examples include Anji, Testament, Bridget, and A.B.A -- how about bringing back everyone's nervously unlucky ghost guy Zappa? Since we last saw him in ''XX Accent Core'', he was having trouble controlling his supernatural condition. But in the 6-year time skip, he's finally come to terms with himself and managed to make peace with most of the ghosts housed within him. Perhaps that will translate into his new gameplay as Zappa might be semi-conscious in battle as the ghosts continue to fight on his behalf. And perhaps S-Ko will be a part of his Instant Kill just as before, putting poor man into a complete unconscious state yet again once she is in control.
** He could be like ''Guilty Gears''[='=]s equivalent to Shulk in ''Smash''; each ghost alters his stats and basic attacks in a way that makes him very dynamic and flexible.

* '''President Gabriel:''' Now that That Man/Asuka R. Kreutz is finally playable 25 years since the franchise started, how about making another major NPC PromotedToPlayable? That of course being the leader of Zepp himself, '''Gabriel'''. We can finally see what this big-nosed man is truly capable of in gameplay outside of Story Mode cutscenes. If Season 3 ends with Slayer added to the roster, and if Gabriel is added next season, then Slayer could serve as the FinalBoss in his Arcade mode, and we can at last see these two badasses duke it out as we've long been dying to see happen.

* '''Jam:''' One of the other top-requested characters in the polls, her current absence is jarring considering how she and Slayer were rumored long ago, and it's taken until this point to add her in.

* '''Venom/Robo-Ky:''' They may function as a team similar to Noob-Smoke from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception''. With Robo-Ky reduced to a talking head following his HeroicSacrifice in ''Xrd'', he might act as an assist character to Venom, with his helicopter head, laser eyes, and rocket mouth providing help for the dark-skinned ex-assassin. In a way, they could function similar to Eagle and his weyekin bird spirit from ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct2013''.

* '''Jam:''' One of the other top-requested characters in the polls, her absence is jarring considering how she and Slayer were datamined long ago, but it's taken until this point to add her in.

* '''President Gabriel:''' Now that That Man/Asuka R. Kreutz is finally playable 25 years since the franchise started, how about making another major NPC PromotedToPlayable? That of course being the leader of Zepp himself, '''Gabriel'''. We can finally see what this big-nosed man is truly capable of in gameplay outside of Story Mode cutscenes. If Season 3 ends with Slayer added to the roster, if Gabriel is added next season, then Slayer could serve as the FinalBoss in his Arcade mode, and we can at last see these two badasses duke it out as we've long been dying to see happen.

!!Season 4 DLC predictions:

* '''Zappa:''' Since ''-STRIVE'' is reintroducing characters who did not appear or weren't playable in ''Xrd'' -- examples include Anji, Testament, Bridget, and A.B.A -- how about bringing back everyone's nervously unlucky ghost guy Zappa? Since we last saw him in ''XX Accent Core'', he was having trouble controlling his supernatural condition. But in the 6-year time skip, he's finally come to terms with himself and managed to make peace with most of the ghosts housed within him. Perhaps that will translate into his new gameplay as Zappa might be semi-conscious in battle as the ghosts continue to fight on his behalf. And perhaps S-Ko will be a part of his Instant Kill just as before, putting poor man into a complete unconscious state yet again once she is in control.

* '''Fanny''': A deep-cut pick from one of the series's side game entries, ''Petit'', who has connections to Faust and could help explore his storyline further, taking up tools from Faust's old kit.
* A GuestFighter from ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'': Just to see the Internet explode, and to test how characters from the series would work in 3D.

* '''ABA:''' Another veteran that's yet to make the jump to 3D, much like Testament, Anji and Bridget before her. Besides maybe Nago, there hasn't been a fighter who uses health as a resource.

* '''Elphelt:''' Another fan-favorite([[TierInducedScrappy arguably]]) of ''Xrd''. With Happy Chaos taking the aiming mechanic, she'd probably be reworked a bit but still keep the essentials like her shotgun and grenades (like how Sin was reworked after Nagoriyuki took the chained-specials mechanic).

* '''ABA:''' Another veteran that's yet to make the jump to 3D, much like Testament, Anji and Bridget before her. Besides maybe Nago, there hasn't been a fighter who uses health as a resource.

* Slayer: He's been rumored for a while now and is a definite fan-favorite. Gameplay-wise, he'd probably stay pretty similar to before.
* Dizzy: One of the most beloved fighters in the series who people were waiting for before she reappeared in ''Xrd''. Story and design-wise, [[spoiler:there's a lot you can do now that she's the queen]].
* Elphelt: Another fan-favorite([[TierInducedScrappy arguably]]) of ''Xrd''. With Happy Chaos taking the aiming mechanic, she'd probably be reworked a bit but still keep the essentials like her shotgun and grenades (like how Sin was reworked after Nagoriyuki took the chained-specials mechanic).
* ABA: Another veteran that's yet to make the jump to 3D, much like Testament, Anji and Bridget before her. Besides maybe Nago, there hasn't been a fighter who uses health as a resource.