Guilty Gear Stories (spoilers abound!)

[Mr. Bad Guy]

I think this is the seventh time I've checked this thread, thinking there'd be something new and worth reading. Guess not.

[Blade]

Well, if you have questions about something, feel free to ask, that's always a topic starter. Need to find time and do a brief summary of KoKpart3. - -;

[TheAirCorsair]

Anyone know if there's currently being any work done on an Accent Core Plus plot/script faq? There was one for GG, GGX, and GGXX, I believe. I was just wondering because I have no consoles, but I love the GG plot and haven't played any since XX. I know from the Japanese vids on NicoNicoDouga that AC+ seems much more dialogue heavy. There were just no subtitles.

[danceljoy]

I think this is the seventh time I've checked this thread, thinking there'd be something new and worth reading.

Guess not.

I am patiently waiting for the story translations myself...

[Blade]

Once again, forgive my rough-as-hell translations, I know I'm off on a lot, and some of Venom's speech is as high-fallutting as Slayers', but here's the first sub-chapter.

Knight of Knives Part 3:

World of Murder, Hound's Afternoon:

Gottfried is surprised that Venom is interfering with his pursuit of Zato, but is even more surprised at the new power that has suddenly taken hold of him. Apparently one of his superiors injected some kind of serum into his body, making him burn up with intense power. He begins to thrash about and do unsightly things in the reaction.

Venom knew all along that a kind of spore was affecting Gottfried's power.

Gottfried draws his sword in hatred.

Venom takes pity on Gottfried's pain, confident his power would be enough to handle the situation, saying even his balls would not be necessary.

Gottfried asks if he believes in luck, and calls him a fool.

Venom says it's an amount of faith and trust, and says that even now, Gottfried is not alone. He may not be able to accept it, but the power Gottfried now possesses is very similar to that of Venom's master Zato's. Even now, it's begun to take root in Gottfried's body.

At this, Gottfried despises him, saying he will never be the same as that man, saying he was a noble soldier.

Venom's faith in his master's strength is as a shining light that lasts eternally (in Venom's mind that is), even despite who Zato is (regarding his forbidden beast). Even so, probably Gottfried has begun to deteriorate due to weakness.

Gottfried cries out in pain, saying he no longer has control over the left side of his body.

Venom says that soon the being inside Gottfried's body will take control over his mind. The violent stress will be beyond anything he currently can bear. Anything Gottfried would hope to do at this point is beyond saving and futile.

Gottfried fears these words ring true…

Venom says to stand aside, saying he must do what he can to help his Master, even though there is no saving Gottfried, even if the power is similar.

Gottfried refuses to hear it, saying he can do it. Even if everything was true, even if what he was becoming wasn't human, even to the last, Gottfried would fulfill his duty.

Venom turned back, apologizing, he realized they both have similar duties, and it would be a dishonor for him to not recognize the same dedication to authority by not fighting.

"In other words, I will crush you!" Gottfried replies.

The two return to clashing, their souls beginning to burn.

"STINGER AIM!!!"

Venom thinks he got him, but Gottfried says its his win.

Venom spews blood as the blade slices him cleanly.

Even if his body is no longer his, Gottfried will fight to the last, seeing to it that his target is defeated, even his body is dedicated to this. He no longer cares what happens to him, just so that Venom would die.

Venom replies that even that logic is not perfect. That Gottfried is now under the Encirclement of the Ball.

Gottfried says he has almost reached his limit, but it wasn't useless, as even his actions have delayed Venom from his goal.

Venom is aware of this, but asks him if by fighting, he has any reason beyond that.

Gottfried begins to lose himself, no longer able to move, transforming into nothing more than a cue of his former self.

"Farewell. DEIMMU BORGIR!!! [Dark Fortress]"

Venom says Gottfried's body will no longer function, and he will no longer feel anything ever again.

"Venom…"

"!!!"

"I'm asking you, please, don't just live as a servant. Because for the likes of us…tomorrow never comes. You…already knew that…I'm not yet ready to…"

"Gottfried…fine…henceforth, this Venom will look forward!"

Footsteps are heard.

"How very kind…"

"Mi…Millia..!?"

To Be Continued…

[Mr. Bad Guy]

For the record, I was mainly referring to the posts regarding fanfiction(which I enjoy reading, but not when it's mentioned in a thread about canon storylines). I'm well aware that translating and writing things up takes far more time and patience than people let on, so far be it from me to demand more material.

And thanks for that, Blade. Sounds pretty interesting. But...

"Venom takes pity on Gottfried's pain, confident his power would be enough to handle the situation, saying even his balls would not be necessary."

That made me lol.

[Blade]

Yes, I know....it's a running gag. But he DOES say that. Also the whole "Encirclement of the Ball" [kyo meguraseta boru] thing, he basically is doing a combination of his throw and compressing his opponent into a tiny cueball.

[Blade]

Night of Knives Volume 3:

Child Room of Meditation:

Glass shatters, and Zato scrambles to his feet, stunned that Millia would go so far as to stab him. He turns thoughts aside to call out the hidden visitor otherwise he would catch them himself, he will not run or hide.

The hidden visitor, it appears, is the head commander of the facility.

"Those are my lines, Leader of the Assassin's syndicate, Zato-1."

Zato says it doesn't matter who said it first or for what reason, that his role is to be an assassin, and as such he would allow his target to consider the situation and run if he wished.

Running is apparently out of the question with this man.

Zato replies by saying that night has apparently fallen for both of them (a figure of speech).

The commander says he did consider it for a moment, as expected of the power generated by a Forbidden Beast (Kinjuu), and instead he orders his men to capture Zato for the purpose of keeping him as a specimen (body living or dead), and orders his men to fire.

"I see…DRUNKARD SHADE!!"

Zato draws the bullets into his shadow, saying there's no true reason for him to be here (he was tricked), and that this man (or the children) are not his true target. The head commander orders his men to cease fire.

(Note: I believe what happened was the syndicate gave him orders in order for him to slip up, and Millia wouldn't abide by them, so in turn she betrayed him, thus he learned instantly it was a trap).

"I really messed up this time…Millia must've escaped by now…heh…that woman saw through all of it. I probably said too many things to regret them now…their target was the kinjuu…if I can save this situation, I might end up being called the dog."

"It might be childish, its fine to have a wish too…?"

Gold and Silver:

"Don't go back there, Venom…"

"Before that…there's something I need to know…"

"What's that I wonder…?"

"Zato-sama…is no longer with you?"

"He's dead."

"In that case…why are you still alive?!"

"I…want to go home."

"For such a childish thing…?"

"Yes…"

"For that reason…to leave the Soshiki…to betray Zato-sama!!!"

"YES!!"

"I'm going back!!---GEH!?"

He looks back to see she has wrapped her hair around him to keep him from leaving.

"To go back in the state you're in…you couldn't even defeat me…I'll say it again…don't go back."

"I can't. That's how it is. For you, why would you do such a foolish thing for me?"

"I don't want to kill you, Venom!"

"You must be…mistaken…"

"Even now…I want to protect them…killing him wasn't my intention…that's why…"

"Because of those emotions, Millia?"

"I once felt that way…no, that feeling of not wanting to kill…"

"Then..?"

"—BUT!!"

Venom shook off her hair strand with a flick of his Cue-stick.

"That clouded thinking to save everyone has destroyed Zato-sama!!! Your belief has!! In all honesty I cannot accept this. This same Venom!! Why do you continue to live after this!?!"

"Venom…"

"Even if I weren't an assassin, I'd do everything to kill you now…even told I am incapable. Now…I don't care, Witch of the Blonde Hair, if you do not fight me…I will kill your children here!!"

"In other words you don't care if you die?"

"Even if I'm unfit for you…I'm not mistaken!!"

"I will protect them! For that reason…I'll unleash the full power of my Kinjuu!! Millia Rage, stepping forward!!"

To Be Continued…

[Mr. Bad Guy]

Very nice. Venom's becoming quite awesome in my book, now. This is mainly for character debates, but has anyone read the novels yet? I've heard things like Sol being a total beast with his fire and all, but I'd like to know just how strong he is. I remember reading one of EChang's summaries on the novel and he mentioned Sol making lava or something?

[Blade]

Sol is more than capable of doing that. Lava was evidenced after his second fight with Justice when he finally obtained the Fireseal and had a rematch with her (see GGXX). It was because of this power she was weakened enough to be sealed away by the Sacred Order (on Ky's command). *Note that in the alternate timeline, if Ky had died, Sol would've killed Justice outright in this fight which triggered a continuation (10 additonal years) of fighting during the Crusades, which resulted in Dizzy's hatred towards him.

[Blade]

Night of Knives Volume 3:

In Popla Roadside the Abandoned Dogs Rest

Zato is resting out in the cold.

"How rude…when I'm fighting enemies…you watch from the sidelines…"

"I don't need to help someone who's strong you know…" Slayer replies.

"Elder…you don't need to be noticed to watch me…so what do you wish to say?"

"I see…you make me smile…"

"It's nothing to laugh at is it?"

"You mean Millia-kun…?"

"My hindrance…it seems she knew to escape…but that's not a virtue I'm grateful for at the moment…I feel confounded and chagrinned."

"The nail in the coffin would be your attachment you know…every man's problem, is it not?"

"Thanks…but that doesn't seem to be what I was thinking of…"

"So you have more on your mind?"

"'The way to grant a wish…'…no, even a blind person should be able to see this…I can't give up."

"That choice will reveal itself for you eventually…"

"Elder…thanks for helping me see…'Slayer' is truly a dignified path…I'm an assassin…even if I disappear…whatever path it is…it'll be a path of sorrow."

"You're referring to being a 'host', correct?"

"No…that's not the meaning…it has a deeper meaning for me…just that, regret follows my actions…even now as I'm a 'host', sorry if that sounds impertinent…do you think me strange? The responsibility given to me…is more than being a 'host' will ever be."

"To not stop when hesitation asks…where does one find value in that?"

"I hope someday there will be no need for 'hosts' is the value…and, in that time…at least power will belong to those who serve (not their masters). And the ugly darkness will at last be understood…These are my earnest thoughts…"

"Are you sure that's not the shadow talking?"

"Interpret it how you wish…"

…..

"It smells nice…what kind of flower is it…?"

"It is quite fragrant…it's uncommon for flowers to give off such a smell…or that of sight…that is to say, even among the cloudy snowfall…"

"That potpourri…it's my birthday…"

"Oh..?"

"January 28th…the flower of snow."

"Hold on…that caught me off guard…congratulations…"

"For what it's worth…Millia loved this kind of flower…"

"To say that as well…honestly that's a lot to think about…"

"Heh…she even liked going to that ball—"

Their conversation is interrupted abruptly by gunfire.

"Assassin!! How dare you give us such difficulty…"

"That's my line…for the foolish colonel…I have a question…what do you think of this weather?"

"For an idiot Assassin to ask something like that…"

Slayer interrupts, "I'm somewhat weary of this…now then…what sort of response should I give to gunfire…not that anything will happen to me…"

"It's Zepp's fate, heh….a gauntlet like you is here?"

"Oh…that country's where you're from…"

"This world is wide isn't it…I had an uneasy feeling about it."

"An upstart trying to crush me is it?...now I see. Somehow lamenting a Kinjuu's growth seems more interesting…Zepp's lengthy chronicles appear to grow out here as well…"

"Ehm…why don't we stop there…YOU…being of the old world!"

(The commander seems unsure of how to handle the situation with a Vampire in the mix…)

"Ancient world is more accurate…not that anyone cares…" (lol)

Zato intervenes, "Well, Colonel…try and stop this power if you wish…in fact, this Kinjuu has no intention of fleeing. "

"Hmph…hah…really…for this long war and with my rank at stake regardless, you'll regret that choice. As for myself, you're going to end up as a new medal on my chest. All of you are SS+ ranked foes if I'm correct."

"With the power to defeat gears…the darkness of the world will drain away is what you mean…"

"Indeed…so how about we get started…the truth of the world's confusion can be left here…unlike a battle with Gears however, internal strife among humans killing one another has no meaning…it's inevitable…"

Slayer marvels, "How bold…though this war's 'world of carnage' kills everyone's dreams…it's good you've realized it. Well…I think it's about time…I think I'll leave things to Zato-kun, here…"

Zato turns to the colonel, "Might I ask something first…? I want to know if the remnants are seeking power…?"

"What are you talking about…? You…"

"Colonel…is your 'light' under someone else's orders?"

"Quite eager to know are you…my 'light' you say?"

"Yes. The kind that burns like sunlight. Something that scatters the shadows…to tear and fell it all. So that this world no longer needs Assassins…I ask you if this light will last for eternity."

"Yooouuuuu…."

"I'll take that as your reply, colonel…a world of darkness…to say nothing of the power of Kinjuu… weak beings as you, have no reason to protect it!!"

"True justice has fled to lesser power…it's your country's mistake! COME FORTH SHADOW!!"

In a moment a chaotic shadow appears beside Zato-1 with a guttural growl.

"W-what is that!?!?—A-a Shadow!? Just morphed in out of nowhere!!? I'm scared!!!" A soldier shouts in fear.

"Uhhhh…F—Fire…FIRE AT IT!!!" The colonel barks after losing his composure.

"It's no good! We're not gonna…kill a monster like that…Mommy…MOMMY!!"

"Now…please step aside."

"Like we'd let you do such a thing!! We'll kill you and return to our country!! Fire until you're out of ammo!! Stop him even if you lose an arm and can't move!! What are you doing!? He'll get away!!"

Slayer comments, "Bullets aren't appropriate for the likes of Zato-kun's power. I doubt an army would serve the purpose either. You should just give up, unless you want a duel between blind people…" (lol, again)

"Not yet!! God Series!! Show them your true strength!! Charge!!"

The God Series begins to move…apparently soldiers injected with the 'serum'.

"Hmm?"

"That transformation…."

Several soldiers begin to writhe in pain and collapse, shouting that the power is too great for their bodies to handle. After a moment, one of them fully transforms into a humungous gear-like beast.

"Such a change…they must have been altered to transform…I see…they managed to obtain the power of the Kinjuu. Why in the world would such fools…they might as well be making gears!!"

"Hehahaha…Feed on them, eat, Gears!! This model will be the end of the Assassins!! There is no longer anything you can do, Zato!!"

"Understood! The time for legends is over! Look upon me…the REAL SHADOW!! THE HEART OF DARKNESS!!"

To Be Continued…

[Mr. Bad Guy]

Again, thank you for the summary and answering my question. It seems to only be you who's contributing to this as of late, Blade. Is there anything you CAN'T do!?

[Blade]

Just a side mention, but I'm slowly-but-surely working on Accent Core + win quotes:

http://www.mimeblade.oddigytitanium.com/Guilty_Gear/Guilty_Gear_Quote_Project/GGXXACP_Win_Quotes.txt

These are the official ones from the game, and there are a few things I'd like to mention regarding them:

--I'm calling shenanigans on some of the quotes as several seem to be recycled from older GG games, yet some appear to be new...what's up with that??? (I need to do a comparison and get some of the Japanese arcade quotes to know for sure.) I wish Aksys could help me confirm this or not.

--There were a few "official typos" in some of the win quotes along with grammatical errors, so in this little FAQ I fixed them a bit. No big changes to notice though.

I'll be listing more later, and then compiling all the stuff together in one big FAQ dedicated to Winquotes. Note that Winquotes are DIFFERENT from In-battle Quotes in that they are printed text and not sound test grunts and voice samples. They are also different from Story Mode quotes because they can only be found in Arcade Mode...nowhere else.

[danceljoy]

Thanks again for the contribution. The probable explanation why some quotes are recycled is because of the story mode, where characters have no significant encounter with the others since I-NO first rampage. Or in other words, certain events from AC+ made those changes. One example is the winquote between Ky and Robo-Ky. But for me, they're just too lazy to think of new winquotes X(

[Blade]

It might be that, but I can't leave to chance the suspicion that this game has localization issues.

[Zazz]

i'm a bit of a big fan of Justice (as if you didn't notice), so i did the rest of her's to help out if it isn't a problem:

Dizzy: Sleep now.

Testament: I see. What an interesting logic fault. How do you justify your resistance? You are only a semi-independant Gear type.

Anji: Japanese, I see. Your development is not yet within expected parameters.

Baiken: Murder creates hatred, and hatred creates murder. To tap the energy of that cycle . . . what a sinful creature.

Slayer: Step aside, descendant of darkness. This battle is between Gears and mankind. It does not concern other species such as yourself.

Venom: Did you think self-sacrifice would be sufficient to secure victory?

Jam: You use ki. Impressive for a human, but your output is insufficient.

Bridget: Its not your fault. I must destroy the future that you are connected to. Mankind . . . must not be allowed to multiply. . .

Zappa: You manifest your soul corporeally and use it as a weapon. How logical.

Faust: I have no data on this creature. It will be a valuable sample. Genetic analysis will be necessary.

Chipp: An individual who has specialized in speed and movement? Interesting. I will consider this subject for further evaluation.

Potemkin: You can never defeat me with brute strength. Is dying how you wish to show your patriotism?

Axl: How have you managed to keep your potential resonance confined to a non-Cauchyian geodesic? How did your causality influence end up here?

I-no: An individual who can manipulate causality . . . What does the future want from Gears . . .?

Kliff: Begone, old soldier.

Self: A trick, eh? Mankind tends to want to do pointless things.

[Blade]

If you're gonna help, Zazz, don't be a biased fanboy about it. :P

Anyways, done, and done...

http://mimeblade.oddigytitanium.com/Guilty_Gear/Guilty_Gear_Quote_Project/GGXXACP_Win_Quotes.txt

I'll compare older quotes to the latest ones later. I'm bushed.

[Zazz]

well i would've done more if you asked :3 that said, Justice's line to Axl sounds more like the magi-techno babble of GG2, doesn't it? Potential resonance! Causality influence! Non-Cauchyian Geodesic! all we need is ITS AN APPLICATION OF THE SPACE CURVE and we got a full set.

[Blade]

well i would've done more if you asked :3

that said, Justice's line to Axl sounds more like the magi-techno babble of GG2, doesn't it? Potential resonance! Causality influence! Non-Cauchyian Geodesic!

all we need is ITS AN APPLICATION OF THE SPACE CURVE and we got a full set.

"Non-Cauchian" refers to the scientist Augustin Louis Cauchy, "Geodesic" is a math term for a Dome or sphere of space. "Causality" is just another fancy word for "fate" or "sequence of events". (Read Berserk manga, you'll understand).

I'm sure Suzaku could explain it better than I could...basically Justice is asking how Axl was able to compress his "time jump static energy" into a teeny tiny little sphere so that it only influences him and not anyone else...though that seems to have changed in recent events with Jam/Robo-Ky's...

[danceljoy]

This chord habit...I definitely recognize it... blah joke May I ask? Is the GG animation trailer canon? I need the answer for my latest fanfic. If canon: Who encountered Dizzy first? Ky or Sol? Can anyone explain even in a short paragraph?

[Blade]

Testament is the first "known" according to the GGX Drama CD (second being Venom indirectly due to a hostage situation) and then later Faust. It's because of Testament that Dizzy has such a positive outlook, so much so he used Seventh Sign to calm her down from one of her berserker moments.

Testament decides to protect her, until the whole bounty thing settles down.

This is when the GGX Storyline starts up.

As to who got to her first...officially Sol got past Testament and met her first, then spared her for various reasons, one of them being her asking this statement:

Gia ni wa...iki ru kachi ga arimasen ka?

[For Gears...is it wrong to have a reason to live?]

Ky would be the second to meet her, and was part of the mitigation process that led to the big coverup between Jam, Johnny and the IPF's records (keeping PWAB out of the loop).

One week later in GGXX there would be a big scuffle between Johnny and Testament to see who was truly worthy of protecting Dizzy. Johnny won, officially.

Also noteworthy, the "Devil's Forest" is on the outskirts of where Kliff Undersn's grave is located.

As of now, Dizzy is periodically visiting Ky on her days off, in order to research IPF's database for anything resembling Dizzy's "parents".

[danceljoy]

Also noteworthy, the "Devil's Forest" is on the outskirts of where Kliff Undersn's grave is located.

Gee thanks! And that tidbit is cool!!! And I had no idea that Venom encountered Dizzy first.

Then when does this happen?

"You let her live! You're such a boyscout!"

"Compassion is not the same as weakness Sol!"

Ky didn't know that Sol encountered Dizzy perhaps? And Sol mocks Ky for letting the Gear live while he did the same earlier?

[Blade]

I'm seriously not sure, but like I said, Testament was the first...Venom was actually dealing with Testament by kidnapping a girl who was a mutual friend of Dizzy's.

Read it all here: http://www.mimeblade.oddigytitanium.com/Guilty_Gear/Guilty_Gear_Quote_Project/Drama_CD_Translations/GGXDrama_Disc2.txt

Also, regarding that whole tirade in the animated clips, I doubt that's official. Though if you want details regarding conversations, you can read that here:

http://www.mimeblade.oddigytitanium.com/Guilty_Gear/Guilty_Gear_Quote_Project/guilty_gear_x_plus_story.txt

In all honesty, me and Raging Tofu are sorting out what parts of GGX+ turned out to be Canon and transferred to GGXX...and what parts turned into Canon there and turned into AC+ and so on.

[danceljoy]

Okay, sure I'll read it...again ^.^ Thanks anyway for the info, very much. And...where the hell does that Dizzy post come from!? O.o LOL

[danceljoy]

It's finished! My first GG chapter fic: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5131436/1/

Summary: What if two Ky Kiskes, both dedicated in serving justice, exist in different worlds?

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Humor, Drama and on last priority, romance betwen my OTP

And please guys, leave a review there. Reviews are big inspirations, and writing is really difficult.