Leo announced as DLC. Get it all out of your system here.

[Antaiseito]

Where are you guys seeing artwork already?

only this

 

http://i.imgur.com/VnqjsJKl.jpg

but if you look closely at the shadowy black-grey and orange his more forward thigh has the same circumference as his biceps i think

The black-grey is only the front of the trousers.

[Mumm-Ra]

It's because his sabretooth coat is huge.

[Clousephinat]

I think that most people don't even know what "moe" means to begin with, and if we are going to play like that, at least for now BB does have more fanservice material than GG, but do we really have to discuss these meaningless things especially in a game (and especially in a fighting game)?

[D.R.F.]

I hope sososo much that Baiken will look serious and not fan-servicey when she's added.

IMO she always gave a grim "i-dont-care" vibe instead of "ooh lookey i don't wear underwear" *bouncy-bounce* ...

When searching for artwork of her you lose hope in good style though ._.

@ Leo, hope he's spinning those Blades somehow :D

Maybe with some butal raging lion specials? (not nimble and flying around like Wolf-Valkenhayn)

Baiken's outfit since The Missing Link is fan-servicey to a point. I mean c'mon, she has a loosely tightened Japanese outfit, complete with NO BRA, and no pants. The arm and eye thing are other matters, but Baiken is hot. And there is nothing you can do about it.

[DeadlyCreampuff]

They're not tonfas.

Hmmm I wonder, Bladed Bucklers? Not much equivalent to what they are to be fair :3 The possibility of them spinning intrigues me. And now Chris Rock is in my head telling me about how they spin dammit XD

[MasterXDrake]

It's because his sabretooth coat is huge.

This guy is like an anime version of Sabertooth. 

 

GG has always had a Valk though.

Her name is Millia.

 

She can't transform into a badass animal so she doesn't count in my book:P

[Antaiseito]

Baiken's outfit since The Missing Link is fan-servicey to a point. I mean c'mon, she has a loosely tightened Japanese outfit, complete with NO BRA, and no pants. The arm and eye thing are other matters, but Baiken is hot. And there is nothing you can do about it.

I see what you mean, but i think it supports her strong fighter-personality in a different way than for example Elphelts cleavage does for her, who obviously cares about people noticing....

I just hope there won't be any forced closeups on Baikens missing bra, she's too cool for that :P

Also her outfit is traditional japanese and back then the japanese didn't have that many problems with nudity, they only copied the west later in that regard, so she looks more like a haunted fighter who doesn't care about the social aspects of clothing since she got no use for that.

Obviously i have no idea what Daisukes true intentions are in regard to that...

Though 95% of the fan-artwork is like "OMG NO BRA *draw stuff* ... wait what game was this pic based on again?" which is a bit sad, know what i mean?

 

.. I'm out of things to speculate about Leo to keep this on topic so i guess i shut up about charakter design now :P

[D.R.F.]

This guy is like an anime version of Sabertooth.

She can't transform into a badass animal so she doesn't count in my book:P

She doesn't have to transform; mother fucker has two airfdashes and a better pin than bang ever will, along with dumb almost-unbloclables

[TD]

only this

 

http://i.imgur.com/VnqjsJKl.jpg

but if you look closely at the shadowy black-grey and orange his more forward thigh has the same circumference as his biceps i think

The black-grey is only the front of the trousers.

thank you. man this guy does not skip a workout lol. I wonder how tall his sprite is going to be.

[Ziggy_Stardust]

thank you. man this guy does not skip a workout lol. I wonder how tall his sprite is going to be.

Judging by those short stubby legs I'd say not very tall.

[swordsman09]

I know this probably won't happen, but I really do want this guy to play like Makoto. I just need someone to play at this point.

[D.R.F.]

Why can't Leo play like, you know, Leo?

[Ziggy_Stardust]

For some reason I always thing of Leo from That 70's Show whenever I hear Leo's name, huh, I bet he'd be a fun DLC character.

Hey, whats up with that sword, man? What about a fight?

[Uncivilized Elk]

 but do we really have to discuss these meaningless things especially in a game (and especially in a fighting game)?

"Do we really" have to even play fighting games to begin with?

We "really do" what we feel like doing and care about.

So yes. 

Yes is your answer.

 

 

If visual design was as meaningless as your post non-willfully implies, all the characters would just be hitboxes. 

And if I was able to stomach designs I really dislike I would probably still be playing Skullgirls, which I tolerated for about 5 months before deciding I just can't play it anymore. 

[D.R.F.]

Let's not start a tangent, but skullgirls is godlike.

[TD]

Judging by those short stubby legs I'd say not very tall.

huh... on second thought, his legs do appear to make him look a bit dwarflike. not kliff or king farquad levels, but he's probably going to be a bit less than average male height. or he could end up being tall anyway because screw the rules.

 

I just hope he has some zoning tools. please dont disappoint with another sol, ragna or even celica arcsys..

[DeadlyCreampuff]

This guy is like an anime version of Sabertooth. 

 

 

She can't transform into a badass animal so she doesn't count in my book:P

She can turn into a moon and oh my god why does it have a face O.o

[NeoStrayCat]

What do think what would happen if this Leo and the Leo from Red Earth were to meet each other?

 

They would be locked in a battle too epic for mortal words to describe in full detail. This fight will go on for over a hundred years and take them all across the world until one day, while they are both battle weakened, Dan Hibiki will run in and defeat both of them. He will then be crowned the King of Fighters and be tasked with taking down the evil Death Adder.

Speaking of KOF and the like, you guys are forgetting King Lion/Leo (Shin/Shishioh) from Savage Reign/Kizuna Encounter, not only that, but the Various Leomon from the Digi series, but I could go on, but more or less references I'm going at, lol.

 

(Also, speaking of which, my sign is a Leo, so yeah, it makes much more sense to check him out. X3)

[king of heart]

So nobody translated what they are saying about him in the scan?

I was expecting a loin transformation until i saw the weapons which made doubt that there will be any transformation unless it was a humanoid form.

[D.R.F.]

He could have like a bloody roar command grab (speculating people) where he gets a lion head and pounces on his opponent. Lol done wrong might just look too funny though

[SoWL]

In other news, the guy has eight crosses on him. Pretty sure that's more than on Ky and Slayer combined.

[MasterXDrake]

So nobody translated what they are saying about him in the scan?

I was expecting a loin transformation until i saw the weapons which made doubt that there will be any transformation unless it was a humanoid form.

Maybe hes a lion swordsman! 

 

I swear if they make him another sword user ughh!!! -__-

[AllyOfJustice]

I don't think Hazama was that bad...

 

Hazama isn't bad, just really overrated. DURR HE LAUGHS A LOT AND INSULTS PEOPLE WHAT A BAD GUY XDDD

His fedora and darkness blades is so le evil XD

 

 

Hazama was pretty average, but the Terumi end of his stick is kinda badass.

 

I main Terumi, and he's great. The DARKNESS power and generic villain laugh is pretty good.

 

 

I'd say Hazama is a better villain than I-no, honestly.

Also, retroactively applying overused memes doesn't do anyone favours (BRIDGET ISN'T A GIRL WOW SO ANIME TRAPS AMIRITE)

 

Hazama is a better villain because he's more fleshed out and obnoxious. The problem with GG characters is that they're one-dimensional compared to BB characters. BB's longer story mode, gag reels, all that really makes the characters better. The writing is shit, but at least there are a lot of character interactions. I think if I-No had her own long story mode that actually stayed consistent (GG's writing is also shit) she would actually be just as good of a villain.Didn't I-No in one of the timelines lure a young Ky to get eaten by a Gear and she got off to his screams or whatever? Also, Hazama cut off Ragna's arm in the past. I-No literally took Sol to the past and made him kill his past self. If I-No was more fleshed out as a character, I'm pretty sure she would be just as villainous as Hazama.

 

Hazama/Terumi is a cackling monkey that insults everyone around him. I-No is the same way, but I think she was so bad that it was censored in arcades. Also, her comment to May about drinking Johnny's milk was very amusing. She's voiced by Kikuko Inoue which is a big plus in my book.

 

Also, about Bridget. He wasn't made because of overused memes. Go to the 15 min mark >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvQBGTvJrpg Daisuke commented about him.

Ishiwatari just wanted to make a character that was more unique. You don't see a lot of yoyo-wielding catholic nun boys that fight with burning bladed teddy bears in fighting games. So I consider Bridget unique. Blazblue is even more guilty of this with Amane. By the time Amane came out the "trap" trope was even more overused in comparison to when Bridget first appeared. Also don't talk shit about Bridget when the main heroine of Blazblue is just a boring version of him design-wise. (Also crossed with Sion from Melty Blood)

[AllyOfJustice]

I swear if they make him another sword user ughh!!! -__-

 

Yeah, getting real tired of these sword users. I want another grappler. Or at least a boxer/kung fu guy. I think the Guilty Gear team needs more creativity.

[D.R.F.]

Yeah, getting real tired of these sword users. I want another grappler. Or at least a boxer/kung fu guy. I think the Guilty Gear team needs more creativity.

We got a nigga in a bed. Like seriously what do you mean by "need more creativity? " what is a character whose gameplan revolves around reads and getting SPDs on people gonna do for creativity? Unless of course you give him a gun:p