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Has anyone written code that accommodates for Slashback yet?

My response to the Solaria question is that all we know is she was once the human sister to Marina. I'm not sure exactly who or what triggered her urge to sing. I just know her songs gave: --Sol a Headache --Killed a village --Made Marina's legs asplode. --Nearly woke up Hydra, which was later destroyed by the Sacred Order's Satellite as a "last resort". Reference post: http://dustloop.com/forums/showpost.php?p=306719&postcount=441 Also: http://dustloop.com/forums/showpost.php?p=306773&postcount=442

I have a hard time with guardstrings in ditto matches since they tend to Barrier Soul Eater moves and do rushing 5A or 5B or 5C to counter all of which come out fast. So are there guardstrings vs a Barrier-using Ragna, or one who counter-throws if you're too close?

As for a pseudo-realistic drawing, especially with female faces, the nose needs to be as subtle as possible, unless she's Romanesque (Europeans from Italy/Germany/France) or of a non-caucasian nationality (African/Middle-Eastern). Asians have smaller and more compact faces but the eyes are drawn larger and fuller than they actually are to express emotions better in anime. Next time you watch a Final Fantasy FMV, notice most faces are asian models with exaggerated eyes, the only exception being FF12 which used European face models to emphasize the region. This is stuff I learned in my illustration classes for facial observation.

Posting this here since I'm not sure where else to put it, you guys want to see the inspiration for Slayer? http://www.onemanga.com/Giant_Robo_-_The_Day_the_Earth_Burned/4/30-31/

Sorael's is kindof, well, the nose makes her look like a wicked stepsister, a little too pudgey. Lips are overly large too, unless you were going for realism?

Can someone explain to me why you can 6A>22C??? I'm trying to figure out how these combos are done. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyeEz88vJvM also wanting to learn combos from this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XLLIdK0RuM Or at least glean practical non-character specific combos from it.

Since when did EVO = Drinking Age???

Continued from last section: Sol Badguy of the Sacred Order (Mid-to-late Crusades) --Kliff Undersn: Superior/Head Commander, has high hopes for him. --Ky Kiske: Captain of the Squad in his unit...on rebellious terms with him. --I-no: Picked her up during a Gear Raid...saw right through her seductive ruse. Got locked in the brig because of her. Doesn't trust her. Sol Badguy of the Sacred Order (Late Crusades/Alternate Timeline) --Ky Kiske: Regretably was too late to save him, died as a result, took over his position as Head Commander of the Sacred Order. --Potemkin: Joined the Sacred Order and is one of Sol's top subordinates. --Jellyfish Pirates: Captained by May since Johnny's death, they are now fighting alongside the Sacred Order's airship fleet. Would later perform an unsuccessful suicide attack on Dizzy directly. --Justice: Was killed shortly after Ky's death, no information on how this occurred or if Sol was the one behind it (it is assumed), however the war did not end. --Dizzy: Taking up her mother's role as leader of the Gears (blaming Sol for Justice's death), she launches an all-out attack on the Order, taking out several Airships in the process. When she finally confronts Sol, he goes Dragon Install and then the last we see is him performing Volcanic Viper towards her. --Testament: One of Dizzy's direct subordinates, attacks Sol's airship directly, he ends up fighting Potemkin just as the airship is destroyed, Sol taking his leave. --I-no: Watches everything from the sidelines alongside THAT MAN who laments his failures, she decides on a whim to alter the future and officially joins THAT MAN's group. Sol Badguy of the Sacred Order (Late Crusades/Alternate Timeline Beta) --Slayer: Asks Sol why he joined the order in the first place, saying the outfit doesn't suit him and isn't helping him find what he needs to find (info on Gears). --Axl Low: Fell on top of Kliff and wandered around for a bit, made fun of Sol's outfit, which triggered Sol's "bad mood" which lead to him leaving the Order. --I-no: Suddenly appears before him with 'another Sol' in tow, pisses him off to the point he'll thrash anyone. --Future Sol: Somewhat reluctant to fight his older self, but doesn't go easy either, the two fight and both are exhausted...I-no then kills Order-Sol, hoping Future Sol will accept his death as part of his own life. Sol Badguy Former Sacred Order (Late Crusades/Modified Timeline/Current Timeline) --Ky Kiske: Due to I-no's meddling, she saves his life long enough for Sol to intervene, the two then proceed to deal with the current conflict. This does not yet end the war however. Ky later has a falling out with Sol after he stole the Firesealed Sword. This was stolen because Sol realized it was necessary in order to fight Justice on equal or higher terms due to a previous skirmish. --Kliff Undersn: After Sol fled the Order, Kliff manages to catch up to Sol before he leaves, testing his skill with the Fireseal, satisfied, he entrusts the sword to Sol, saying he is still one of Kliff's Men. --Justice: After Kliff's and then Ky's failed attempts to stop her, Sol finally confronts her, she learns he has a Gear mark on his forehead for the first time, but despite this he defeats her and she is weakened enough for the Order to seal her in the Dimensional Prison. Sol Badguy (Sacred Order Recruitment Tournament) --Ky Kiske: Old rival, now seeks out answers from Sol and a reason behind this tournament. --Kliff Undersn: Surprised to find him there, Sol goes easy on him. --Axl Low: Not sure what he's doing here, but moves on. --Testament: Managed to escape the turmoil of the Crusades after Justice was sealed, Sol has been trying to capture him for some time. --Justice: Having been unsealed, she proceeds to wreak havok on the participants of the tournament, even resulting in Kliff's death and Ky unable to deal with her. Sol eventually lays her to rest and ultimately kills her. And as she is dying explains his origins as the Prototype Gear created by THAT MAN. Sol Badguy (Lightning the Argent) --Ky Kiske: Messes with Ky's investigation of a certain rumor surrounding Blackard Company and a village atop the remains of a sealed Gear called "Hydra". --Solaria: The first time she sings, Sol nearly goes berserk, he later manages to find her, and put a Limiter on her for the sake of the people who live with her, and leaves her in Ky's and the IPF's care. --Raven: On of the THAT MAN's men, he gets in both Sol's and Faust's way in order to get a recorded sample of Solaria's "song". Sol burns him to a crisp, but it's not enough to kill him and he escapes. More later....

Is it just me or is the character art hintingly familar like that of SNK-style art???

I uploaded the whole thing on iMeem if anyone just needs to listen.

"Holy Zen!! Talk about your neighborhood menace!"

My only question: Why is this NOT on Playstation 3???????

Relationship Listings continued Frederick (During Gear Project/Pre-Crusades) --THAT MAN: Colleague (Supervisor?)/Argues over various theories regarding the Backyard and the true form of Human evolution. --United Nations: Either supports him as an organization, or he is a part of various other groups doing research on Magick as an energy source. --Aria: Lab Assistant (and apparently his lover.) Frederick (Post Gear Project/Pre-Crusades) --THAT MAN: Hates him for his betrayal and converting his body to that of a Gear (not sure the exact details regarding this, if Frederick is 100% a Gear or if only his body is with human organs intact.). --United Nations: Unknown (Goes in to hiding and puts on a Gear Cell suppression device to maintain his human form. Heretofore referred as "Limiter"). *At this time THAT MAN begins destributing his knowledge of Gear technology to the various nations of the world, and they adapt the technology into bioweaponry.* Frederick (Beginning of Crusades/Founding of the Sacred Order of Holy Knights) --United Nations: Secretly develops anti-Gear technology referred to as OutRage which serves as a Magick-Amplification device, breaks it up into 8 "Sacred Treasures" (Jinki) and entrusts these treasures to the U.N. As a result, the U.N. builds the foundation for the Sacred Order. *A subsect of the U.N. develops by the name of Post-War Administration Bureau, its purpose is unknown, except that they are in the process of furthering Anti-Gear technology, developing Kinjuu and other weapons similar to the Jinki.* Frederick (Beginning of Crusades/Sacred Order is Formed) --Kliff Undersn: Saves the boy from a Gear attack, Kliff owes him his life but does not know how to repay him, instead, he dedicates his life to helping others. --Justice: Haven't met yet, but he is aware of her activities. Frederick/Sol-Badguy (Middle of the Crusades) *is now a bounty hunter, either at the behest of That Man or for some other purpose, seeking information on the current Gear threat, it is highly likely various nations in the world have been destroyed, including Japan* --Kliff Undersn (older): Hears of Sol, intrigued, seeks to recruit him. --Testament: Sol seems aware of him and his origins in PWAB and defection to Gear Army. Sol Badguy of the Sacred Order (Mid-to-late Crusades) --Kliff Undersn: Superior/Head Commander, has high hopes for him. --Ky Kiske: Captain of the Squad in his unit...on rebellious terms with him. --I-no: Picked her up during a Gear Raid...saw right through her seductive ruse. Got locked in the brig because of her. Doesn't trust her. More later.

If you want the "plus" from AC+, you can snag a screenshot of it by pausing the flash movie and zooming in. www.guiltygearx.com

Zetsu = 絶 (also pronounced taeru, tayasu, or tatsu) which by itself can mean "Suppression" or "Stop" or "Death" Sen = 扇 which is simply a folding fan. It's also a pun on "Ougi" or "Skill" Putting the two kanji together bends the pronounciation rules a bit, so instead of "Zetsu-sen" or "Taeru-Ougi" " you get "Zessen" 絶扇 "Suppression Fans". As for the EX Moves, there isn't any major changes to the move names, just input and normal hit properties and one particular branching Overdrive called Mugyou. Here's his full movelist as I collected it. ANJI MITO: ----------------------Special Shitsu [Rapidness] Fuujin [God of Wind] ->Shin: Ichishiki [Needle: Type One] ->Hitoashitobi [One-step Jump] ->Nagiha [Calm Blade] ->Rin [Confrontation] Shin: Nishiki [Needle: Type Two] Kou [Red] (Guard Point) Sou [blue] (Guard Point) On [shadow] Kai [Commandment] ----------------------Force Break Shitsu [Rapidness] (Red) Rin [Confrontation] (Heavy/Linkable from Fuujin) Kou II [Red] (Guard Point) ----------------------Overdrive/Chaos Attack Tenjinkyaku [Feet of the Gods] Issei Ougi: Sai [supreme Skill: Brilliance] Kachoufuugetsu [The Beauty of Nature] (Guard Point) ----------------------Destroy Attack Zetsu [suppress] (Stopping) ----------------------EX Special Jin* [swiftness] ----------------------EX Overdrive/Chaos Attack Mugyou [Nothing's Form] ->Kou [Red] ->Ten [Heaven] (Also Aerial) ->Sai [brilliance] ->On [shadow] ---------------------- *This is actually a hidden normal input for Anji: --6K in GGX/GGX+ (Has voice sample associated with it). --3P in GGXXAC/AC+ (Has a low guard point but no voice sample). Irodori and Higi: Hitori Mikoshi are strictly voice samples from his Sound Test.

Another bit of info from rtl42; this time, the various Kanji that appear in Anji Mito's Zessen Fans. The Kanji on Anji’s Zessen in some of his sprites (My notes in red.) (On'yomi are in capitals; kun'yomi are in lower case. Where it seems obvious that only a kun'yomi or on'yomi is used, then that's all I've written. Otherwise, I've provided both types of readings, just in case.) Air throw (Starting from the fan held in Anji’s right hand, going counter-clockwise) 坤= “KON”; kun, eighth of the 8 trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest * the in-game kanji looks a bit like 抻, but from the context of the other kanji on his fans, it cannot be that kanji 離 = “RI” ; li, third of the 8 trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south 巽 = “SON”; xun, fifth of the 8 trigrams of the I Ching: wind, southeast 震 = “SHIN”; zhen, fourth of the 8 trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east 艮 = “GON”; gen, seventh of the 8 trigrams of the I Ching: mountain, northeast 坎 = “KAN”; kan, sixth of the 8 trigrams of the I Ching: water, north 乾 = “KEN”; qian, first of the 8 trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest 兌 = “DA”; dui, second of the 8 trigrams of the I Ching: swamp, west 3P 夢 = “yume”; dream, vision, illusion 3K 迅 = “JIN”; swift, fast (Note: He used to say this attack "Jin!" in GGX it was 6K back then) c.S 桜 = “sakura”; cherry tree (or its blossom) 6S 華 = “hana” (poetic form); flower 3S 律 = “RITSU”; rhythm, law 咲 = “SHOU”; “saku”; blossom, bloom H 水 = "SUI"; “mizu”; water 鴉 = "A"; "karasu" (rare/obscure); crow/raven 6H 螺旋 = “RASEN”; spiral D 夢桜 = “yumezakura”; don’t know what it really means (besides the obvious), but it IS what he says in certain voice sets when he does 5D… (Note: It essentially is called "Dream Blossom" in reference to opening his Umbrella) 2S 翼 = “YOKU”; “tsubasa”; wing 閃 = “SEN”; “hirameku”; to flash, to brandish 2H 雅 = “GA”; “miyabi”; refinement, elegance, grace j.S 蝶 = “CHOU”; butterfly j.H 刹那 = “setsuna”; moment, instant Guard Point P, “Kou” 紅 = “KOU”; crimson 翔 = “SHOU”; “kakeru”, “tobu”; to fly, to soar Guard Point K, “Sou” (I think) (Sou is "Blue") 蒼 = “SOU”; “aoi” (poetic) 236P, “Shitsu” 疾 = “SHITSU”; rapidly 236S/H, “Fuujin” 風神 = “FUUJIN”; wind god Fuujin xx H/D, “Rin” (Confrontation) 臨 = “RIN”; “nozomu”; to look to, to face, to meet, to confront, to attend, to call on 鬼 = “KI”; “oni”; ghost, devil 623H, “On” (Shadow) I think they may have made up a kanji, here. It looks like 陰, except the right side is definitely 念. 陰 is “IN”, yet Anji clearly says “ON”, so it looks like they defined the reading of this made-up kanji as “ON”. Guard Point 63214S, “Kachoufuugetsu” 花鳥風月 = “KACHOUFUUGETSU”; the beauties of nature (in traditional Japanese aesthetics) (“flowers, birds, the wind, the moon”) 632146H, “Issei Ougi: Sai” (Supreme Skill: Brilliance) 彩 = “SAI”; coloring, paint (should be very nice) Instant Kill, “Zetsu” (Zetsu is a pronounciation on Zessen, that is, "To Suppress" which is the name of the Fans) 絶 = “ZETSU”; not sure how to interpret it, here, but I guess “beyond”? (while staggered) 痛烈 = “TSUURETSU”; severe, bitter, scathing Anji has other moves in his EX Movelist and a few moves that are missing, they may or may not contain Kanji related to the move, only time will tell: Mugyou [Nothing's Form] (EX) Irodori [Color Assortment] (Unused) Higi: Hitori Mikoshi [secret Technique: Human Shrine] (Unused)

This info comes courtesy of rtl42 who cleared a few things up for me, so I'm posting this here as a partial archive, but the rest of the information will be put in my Signature link. This is an explanation on the origin of the Sanscrit Symbols in Chipp's Gamma Blade: These are the Five of the Thirteen Wisdom (Mantra) Kings of Buddhism, each has a Sanscrit symbol that represents them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_Buddhas Top: Fudo Myoo (Acalanatha Vidyaraja) Immovable/Destroyer of Delusion/Protector of Buddhism (Sanscrit: KAN) http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/fudo.html Upper Right: Kannon Bosatsu (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) To Listen/Observing the World (Sanscrit: SA) http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/kannon.shtml Upper Left: Kokuzo Bosatsu (Akasagarbha Bodhisattva) Boundless Void/Space (Sanscrit: TARAKKU) http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/kokuzo.shtml Lower Right: Monju Bosatsu (Manjusri Bodhisattva) Awareness/Doctrine (Sanscrit: MAN) http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/monju.shtml Lower Left: Dainichi Nyorai (Mahavairocana Tathagata) Illumination (Sanscrit: BANNKU/BAANKU/BAN) http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/dainichi.shtml

Edit: Okay, fine. But I play how I play.

I think I'm gonna give 623D>236C>Rapid>214C a try when I get the chance, that sounds pretty sweet.