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Okay, since you asked Lou-Cypher, I went over Dizzy's story mode again (got the good ending...) Dizzy goes over to visit Testament on her day off with Johnny and May in tow. But she senses a disturbance in the area (namely the Justice Bot). Necro and Undine go berserk. Meanwhile Ky has been investigating the PWAB's footprints so to speak which leads him to the Forest where Dizzy and Testament happen to be. It turns out PWAB is trying to capture Dizzy with the Justice BOT or Robo-Ky. Ky questions Testament about what he knows about the PWAB but Testament wants to know where Dizzy is and they quarrel a bit before noticing Dizzy is wrecking up the place...it's Johnny who manages to save the day and take Dizzy out of comission (although May had to drag him away from his womanizing antics with Baiken). Robo-Ky bursts on the scene trying to catch Dizzy, Ky holds him off, and Dizzy has to face Justice Bot whom she mistakes for her mother (Crow laughs at his workmanship being so well-crafted). Dizzy manages to destroy it, and Crow escapes for a bit. Ky manages to make sure she's alright. It's here she begins to wonder at her powers. She isn't fully aware of what it is she's capable of and she doesn't understand the mysteries behind it, or the memories she seems to have that she can't grasp. She asks Ky to do her the favor of helping her learn more about herself, and he promises to do what he can, trying to wrap things up given the situation. In fact, he takes her out to a field to show her what is meant by power used for good and power used for one's own sake (illustrating this in his fight with Sol). Even though neither wins, Ky says she has to decide for herself what she wants to do with her powers once she finds out what she can do. She takes some time to ponder this goes to ask Testament about it, he is fiercely against it, saying Humans aren't to be trusted, especially since one of them just tried to capture her the other day. He also says he doesn't want Dizzy to experience the hell he's experienced (i.e. his Gear conversion). Dizzy says that this is her decision and what she wants to do is help others, regardless of what other people may "want" her to become. Testament decides to test her determination and the two fight. Afterwards, Testament says that she no longer needs to return to the forest to visit him (rather coldly). Dizzy says she promises that someday she will see to it that he will learn to trust humans again. He says she can try, and they part ways. Some time later she says to Johnny that now on her "Day Off" on the Jellyfish, that instead of going to Testament, she's going to go visit Ky and try and learn more about her powers and what she can do to help others. Johnny's a little worried since Ky's a police officer and all...but he says its her decision and lets her go. Ky said in a previous communication with her to meet her in a certain spot and she waits for him here...only to suddenly find that Crow from the PWAB showed up! This time Crow has a new plan for snaring Dizzy...a Boss Order-Sol Drone! Dizzy says she's not going to lose and not going to give up and fights it! She goes all out on the HOS Drone and it overheats, much to Crow's chagrin...but he says he'll be back again sometime to catch her (NEXT TIME GADGET, NEXT TIME!!!) Ky shows up and asks what just happened and Dizzy says it was nothing (hehe). The two begin to talk about her powers and what research they can do to learn more, and so Ky begins to tutor her on her Days Off.

Izuna....oh lol!

Deep-Guarded BB is a good setup for Wild Throw I think...spacing is key though.

Here's a question for the experts: Assuming people were to start getting good at Slashbacking, would that affect the tiers any?

I'm requesting this because I think we need more combo vids for GG2. I want to know how the cast play, seriously. Has anyone done that yet...combo vids for: Sol (I've seen this, though nothing with Gear Sol combos...:D) Sin Ky Izuna Dr. Paradigm (in conjunction with his Servants maybe?) Valentine Raven (I'm dying to see a combo vid of him in action!) Even if it's just training mode, we need something!

I'm still not sure the whole "It's been 40 years" thing Testament says in the original GG is true or if it's been retconned or not. Nothing's really said about "when" Testament was converted, just that because he was converted, Kliff fought him and thought he killed him. If nobody knows what I'm referring to: Years later...

To clarify, That Man merely "observed" I-no as she time-jumped. He didn't follow her. I listed his "Interim Age" because 172 years is the length of time he has been involved in history since the Gear Project began. To put it more clearly, That Man has been involved with history for 172 years, since the project began in 2014. As for Justice, just because she was sealed does not mean people wouldn't be unable to gain access to her body. It's quite possible they took her DNA with this method. Whether or not this coincides with Justice's pregnancy however is uncertain. What is certain is that That Man stored a blueprint of her Genetic Information in The Cube in The Backyard.

2180 Unease spreads around the world as rumors of a "Justice Revival" spread. To quell the rumors and prepare for the worst, the countries form the Second Holy Order and sponsor the Second Holy Order's Fighting Tournament (Guilty Gear: The Missing Link). Justice is destroyed by Sol and other Gears lose their ability to act. My comment: This isn't entirely true as Testament orchestrated the whole thing, while most nations sat and watched. Testament has been "active" as a Gear for approximately 8 years now, although in the original Guilty Gear, Testament says he hasn't seen Kliff for 40 years (2140??, supposedly the year Kliff killed Testament...which seems to suggest either Testament has been a Gear as far back as 2140 or was converted before his death, or this whole length of the plot has been retconned). Kliff is 87 (dies of exhaustion this year), Ky is 21, and Sol has been a Gear for 164 years. Justice was sealed for 5 years total before being unsealed by Testament and killed by Sol. It is this year that Sol reveals to Justice that he was the prototype Gear. The Gear Project has been in existence and functioning for a total of 166 years as of this date. This is also the year Zepp underwent revolution under Gabriel and Potemkin's guidance. Note that Night of Knives takes place years BEFORE this event as May is at least 8-9 years old. (Someone give a date for when Night of Knives takes place??) Finally, this is the year Zato-1's Kinjuu, Eddie, begins to rebel against him, and he slowly declines in health (it is never stated exactly when Zato-1's life ends, only that the Kinjuu continues to use his body as a host). 2181 The Blackard incident (Lightning the Argent) occurs, and a Gear with free will known as Solaria is created by the Blackard Company. However, Ky stops their plan of using her as a command-type Gear, and she lives peacefully as a human under the auspices of the Police force (with her sister taking care of her while utilizing Sol's Limiter). Rumors spread that in A Country a Gear with free will is found. Panicked countries sponsor another fighting tournament with a bounty of 50,000,000 World Dollars to whoever can eliminate this Gear (Guilty Gear X: By Your Side G.Gear). Sol defeats the Gear, Dizzy, but does not kill her. Ky meets her soon afterwards and similarly does not kill her. Dizzy meets Johnny and is adopted into the Jellyfish pirates. Dizzy is "officially" dead and Jam claims the bounty. A few weeks later a servant of That Man known as I-No begins stirring up trouble... (Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival). My Comments: Dizzy is Age 3 as of GGXX, which means that she was born between 2178-2179 (two years BEFORE Justice was unsealed by Testament, meaning Justice was sealed when Dizzy was born). Ky is 22, Sol is a Gear of 165 years, and Testament has been "active" for 9 years (although it could be he has been a Gear for 41 years since his "death" as a human, although what he might have been doing for 33 years under Justice's command is anyone's guess as Kliff clearly notices his activities in 2172, hence Kliff's depression at that time when fighting Justice). Testament, prior to GGX, makes an oath on Kliff Undersn's grave that he will fight for Kliff's sake and protect those who need protecting, this, prior to meeting Dizzy in the Devil's Forest. This year is also the year Dizzy is recruited into the Jellyfish Pirates Crew by Johnny. This year (GGX), Venom has confirmed Zato-1's death (although the Kinjuu still uses his body). Shortly thereafter (GGXX: AC+) Millia begins developing symptoms of rebellion from her Kinjuu, Angra and the PWAB begin to pursue her. Regarding I-no, she has been "actively" working with That Man for approximately...uh...2 years from now??? O.o (she first meets him in 2183 supposedly, alternate timeline) I guess if you were to factor in the time jumps, she'd have been with him since 2173 which means she was working with him for 8 years in "THIS" timeline. (Don't ask me about Raven or Axl...I know NOTHING, their bios are even worse probably.) 2182 Events from The Butterfly And Her Gale occur. Chipp Zanuff finally gets revenge against the man who killed his master, Volf of the Assassins. Serving as the bodyguard of the President of the A Country (formerly the US), Erica Bartholomew, Chipp helps to pass an official cutting-of-ties between A Country and the Assassin Syndicate (Soshiki). A Country also allies with Zepp. My comment: It's been 1 year since GGX/GGXX so things happened quickly. As soon as I find out more about Raven, Valentine, Sin, Dr. Paradigm, Izuna, and Sol and Ky's bios from GG2 Overture, I'll give a clearer answer on how things stand in the Timeline. GG2 Overture has stated that it takes place 5 years after the GGX/GGXX. So the year that it takes place in would be listed as 2186. 2186 (GG2 Overture) Ky Kiske: 27 Sol Badguy: 170 Years as a Gear Sin: Unknown at this time (probably 2) Testament: 14 "Active" (possibly 46 years as a Gear) Dizzy: 8 "Human Years" (Mental Age: Approximately 56) Valentine: Unknown at this time. That Man: Interim of 172 Years (age reversing) Dr. Paradigm: ??? (Probably existed for about 140+ years, considering his mental capacity and the Gear Project) Izuna: ???? (Probably existed before the 1600s so older than Sol by a long shot)

Side note: Gear Pregnancy Theory: Considering that Dizzy’s mental age is 20 even though she is only 3, if you were to calculate, she would age approximately 7 years every human year. Several theories on Justice’s pregnancy spring from this: 1. Fast Pregnancy: 9 months human development =/= 1 year in the womb =/= 7 “gear-year” development This means that every trimester (3 months) would be the equivalent of 1-2 weeks (or less!!) in accelerated Gear development. Meaning, ultimately, that Justice may have gotten pregnant and given birth in a single month! 2. Slow Pregnancy. Depending on how you want to calculate this, it could take from 7 years to 140…we can’t really say because Gear development is iffy at best…it’s safest to assume Gears are “like humans” in that their development is fast if not faster and that only their longevity and fast development makes them stand out. The only reason I say this is a possibility is because certain animals that “have” longevity also tend to have long development phases, it would be a contrast to Dizzy’s development to say that she was in the womb for a long time, however (not assuming Justice is, in fact, her mother here). 3. Human Pregnancy. Of course 9 Months is basic knowledge, but how this applies to Dizzy may or may not be certain. It's quite possible that Justice, even though she was a Gear, gave birth to a human for all we know...we don't even know when she concieved or if she truly was Aria. We do know that Dizzy was born 2 years (2178-2179) before Justice was unsealed (2180) by Testament. We don't know if she was a clone harvested from Justice's DNA or what exactly Dizzy was...we only know that Dizzy's consideration for Justice is that of a surrogate "mother", although the same could be said for her adopted human parents before she was taken from her home village. In the alternate timeline, she blames Sol for her mother's death and becomes destructive as a result, so what her relationship with Justice is exactly is unclear.

Let's quantify this: 2014 The "Gear Project", a project dedicated towards the evolution and strengthening of mankind, begins. However its nature and full purpose are unknown. 2016 Frederick, the first prototype in the Gear Project, escaped the laboratory shortly after undergoing the Gear conversion. Along the same time the rest of the laboratory personnel, starting with "That Man", diesappear - the Gear Project grinds to a halt. Frederick, now no longer human, designs a Gear Cell Control Device in order to maintain a human appearance. My comment: The Gear Cell Control Device is just another term for a Limiter Band that Sol wears...he is capable of making many of these apparently as he would eventually give one to Solaria. Also, these Limiters are capable of breaking if Sol's power is overused. Raven has stated that with each use of Dragon Install, Sol's humanity gets eroded. This means that, in time, the more Sol uses Dragon Install, the less likely he'll be able to achieve human form, and eventually the Gear Cell Control Device (Limiter) will no longer be of any help or use to him. 2073 That Man completes a "Perfect Gear" archetype, sort of the essence of Justice, that is subservient to mankind. A certain major country restarts the Gear Project. Frederick, learning of That Man's plans, begins designing the Outrage. My comment: Note that Frederick has been a Gear for approximately 57 years now (he is not 57 years old, just he's been living as a gear for that long), and at this time he creates the Outrage AS A GEAR, which, although not necessarily an anti-Gear weapon is a magic amplifier...eventually it gets broken down into 8 parts. 2074 That certain major country attempts to use Gears to overwhelm other countries. However, the Gear who possessed her own free will and incredible strength, Justice, had been born. As planned by That Man, other Gears became followers of Justice and turned against mankind. Gears attacked and destroyed the country of Japan. This led to the formation of the Holy Order and the beginning of the Holy War. My comment: Ten bucks says this is America and former Zepp, but since they got dismantled due to revolution, America becomes A Country and Zepp gets reorganized. Frederick has been a Gear for 58 years now, the Seikshidan is formed, and this is about the time That Man set up the Command Type Gear system. Note that Justice has her own free will upon creation, and is considered "docile" when first created, though the way this is phrased is awkward. Justice is the "first" aside from the prototype, so she most likely was sitting in storage after being created, as by this time Gears have obviously been mass-produced in other countries. I'm guessing this is when That Man decided to either set her loose or activate her. I'm guessing that was his way of maintaining "control" of the other nations' military supply of Gears. (If you ever saw Lord of the Rings, Sauron made a bunch of rings for others, but made one for himself to control them...if you catch my meaning...same thing here) 2099 A 6-year-old Kliff is saved from a Gear attack by Frederick. My comment: Kliff is 6 and therefore was born in 2093. Frederick has been a Gear for 83 years now. Also the Seikishidan has been active for 25 years now. 2140?? For whatever reason Kliff Undersn has a falling out with his adopted son and ends up forced to kill him. Although Kliff would discover later on that his son was converted into the Gear known as Testament, the two would not encounter eachother directly until 2172 briefly, or again in 2180, when Testament unseals Justice. It is uncertain if this point in the timeline is legitimate or has been retconned. Kliff is 47 at this time. 2172 A certain "Sol" is recruited by Kliff into the Holy Order. Eventually, disenchanted by the Order's methods, Sol leaves at an unspecified date, taking the Order's treasured sword "Fuuenken" with him. My comment: Frederick changed his name to "Sol Badguy" either during or prior to joining the Seikshidan. Kliff is 79 years old. Sol has been a Gear for 156 years now. The Seikshidan has been active for 98 years. Ky is in the picture now, but we don't know where or what rank he is, at age 13 (Wow he's young!). At this time Kliff discovers his adopted Son was converted into a Gear by the PWAB and now calls himself Testament (though it's possible Kliff killed Testament as early as 2140 and he was revived somehow/converted to a Gear then), it is also here that Testament briefly breaks free of Justice's command and recalls memories of his father, Kliff. *2173* At the Battle of Rome, the Holy Order is handed a crushing defeat. Most significantly, Ky Kiske is killed by a Gear. Just before dying, he entreats Sol Badguy to take on the leadership position of the Order. Additional comment: This altered timeline assumes Sol stayed with the Order and did not fight Justice (for the first time) when he had the opportunity (possibly delayed by Ky's death). Meanwhile Sol faces off with Justice and loses but she spares him. (It is probably during or before this skirmish that the "death of Ky" takes place but the timeline is altered by I-no.) *????* (2182?) Johnny is killed in the Holy War. Command of the Jellyfish passes to May. Justice is killed in the Holy War. Embittered, her daughter, Dizzy, takes control of the Gears. My comment: There is a large time gap after Ky's death (I say large gap because Dizzy was an active Gear-soldier for a year, and that she is only 3 years old, around 2181 after the Blackard incident, leading me to assume she was born/created approx. 2179). That leaves me to believe that the war was still going on and the Seikishidan were still active, despite the death of Justice. Sol managed to kill Justice DURING the war, and this set off the chain of events of Dizzy becoming embittered. Whether he killed Justice with or without the Fireseal is uncertain. Also note that it is never exactly stated when or where Sol killed Justice during this time, just that it happened. It is also not known if she was pregnant during the "Time Gap" or not (if she was it would've been during 2178-2179, if Dizzy was truly her daughter, assuming Gears have a 9-month pregnancy period). Potemkin has joined the Order and Sol is the Leader. Testament has also become a regular enemy. *2183* I-No kills Baldhead, who never regained his sanity, and discovers on his body the location of the Gear Plant, which he took from some soldiers he 'operated on'. She gives the information to Sol Badguy. Sol leads an all-out attack on the Gear Plant, but they are no match for Dizzy. Testament fights Potemkin, and Dizzy destroys the Jellyfish and fights with Sol. Meanwhile, I-No sneaks into the now-abandoned Gear Plant and meets That Man, who is being held captive by the Gears. That Man explains to I-No that he never intended this kind of future when he created Gears. Intrigued, I-No uses her power to jump through time to return to 2173 and change history. My comment: We do not know if Sol won or lost the battle with Dizzy, only that he went Dragon Install to fight her. May and the Jellyfish try to suicide her but die in the process. Actually it is never stated that Testament kills Potemkin, but more accurately they die together in an airship explosion. 2173 I-No arrives back in time at the Battle of Rome and saves the life of Ky Kiske. She then erases his memory (?) and officially joins That Man. (Assuming the timeline was altered, Sol finds Ky in time and fights Justice for the first time) Humiliated, Sol realizes he isn't strong enough by himself and takes the Fireseal (taken in 2172). The Fireseal was part of the Outrage that Frederick (Sol) created 100 years ago. Kliff entrusts the sword to him, saying he is still part of the Order even if he leaves. 2175 With the sealing away of Justice, the long Holy War comes to an end. The Holy Order is disbanded and mankind lives in peace. (Justice's Story Mode in Guilty Gear XX). My comment: Kliff faces off with Justice but she notes he is not fighting as well as he could and he loses, though Ky manages to take over for him and he is somehow spared, though Ky can't seem to manage to beat her either, even with the Thunderseal. Shortly thereafter Sol faces off with Justice again with Fireseal in hand, greatly weakening her. This gives Ky and the Seikishidan the opportunity to seal Justice away. Kliff Undersn: 82 years old. Ky Kiske: 16 (age is stated after he is handed the title of leader of the knights prior to Justice's sealing, so therefore born in the year 2159). Sol Badguy: Has been a Gear for 159 years. Justice: "Active" for 101 years (not known if Pregnant during this time), though probably alive for longer, though that is never specified. More later...

As opposed to what? A wet summon???

Okay so, I'm new to Millia and really am not great at maneauvering with her (I have experience with Ky and I-no now so I'm used to airdash cancel). But, well...how do you do that Bad Moon>FRC Relaunch stuff? I can only seem to do similar stuff with low j.H into 5K

There's at least 3 intros per character in Overture. Three voice sets, same as the other games. Sol VS Ky (x3) Ky VS Sin (x3) Sin VS Ky (x3) And of course the Banter each has is sorted. If you want, you can help me out with the quote listing, here's an example: Also, here's one for Servants: Well, anyway, that's the template to work with...

Where'd all the videos for this thread go? Also, I'm wondering if there's a way to combo, use Pin, pick it back up mid-combo and use it again? Or is that not possible?

Man I hate not having this game, you're torturing me, Zazz....

You guys are nerds.... O.o

Sorry but I still play games regardless of Borkage. Try another motivational excuse some time.

Actually I don't believe Bridget was the "first" guy to do that, historically in gaming.

I don't recall seeing the XXskull in anything later than AC. (Gallery Mode has the clearest shot I know of it.) I dunno if it was ever ripped at all, but I'll look into it.

@Circuitous: Are you talking about the Game Over Skull Flash or the XX that shapes like a skull (you can see it in AC+ Gallery Mode I believe)

Don't ask me why I made this, I'm a fan...so bite me... http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs36/f/2008/287/a/6/Dissidia__Fated_Tree_by_darkside_ky.jpg

So Leopaldon and Gig weren't enough for you, eh?

Thought I'd mention the final cast having been confirmed: FF1 Warrior of Light [Toshihiko Seki] (Duo Maxwell!?) Garland [Kenji Utsumi] (Raoh from HNK!!!) FF2 Frioniel [Hikaru Midorikawa] (Heero Yuy!!!) Emperor Palamecia [Kenyu Horiuchi] (Japanese Raiden from MGS2?) FF3 Onion Knight (Luneth?) [Jun Fukuyama] (Watanuki from xxxHolic) Dark Cloud [Masako Ikeda] (Maetel from Galaxy Express 999) FF4 Cecil Harvey [shizuma Hodoshima] (reprised Cecil in FF4DS) Golbez [Takeshi Kaga] (reprised Golbez in FF4DS) FF5 Bartz Klauser [souichiro Hoshi] (chaos from Xenosaga/Fayt from SO3/Takeru from Muv-Luv) Exdeath [Tarou Ishida] (The Colonel from Akira) FF6 Terra Branford [Yukari Fukui] (Nono from Top wo Nerae 2!/Kagome Byakudan from Strawberry Panic) Kefka Palazzo [shigeru Chiba/Masaharu Maeda] (Narrator Guy from HNK) FF7 Cloud Strife [Takahiro Sakurai] (Rockman X) Sephiroth [Toshiyuki Morikawa] (Ryu from Street Fighter!?!) FF8 Squall Leonhart [Hideo Ishikawa] (Auron from FFX/Yoshimitsu!?!?) Ultimecia [Atsuko Tanaka] (Hrist/Ahly/Leone from Valkyrie Profile 2/Chun-Li from SVC Chaos) FF9 Zidane Tribal [Romi Paku] (Ed Elric (don't call him short!) Fullmetal Alchemist) Kuja [Akira Ishida] (Judeau from Berserk/Alex from Lunar: Silver Star Story) FF10 Tidus [Masakazu Morita] (Ichigo from Bleach/Reprised FFX Voice) Jecht [Masuo Amada] (Pipin from Berserk/Reprised FFX Voice) Man I'm looking forward to this!

The person who translated that is Theria. And she has been in contact with me off and on about stuff.

Gee, and here I was thinking Dr. Paradigm was the mascot...