Guilty Gear Strive

This guide provides a detailed Table of Contents for Guilty Gear Strive, outlining all sections of the walkthrough and reference material.

Sections Covered:

1. LEGAL
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
3. BASE STORY OF GUILTY GEAR X
4. INTRODUCTION
5. CONVENTIONS
   • Command Notation
   • Notation
   • Comments
   • Hit Levels
   • Format
   • Button Layout
6. SYSTEM
   • Movement (Walking, Dashing, Running, Jumping)
   • Attack Effects (Attack Ranges, Guard Damage, Guard Gauge, Counter Hits, Character Defense, Damage Scaling, Move Stun)
   • Tension Gauge System (Increasing Tension, Overdrive Attack, Dead Angle Attack, Faultless Defense, Instant Kill, Roman Cancel, Negative Penalty)
   • Other Elements (Dust Attack, Sweep, Tech (Ukemi), Instant Block, Dizzies, Throws, Taunt & Respect)
   • Combo System (Beat, Gatling Combination, 2-1, Off The Ground, Links, Trades, Gravity Effects)
   • Advanced Tactics (Buffering, Dash Break, Jump Set, Faultless Defense Cancel)
7. FIGHTERS
   • Anji Mito
   • Axl Low
   • Baiken
   • Chipp Zanuff
   • Dizzy (SECRET)
   • Faust
   • Jam Kuradoberi
   • Johnny
   • Ky Kiske
   • May
   • Millia Rage
   • Potemkin
   • Sol Badguy
   • Testament (SECRET)
   • Venom
   • Zato-1ONE
8. EXTRA STUFF
   • Secret Characters
   • Alternate Costumes
   • Survival Mode
   • GG Mode
   • Special Fight Intros
   • Watch Mode
9. PROFILES
10. CREDITS

Alright, let's break down the core story of Guilty Gear X. It all kicks off in the year 2180, not too long after the big showdown where Justice, the ultimate Gear threat, was finally taken down. With their leader gone, the remaining Gears were pretty much wiped out, and humanity thought they were finally safe from that whole Gear menace.

But hold up, because less than a year later, things get weird. A new Gear pops up, and this one's different. It's functioning perfectly, which is odd since it should be lost without Justice's command. It's not causing trouble, no civilians are getting hurt, but here's the kicker: attempts to take it down have failed miserably. This Gear is seriously powerful, and the military is struggling to even keep tabs on it, let alone eliminate it. Casualties are mounting, and nobody knows why this Gear is acting so independently.

Normally, Gears are just biological weapons programmed to follow orders. Without a commander, they're supposed to go passive, like empty shells. Justice even wiped their memories, so they shouldn't be able to do anything on their own – not even basic survival stuff. They're supposed to be completely reliant on Justice's commands to function.

So, you can imagine why this Gear acting like it has a mind of its own freaked everyone out. The fear of a second Justice rising, plus rumors that countries are building their own Gears for war, really stoked the flames of anti-Gear feelings. People were desperate to protect the peace they'd fought so hard for.

To top it all off, there's a massive bounty on this rogue Gear: 500,000 World Dollars for whoever can destroy it. That's a huge incentive, and it really sets the stage for the conflicts to come.

Once in a while, a game comes along that deserves attention, warrants a second look, and demands respect. Knowing hardly anything about Guilty Gear Strive other than the fact that I didn't care for its predecessor, my interest grew as I began to hear of the huge following it had in Japan. Once the game was released, all of my hopes were satisfied and my appreciation has only grown as I play it. This document has been put together to help beginning players; to compile all that has been learned for myself as well as others; and to show skeptics what they are missing.

Guilty Gear Strive is the game that raises the bar.