6th Grade Guilty Gear Season 2: Roster Update

[@pastepotpete2317]

“He’s so cool how can he be so garbage?” A zato player through and through

[@laustandfound8466]

"you hold down back and the whole world whiffs over your head" this killed me

[@leithaziz2716]

This wholesome story about 6th graders playing some Guilty Gear has turned into an engaging shonen arc about the next generation stepping up. Can't wait for the next episode.

[@connorsensenig4214]

frfr it's the 3rd strike of middle school students

[@Eskimofo13]

This is what Boruto should’ve been lol

[@spaxhuxley302]

Miifaust is already the rival character that’s above everyone else, the rest of the class is going to go through a training arc to get at her level

[@Bone8380]

@@spaxhuxley302 If this is a good anime she's the first arc villain rival character that joins the protagonist gang and is an important heavy hitter when they all have to save the world against the REAL bad guy (teacher) at the end of the show. If this is a shitty anime, she's the overpowered main character that immediately starts stronger than everyone else despite the audience never seeing them work to achieve that strength and is only ever challenged by the main villain and the show is boring as fuck because of it.

[@Joshmprime]

@@spaxhuxley302 I think her future "rival " just should himself in the latest post.

[@keltzar1]

The kid's reaction to A.B.A. really shows that goth characters are still big with the middle schoolers.

[@logandunlap9156]

goth characters are big with everyone

[@NaoyaYami]

Turns out chuunibyou isn't Japan-exclusive.

[@seokkyunhong8812]

Aren't they 6 graders? Kids grow up so fast.

[@mycenaeangal9312]

I mean more than that, she's kinda wlw bait. Makes sense to me. Short vivid hair. Kinda villain vibes. A bit of an alt or soft butchiness to her costume.

[@AiluridaeAureus]

It's hilarious to know choosing your mains on how hot you think they are isn't just something I do...

[@zero28ism]

This is unironically one of the most interesting "studies" in the fgc to be honest. Because it does what most people can't do, take a bunch of people who don't know anything about fighting games, put them in a controlled enviroment and see what comes out of it. This guy is a hero for real, I'm always exited to see updates for this particular topic

[@jico5147]

yeah in a way it’s a weird science experiment in the fgc now that i think about it.

[@harrylane4]

Biggest fear is that minifaust will dominate so hard that it could make people quit. But here's hoping it gets one or two kids to hop into lab and crank it out.

[@Trunks_esp__]

Zato player will proceed to change to justice because he saw an singular tier list of the game and main her for all the season

[@erichbauer3991]

@@Trunks_esp__ or zato player goes insane and starts doing unblockables next time

[@Trunks_esp__]

@@erichbauer3991 i will vouch for any player that doesnt own the game and gets the higher placement in the monthly

[@samuraileo1]

if theyre smart theyll ask her how to play. mini faust already has access to the cursed knowledge of dustloop and general combos thanks to her sister. the class could learn alot behind Prof. faust's back

[@Trunks_esp__]

@@samuraileo1 but i dont want that, if that happens then the first timers into the FGC will get completely excluded instantly Not even the teach is too into the game We dont want heavy investment, just that 1 per month experience

[@DragonaxFilms]

EVO? Never heard of it. This is the only FGC coverage that matters.

[@Woodsy2575]

I bet that girl found out who he teacher was and was just waiting all month to show her true power after the summer training arc. This story gets better with each installment.

[@Jjaeger_H]

Holy shit I did not expect to see not only Justice Gal's sister, but that she was also training with her and Zappa kid too. This definitely took a very interesting turn, especially with her picking the teach's character too, and can't wait to see how it develops

[@jamesruth100]

Minifaust has some serious main character energy.

[@MUGENanaya]

real Boruto energies from Minifaust

[@ezraho8449]

@@jamesruth100 that or it becomes a villain arc as the rest of the class rises up to develop the skills to defeat her.

[@jamesruth100]

@@ezraho8449 I didn't say hero energy, I said main character energy. I'm fucking HERE for the villain pov story of the faust that rules with an iron fist over the rest of 6th grade.

[@MUGENanaya]

@@jamesruth100 so you're telling me Minifaust is Kazuya

[@MexicanUppercuts]

I tried to steal this idea for my class of juniors, and my admin shut it down immediately. No fun allowed 😩

[@modernwarefarekillz]

That’s horrible ):

[@CondlaS]

No! You can't make a fun event for your students that a decent chunk of them will remember fondly! Even if your ahead of schedule, you have to bore them out with even more classes!

[@gaben9224]

Yeah I'm honestly surprised this guy's allowed to be doing this. My admin definitely wouldn't allow it, especially during school hours.

[@leithaziz2716]

On one hand, I know some students who'd take advantage of what the teacher's doing by being lazy and trying to get as much of these sessions as possible instead of doing their assignments. On the other, bonding with your students is a good way to build trust and motivate them. Makes school feel less like a checklist.

[@jamesruth100]

@@leithaziz2716 If I remember correctly, last year the teacher was only letting them play if the class did well so if anything it would incentivise the kids to work harder. Nobody wants to be the dude who stops the whole class from having fun, and nobody wants to be at the bottom of the social hierarchy that arises from playing fighting games with friends, so I'd assume you'd end up with a shitload of highly motivated kids who study and practice hard in both aspects.

[@vzm_underscore]

the face i made when i heard “minifaust had been playing with justice girl, zappa kid, and roboky kid ALL SUMMER” was indescribable with how much shock i felt. it runs in the bloodline. also shoutout to the girl who thought aba was hot. you and me both sister

[@turretboi]

Was that the bi!?

[@kiyokiyoko]

in a few generations, this man will single handedly create a fighitng game boom in his city

[@arachnofiend2859]

I could not be more pleased that the first person to come into this classroom with experience is Justice Girl's sister. It was going to happen eventually but this is the best possible way. And she SPECIFICALLY picked the teacher's character! That's a whole family of menaces.

[@topplebc6965]

Now then. Where's the one kid in that class that picks up Johnny and somehow learns how to unblockable.

[@saulgoodguy1840]

“Stop playing this harlot” he says to the ABA girl. “We have Johnny combos to grind”

[@lucayaki]

I got so hyped when I heard Justice Gal's sister was in that class

[@redshirtnumber3494]

This teacher is creating new guilty gear players like a factory lmao. Justice Gal and Zappa Kid were playing all summer teaching Minifaust before she even got into the teacher’s class.

[@suburiboy]

i really enjoy the idea that these kids liked Guilty Gear so much that Justice girl and the gang kept playing over the summer; and as soon as her sister founded out she'd have OP as homeroom teacher, she immediately started grinding Faust. FGC members hate the idea that fighting games can be fun at all skill levels. OP proves that anyone can get into FGs with good matchmaking.

[@absoul112]

Really? I was under the impression FGC members hated games getting “dumbed down”

[@leithaziz2716]

@@absoul112 That's not it, dude. You can find people backseating the player that they gotta "play it this way" with the optimal combos and knowledge checks to truly enjoy the game. Those people do exist.

[@absoul112]

@@leithaziz2716 I won’t deny backseaters exist, but that isn’t unique to fighting games. That said I don’t know how prevalent that is in the FGC, I just figured you were more likely to see people complaining a game is “dumbed down” than complain that someone isn’t good at the game. It should go without saying that the two lines of thought aren’t mutually exclusive.

[@suburiboy]

@@absoul112 Those are not contradictory. FGC members don't want their games "dumded down". They also tend to be condescending to newer players, regardless of which game it is. They also act like the casual side of the game is not worth anything. It's the difference between those who say "Strive is garbage because it is dumbed down" and "anyone who isn't consistently celestial is garbage" I feel like we should celebrate great achievements instead of saying that literally 95% of players are garbage. putting down everyone is not as fun as lifting up the greats.

[@hefdef9961]

i have literally never seen someone hold this sentiment ever

[@FGCbaronkorvo]

So good to see that schoolyard GG is still alive! Can't wait to see what's up in "Season 2" :)

[@sunnydartz8697]

I think putting them on +R is the best way to introduce these lil gremlins to Guilty Gear. Not because I think +R is the best or because I think it’s easy to learn, I don’t agree with either of those statements. But because +R is so ridiculously cheap and can run on just about anything that no matter the kid, they can prolly go home and practice if they rly want to.

[@yvastel8153]

I tried this with some of my students this school year. I offered an auto pass for exams for the champ of each end of term tournament and a guarantee for everyone in class to get a passing grade if the champ beats my guest in the finals. My students from the IT dept now have +R in their laptops and I'm praying other teachers from my dept don't catch wind of this. I was tempted to be the finals boss and show off my pot but there's this one tekken kid in that one class...

[@cosmocha6774]

i'm pulling for ABA girl, she's got it

[@urdimsum7961]

I am proud of this child (minifaust), I haven't felt pride like this since my neice did her first combo in mvc2. I look forward to the badass child's development.

[@Mario_bland]

Fuck, the 2nd generation arc is going to be fire

[@halbarroyzanty2931]

I learnt from the initiative of this teacher and actually got my dad into plus r. The other day he finally learnt how to do special moves

[@m0ckyzo185]

What character was he playing?

[@vanakis]

These 6-graders struggling in +R seasons are more interesting to follow, than most of the recent TV series Second season even got a raidboss nemesis in Minifaust

[@CellHead]

SEASON 2 LET'S GOOOOOOO!!!!!! As an aside, that "what if one of your friends was way ahead of the curve" was my friend stomping everyone we talked to at Halo in middle school, if anything that turned out to be a motivating experience where I sunk in tons of time trying to get better and beat him, never happened but still fun

[@Trigun_Bebop]

Please keep posting these. I don't really get to watch the stream anymore. Without a doubt my favorite segment.

[@lt1915]

I’ve been waiting for the Sajam report on this

[@DrEcho]

I can't get too invested in this. I straight up cried last time

[@caelan5301]

Guilty gear completely changes when special moves enter the mix. Testament traps will become a nightmare, sol will start mashing bandit bringer, and zato kid starts mixing your shit.

[@collabcentral6006]

My favorite part about all of this is that Minifaust not only mirrors some fighting game stories where a previous unknown, powerful fighter makes their presence known to the story. It also mirrors real life, when a random person joins a tournament & everyone finds out how good they are as they smoke everyone.

[@erickp3003]

Wow, that came sooner than expected. I thought it'll be literally next year. WHOA!! Justice gal's sister!! Now this is something I'd like to see.

[@VVheeli]

Starting the post with “Summer’s over, losers” is amazing. Strap in, people. We’re watching a tween Pot dominate.

[@Wintercat1]

The best possible outcome of this year's situation is if the teacher-Faust has to train the rest of the class in how to play the game at a higher level and specifically counter Faust so that the other kids can stand up to mini-Faust, but by doing so he creates the player that will finally defeat him.

[@aktivnyigomes9611]

I'm too a child trying to play Zato...

[@user-dx7ej6cs5t]

I think that my favorite thing about this so far is that the kids from the previous year are all actually invested in the game now that so sick

[@ZzigZaG00NIN]

Axls 5p is truly a funny move I love the first reaction to his moves lol

[@crowhaveninc.2103]

I can't wait for the Tier list to drop. I need to know who I need to pick if I wanna get good at the game!

[@ShjadeNexayre]

The friend group thing is so painfully real. Unfortunately, I'm usually the one ahead of the curve; it's easier when I'm not, because i generally don't mind losing 2-40 if it's in a game/matchup I enjoy playing, but most people I play with get discouraged about double-digit losing streaks.

[@kholdkhaos64ray11]

Back at it again with the Guilty Gear Grade Schoolers. The next tournament arc awaits. You love to see it

[@ungeekfurioso4802]

That A.B.A girl was me when I first touched Accent Core on the Wii

[@arachnofiend2859]

I hope she sticks with the character, she might need some advice on what ABA actually does to not feel bad about it but the most important thing for loving a fighting game is having a character you think is cool

[@ungeekfurioso4802]

@@arachnofiend2859 eh, if i could move around the nunchunk and mash enough to get into moroha by accident, I think she can

[@Gixel_]

I love seeing this sort of thing the strategys and rivalries that come out are always so mesmorizing reminds me of when i hosted a smash bros conference tournament for the little kids and top 8 had 3 aegis players (spamming mythra side b is basically unbeatable if you don't know how to block) and a link took it all for obvious reasons. I think all the kids in top 4 are friends to this day lmao really fun seeing how friendly competition can bring people together

[@gaminglakitu]

I was so excited to see this. I'm definitely excited to see how the meta develops this year and Minifaust is definitely gonna be a contender for best this year just as her older sister. Also great to see my fav character in XX giving girls a lesbian awakening lmao. Can't wait for the eventual tier list next month

[@sachitechless]

I think the best way for the teacher to keep encouraging the students is to encourage minifaust to start teaching the other kids how to play. Growing a sense of community where a number of people want to improve is always a great way to foster a healthy environment where fewer people want to quit.

[@Nofixdahdress]

Minifaust has what it takes to make it. Mark my words, in 5 years we're gonna see a top 8 contender at Evo with that tag.

[@dbz6483]

I’m that local guy for my friend group and it hurts 😥

[@SolidBren]

Very fascinating. Also it probably is the best version of Potemkin in a Guilty Gear game. Especially first edition Accent Core, but Plus R is still quite nice for Pot.

[@kennythekid130]

You should message this guy and interview him this has been a fun story to follow

[@webbowser8834]

"Have you ever seen a bunch of people who have never touched a fighting game before try to play a fighting game?" Bruh I *was* the guy who never touched a fighting game before trying to learn how to play a fighting game. I remember the one time I tried to play +r, I gravitated towards Faust and quickly discovered that FS was a great poke. And that was pretty much all I ever did. My combos were stuff like 2p->2p->fs or js->fs. It kinda worked until my opponent got in and I'd lose half my health to Sol touching me while my combos did, like, an eighth of my opponent hp. Tbh, I've only gotten slightly better at fighting games since then. I play reasonable well at Fantasy Strike because all the combos are, like, 3 hits so most of the game is neutral and situational awareness. I also somehow manage to derp my way into floor 9 on Strive every now and then despite having only landed Pot Buster a grand total of once in a real match (I've gotten several HPBs though, that super never gets old for me). GG Strive is a world where Pot's Gatling combo is about as good as any other character's full combo (or close enough that I can fill the gaps by playing defense well).

[@Zeroknights89]

Calling the kid minifaust is the cutest and sickest thing in this story lol

[@Ef-Eff]

That option select article title was so correct it gave me physical pain.

[@wadewade3790]

Outside of the 6th Grade Demographic I think +R is fairly easy to learn just because of the Interactive Replay Feature.

[@jakesimpson3373]

You’re definitely right about +R being the best game for this class, its way more accessible for these kids if they want to learn it themselves since it will run on just about anything and its like $5 on steam, it has a lot of depth but it isn’t too hard to get into and learn the basics, and its roster is arguably the best GG roster of all time

[@leithaziz2716]

If I remember right, +R has a roster of 25 characters, Rev 2 has 25 as well, and Strive is currently at 21. I guess it's up to preference at that point. Allthough being 5 bucks is a steal. Really nice deal.

[@logandunlap9156]

and it’s got killer rollback

[@chromulus2225]

Also I wonder if it also has to be done from a school appropriate rating aspect. Since the game is only in Japanese and doesn't have subtitles no one is going to understand when Sol starts saying "Shit" to a bunch of 6th graders.

[@jakesimpson3373]

@@leithaziz2716 Thats why I said arguably, I prefer the +R roster, but thats mostly because I’ve played more of it than any other gear game, and robo ky is my boy. I understand why someone would pick Rev 2 or even Strive

[@AMnotQ]

@@logandunlap9156 + replay (the best feature in ANY FIGHTING GAME)

[@GiraffeDGod]

MiniFaust with the audacity to run up on round start and go for Hack and Slash is hype can't wait to see where this Saga goes

[@gamemasterbob9]

I was so excited when I saw this video pop up

[@sigurdtheblue]

I expected this plot twist of at least one player inheriting skill from the graduating class, but I did not expect the circumstances to be so dire.

[@AStat321]

Props to that kid for realizing +R Eddie is garbage after only playing him for one game. True talent.

[@emperormegaman3856]

The moment the idea of a new class came up, I thought "what if one of them is a younger siblings of one of the kids from the previous class". Then mini-Faust came up.

[@bug3937]

Make this a series already please! +R is dope always.

[@MyNameJefff]

Holy shit, Minifaust training with Justice Girl, Zappa Kid, and Robo-Ky Kid is actually kinda hype??? It's like the new generation stepping up and doing what they gotta do to make their elders proud. Hope Minifaust keeps killing it but can find someone who'll eventually match up to them.

[@1finxxo]

Funny enough I’m the “too good for his friends not good enough for tournaments” guy

[@parzivail2104]

This series has to be the most entertaining story arc in the fgc

[@burnin8able]

that bit about trying to get friends into fighting games is me to a tee. I saw a bunch of Strive footage, thought it looked sick and picked it up. fast forward a month and my 3 or 4 friends who had it before me (and played fighting games before Strive, unlike me) won't play with me anymore because I played it nonstop for a few weeks and now I'm a hardstuck floor 9 potemkin.

[@sharkspeedo]

I'm ready for this series season 2 follow ups

[@yuurou7927]

Someone in your friend group who's way ahead. That's me, and I'm good. Like actual intermediate player good. A friend playing strive Leo(8f) won 3 matches against my day 0 Baiken then proceeded to lose the whole day even after pulling out Ram for counter pick. She never invited me for strive match.

[@hoshi314]

oh this is going to be a case study for some sort of research i kid you not

[@sharkbit3547]

Love to see the return

[@s0apadopa]

that minifaust announcement had me fucking hype i cannot lie

[@joefriedman4260]

Dude I've been waiting for season 2 ! Let's go!!

[@gettingmeyer7418]

So happy there's a season 2

[@Colbysrapname]

It's crazy how much more I care about this than actual fgc news.

[@Glennjamyyyn]

"whiff jS but that's a fuckin string though" made me laugh way harder than I'd like to admit I love this segment, I look forward to the class's training arc against this season's villain Minifaust

[@lrdalucardart]

Kinda starting looking forward to this FGC teacher stories now a days...

[@guruguru687]

MiniFaust the Miniboss is my favorite plot twist of season 2

[@Holesale00]

someone teach A.B.A girl Half circles quick.

[@b4ttlemast0r]

Yeah I haven't been able to get my friends to start playing fighting games, and whenever I do get them to play against me, they don't know how to play (even if I try to teach them, they don't learn that quickly obviously) while I destroy them, even in smash which they do have some experience with casually but don't play actively, and then they of course don't have fun so they won't play against me again.

[@xxBurnsss101]

Love this series man

[@curupa66]

Never realised you guys in the northern hemisphere start the school year this late lol

[@Klue_EoL]

I've been waiting for this!

[@oh_gosh]

This might be my favorite series on this channel.

[@coolmedina117]

I really want the teach to somehow stream the games or record them that would be sick

[@alvercrest]

Finally some good news

[@EvilCoffeeInc]

I have never been so excited for a new season of anything

[@LadyViolet1]

Maybe Mini-Faust can be the mini-boss for the tourney

[@strategist9]

School sucks but this is one thing worth getting excited for! Good luck, kids!

[@AzoaR]

I've been waiting for this

[@progamerhennessey9483]

The teach needs to put them down a peg with sol and establish the totem pole early for others to get interested in, and start teaching the vocabulary they need

[@Alex-rh5jo]

The last cohort had a RATING UPDATE, but there's a smurf in the new cohort

[@zanpakutoman4225]

I'm assuming this might go done a bad path if they're calling Faust a cheating character and the top 2 players in the class are Mr. Faust and Mini Faust. Teach might have to pull out the "real" tier list early, to get these kids questioning what they think they know.

[@zettovyker]

Going to need an anime artist to do a JoJos styled intro with the kids and their guilty gear stands.

[@DoctorGalactor]

Recommended: Tier Lists Are Not Okay

[@Triggerhappy938]

Get the class watching Sajam streams.

[@fraserking4747]

Idc if it’s fake or not, this is neat as fuck.

[@omgdisfunny4852]

this is just your average weekly local

[@nailwind]

We got an actual smurf infiltrating the new season!

[@_Jay_Maker_]

On one hand, this is Reddit, and it fills me with pain that I have to read everything from there with the traditional "probably fake" grain of salt. But this series has been awesome from the very beginning and I hope those kids learn to get good. The Faust player had a _literal Anime training arc_ and now the rest of the cast has to catch up to her MC status. Edit: I am fucking seen with that "local player" shit. My Brother is literally my only competition. He's hella good, but not "into" fighting games like I am. (Solid fundamentals, knows movelists, doesn't give a shit about jargon like 'footsies' and being 'safe.') It is literally suffering.

[@17Master]

Dude, if this is fake, then I am still here for it. This is better storywriting (albeit much shorter) than a good chunk of movies and TV series.

[@stormtalksgames]

I want a TV adaptation of this

[@MiQuentin]

Finally it’s back

[@onlyonehere555]

Babe wake up, new season of 6th Grade Meta just dropped

[@swolradguy7170]

You love to see a 6th grader get humbled