GUILTY GEAR LORE: Heaven Or Hell: Duel 1 [Timeline Before GG1]

[@WoolieVersus]

Sorry about the loud audio mixing! I was feeling the music too hard. I will be more careful about it in future parts.

[@TheGamer279]

I was jamming to it ngl. GG music is so good I don't blame you lol

[@findersjeepers7298]

Yo woolz for future parts, could you put on screen the source of each part of the lore for the masochists watching please? Part of me wants to do a deep dive after watching this

[@Ayoken007]

Appreciate it! That was my only nitpick of the whole thing. I love this series to death overall ever since I played the Japanese demo on the Playstation Underground disk they used to send out monthly back in ye olden days. It is fascinating to finally see everything in a coherent timeline like this.

[@ShinobiPhoenix-YT0]

Nah, son! You started the video off with THE EXACT RIGHT SONG. Vortex Infinitum is my glory and my lord.

[@bklynbighousebeast7786]

May we have another please please please!!!!!

[@ohuckabee]

Even though the Guilty Gear timeline begins in 1221, I'm saddened to discover that "Roman Cancel" isn't a horrible mistranslation of "the fall of Byzantium."

[@tsarzamancorpdna]

Dude I'd loose my shit if Slayer was Khan Krum the Roman Slayer because of all te Roman cancels

[@kbg-]

Alright, that one got me.

[@novikovPrinciple]

Now every time I hear "Roman Cancel", in my head will echo the phrase "Istanbul, not Constantinople".

[@kamarured7692]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@DydraLIVE]

@@tsarzamancorpdna Khan Krum died 400~500 years before that.

[@chrissanchez2351]

"That's right Justice, I am the Guilty Gear 1998 for the PlayStation" has to be my favorite quote from Sol

[@trentsprigler1420]

He didn't say that

[@Tankirb]

that's actually a mistranslation. In the Japanese version, he says " レタスは私の好きな食べ物です" which roughly translates to TRANS RIGHTS

[@prawn1717]

@@Tankirb Fuck yeah

[@malum9478]

@@Tankirb truuuuu

[@Nouxatar]

@@Tankirb HELLLLLL YEAHHHHHH

[@jorgamund07]

"Man, technology is bad, let's get rid of all this risky stuff." _4 years later_ TIME FOR RADICAL GENETIC ENGINEERING, NO LIMITS, LET'S GOOOOOOOO!

[@Terithian]

But it's *magic* genetic engineering, so it's okay!

[@DaviddeBergerac]

Honestly it's pretty realistic

[@android19willpwn]

and there were no problems for 50 years

[@jorgamund07]

@@android19willpwn There were immediate problems, the facility got destroyed with the first test subject and they stopped. It just took 40-50 years for them to try again. From which we get the popular saying, "if at first you don't cause an apocalypse, try, try again".

[@crisgit_g]

I just heard Dotodoya in the "LET'S GOOOOOO!" part. lmfao

[@FryIronicMemeFace]

This is just a 30 minute essay on why we need a Guilty Gear anime.

[@EagleCeres]

it already has a season 3... it's called XRD story mode

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

Or an open world RPG series but with fighting game combat, set during the war!

[@ceresbane]

open world rpg and animu are terrible ideas. The you try you will fail to meet expectations. As is the nature of narratives made through piece meal lore. Everyone has a version of the story in the their heads. Events occurs but in what exact ways is in the head of everyone's mind. Kinda like 40k lore really. Also Y2K caused mass technophobia... So I conclude the world of GG are full of literal imbeciles.

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

@@ceresbane But that is exactly what Elder Scrolls fans loved about Elder Scrolls lore, and it is mostly an open world RPG series. It was at it's best when most of the lore was gleaned from npcs of rival alignments giving you their version of the truth, and lore books that often contradict each other at points or are fictional works within the fictional world. That is how lore should work because that is how what we call 'reality' and 'knowledge' also works in the real world.

[@ceresbane]

@@ANPC-pi9vu It wouldn't work for GG however. The point of the cast is that they are exceptional beyond any mortal pleb in the universe. If you were a OC in those times you would never EVER be able to do anything close to what they achieve or you'd be a main character too. And no you can't play the, your deeds were never in recorded history crap. Because even secret societies are recorded in the lore.

[@N00BSYBORG]

That's right Sol fans. Giga Chad Sol Badguy was a HUGE nerd the entire time.

[@xShortRangex]

YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

[@SophistictaedDevil]

Yeah, we kinda knew already lol

[@N00BSYBORG]

@@SophistictaedDevil Maybe you did but a majority of the GG's "community" doesn't even play GG and even less people know the lore. Woolie wouldn't be doing this series if they did.

[@AquaticLotus7552]

HOLY SHIT THEN THAT MUST MEAN HE HAS BECOME THE ULTIMATE LIFE FORM

[@SophistictaedDevil]

@@N00BSYBORG Im just glad that he's not only a Gorilla, but a fucking genius Gorilla

[@kyousakee]

That moment you learn the flavor text on their belts had actual backstory and is a fashion trend among knights set by the rivals.

[@Doomroar]

Then there's May, she is just a pirate, and that's about it.

[@krodmandoon3479]

@@Doomroar Uh, no, she's *also* secretly Japanese. Ok *now* that's it.

[@Gustavozxd13]

the fact that Jhonny was already in jail before the games is the icing on the cake tho

[@kyousakee]

@@Gustavozxd13 So that explains why he isn't in game. Back in 1999 when I played the first game, I was legit curious on how badass Johnny was since May kept talking about him whenever she wins a match.

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

HOLY ORDER TESTAMENT WHEN?!

[@rept7]

660 permitted spells and 6 forbidden spells is so on the nose, but I love how much it means they leaned into their aesthetic.

[@doncinati7644]

Thankfully I wasn’t the only one who went: 👁👄👁 how slick, Daisuke

[@mustysmells817]

When you ship your friends so hard you turn them into literal gods so they can be OTP for eternity.

[@ApexGale]

I'm honestly hoping aria is the last character

[@enveritas4948]

@@ApexGale Wasn't Aria used to make Justice somehow?

[@ApexGale]

@@enveritas4948 Yes, that's correct. But in the events of Xrd Rev2, we find out that Jack-O was an imperfect clone of Aria with her memories. At the end of Rev2 Jack-O fuses with Justice and it revives Aria.

[@zero123alpha6]

@@ApexGale ok

[@TheJungaBoon]

Why is this giving me Kingdom Hearts vibes?

[@timesstopdinosaur]

The fact that this is sponsored by Arc systems is amazing.

[@Ashsaber5]

Absolutely.

[@night1952]

They really want people up to date before Strive launches. They're also uploading the whole Xrd story mode in their channel and stuff.

[@KTH96]

Woolie is finally canon.

[@Harril8265]

@@KTH96 Yeah, that was confirmed when Nagoriyuki was teased. jk

[@rsotuyo15]

How do you know?

[@Akaritomi]

"Sol Badguy is THE guilty gear." Me: OOhhhh... so the title is literally Sol himself

[@acscw8408]

It's Daisuke LOL

[@mushinjedi6526]

I did the Leonardo DiCaprio pointing at the tv gif when he said this

[@CHOUSASUKE]

That was literally my reaction 😱😱😱

[@mirror2922]

Ohhh right because he started it and he himself is a gear and is taking measures to correct the actions his research spurred on. Ohhhh shit

[@athy8763]

i fucking wheezed

[@Solidus113]

An absolutely monumental task, trying to make sense of and form a complete timeline for the Guilty Gear series, but the first and most difficult video is finally completed. Everyone please enjoy.

[@Lavrohas]

Thank you very much for your service

[@6lbsofshrimp]

You did a fantastic job editing this. It's clear to understand but still stylish. Amazing work.

[@gg.no.re.]

wait until you find out about Tom Oliver's PCP University Lecture on the Guilty Gear timeline ;)

[@iker-jk2096]

@@gg.no.re. I mean, that video also have some questionable stuff. It's very good, but not perfect

[@CarlTheSpud]

@@iker-jk2096 im sure plenty of folks have their hand raised after this video. It is the most streamlined version of events of the tournament and things before that. This wont be the toughest video though. Not even close.

[@samfivedot]

Man Kliff Undersn is a beast. Even Justice was like "Damn, this dude is legit"

[@skyslashnova4308]

"Today I am going to fight Kliff Undersn." "Damn. Kliff got hands."

[@guitaroach]

Man Sol Badguy is a beast. Even Justice and Kliff were like "Damn, this dude is legit"

[@dr.vikyll7466]

​@@skyslashnova4308 bruh I aint posting that shit, I get my ass beat

[@ghhn4505]

"Sol Badguy *is* The Guilty Gear." That's a line that by all accounts should sound like a cheesy meme, but the way you delivered it gave me genuine chills. Bravo, thanks for showing everyone how sick Guilty Gear lore is.

[@tylergregoire1763]

As a person who knows this story pretty well, all I can ask is why you would do this to yourself.

[@Hakokoro]

Sponsered by Arc Sys,so money.

[@KylePhantasm]

So is it true Sol is Dizzy's dad?

[@CarlTheSpud]

@@KylePhantasm Assuming Justice is actually Aria then yes. There is more content that supports this theory than reject it.

[@kamarured7692]

@@CarlTheSpud watch the story mode of XRD revelator, it shows justice as Aria

[@KylePhantasm]

@@CarlTheSpud ahh ok, thanks

[@nickoluspatraszewski7768]

21:10 Kliff: "All these child soldiers sure do make me feel guilty, I'm gonna head out" Also Kliff: "Here child soldier! Take control/responsibility for everything wontcha?"

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

16, isn't considered child soldier anymore. also, those child soldiers were a necessary evil for the survival of mankind, and who better to succeed you than a soldier that you raised who understands your organization so well?

[@eliasmagus5086]

Ky was 16 that's not a child soldier

[@dudenamedzelda3179]

Just like Willy Wonka.

[@rainer9931]

"This video series is pretty long, but I love Guilty Gear enough to want to learn more about it. Besides, how bad could it be?" "1221 A.D. The end of the Fifth Crusade" "Oh"

[@azzyasbourne9107]

And then it skips right to the end of WWII immediately after. Lmao.

[@arbitarious]

Bro wtf I don’t know shit about European history. 😭😭

[@gibusgamer93]

"Man, I feel bad about all these child soldiers. I should retire and give all my responsibilities to a 16-year old orphan."

[@masterxl97]

Yes, Woolie. Expose it. Reveal this series’ stupid awesome lore to the whole world!

[@funaccount7665]

the problem with the guilty gear story is that most of the plot early on was and still kinda is stuck in japan in the form of novels ,drama cd's and manga that never made it's way over and so it that's why it feels like a puzzle when trying to make sense of the lore.

[@blackpants7385]

Only a good portion of those missing pieces don't really matter to the main plot.

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

Wait wait wait... there's official manga?!

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

@@blackpants7385 Doesn't matter to my world building boner.

[@runefaustblack]

Kinda funny that Japan doesn't exist anymore in the GG universe xD

[@Dracobyte]

Fortunately now we have Woolie to tell us the full lore!

[@gearhead6042]

22:25 Sorry to leave another correction comment, but Illyria wasn't founded during the immediate post-crusades period. The UN would slowly build itself back up using Interpol as a method of enforcement but Illyria itself wouldn't be founded until a couple years after GGX. Hence why Ky was blackmailed into becoming a puppet king for the Conclave at that point.

[@CarlTheSpud]

This us probably the biggest point missed in the video

[@arisebuild1629]

It's good to leave corrections. In fact I'd say lore videos are the only instance in which being the "actually" should be completely appreciated.

[@robotto5247]

This is actually a pretty important note. Woolie should pin this.

[@jariu9612]

@@robotto5247 Or address it at the start of the next part.

[@settingittowumbo1953]

Don’t apologize, if crucial lore bits are left out they gotta be addressed

[@Pkmamsters]

Woolie's big series he's been working on for months is him pinpointing every reason he hates Anji Mito.

[@lollmao6621]

What explain

[@lzfsburner]

People ask "what's a Guilty Gear?", but they never ask how the Guilty Gear is doing...

[@ericbloodsmith5161]

I'd say he's doing pretty fine right now, albeit confused

[@marcusmcclain3251]

I've often asked "How" in regards to Guilty Gear, but it's usually "HOW THE HECK...?"

[@Aripuni1]

Guilty Gear is the manifestation of Sol badguy

[@Txukasa1]

isn't Sol *the* Guilty - Gear

[@IbanezNinja]

maybe the true guilty gear is the friends we made along the way

[@Who_is_Ari]

WOOLIE HAS BECOME THE LORE-LORD

[@acicon]

Lored

[@blue6sub6remnant6]

Nah, Woolie is just doing a sponsored. The OG lore-lord was the guy who did the three-hour PCP lecture on the lore like two years ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2fPiXeLn5acos0

[@blue6sub6remnant6]

@Malum You make a fair number of points that I agree with. Woolie's presentation is more digestable and just plain better in terms of straight quality (once he patches the audio). And having the audience of basically hecklers that you need to mentally turn off does kind of gate the PCP experience. But I'll say this, I respect Oliver for trying to tell a hostile audience a story that he wanted to tell. For trying to tell the world that "this story is interesting*" when no other content with comparable reach or depth was being created on youtube. Woolie can dial up the Guilty Gear lore team on moments notice for the best info, that's true. But it wasn't until what I only understand as a sponsorship, because that's what the description says, was achieved by Woolie did he decide that his platform was worth telling the Guilty Gear story on. Don't get me wrong, I think Woolie LOVES Guilty Gear, as game to be played. I believe that Woolie will give his usual 200% when putting this story out there. What I don't think, is that he would have done this without some sort of impetus, i.e. the sponsorship. Woolie will do this well, I'd bet money on that. Additionally, Woolie will talk about fight games for passion's sake alone, we know this too be true from everything he did pre-TBFP, and that passion, that "I want to do this because I am internally motivated to do so," strikes a chord with me. Am I making any sense or not really?

[@Who_is_Ari]

@@blue6sub6remnant6 While I totally get you, don't forget that this is the same guy who will take any chance he can get to talk about GG lore on the podcast before getting reeled in by Pat. Just looking at the presentation alone, I can easily tell that this is something Woolie has wanted to do but, as he frequently expresses, was always too afraid to do in fear of getting harsh negative feedback. We all know by now how much that affects him. If anything, I'm betting this is a Ghost of Tsushima situation, where Woolie would have done it down the line, but the sponsorship gave him a reason to get started right away. And man, the PCP lecture really would have been much better if Munchie would just shut up, huh?

[@blue6sub6remnant6]

@@Who_is_Ari "And the PCP lecture really would have been much better if Muchie would shut up, huh?" Yes.

[@UNOriginalDraw]

I cant believe I been playing GG since my childhood without really reading into the story. I always thought it is just a dumb story and pays no attention to it. This video enlightened me. GG lore is so fucking cool! Thanks Woolie for all the hard work man.

[@holydragon]

Same bro

[@koover]

GG lore is the big project? Hell yeah lets go. Very cool attention to detail and secondary source materials! Will you be covering the audio dramas as well? Great stuff keep it up!

[@gatfatf]

Fun fact: upon logging enough hours on the guilty gear wiki you're eligible to join in on the ongoing class action lawsuit and a therapy session voucher!

[@mr_mist7891]

Ohhhh, so this is "That Big Videoessay Project" that he talked about in the podcast

[@Ethan-yd4gn]

"He is the Guilty Gear" my jaw dropped. It makes so much sense all of the sudden

[@superbro6413]

_This_ explains all those times you mentioned GG lore in passing. Well good stuff indeed

[@Ketsuekisan]

I knew Guilty Gear was cool, but only knowing bits and pieces of the lore from having played a couple of games, I wasn't ready for just how cool that backstory was. The Y2K bit was actually kind of horrifying with the way it was edited, and I love that Ky and Sol's belts, which are some of my favorite parts of their designs, actually had a pretty good in-universe reason for existing. I'm really looking forward to the rest of this series.

[@mediamonger6514]

so forreal, since i have no interest in playing fighting games, but i love learning about lore from popular games.... this seems up my alley and also is going to make it easier to talk with my friends who are into fighting games. thanks so much for this, i hope we see lore from other games too

[@ugoeze7360]

Same here, I love games that have extensive lore. Ironic thing is I know more about a game’s backstory than my friends who actually play the games thanks to KZbin 😂

[@gatfatf]

Sol and Sparda have one thing in common: they sure do love waking up to Justice. *VOLCANIC VIPER*

[@iker-jk2096]

Oh woolie, you crazy madman, you really went through all of the Guilty Gear story? As someone that also had to do it, you have my respect.

[@ikkenhissatsu8564]

"'That man ' comes back under an alias." I knew this story wouldn't let me down.

[@AlfredoTaken]

Ooh, that podcast bit about Sol being the Badguy actually makes sense now

[@AlfredoTaken]

Also is this another elaborate shitpost Woolie?

[@acicon]

@@AlfredoTaken it always is

[@krodmandoon3479]

He's everybody's Mr. Badguy

[@SwedishDuckey]

I love how all this shit is just the backstory for GG1

[@doncinati7644]

Pain

[@Kiyosuki]

God the og Guilty Gear lore is legitimately rad. Amazing editing work and great job with all the infomation gathering. I'm really looking forward to this.

[@sedopolomut]

PPO poppp pppopp. Po popppppp op. P op popp

[@OwenOrsini]

"Wow Justice I really was the Guilty Gear."

[@fayebarise]

Guilty Gear remains one of my favorite fighting games not just cause of the action but the lore is RICH AF.

[@SlayerSeraph]

And the MUSIC and Art!

[@Isarrot]

Woolie : Calm and very clear voice Music : OH SHIT HIT THE FAN!

[@ReFallin]

I’m so glad that you’re doing this because I have next to no clue what is going on in the lore of GG.

[@fenris5932]

You thought it was Sol Badguy but it was me, a Queen reference!

[@GFClocked]

Some of that cyberpunky/gritty/techno art is really cool. Story is insane, I love it.

[@jaggidfire]

Kingdom hearts' coked out big brother.

[@m.czandogg9576]

Lol TRUEEEEE

[@settingittowumbo1953]

This is correct

[@Laughing_Individual]

If anyone is coked out here, it's definitely Kingdom Hearts. I mean fighting googly eyed shadow boogey men along side Disney Characters sounds like something you'd see in an acid trip compared to GG that actually follows historical events.

[@ThatOneGuy0006]

@@Laughing_Individual Just like acid, Kingdom Hearts always ends with people talking about how much friendship means to them.

[@NickJerrison]

@@ThatOneGuy0006 And pretty much every GG ends with "perhaps we were the guilty gear all along".

[@FackuIkari]

Holy shit that was cool, can't wait to see the other parts. Also, Sol is like 200 years old? damn

[@mr.hazamayukiterumi2909]

He's exact age is unknown

[@thekillergopher8755]

Guilty Gear lore is so interesting and even though I've only gotten into the series recently, I've loved almost every second of it.

[@TheStrxggler]

Oh boy. I can't wait for the second most comprehensive explanation of this series in english.

[@mr_mist7891]

With the first one being the PCP University lecture?

[@presquelt]

And this one doesn't feature a manchild interrupting every 5 minutes.

[@Blackcloud288]

@@presquelt Digibro's not a manchild, he's a womanchild now.

[@Dragon4234]

@@Blackcloud288 Yeah what's up with that? I checked in with his channel and had no idea what the fuck was happening.

[@presquelt]

@@Blackcloud288 I was thinking of Munchy actually, but I understand the confusion.

[@VennDiaNyan]

5 minutes in knowing nothing about Guilty Gear, I've said "uh, okay, okay, wait what???" at least 4 times. This has a wonderful cadence of clarity and absurdity 10/10 will continue being bewildered

[@Grimm5667]

All I can say is, Thank You Woolie. Your hard work, and the ten years of memories you sacrificed in order to compartmentalize Guilty Gears story into your brain, will not be in vain. I will watch each video in this series with much joy, and With Ads On!

[@phantomblack5307]

Love it, excellent , well put together sir, that last line sent chills down my spine

[@skillige1015]

God, i can't wait for part 2, you're doing great my good sir, keep it comin and we'll keep watching

[@x2375]

Woolie, thank you. I've got wanted videos like this since I was in college and could never find any comprehensive lore videos for fighting games. Thanks again!

[@TheBIGD134]

I can tell how much work you’ve but into this man, this is an amazing video

[@makingitwork2]

Love that this a resource that will be available so people don't need to watch the PCP lecture anymore, but it feels like your voice was mixed noticeably too low compared to the music. Edit: Yeah this mixing is a problem.

[@basedfilthyman5915]

The PCP one is good doe

[@android19willpwn]

@@basedfilthyman5915 it's good, but some people just want the information without jokes, banter, and tangents. This finally gives those people a handy resource beyond wiki-diving.

[@DrEarthwormRobotnik]

@@android19willpwn This video is helping me a lot with my own Guilty Gear related project, this helped me clear up a few errors I made.

[@kirby2567]

Woolie's vids so far have gotten the point across much faster than the PCP Lecture guys. even if I think they revealed the "twists" better (sol is Frederick, Ky fugged Dizzy, Valentine looks exactly like Aria ect.) than how Woolie has so far I'd rather someone who stays on topic than the screeching about Ponies in the middle of things.

[@santino7470]

BRUH THE HYPE IN ME IS REAL FOR THIS!

[@Mev852]

As someone who only heard of this franchise in the last 3 years: Holy Fu*k this is awesome! I've been missing out!

[@sheercold26]

I been playing since the ps1 days and still didnt know all this went down lol

[@Zolitus]

Mad man is actually going to do it

[@felixpeters2001]

Thank you for this treasure, I can only imagine how hard it was to compile this ridiculous story into a cohesive narrative.

[@thekiller71711]

Damn, friendship with Mahvel Bias ended, now Arcsys dough is woolz's new friend

[@Basically_Veggies]

Man, the quality on this is fantastic. Good job.

[@harrisonlichtenberg3162]

You know it's gonna be a good video when it starts out with Pillars of the Underworld.

[@josephbrocato636]

This brings me back to the time I watched a three hour video on Guilty Gear lore the night before a final. It was worth it.

[@willowwisp4627]

Have you ever seen something so beautifully metal you just spontaneously burst into tears?

[@BriBri317]

Dude I’ve rewatched this so many times. Let me say Woolie of all the lore videos I’ve watch your the only person that’s been able to sell me on what’s so cool about Sol and your presentation does incredible justice to how metal the series is.

[@Kiwikick238]

Guilty gear looks so over the top I’m looking forward strive it’ll be my first fighting game. It just has such a fun vibe to it

[@zmanium]

I'm 1:48 in and already hooked. You've done a great job reeling me in. I can't wait for the next 27 minutes. ty

[@gearhead6042]

26:47 I guess I'm the ACKSHUALLY guy at this point but Axl came to the future from his original time of 1984. NOT 1998.

[@kyuketsukirook]

1998 was a mistranslation? I always thought it was kind of weird that Axl supposedly came from just one year before the dawn of revival.

[@iker-jk2096]

Just a thing, the wiki does say that the slip of 200 years was in 1998, so, I don't know.

[@michaelolaf9968]

Glad to see you here

[@gearhead6042]

@@kyuketsukirook Axl came from 1984. Honestly I have no idea where Woolie got 1998 from. It states the year in just about every story material Axl has ever been in.

[@nincopyjasb]

@@gearhead6042 It comes from Axl's arcade mode in SIGN. Axl asks I-no to return him to his home: "20th century Costwolds! My street! May 14th, 1998!"

[@melon3109]

i've watched this like 8 times already. it's so well done and interesting. the way you laid out the information and the presentation is fantastic! i never knew the world of guilty gear was so fascinating, cool, and rich in detail. here's hoping there are some more of these on the way.

[@aubadeknight5649]

Gonna watch this in my backyard.

[@RippahRooJizah]

COme back in every so often or you'll die out there.

[@sahi8321]

What the ...? This lore is actually super dope ! Thank you for your work !

[@gearhead6042]

21:37 Heads up. This is outright incorrect. Justice did not discover Sol was a Gear until their final encounter at the end of the Second Holy Order Knights Recruitment Tournament and did not attempt to control him in the battle where Sol incapacitated her which lead to her being sealed. Justice also did not give Sol the nickname "Flame of Corruption". That was Raven although the exact encounter the two had is ambiguous as to when it happened.

[@kyuketsukirook]

I noticed that too.

[@SoyElBrokas]

No actually justice won the battle but was in a really bad shape and she did find that sol was a gear during the fight and try to control sol but fail during her confusion they were able to seal justice

[@iker-jk2096]

Are you sure about the gear thing? I remember that she did discovered before the tournament, and then checked the wiki and in Justice page it says that she finded out in the battle before they sealed her. But then again, the new web comic makes it look like she discovered in the tournament

[@DrEarthwormRobotnik]

In Justice's story in Vanilla XX, she finds out Sol is a gear during their fight in 2175 before Ky seals her.

[@gearhead6042]

@@DrEarthwormRobotnik It's not canon. There's actually a lot of stuff in the X2 series (#R and AC+) that has kind of a weird canon status. It's a bit of a mess so I don't anyone for making this mistake but when you hear about "GG Retcons" most of them come from the X2 series.

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Great job man. Thoroughly enjoyed this.

[@silentjesterxvbz]

holy shit woolie, this is the best. i love every single frame of this

[@speedych33se]

That was incredibly helpful, well read, and damn. What a line to finish on. Guilty Gear is cool. Glad I finally have a shred of an idea what's happening.

[@MrNiceGuy7787]

Wow, the story so far is way more tragic than I thought

[@KingJaeTV]

Too sick! Editing, explanation and everything else. Thank you

[@treefingers6572]

So uhhh.... I'm not the only one who didn't forget about that y2k divine will thing right? That was fucking terrifying, A+ with the chanting edit, really felt like a malicious higher power we can't comprehend wanted to just put us through the worst time. I feel like whatever was trying to manifest is something we haven't seen the last of, but I'm talking as someone going blind as we speak, so we'll see I guess hooo boy

[@charlesgray6385]

Having seen a lecture on this game I think I've done enough homework to bust into a Woolie lore series, but this is GG, and there's always something more insane in the lore I missed. Cheers for the series Woolz, and sweet logo Lee Smith.

[@aerospacenut]

Thanks!

[@SaintValiance]

As a guy who bandwagoned onto Xrd/Revelator, I'm really gonna appreciate this series, Woolie.

[@Azzabackam]

Bruh, same. All I knew was Baiken is the SICKEST, and this has explained so much

[@binaryburnout3d]

8:55 that was the missing piece to the story i needed that just made so much fit together. thanks.

[@kuma2448]

I wasn't into Guilty Gear until I listened to Smell of the Game during the EVO reveal, now I'm waiting for Strive with anticipation. And Arc System returned my hype by making the game come out on my Birthday.

[@Terithian]

Would you say you're on the... Birthday Train?

[@kuma2448]

@@Terithian The Birthday HYPE train

[@treefingers6572]

The idea that Cliff was wise enough to see through Sol's exterior, past the war, past the culture of the order, past the rank and rules and saw his values, his true being and virtue as a man that hates the wicked and protects the meek: plain and simple. And just said "that's why you deserve it, see you when we can forget about this other bullshit." That's just really good, creative writing. I see why people love this, and I recently "clicked" with Soul Calibur VI, and was on the verge of clicking with Strive (I understood the base mechanics pretty well, just couldn't get combo timing going like I can now), so I've been reinstalling it since about 10 minutes into this video. Thanks Woolie.

[@Arnell_Mediocrity_Long]

Slayer's story is basically Assassin's Creed...I dig it!

[@Dae-D-Ellis]

[HELL YEAH!!!] It must be so surreal to be able to work on a project like this, about something you love, and have the OFFICIAL SUPPORT of the people who created the thing your so passionate about. That is, indeed, HEAVY

[@christhechilled]

And people say that we don't need a story in a fighting game to be good.

[@viktorborisov1246]

Voice, edit, sound, everything is so good! Ty for all your hard work and this video!

[@axelrod45-yugiohandmore38]

Not even halfway through the video, and the UN has the ability to enforce laws in this universe? I knew this story was crazy.

[@kamiraza6359]

Hell of an intro, and Hell of a documentary on the early life of Guilty Gear. LETS ROCK

[@striderm]

12:18 Outrage is the name of a Japanese thrash metal band. The vocalist of said band is Naoki Hashimoto. Does that sound familiar to you? If not, it should, cause you’ve heard his voice in the music since Guilty Gear Xrd. Know the Smell of the Game now?

[@lpvgs-817]

thank you for putting this together been playing this game for years and the story just never lined up.

[@DionicioRT]

BRING ON THE SMELL OF THE GAME, LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO

[@arjunahluwalia7227]

this was awesome. im so tired of beat em ups having all this amazing lore but they dont connect a damn thing. They make it so hard to get to the lore. Thanks for doing this @WoolieVersus. Hope you do more beat-em-up lore!

[@MZero8099]

"Sol Badguy...is the Guilty Gear..." *mind explosion*

[@Treekyboi]

actually amazing, thank you so much for this!

[@emmanuelosorio6676]

But have u seen the PCP lecture

[@ochoquark]

I have, and although I liked it, this is much nicer than having to listen to Munchie's wacky quips every 5 minutes

[@fig6459]

PCP lecture on Guilty Gear is amazing

[@makingitwork2]

Now we don't have to deal with nerds throwing around slurs or acting creepy/annoying. It was a good summary but that shell around it was not fun after a while.

[@vincenzopaollogrieco9385]

i have and i like it, but this is much better, just by this video i can see he let a lot of things slide, Woolie will explain better without swearing every time, and there won´t be brats interrupting him every time

[@CarlTheSpud]

Assuming Woolie does another volume. It'd be very easy to just say "play the games to find out the rest" Its worth remembering PCP was about the only group that tried to cover everything in its entirety, and its all we had before this video. I kinda feel like ending this video with "Sol is, the guilty gear" kind of lifts from PCP but at the same time there are only so many ways to say "snape kills dumbledore."

[@Silentj04]

BRAVO Woolie Bravo. I’ve gone DEEP in the rabbit hole of GG lore in the past and I still learned a lot of things I never knew from this vid

[@bernardohenriquez8336]

Oh god, this is going to be a very long journey. I mean all the games, manga, LN, and even the pachinko machines just make everything so complicated.

[@nocturnenoble2468]

A sublime summary, thank you for all your effort!

[@gregorsamsat]

I can’t belive that sol Badguy IS the gulity gear