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| blood type = B |
| blood type = B |
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| weight = 45 kg |
| weight = 45 kg |
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+ | | eye color = Peach |
| origin = Colony |
| origin = Colony |
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| birthday = 5 March |
| birthday = 5 March |
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+ | | game = [[Guilty Gear]]<br/>[[Guilty Gear Club]]<br/>[[Guilty Gear RoA]]<br/>[[Guilty Gear X]]<br>[[Guilty Gear X Plus]]<br>[[Guilty Gear X: Advance Edition]]<br>[[Guilty Gear X ver 1.5]]<br>[[Guilty Gear XX]]<br>[[Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload]]<br>[[Guilty Gear XX Slash]]<br>[[Guilty Gear XX Λ Core]]<br>[[Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus]]<br>[[Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus R]]<br>[[Guilty Gear Isuka]]<br>[[Guilty Gear: Judgment]]<br/>[[Guilty Gear Dust Strikers]] |
− | | japanese voice = Satomi Korogi (Guilty Gear)<br>Miho Sudo (Guilty Gear X)<br>Chizu Yonemoto (Guilty Gear XX) |
+ | | japanese voice = Satomi Korogi (Guilty Gear)<br>Miho Sudo (Guilty Gear X-XX)<br>Chizu Yonemoto (Guilty Gear XX Accent Core) |
+ | | manga = [[Guilty Gear Xtra]] |
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+ | '''Baiken''' (梅喧, ''Baiken'') is one of the few characters of Japanese descent in the [[Guilty Gear (series)|''Guilty Gear'' fighting game series]] (others being [[May]] and [[Anji Mito]]). Baiken was a hidden character in ''[[Guilty Gear]]'', but became a normal character in later installments. |
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− | '''Baiken''' (梅喧, ''Baiken'') is a playable character in the ''Guilty Gear ''fighting game series, being one of the few characters who are Japanese (others being May and Anji Mito). During the Crusades, the nation of Japan was destroyed by the Gears. Following this, those of Japanese descent who still lived were declared cultural treasures and placed in special colonies. However, the Gears attacked even these colonies. During one attack, the young Baiken, after watching the death of her parents and losing her right arm and left eye, saw standing among the Gears their creator: "That Man." From that point, she swore revenge, training herself in the use of the katana and dedicated herself to hunting "That Man" down. Baiken was a hidden character in ''Guilty Gear'' but became a normal character in the later installments. Armed with a Katana, she also has many hidden surprise weapons within the sleeve of her severed arm: a Japanese mace, a fireworks cannon, a bladed fan, a chain rope, a hook, a claw, and a spear. |
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+ | She has pink hair worn in a ponytail, a scar over her left eye, a red, black and white kimono with the sleeves tucked in the sides of a black vest, gold and black legging-like socks, clawed grappling hook for her right arm, peach eyes and a sword covered in a blue Sheath. |
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+ | ===Gallery=== |
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+ | [[Baiken/Image Gallery|'''Baiken's Image Gallery''']] |
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+ | </center> |
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⚫ | Aside from the superficial similarities to Kenshin, the concept of a one-armed, one-eyed samurai seeking revenge for his/her clan was directly lifted from Hayashi Fubo's popular literary hero, Tange Sazen. Sazen has been the subject of several stage and film adaptations in Japan. Originally a man, the character has also been portrayed as a female in several films, which is most likely where the inspiration for Baiken emerged from. |
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==Personality== |
==Personality== |
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+ | Baiken is an aggressive, impulsive and anti-social person motivated solely by revenge, wanting to kill [[That Man]]. She has remained bitter over her family's demise and intensely hates Gears. Despite this, she tolerates Anji Mito to a certain extent. And though she dislikes the idea of the Japanese being treated like a special race, she occasionally shows pride towards her heritage. Baiken also comes off as a masculine female character, and she mentions that she has abandoned her gender. |
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+ | In one of her ''Accent Core Plus'' endings, Baiken loses her sanity and becomes addicted to killing people. |
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− | == Story == |
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+ | ==Story== |
+ | ===Background=== |
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− | When Baiken was a child, the Gears attacked the Japanese Institute she was living in at the time. During the invasion she witnessed the bloody death of her parents and other people, her right arm was severed and her left eye gouged out. Amidst the flames she could only see the silhouette of That Man and swore revenge on him |
+ | During the Crusades, the nation of Japan was destroyed by the Gears. Following this, those of Japanese descent who still lived were declared cultural treasures and placed in special colonies. When Baiken was a child, the Gears attacked the Japanese Institute she was living in at the time. During the invasion, she witnessed the bloody death of her parents and other people, her right arm was severed and her left eye gouged out. Amidst the flames, she could only see the silhouette of [[That Man]], and swore revenge on him (and presumably the Gears as well) for what they had done. She trained herself in the use of the katana, and dedicated herself to hunting That Man down. |
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+ | ===''Guilty Gear''=== |
Baiken was a hidden boss and secret character in this game, and thus was not a major part of the story. Presumably, she entered the tournament seeking revenge on the Gears, specifically [[Justice]]. |
Baiken was a hidden boss and secret character in this game, and thus was not a major part of the story. Presumably, she entered the tournament seeking revenge on the Gears, specifically [[Justice]]. |
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+ | ===''Guilty Gear Xtra''=== |
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⚫ | Baiken is still seeking her revenge, hunting down "monsters," including Gears such as Sol Badguy and others she considers to be demons, including Potemkin and Faust. Her first ending has her nearly killing Testament and Dizzy, but then letting them go; her stated reason being that she can't find That Man. Her other ending has her accompanying [[Johnny]] for a drink. |
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+ | ===''Guilty Gear X''=== |
⚫ | Baiken is still seeking her revenge, hunting down "monsters," including Gears such as [[Sol Badguy]] and others she considers to be demons, including [[Potemkin]] and [[Faust]]. Her first ending has her nearly killing [[Testament]] and [[Dizzy]], but then letting them go; her stated reason being that she can't find That Man. Her other ending has her accompanying [[Johnny]] for a drink. |
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⚫ | Baiken continues her search for |
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⚫ | Baiken continues her search for That Man. She eventually runs into Anji Mito, who is also seeking That Man, but Anji does not wish to kill him; instead, he wants to ask him questions concerning Gears. Therefore, in order to save the keeper of such knowledge, Anji attempts to halt Baiken. In one of her endings, she meets That Man, but is unable to harm him. In the second, the [[Post-War Administration Bureau]] sends a brainwashed May and a [[Robo-Ky]] after her, and she has a fairly easy time dispatching them. In her third ending, Anji stalls her, but she spares his life on the condition that he shares the information he managed to gather from That Man. |
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⚫ | In this game, Baiken continues her search for revenge against That Man. Ultimately, she fails on finding him, but Anji insists on becoming her new accomplice. In her first ending, she is shown with Anji at her side vowing to protect her as he also quits his status as a follower of That Man. He states that he "doesn't want her to die", and brings Baiken to the cold realization that That Man is beyond both of them. They now travel together, Baiken apparently giving up on her vengeance. Her second ending (after killing [[I-No]]) portrays Baiken still on the run and seeking vengeance, with Ky Kiske chasing her for her crimes as "Baiken the Killer". It's very likely that the first one is the canonical ending. |
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⚫ | In this game, Baiken continues her search for revenge against That Man. Ultimately, she fails on finding him, but Anji insists on becoming her new accomplice. In her first ending she is shown with Anji at her side vowing to protect her as he also quits his status as a follower of That Man. He states that he "doesn't want her to die" and brings Baiken to the cold realization that That Man is beyond both of them. They now travel together, Baiken apparently giving up on her vengeance. Her second ending (after killing I-No) portrays Baiken still on the run seeking |
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==Gameplay== |
==Gameplay== |
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− | ===Advantages === |
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+ | ===Command List=== |
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− | ... |
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+ | {{main|Baiken/Command List{{!}}Baiken's Command List}} |
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− | ===Disadvantages=== |
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==Powers & Abilities== |
==Powers & Abilities== |
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+ | Whereas other characters possess supernatural abilities or Gear powers, Baiken is one of the few fully "normal" human characters in the series. Her thirst for vengeance made her skilled in the use of the katana, becoming deadly despite only having one arm. She also has many hidden surprise weapons within the sleeve of her severed arm: a Japanese mace, a fireworks cannon, a bladed fan, a chain rope, a hook, a claw, and a spear. |
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− | ... |
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==Musical Themes== |
==Musical Themes== |
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+ | * '''[[Momentary Life]]''' - ''Guilty Gear'' |
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+ | * '''Momentary Life II''' - ''Guilty Gear XX'' |
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+ | * '''Ricochet''' - ''Guilty Gear XX #Reload Korean OST'' |
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+ | * '''Drumhead Pulsation''' - ''Guilty Gear Isuka'' |
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==Character Quotes== |
==Character Quotes== |
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+ | ''See: [[Baiken/Quotes|'''Baiken Quotes''']]'' |
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==References and Allusions== |
==References and Allusions== |
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*Baiken was heavily inspired by Himura Kenshin, to the point where her initial physical appearance in the first game was a pallette swap of Kenshin. It is said that Daisuke Ishiwatari (the character designer) got the idea when he saw a picture of Kenshin and mistook him for a woman. |
*Baiken was heavily inspired by Himura Kenshin, to the point where her initial physical appearance in the first game was a pallette swap of Kenshin. It is said that Daisuke Ishiwatari (the character designer) got the idea when he saw a picture of Kenshin and mistook him for a woman. |
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⚫ | *Aside from the superficial similarities to Kenshin, the concept of a one-armed, one-eyed samurai seeking revenge for his/her clan was directly lifted from Hayashi Fubo's popular literary hero, Tange Sazen. Sazen has been the subject of several stage and film adaptations in Japan. Originally a man, the character has also been portrayed as a female in several films, which is most likely where the inspiration for Baiken emerged from. |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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− | *Baiken is likely named |
+ | *Baiken is likely named (using different kanji) after Baiken Shishido (宍戸梅軒), an Edo period samurai. |
*Baiken's special move "Tatami Gaeshi" is a reference to trap-doors in straw panel flooring (tatami), which are a cliché in Japanese period dramas. |
*Baiken's special move "Tatami Gaeshi" is a reference to trap-doors in straw panel flooring (tatami), which are a cliché in Japanese period dramas. |
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*Among the playable characters, Baiken is the only one who has no musical reference. |
*Among the playable characters, Baiken is the only one who has no musical reference. |
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− | *Baiken is one of (and perhaps the only) the Guilty Gear characters that has been able to actually murder and/or fatally wound I-No, though that scene is not considered to be canon. |
+ | *Baiken is one of (and perhaps the only) the ''Guilty Gear'' characters that has been able to actually murder and/or fatally wound I-No, though that scene is not considered to be canon. |
− | *Baiken has a lot of similarities with BlazBlue's Kokonoe, both pink haired woman of a rare species (Japanese and cat-folk) with very huge vengeance streak against the main antagonist of the respective series (That Man and Gears in general for Baiken, Terumi Yuuki for Kokonoe). Recent development also showed more similarities that both of them are coming very close into getting as bad as the one they hated (while Kokonoe started resorting into nukes just to personally kill Terumi, Baiken started developing lust for killing Gears for her own pleasure) |
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− | {{collapsible header|Gallery|2|collapsed Gallery}} |
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+ | *Gameplay: [http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?3195-Baiken-Guide-Read-this-first! Dustloop's Baiken Guide] |
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− | <gallery hideaddbutton="true" widths="170" captionalign="center"> |
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+ | *Mizuumi's GG Wiki - [http://gg.mizuumi.net/wiki/Baiken Baiken] |
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− | Gg1baiken.gif|'''''Guilty Gear''''' Portrait |
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− | Ggx_cs_ba.jpg|'''''Guilty Gear X''''' |
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− | Ggxx_cs_ba.jpg|'''''Guilty Gear XX''''' |
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− | Ggi_cs_ba.jpg|'''''Guilty Gear Isuka''''' |
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− | Ggxxr_cs1_ba.jpg|'''''Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload''''' |
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− | Ggxxr_cs2_ba.jpg|'''''Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload''''' Portrait |
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− | Baiken_Portrait.png|'''''Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload''''' Portrait 2 |
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− | Ggxxac_cs_ba.jpg|'''''Guilty Gear XX Λ Core''''' |
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− | Gg cards baiken 1.jpg|'''Baiken''' Guilty Gear Card 1 |
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− | Gg cards baiken 2.jpg|'''Baiken''' Guilty Gear Card 2 |
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− | Gg cards baiken 3.jpg|'''Baiken''' Guilty Gear Card 3 |
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− | Ballba.gif|'''Venom's''' Baiken Ball |
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− | </gallery> |
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− | ===Guilty Gear X=== |
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− | <gallery hideaddbutton=true widths="170" captionalign="center"> |
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− | Ggx_am_ba.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear X'''''' Arcade Mode ending |
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− | Ggxae_am_ba.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear X: Advance Edition'''''' Arcade Mode ending |
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− | Ggxplus_sm_ba1.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear X Plus'''''' Story Mode ending 1 |
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− | Ggxplus_sm_ba2.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear X Plus'''''' Story Mode ending 2 |
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− | Ggxplus_sp_07.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear X Plus'''''' Special ending |
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− | Ggxplus_sp_08.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear X Plus'''''' Special ending |
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− | Ggxplus_mm_03.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear X Plus'''''' Mission Mode ending |
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− | Ggxplus_mm_03a.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear X Plus'''''' Mission Mode ending |
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− | Ggxplus_mm_15.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear X Plus'''''' Mission Mode ending |
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− | Ggxplus_mm_17.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear X Plus'''''' Mission Mode ending |
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− | Ggxplus_mm_33.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear X Plus'''''' Mission Mode ending |
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− | Ggxplus_mm_33a.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear X Plus'''''' Mission Mode ending |
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− | </gallery> |
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− | Ggxxr_am_ba.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload'''''' Arcade Mode ending |
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− | Ggxxr_mm_09.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload'''''' Mission Mode ending |
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− | Ggxxr_mm_32.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload'''''' Mission Mode ending |
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− | Ggxxr_sm_ba1.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload'''''' Story Mode ending 1 |
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− | Ggxxr_sm_ba2.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload'''''' Story Mode ending 2 |
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− | Ggxxr_sm_ba3.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload'''''' Story Mode ending 3 |
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− | Ggxxs_am_ba.png|''''''Guilty Gear XX Slash'''''' Arcade Mode ending |
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− | Ggxxs_mm_ba.png|''''''Guilty Gear XX Slash'''''' Mission Mode ending |
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− | Ggxxs_sp_03.png|''''''Guilty Gear XX Slash'''''' Special ending |
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− | Ggxxac_am_ba.png|''''''Guilty Gear XX Λ Core'''''' Arcade Mode ending |
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− | Ggxxac_ex_ba.png|''''''Guilty Gear XX Λ Core'''''' EX Characters ending |
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− | Ggxxac_sp_05.png|''''''Guilty Gear XX Λ Core'''''' Special ending |
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− | Ggxxacplus_sm_ba1.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus'''''' Story Mode ending 1 |
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− | Ggxxacplus_sm_ba2.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus'''''' Story Mode ending 2 |
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− | Ggxxacplus_mm_01.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus'''''' Mission Mode ending |
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− | Ggxxacplus_mm_19.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus'''''' Mission Mode ending |
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− | Ggxxacp_sp_10.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus'''''' PSP Special |
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− | Special 11.jpg|''''''Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus'''''' Special illustration 11 |
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− | </gallery> |
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− | ===Guilty Gear Isuka=== |
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− | Ggi_am_ba.jpg|Arcade Mode ending |
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− | ===Guilty Gear Judgment=== |
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− | Ggj_am_08.png|Arcade Mode ending |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 17:04, 28 November 2013
Template:Quotes
Template:Character2 Baiken (梅喧, Baiken) is one of the few characters of Japanese descent in the Guilty Gear fighting game series (others being May and Anji Mito). Baiken was a hidden character in Guilty Gear, but became a normal character in later installments.
Character Design
She has pink hair worn in a ponytail, a scar over her left eye, a red, black and white kimono with the sleeves tucked in the sides of a black vest, gold and black legging-like socks, clawed grappling hook for her right arm, peach eyes and a sword covered in a blue Sheath.
Gallery
Baiken's Image Gallery
Personality
Baiken is an aggressive, impulsive and anti-social person motivated solely by revenge, wanting to kill That Man. She has remained bitter over her family's demise and intensely hates Gears. Despite this, she tolerates Anji Mito to a certain extent. And though she dislikes the idea of the Japanese being treated like a special race, she occasionally shows pride towards her heritage. Baiken also comes off as a masculine female character, and she mentions that she has abandoned her gender.
In one of her Accent Core Plus endings, Baiken loses her sanity and becomes addicted to killing people.
Story
Background
During the Crusades, the nation of Japan was destroyed by the Gears. Following this, those of Japanese descent who still lived were declared cultural treasures and placed in special colonies. When Baiken was a child, the Gears attacked the Japanese Institute she was living in at the time. During the invasion, she witnessed the bloody death of her parents and other people, her right arm was severed and her left eye gouged out. Amidst the flames, she could only see the silhouette of That Man, and swore revenge on him (and presumably the Gears as well) for what they had done. She trained herself in the use of the katana, and dedicated herself to hunting That Man down.
Guilty Gear
Baiken was a hidden boss and secret character in this game, and thus was not a major part of the story. Presumably, she entered the tournament seeking revenge on the Gears, specifically Justice.
Guilty Gear Xtra
...
Guilty Gear X
Baiken is still seeking her revenge, hunting down "monsters," including Gears such as Sol Badguy and others she considers to be demons, including Potemkin and Faust. Her first ending has her nearly killing Testament and Dizzy, but then letting them go; her stated reason being that she can't find That Man. Her other ending has her accompanying Johnny for a drink.
Guilty Gear XX
Baiken continues her search for That Man. She eventually runs into Anji Mito, who is also seeking That Man, but Anji does not wish to kill him; instead, he wants to ask him questions concerning Gears. Therefore, in order to save the keeper of such knowledge, Anji attempts to halt Baiken. In one of her endings, she meets That Man, but is unable to harm him. In the second, the Post-War Administration Bureau sends a brainwashed May and a Robo-Ky after her, and she has a fairly easy time dispatching them. In her third ending, Anji stalls her, but she spares his life on the condition that he shares the information he managed to gather from That Man.
Guilty Gear XX Λccent Core Plus
In this game, Baiken continues her search for revenge against That Man. Ultimately, she fails on finding him, but Anji insists on becoming her new accomplice. In her first ending, she is shown with Anji at her side vowing to protect her as he also quits his status as a follower of That Man. He states that he "doesn't want her to die", and brings Baiken to the cold realization that That Man is beyond both of them. They now travel together, Baiken apparently giving up on her vengeance. Her second ending (after killing I-No) portrays Baiken still on the run and seeking vengeance, with Ky Kiske chasing her for her crimes as "Baiken the Killer". It's very likely that the first one is the canonical ending.
Gameplay
...
Command List
Powers & Abilities
Whereas other characters possess supernatural abilities or Gear powers, Baiken is one of the few fully "normal" human characters in the series. Her thirst for vengeance made her skilled in the use of the katana, becoming deadly despite only having one arm. She also has many hidden surprise weapons within the sleeve of her severed arm: a Japanese mace, a fireworks cannon, a bladed fan, a chain rope, a hook, a claw, and a spear.
Musical Themes
- Momentary Life - Guilty Gear
- Momentary Life II - Guilty Gear XX
- Ricochet - Guilty Gear XX #Reload Korean OST
- Drumhead Pulsation - Guilty Gear Isuka
Character Quotes
See: Baiken Quotes
References and Allusions
- Baiken was heavily inspired by Himura Kenshin, to the point where her initial physical appearance in the first game was a pallette swap of Kenshin. It is said that Daisuke Ishiwatari (the character designer) got the idea when he saw a picture of Kenshin and mistook him for a woman.
- Aside from the superficial similarities to Kenshin, the concept of a one-armed, one-eyed samurai seeking revenge for his/her clan was directly lifted from Hayashi Fubo's popular literary hero, Tange Sazen. Sazen has been the subject of several stage and film adaptations in Japan. Originally a man, the character has also been portrayed as a female in several films, which is most likely where the inspiration for Baiken emerged from.
Trivia
- Baiken is likely named (using different kanji) after Baiken Shishido (宍戸梅軒), an Edo period samurai.
- Baiken's special move "Tatami Gaeshi" is a reference to trap-doors in straw panel flooring (tatami), which are a cliché in Japanese period dramas.
- Among the playable characters, Baiken is the only one who has no musical reference.
- Baiken is one of (and perhaps the only) the Guilty Gear characters that has been able to actually murder and/or fatally wound I-No, though that scene is not considered to be canon.
External Links
- Gameplay: Dustloop's Baiken Guide
- Mizuumi's GG Wiki - Baiken
References
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