For ky after fighting through a war, falling in love with dizzy who was essential a 5 year old and daughter of the gear that started said war, the whole rivalry with sol, having a illegitimate half gear child that grows fast as hell, becoming a king, becoming a half gear, finding out said rival is his father in law, the whole valentine issue and everything else. I think his general mindset to things is. Im confused about this situation but it'll be okay
@@just_a_turtle_chad Which is why we know gender is a schemata and therefore not tied to biological reality beyond the biological reality of the brain and its self-interpretation. The experience is literally more real than the classifications we give it.
@@pandorasboxofcatvideos5892 Well, of course. There's isn't really anything else to correct it to, at least I don't think; it's just cowgirl or cowboy.
I get that this is supposed to be a serious and heartfelt scene and all, but I can't fucking get over Bridgette just dancing on the spot as all this is happening.
@@just_a_turtle_chad I'll give you a few years to mature and realize not to hate people for how they identify and then we'll have this discussion okay? Now just finish your froot loops and get ready for your first day of school 😊
Actually, Bridget is trans but also not trans cuz there are 2 endings, one where she decides to be a girl and the other where he decides to be a boy but...yeah, kinda up to you, i like to think he is a boy who is comfy with feminine things Edit: Ok so they just announced that Bridget is officially a trans girl which I am kinda dissapointed and uncomfortable, not for her being trans but with the terrible and toxic trans rep they are giving us, good for her I guess
"I'm not strong like you" She says after her long youthful adventures ranging from getting a high class education, leaving home to save her parents from a stigma, becoming a ruthless bounty hunter, and all the while having the chance to change to be how she wants to be only to realize she already is the person she wants to be and finally saying it out loud. Bridget honey, you were never weak.
but she never said she was weak , she just said she's not strong like Ky which is.....true if you look back to Ky's history since GG2 . my boi come so far.
I hate arcade mode stories in strive. Bridget, Axl, Happy Chaos, really anyone - the story they're trying to give off is so poorly done. And when it's a huge part of a character's story arc, boy is it disappointing that it's just in arcade lol
@clips lol you are an actual child, what are you doing here. PARENTS IF YOU’RE READING THIS NOTIFICATION YOU NEED TO BE MORE STRICT WITH WHAT YOUR KID IS WATCHING.
I don’t know anything about the lore, but seeing somebody bust a move without skipping a beat, while also having a very serious discussion about what kind of person they wanna be and the challenges that’ll come with that is oddly surreal.
@@franciscoguinledebarros4429 well considering they were basically groomed from childhood to "be a girl" even though they were a boy, it's kinda betraying their whole lifelong fight to reclaim their manhood they've been denied . . . kinda seems like a character regression.
@@TYGR2115 What a person identity is, is wholely up to them. It's not for you, Bridget's parent or anyone else to tell her what her ultimate goal should be. If that's what she feels is right, then it is right. Whatever decision a person makes, if they make it if their own free will and own accord then that is the right decision. You don't need to do the opposite of what you were made to do, just to prove that you have free will. The free will is in the self-making decision itself. Ironically, dictating what her arc should be is regression.
@@TYGR2115 You are looking for an arc about fighting against the pre-ordained fate. But this character's arc is about one of self-acceptance. This isn't the arc you're looking for. Doesn't mean it's bad or contradictory
Paraphrasing, but: "You've gotta learn to take a hit, and there are helping hands right infront of you." is probably one of the best lines i've ever heared.
@@thegibberishman3797 it's in both. Unambiguously Bridget says it's okay to call me a girl cause i am a girl. There's some nuance lost, but here's the quote from what I could hear お嬢ちゃんでいいですよ。うち、女の子ですから
I don't know anything about Guilty Gear and have only ever seen Bridget get called brisket and biscuit as a meme but I think this video might make me get into Guilty Gear
Lewis and Ky, the best dads in the game, giving advice and financial support. No, not you Sol. Stop self-loathing and start properly raising and feeding your daughters.
@Joshua Gómez, well, then technically, Valentines are not his daughters. By the way, I'm not too versed in GG lore, but was Aria turned to Gear being pregnant, or how come that Dizzy is Sol's daughter, when Sol just punched Justice whenever they met?
@@So_Sunni, I don't know, thats why I asked. And, regarding your statement, do you imply that Justice and Sol lived peacefully somewhere before Justice got pregnant, so she hunted him to collect childcare money?
@@Andrew-Thalmann basically nobody knows how Dizzy was born, only that she is Justice's daughter. The reason Dizzy calls Sol dad is cuz when the topic of her family comes up, she and everyone else agrees that Sol is her father. Also Ram and Elphelt agrees that Sol is basically their brother in laws.
ASMR roleplay: loving and accepting cowboy grandpa counsels you through your gender dysphoria while you shake your hips and play with yoyos emotionally
If I have to pick something as the best part of this it would be Goldlewis' "you got your whole life ahead of you, kid. Gotta learn to take a hit sometime". It's good to explore and try to fit in new things, and although failing hurts, it's good experience for finally finding yourself in the right spot. I hope Bridget gets to be happy in the end with the decisions made. Godspeed, and best of luck, yoyo master.
I’ll admit, I like how they handled her coming out story. Cuz like, a lot of them usually have the character knowing that they were somehow different and only now realizing how to express that, and that’s valid but it’s by no means universal. Like, I’m bisexual but I only figured that out a few months ago. That said, I can see why some people aren’t happy about it, cuz Bridget’s whole backstory was about her rebelling against the societal norms of her village, but I think they’re misunderstanding the point of her development. Like Yukiko’s social link in Persona 4, the point of both their character arcs was never about rebelling against fate, it was about realizing there was never any fate for them to rebel against. The choice was always theirs, and they just made a choice that made them happy.
Bridget was also raised as a girl from birth because of a superstition. Bridget was female for so long that when "she" decided to go against it, there was already years of being told that being a boy would be trouble. Ending up with the point of saying "I'm actually a boy!" completely useless as Bridget goes back to Girl because it feels right. Obviously, the time of being told being a boy was bad left a mark. A mark nobody seems to address.
The choice literally was not always hers because bridget was FORCED to be raised as a girl her entire life. There's no choice there. And choosing to remain a girl afterward is like a child abuse victim choosing to remain with their abusive parents.
@@diamondmetal3062 exactly this. I still can't help but feel so many people haven't actually played strive because going through it all shows a lot. Her whole experience is getting the independence to choose her path and overcome those controlling her, including her self.
@@jamwrightiam I can see in isolation the point Sebastian is trying to make, that because Briget was conditioned so long to think of herself as a girl that she just goes along with it now, but as you said that argument falls apart at the slightest provocation because Briget chose to be that way independently from those influences; it would be like a straight person being told they've been brainwashed into thinking they're straight after the society they live in raised them on heterosexual mindsets, but they explored their sexuality and decided they were straight independently from their society.
I remember my brother calling Bridget his waifu. Downloaded collections of pictures and so on until I said that he was a TRAP. It was that rare case when they try to kill you for telling the truth, because my brother thought all these years that Bridget was a girl.
I'm only here because people kept saying the translation for this game is wack. After referencing the surrounding context, I used that to make finding it in Japanese a lot easier and determined...no, this is perfectly adequate work. The ONLY thing about this that I can say is different is what the gendered thing is. The original is "ojou-chan" (Basically young lady) and in English it is cowboy...naturally these are a little different but no worries, the gender is the more important aspect. If you wanted to be as accurate as possible, you would have translated it as lad or lass, which is still far less formal but at least definitionally it lines up. TL;DR: anyone who says the translation is wrong is selling you something and I'm broke.
Personally I just think it's a bad move. Bridget being a girl... And giving into that... could all be because of grooming from her parents cause of superstition. I personally think their genderfluid so people can shut the fuck up tbh
I think its more like, they used cowboy and cowgirl because it translated so well with the character personality. Idk who that big fat dude is with the bull skull necklace, belt buckel and old western voice. But he sounds really Texan to me. That's like advanced American.
See it’s trans representation like this that I appreciate. We actually get to see her transition, and the journey she takes to get to the point where she is now. As a transwoman myself, it really pisses me off when companies just make a “trans character” but never have the story go into detail about their struggles or their journey, and it just makes them feel bland in a way.
I still wish the change was made later in the next game instead of this game, the transition will feel more natural that way because of his history of wanting to be seen as a boy before she became a girl
@@Zaihbot in my opinion, Briget transition story only work if bridget is a standalone character in Strive, but since he's not doing this story will onlu undone the story that already exist from the past game
“If I keep on faking it like this, I know I’ll regret it…” This line in particular hits deeply for me. I was watching this just now for the first time and when I heard that line I literally just instantly started to tear up
I'll be honest, never thought I'd see official Guilty Gear lore where Goldlewis and Ky team up to talk a child through gender dysphoria but I'm here for it.
This isn't dysphoria, whole Bridget's story is like inspiration of David Reimer's life experinces. Instead of pos john money you get village authorities giving no option... I think overall there is just hate for femboys, which are popular in japanese culture and weestern culture don't see men being girly and feminine wearing skirts and don have any dysphoria, feeling ok being who they are to be valid. In previous entries Bridget was fine with the way he looked and considered people calling him girl weird, look up Bridget ending with Johnny. Feels forced af knowing whole story and lore and overall how similar it is to Reimer Twins story. How does it look like from ooutsider perspective when you have forced transition over small community superstition and leaving 2 options that are death or exile. Now just being coerced to admit it just for the sake of progress? It feels sooo wrong and I don't diminish anyone's life experience havin identity problems, but in this example it looks weird and predatory.
While sol is the realist and coolest uncle you could have. 1. He doesn't care about your identity crisis (like fr no one really cares). 2. Has a cool dragon install unlike ky who doesn't go 5 miles into the air by using a dp or does big damage. 3. Lives by his own rules.
@@rancorious7785 bro he's literally the anime protagonist sterotype. Do you really like that? Im all about keeping it real. Ky wears hope on his belt like he's supposed to be the next danganronpa protagonist. Sol wants freedom which is a lot more real because tbh freedom is a lot more worth it.
@@TheExiled112 Ky used to be like that, true, but a core part of his arc has been maturing past that. hes no longer the generic always sunny anime protag, he's now just a hopeful leader.
@@spindash64 Or one where, in his pursuit for world peace through Miller's Maxi Buns, ended up overtesting his food (AKA went from Taste Tests to full-on meals every hour)
if GG still had insta-kills, Goldlewis' would be him signing a ton of paperwork at mach speed and it'd have unique text like Dizzy's, but his would be "Adopted"
@@Hjea Your point? People ignore the abuse, and act like it doesn't matter. "Bridget chose to be a girl!" After never actually working to figure out why. Bridget's only help were men that were the exact stereotype they don't like. Who cares about the threat of death or exile that was on Bridget's mind for over a decade, and the emotional abuse they got second hand from their parents being unhappy with what they were doing. The abused little boy running around in a modified nun's habit wants to be a girl. The abuse is never addressed, and it's honestly sad to see people act like it doesn't matter. Bridget should have sought professional help.
@@Olimar92 bro first off, its a fictional character so your tone needs to relax. Second, my comment didn't warrant this response as you clearly read what you want to read. I was saying how mental abuse and body dysphoria are not mutually exclusive: which to explain it like the dote you are it seems to mean that someone can be both at the same time not one or the other. 😴🙄
@@Olimar92As a trans guy, those things aren’t mutually exclusive. Her story is that she wanted to be masculine in order to prove herself to her village and to shut down their superstitious practices. And now, 4 years later she realized that she can chose to who she wants to be and that she doesn’t have to prove herself to anyone and that if she wants to be a girl then she can be a girl. She doesn’t have to give up how she feels for someone else’s sake. Plus being a child abuse victim doesn’t instantly give someone gender dysphoria. Gender dysphoria can occur in people who have never dealt with mental health or anything of the sort. The fact that you think Bridget’s transition is because of how she was abused is disgusting and disrespectful to transgender people, especially trans kids who were abused for being trans.
@Nickolias I mean perhaps although I'm just speaking my own experiences here and asides I see no reason bridget can be a nerodivergent tra s girl like myself
@@princessharu2833 Part of me is sad that Lilith was supposed to be EVEN MORE androgenous but I guess Capcom decided to give her more feminine traits. Not complaining tho, I still like her.
One small thing that I love about this is that her theme playing in the background is in tandem with where she's at in her life's journey. She's making her choice as the final resolution of her theme is playing and its beautiful. I love her so much!
Ky the hero "be courageous. Face your problems head on even if they come from within. I'm with you" Goldlewis the old man "Be who you want to be before it's to late and your old like me!"
Ky being one of the ones to help bridget out is fucking great when realize the mental shit this man had to go through. Dude was a die hard christion and went through a war and had a VERY almost racial hatred towards gears because of it, fell in love with dizzy a gear and daughter of justice who started said war and struggled with his morality and religion for a bit, ended up a child with said gear and had to keep it hidden and also having to have sol raise sin, became a king when he was not in a giid state of mind, ended up becoming a half gear himself. I love that his advice basically sums up to him saying its okay to be scared, unsure and confused but do whats best for yourself and you'll be okay
His faith is stronger now than it was before. He was the only person who didn't accept Ino as anything else than a powerful being who tried to be a false god. Incredibly based character. I learned to main him from YWNBAW.
For those of you who think she's dancing, she's not. She's just keeping the hip cuff- er thing from falling. She's balancing like a hula Hoop. It's a genius design to keep the character shaking her hips lmao. So yea she's dancing but not, at the same time.
“A French king and the American Secretary of Defense give thoughtful advice to a trans bounty hunter” was probably the furthest thing from what I expected when I picked up GG.
