Fun fact: the fireseal (sol's sword) is actually a executioner's sword and they are very good at cutting but not stabbing so it wasn't ever really used outside executing people
i can see the similarities, but fireseal is based off a lighter, hence the rectangular shape. also the reason he uses it in reverse grip (a very unique way of wielding a sword, usually only works when there's limited space, or in close quarters) and in his left hand, is because that's the same way freddie mercury held his mic stand grip, which if you haven't found out already, sol has quite the affinity for queen and freddie.
@@mrdeun3655 Freddie Mercury's real first name was Farrokh. Bulsara was the last name he was born with, but he legally changed it to Mercury in reference to a song of his that he was particularly fond of (My Fairy King).
Sol and Gordon Freeman would get along well, I think. Scientists turned unwilling badasses after an experiment they were involved with went apocalyptically awry, and now they’re the saviors of their respective humanities!
i think Sol is one in a million of video game characters, mainly, kickass name, he's a lone wolf, Queen is his favorite band, and he is voiced by Daisuke Ishiwatari, the lead designer and creator of Guilty Gear
One of the best themes of any fighting game in my opinion. I mean, there are a lot of them but Guilty Gear always had some of the best heavy metal fighting games had to offer :D Very memorable song along with a memorable character.
You know, JJ. If you really wanna fix that web slingers little red wagon, maybe you should try and get Sol to come and replace him. You know, give the people a new hero, a REAL hero, to make them forget all about that web head.
Whenever it gets to 2:26 the song ignites a flame in my soul that consumes my being in a blazing conflagration. Perfect song for a fiery character, Daisuke is a genius
@CountofBleck Ragna:"hey old man, dont stand in my way. we all know im tougher than you." Sol:"theres a ghost behind you" Ragna:"OH SHIT WHERE!!!!" Sol:"yeah, i thought so"
@goldsaint89 Let's see... his headband bears the words 'Rock You', a reference to the Queen song "We Will Rock You", while his belt buckle has the word 'FREE', a possible reference to Queen's song "I Want To Break Free". Ishiwatari's favorite band is Queen, and he thus named Sol Badguy, whose "real" name is Frederick (or Freddie for short), after Freddie Mercury, whose nickname was 'Mr. Bad Guy'.
The new way to select another video from the player window is cool, because all the related videos in it show Guilty Gear characters and it kinda looks like a character select screen. Thought that was pretty awesome. :)
One of my favorite songs from the Guilty Gear franchise. I'd like to see Sol Badguy in Smash, he'd be my main along with Captain Falcon. Let's rock! 🎸🔥❌⛓
Have you noticed the headband and waistband of Sol BOTH reference to Queen songs? Not to mention that he's also named Frederick AND his last name is a reference to Mercury's nickname "Mr. Badguy." That may be what the game said, but the real reason that's his theme song's name is because the creator of the series LOVES Queen. Literally every other character in the game is some kind of classic or hard rock reference.
Not just that, unlike other characters who can mysteriously change the weapon from hand to hand (such as Chipp who has that blade ATTACHED to his arm), you can notice that Sol slashes with both of his arms for example: Sol's close slash uses the hand closer to the player while the Far and Heavy Slash uses the other arm. What I find funny is that most of his special moves don't use the blade...
@azuren82 well I honestly don't know which end would be canon. The first one has her getting 'iced' by that man....again. With GGXX, the ending where she got sealed away had to be the canon end,because the other two has her either carrying off may or getting disintegrated by Dizzy. Of course, if this was the case,either that man let her out for AC+ or she escaped somehow
I feel like a complete dumbass. I'm only know just realizing how much homage this song pays to Edgar Winter's Frankenstein, and how Sol's backstory is basically Frankenstein.
@goldsaint89 Like Ishiwatari, Sol's favorite band is also said to be Queen, with Sol's favorite album being 'Sheer Heart Attack'. Sol's theme song, "Keep Yourself Alive", shares the same name as the first track from Queen's debut album. Several chords are lifted from another Queen song, "Stone Cold Crazy". Enough for ya? ;)
no daisuke wanted to show that, even though your labeled a badguy you can still act as a hero when the time arises, and after your done being a hero for a short time, you can go back to doing whatever the hell you want and not take any shit from anyone. which is pretty much what sol does.
@renzoaguillo indeed, then ky comes along and berates sol, but sol refuses to listen and they get into a fight which nearly ends when ky wins, but slayer comes along and launches them both into outer space, why? because he's badass.
@KaiHyouookami Erm I won't say Final Fight is a diff game b/c it actually exists within the SF universe as well. Which is why the two can make the legit leap over to SF. Try to think along the line of the Fatal Fury-and-King of Fighters-link here. :)
@DarkX64 That depends on how we define Frederick srsly. After all, dude WAS a scientist. He started the Gear project together with That Man, remember? ;)
@PerishEvil47 yeah,though thinking back.It might not be that much of a challenge.Sure the sword spam will be a problem,but once he gets in to deal close range combat,her shit is COOKED!
@Kraksang if anything ky is more the ryu, stun edge is critical in zoning and others outta your face. but sol can be considered a shoto, has an amazing dragon punch, small range projectile and good normals. but street fighter and guilty gear are different beasts entirely.
@KONPALegendz Well, yeah, I can see something like that but I meant like them buying out Arc and doing a SF with GG/BB-style graphics/animation and music, not so much doing their own GG/BB game.
@Kraksang yah, I know, your comment was just a lil bit of a Rant Inducing Slight (might wanna check tvTropes for that...or not) for me. i could not help but rant after reading it xD
