GUILTY GEAR X CHARACTERS

Guilty Gear X is the 2000 Arc System Works sequel that turned the original Guilty Gear's cult following into a full-on 2D fighting game phenomenon. Hand-drawn sprites at higher resolution, sharper animation, and a faster engine give it the look that defined the early Sammy era, and the soundtrack from Daisuke Ishiwatari still gets ripped onto playlists today.

Fourteen fighters anchor the bracket, with Sol, Ky, May, Potemkin, and the returning cast joined by newcomers Dizzy, Johnny, and Bridget-precursor Bridget... actually, by Bridget's predecessors Dizzy, Johnny, and Faust's revamp. Round wins go to whoever drains the opponent's life bar first, two rounds takes the match, and Tension-fueled Overdrives keep comebacks live. Guilty Gear X is the entry that locked in the series identity and set up everything Xrd and Strive later iterated on.