#gg weapons

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Unika’s Megadeth Buster/Bike and Helmet and concept art. TREIZE 13: Devil’s Dozen / Thunderstruck

Interesting that Unika can hide her wings and tail, though she seems to keep Dizzy’s ribbon on her tail.

Shots courtesy of @comunidadarcsystemworks, thanks!

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I bought some Furniture for my Lobby House, since I was all caught up unlocking Gallery and Digital Figure items (at least until Robo Ky comes out).

See if you can spot all the items I tucked away.

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Taken from Twitter. Label is Paramirum II (a variant of Paracelsus).

The Gate Design is taken from the Sephirot/Qliploth or "Tree of Life".

Otherwise the other label is Hoenheim (the Alchemist's surname).

I can't say for sure if this is Flament Nagel's original form (since he possessed multiple body vessels over the years, but it is one form he can take).

The other is his old Goat-Skull Look:

Side Note: Flament Nagel's Historical Nickname is the "Sanguine Gale" [Budoshu no Tachikaze]

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Top 6 Intro at EVO, apparently.

Flament's reaction is priceless~

(Bedframe, Bloodscythe, Cuestick, Chipp's Armblade, and Dragonslayer are missing though.)

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Has A.B.A been training or practicing with Flament Nagal? Because in Strive, it looks like she knows what she is doing compared how she was in the old games.

In the old games, Nagal seemed to be doing all the work but now it looks like a reverse unless Flament Nagal is becoming more reluctant to fight these days.

At first (if you'd been following the Drama CD script) it was revealed that at the very outset A.B.A. didn't even know Flament Nagel* was a weapon!

She just thought he was a giant Key she happened to like and find attractive!

He dropped several hints after that during her duel with Slayer, and agreed to work as her partner afterwards.

Time has passed and Slayer DID state he would check in on them in about 10 to 20 years, so hopefully that will happen soon~

Some minor differences as well is:

In her original Isuka version: Evidence Concealment was a giant golden Key poke, but it later became an Alchemic chain reaction... this later became the "Keeper of the Key" where the Gate of Truth opens up and the Darkness attacks.

The Union command Grab: instead of being shocked at his transformation, she asked the question "What's your Blood Type?"

(Ketsueki nani ka ta?), this was directed at the opponent, since she was taking their blood from them (this is also an indirect reference to Fanny's old command grab from Guilty Gear Petit).

She'd also feed Flament blood generously with her Blood packs.

The change in focus to Jealousy (and Love) makes sense, since their relationship has progressed a great deal since they started out, but it also reveals more about the nature of Flament Nagel as a Foci (Magic Focus Beast).

Originally he "possessed" vessels he deemed worthy of wielding him, but this also meant he dominated them until they died.

During Strive's Story, he reveals to A.B.A. that he doesn't think this is the correct way to do things and is willing to accept her as his partner even if they don't always connect with one another.

So during the command grab, he might try to "possess" a body, but A.B.A. pulls him out at the last minute, leaving him somewhat disformed and ambiguous (like the creatures that exist beyond the Gate he can summon).

He can still feel pain, especially if she bites him and scratches his face, but in that state he is extremely euphoric and can't really think straight... A.B.A. is also mutually affected by the possession as well, though it merely compounds her jealousy to twice the amount of what it was before the Union took place.

It also appears that being in that state greatly elevates A.B.A.'s physical strength, as previously she could barely lift Flament Nagel, but when under his influence, she can crack the very ground she stands on with sheer force of weight by how she wields him! This is evident in her victory animation in Strive.

I'll just stop here to say that we don't know Flament Nagel's full history during the Crusades, but he does remind me of another "weapon" that has a similar effect and namesake.

One of the Sacred Treasures: Jinki Ekitoku (Increasing Fervor), codenamed "Dominator" by the Conclave!

By that name alone, "Increasing Fervor" or even "Dominator" the effect appears very similar to the powers that Flament Nagel can wield...

I can't put my finger on it just yet, but I dare say there might be a connection with him and the Sacred Treasures (whether or not Sol Badguy created him is another mystery though).

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Annon-Guy: Does Chaos' guns have some weird glitch to them or is he just clumsy with them when he twirls his gun?

He makes four copies, much to his confusion.

Nearly shoots his own foot.

Loses his grip and his gun falls on the ground.

Hoists his gun cowboy style, much to his own bewilderment.

The Crescent Moon, based on what little we know was "stolen" from another timeline, apparently.

While there are Five Heavenly Guns in Total, the ones he produces are Magic copies, and not the actual originals, save for the single one he has in his possession which he stole.

Just the fact that a Multiverse even exists is beyond the ken of what we currently know of Guilty Gear Strive's Universe, not to mention how that Universe works and functions (nevermind the Backyard itself, or even if this applies to previous game timelines and continuity!).

There is also an animation in which he "shoots" the game clock during his Time's Up (Jinkangire) animation.... effectively breaking the 4th Wall (in the same vein as Deadpool in Marvel Comics)!

It appears to be that these "Celestial Guns" have some influence on Time and Space, which is partly how his Deus Ex Machina functions, though the details would be tricky to fully comprehend most likely.

(Side Note: while these are Five Heavenly Guns, don't mistake them for the Six Black Heaven's Guns, which is referenced in Elphelt's boss theme...)

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Annon-Guy: Would fighting Bedman? underwater be dangerous for any of it's opponents?

Even a damaged mecha doesn't have to worry about drowning...

Assuming the Bedframe was fully functional "being underwater" wouldn't affect it.

When Bedman was at the height of his powers, the frame could fully regenerate from any serious damage due to being influenced by Bedman's "Dreamlike Reality" (a kind of reality marble dimension that influences reality on a godlike level).

Beyond regenerating, the frame itself could teleport to any space, so being influenced by things like water or atmosphere wouldn't affect it much.

It's more accurate to say that the Bedframe itself was resistant to the dense pressure of the Backyard itself, so something like Water Depth Pressure is nothing compared to that.

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Annon-Guy: Some things about Bedman?;

Is It a robot, a revenant or some kind of demon (because of the flesh like substance under It's face)?

Is Bedman? just a program or is It actually the original Bedman's spirit possessing the bedframe?

What kind of personality would you use to describe Bedman? as It is now? I know It's incapable of forming memories anymore, It's protective of Delilah, and until Delilah asked It to stop doing so, was self-destructive.

First: 8th Generation High Density Bedframe is its full name description as told in Guilty Gear Xrd.

Based on what we know, it has the ability to "catch dreams" via a Dream-Catcher Lattice it generates with its hands via Bedman's "Deja Vu" powers. (The power to Play Back Dreams like a Rewinded film).

The Label "Oneroi" is also printed on the Bedframe's hands, which suggests Bedman infused "Dream Demons" in to the frame to further expand his powers in the realm of Dreams.

As for the Bedframe in Guilty Gear Strive's events after Romeo's Demise: As far as can be determined, it is a spirit-replica of Bedman's remnant will possessing the Bedframe despite being a technically inanimate object.

You can think of it as a Magical Foci Beast, similar in the vein of Paracelsus (A.B.A.'s Key partner) and Izuna who was a Kanzashi Tsukumogami (an object given great care that gained a soul of its own).

The reason it is a "replica" of Bedman's will can be evidenced by its intelligence and powers that could at least temporarily bind Delilah's Magic for a time. This was originally something only Bedman could do with his powers, but was transferred to the Bedframe.

At the height of Bedman's power the Bedframe could completely regenerate from the damage it took from Bedman's battle with Slayer, but as of Strive's events, because Bedman is not present to fully repair the unit with his power, the damage has taken its toll.

The Bedframe itself seems to only have a short-term memory, based on its description in Strive, so it can only execute basic levels of communication at the moment.

More evidence that it is a replica of Bedman's Will is related to the idea that it concerned itself with Delilah as a priority, but also it is similar in fact to the way Eddie was born from Zato=ONE's body (a soul that got replicated inside a Kinjuu/Forbidden Beast Shadow Organism).

The gestures it makes around Delilah and the fact Delilah can identify it as her brother's Bed suggests that there is some unspoken almost psychic bond between herself and the Bedframe. This is simply conjecture, but it is likely that much like how Delilah states that she is more powerful than her Brother was... that power alone is part of what allows her to communicate with the Bed.

The frame's "head" is semi-organic, with a mouth (though it has a giant alarm clock inside its head that activates during Sinusoidal Helios).

It is still somewhat unclear the true origin of Bedman and the Bed itself... but most likely it is a combination of Bedman's power influencing the Bed as well as some heinous experiments done on Romeo and his sister prior to the events of Xrd.

I would venture to guess that the ones responsible for Bedman's origins are likely connected to Crow Kuruwaba, Happy Chaos, the Conclave, and especially the former members of the Postwar Administration Bureau.

Strive's story suggests that P.W.A.B. has been fully reformed since Millia Rage took command, but prior to this it was a den of Mad Scientists and Warmongers with no ethical restrictions on using either Gears or Humans for experiments.

This only paints a very dark picture about events that we don't know occurred in the shadows of the History of the Crusades.

(For further reading, read the Bedframe and GG Weapons tags).