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Earth, usually simply referred to as the world by its inhabitants, is the main setting of the Guilty Gear series. Set in the 22nd century, humanity has discovered "magic", a form of seemingly endless energy that solved the energy crisis, but also led to a hundred-year war known as the Crusades that the world is still recovering from.
Story
Earth, and the known universe, have their origin in the Backyard,[1] which presumably "defined" the universe around 13.8 billion years ago. Four billion years ago, after the planet's formation, life first appeared on Earth. Creatures evolved from unicellular organisms to multicellular, then into animals with complex structures. Species that adapted to their environment prospered; however, over the course of history, life on Earth experienced five mass extinctions,[2] likely the result of the Absolute World phenomenon.[3]
Historical events of note are the Crusades for the Holy Land, during which Raven's first "death" occurred;[note 1] Magical Foci likely inspiring the stories of deities and monsters around the world,[4] and the Second World War—its conclusion in 1945 marking the formation of the United Nations by the world's major powers.[5]
In 1999, a man known only as "the Original" foretold a calamity that would shake the very foundations of human society.[5] He told anyone who would listen that the world had to abandon its reliance on electronics or face dire consequences, only to be met with the scientific community's disappointment and embarrassment, and the derision and suppression of his research.[6] However, the world's superpowers declared a state of emergency.[5] The Dawn of Revival then occurred, during which several cities were wiped off the map, and machines of all types began to malfunction.[7] As a result, the UN immediately banned all electronic devices,[8] but human society quickly devolved into chaos without the technology that had supported it.[6] However, the Original and his disciples helped the world adapt to magic[9] over the next several decades.[7]
In 2010, the UN declared sorcery and magic the new standard,[8] and science and industry, sources of environmental pollution and weapons of mass destruction, were outlawed.[10] The introduction of magic shifted the world's production balance greatly: countries with stronger self-support systems were able to reallocate their ample land, resources and food supplies to citizens, and while technologically it took several steps back, more value was placed on cultural advancements. Nonetheless, political and economic power became synonymous with zeal and instroments.[11]
Since the UN and the Vatican oversaw the process, a large gap appeared between Europe and the Americas.[11] In 2042, with its military and political influence in decline, the US reopened the Gear Project[8] and began the development[11] of combat-ready Gears. Their mass production began in 2065, after which the US deployed them to allies across the globe.[8] In 2073, That Man created Justice,[12] a Gear that can command its kin.[8] However, during Justice's activation test in 2074[5] that resulted in the Black Sunrise,[13] Justice rebelled—announcing itself to be self-aware—and declared war on humanity.[10] As the year progressed, Justice took control of Gears one after the other, and soon the Crusades engulfed the entire planet.[8]
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Seen from outer space in I Want Out.
Character birthplaces.
Notes
References
- ↑ Guilty Gear 2 -Overture- Lore § "The Backyard I"
- ↑ [GGWorld - "Big Five"]
- ↑ Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- script § "Cause A"
- ↑ [GGWorld - "Paracelsus"]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 [GGWorld - Chronology]
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 [GGWorld - "The Original"]
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 [GGWorld - "Dawn of Revival"]
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- script § "Philosopher B"
- ↑ [GGWorld - "Apostle"]
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Guilty Gear manual, pg.2
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 [GGWorld - "State of Affairs Following Magic"]
- ↑ Guilty Gear Complete Bible, pg.96-99
- ↑ [GGWorld - "The Black Sunrise"]