Fireseal
Fireseal, nicknamed Blazer, is Sol Badguy's signature weapon and one of the "Sacred Treasures" that comprise the Outrage. The weapon itself is capable of magnifying fire magic, which Sol uses to augment both his physical and sword attacks.
Design
In Guilty Gear, Guilty Gear X & Guilty Gear XX it appears as an uniquely designed sword with a rectangular and blunt blade, which features a crossguard shaped similarly to a butane lighter, even having a striking wheel and breeze guard, that spews forth flames.
In Overture, the Fireseal appears in 3 different distinct appereances, which are labeled "LV'" in the games concept art.
LV1 is a large sword, with a large rectangular blunt blade similar to its original appereance, but it has no clear handguard.
LV2 gains an oversized handguard made of 1 red rectangle on each side, the blade gains a red part over the blade & the blade becomes car key shaped.
LV3 has the swords red parts on the handguard & on the blade being more detailed compared to LV2. The blade's point now is wheel shaped.
In addition to these 3, during Dragon Install the Fireseal turns into a sword shaped pillar of fire.
Story
Circa 2173, Sol—who had joined the Holy Order in search of information and to combat Gears from the frontlines—challenged Justice on its own. His suppressed powers weren't enough to defeat her, and she spared his life out of fascination at his recklessness. Sol reflects that he indeed needed the Fireseal after all and decides to "borrow" it.
He is surprised in the act by Ky Kiske, who duels him to take the Sacred Treasure back, but Sol defeated Ky with his newly-acquired weapon. Commander Kliff Undersn saw them, but knowing Sol's nature, he let him be and asked Ky to keep the incident a secret. Kliff later caught up with Sol and allowed him to have the Fireseal, as Kliff was going to give it to him anyway. After a friendly duel, Kliff lets Sol go but not before telling that he was family even if he had just deserted the Order. Eventually, Sol put the Fireseal to good use and fought Justice a second time, after Justice had fled from an attack led by Kliff & Ky, which ended in her dimensional seal by the Order when Sol was able to beat the weakened Justice. With her defeat, the Crusades came to an end. Sol did not return the sword, making it his personal weapon ever since.
During the events of Baptisma 13 Sol upgraded the Fireseal multiple times.
Sol would later add an additional casing to the Fireseal to amplify its powers, transforming it into the Junkyard Dog MK II. After some time, Sol incorporated the Flashing Fang into an another modified casing for the Fireseal, upgrading the weapon into the Junkyard Dog MK III.
Gallery
Fireseal's design used in games dated before Guilty Gear 2: Overture.
All 3 "LV"s of the Fireseal in Guilty Gear 2 -Overture-.
Concept Art of LV 3 Fireseal.
Concept art of Dragon Install Sol, with the Fireseal being turned into a flame.
Trivia
- Sol wields the Fireseal in a reversed grip, in addition to using it in his left hand, which is claimed to be a nod to Freddie Mercury's mic stand grip. Sol rarely holds the blade rightside up, typically only when resting it against his shoulder.
- The overall design of Fireseal is based upon a gas lighter, featuring a wheeled mechanism which ignites sparks.
- Fireseal can be seen on a table in Arakune's gag ending in Blazblue: Continuum Shift.
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