Order-Sol

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I don't need this... It's the same shit day after day.
― Order-Sol to I-No and himself[src]

Order-Sol is a playable character in the Guilty Gear series. He is a past version of Sol Badguy back when he was enlisted with the Sacred Order of Holy Knights towards the end of the Crusades, circa 2172 AD.

Design

Physically, he looks the same as his current self: long, spiky brown hair held together by his trademark headband with the "Rock You" inscription, a muscular build, and eyes that are usually red in color, but occasionally turn gold with slit pupils.

His outfit is a red-accented version of the standard Sacred Order of Holy Knights uniform, fastened together with his belt plate inscribed with the word "FREE". Underneath, he wears a tight-sleeved black and white undershirt. Order-Sol's design also has white fingerless gloves worn over black fingered gloves with steel nails, which sometimes have "RIOT" stamped onto them. He wears red boots with black trim that are extremely similar to those he wears as his present self in most games.

Personality

Order-Sol's personality is similar to the present one: both being sullen and unrefined, speaking to others only when absolutely necessary.[5] Despite being the same person, Order-Sol seems more irritable and bitter, but is not as openly rude to others as the present Sol.

Within the Order's organization, heeding the word "FREE" as his motto, Sol is a lone wolf and rarely works alongside others,[5] with his missions being mostly guerrilla-style attacks,[7] and disobeying direct orders so as to kill Gears on his own as he always has.[8] Despite being acknowledged as a great fighter, many of his fellow knights are said to bear him "little more than ill will".[4] Nevertheless, perhaps because of his skill or his close ties to Kliff and Ky, many refer to Sol as "sir" (さま, sama?) despite Sol—presumably—not being a ranking officer.[9]

Story

Backstory

Main article: Sol Badguy § Story

In 2172, rumors of Sol as an immensely skilled lone-wolf bounty hunter reached Kliff Undersn, the old commander of the Sacred Order of Holy Knights.[4] Having been saved by Sol in his youth,[3] Kliff was interested in recruiting him, and spared no means in finding Sol.[4] During the meeting, Kliff invited Sol to become a member,[4] and told Sol a rumor about a "prodigy swordsman". Sol couldn't care less about that,[10] but joined the Holy Order to obtain information on Gears.[1]

Sol soon met the "prodigy", Ky Kiske, whose skills on the battlefield surpassed all of his expectations, and thought the young knight to be a "killing machine". One day, Ky challenged Sol to a duel; Sol was terrified, thinking Ky had figured he was Gear and had come to kill him. Sol was ready to fight with everything he had, but Ky fought Sol as if he were human and lost. Sol took it as an insult, thinking Ky hadn't taken their fight seriously.[10] Assigned under Ky's command,[8] Sol's penchant for insubordination[8] led to a growing tension between the two,[4] though it seems he took steps to understand the young Ky.[7] During his short tenure, his unruly personality earned him the nickname "God of War/Army God", becoming something of an urban legend in the Holy Order, and many knew not to directly ask Sol his history.[2]

In 2173, sometime after the Battle of Rome, at a point when Sol was starting to get frustrated[1] with the Order's strict rules,[7] Sol faced Justice for the first time. Even though he put up a good fight, he lacked the power necessary to defeat her, and Justice spared his life, amused at his recklessness. Sol realized he needed the Fireseal after all. Left with no other options, Sol returned to camp and stole the Sacred Treasure[1] that he had created long ago.[3] Ky caught Sol during the act, felt he wasn't worthy of one of the Order's treasures, and fought him, although Sol easily defeated him and left.[1] Ky was about to call reinforcements to catch Sol for his desertion, but Kliff stopped him and told Ky not to say a word of the incident to anyone.[11] Kliff then caught up with Sol and explained he would let Sol have the Fireseal, as he was going to give it to him anyway, but first, Sol had to prove himself with the sword. After the fight, Kliff told Sol he was "family" and Sol went on his way, leaving the Order behind.[1]

Guilty Gear XX

In 2181, I-No manipulates time to bring Sol from AD. 2172 and the present Sol face to face at an unknown point in time. The collision between the two Sols ends with loss of Order-Sol, giving I-No the opportunity to kill the past Sol. In one ending, this destroys the present Sol despite That Man's pleas that he live on,[12] while in another, Sol is simply returned to the present only to fight Ky and settle their score.[13]

Abilities

Main article: /Commands

Sol's weapon of choice during this time is a rugged, improvised weapon that is nonetheless quite effective against multiple opponents.[7] Because of the difficulty in channeling his powers, he needs to concentrate in order to release their full potential. Of a somewhat sluggish movement than his present self, Order-Sol uses a more all-out fighting style with a majority of his attacks being prototypes for his future moves, to be refined upon obtaining the Fireseal.

Because of how more refined-yet-toned-down (out of being less inclined and jaded over the years) his present-self is, Order-Sol's fighting style can be compared more as "all-over-the-place", involving more roughness and desperation in his motions/actions.

Music

Rivalry themes

Quotes

Main article: /Quotes

Trivia

The first Guilty Gear illustration to feature fingernails on gloves.
  • Order-Sol's appearance actually dates as far back as the original Guilty Gear Complete Bible artbook, released years before Guilty Gear XX Slash.
  • He was the first character to have decorative nails on his gloves, according to series creator Daisuke Ishiwatari.[14]
  • His physical appearance and uniform appear to based on Lars Ul from the series Bastard!!, which has been cited as an inspiration for Guilty Gear.[15][16][17]
  • In Norse mythology, Fafnir (also written as Fáfnir or Frænir) is a dwarf prince who, affected by the curse of Andvari's ring and gold, became a dragon and was slain by Sigurd. During Frederick and Asuka's time as researchers, they developed a title for measuring high output and stability, Balmung Class. In the German version of the Fafnir myth, The Nibelungenlied, Balmung was the name of the sword Siegfried used to slay the dragon.[18]
  • EX Order-Sol's Instant Kill, used by his present self in the first Guilty Gear, is "All Guns Blazing," referencing a song by Judas Priest from their album Painkiller.[19]
  • Due to Sol's references to the band,[19] Order-Sol's Rock It move may be an allusion to the Queen song, "Rock It (Prime Jive)" from their album The Game.

Gallery

Main article: /Gallery

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus script § "Stolen treasure"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- script § "Revelator A"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Guilty Gear Complete Bible, pg.96-99
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Guilty Gear manual (US), pg.5-6
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 CHARACTER｜ギルティギア アクセントコア プラスアール
  6. ↑ Guilty Gear script § "Sol"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Guilty Gear Codex, pg.29,63
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Guilty Gear XX Drama CD Red script § "Humanity's Last Hope"
  9. ↑ Guilty Gear XX Drama CD Red script § "Distress"
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 script § "After Story A"
  11. ↑ Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus script § "Entrusted future"
  12. ↑ Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus script § "Whatever path"
  13. ↑ Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus script § "Don't tell me path"
  14. ↑ Artworks of Guilty Gear X 2000-2007, pg.14: "[This] picture is historical in that it’s the first time I designed gloves with decorative nails on them. I’m sure this information will come up again in the future."
  15. ↑ Guilty Gear – 1998 Developer Interview
  16. ↑ Guilty Gear X Drafting Artworks, pg. 5
  17. ↑ Anime Expo 2009: interview with Daisuke Ishiwatari and Toshimichi Mori
  18. ↑ Gram (mythology). In Wikipedia. Retrieved October 25, 2024, from [1]
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Guilty Gear Complete Bible pg.78, "Metal Room".
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