Faust (Guilty Gear)

General CVG character
name=Faust


caption=Faust, as he appears in "Guilty Gear Isuka".
series="Guilty Gear" series
firstgame="Guilty Gear"
creator=Daisuke Ishiwatari
voiceactor=Kaneto Shiozawa (as Dr. Baldhead, "Guilty Gear"); Takashi Kondou ("GGX" onward)
inuniverse=Guilty Gear character
eyecolor=Glowing
themesong="Suspicious Cook" ("GG")
"The Original" ("GGX -")
"Take the Pain" ("Korean XX #Reload")
"Home Sweet Grave" ("Guilty Gear Isuka") nihongo|Faust|ファウスト|Fausuto is a fictional character in the "Guilty Gear" fighting game series, making his first appearance in the first game, "Guilty Gear" as Dr. Baldhead before hiding his identity and becoming Dr. Faust from "Guilty Gear X" onwards. Faust's extreme height and light weight give him a bizarre, tall, lanky physical appearance, and allows him to tower over every other character in the game (although he rarely does, due to his extremely low fighting stance). He wears a paper bag as a mask (with one eyehole), and wields a giant scalpel as a weapon, in addition to other unpredictable and bizarre moves.

Gameplay

Faust can do large amounts of damage with some fairly basic tactics to confuse and misdirect the opponent; he has random properties of his own that make even playing as him somewhat of a guessing game. His "Nani Ga Deru Kana?" or "What's this?" move throws out a totally random object that can have varying abilities, which help enhance his rushdown capability. Depending on what pops out, Faust may change his current gameplan. For example, double jumping after a Bomb is released will make him fairly impervious to it, while a Mini-Faust will help enhance his rushdown.

Story

Background

Baldhead was once renowned as a medical genius. People would come from far and wide to be cured by him. But one day, a young girl he was operating on died. This drove Baldhead mad, and he became a serial killer, employing both his knowledge of human anatomy and his occult powers against his victims.

"Guilty Gear"

Baldhead was released from prison to participate in the tournament Testament hosts. In his ending, he is visited by the voice of the young girl whose death drove him to insanity. She assures him that her passing was not his fault, and that he shouldn't blame himself. He then runs off into the night. It goes on to say that the serial killer known as Baldhead was never seen again, but that a new healer emerged.

"Guilty Gear X"

"Guilty Gear X" reintroduces Dr. Baldhead as Faust, who is wandering, and trying to atone for his killings by resuming his duties as a doctor, and helping as many people as he can. In one ending, he meets with Dizzy and convinces her to leave the forest she lives in, in an attempt to prevent further attacks on her. In the other ending, he cures Zato of his ailment, and leaves Venom to care for him, taking the parasite on as a result. Due to the events that take place in later games, the latter ending is impossible.

"Guilty Gear XX"

Faust runs into I-No early on, and decides to pursue her, believing that she will cause people harm, and believing that it is his duty as a doctor and protector of the needy to prevent this. In one ending, he tracks her down, and she confronts him about his dark past, accusing him of still enjoying bloodshed. After rendering her unconscious, he admits that he still enjoys causing pain, yet vows to continue in his duty as a doctor. In another ending, he meets Zappa and learns of his condition. Upon examining the body, he decides that he does not know how to cure this ailment. In the remaining ending, he fights with Venom and learns that the assassin's guild was involved with the death of the girl that drove him insane. He and Venom are then assaulted by a large horde of Robo-Kys, at which point Venom says that if they survive, he will tell Faust everything. Any of Faust's story paths are capable of fitting into the overall canon of the series.

Promotion and reception

Faust has been commonly noted by reviewers as a standout character in the series due to his appearance [ [http://www.4gamer.net/store/review/ggxx_r/ggxx_r.html ギルティギア イグゼクス ＃RELOAD THE MIDNIGHT CARNIVAL] (in Japanese). 4Gamer.net. Retrieved on 2008-09-14] and unconventional in-game behavior. [Staff (2003-03-22). [http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/ps2/guilty-gear-x2.htm Guilty Gear X2 Review] . The Armchair Emptire. Retrieved on 2008-09-14] Gaming website Boomtown described him as "a nine-foot tall guy with spastic limbs and a paper bag over his head", noting him as one of "the strangest and most entertaining host of characters in any fighting game to date." [Allin, Joseph A. (2003-08-09). [http://boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=1481 Guilty Gear X2 (PS2) Review] . Boomtown. Retrieved on 2008-09-14] IGN compared him directly to "Soul" series character Voldo, adding "has enough humorous patterns to keep you entertained for days." [IGN Staff (2001-01-04). [http://dreamcast.ign.com/articles/163/163556p1.html Guilty Gear X review] . IGN. Retrieved on 2008-09-15] Game Chronicles reviewer Mark Smith shared the sentiments, praising the the representation of Faust's personality in his moveset. [Smith, Mark (2003-02-04). [http://www.gamechronicles.com/reviews/ps2/guiltygear/x2.htm Review - Guilty Gear X2] . Game Chronicles. Retrieved on 2008-09-14]

ee also

*Fanny - Another female (Nurse) "Guilty Gear" character who is very similar to Faust.

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