Now Viewing: bridget_(guilty_gear)Tag type: Character Bridget (Japanese: ブリジット Hepburn: Burijitto?) is a fictional character in Arc System Works' Guilty Gear video game series. Bridget first appeared in the 2002 video game Guilty Gear X2. In the series, the androgynous character was born in a village where the birth of same-gender twins is considered bad luck; therefore, his family named and raised him as a girl. When Bridget grows up, he decides to prove himself as a bounty hunter. Bridget was created as "a cute character" by Daisuke Ishiwatari, who wanted to vary the games' cast. Due to the character' appearance, he was initially described as female by video game sources. When they became aware of his biological gender, reviewers included Bridget on lists of best androgynous and cross-dressing characters, as well as debated his sexual orientation. Despite these discussions, Bridget has become a popular character among gamers, and critics have described him as "a memorable character" in the series. Concept and design Ishiwatari created Bridget as "a cute character" and to vary the games' cast, since "there were already other good looking and tough characters". As many fighting games already had this type of character, and "it would be too boring if the character was just cute", Ishiwatari "wanted something unconventional"; he and his staff decided it "would be interesting to make the character a guy," although he was voiced by female seiyuu. This would end up making Bridget one of the most famous 'trap' characters in video game history. The series' creator also said that Bridget was a difficult character to animate; he "has double the frames of animation" due to his yo-yo movements. He spent "a very long, very frustrating time trying to get the animation to work", rejecting many versions before studio staff made Bridget "look natural". Appearances Bridget was introduced in the third installment of the series, Guilty Gear X2 (2002), and appears to be a girl since he wears a nun' habit.However, according to his backstory Bridget is a boy, one of twin brothers named and raised by his parents as a girl in a British village. They do this to protect him, since the villagers believe that twins of the same gender bring bad luck. As Bridget grows up, he is determined to prove he is not unlucky and becomes a bounty hunter who fights with a yo-yo and Roger (ロジャー Rojā?), his mechanical, oversized teddy bear. His journey begins when I-No gives him a fake bounty list. In Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus (2008), since Bridget feels he has proven his masculinity by defeating several opponents he decides to become an entertainer. Although he tries to recruit Venom for his talent at pool and I-No for her ability to play electric guitar, both refuse his suggestion. Without money, in one ending Bridget works as a waiter in Jam Kuradoberi' restaurant. In an alternate ending he returns to his birth village, finds that his twin brother has disappeared and begins searching for him. After GGXX, Bridget was absent from the mainline franchise for two decades, but finally returned in Guilty Gear Strive' DLC. Bridget is given an updated design and a new arcade story mode. An ending in this mode reveals that Bridget is still a bounty hunter, who has accomplished Bridget' original goals. However, Bridget has started suffering from an identity crisis over what their true self is. Ky and Goldlewis offer guidance to the now troubled Bridget and Bridget comes to the conclusion that, in spite of cross-dressing, they ultimately consider themself to be a girl. Bridget is also a playable character in the spin-offs Guilty Gear Isuka (2004), Dust Strikers (2006), and Judgment (2006). Bridget is voiced by Konishi_Hiroko (Guilty Gear X2), Kato_Yukiko (Guilty Gear AC), and Iwanami_Manaka (Guilty Gear Strive) Other Wiki Information Last updated: 08/09/22 8:01 PM by lozertuser  This entry is locked and can not be edited. |
     
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