Slayer

Slayer
Official Guilty Gear XX artwork for Slayer.
Game series	Guilty Gear series
First game	Guilty Gear XX
Creator(s)	Daisuke Ishiwatari
Voice actor(s)	Iemasa Kayumi
In-universe information
Birthplace	Romania
Blood type	Special
Theme song	"Haven't You Got Eyes In Your Head" (GGXX -) "The Vampire Saga" (Korean XX #Reload) "Existence" (vs. Millia, Eddie or Venom, GGXX) "Rogue Hunters" (vs. Millia, Eddie or Venom, XX #Reload) "Riches on Me" (Guilty Gear Isuka)

Slayer (スレイヤー, Sureiyā^?) is a character in the Guilty Gear fighting game series, making his first appearance in Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival. He is a rather tall vampire, though unlike most vampires, he seems entirely unaffected by sunlight. He is apparently incredibly powerful, as he spends each entire round casually smoking his pipe; his instant kill attack is a spinning uppercut which if it hits, depicts a view of the galaxy, followed by Slayer saying a haiku, followed by his opponent 'flashing' for a moment as is sent into space, before panning back to the battlefield; and if defeated, he merely lies on the ground looking upset, sometimes saying the opponent's performance was "so-so", rather than being unconscious. He is also accompanied, largely, by his wife Sharon.

Story

Background

Slayer founded the Assassin's Guild, but disappeared shortly thereafter. His original intentions, like many notable founders of Assassin's Guilds in fiction, were altruistic. Unfortunately, he finds, upon returning, that his syndicate is far from his original idealistic view of it, and decides to dismantle it. He seems to be connected to Gabriel in some significant way, and seems to know quite a lot about various political affairs, most notably the Post-War Administration Bureau (PWAB). He personally knows "That Man" and that character seems to hold him in high regard since he apologizes to Slayer.

Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival

Slayer's Story Mode begins with a visit to Ky Kiske, claiming that it is "customary for the king of the night to ask for permission from the protector of the day before venturing into the sunlight." He has the apparent motive of either observing the cast, or warning them of being targeted by the PWAB. He has three endings: in one, he defeats Eddie, who wanted to possess Sharon. In the second, he faces Venom, and explains that his victory was because of hesitation in Venom's heart. In the third, he defeats I-No, and has a brief conversation with That Man about current events.

Sharon

Sharon is Slayer's wife, and apparently immortal and invincible; she can survive getting drained of blood by Slayer without any apparent lasting effects (one of Slayer's opening scenes before a battle shows him completely draining her). In one of Eddie's endings, Eddie melts after attempting to possess her, and I-No (who set him up to this) comments, "Illness, parasites... Nothing sticks to her." Sharon's exact nature remains unknown.

Slayer (right) and Sharon, as shown in Slayer's Guilty Gear Isuka ending.

Music References

Slayer is named after the band of the same name. Several of his attacks (Under Pressure, Dead On Time, All Dead, and It's Late) are named for Queen songs. His Undertow is named for an album by Tool, while his Royal Hunt is a Danish metal band.

Sharon is possibly named for Sharon Osbourne, or Sharon den Adel of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation.

Slayer seems to be loosely based on Ozzy Osbourne, being one of the oldest and most powerful known characters in the series and having a wife named Sharon.

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