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|name = Guile | |name = Guile | ||
|image = [[File:GuileSFXT.png|300px]] | |image = [[File:GuileSFXT.png|300px]] | ||
|caption = [[File:StreetFighterSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert | |caption = [[File:StreetFighterSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]]<br>Guile's official artwork from ''Street Fighter X Tekken''. | ||
|universe = {{uv|Street Fighter}} | |universe = {{uv|Street Fighter}} | ||
|firstgame = ''{{iw|wikipedia|Street Fighter II: The World Warrior}}'' (1991) | |firstgame = ''{{iw|wikipedia|Street Fighter II: The World Warrior}}'' (1991) | ||
|games = ''[[Ultimate]]'' | |games = ''[[Ultimate]]'' | ||
|lastappearance=''{{ | |lastappearance=''{{s|wikipedia|Capcom Fighting Collection}}'' (2022) | ||
|console = Arcade | |console = Arcade | ||
|species = Human | |species = Human | ||
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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[File:Guile_SF2.png|left|thumb|Guile defeating [[Ken]] with a Flash Kick in ''Street Fighter II'']]Guile is one of the original eight playable characters from ''Street Fighter II: The World Warrior''. He would go on to appear in every iteration of ''Street Fighter II'', as well as the home release versions of ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', all incarnations of ''Street Fighter IV'', as part of the first wave of DLC for ''Street Fighter V | [[File:Guile_SF2.png|left|thumb|Guile defeating [[Ken]] with a Flash Kick in ''Street Fighter II'']]Guile is one of the original eight playable characters from ''Street Fighter II: The World Warrior''. He would go on to appear in every iteration of ''Street Fighter II'', as well as the home release versions of ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', all incarnations of ''Street Fighter IV'', as part of the first wave of DLC for ''Street Fighter V'', and in several crossover games. | ||
Guile hails from the United States of America, and is a major in the United States Air Force. Guile learned to fight from his best friend Charlie Nash, who taught him moves such as the Flash Kick and the Sonic Boom. But because Guile has less focus and greater anger than Charlie, he is less effective at using these moves; his Flash Kick hits only once and is performed with a conventional backflip as opposed to Charlie's two-hit reverse backflip, and he requires both arms to use a Sonic Boom, whereas Charlie only needs one. When Charlie went missing investigating the mysterious Shadaloo cartel, Guile swore to find his friend and bring him home. His search brought him into the path of Interpol agent Chun-Li who was also investigating a disappearance: that of her father. The two eventually discovered that Charlie had been kidnapped and brainwashed by Shadaloo's dictator M. Bison. Charlie broke free of his programming and rescued Guile and Chun-Li, seemingly at the cost of his own life. M. Bison survived the incident and was put on trial for murder of a military officer and Chun-Li's father, but was acquitted after bribing all of the judges. Guile swore vengeance on Bison and entered the second Street Fighter tournament to this end. Upon meeting Bison however, Guile was stopped by the arrival of his wife and daughter, who persuaded him to spare Bison and abandon revenge. For all his taunts of "Go home and be a family man!" Guile did just that. It was not to last, as he was not convinced that Charlie had perished. | Guile hails from the United States of America, and is a major in the United States Air Force. Guile learned to fight from his best friend Charlie Nash, who taught him moves such as the Flash Kick and the Sonic Boom. But because Guile has less focus and greater anger than Charlie, he is less effective at using these moves; his Flash Kick hits only once and is performed with a conventional backflip as opposed to Charlie's two-hit reverse backflip, and he requires both arms to use a Sonic Boom, whereas Charlie only needs one. When Charlie went missing investigating the mysterious Shadaloo cartel, Guile swore to find his friend and bring him home. His search brought him into the path of Interpol agent Chun-Li who was also investigating a disappearance: that of her father. The two eventually discovered that Charlie had been kidnapped and brainwashed by Shadaloo's dictator M. Bison. Charlie broke free of his programming and rescued Guile and Chun-Li, seemingly at the cost of his own life. M. Bison survived the incident and was put on trial for murder of a military officer and Chun-Li's father, but was acquitted after bribing all of the judges. Guile swore vengeance on Bison and entered the second Street Fighter tournament to this end. Upon meeting Bison however, Guile was stopped by the arrival of his wife and daughter, who persuaded him to spare Bison and abandon revenge. For all his taunts of "Go home and be a family man!" Guile did just that. It was not to last, as he was not convinced that Charlie had perished. | ||
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Still believing Nash is alive, Guile officially goes AWOL and sets out to prove it once and for all. He is contacted by Karin Kanzuki in a plan to take down a resurrected Shadaloo. He soon found his friend alive, albeit revived and stitched together by the Secret Society in ''Street Fighter V'''s Story Mode. On the final assault on Shadaloo, Guile and Chun-Li are confronted by M. Bison. Nash appears and fights off Bison, eventually blowing himself up as a sacrifice as Guile watches. This was all for naught, however, as Bison survives. As Ryu defeats Bison and Rashid sets the facility to explode, Guile meets everyone else as they are relieved that M. Bison is gone for good. Also at some point around this time, Guile saves an undercover Abel from Shadaloo agent F.A.N.G. Later, they get reports that former S.I.N members are being abducted. They go to an abandoned S.I.N lab, where they find and confront Juri. She states that nothing of value is in the lab, but Shadaloo is working on operation C.H.A.I.N.S. Soon after Juri escapes, the lab starts to collapse. Abel almost gets crushed to death, but Guile helps him out of the lab. | Still believing Nash is alive, Guile officially goes AWOL and sets out to prove it once and for all. He is contacted by Karin Kanzuki in a plan to take down a resurrected Shadaloo. He soon found his friend alive, albeit revived and stitched together by the Secret Society in ''Street Fighter V'''s Story Mode. On the final assault on Shadaloo, Guile and Chun-Li are confronted by M. Bison. Nash appears and fights off Bison, eventually blowing himself up as a sacrifice as Guile watches. This was all for naught, however, as Bison survives. As Ryu defeats Bison and Rashid sets the facility to explode, Guile meets everyone else as they are relieved that M. Bison is gone for good. Also at some point around this time, Guile saves an undercover Abel from Shadaloo agent F.A.N.G. Later, they get reports that former S.I.N members are being abducted. They go to an abandoned S.I.N lab, where they find and confront Juri. She states that nothing of value is in the lab, but Shadaloo is working on operation C.H.A.I.N.S. Soon after Juri escapes, the lab starts to collapse. Abel almost gets crushed to death, but Guile helps him out of the lab. | ||
Guile's military service also sees him befriending a military trainer named Tom from New York City. Tom himself would later adopt and train the son of one of Guile's fallen comrades, Alex. Alex himself would take on the Secret Society to find out about the sudden disappearance of Tom and have his own sparring match with Ryu, seeing him as his ultimate rival | Guile's military service also sees him befriending a military trainer named Tom from New York City. Tom himself would later adopt and train the son of one of Guile's fallen comrades, Alex. Alex himself would take on the Secret Society to find out about the sudden disappearance of Tom and have his own sparring match with Ryu, seeing him as his ultimate rival. | ||
Guile is the second playable character to hail from the United States, the first being Ken. They are actually related by marriage. Ken's wife Eliza is the sister of Julia, Guile's wife, making the two brothers-in-law. Guile does have some reservations about Ken's care free attitude and lavish lifestyle, but both mutually respect each other's sense of justice and are willing to help each other out. | Guile is the second playable character to hail from the United States, the first being Ken. They are actually related by marriage. Ken's wife Eliza is the sister of Julia, Guile's wife, making the two brothers-in-law. Guile does have some reservations about Ken's care free attitude and lavish lifestyle, but both mutually respect each other's sense of justice and are willing to help each other out. | ||
Guile's behavior as an Assist Trophy is a reference to the infamous tactic of | Guile's behavior as an Assist Trophy is a reference to the infamous tactic of 'down-backing', where the Guile player constantly holds down and away from the opponent, charging up both his Sonic Boom projectile and Flash Kick at the same time while blocking. This defensive style of play is unofficially known as "zoning," and is notorious among lower-level players that attempt to jump over a Sonic Boom only to get hit by Flash Kick immediately afterwards. | ||
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''== | ||
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{{cquote|''Appearing from the Street Fighter series! He crouches down and waits patiently ... then delivers a Flash Kick to anybody who approaches! Don't get too close.''|cite=[https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/blog/ Super Smash Blog]|source=[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site]]}} | {{cquote|''Appearing from the Street Fighter series! He crouches down and waits patiently ... then delivers a Flash Kick to anybody who approaches! Don't get too close.''|cite=[https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/blog/ Super Smash Blog]|source=[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site]]}} | ||
[[File:SSBUWebsiteGuile2.jpg|thumb|left|Hitting {{SSBU|Little Mac}} with a Flash Kick on [[Rainbow Cruise]].]] | [[File:SSBUWebsiteGuile2.jpg|thumb|left|Hitting {{SSBU|Little Mac}} with a Flash Kick on [[Rainbow Cruise]].]] | ||
Guile appears as an Assist Trophy. He mostly remains on the defensive, crouching and blocking attacks, although if a character tries to approach him from above, they will be attacked by Guile's signature Flash Kick. If no opponents come near him, he will repeatedly fire his signature Sonic Boom shots. If he fulfills his time without being defeated, he will say "That was nothing!" before leaving. Both of these attacks also have "light" and "heavy" versions that determine height and speed. He may also jump and, if an opponent is near while doing so, use | Guile appears as an Assist Trophy. He mostly remains on the defensive, crouching and blocking attacks, although if a character tries to approach him from above, they will be attacked by Guile's signature Flash Kick. If no opponents come near him, he will repeatedly fire his signature Sonic Boom shots. If he fulfills his time without being defeated, he will say "That was nothing!" before leaving. Both of these attacks also have "light" and "heavy" versions that determine height and speed. He may also jump and, if an opponent is near while doing so, use a weak aerial kick; this references a common input error for Flash Kick, where either the crouching charge was not held for long enough or the upward motion and the kick were pressed at the wrong time. He is also one of the many Assist Trophy characters that can be KO'd. His fighting style may be a playful jab at the playstyle of Guile players in the ''Street Fighter'' games, who are known for simply crouching in the corner of the stage, blocking any projectiles that come their way and using Flash Kick on those who get close while also using Sonic Boom on opponents who simply try to run their patience out by stalling in the same way. | ||
Much like Ryu and Ken, the hits from | Much like Ryu and Ken, if there is only one opponent, Guile will always face them. Also like Ryu and Ken, the hits from his attacks emit the original hitsounds from ''Street Fighter II''. Guile's voice lines are recycled from ''Street Fighter IV''. | ||
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SSBUWebsiteGuile4.jpg|Guile using Sonic Boom on {{SSBU|Pikachu}} on [[Moray Towers]]. | SSBUWebsiteGuile4.jpg|Guile using Sonic Boom on {{SSBU|Pikachu}} on [[Moray Towers]]. | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*One of Guile's screenshots on the ''Ultimate'' official website where he shoots Sonic Boom at Pikachu references {{ | *One of Guile's screenshots on the ''Ultimate'' official website where he shoots Sonic Boom at Pikachu references {{s|bulbapedia|Lt. Surge}}, the third Kanto Gym Leader from the ''Pokémon'' series, who has a {{pkmn|Voltorb}} capable of using {{iw|bulbapedia|Sonic Boom|move}} in his team. In ''{{s|bulbapedia|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions}}'', his attire even looks similar to Guile. Lt. Surge also shares his Japanese voice actor in the anime and ''{{s|bulbapedia|Pokémon Masters EX}}'' with Guile. | ||
*In ''Ultimate'', when the language is set to Korean, Guile uses his Japanese voice clips, despite Ryu and Ken using their English voice clips. This distinction is shared with [[Gray Fox]], who also uses his Japanese voice clips despite [[Snake]] using his English voice clips. | *In ''Ultimate'', when the language is set to Korean, Guile uses his Japanese voice clips, despite Ryu and Ken using their English voice clips. This distinction is shared with [[Gray Fox]], who also uses his Japanese voice clips despite [[Snake]] using his English voice clips. | ||
*Guile is voiced in English by Travis Willingham, who also provides the voice of another Assist Trophy from a third-party franchise, [[Knuckles]]. | *Guile is voiced in English by Travis Willingham, who also provides the voice of another Assist Trophy from a third-party franchise, [[Knuckles]]. | ||
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