Robo-Ky
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The Robo-Kys are characters in the Guilty Gear fighting game series, making their first appearance in several editions of the second game, Guilty Gear X, as a secret mode for Ky, then later in the third game, Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival as a secret character, and then in Guilty Gear XX#Reload as a normal character, having undergone major changes. There are multiple Robo-Kys in the storyline, but they are all the same. As their name implies, they are robotic versions of Ky Kiske. Robo-Ky MkII appeared in Guilty Gear Isuka, and can use several modified moves from other characters.
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[edit] Voice acting
- Guilty Gear XX: Takeshi Kusao, [1], [2]
- Guilty Gear XX#Reload (story mode): as above
- Guilty Gear XX#Reload (in-game): "Kantaro" (full name not given)
- Guilty Gear Isuka: Yutaka Terada
[edit] Gameplay
Being that there are three dramatically different versions of Robo-Ky, this section is split into three categories.
[edit] Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival
Robo-Ky is a clone of Ky Kiske, and is significantly faster, more powerful, and, as an unlockable character, is severely unbalanced, and not allowed in tournaments. His moves are vaguely similar to Ky's normal move set, but are very similar to Ky's Ex Move set (though still notably unique).
[edit] Guilty Gear XX#Reload
Major changes were made in this version. Robo-Ky was made playable from the beginning (and thus tournament-legal) and his movelist was changed entirely. He sported a unique tension system, which had to be filled up in alternate ways, and several eccentric attacks, all of which used up small bits of his tension meter in order to become more powerful. He also had an overheat system, which had him heat up over time, and this heat had to be vented, or Robo-Ky would explode, interrupting whatever he was doing. He was also the heaviest character as far as the game's gravity system was concerned.
[edit] Robo-Ky Mk. II
Robo-Ky Mk. II was exactly like the #Reload version of Robo-Ky, except that he had a special mode in which he could go through levels of the Isuka's Boost Mode in order to obtain points, with which he could purchase moves of other characters for use in battle and increase his "parameters" (i.e. attack strength, defense power, movement speed, etc.). In addition, his FRC timings were customizable, allowing him to acquire FRC frames for moves that previously could not be FRCed, and it was even possible to upgrade to "Yellow Roman Cancel" (YRC), which used 12.5% of the tension gauge. Notably, Robo-Ky Mk. II could use moves like the Gamma Ray which the programmers locked-out, making a well-programmed Robo-Ky Mk. II practically invincible.
Voice actor: Takumi Inoue
[edit] Story
[edit] Background
The Robo-Kys are products of the Post-War Administration Bureau (except for Mk. II, which was created by a scientist unconnected with the PWAB), which they modeled after Ky and produced en masse to do their bidding.
[edit] Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival
While the Robo-Kys do not have a story path, they are a major element of many characters' story. They seem to be interested in taking into custody those of Japanese descent, those who use ki force, and those who the PWAB consider a threat. They appear to be capable of calling each other, analyzing the moves of their opponent (to the point where they can become immune to them), poisoning their opponent, and instant brainwashing.
[edit] Music References
- Robo-Ky's Aegis High is likely named for Iron Maiden's song Aces High.
- His Mk II designation in Isuka might be a reference to Deep Purple, that also names its different formations with this designation, even using the same letter casing. In this case, the formation referred is the classic one: Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Ian Paice and Jon Lord.
- Incidentally there is a song by The Minutemen called 'Mr Robot's Holy Orders', Holy Orders being the name of Ky's theme and Robo-Ky being a robot version of Ky.
