That Man (Guilty Gear)

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This article is about the Guilty Gear character. For the Excel Saga character, see That Man.

That Man, as seen in Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival

That Man (also known as Ano Otoko, which is the Japanese romanization for "that (certain) man"), is a hidden character in the Guilty Gear fighting game series. He is not playable, nor does he ever directly fight anyone, but appears in several story sequences; his face is apparently in shadow and never seen completely (although in one ending in The Midnight Carnival his hand is revealed to be a glowing Blue color). He appears to be directly involved in the Gear Project, and although he is responsible for the Holy Wars that have plagued the world since, he appears apologetic and full of regret.

Story

In the series, his existence is first revealed in Guilty Gear: The Missing Link in Sol Badguy's ending -- it is mentioned by both Sol and Justice that an unnamed third man (obviously That Man) was involved in the creation of the race of magical bioweapon known as Gears. Ky Kiske's ending also references him, and is likely the source of his title, as Justice's dying words are "Even though I may die, the gears shall not, as long as That Man still lives..." His first direct appearance is, again, in one of Sol's endings in Guilty Gear X-Plus, in which he makes a cryptic comment about Dizzy being "a daughter" (evidently of Justice). Several characters in GGX also express an interest in meeting him, for various reasons.

He is pursued by several people who feel he is responsible for the current state of affairs; his most notable pursuer is Baiken, who blames him for the destruction of Japan in the Holy Wars. Sol Badguy is intent on killing him for an unknown reason as well, Axl Low believes That Man knows the reason for his timeslips, and Anji Mito wants to find him apparently out of sheer curiosity.

Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival

That Man appears in nearly every characters' endings at some point or other; his purpose appears mainly as a deus ex machina, since his purpose is largely to capture I-No or clean up the various messes she's made -- she (apparently) believed that most of the characters were a threat to his power, and attempted to harm or neutralize them, but he states several times that they are actually in accordance with his goals. These goals remain unclear as of yet. In a few endings, he alludes to possible future events, such as one of Sol Badguy's ending, in which he claims that "Frederick" will be needed later. "Frederick" is the real name of Sol Badguy.

***Guilty Gear series***
Characters: A.B.A \| Sol Badguy \| Baiken \| Bridget \| Dizzy \| Fanny \| Faust \| I-No \| Johnny \| Justice \| Ky Kiske \| Kliff Undersn \| Jam Kuradoberi \| Axl Low \| May \| Millia Rage \| Anji Mito \| Potemkin \| Robo-Ky \| Slayer \| Testament \| That Man \| Venom \| Chipp Zanuff \| Zappa \| Zato-1

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