Summary

Baiken (梅喧, Baiken) is one of the few characters of Japanese descent in the Guilty Gear fighting game series (others being May and Anji Mito). Baiken was a hidden character in Guilty Gear but became a normal character in later installments. She is a samurai on a journey to kill That Man and avenge the citizens of Japan, which he caused to be destroyed during the Crusades.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 6-A | Low 1-C

Key: Pre-STRIVE | Guilty Gear: STRIVE

Name: Baiken

Origin: Guilty Gear

Gender: Female

Age: Unknown, around the same age as Anji

Classification: Human, Samurai

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery, Magic as Information Manipulation, Chi Manipulation, can summon tatami mats and rope, Explosion Manipulation with her cannon, Power Nullification (Can keep the opponent from doing certain things with Baku), Non-Physical Interaction (Able to hit souls), Awakened Power (Awakened her power to defeat I-No in her bad ending), Resistance to Diseases (Unaffected by the effects of an information flare, which normally turns Japanese people into Gears) and Information Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Matter Manipulation, Soul Manipulation, and Transmutation (Briefly survived inside of a super-high-density information field, which would rewrite the fundamental data of most people and kill them)

Attack Potency: Continent level (Fights alongside May and Answer in Xrd,^[1] and contends with I-No and Anji in XX^[2]) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Nagoriyuki states that her sword is the strongest he's ever known, while also admitting that he cannot win against her^[3])

Speed: At least Relativistic+, likely higher (Surprised I-No with her speed) | At least Relativistic+, likely higher (Kept up with Nagoriyuki^[3])

Lifting Strength: Class P (Consistently shown to be comparable to Anji), higher with her awakened power | Class P

Striking Strength: Continent level | Low Complex Multiverse level

Durability: Continent level (Should be at least comparable to May and Answer^[1]) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Trades blows with Nagoriyuki^[3])

Stamina: Unknown

Range: Extended Melee Range with weapons, at least Hundreds of Meters with her cannon and chain, Thousands of Kilometers with attacks

Standard Equipment: Her sword and her Demon Tools (A katana, kanabo, feudal cannon, bladed fan, chain rope, hook, claw, and spear)

Intelligence: Skilled fighter, incorporates various weapons into her fighting style along with magic and ki, which is very impressive considering how she is essentially a regular human by Guilty Gear standards.

Weaknesses: Has lost the use of her left eye and right arm, although this doesn't seem to greatly impede her in battle.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Tatami Gaeshi: Baiken conjures a tatami mat, then stamps on the edge of it, flipping it upward.
• Youzansen: Baiken rapidly swings her sword in a circle around her body.
• Kabari: Baiken attacks with a grappling hook. She can follow up with a strike or by attaching the opponent to herself with a short rope.
• Hiiragi: Baiken assumes a defensive stance with her arm ahead of herself. If she is struck in this state, she whips the opponent over her head before slamming them onto the ground.
• Baku: Baiken summons a folding screen from a magic sigil, covering the opponent, then cuts through both the screen and the opponent. Depending on the sigil she conjures, she can stop the opponent from running or jumping, greatly increase the power of her attacks for a short time, or stop her opponent from blocking.
• Azami: Baiken assumes a different defensive stance with her sword ahead of herself. If she is struck in this state, she parries with her sword, briefly stunning the opponent, which she can follow with any of several follow-ups.
• Suzuran: Baiken runs forward, low to the ground. She can transition to a follow-up attack at any point.

Azami/Suzuran follow-ups:

• Sakura: Baiken stabs the opponent, holding the sword in a reverse grip.
• Rokkonsogi: Baiken lunges forward with a long-ranged quick draw.
• Tsubaki: Baiken jumps forward, spinning her sword in front of herself.
• Kikyou: Baiken swings her sword straight downward.

Overdrives:

• Tsurane Sanzu-Watashi: A three-hit combo of rapid, powerful strikes.
• Kenjyu: Baiken fires an exploding firework from the cannon attachment on her arm.
• Metsudo Kushōdō: Baiken kicks the opponent away, tethers herself to a surface behind them by a rope, then attacks them with a flying stab.

Instant Kill:

• Garyo Tensei: Baiken sheathes her sword, then attacks with a quick draw to finish her opponent.

Gallery

Baiken in Guilty Gear XX.

Baiken in Guilty Gear XX Λ Core.

Baiken in Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator 2.

Notable Matchups

Victories:

Ira Gamagori (Kill la Kill) Ira's Profile (Speed was equalized, Shackle Regalia Persona Unleashed Ira and Pre-Strive Baiken were used, starting distance was 5ft, and the battle took place at The high roller casino from Street fighter V)

Losses:

Inconclusive:

References

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