Bridget (Guilty Gear)

“	Whoever you are, welcome to the show!	„
	~ Bridget

Bridget is a hero in the Guilty Gear fighting game series.

In Japanese, she has been voiced by Hiroko Konishi and Yukiko Katō in Guilty Gear XX and Manaka Iwami in Guilty Gear Strive. In English, she was voiced by Kelly Ohanian in Guilty Gear Strive.

Physical Appearance[]

Bridget has a feminine figure, fair complexion, blonde hair, and wide emerald green eyes. She sports a nun-like attire, wearing a sleeveless blue dress with white hemlines and collar, the latter fastened with a yellow ribbon. Partially covering her hair is a blue thigh-length veil with yellow crosses and white hemlines, attached to a white coif with a cross-shaped metal plate and the male symbol (♂) inscribed. She completes her outfit with black lycra shorts, an enormous metal handcuff in place of a waist belt, black fingerless gloves with white cuffs, white socks below the knee, and boots that compliment the colors of her outfit.

In her Strive appearance, Bridget now wears a roll-neck black shirt, below a basmati white long top with a black shawl collar and Empire line ribbon, along with a dark gray pleated skirt. On top of it all, she wears a large light-blue hoodie that bears a resemblance to her previous veil design, the jacket's body being blue, and its puffy sleeves white in color. On the coif-like white hemline of her hood is a golden transgender symbol (⚨) accessory; meanwhile, golden crosses adorn the sleeves at the elbows. Small changes include her fingerless gloves now being white on the palm area, and her handcuff belt having a chain attached to it. Her boots, socks, and lycra shorts remain the same.

Personality[]

Gentle and easygoing, Bridget can also be a bit of an airhead. She likes having fun, but often lets things get out of hand, which can cause a lot of trouble for anyone nearby. She seems unaware of this particular flaw. Given the best education her parents could afford, she is a young lady of unimpeachable propriety, often being polite even against the wanted criminals who are her marks. Bridget also likes to showcase her skills—as a bounty hunter or as a yo-yo performer—, likely as a result of wanting to prove her worth before her hometown.

She has a cheerful-against-all-odds personality, and is very committed to reassuring her beloved parents, going so far as putting on a happy front for them. Picking up the yo-yo wasn't only a hobby to occupy her time, but also to show them she was happy.

In XX, thinking that it would contribute to changing her village's beliefs, Bridget attempts to surreptitiously be more manly, and is quick to confirm her gender as male whenever people mistake her for a girl. At the same time, she almost invariably refers to herself with the pronoun 家, mostly employed by females, using 僕 privately only once, in a family context. Upon accomplishing her goals of finding success as a bounty hunter and bringing wealth to her village, Bridget finds herself searching for purpose in Strive, for living as a man doesn't feel right. Although she admits to being a boy upon being called a "li'l lady", her lack of confidence is notable, and seems uncertain about what others—even her family—may think about her choosing to live as her true self. Upon encouragement from others, she makes the choice to stay true to her own feelings, and self-identify as a woman.

Biography[]

Background[]

Hailing from England, Bridget was born to a wealthy aristocrat, soon after her twin brother, in a town convinced that male twins brought misfortune. The townspeople were so embedded in this superstition that they insisted the younger of any set of male twins be put to death or given up for adoption. Bridget's parents were unwilling to lose one of their children, and so they chose to raise Bridget as a daughter instead of a son, hiding her sex from the public eye.

As the child of multi-billionaire parents, Bridget was given the best training and tutoring as a child, exactly the upbringing expected for the daughter of a high-society couple. Bridget loved her parents, and so did her utmost to keep them from worrying for her, but she could see that the charade—necessary as it was—filled them with guilt, for they felt they were forcing her to live a certain way. Yet, the harder she tried, the less effective her efforts became; they didn't believe her. She began to think of leaving the village, and that behaving as a man and bringing wealth to the village would convince her hometown that their superstitions were unfounded, and thus free her parents from the guilt.

In 2181, almost as if on cue, Bridget found a bounty poster for a Gear that promised a W$ 500,000 bounty for her death. She wasted no time in setting out,leaving her parents' manor, and made her way to the Forest of Demons. To her surprise, Dizzy had already been defeated. Somewhat discouraged but not ready to give up, Bridget began to look for other bounties, in hopes that she might still find a way to resolve her problems.

Guilty Gear XX[]

Soon after, Bridget comes across I-No, and proves she has the skills to back up her claim as a bounty hunter. I-No, looking to wreak some havoc, thus manipulates Bridget by giving her a bulletin with fake bounties, and Bridget ends up targeting Baiken, Anji Mito, Chipp Zanuff, and others.

In one path, Ky Kiske reveals that the criminals Bridget collected were actually innocent, compensating her for the trouble. In another, she meets May and Dizzy of the Jellyfish Pirates; upon fighting the latter, Bridget realizes that Dizzy is not a bad person, and they end up becoming friends. In her third path, Johnny intervenes due to Bridget knocking out a member of his crew, but distracted by her pretty looks, he tries to seduce her until a realization mid-battle. Bridget says she is indeed a boy; Johnny, embarrassed, asks her not to tell anyone about his attempt.

Despite working hard to become an accomplished bounty hunter, a lack of wanted criminals makes Bridget think she won't be able to make ends meet. On her way to visit her new friends, the Jellyfish Pirates, aboard the May Ship, Bridget contemplates a new career ("I'll become an entertainer!"). In one path, Bridget is convinced by Jam Kuradoberi to work as a waiter in her restaurant, and occasionally do yo-yo performances for the customers. In her other path, Bridget returns to her hometown, only to find out from her uncle that her twin brother has disappeared, having left the village to look for Bridget. She thus resolves to find him.

Guilty Gear -Strive-[]

By December 2187, Bridget has become a famous bounty hunter, making great contributions to her parents and village, which has led to the superstition of her village fading, and nothing to restrict how both Bridget and her parents live. Now bereft of a goal, Bridget remains a bounty hunter, but she is searching for a purpose. Having tried living as a man, it doesn't feel right, and so Bridget is currently trying to understand her true self.

Sometime after the G4 Summit, Goldlewis Dickinson locates Bridget and tries to add Roger to his cryptid collection, but she resists and Goldlewis backs off. When he casually calls her "li'l lady", Bridget corrects him by listessly saying she is a boy. Goldlewis deduces that she is anxious, product of hiding her true self, not having told her parents yet. Conflicted, Bridget seeks Ky—who has admirably gone public about Gears—out, and he encourages her to decide for herself how she wants to live. Her conversations with Ky and Goldlewis lead her to: in one path, think some more about her own happiness; in another, admit to being scared of losing what she has but no longer wanting to lie to herself, and asserts that she is a girl; and finally, find the strength to live as her true self no matter what others think, and Ky invites her to come visit Dizzy sometime.

Abilities & Powers[]

Despite her youth and unorthodox fighting style, Bridget is a skilled fighter who has, over the years, come to be recognized as a top-class bounty hunter, with Goldlewis Dickinson regarding her as a "tough cookie". Despite her combat prowess, however, the Post-War Administration Bureau has not historically considered Bridget to be much of a threat, finding her of note only because of her familial connections—that is, her father's abundant wealth—and her search for the Commander Gear Dizzy.

Skilled at attacking opponents with her trusty yo-yo from up close or far away, distance is no barrier to Bridget, and can employ it during battle to execute high-level techniques with ease. She can manipulate its shape and composition at will, even converting it into incendiary bombs, and using it as impromptu roller skates. Roger, her teddy bear, is able to transform into the yo-yo. He can also can increase his size, pull out a saw from inside himself, or even ride a flaming bike known as Killmachine. A ghost-like being similar to S-Ko, it can speak and move.

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Videos[]

Simple Life (Bridget's Theme) Vocal

Trivia[]

As with most Guilty Gear characters, several of Bridget's attacks are named after songs by rock bands, including "Shoot The Moon" (a song by Mr. Big), "Kickstart My Heart" (a song by Motley Crue), "Starship" (referencing the band of the same name), and "Me and My Killing Machine"/"Return of the Killing Machine" (referencing the Judas Priest album Killing Machine).
Bridget's Special Attack Kickstart My Heart is named after Motley Crue's song from the album "Dr. Feelgood".
The guys from Mr. Big have a song named "Shoot the Moon", which is Bridget's Instant Kill name... But this one is probably just coincidence, as the attack is more of a reference to the Yo-yoing technique of the same name, where a person flings the yo-yo upwards before pulling it back in. "Shoot the Moon" is originally the name of a technique in the card game Hearts.
Bridget wore a headband with a male symbol inscribed (♂). This may be from her attempting to show she is male. But in the recent game she wears a headband with the androgyne symbol (⚨)
Players believed that Bridget's character design appearance that resembles Rosette Christopher from Chrono Crusade.
She is the second playable human kid character in the series; the first being is May.