The Guilty Gear series of games deserves special mention within the overstory of the Survivor series. Starting from [[Survivor X]], and continuing in [[Survivor XII]] and [[Survivor XVI]], a running side story regarding the world of Guilty Gear, Guilty Gear X, and Guilty Gear XX has progressed, involving the [[The Void|Void]], the [[Eternals]], and other entities in the events of this world. This special story continuity is referred to as the "Survivor Guilty Gear Continuity," based in the universe designated GGX 00001. This universe is [[The Multiverse#Singularity Effect|Singular]], with "regular" Guilty Gear continuity (Providing for storyline in future games that contradicts Survivor continuity) beginning at 00002. == In a nutshell/random bits == In the beginning was the Void. Cliche, but true. The Void established a foothold via influencing the Shuusen Kanrikyoku (Postwar Administration Bureau).
"That Man", Jacob Metzen, is an Eternal. He entered GGX 00001, using his Singularity Effect to keep the Void's influence constrained to one iteration. He also began the Gear Project to... fight the Void or something. I dunno, I'm not the most knowledgeable about regular or Survivor GG canon.
The Shuusen's kinjuu project, which resulted in [[Eddie]], was accomplished by sampling and attempting to duplicate Void-Beasts. However, the Void-Being sampled was none other than [[King Vire Agraumar]], making Eddie Vire's son in a manner of speaking.
Tesu Undersn ([[Testament]]) is a god after the events of [[Survivor X]]. == Guilty Gear Timeline == ''This is an older version of the Guilty Gear timeline, as compiled by Dry. It's not current, but most of it's more or less accurate. Bolded bits have been editted in by me to fit the Survivor continuity, the rest is more or less accurate from...wherever I pulled it from. Bits with *AT* beside them are from the alternate timeline. All dates listed are relative to the time of universe GGX 00001. My head hurts. If you have any points you want to raise, please let me know before you edit them in.'' (unspecified point of time in ancient history)
'''A multiversal traveler, a Nightwalker, arrives in a specific iteration of ERH with his wife, and opts to retire there. He takes the name "Slayer" and establishes hismelf as an obscure nobleman.''' 1945
After World War II, the United Nations is founded by many of the nations of the world in order to preserve a global sense of community. 1945?
'''The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki take place. The tremendous discharges of energy generated by these bombings slightly alters the path of the Flow, placing GG Earth in a region of very strong Flow. It is likely the effects of this shift that begin to weaken the fabric of the Continuous on and around GG Earth, making the world highly susceptible to Void incursions.''' 1960?
'''A Russian man by the name of Grigori Kazamirovich Ivanov is 'possessed' by the Void - infused by the Void's energy and purpose. Grigori Ivanov becomes the Void's scout.''' 1965?
'''Having made an initial assessment, the scout sets out to carry out the purpose given him by the Void, to work to bring about a Void invasion. The first phase of his plan is to weaken humanity so there will be less resistance when Void invasion begins. To that end, he schemes to sow political instability across the world, eventually triggering a massive global war. He begins by infiltrating the government of his home country, the USSR. 1988?
'''The Creator dies.''' '''1989?
Ironically enough, the USSR's own sociopolitical instability rots it from within; Ivanov, seeing the impending fall of the Soviet Union, disappears, plotting how best to recover from this. He decides to set up shop in a new country...America.''' 1988?-2002?
'''The Eternals, to their horror, become mortal once again and begin to age; this marks the beginning of the event known as the 'Mortality Crisis'. Cronimus, Delta of the Eternals, begins research to stop the aging process again, making it his top priority.''' 2002?
'''Yume, daughter of the Creator, takes up the Creator's power; this marks the end of the Mortality Crisis. Research into alternate means of immortality is scaled back...however, Cronimus still continues pursuing avenues of research.''' 2009
'''Cronimus, Delta of the Eternals, chooses GG Earth as the location for his experiment in an effort to use magical energies to create immortality, to prevent a repeat of the Mortality Crisis should anything happen to Yume. He sends one of his Epsilons, Jacob Metzen, to oversee the project. Metzen also takes an Omicron Prime from the Energy Department, Lydia Robertson, to aid him.''' 2010
'''The 'infinite energy equation' is developed and is dubbed, adequately enough, 'magic'. However, the name of the person who first revealed the secrets of magic has been lost.''' 2014
The "Gear Project", a project dedicated towards the evolution and strengthening of mankind, begins. However its nature and full purpose are unknown. 2015
'''Metzen develops the first prototype batch of Gear Cells. Animal testing, however, reveals the Gear Cells to be imperfect. Gear Project continues to work at stabilizing the Gear Cells. 2016
'''Ivanov learns of the presence of Eternals onplanet, and their involvement in Gear Project. He infiltrates a Void-possessed pawn. The pawn is destroyed before relaying any useful information, but when Metzen reports it to Cronimus, the Delta is alarmed. He orders Metzen to use his improved Gear Cells in human testing to conclude this phase of Gear Project, then move to another world. Metzen, aghast, refuses, but Cronimus sends security personel under his command to force Metzen's hand. Frederick, confident of Gear Project's work, volunteers.''' 2016
Frederick, the first prototype in the Gear Project, escaped the laboratory shortly after undergoing the Gear conversion. Frederick, now no longer human, designs a Gear Cell Control Device in order to maintain a human appearance. '''During Frederick's escape, he inadvertantly kills Lydia Robertson, an Omicron Prime of Energy who was working as Metzen's lab assistant. Distraught that things have come to this, Metzen severs all ties with Cronimus. The Delta is powerless to take action against him out of fear of overextending himself and causing the High Council to become suspicious. Ivanov continues his machinations, while Metzen, disgusted with himself and the Eternals, goes into hiding.''' 2072?
'''Slayer finally crosses paths with Metzen. After a few misunderstandings are resolved, the two compare notes. Slayer gives Metzen his insights into global politics, revealing that the world appears to be on the verge of a time of tremendous instability that seems to be leading up to a final World War, but that he is unable to identify the root cause of this instability. Metzen, knowing of the presence of the Void on GG Earth, is able to hazard a guess. Now that the two realize that the Void is pushing the world to the brink of disaster, they devise a plan of action. Slayer founds the Assassin's Syndicate as a means by which to assemble a force of highly-skilled human warriors who can oppose the Void threat, under the auspices of a unit designed to "punish those who are above the law" which, to a degree, individuals such as Ivanov are capable of. Metzen begins gathering his notes on Gear Project. 2073
'''With the world poised on the brink of disaster from the Void's machinations, Metzen takes action. Using Lydia's Eternal body as the source material, That Man completes a "Perfect Gear" that is subservient to his plans...Justice. His plan is to use a Gear army to take over the world, with the intent of uniting the world to present a unified front against the impending Void invasion. He chooses America as his country, never realizing that Ivanov - and by extension, the Void - runs the show from the shadows. America''' restarts the Gear Project. Frederick, learning of the revival of Gear Project, begins designing the Outrage. 2073
'''Ivanov, still deeply lodged in the American government, senses in Gear Project something the Void can use to tip the balance of power against the Eternals. They are able to access the Gear Project facility and corrupt the Command Gear, Justice.''' 2074
'''Unaware that Justice has been compromised, America launches a war using Gears, attempting to overwhelm the rest of the world. However, Justice's corruption showed itself swiftly...using her powers as a Commander Gear, she "reprogrammed" all other Gears, making them her minions. She then set out to execute the command programmed into her by the Void..."genocide".''' This led to the formation of the Holy Order and the beginning of the Crusades. 2099
A 6-year-old Kliff is saved from a Gear attack by Frederick. 2135?
'''Kliff Underson, now leader of the Holy Order, discovers a child named Tesu, lone survivor of a Gear attack. He adopts the boy, who comes to adore his stepfather...despite his understandable hatred of violence, he joins the Holy Order, hoping to make Kliff happy.''' 2150
'''Tesu Underson dies and is resurrected by the minions of the Void as a Gear. He is implanted with the command of "mankind erasure", similar to Justice's programming...however, against all odds, Tesu manages to retain his self-concept. Driven to madness by the conflict between his programming and his very self, Testament goes on an insane rampage. Kliff kills him.''' 2172
A certain "Sol" is recruited by Kliff into the Holy Order. Eventually, disenchanted by the Order's methods, Sol leaves at an unspecified date, taking the Order's treasured sword "Fuuenken" with him. 2173 *AT*
At the Battle of Rome, the Holy Order is handed a crushing defeat. Most significantly, Ky Kiske is killed by a Gear. Just before dying, he entreats Sol Badguy to take on the leadership position of the Order. 2178? *AT*
Johnny Sfondi is killed in the Holy War. Command of the Jellyfish passes to May. Justice is killed in the Holy War. Embittered, her daughter, Dizzy, takes control of the Gears. 2183 *AT*
I-No kills Baldhead, who never regained his sanity, and discovers on his body the location of the Gear Plant, which he took from some soldiers he 'operated on'. She gives the information to Sol Badguy. Sol leads an all-out attack on the Gear Plant, but they are no match for Dizzy.Testament kills Potemkin, and Dizzy destroys the Jellyfish and fights with Sol. Meanwhile, I-No sneaks into the now-abandoned Gear Plant and meets That Man, who is being held captive by the Gears. That Man explains to I-No that he never intended this kind of future when he created Gears. Intrigued, I-No uses her power to jump through time to return to 2173 and change history. 2173
I-No arrives back in time at the Battle of Rome and saves the life of Ky Kiske. She then erases his memory(?) and officially joins That Man. 2175
With the sealing away of Justice, the long Holy War comes to an end. The Holy Order is disbanded and mankind lives in peace. '''Slayer, believing that the Assassin's Guild can now handle Void-based threats, appoints Zato-1 as its head and then retires.''' 2180 - Guilty Gear
Unease spreads around the world as rumors of a "Justice Revival" spread. '''Testament, who had risen from the dead once again and is half insane and half under Justice's influence, plays on the U.N.'s fears, proposing a "Second Tournament of the Sacred Order". The U.N., not knowing Testament's true plans, supports him...but using blood shed during the Tournament, Testament is able to use a blood ritual to summon Justice forth from her prison, sacrificing himself in the process. After a brutal battle,''' Justice is destroyed by Sol and other Gears lose their ability to act. 2181 - Lightning the Argent
The Blackard incident occurs, and a Gear with free will known as Solaria is created by the company. However, Ky stops their plan of using her as a command-type Gear, and she lives peacefully as a human under the auspices of the Police force. 2181 - Guilty Gear X
Not long after, rumors spread that a Gear with free will is found. Panicked countries sponsor another fighting tournament with a bounty of 50,000,000 World Dollars to whoever can eliminate this Gear. Sol defeats the Gear, Dizzy, but does not kill her. Ky meets her soon afterwards and similarly does not kill her. Dizzy meets Johnny and is adopted into the Jellyfish pirates. Dizzy is "officially" dead and Jam claims the bounty. 2181 - Guilty Gear X2
A few weeks later a servant of That Man known as I-No begins stirring up trouble... '''Slayer, sensing that the Guild is no longer operating in a manner that would control the Shussen, returns to dissolve the Assassin's Syndicate and remake it.''' 2182 - The Butterfly and Her Gale
Chipp Zanuff finally gets revenge against the man who killed his master, Volf of the Assassins. Serving as the bodyguard of the President of the A Country (formerly the US), Erica Bartholomew, Chipp helps to pass an official cutting-of-ties between A Country and the Assassin Syndicate. A Country also allies with Zepp.