This is why I absolutely love Zappa. I thought he was a villain until I learned he is just a sweet, normal guy who just happens a magnet for ghosts and spirits. If you were to put that aside, he is easily the most chill and friendly character in the series.
When i saw Zappa was in normal state i was both happy for the guy and sad cause at the same time, cause one of the coolest characters in franchise most likely wont make the comeback
@@LucidButtonMasher I believe Ishiwatari stated that as of strive he can still use the spirits to defend himself, so its not impossible for him to return, but he would probably be HEAVILY neutered from his original state.
@underplague6344 Perhaps bring him back as a character that gets stronger at low HP? Once his HP gets low enough, Zappa loses control and the spirits take over, so he goes from somewhat composed and normal to doing wild stuff like in XX.
i love zappas character so much but sadly its unlikely he'll be playable again since it was confirmed he was literally only added because a developer wanted a jojo character and just like venom, his story has sort of concluded
If I'm not mistaken in the canon route of story mode within rev 2 Faust somehow able to cure Zappa of Sko! And I think only and specifically Sko because she was the main one who was possessing him out of a twisted sense of love and abandonment issues from her end!
@@LucidButtonMasher in plus r he gets cured by faust too were he loses sko but then is sad that she is gone because he ends up loving her too and actually knew he was being possessed the whole time
@@LucidButtonMasher I'm a big rock fan, queen fan above all and the references are what brought me to the game. A lot of them are sadly undocumented though, daisuke has a VAST knowledge of music
I would love to see Zappa come back in strive. I think it would be really cool to see him actively working alongside his spirits, issuing them commands and being more in control of his own body
I would have preferred Zappa as our "shaman archetype" character as opposed to the blandness of Giovanna, but then I'm still waiting for them to add Testament too...
@@LucidButtonMasher Trust me, I'm no stranger to the characters I want never making an appearance in fighting games... Capcom has been teaching me that lesson for well over a decade any time there's a crossover game with Dark Stalker characters, and Jon Talbain is NEVER one of them.
Suggestion of details we lost in fgs: Stage Intros - covering a bit of Fatal Fury Special (debut), Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, KoF 94, 95, 96, Garou MOTW, Last Blade 1, 2, CvS1... Stage Transitions on Rounds - covering a bit of Fatal Fury 1 (debut), Special, 3, Real Bout Fatal Fury 1, Garou MOTW, KoF 97, 98, 99, 00, SF3 2nd Impact...
Even though he was weird and freaked me out, I always loved Zappa From the beginning I always liked the weird or eccentric ones: Zappa, Faust, Anji, and Jack O and Raven when Xrd came out
@@LucidButtonMasher he’s got huge boo- fans. Yeah I like his huge…fans 😏 It’s been almost 20yrs but I think I liked him cuz he fought with fans and it’s so graceful. I liked Kitana from MK a lot too. Gameplay wise I prefer other characters. He’s also a funny but cute simp for Baiken
I started playing AC+R since I got a vita and modded it, and got jumpscared by Zappa's intro today since the only frame of reference I have for the series is TED talks and music, he's just THE unluckiest normal guy that's not a gear in GG. I can't imagine getting your back destroyed by a ghost woman just because you look like her ex-lover and now she wants to use your body to take revenge on all men would be any way pleasant.
basically yeah, though it varies from character to character it's mostly dependent on; picking a specific story option, defeating the enemy with an instant kill or not, finishing the fight within a certain amount of time left, or making sure to win without any continues (i probably forgot some conditions though)
All I remember was that either ex or gold Zappa had some kikoushou shit that you could spam infinitely to stun lock someone and chip them to death that I mastered for shits n giggles
@@LucidButtonMasher I only had GGAC+ and in that game shadow characters had infinite meter but I think they died faster and gold characters were ex mode on crack because each gold character had crazy af extra properties like gold millia had insane walk speed, gold sol was.just fucking stupid with health regen. Was good.times going into training mode trying to fight lvl 50 gold sol
no matter what people say, zappa's crab man summon is not his strongest summon, its a toss between sword and triplets depending on mu. Some mus sword just fucks the other person hard. Zappa is so fun to play
seeing the story stuff reminds me of how disappointed I was in strives arcade mode I remember hearing it'd have Alt routes based on stuff you do... yeah, lose once and fight nago with a rival... don't lose and then later lose cause boss nago is mess. I was hoping it'd be like X2 with branching paths and endings. I need shit like Axl getting stuck in a time loop and keep fighting the same people over and over again lol
Bruh an people want this character back in the series. What are the masochists. Masochists that don't know the lore. Zappa was apparently cured after +R so he can't comeback in later games unless someone else gets cursed or something
Being from Australia is definitely a Type, not nationality.
It's a classification.
I guess in the gear world it makes sense
hmm yes what venomous spider or snake shall I get bitten by today
I completely lost it at "Australian"
Poor dude
The most surprising thing about Zappa for me when researching GG Lore is that he’s capable of being a normal human being!
Luckily his nightmare was over in xrd
@@LucidButtonMasher its only "lucky" because it minimizes the chance he'll appear in another game to torment us
@@drkillenger5564 watch he shows up in strive s2
This is why I absolutely love Zappa. I thought he was a villain until I learned he is just a sweet, normal guy who just happens a magnet for ghosts and spirits. If you were to put that aside, he is easily the most chill and friendly character in the series.
Even Dizzy knew Zappa deserved these hands
Lol necro knew for sure, udine wasn't sure
He's from Australia? Dam, it really does make sense now.
That place is death
@@LucidButtonMasher I guess I’m just built different then
same
Good luck
I need Ozzy Zappa.
Zappa, to this very day he is one of my most favorite characters in GG and video games in general
I hated him at first but playing this story and learning what he does makes me like him more and understand him
I remember grinding out the story mode for those sweet sweet gold characters
Lol true. Even the ex characters are wild
@@LucidButtonMasher I-no actually being able to perform Megalomania,Sol and Ky swapping playstyles,DIZZY HAVING A FUCKING DRAGON INSTALL.
Now i gotta try Dizzy i knew about the others lol
@@jaybrown5623 EX johnny being able to one-shot chipp in the blink of an eye
Im so sad that its not canon that he gets to fall in love with his ghost waifu
Lmao most people's dream
To be fair I'm pretty sure the cannon ending is that they make peace since he became a paranormal researcher in xrd
I know he's on the team in line an airship at one point
@@Living_Target yea but they cant fugg
@@LucidButtonMasher out of all people yo have a dream it would be senator armstrong
Gotta miss those interactive intros that start you off DAMAGED 😂
I miss the effort that goes into it. Plus it's story mode so it's cool
When i saw Zappa was in normal state i was both happy for the guy and sad cause at the same time, cause one of the coolest characters in franchise most likely wont make the comeback
Unless he makes peace with the spirit and it helps him fight!
@@LucidButtonMasher I believe Ishiwatari stated that as of strive he can still use the spirits to defend himself, so its not impossible for him to return, but he would probably be HEAVILY neutered from his original state.
Rightfully so lol
@underplague6344 Perhaps bring him back as a character that gets stronger at low HP?
Once his HP gets low enough, Zappa loses control and the spirits take over, so he goes from somewhat composed and normal to doing wild stuff like in XX.
i love zappas character so much but sadly its unlikely he'll be playable again since it was confirmed he was literally only added because a developer wanted a jojo character and just like venom, his story has sort of concluded
Sadly
then again, at least he's not tormented by ghosts anymore and ended up creating a brand new system that helped the main characters a lot in Xrd
He's on the hero team for sure
Ah, that explains his Vanilla Ice look
Lmao true. So many hearts
If I'm not mistaken in the canon route of story mode within rev 2 Faust somehow able to cure Zappa of Sko! And I think only and specifically Sko because she was the main one who was possessing him out of a twisted sense of love and abandonment issues from her end!
That sounds pretty cool. Hope he finds peace with his ghost waifu
@@LucidButtonMasher in plus r he gets cured by faust too were he loses sko but then is sad that she is gone because he ends up loving her too and actually knew he was being possessed the whole time
Lol wtf
0oor guy
@@LucidButtonMasher 0oor? 🤔
This series has crackhead energy but I love jt
Thanks bud ;)
Isn't the whole possession thing inspired by his namesake, Frank Zappa who had a thing for the occult?
Most likely. Daisuke and his music references
@@LucidButtonMasher I'm a big rock fan, queen fan above all and the references are what brought me to the game. A lot of them are sadly undocumented though, daisuke has a VAST knowledge of music
Theres so many references I'm sure we'll never truly find them out
Bro is like an hotel for ghost
He probly enjoyed it
All the weird intro are so great, I love May's and Faust just cause she's hate baldies and trying not to faint.
Took me so long to realize that
Faust literally flexing baldness on her
Zappa lore wise and gameplay wise is the strongest character in this game once he summons Raou
Funny stand power
@@LucidButtonMasher funni
The novelty of the cinematic intro wore off after the first week(Day).. I remember thinking about Venom vs Milia Intro everytime i played strive.
Oh? Which one?
I could claim first but I'm still wondering what the hell I just watched. Poor Zappa.
He's all kinds of messed up. Cured in the next game though
Man I always felt bad for Zappa. Still made me laugh though
Comic relief in his pain
Damn I just enjoy Zappa unique style
It is quite unique
I can’t get over how the XXACPR announcer says “Heaven or Hell”
I love the plus r announcer. Romantic cancel is the best
Raw super and every projectile in the arsenal. Jesus Dizzy 😂
Average dizzy match
what is wrong with that dude? goddamn
Ghosts broham
Zappa was possessed by like, 12 ghost, including a Sadako looking one and Raoh
How though lol. I miss this kids guilty gear stuff
1:08 "Hmm...very flexible! How's the ENDURANCE?!"
"Endurance"
Of course he's australian, both the embodiment of chaos and space are from there too.
Oh?
It's just a Hololive EN reference. Nothing special.
Ah
I would love to see Zappa come back in strive. I think it would be really cool to see him actively working alongside his spirits, issuing them commands and being more in control of his own body
Maybe for the super go full back bend horror
@@LucidButtonMasher there should definitely be some animations that call back to xx and the more horror themed roots of his character
please no more blockstrings its enough with elphelts auto combos and ram
It’s a shame that Zappa was reduced to ass rockets in Xrd
Well he went to jail for being possessed so yee
Wait what?
Yeah explain the ass rockets please
@@LucidButtonMasher i just went with his past experiences leading to himbeing able to fit such things there.
Hmm
I would have preferred Zappa as our "shaman archetype" character as opposed to the blandness of Giovanna, but then I'm still waiting for them to add Testament too...
Good luck
@@LucidButtonMasher Trust me, I'm no stranger to the characters I want never making an appearance in fighting games... Capcom has been teaching me that lesson for well over a decade any time there's a crossover game with Dark Stalker characters, and Jon Talbain is NEVER one of them.
Lol that sounds cool tbh
I just got this game and started with Faust's story only to be immediately met with the silliest shit. It's great
It's great content
This is pretty much why I started maining Zappa
He's really fun i found out
Suggestion of details we lost in fgs: Stage Intros - covering a bit of Fatal Fury Special (debut), Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, KoF 94, 95, 96, Garou MOTW, Last Blade 1, 2, CvS1...
Stage Transitions on Rounds - covering a bit of Fatal Fury 1 (debut), Special, 3, Real Bout Fatal Fury 1, Garou MOTW, KoF 97, 98, 99, 00, SF3 2nd Impact...
Damn that's a lot of games lol
I hope we get Zappa for strive
Hmmm
most normal aussie
Stock aussie
Tbf considering who much of a war crime both Arakune and Zappa are maybe Arc sys should stop making the wierd creepy characters
The difference is that arakune is low tier while zappa is top 2 😳
yea arakune is low tier... till he gets curse on you
What are you talking about i love zappa and if he wasnt in guilty gear then i probably wouldnt even have picked up the game
@@nelomalkevain4129 yeah hes balanced around having the strongest win condition in the game
He's the worst until hes the best. Just like zappa getting his stand with full curse. Though he's still pretty good before that
That ending really got me! XD
His stand is too powerful
Started with the intro the thumbnail reminded me of!
XD
Lol
Kehehe I love being a Zappa main
What a character he is
You also forgot to mention the most important odd thing about him: his fighting stance
Self explanatory
He should go get possessed again so he could spread more salt in Strive
Id be down
Thank you lmao
You're welcome
zappa my beloved. he should get repossessed i think
Agreed
Well at least we know from Xrd he got better.
True
I like these kind of Gg videos
They are fun to make!
Bring zappa back! Repossess his ass
Lmao itd be cool if he used it and controlled it
We need more horrifying characters like Zappa and Aba, the newer Guilty Gears are too kawaii instead of heavy metal
New gear isn't much heavy metal at all sadly
Slayer is like sick dude yea!
"thank you zappa very cool"
1:35 "I am BACK, dear"
...I KNOW you???
1:38
"How do I explain WHAT I DON'T KNOW?!"
Funny ghost gf
@@LucidButtonMasher shout-out to Bhaalbuddy!
XD
Even though he was weird and freaked me out, I always loved Zappa
From the beginning I always liked the weird or eccentric ones: Zappa, Faust, Anji, and Jack O and Raven when Xrd came out
Lol anji? Why
@@LucidButtonMasher he’s got huge boo- fans. Yeah I like his huge…fans 😏
It’s been almost 20yrs but I think I liked him cuz he fought with fans and it’s so graceful. I liked Kitana from MK a lot too. Gameplay wise I prefer other characters. He’s also a funny but cute simp for Baiken
Fair point. He do got them pecs
I started playing AC+R since I got a vita and modded it, and got jumpscared by Zappa's intro today since the only frame of reference I have for the series is TED talks and music, he's just THE unluckiest normal guy that's not a gear in GG. I can't imagine getting your back destroyed by a ghost woman just because you look like her ex-lover and now she wants to use your body to take revenge on all men would be any way pleasant.
Lol yeah his lore is kind of wild. Cool character
Your videos are amazing! Shoutouts from Brazil!
Will you make a video about Hokuto no Ken intros/moves? They are something else as well
Lol true? Where can i play that?
@@LucidButtonMasher PS2 emulator (pcsx2) or naomi emulator (nullDC/demul)
@@LucidButtonMasher some moves doesnt work on certain characters for story reasons... Shin insta k.o himself...
Oh cool I'll give it a go
Zappa's interactions are funny,but this video is funnyer
Lol ty bud
How does the alternative endings work in this game exactly? You have to win in a specific way or lose to specific characters and stuff?
basically yeah, though it varies from character to character it's mostly dependent on; picking a specific story option, defeating the enemy with an instant kill or not, finishing the fight within a certain amount of time left, or making sure to win without any continues (i probably forgot some conditions though)
@@BurstVA I see. But there's no way to know that, right?
I looked up a guide lol. You had to do Faust path2 first then do zappa path 1 to finish it lol
Funfact: Daisuke had absolutely nothing to do with the story in xx and the only reason its there is so xx got console ports
Oh?
I think the locusts are a reference to The Exorcist 2, but that could be a stretch.
Or he's just a creepy dude and they needed to sell it lol
+r Is definitely something
Sure is
I miss Zappa 😞
I miss the dog
JoJo!
It be do
All I remember was that either ex or gold Zappa had some kikoushou shit that you could spam infinitely to stun lock someone and chip them to death that I mastered for shits n giggles
I know good is unlimited meter or being super fast so probly that one. Ex is like a whole new move set
@@LucidButtonMasher I only had GGAC+ and in that game shadow characters had infinite meter but I think they died faster and gold characters were ex mode on crack because each gold character had crazy af extra properties like gold millia had insane walk speed, gold sol was.just fucking stupid with health regen. Was good.times going into training mode trying to fight lvl 50 gold sol
Lol yeah it's like health Regen super speed or perma dragon install
@@LucidButtonMasher NO I REMEMBER NOW, IT WAS BOTH. The fucking DPs that took you to the goddam moon
Lmao hell yeah that shit
I mss zappa
He's a cool character
no matter what people say, zappa's crab man summon is not his strongest summon, its a toss between sword and triplets depending on mu. Some mus sword just fucks the other person hard. Zappa is so fun to play
His stand is wild and i die immediately
seeing the story stuff reminds me of how disappointed I was in strives arcade mode I remember hearing it'd have Alt routes based on stuff you do... yeah, lose once and fight nago with a rival... don't lose and then later lose cause boss nago is mess. I was hoping it'd be like X2 with branching paths and endings. I need shit like Axl getting stuck in a time loop and keep fighting the same people over and over again lol
Branching story is really cool tbh
yeah, even if it lead to non Canon endings, it was nice to see em all. more replay value too lol. plus, more paths meant more of the ridiculous intros
Even doing it for these videos i find myself enjoying the new stuff I've never seen
yeah I appreciate these videos. nice to see some of these again
Thanks bud cheers
1:17 ooh what's that track called? I quite like it
Johnny's theme. Liquor bar and drunkard
Jesus that was a fast reply haha. And on such an old video. Thanks dude
Np bud
Plz Bridget version of plz
Sure that can be next
@@LucidButtonMasher thanks
*what* does he say to Dizzy that makes her react like that.
Not exactly sure but it almost sounds like what the Japanese say when doing rock paper scissors
Bruh an people want this character back in the series. What are the masochists. Masochists that don't know the lore. Zappa was apparently cured after +R so he can't comeback in later games unless someone else gets cursed or something
He's in xrd just not possessed
@@LucidButtonMasher yeah I'm sure people wouldn't wanna play as Post curse Zappa
I suppose
1:30 u- ugh…🤢
Indeed
Wait, so confused. Are they fighting before the battle? Is that player controlled???
No it's all automatic, the characters interact for extra story purposes and flare. Story mode only
Plot twist: he’s not possessed, he’s just australian
A fate worse than being American