Video game developer, illustrator, musician, composer and voice actor. Not bad!! He created Guilty Gear just for you to know it, character design and audio, even some voices..
| Aspect of Guilty Gear | Musical Reference |
|---|---|
| Sol Badguy | Reference to Freddie Mercury’s album Mr. Bad Guy. Sol Badguy’s real name is also Freddie. |
| Ky Kiske | Named after Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske from the band Helloween. Ky’s moves Ride the Lightning and Rising Force are named after Metallica and *Yngwie Malmsteen albums. |
| Dizzy | Named after Guns ‘n’ Roses member Darren ‘Dizzy’ Reed. |
| I-No | Named after Brian Eno. Also inspired by Japanese musician Shiina Ringo. |
| Jam Kuradoberi | Reference to the Swedish band Cloudberry Jam. |
| A.B.A | Named after Swedish band ABBA. |
| Johnny | Named after Queen member John Deacon. |
| May | Named after Queen member Brian May. |
| Chipp Zanuff | Named after Chip Z’nuff, vocalist for the band Enuff Z’ Nuff. |
| Millia Rage | Named after the band Meliah Rage. The attacks Iron Savior, Iron Maiden,Emerald Rain, Silent Force, and Winger are also all named after bands. |
| Slayer | Named after the band Slayer. Has moves named after Queen songs (Under Pressure, Spread Your Wings, All Dead and It’s Late. |
| Zappa | Named after Frank Zappa. |
| Venom | Named after the band Venom. |
| Testament | Named after the band Testament. His moves Grave Digger and Warrant are also named after bands. The attack Master of Puppets is named after a Metallica album. The attack Seventh Sign is named after the Yngwi Malmsteen song of the same name. |
| “Heaven or Hell” before each fight | Named after a Gamma Ray song |
| “Slash” after every K.O. | Named after Guns ‘N’ Roses member Saul ‘Slash’ Hudson |
| Guilty Gear X [BY YOUR SIDE “G.GEAR”] | Named after Black Crowes album, By Your Side |
| The song The Midnight Carnival | Inspired by the X Japan song Kurenai. |
A Brief History of Daisuke Ishiwatari and the Original Guilty Gear : Fighters
