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===That Man=== '''That Man''', known as {{nihongo|'''Ano Otoko'''|あの男}} in [[Japanese language|Japanese]], is a major figure in the fictional history of the ''[[Guilty Gear (series)|Guilty Gear]]'' games. He is not playable, nor does he ever directly fight anyone, but appears in several story sequences; his face is apparently in shadow and never seen completely (although in one of Anji Mito's endings in ''Guilty Gear XX'' his hand is revealed to be a glowing blue color). He appears to be directly involved in the Gear Project, and although he is responsible for the Holy Wars that have plagued the world since, he appears apologetic and full of remorse. In the series, his existence is first revealed in ''Guilty Gear'' in [[Sol Badguy]]'s ending—it is mentioned by both Sol and [[Justice (Guilty Gear)|Justice]] that an unnamed third man was involved in the creation of the race of magical bioweapon known as Gears. [[Ky Kiske]]'s ending also references him, and is likely the source of his title, as Justice's dying words are "Even though I may die, the Gears shall not, as long as That Man still lives..." His first direct appearance is, again, in one of Sol's endings in ''Guilty Gear X Plus'', in which he makes a cryptic comment about [[Dizzy (Guilty Gear)|Dizzy]] being "a daughter" (evidently of Justice). He is in ''[[Guilty Gear XX]]'' once referred to as "The Gearmaker" which clearly suggests that he is the original creator of all Gears. Several characters in ''GGX'' also express an interest in meeting him, for various reasons. He is pursued by several people who feel he is responsible for the current state of affairs: his most notable pursuer is [[Baiken]], who blames him for the destruction of Japan in the Holy Wars; [[Sol Badguy]] is intent on killing him for an unknown reason as well; [[Axl Low]] believes That Man knows the reason for his timeslips; [[Anji Mito]] wants to find him apparently out of sheer curiosity. That Man appears in nearly every characters' endings of ''[[Guilty Gear XX]]'' at some point or other; his purpose appears mainly as a [[deus ex machina]], since his purpose is largely to capture [[I-No]] or clean up the various messes she's made—she believed that most of the characters were a threat to his power, and attempted to harm or neutralize them, but he states several times that they are actually in accordance with his goals. These goals remain unclear as of yet. In a few endings, he alludes to possible future events, such as one of [[Sol Badguy]]'s ending, in which he claims that "Frederick" will be needed later. "Frederick" is the real name of Sol Badguy. That Man may have some fighting ability. Baiken and Sol Badguy unsuccessfully attempt to strike him down in two different story mode scenarios. He is able to halt I-No's rampage and seal her away inside a large bubble in one of her story modes. In [[Guilty Gear 2: Overture]], he appears as a boss character. However, he often relies on the powers of his servants instead. Despite this lack of direct combat, Sol still feels the need to completely transform into his Gear state (which is the first time in the series his Gear form is completely revealed; it resembles a red dragon with fiery wings and horns, and an exoskeleton similar to that of a crustacean) to fight him. At the end of ''Guilty Gear 2: Overture'', he is seen after the credits in discussion with Raven over how Sol's ability to use Dragon Install could save the world from an imminent threat (possibly the threat he referred to in Sol's ending in ''Guilty Gear XX''). While having a masculine voice in the X and XX series, his voice and appearance are very feminine in Overture possibly because he had stated in the cutscene before his boss battle with Sol that he is slowly reversing his age.
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