#kinjuu

From @Pollo_pom on Twitter.

1. In GG1 Zato was in control for most part. And that's how he saw his shadow. (GGTML)

2. Eddie vying for his identity prior to his first death. (GGX-XX)

3. Eddie reforming his ego after resurrection. (GGXrd)

Since people seem to be “new” here with regards to Dizzy’s backstory, I’ll first say this.

To understand Dizzy’s past, you have to understand the connection Gear research had on her past.  Illegal Gear experimentation conducted largely by the Conclave and the Postwar Administration Bureau.

The Bureau are by no means the only organization that tried to create their own “version” of Justice (whether that be a Robot Copy, Forbidden Beast Gear-derivatives like Eddie and Angra, imperfected Gear conversions like Testament, and other derivative bioweapons like Tyr)… other groups like Blackard Company also created their own “Justice” Gears like Solaria and Marina (a failed attempt).

The most notable connection to Dizzy is Eddie.  Or as Testament refers to him “A Ghost from the Crusades”.

Eddie is just one of many “Kinjuu” (Forbidden Beasts) that were created during the Great War as a means of subjugating Justice and her Gear Army.  Kinjuu literally worked alongside the Sacred Order of Holy Knights in the background as an “alternative means” of fighting off the Gears (Kliff knew of them, Ky was kept unaware at the time until he met Tyr by coincidence).

Unlike normal Gears created “after” Justice in the manifacturing process, Kinjuu are parasites born “without a body” inside a human host.

Because they’re born inside that human host, they have a natural immunity towards Justice’ Command Type ability to control other Gears.  This ability was VITAL as all previous attempts to create Gears that could resist Justice’ influence ended in FAILURE (Testament was one of those failures, as he ultimately fell under Justice’ power to control his mind and will).

Kinjuu (during the Crusades) were programmed with a limited life-span so as to be used as “disposable weapons” and were “programmed” to hunt Gears.

In other words, Gears and Kinjuu were “natural enemies” during the Crusades.

But just like Kinjuu are programmed to hunt Gears, Gears themselves have a “diagnostic combat defense program” that was installed in them as a way to evolve as they fight as living weapons.  All Gears, with very few exceptions, have this ability installed in their subconsciousness.

In Dizzy’s case, that “defense program system” is manifested as Necro and Undine, who act to protect Dizzy when she is threatened.  Necro in particular has taken over Dizzy’s consciousness in dire situations in the past (especially when I-No attacked Dizzy), and Sol had to use his powers to subdue Necro in order for Dizzy’s “real self” to resurface.

Back in the year 2181, Eddie (having taken over Zato=ONE’s body) was on the run from the Assassins and came across Dizzy in an altercation that spurred him to fight her for what was seemingly no apparent reason.

That confrontation allowed Eddie to become more “self aware” of his identity as a living weapon, though it would not be long before Eddie and Zato both died afterwards.

At the same time, it revealed that Dizzy herself was resisting the “influences” of her manufactured past.  This would all come to a head when Dizzy confronted a Justice Copy created by Crow Kuruwaba a few weeks later.  

It was thanks in part to Sol’s influence and teaching that Dizzy was able to resist the Justice Copy’s control.

Suffice to say that, despite the fact Dizzy has no “immediate” connection to the Crusades (she was born after 2175 when the War originally “ended”), her past “artificial memories” of that time were all based on the memories of Justice, which she found so “nostalgic”.

Dizzy is self-aware of this, so when she fights, she “fights against herself”… the self that is a COPY of Justice, a “killing machine”… the self that isn’t “Dizzy herself”.

Most Kaijuu have an "almost mystical" background, or they are aberrant mutations of nature, so they are both a mix of elements of what you might deem a "Giant Youkai", or just simply a being born from unique circumstances surrounding unnatural disasters or global events.

Take Mothra and the Shobijin for example... while such a being "could" have been born from the Earth, and even have Psychic-like Fairies to act as its interpreter, what makes little sense is its ability to communicate with Humans who have made very few strides to communicate with other animals in nature such as it is.  Or even the prospect that the Shobijin (Twin Psychic Girls) are even related to humans at all.

Still, in terms of Guilty Gear Lore, Giant Beings do exist, and so do Youkai... beings born from mysterious and often aberrant circumstances... and these by themselves, while mysterious, are also somewhat connected to the very nature of GEARS.

Unlike Gears, however, Youkai are usually born naturally and not manufactured, so they are more impacted by the natural world than Gears would be.  But that would suggest the planet has a will of its own in some respect, that some beings are born from the Earth's will... either to protect or destroy threats (i.e. Mothra's modus operandi).

Youkai are more closely connected with the Backyard... or more precisely, to the concept of the Afterlife (and Death) and the concept of a great willpower or spirit.  Mankind even mistook a being for a 'god' in the form of the Universal Will.

The Backyard is connected to nearly everything that exists, and even things that shouldn't normally exist but still do: exceptions.

It's more accurate to say that GEARS might as "well" be Kaijuu by definition, albeit they are manufactured in that sense.  But they are not so far removed from Youkai as well, which are more closely connected with Kaijuu in concept.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, where Kaijuu are beings "born from nature", there are Kinjuu... Forbidden Beasts... beings born AGAINST the natural laws, like Zato=ONE's Eddie, or Millia Rage's Angra.... these "Kinjuu" break the natural laws as part of their powers.

Kinjuus' very existence are a threat to mankind in much the same sense as a Kaijuu, both in terms of their power, and in terms of how they are born (living parasites who can kill their hosts upon birth).

Furthermore, Kinjuu are the "natural enemy" of Gears, so you could argue that Gears are pro-nature, while Kinjuu are anti-nature.  But some have made the argument that such conflicting values only existed during the Crusades (Dizzy says they no longer need to fight).  Kinjuu are still derived from Gears (and Youkai) in concept, however.

That is actually STILL up in the air!

Millia seems to be fine after so much time has passed, though her “battle stance” has changed to accommodate her hair which seems to be more weapon-like.

A few things you need to know about Angra is that:

—It is the 6th Forbidden Binding Spell, while Eddie is the 5th that the Conclave developed (of the 666 spells they researched). This means it is potentially a “heavier” curse than Eddie was.—It’s “birth” might possibly be the death of Millia if things get out of hand (as we saw when Eddie became self-aware, he literally over-exerted Zato’s body, while Zato struggled for control over his own body to prevent Eddie from killing Millia and Venom in the process).—It was initially “programmed” to expire at some point by the Postwar Administration Bureau (Conclave).  This was a means of cleaning up any potential biological mess they left behind.—Forbidden Beasts are considered the “natural enemy” of Gears on the battlefield, so it is programmed to attack Gears by nature, as Eddie confirmed when he confronted Dizzy at one point.—If anyone knew more about the Forbidden Beasts, it would have been Axus, but he was killed by Ky Kiske, so only Chronus is left.—Dr. Faust examined her and claims that even he cannot undo the curse at this point in time (as of 2181 though it’s been six years since then).—Slayer observed her hair at one point, though he makes no guarantees about her fate, he does not appear to be concerned about her as of yet.—Because of the symbiotic-like nature of Angra’s relationship to Millia, it might also be possible to “revive” her in a similar way as Eddie had should she die.

At this point, Zato=ONE has sworn to protect Millia so that she can survive the future conflicts… So because he has a clearer understanding with Eddie as a partner, it might be possible for him to “ease her in” to the curse.