Guile (Street Fighter)

Guile is one of the main characters from the Street Fighter series.
== Charactah Account ==
Guile is a major in the United States Air Force whose goal is to destroy the criminal organization Shadaloo, while at the same time investigating the whereabouts of his best friend Charlie Nash.
Guile is a tough man, both physically and mentally, who takes pride in family, and is a loving husband and father to his family. A stoic man at heart, Guile's calm and emotionless exterior actually hides intense feelings, especially the fury after Charlie's death. Although loyal to the Air Force and the United States, Guile is extremely persistent. He always seeks to get the bottom of the matter, especially concerning Shadaloo, M. Bison and what happened with Charlie Nash, which has led to problems with his superiors (although they have high respect and esteem to him) and has caused pain to his family, this hurts him deeply.
Guile's overall style revolves around patiently anticipating the opponent's next move and attacking. He has a strong mix of solid offense and defense, combined with reliable agility and air grabs. However, if timed improperly, Guile himself could easily be baited into using his moves suddenly and be subject to sweeping and airborne attacks.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
* Street Fighter II: The Animated Series
* Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind
* Super Street Fighter IV
=== Cartoons ===
* Street Fighter
* Street Fighter Season 2
=== Comics ===
* Street Fighter
=== Manga ===
* Street Fighter Alpha
* Street Fighter Gaiden
* Street Fighter II: Ryu
=== Movies ===
* Street Fighter
=== Video Games ===
* Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2
* Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium
* Capcom Arcade Hits Volume 1
* Capcom Arcade Stadium
* Capcom Classics Collection
* Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded
* Capcom Classics Collection: Volume 2
* Capcom Digital Collection
* Capcom Fighting Collection
* Capcom Fighting Evolution
* Capcom Super League Online
* Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO
* Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001
* Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000
* Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro
* Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law
* Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition
* Japan Sumo Cup: Yokozuna Vs Street Fighter
* Machi Guile: Takareet Fighter II
* Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter
* Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
* Monster Strike
* NeoGeo Pocket Color Selection Vol.1
* Power Rangers Legacy Wars
* SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS
* SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos
* SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium
* Sonic Gems Collection
* Street Fighter 6
* Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
* Street Fighter Alpha 3
* Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX
* Street Fighter Alpha Anthology
* Street Fighter Battle Combination
* Street Fighter Collection
* Street Fighter Collection 2
* Street Fighter Duel
* Street Fighter EX
* Street Fighter EX Plus α
* Street Fighter EX2
* Street Fighter EX2 Plus
* Street Fighter EX3
* Street Fighter II
* Street Fighter II Pinball
* Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
* Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting
* Street Fighter II': Champion Edition
* Street Fighter IV
* Street Fighter IV Champion Edition
* Street Fighter IV Volt
* Street Fighter IV: Arena
* Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation
* Street Fighter V
* Street Fighter VI
* Street Fighter X All Capcom
* Street Fighter X Tekken
* Street Fighter: Puzzle Spirits
* Street Fighter: The Movie
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* Super Street Fighter II Turbo
* Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
* Super Street Fighter II: The Tournament Battle
* Super Street Fighter II: Turbo Revival
* Super Street Fighter IV: Pachislot Edition
* Teppen
* The Battle Cats
* Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
* Ultra Street Fighter IV
* We Love Golf!
* X-Men vs. Street Fighter
== Trivia ==
* In the live action Street Fighter movie, Guile is given the full name of William F. Guile, with the military rank of colonel. Although Capcom did not canonize the name, it was also used in the US Street Fighter cartoon that was loosely based on the movie. However, in UDON's Street Fighter comic book, "Guile" is the character's first name. According to the official Street Fighter website, Guile has the USAF rank of Major at the time of Street Fighter IV.
** Guile is a noun meaning "insidious cunning in attaining a goal" or "crafty or artful deception".
** Guile's dogtags in his Battle costume and Halloween costume have conflicting variations of the name, with one reading William F. Guile while the other reads Guile F. Williams.
* The live action movie came out on December 23 1994, which is Guile's birthday.
* The aircraft in Guile's background is a General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon.
** Also, before it was established that Charlie taught him the move, it was said that the main reason for Guile's ability to use the Sonic Boom was because he is a fighter pilot and frequently broke the sound barrier when flying, developing the ability to use the special move as a result.
* Guile shares many visual traits with Gunloc from Capcom's Slam Masters series.
** In Blade's ending in the arcade version of Street Fighter: The Movie, he is revealed to be Gunloc, who in this continuity is Guile's brother.
* Guile is the only character in Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter V to have two air throws.
* Guile's eyelashes are blonde.
* Guile shares his birthday with Tiffany Lords from the Rival Schools series.
** He also shares his dislike for Natto with Tiffany.
* Guile's theme music in Street Fighter Alpha 3 bears a resemblance to A-ha's song "Take On Me".
* Guile only listens to country music, according to his win quote against Dee Jay in Super Street Fighter IV.
* Guile is one of the six characters from Street Fighter IV (the others being Cammy, C. Viper, Chun-Li, Ryuand Seth) to have a second rival in Super Street Fighter IV. His second rival is M. Bison.
* Guile's wife is originally named Julia in Japanese version, Her name was originally localized as Jane overseas. His daughter was originally named "Chris" in the Japanese version and localized as Amy overseas.
* Early official artwork shows Guile having only one tattoo, though in-game, due to character sprites' left and right sights being mirrored, he has one on both sides. In later years after this was noticed, his artwork shows him with tattoos on both shoulders.
* Guile is referenced in Project X Zone. In a pre-battle dialogue with Vashyron, Ken and Ryu states that they know a soldier who can use the Sonic Boom.
* Guile's ending in Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival seems to indicate that he was dreaming the entire time.
* In Guile's ending in Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers, when M. Bison tells Guile to kill him, rather than being stopped by his wife, Guile replies, "No. I'm not a murderer like you." Afterwards, three days later, Guile visits Charlie's grave, and then encounters Julia, who tells Guile to come back.
* Guile is the only character in the entire series to have only two special moves. Every other character has at least three.
* The mysterious character from the story expansion trailer wearing a tank top similar to Guile's is actually his boss named General Byron Taylor who appears as a cameo in Guile's stage.
* In 2017 Guile became the spokesman of J, a Japanese hair gel from Yanagiya. The gel's official site includes an interview with Guile, where he notes that he learned about the gel from Ken on a day he was having hair problems due to humidity.
* In Street Fighter X Tekken, if Guile loses to Ken, Ken says that he should "go home and be a family man." This is a reference to the former's win quote from Street Fighter II, as well as Guile's abandonment of his family to seek revenge on Bison.
** If that wasn't enough, in Ultra Street Fighter IV, if the exact opposite occurs, where Ken loses to Guile, Guile will also tell him to "go home and be a family man."
** Referencing above in the same game, Guile will tell Ibuki in his win-quote to "go home and be a school girl."
** The quote trades between Ken and Guile is somewhat an irony and a jab; Ken and Guile, brothers in-law, are both family men by the events of Street Fighter IV with Ken about to have a son, and Guile being married with a daughter.
** In Street Fighter V, Dan uses Guile's famous quote against him.
* Muck like how Ken's theme has similarities to Cheap Trick's Mighty Wings, Guile's also coincidentally bear similarities to T-Square's song Travelers.
* Guile's victory quote in Street Fighter II was "Go home and be a family man"; in his ending, he reunited with his family, following his own advice.
* Guile was originally envisioned as a rival for Zangief, referencing the former conflict between the USA and the Soviet Union.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Guile at Street Fighter Wiki
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