Guy (Final Fight)

Guy, also known as Gai, is one of the main characters from the Final Fight series.
== Charactah Account ==
A Japanese-American Ninjutsu master dressed in a red ninja outfit and Nike sneakers, Guy is the 39th successor of the Bushin style of Ninjutsu, a martial arts style dating back to Japan's feudal age. Guy traveled to America to improve his martial art skills and found himself in Metro City, where he befriended fellow fighters Cody and Haggar and assisted the two in their battle against the Mad Gear gang to save Jessica.
Guy is calm and reserved, with a sharp mind, a noble spirit, and a strong sense of justice. He is a stoic warrior who carries out his duty as a ninja with an almost professional air of detachment; his demeanor in his initial Street Fighter appearances was unusually standoffish, though his aloofness has given way to politeness in more recent portrayals. His grim face rarely shows any emotion, with the most noticeable one being occasional shock, such as when he saw the fate that befell Cody.
Guy dislikes interfering in the lives of others, and believes everything should be left as is, only fighting when he deems it necessary. He is fiercely protective of his allies, as shown by his interactions with Rose, urging her not to sacrifice herself to defeat M. Bison, and rescuing Maki from Bison in her ending. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie
=== Cartoons ===
* Street Fighter
* Street Fighter Season 2
=== Comics ===
* Nintendo Power
* Street Fighter II Turbo
* Street Fighter Summer Sports Special 2018
* Street Fighter Swimsuit Special
* Street Fighter Unlimited
* Street Fighter Zero
* Street Fighter Zero 3
* Street Fighter: Hyper Looting
* Super Street Fighter
* Undisputed Street Fighter
=== Manga ===
* Final Fight Guy
* Street Fighter Alpha
* Street Fighter III Ryuu Final
* Street Fighter: Sakura Gives it Her Best!
=== Video Games ===
* Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2
* Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium
* Capcom Arcade Stadium
* Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle
* Capcom Classics Collection
* Capcom Classics Mini Mix
* Capcom Digital Collection
* Capcom Fighting Evolution
* Final Fight
* Final Fight 2
* Final Fight 3
* Final Fight CD
* Final Fight One
* Final Fight Revenge
* Final Fight: Double Impact
* Final Fight: Streetwise
* Mighty Final Fight
* Namco x Capcom
* SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS
* Street Fighter 6
* Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
* Street Fighter Alpha 2
* Street Fighter Alpha 3
* Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX
* Street Fighter Alpha Anthology
* Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams
* Street Fighter Battle Combination
* Street Fighter Collection
* Street Fighter Duel
* Street Fighter IV
* Street Fighter IV Champion Edition
* Street Fighter IV Volt
* Street Fighter X Tekken
* Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix
* Super Street Fighter IV: Pachislot Edition
* Taisen Net Gimmick: Capcom & Psikyo All Stars
* Teppen
* The Capcom Collection
* Ultra Street Fighter IV
== Trivia ==
* Guy has many similarities to Ryu. Both are stoic, Japanese warriors trained by a great master, Zeku and Gouken. Both travel abroad to fight, and are friends/rivals with blonde American fighters, Cody and Ken, who are in relationships on their own (formerly in Cody's case). Both Guy and Ryu have inspired a young girl, Maki and Sakura respectively, and both share an enemy in M. Bison. Their interactions in the franchise may allude to their connections, either being impressed with each other's skill or being rivals.
* Guy has been shown to be in a romantic relationship with Maki's sister, Rena, who (along with Genryusai, her father and former Bushinryu master) was kidnapped by the Mad Gear Gang and later rescued in Final Fight 2. Because of this, he counts as one of the eleven playable Street Fighter characters who are in a romantic relationship or are married.
** However, because Rena hasn't appeared or even been mentioned in future media, so far, there have been doubts about the current status of their relationship.
** According to UDON webmaster SFDevotion at New York Comic-Con, Guy is married to "Maki's sister" during Streetwise. However, none of this information is actually stated in the game and the events of Streetwise are considered non-canonnical to the series main canon. It is possible that it got cut from the final version.
* In the games Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Strider (2014), Strider Hiryuu has a color palette based on Guy. Interestingly, concept art from the Super Street Fighter IV artbook shows that initially Guy was planned to have an alternate costume based on Hiryu's. In Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, Hiryuu has a similar red/white color, but the arm/leg wraps and chest logo were changed from yellow/white to blue/yellow, so it no longer matches Guy's palette.
* According to the Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition, Guy holds the record for being the first beat-'em-up game character to be included in a 2D fighting game (in his case, he made the move from Final Fight to Street Fighter Alpha).
** However, this is actually not the case, as three months prior to the release of Street Fighter Alpha, a fighting game based on the Double Dragon series of beat-'em-ups was made.
* Guy is the first character to utilize a Target Combo in Street Fighter Alpha, in which the gameplay concept then carried on to Street Fighter III to most of the characters.
* Guy's birthplace was Japan in the original Final Fight, but this was changed to the United States in the Alpha series. According to his entry in the Shadaloo Combat Research Institute, his birthplace has been retconned back to Japan though he is presumably a naturalized American.
* Guy's arcade ending in Super Street Fighter IV is actually directly connected to Rose's ending.
* Guy is the only character to not have his expression change during certain cinematic Ultra Combos, such as the Shitenketsu or the Oil Combination Hold.
* According to his win quote against Hakan in Super Street Fighter IV, Guy is a vegetarian, though this conflicts somewhat with the large number of meat items in Final Fight or with his profile stating his favorite dish to be chazuke (tea or hot water with rice) with salmon.
** It may be possible that Guy isn't a vegetarian, but prefers vegetables cooked just as it is without the need of cooking oil (as said in the quote).
** Another possible theory is to the practices of eating and consumption rooted in ninja training. With a need to be agile and quick on their feet, ninja ideally promoted a diet mainly rooted in vegetarianism and the philosophy of how "food and medicine share the same source", and mostly did not eat meat and game during these times of training, which they believed dulled the senses. In turn, ninja usually also occasionally practiced periods of heavy eating with meat, drinking sake, and consuming foods favored by nobility and samurai, in order to help with their mastery of disguise and subterfuge.
* Guy shares some similarities with Jimmy from Double Dragon. Both are the secondary protagonist who wear red/brown clothing while also having brown hair and both accompany the main protagonist to help rescue the latter's kidnapped girlfriend (Guy helps Cody rescue Jessica while Jimmy helps his brother Billy rescue Marian). The only difference is that Guy will not fight Cody in the hopes of winning Jessica's love while Jimmy does so against Billy in the hopes of winning Marian's love.
* Despite Bushinryu be rooted on taijutsu, a form of ninjutsu focused on realistic infighting aspects, Kimberly mention that Guy occasionaly roasts sweet potatoes by a campfire, wondering if he makes use of a fire jutsu to do so; thus suggesting that her master may be versed on ki-based ninja techniques much like Ibuki.
** Furthermore, such hint connects full-circle with the ability Guy develops during the events of Final Fight 3 in which he's able to manifest a fire ki-based strike known as Palm Ki Blast.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Guy at Street Fighter Wiki
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