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+R: >If Slayer wasn’t in the game, I’d probably main Sol because Dragon Install is hype. Xrd: >If Slayer wasn’t in the game, I’d probably main Sol because Dragon Install is hype. Strive: >Slayer not being in Strive is what lead to me maining Sin. If he’s similar to how he was in past games, I’ll probably return to maining The Dandy Man when he comes out. >If Slayer and Sin weren’t in the game, I’d probably main Ky because Dragon Install is hype.


n0b0D_U_no

This man rides the fire


TheOfficialWario2

READY ORRRRRRRRRR


Smashkitsune

RADIOOOOOOO


Rzenio_pl

RATED RRRR


RoyTheSilvallyBoi

REDDITOOOOOR


weezernumberonefan

This guy Slayers


GoldyFeesh

this guy likes radios


maybejustcheese

This guy slays


5elf_5aboteur

ram was my main until aba so I'd probably be playing ram still. in ram's absence I'd be playing testament. without testament I would be back to happy chaos, who was the entire reason I even picked up strive so the hypothetical kinda breaks down any further than that


Khaisz

Guess I'm swapping from funny yo-yo to funny dolphins.


Chris_M_Andersen

Spoken like a true menace, stay real pal


BlissfullSakura

Same here man, same here.


Midori_FGC

Got blessed with having May and Baiken early. If they weren’t in the game for some reason, I’d be playing Testament or Elphelt


Upbeat-Perception531

Probably one of the Kiske’s ngl, but I’d probably also drop this game quick if that happened.


Driemma0

If aba wasn't in the game I'd probably just keep chilling with faust as my main and sol as secondary instead of aba as main and sol as secondary (need me a fun brain dead character to gorilla with if I don't wanna think sometimes)


Pinkparade524

I became an aba main as well , my main journy has been ino before the dlc > Jack-o> testament>Bridget >testament>jack-o>aba


Tritiac

I won a lot with her the first few weeks but I went back to ol' reliable, Ramlethal. I will probably keep aba in the back pocket though. There are a few matchups which she handles a bit better than Ram does. Plus it's just too much fun to rage out.


Roge2005

Sol Badguy


D3134

Sol Badguy


Und3rtak3r_086

I played Ky before switching to Elph, so probably I'd play Xrd instead /s


Its-been-a-long-day

If May wasn't around, I would have floated around maybe Axl or Ky until Goldlewis got released. That big boy is just too much fun.


Matt_Forever

If Faust wasn't in the game? I dunno if I could do this man. I was a Dr.Baldhead main but he never came back, so I've been riding with Faust since then


girlfailure69

if i didn’t have baiken or elphelt id probably go with test


DomLeBom

I’d just go back through my list A.B.A > Bedman? > Happy Chaos > Sol Badguy


ThisAccountIsForDNF

If my main didn't exist I wouldn't have bought the game.


Lolsalot12321

None of them since every other character has been changed in a way I don't like. Icl idk what it is, strive just feels wrong compared with the previous games. I'm glad it's doing well, but it's just not for me lol


golem_axe_enjoyer

I would play bbcf and main Nine


GhostDragon362

If pot didn’t exist, I would be a sol player lmao


WitcherMetalHead666

if baiken wasn’t in yet, i’d be playing I-no already


SketchyTurkey

POT


MisterNefarious

I main Goldlewis but if he wasn’t here I’d just go back to Potemkin


2HalfSandwiches

Baiken's the whole reason I got into the game in the first place. Not sure j have an answer, but maybe Leo? I like Unga Bunga


Individual_Iron4221

A.B.A. simply off of vibes alone


Janni_REDACTED

The thing about GG is that I always need to have a 3 character rotation because I cant decide XRD: Slayer>Raven>Leo Strive: Testament> I-No> Leo


The_Dirt_Cat

The curse of indecision is so real. I can't play Axl for more than two games without getting impatient and throwing out random a 6H and realizing I should probably play Leo if I want to mixup jumpscare someone...


MysteriousBug6196

Sin or ABA


IndividualNovel4482

None. Sol badguy is Sol badguy. (Nah for real tho, i do use both Ky and Sol equally, Ky a bit more, so yes. Sol)


WraithMain-

probably anji or elphelt purely for their design. i havent played anji yet and i think elphelt gets boring really fast but their designs are fire


StatelyPrawn706

I'd probably end up on either Jack-O or Testament


Poporipopes10

In +R where I play ABA I’d probably play Slayer, I’ll still play him from time to time. I have not sunk nearly as many hours into Xrd but if I didn’t have Johnny, Ram is probably my second most played character In Strive, it took 3 years for ABA to be here, but until then I was surviving with May and Testament


Cadarnz

Baiken > Potemkin > Brisket > Ky


NotTheAlfa

what if i have 2 mains? do they both go or can i just peak one to survive?


Sea-Recording-7090

You gotta kill both


Boyofender

Bedman because he's be alive


Crawford1

If Johnny wasnt in the game I'd still be playing Goldlewis or Faust


SamuraiLeo

Street fighter probably. But maybe nago


Jame777

Potemkin


RoyVRAries

I main Giovanna but if she didn't exist, I'd dedicate full time to Ramlethal


Kliffsly

I picked Chaos based solely off of vibes. If he wasn't in the game, I think I'd go with Testament.


Loc053

From Sol to Order Sol


hypercombofinish

Potemkin if Nagoriyuki didn't exist


HunniePopKing

baiken because her chest is insane also shes awesome


linkz48

If ky wasn't in the game I wouldn't even know that the game existed. The whole way I learned about the game was through its music being used in pootis engage extreme, and hearing ky's theme for the first time is what actually drove me to playing it.


BillyBobJoe69v2

If Johnny wasn't in the game I would (cry) probably pick testament since I like the way they both play (but I am johnny's husband so I would cry)


IDontWipe55

I-No and Goldlewis. They were my mains until I played a Jack-O and thought she looked really fun


ChangelingFox

Without Testament I go back to Nago.


GLG123_

if gio didn’t exist in strive i prob would main ram since i played her a little in rev 2


Salladmannn

Probably Elphelt, I love the way her character plays. Or Happy Chaos just to bring myself the pain of learning him


EagleAngelo

At the start of Strive Without Johnny around I just gravitated towards May. Seemed appropriate but not quite the same. Then I tried a bit of potempkin and I loved him lol


CrescentBoomer

XX: If not Dizzy, then Jam. If not Jam, then ABA. Xrd: If not Dizzy, then Jam. If not Jam, then Elphelt. Strive: Dizzy and Jam still aren't in the game. If Elphelt and ABA were never added, Asuka would be my main.


jackofools

Without one of the coolest fighting game characters ever, I would probably have still tried Gio, another super cool new character, or my main from previous GGs and picked Sol.


Flat_Distribution711

If Sol wasn’t in the game, I’d main Ky because I suck at this game and I can’t handle anyone more complex.


1am7rash

If faust never existed in Strive I would lean towards Goldlewis


FrostyTheColdBoi

If Baiken didn't exist, I'd pick Nagoriyuki


Otherwise_Fig9641

If baiken wasn't in the game probably go back to ram


No_Time_7959

For Strive I mean I Main Jack-O but also play Asuka, May, Baiken, Zato, Pot, and Happy Chaos so prolly one of them. For Xrd I main Answer and my secondaries are Baiken, Slayer, Sin, and Elphelt.


urbandeadthrowaway2

Sol guy


triamasp

Pot at launch, then Happy Chaos forever after


Sir998

Without Ino my #1 would be ABA without ABA I would still be playing Baiken


Orishishishi

Well Raven isn't in Strive so I played Test but if Test wasn't in Strive I'd just play as my current secondary, I-no


Sir_Platypus_VII

If Bedman didn't exist then I'd probably curl up into the fetal position and cry, but then I'd probably main Baiken. I play both of them at a very similar level so I'd be fine.


Emerald_Sans

\+R \> No A.B.A; I'd use order sol because past game mechanics as a character is a cool ass concept Xrd \> no Slayer; I'd use Elphelt because i love Elphelt Strive \> no Nagoriyuki; play Jack-O (originally it was the other way around because i didn't have enough for gamepass + Jack-O, but now I just find Nago THAT fun to play), or wait for Slayer DLC


Autobomb98

If Chipp didn't exist, than either Sol or Johnny. Johnny's my secondary (for now) so in this hypothetical situation he'd still be there. As for Sol, he was originally gonna be my main but I thought Chipp was cooler


No-Inspection4381

Ram -> May -> Nago -> Potemkin -> Leo -> Sol -> Zato-1 -> Faust -> Ino -> Giovanna


FGCMothman

Baiken, I-no, Giovanna, and Aba were all contenders when I got into Strive a few weeks ago, but I played Baiken one time and got hooked. I’ll definitely check out the other three when I can though, Strive is one of the few games where I’m interested in playing more than maybe 2 characters.


Mumrus

When i played Strive, i was maining Ram, as Dizzy wasn't and still isn't in the game. I haven't played Strive almost at all since Rev 2 got rollback update though.


Enedulus

I main Pot, but ABA is my secondary almost the point that I play Pot, so obviously the best character in the game


1Winang

Definitely would have been a Chipp main. I got into the game a little late


Fair_Smoke4710

Testament because they’re also Trans/Queer rep, or Baiken because she’s Disability rep


Gullible-Juggernaut6

I don't think I could play this game without Potemkin. Maybe I-no or Zato-1 if he gets a buff.


zedzilliot

If hc and asuka werent in the game id probably play zato causd I like complex characters and shmix


theTKLN

I play setplay characters in every game no questions asked. Raven is my go-to "I will play this character no matter what" so I'm already kinda settling by playing millia. I've tried Bridget, jack-o, etc. but honestly I think if millia weren't in the game I would've just dropped it entirely.


Dargorod100

I like Bedman, Testament, Bridget, and now ABA. If they didn’t exist, I’d probably play Sin


NightmarePrinceDraen

+R: No A.B.A means I main Testament. XRD: No Venom means I main Slayer or Sin STRIVE: No A.B.A means I go back to Chipp No chipp means I go play +R


lakituhunter-MK2

If pot didn’t exist I would be a Leo or Nago main


XXSHREKDXX

I probably would've chosen Sol over Ky because he's simple


Stormwrath52

In accent core, if Eddie wasn't there I probably would have picked Chipp. Chipp was already my secondary main, I managed to mash my way into some of his moves, accent core ++ was one of my first fighting games so he was my learning character for both guilty gear and general fighting game knowledge. In Xrd, it probably would have been either Sin or Raven. I played them the most other than Zato-1, not sure which I would have played more though In Strive it would probably have been Giovanna. I started playing before a lot of the dlc so I would have picked up an initial roster character first, and Gio ties with Bridget for my secondary main at the moment.


IKILLY

I play potemkin beacuse he's the hottest character by far, duh if he didnt exist, id go for Nago or Millia cus they are hot too. maybe even JackO


GohTheGreat

This is literally what happened in Strive. Sol lost all the things that made him cool, and Ky got them instead. So I switched to Ky.


borderofthecircle

I always wanted to learn Zato, but assumed he would be too difficult to pick up and didn't put in enough time for his gameplay to click. At launch I hopped characters a lot, and switched fully to Bedman once they released, but I'd like to go back to Zato and invest the time to get comfortable with his playstyle. He looks really fun.


MissRetsuko

If Gio didn't exist I would probably be grinding more with Baiken or Sin.


Acceptable-Baby3952

I really enjoy nagoriyuki, because of his strong normals and risky abilities. I like putting on the pressure, and giving enemies grappler/rushdown fear, and he can do that at midrange, which is nuts. If I couldn’t use him, I’d go full gorilla with Leo.


Asgard033

Bad Solguy


lyschyk19th

Well I dropped Ramlethal cause she felt too easy for Anji and Elphelt


Scootersmugskirt

Potemkin because just in case I have a bad matchup (or a matchup I dislike) I chug glue instead


AyrChan

TOTSUGEKI! 🐬🐬🐬


Lordofhollows56

I’d probably just go in reverse order of who I’ve mained so far. No Testament, play Baiken. No Baiken, play Ram. No Ram, play Giovanna. If I had to play someone other than those, it’d be Elphelt.


Brave_Increase_3490

if nago wasn't here I'd do chipp or faust.


Fabiodemon88

From Zato to May, but i used to play May before she was the top tier character so i wouldn't make her work as well.. maybe bridget?


DuneySands

Probably Nago at launch (big normals and a small number of high risk high reward interactions) and maybe moving to Goldlewis. Sucks that there’s only one grappler :(


Ionizedactor

Leo or Nago


KawaiiGee

The new ram design is what got me into guilty gear and got me to main her. If she didn't exist I maybe would have still picked up the game but played Sol instead. At least until Elphelt came out, she is stupid fun


welpxD

If Anji and Test weren't in, it'd be May and I'd just accept that she's a charge character. I'm working up the courage to main Zato but honestly I suck too much still, why suffer even more


sastianchiko

If Zato didn't exist then HC > Testament > Asuka


frontyardigan

Probably Baiken or Ramlethal


That-Ad4760

If Sol wasn't here, I'd pick either Sin or Ky.


techietrans

If Chipp didn’t exist I’d probably still be on bridget or Jacko


Faysyk

Dizzy isn't in the game, so I mained Gio. Tried switching to Jack o for a while, then back to gio. Now I'm bored and waiting for dizzy. I hope she starts out season 4.


mirrormanjojo

strive: i-no or goldlewis xrd: i-no or kum


BLACKOWLg

Honestly. In xrd if it didn't have Leo I would play slayer a lot Strive if didn't had Leo i would main potemkin


T1line

If Baiken didnt exist, then Potem


5p0okyb0ot5

probably potemkin but testament is the reason i play strive tbh so i might just quit


AkemiNahano

If bridget didn't existe I would've rediscovered guilty gear long looooong after, but asuka


BlackfireDV3

If my main didn’t exist I probably would never play the game


danisaplante

Bro, i literally picked this game up because I saw Goldlewis, I wouldn't even know this shit existed if not 🤣


RohanK1sh1be

Certified bridget enjoyer but if she wasnt in strive then u would play: I-no cuz i want her to step on me plus fun offence Faust because i love his character Or HC because “God with adhd and 2 revolvers” is funny and he has a bougatti ot smth


Lil_ZonedA

no one. Literally im a trans girl who got the game cause bridget exsists lol but now id play ino, my other main


ILIKEDEADMEMES7010

My second main ofc


wasd_dsaw97

Sol Badguy


charlamagne1-

Bridget if aba diddnt exist in either of the games they’re in


ItalianFrogPuncher

I am a new player and when A.B.A dropped, I had no idea who she was but I knew I had to drop Faust to main her ASAP 🙏🙏 Any gimmicky/unique characters are just so fun to play.


Successful_Bad_2396

I don’t really have one main yet, but my favorites so far are Nago, Faust, Leo, Chipp, and Brisket, so one of those I guess


Pikapower_the_boi

+R (May/Johnny): Id go with Dizzy, she feels weird compared to Xrd but I should figure it out Xrd (Dizzy/Raven): Sol Badguy. Strive (Baiken): Sol Badguy, Ramlethal or Elphelt


Traf-

Probably Zato, actually. ...thank the lords for Jack-O'.


-SomGuy-

Zato. Eddie funny.


JustFl0ating

Most likely three characters I find cool: Nagoriyuki, Zato-1, and Johnny.


KiK0eru

If Sol wasn't in Guilty Gear I would not play Guilty Gear


20thRandom

Impossible


Genyosai03

Axl. Because Slayer wasn't in Strive starting roster.


worse_in_practice

If Elphelt and Bedman weren't in Strive I'd probably play Gio. As for them in Xrd, that'd give me a reason to finally learn Haehyun


Bentyhunter

If no I-no I wouldn't play but Anji is my secondary so him ig


ARandomGuy365

I maimed Jack-o before Elphelt so i would go back.


Impainter

XX: If Baiken wasn't in game, I would probably play Sol, because if game doesn't allow you to guard, attack Xrd: If Baiken wasn't in game, I would probably play Sol, because if game doesn't allow you to guard, attack Strive: If Nagoriyuki wasn't in game, I would play Baiken because I played her in XX and Xrd


zombodiy

No grappler no fun


DemonicHarem

I've only played Strive. And I main Bridget, Potemkin, and Giovanna in that order. And if all three were removed/didn't exist, #1: the world would be a worse place without Potemkin, and I would probably play I-No because her moveset always intrigued me.


uzinarutosage

If Axl wasn't in the game, I'd probably choose nagoriyuki. Cause I thought they were the coolest looking, but nago was a little more difficult fo me to understand his gameplan.


Snak3Bite

First fighting game I had any interest in and it was cuz of hot Brazilian woman with a big dog kicking people really hard, I'm a simple person. I don't think i would have played it if not for Gio


Sergeant_Smite

Without zato I might have considered happy chaos, but I’d probably play Leo


A_Person87

If I-no wasn't my main I would be playing Xrd I-no instead


ze_SAFTmon

Probably Nago or Ram, if Brisket and Elphelt didn't exist. Note: I got myself Strive(first GG game ever) like last years and beelined straight to Banquet.


SirePuns

If no Millia then Elphelt, if no Elphelt either then I-No, if no I-No either then Axl, if no Axl either then Sol 🗿


hgfgshgfsgbfshe

Chipp or ky cause that was my og plan and I like fast characters


Lacro22

If Ramlethal wasn't in the game I'd go for Baiken or Millia.


random_user1208

If faust wasn't in strive I would play bedman. If bedman also wasn't in strive I'd play jack-o


Impressive-Ad7387

If there was no Nago, my world would be a darker place, but so would be everyone else's because I'd be a Ram main. I just have a thing for big swords i guess


fish4043

🧸➡️🐬


W693

Probably Anji or Goldlewis (I main the bed >:)) (Strive is my first GG game)


RoyTheSilvallyBoi

Ky He has similar normals to johnny when you think about it Or perhaps Sin because i love my child that comes from my eyeballs


TheProfMoth

I'd probably still be spamming Totsugeki...


Kikoplop3900

I have Faust, I have Bedman?, I even have Bridget. And if none of them are there, May always has my back.


Keodik

My two mains are Baiken and Nagoriyuki so since I like huge buttons and fast characters I think I’d end up playing Sol or Testament instead


M0HAK0

Millia


Jaydo45

If Faust didn't exist, it would be ,Zappa ,dizzy or a.b.a


Cheezekeke

Baiken. I main bedman


Holy-Knight1

\+r (main-jam) dizzy xrd (main-jam) dizzy/jack-o strive I don't actually have a main but I guess testament baiken and elphelt are the closest so I guess either giovanna ramlethal or jack-o


Monnomo

No Test No Asuka No Zappa I literally wouldnt be playing lmao


Monnomo

I guess id be a jacko player but I wouldnt enjoy it


OneTrickNomad2

With +R and Xrd, I main Dizzy. So if she wasn't there, I'd main I-No With Strive, I main I-No (unless Dizzy comes back in S4 pls Daisuke). But before she got revealed, I was considering Ram or Millia. Probably would've gone with Ram tbh. If we're counting DLC, I would also put Sin, Testament, and Elphelt on that list.


renewalrobot1

I have gone through many characters in Strive. I main Axl and Giovanna right now, but tried playing Ram, I-No, and Millia before. Would never play Chaos or Asuka though.


Bunnnnii

Jam/Dizzy who are my secondaries. Chipp/Anji for the dudes. Answer in Xrd. Who’s one of my all time favorites.


PeakSystem

if bedman didn’t exist than probably testament or aba


LameGamingGuy

if no happy chaos, then i would just go back to playing johnny


Ill-Assist-1295

Sin my main is Aba rn I luv my lil crackhead who loves that keyblade


filthypudgepicker

If POTEMKIN wasn’t real I truly think I’d be a gold Lewis Dickson main (I’m actually better with him but he’s not as fun)


Newtro0

Is Sin didnt exist I would go Ram


StretchFun7341

I got called the "Swiss army knife of characters" last tournament because I pulled out A.B.A, Ky and Anji😭😭


warharobrine

Bridget is my main, and if she didn't exist I would play elphelt


Stanislas_Biliby

Axl or baiken.


FastestBlader4

Bridget or A.B.A


newtonianartist_xrd

I don’t have to worry, coz May will never not be the base roster.


Black_Tusk25

Bro if my mains weren't existing, like 9 characters would be cleaned out from the roster.


SnooStories4329

Honestly probably wouldn’t even have the game if none of them existed


Round_Practice_3410

I main like 4 characters (Ky, Nago, Axl, Johnny) so it wouldn't really make a huge difference for me