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Encyclopedia > A.B.A
A.B.A

Official Guilty Gear Isuka artwork for A.B.A.
Game series Guilty Gear series
First game Guilty Gear Isuka
Voiced by Mika Takimoto
Toshimichi Mori (Paracelsus)
In-universe information
Birthplace Frasco
Blood type Unknown fluid containing mercury
Theme song "Keep in Gates" (GGXX Slash)
"Quicksilver" (Guilty Gear Isuka)

A.B.A (アバ Aba?) is an artificial lifeform, a character introduced within the Guilty Gear fighting game series. Introduced in Guilty Gear Isuka, A.B.A joined the main series in Guilty Gear XX Slash. Due to the fact that A.B.A's story has yet to be explained in canon, she has no known relations or affiliations with any other characters, aside from Paracelsus, her axe-type weapon and spouse. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Screenshot of Ky Kiske attacking Sol Badguy. ... It is popularly believed in Japan that a persons ABO blood type or ketsu eki gata is predictive of their personality, character, and compatibility with others, similar to the Western worlds Astrology. ... This article is about the element. ... The Guilty Gear series is known for its unique graphics. ... Screenshot of The King of Fighters XI (2005, SNK Playmore). ...


Story

Background

Created atop a mountain home named Frasco, A.B.A is an artificial lifeform, the creation of a scientist who lived within Frasco. However, before her 'birth', the aforementioned scientist was taken away by the military, which was planning to use his skills for unknown reasons. When her eyes opened for the first time, A.B.A found herself alone within Frasco, and lived the first 10 years of her life in total isolation.


Escape from Frasco was not impossible. Nevertheless, A.B.A quickly realized that she had no knowledge of how to exist outside of her home. To find relief from her sadness, she began to collect keys of all kinds, as they represented the opening of a bold new world and an escape from imprisonment.


While roaming outside one day, still tired of her isolated life, A.B.A stumbled upon an ancient relic known as "Flament Nagel". It was love at first sight, as the war relic was shaped like a key, A.B.A decided to keep it as her partner; she renamed it "Paracelsus". Her new goal was to acquire an artificial body for her newfound partner.


Music References and Trivia

Her name appears to be derived from that of the Swedish pop band ABBA. It could also be a reference to the ABA musical form or A/B/AB blood types, citing her constantly-bleeding appearance and many attacks involving blood. Her attack "Erasure" may be derived from the British synth pop band of the same name. In 1992, Erasure released an EP named Abba-esque, featuring covers of four ABBA songs. Abba redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the a musical group Erasure. ... Erasure finally scored their first #1 on the UK singles chart with the release of the Abba-esque EP in 1992. ...


Also, A.B.A's weapon, Paracelsus, is named after the mythologized alchemist of the same name. This in turn may serve to reference A.B.A's background to the parallel legend of Paracelsus creating a homunculus, which was born in a literal flask. Presumed portrait of Paracelsus, attributed to the school of Quentin Matsys. ... The concept of a homunculus (Latin for little man, sometimes spelled homonculus, plural homunculi) is often used to illustrate the functioning of a system. ...


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