Potemkin (ポチョムキン, Pochomukin^?) is a character in the Guilty Gear fighting game series, and he has appeared in every game in the series thus far. A massive man with dark skin, he was a slave-soldier of Zepp, a floating continent originally controlled by a military dictatorship, and thus wore a metallic slave collar which would explode if he attempted to escape or remove it. Although the collar was disabled when Gabriel overthrew Zepp's government and freed him to become a soldier of his own accord, Potemkin still continues to wear it. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 474 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (553 × 699 pixel, file size: 116 KB, MIME type: image/gif) Official Guilty Gear XX Accent Core artwork for Potemkin. ... The Guilty Gear series is known for its unique graphics. ... Screenshot of Ky Kiske attacking Sol Badguy. ... Daisuke Ishiwatari (石渡太輔) (b. ... Takashi Kondo ) is a seiyu born on May 12, 1979 in Aichi, Japan. ... 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. ... The Guilty Gear series is known for its unique graphics. ... Screenshot of The King of Fighters XI (2005, SNK Playmore). ... This is an index of characters from the Guilty Gear fighting game series. ...

Story

Guilty Gear: The Missing Link

In Potemkin's ending -- most of which is still canonically possible, despite the fact that technically only Sol Badguy's ending is valid -- he is approached by Gabriel. Initially, Potemkin is irritated by Gabriel's brusque, casual reaction to Potemkin's victory, but then Gabriel informs him that his next assignment is to attack Zepp: Gabriel is actually part of a resistance movement to overthrow Zepp's military dictatorship, apparently freeing all slaves, including Potemkin. After successfully revolting, Gabriel becomes the President and Potemkin becomes one of his top agents. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sol Badguy ) is the main character[1] and namesake[2] of the Guilty Gear fighting game series. ...

Guilty Gear X: By Your Side

Potemkin is sent, supposedly as a bounty hunter, to face Dizzy -- though rather than destroying her, his intention is to rescue her and bring her to Zepp in secret. In one ending, Johnny interferes, and Dizzy goes with him and May instead; in the other, Dizzy goes with him to Zepp, where she finds happiness. Events in subsequent games render the second ending impossible. Dizzy ) is a character in the Gulity Gear fighting game series, making her first appearance as a boss of the second game, Guilty Gear X: By Your Side. ... Johnny ) is a character in the Guilty Gear fighting game series, making his first appearance in Mays ending in the first game, and is first playable in the second game, Guilty Gear X: By Your Side. ... May is a character from the Guilty Gear fighting game series. ...

Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival

On a tip from Slayer, Potemkin goes to look for Dizzy, whom I-No had knocked off the May Ship, and subsequently becomes entangled in the affairs of the Post-War Administration Bureau. One of his endings ends with him bickering with Johnny over whether Dizzy should go back to the May Ship or to Zepp. In his second ending, he fights with Bridget, who mistook him for a bounty hunter chasing Dizzy. His third ending has Potemkin fighting against an army of Robo-Kys. Slayer (right) and Sharon, as shown in Slayers Guilty Gear Isuka ending. ... Dizzy ) is a character in the Gulity Gear fighting game series, making her first appearance as a boss of the second game, Guilty Gear X: By Your Side. ... I-No is a character in the Guilty Gear fighting game series, making her first appearance as a boss of the third game, Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival; unlike bosses in previous games, she is freely playable from the start. ... The Post-War Administration Bureau (終戦管理局) (or P.W.A.B.) is a fictional secret society in the Guilty Gear fighting game series, making its first appearance in Guilty Gear XX. It is the organization that created Robo-Ky, and changed Testament into a Gear. ... Bridget ) is a fictional character in the Guilty Gear fighting game series, first appearing in Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival. ... Robo-Ky, as only shown in Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival. ...

Music References

The name Potemkin may have been inspired by the album Battleship Potemkin by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe. Potemkin's Hammer Fall attack is named after the band Hammerfall and/or the Queen song "Hammer to Fall". His instant kill move "Magnum Opera" is a reference to Queen album A Night at the Opera and/or Yngwie Malmsteen album Magnum Opus. The airborne nation of Zepp, from which Potemkin hails, is likely named for Led Zeppelin, or possibly the Zepp chain of concert venues across Japan. Adding further to the Led Zeppelin reference is the fact that Potemkin's theme song, "Burly Heart", is based heavily on the Led Zeppelin song "Kashmir". For the battleship, see Russian battleship Potemkin article Броненосец Потемкин (1925) (variously Bronenosec Potemkin, Battleship Potemkin, Battleship Potyomkin and The Battleship Potemkin) is a 1925 silent film directed by Sergei Eisenstein. ... Neil Tennant (right) with collaborator Chris Lowe (left) Neil Francis Tennant (born July 10, 1954 in North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England) is an English musician, who, with his colleague Chris Lowe, makes up the successful pop duo, Pet Shop Boys. ... Chris Lowe (left) with collaborator Neil Tennant (right) Christopher Sean Lowe (born on October 4, 1959 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England) is an English musician, who, with his colleague Neil Tennant, makes up the successful pop duo, the Pet Shop Boys. ... Joacim Cans HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band assembled in 1993. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... Hammer to Fall is a 1984 hard-rock song written by Brian May and performed by the British rock group Queen with Freddie Mercury on lead vocal. ... A Night at the Opera is a 1975 album by English rock band Queen. ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ... Magnum opus (sometimes Opus magnum, plural magna opera), from the Latin meaning great work,[1] refers to the best, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author, artist, or composer, and most commonly one who has contributed a very large amount of material. ... Led Zeppelin were an English rock band that formed in September 1968. ... Led Zeppelin were an English rock band that formed in September 1968. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Trivia

• Potemkin was also inspired by the actual Russian battleship Potemkin, in terms of characteristics and relation to (air)ships. Both were considered gigantic and extremely powerful, and both became involved in an uprising of lower-class citizens.
• Potemkin's "Gigantic Blid" Overdrive appears similar to Gaogaigar's "Hell and Heaven" attack.
• As illustrated by Isuka in-game story dialog, and the announcer's pronunciation of his name, Potemkin appears to have been nicknamed "Potummy" by the other characters.