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Every Guilty Gear -Strive- Character Theme Tier List

Another blog by Nehiri yours truly, another blog no one cares about lmfao I like voicing my opinions.

I will add my opinions on as to why as I listen to these songs one by one.

The songs will be ranked relative to each other and not overall quality. If it was overall quality then every song A tier and above would be S+ tier.

Also I have literally no musical knowledge so I may repeat myself sometimes cuz idk what else to say lmao. All these reviews are surface level and solely based on if I like them or not



Smell of The Game: This is THE -Strive- song and by far one of the best ones. It has the hype, motion and soul of this game embedded into it along with the iconic "Mankind knew that they cannot change society. So instead of reflecting on themselves, they blamed the beasts" line being part of the song. Absolute banger, S tier.


Find Your One Way: Sol Badguy's theme, it has the vibe of Sol Badguy himself AND how it feels to play Sol Badguy. Just volcanic viper-ing your enemies and dragon uninstalling them with heavy mob cemetery. Both the instrumental and the vocals make you jump in your seat as you listen to it. Another banger, S+ tier.


The Roar of the Spark: Ky Kiske's theme. Honestly, it took me a while to get warmed up to this song but I can safely say that this is an amazing song now. The "This road shines with my colors" part is so well sang it sends a shiver down my spine every time. As much as I praise it, I'm gonna have to put it to A tier. It just doesn't have the same kick as other S tier songs.


Disaster of Passion: May's theme. This is gonna be heavily biased since she's my main so I hear this song like 40 times a day during matches. It's crazy to me that NAOKI and Arc managed to write a love song and put it in a god damn fighting game but it's here and it works flawlessly. Amazing song, 10/10. S+ tier, still below Find Your One Way.


Out of the Box: Axl Low's theme. Ehh... It was alright. Didn't really blow me away, it was just okay. The chorus is nice but the verses were pretty meh. Wish I could say more but it was just an okay song lol. C tier.


Play the Hero: Chipp Zanuff's theme. Holy mother of ninjas this song goes so hard. When the chorus hits, it really makes you yell "FIGHT LIKE A TIGER, WALK IN THE PARK. PLAY THE HERO, 'TIL I DIE. FLY LIKE AN EAGLE, SOAR THROUGH THE SKY! BE FREE 'TIL YOU DIE" Not just the chorus but the verses are also so good in the song. It's an absolute masterpiece. S+ tier, even above Find Your One Way.


Armor-Clad Faith: Potemkin's theme. It has some very slow and weak feeling parts but the song overall is really good. Can't help but scream "ARMOR-CLAD FAAAAAAITH" every time I witness a Potemkin Buster. The lyrics also go so hard, both listening to the vocals and singing them is so much fun. S tier, above Smell of the Game.


Alone Infection: Faust's theme. Faust is a weird guy and his song is equally weird lol. Both the song's energy and lyrics. It's fun to listen to but isn't really great. Don't got much else to say about it. C Tier, above Out of the Box.


Love the Subhuman Self: Millia Rage's theme. This is another song that I couldn't warm up to that easily but once I did, I realized how much of a god damn banger it is. My only problem with it is that the beginning instrumental is too long so during rounds that go by too fast, you almost never hear the lyrical parts. B tier.

Let Me Carve Your Way: Zato-1's theme. This song goes so hard for no reason. It's not a masterpiece, nowhere close but holy mother of The Original the vibes and energy this song gives is fantastic. Especially knowing Zato-1's story and character you can't help but just... feel something. Great song, S tier, above Armor-Clad Faith.

Necessary Discrepancy: Ramlethal Valentine's theme. A really good song that starts off kinda weak honestly. But the later parts where the song really picks up really puts you in the mood for a good fight. I wish I had more to say but it's just a good song lmao. A tier below Roar of the spark.

Hellfire: Leo Whitefang's theme. This song holds no punches back, it gets straight into it. The first few notes of the song immediately makes you think "oh hell yeah, now I'm pumped up". The song name is extremely accurate because this truly is fire. A tier, above Road of the Spark.

What do you fight for: Nagoriyuki's theme. I feel like there's only one way to describe this song and it's just... Damn, this really is Nagoriyuki's theme. The song fits the man's vibes so well and the song itself is also really good. It has a consistent quality that doesn't drop any point in the song. B tier below Love the Subhuman Self.

Trigger: Giovanna's theme. A song that differs from the others for a character who doesn't really care about fitting in. I honestly love the uniqueness of this song of this song despite it not exactly being my favorite. It's cool that it's unique and it fits really well, but it's just not my taste lol. C tier above Alone Infection

Rock Parade: Anji Mito's theme. This song really sounds like something I'd like but for some reason I can't get into it at all. I think the instrumentals are just not doing it for me. Listened to the whole thing and it just failed the catch my attention at any moment. Our first D tier.

Requiem: I-No's theme. A song I used to absolutely despise but right now it's one of my favorites. The song switches between different vibes but somehow keeps the same energy throughout. Even when it slows then you still feel the hype in you. And the guitar solo that starts at 2:56 makes you feel absolute bliss. What a song man, S+ tier above Disaster of Passion.

The Kiss of Death: Goldlewis Dickinson's theme. Honestly? I've only played against Goldlewis a handful of times so I never heard this song in game but god DAMN this was a pleasant surprise. The instrumental and the vocals are both lovely, it kept my head bobbing up and down to the rhythm the wholes song. S tier, below Smell of the Game.

Perfection Can't Please Me:
Jack-O Valentine's theme... Man this song blows lmao, nothing else to say. D tier below Rock Parade.

Drift: Happy Chaos' theme. A very goofy song with an absolute banger beginning. The song is all over the place which is on par with the character. Sadly, that doesn't make me like the song any more lol, it's good but really can't get used to how all over the place it is. All I can say is, it took him 10 years to find the answer to something... And he forgor about it in 2 seconds. C tier above Trigger.

Mirror of the World: Baiken's theme. Baiken... sweetie I love you, I really love you but your theme is really bad lmao. Sure I feel like an ancient samurai while listening to it but it's just not good. It takes so long for the lyrics or the song itself to start that I sometimes forget the song is more than just a few strings of note. D tier above Rock Parade.

Like a Weed, Naturally, as a Matter of Course: Testament's theme. Testament is a character that's been growing on me recently and this song was like 25% of the reason why that started. It's a really good song with really funky lyrics and instrumental. A tier below Necessary Discrepancy.

The Town Inside Me: Bridget's theme. What the hell is this song man. It genuinely just sounds like they grabbed something out of high school musical or something and put it in Guilty Gear. This sounds like a song where the crowd snaps their fingers instead of clap at the end of it. Genuinely feels so out of place and low quality compared to every other song in this game. D tier, below Perfection Can't Please Me.

The Hourglass: Sin Kiske's theme. Pretty good song that didn't exactly blow me away but it's pleasant to listen to. It's one of those songs where you'd like it in game but never think about adding to your playlist. B tier below Love the Subhuman Self.

The Circle: Bedman?'s theme. This god damn song is so funny to me man, I love playing a match with my friends and going "IIIII SEEEE THE CIIIIIRCLEEEEE" and the "IIII'M HEEERE, IIII'M HEREE" is so much fun. The song overall is really good but has some weak parts. Also I'm slightly biased since I love Bedman and Bedman?. A tier, above Like a Weed, Naturally, as a Matter of Course.

The Gravity: Asuka R#'s theme. I love Asuka so much, he's genuinely such a cool character both in concept and gameplay. But his song is really weak and that's deeply upsetting in my opinion. My man Asuka deserved better. D tier, below Rock Parade.

Just Lean: Johnny's theme. Now I'm gonna be really biased here since Johnny is my absolute favorite Guilty Gear character... except my bias won't mater cuz Just Lean is an absolute masterpiece of a song! Both the vocals, the instrumental and the meaning behind the lyrics combine to make this gem of a song. There are only so many characters in fiction that are so self centered and arrogantly confident that they call themselves "The man hated by the god of failure" in their own song. S+ tier above everything.

Extras: Elphelt Valentine's theme. Oh man, I was expecting a good song for Elphelt and it did NOT disappoint. This song genuinely terrifies me when it comes to one thing and it's the fact that it only has one vocalist. Both the metal voice and the regular voice are the same person and I'm like "WHAAAT, HOW DID SHE DO THAT" which I guess fits with Elphelt's vibes in game lol. But yeah this song is a total banger, S+ tier, below Play the Hero.

And for now, that's all she wrote folks! I'll make sure to add more songs as more characters are added to the game. I really hope you liked my dumb ramblings, make sure to give kudos or something idk. Thanks for reading!



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I don't play Guilty Gear, but I sent it to a guy who does, I know he agrees with Disaster of Passion, Extras, & the Town Inside Me.

When I showed him your tierlist he just said "based".


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your friend is also very based cuz those 3 songs specifically have an absolutely perfect placement. Like some other songs can be tweaked a bit but those 3 are set in stone

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