In the 22nd Century, mankind succeeded in harnessing the power of magic, which provided for a limitless source of natural energy. Scientific thought, as it was known, was outlawed throughout the world. But warring among the nations continued, and eventually, a new breed of amazingly powerful biological weapons was developed. This was the birth of the "Gears".
One day, from among the ranks of these slave-like Gears, a rebel appeared, declaring itself capable of independent thought. This powerful being possessed awesome fighting ability, and went by the name of "Justice." Enlisting an army of fellow Gears from around the globe, it declared war on the human race. In opposition, humankind formed the Holy Knights of the Sacred Order, whose sole purpose was to crush the Gear rebellion and wage a Holy War against the renegade humanoids. After a period of countless battles, which came to be known as the Crusades, Justice was eventually banished to an impenetrable dimensional prison, and the remaining Gears, now leaderless, were hunted down one by one...
Five years later, a morbid sense of fear that Justice had been resurrected enveloped the world. The Union of Nations, who looked gravely upon the current state of affairs, organized an international fighting tournament to select members suitable enough for inclusion in the Sacred Order of Holy Knights. It was a cruel and suspicious affair, wherein criminals were allowed to compete and the shedding of blood during battles was not only permitted, but common...
In the year 2180, Justice-the most powerful and diabolical Gear ever to have been encountered by humans- was defeated in the international fighting tournament. The remaining Gears, leaderless again, were hunted down and eliminated as they were 5 years before. Humankind was finally free from the catastrophic menace brought on by the Gears. (Guilty Gear Beginning and Epilogue- Guilty Gear X Manual)
However...less than a year after the incident, information about the discovery of a particular Gear rose to the public's attention. The report stated, "This Gear is functioning properly, even though its activities should be inhibited by its lack of leadership. There are no signs of abnormalities or physical damage. It is also noted that no civilians have been harmed, either intentionally or accidentally. We have made several attempts to eliminate the Gear, but due to its tremendous combat capabilities, we have been unsuccessful. The number of casualities has yet to be confirmed. We are currently keeping the Gear under surveillance."
Understandably, the news of this Gear that seemed to have a will of its own stunned everyone. Humans became terrified by the possible emergence of a second self-reliant Gear like Justice. To make matters worse, rumours were flying that each nation was in possession of their own Gears for the purpose of military use, driving anti-Gear sentiment among humans to an all-time high. They would not give up their long-awaited peace so easily, and soon, an announcement was made: "Whoever brings about the demise of this dreadful Gear shall be rewarded with the lofty sum of 500,000 World Dollars!" (Guilty Gear X Beginning and Epilogue- Guilty Gear X Manual).
The Gear
Hunter, Sol Badguy, managed to arrive at the Gear's hiding place. Learning
her name was Dizzy, they fought and in combat, defeated her. However, Sol
did not eliminate Dizzy as he did with other Gears. He simply let her go.
Not having claimed the bounty, it was Jam Kuradoberi, combatant and Chinese
waitress who could wield the awesome Ki force, who recieved the bounty.
As for the Gear, she was taken in by Johnny, captain of the
infamous
Jellyfish Pirates, as part of his crew of air pirates. Everything seemed
to be in its place once again....
Time
has passed. Now two forces are set in motion, each fighting for their own
purposes. And it seems that the fighters of the past tournaments were now
mere pawns in the eternal struggle for control of the world.
(Guilty
Gear X2 Beginning).
