I-No

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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. Very little is known about her; in fact, her profile in Guilty Gear XX's profile consists entirely of "UNKNOWN!! UNKNOWN!! UNKNOWN!!" repeated several times over. Information given thus far is also somewhat unclear as to the nature and origin of her hat, though it has become a matter of much fan speculation. The hat resembles a bright red version of the Sorting Hat from the Harry Potter books. She seems to have some sort of vendetta against Dizzy.

Contents

1 Gameplay 2 Story 3 Music References 4 Other Meanings

Gameplay

I-No's attacks appears to revolve around music; her primary weapon is a cyan 6-string electric guitar which she uses to hit her opponents with. She also uses various items such as a stage microphone with a spiked ball and a speaker which emits painful sonic waves. Because I-No's forward dash causes her to fly up, one of her strong points is her ability to confuse the opponent and get in free hits because the opponent is blocking incorrectly. In addition, her projectile musical note attack allows her to potentially "cross-up" the opponent and score a free attack combo, and because she can control the note, it gives her good control of the battlefield (especially the air) after knocking down the opponent.

Story

I-No is actually a servant of "That Man", dedicated -- or so we are led to believe -- to his goals and ideals, though it is never entirely made clear what the former are. She spends most of her Story Mode in Guilty Gear XX manipulating the various cast members against each other, including giving fake bounty lists that consist entirely of other cast members to Jam Kuradoberi and Bridget. In the ending where she fights Sol Badguy -- as well as various other characters' endings -- she is captured by That Man and Raven, who evidently intend to punish her. I-No protests that she only wanted to remove those who stood in his way, but That Man proclaims that they're actually beneficial to what he has in mind for the world. In her other, less likely endings, she fights and defeats Dizzy and May, either subsequently becoming overwhelmed by Dizzy's power, or capturing May with the apparent intentions of bringing her to That Man.

Music References

Her name is pronounced "Eno", after Brian Eno. Her character is modelled after Shiina Ringo, a Japanese singer who shares both her characteristic mole and guitar. Her attacks "Chemical Love" and "Last Will and Testament" share the names of a Stevie Wonder song and a The Lurkers album, respectively.

Other Meanings

• There is a (male) character named I-No in Tron 2.0, though his name is pronounced "Eye-no".

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