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#REDIRECT [[List of Guilty Gear characters#I-No]]
|name = I-No
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|series = ''[[Guilty Gear]]''
|firstgame = ''[[Guilty Gear XX]]'' (2002)
|creator = [[Daisuke Ishiwatari]]
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|japanactor=[[Kikuko Inoue]]
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{{nihongo|'''I-No'''|イノ|Ino|lead=yes}} is a [[Character (arts)|fictional character]] in [[Arc System Works]]'s ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' video game series. She first appeared in the [[2002 in video gaming|2002]] video game ''[[Guilty Gear XX]]'' as a [[boss (video gaming)|boss]], I-No is a servant of [[That Man (Guilty Gear)|That Man]]—the ''Guilty Gear''{{'}}s main antagonist [[That Man]]'s servants. She fights with an [[electric guitar]], and she also wears a pointed witch's hat that can fire projectiles.

[[Video game journalism|Video game reviewers]] have commented on her [[sex appeal]], with some of them also remarking her winning pose as well as her clothings, and her eletric guitar. Her fighting abilities, and the difficult to defeat her as boss have also been noted by the critics.

==Appearances==
I-No was first introduced in the third installment of the series, ''Guilty Gear XX'' (2002), where she appears as the primary antagonist and the final boss. She carries with her an eletric guitar nicknamed {{nihongo|Marlene|マレーネ|Marēne}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.guiltygearx.com/ggxxacpr/character/chara4.html?height=550&width=760 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130216062433/http://www.guiltygearx.com/ggxxacpr/character/chara4.html?height=550&width=760 | archivedate=February 16, 2013 | publisher=Guiltygearx.com | accessdate=July 26, 2013 | language=Japanese | title=I-No イノ}}</ref> that she uses to fight both using it as a bludgeon and playing it to create deadly sonic waves, and he also fights with her hat that can shoot projectiles. I-No is one of That Man's servants,<ref name="badass"/> and she appears in every character's storyline, manipulating them against each other—for example, she gives fake [[Bounty (reward)|bounty]] lists with the name of the people her master wants to kill,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.destructoid.com/weekend-reading-bridget-is-straight-38531.phtml | title=Weekend Reading: Bridget is straight | date=August 19, 2007 | publisher=[[Destructoid]] | accessdate=July 25, 2013}}</ref> and it consist entirely of other cast members, to [[Jam Kuradoberi]] and [[Bridget (Guilty Gear)|Bridget]].

As she works for personal gain instead of being only a [[puppet]],<ref name="badass"/> in ''[[Guilty Gear XX#Λ Core Plus|Guilty Gear Λccent Core Plus]]'' (2008), she arouses insecurity in That Man who uses [[Anji Mito]] to capture her, eventually succeeding. She has three possible endings: she is captured by That Man and [[Raven (Guilty Gear)|Raven]] to be punished, and she argues she only wanted to remove those who stood in her boss' way, but her master says that they're beneficial to what he has in mind for the world; she fights and defeats [[Dizzy (Guilty Gear)|Dizzy]] and [[May (Guilty Gear)|May]], either subsequently becoming overwhelmed by Dizzy's power, and kidnapping May; or she is defeated by [[Baiken (Guilty Gear)|Baiken]], being stabbed repeatedly, thus leading to her death.

==Reception==
[[GameDaily]] ranked I-No thirteenth on their "Top 25 Most Bizarre Fighting Characters"<ref name="bizarre">{{cite web | url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-25-most-bizarre-fighting-characters/?page=13&cp=2 | title=Top 25 Most Bizarre Fighting Characters | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080813062231/http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-25-most-bizarre-fighting-characters/?page=13&cp=2 | archivedate=August 13, 2008 | publisher=GameDaily | accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref> while [[IGN]] described her as a "[[Sadomasochism|S&M]]-themed leather-wearing dark witch".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/03/guilty-gear-x2?page=3 | title=Guilty Gear X2 | author=Dunham, Jeremy | date=February 3, 2003 | publisher=[[IGN]] | accessdate=July 23, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' placed the [[boss battle]] with I-No in ''Guilty Gear XX Reload'' as the fourteenth coolest boss battle of all time, saying she is not a hard boss "but the fact that she fights with a blue guitar is pretty amazing", and along with her stage, the hell above the clouds, "you have one epic boss battle."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/03/15-of-the-coolest-boss-battles-ever/i-no | title=I-No — 15 of the Coolest Boss Battle Ever | author=Knight, Rich | date=March 9, 2012 | work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] | accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref> They also elected I-No as the twenty-sixth "hottest video game character", and ranked her at thirty-sixth place on ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]''{{'}}s list of "The 50 Most Dominant Fighting Game Characters", where they commented "She fought with an electric guitar. Her cleavage was godlike. She cut you with a guitar extension cord. She got half naked when she won. 'Nuff said."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/05/the-50-most-dominant-fighting-characters-in-video-games/i-no | title=36. I-No — The 50 Most Dominant Fighting Game Characters | author=Jones, Elton | date=May 17, 2012 | work=Complex | accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/06/the-50-hottest-video-game-characters/i-no | title=26. I-no — The 50 Hottest Video Game Characters | author=Hester, Larry | date=June 27, 2012 | work=Complex | accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref> On other hand, she was mentioned by [[1UP.com]] as one of ''Guilty Gear''{{'}}s "goofy characters" along with [[Faust (Guilty Gear)|Faust]] and [[Millia Rage|Millia]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.1up.com/previews/guilty-gear-xx | title=Guilty Gear XX Accent Core | author=Balistrieri, Emily | date=July 31, 2007| publisher=[[1UP.com]] |accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref>

[[Destructoid]] included I-No on it "Badass of the Month", and described her as a combination of "[s]exy and deadly", adding "[w]e've seen it for years with characters like [[Morrigan Aensland|Morrigan]] and [[Chun-li]] [...], but no one captured it quite like I-No, who induced many a people into chucking their controllers in frustration". They also noted the difficult defeat her in the game, saying "she is a total nightmare to fight against."<ref name="badass">{{cite web | url=http://www.destructoid.com/badass-of-the-month-club-i-no-140388.phtml | title=Badass of the Month Club: I-No | date=July 24, 2009 | publisher=[[Destructoid]] | accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref> [[Joystiq]] ranked her first on their "top ten girls of PSP", noting his guitar is very appreciated by fans and that it makes her sexier.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/25/top-10-girls-of-psp/ | title=The top ten girls of PSP |author=Bailey, Steven | date=January 25, 2007 | publisher=[[Joystiq]] | accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref> [[UGO Networks]] ranked her finish move as the third "Most Gruesome Finishing Move" in video game's history, also including I-No in their "Hot Girls We Wish Were Real" list at the fourteenth place.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jensen, K. Thor |url=http://www.ugo.com/games/i-no-instant |title=I-No Instant - The Most Gruesome Finishing Moves Ever |publisher=[[UGO Networks]] |date=February 11, 2011 |accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref> Joystiq's Jordan Mallory said her [[top (clothing)|top]] removal victory pose "conjures up nostalgic memories of after-school" while GameDaily described it as "quite a reward in the game".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/20/guilty-gear-xx-accent-core-plus-hits-japanese-psn-xbla-this-oct/ | title=Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus hits Japanese PSN/XBLA this Oct. |author=Mallory, Jordan | date=September 20, 2012 | publisher=Joystiq | accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="bizarre"/>

==See also==
*[[List of Guilty Gear characters|List of ''Guilty Gear'' characters]]

==References==
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I-No
'Guilty Gear' character
First gameGuilty Gear XX (2002)
Created byDaisuke Ishiwatari

I-No (Japanese: イノ, Hepburn: Ino) is a fictional character in Arc System Works's Guilty Gear video game series. She first appeared in the 2002 video game Guilty Gear XX as a boss, I-No is a servant of That Man—the Guilty Gear's main antagonist That Man's servants. She fights with an electric guitar, and she also wears a pointed witch's hat that can fire projectiles.

Video game reviewers have commented on her sex appeal, with some of them also remarking her winning pose as well as her clothings, and her eletric guitar. Her fighting abilities, and the difficult to defeat her as boss have also been noted by the critics.

Appearances

I-No was first introduced in the third installment of the series, Guilty Gear XX (2002), where she appears as the primary antagonist and the final boss. She carries with her an eletric guitar nicknamed Marlene (マレーネ, Marēne)[1] that she uses to fight both using it as a bludgeon and playing it to create deadly sonic waves, and he also fights with her hat that can shoot projectiles. I-No is one of That Man's servants,[2] and she appears in every character's storyline, manipulating them against each other—for example, she gives fake bounty lists with the name of the people her master wants to kill,[3] and it consist entirely of other cast members, to Jam Kuradoberi and Bridget.

As she works for personal gain instead of being only a puppet,[2] in Guilty Gear Λccent Core Plus (2008), she arouses insecurity in That Man who uses Anji Mito to capture her, eventually succeeding. She has three possible endings: she is captured by That Man and Raven to be punished, and she argues she only wanted to remove those who stood in her boss' way, but her master says that they're beneficial to what he has in mind for the world; she fights and defeats Dizzy and May, either subsequently becoming overwhelmed by Dizzy's power, and kidnapping May; or she is defeated by Baiken, being stabbed repeatedly, thus leading to her death.

Reception

GameDaily ranked I-No thirteenth on their "Top 25 Most Bizarre Fighting Characters"[4] while IGN described her as a "S&M-themed leather-wearing dark witch".[5] Complex placed the boss battle with I-No in Guilty Gear XX Reload as the fourteenth coolest boss battle of all time, saying she is not a hard boss "but the fact that she fights with a blue guitar is pretty amazing", and along with her stage, the hell above the clouds, "you have one epic boss battle."[6] They also elected I-No as the twenty-sixth "hottest video game character", and ranked her at thirty-sixth place on Complex's list of "The 50 Most Dominant Fighting Game Characters", where they commented "She fought with an electric guitar. Her cleavage was godlike. She cut you with a guitar extension cord. She got half naked when she won. 'Nuff said."[7][8] On other hand, she was mentioned by 1UP.com as one of Guilty Gear's "goofy characters" along with Faust and Millia.[9]

Destructoid included I-No on it "Badass of the Month", and described her as a combination of "[s]exy and deadly", adding "[w]e've seen it for years with characters like Morrigan and Chun-li [...], but no one captured it quite like I-No, who induced many a people into chucking their controllers in frustration". They also noted the difficult defeat her in the game, saying "she is a total nightmare to fight against."[2] Joystiq ranked her first on their "top ten girls of PSP", noting his guitar is very appreciated by fans and that it makes her sexier.[10] UGO Networks ranked her finish move as the third "Most Gruesome Finishing Move" in video game's history, also including I-No in their "Hot Girls We Wish Were Real" list at the fourteenth place.[11] Joystiq's Jordan Mallory said her top removal victory pose "conjures up nostalgic memories of after-school" while GameDaily described it as "quite a reward in the game".[12][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "I-No イノ" (in Japanese). Guiltygearx.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Badass of the Month Club: I-No". Destructoid. July 24, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  3. ^ "Weekend Reading: Bridget is straight". Destructoid. August 19, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Top 25 Most Bizarre Fighting Characters". GameDaily. Archived from the original on August 13, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  5. ^ Dunham, Jeremy (February 3, 2003). "Guilty Gear X2". IGN. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  6. ^ Knight, Rich (March 9, 2012). "I-No — 15 of the Coolest Boss Battle Ever". Complex. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  7. ^ Jones, Elton (May 17, 2012). "36. I-No — The 50 Most Dominant Fighting Game Characters". Complex. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  8. ^ Hester, Larry (June 27, 2012). "26. I-no — The 50 Hottest Video Game Characters". Complex. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  9. ^ Balistrieri, Emily (July 31, 2007). "Guilty Gear XX Accent Core". 1UP.com. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  10. ^ Bailey, Steven (January 25, 2007). "The top ten girls of PSP". Joystiq. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  11. ^ Jensen, K. Thor (February 11, 2011). "I-No Instant - The Most Gruesome Finishing Moves Ever". UGO Networks. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  12. ^ Mallory, Jordan (September 20, 2012). "Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus hits Japanese PSN/XBLA this Oct". Joystiq. Retrieved July 22, 2013.

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