The Daily OrangeCharacter Bio: Guile
By Scott Stahl
Posted: 4/25/05, 12:22 AM EST Section: Joystick
With his trademark gravity-defying flat top hairdo and arsenal of Sonic Booms and Flash Kicks, Guile has been a staple of the "Street Fighter" universe since its inception. As most people might be shamefully aware, he's also the only "Street Fighter" character to be played by Jean-Claude Van Damme in a movie, which gives him another leg up on the competition. However, more relevant and less embarrassing is the dark side of Guile. No, nothing to do with his ambiguous "special forces" occupational distinction, but the fact that he can be one of the dirtiest players in the game. If you know how to exploit his glitches and have no ethics, you are guaranteed a win every time. The most famous is the "handcuffs," which freezes the other character until time runs out or you set him free. Besides that, there's invincibility, a strange stance which is invulnerable to most low attacks, and being able to throw your opponent from across the screen. And if the fight's really not going your way, you can even reset the machine with simple button combination. Just be prepared to run from your opponent, who probably won't enjoy it much as you do.
