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{{Infobox Character General
|name = Guile
|image = [[File:GuileSFXT.png|300px]]
|caption = [[File:StreetFighterSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]<br>Guile's official artwork from ''{{iw|wikipedia|Street Fighter X Tekken}}''.
|universe = {{uv|Street Fighter}}
|firstgame = ''{{iw|wikipedia|Street Fighter II: The World Warrior}}'' (1991)
|games = ''[[Ultimate]]''
|lastappearance = ''[[wikipedia:Picross S|Picross S Capcom Classics Edition]]'' (2025)
|console = Arcade
|species = Human
|gender = Male
|homeworld = United States
|creator = Akira Nishitani<br>Akira Yasuda
|englishactor = {{iw|wikipedia|Travis Willingham}}
|japanactor = {{iw|wikipedia|Hiroki Yasumoto}}
|interwiki    = wikipedia
|interwikiname= Wikipedia
|interwikipage = Guile (Street Fighter)
}}
'''Guile''' ({{ja|ガイル| Gairu}}, ''Guile'') is a character from the {{uv|Street Fighter}} series.

==Origin==
[[File:Guile_SF2.png|left|thumb|Guile defeating [[Ken]] with a Flash Kick in ''Street Fighter II'']]
Guile is one of the original eight playable characters from ''Street Fighter II: The World Warrior''. He would go on to appear in every iteration of ''Street Fighter II'', as well as the home release versions of ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', all incarnations of ''Street Fighter IV'', as part of the first wave of DLC for ''Street Fighter V'', as part of the base roster in ''Street Fighter 6'', and in several crossover games.

Guile hails from the United States of America, and is a major in the United States Air Force. Guile learned to fight from his best friend Charlie Nash, who taught him moves such as the Flash Kick and the Sonic Boom. But because Guile has less focus and greater anger than Charlie, he is less effective at using these moves; his Flash Kick hits only once and is performed with a conventional backflip as opposed to Charlie's two-hit reverse backflip, and he requires both arms to use a Sonic Boom, whereas Charlie only needs one. When Charlie went missing investigating the mysterious Shadaloo cartel, Guile swore to find his friend and bring him home. His search brought him into the path of Interpol agent Chun-Li who was also investigating a disappearance: that of her father. The two eventually discovered that Charlie had been kidnapped and brainwashed by Shadaloo's dictator M. Bison. Charlie broke free of his programming and rescued Guile and Chun-Li, seemingly at the cost of his own life. M. Bison survived the incident and was put on trial for murder of a military officer and Chun-Li's father, but was acquitted after bribing all of the judges. Guile swore vengeance on Bison and entered the second Street Fighter tournament to this end. Upon meeting Bison however, Guile was stopped by the arrival of his wife and daughter, who persuaded him to spare Bison and abandon revenge. For all his taunts of "Go home and be a family man!" Guile did just that. It was not to last, as he was not convinced that Charlie had perished.

Believing that the truth might be with the S.I.N Corporation, Guile helps track down operative Juri alongside Chun-Li and Cammy. During the events of ''Street Fighter IV'', Guile enters the tournament in an attempt to get information and possibly take down S.I.N. Along the way, he meets a man named Abel, who recognizes the Sonic Boom technique. Believing this means Abel knows about Charlie, Guile starts interrogating him, but Abel refuses to give up any information to a stranger. The two eventually come to blows because of it. It is unknown who won the fight, but both are later seen together. After retrieving information from the S.I.N base, Guile rescues an unconscious Chun-Li and watches from a helicopter as the base explodes. Guile is then seen going to Charlie's grave, putting a beer bottle on the tombstone to give his buddy a drink.

Still believing Nash is alive, Guile officially goes AWOL and sets out to prove it once and for all. He is contacted by Karin Kanzuki in a plan to take down a resurrected Shadaloo. He soon found his friend alive, albeit revived and stitched together by the Secret Society in ''Street Fighter V''{{'}}s Story Mode. On the final assault on Shadaloo, Guile and Chun-Li are confronted by M. Bison. Nash appears and fights off Bison, eventually blowing himself up as a sacrifice as Guile watches. This was all for naught, however, as Bison survives. As Ryu defeats Bison and Rashid sets the facility to explode, Guile meets everyone else as they are relieved that M. Bison is gone for good. Also at some point around this time, Guile saves an undercover Abel from Shadaloo agent F.A.N.G. Later, they get reports that former S.I.N members are being abducted. They go to an abandoned S.I.N lab, where they find and confront Juri. She states that nothing of value is in the lab, but Shadaloo is working on operation C.H.A.I.N.S. Soon after Juri escapes, the lab starts to collapse. Abel almost gets crushed to death, but Guile helps him out of the lab.

Guile's military service also sees him befriending a military trainer named Tom from New York City. Tom himself would later adopt and train the son of one of Guile's fallen comrades, Alex. Alex himself would take on the Secret Society to find out about the sudden disappearance of Tom and have his own sparring match with Ryu, seeing him as his ultimate rival. Later on, an incident in the new nation of Nayshall puts Guile in the path a young man and aspiring MMA fighter named Luke Sullivan. Guile asks what his connection is to Nayshall and if he is connected to Ken, as he is currently the lead suspect in a terroristic plot. Luke explains that Ken is innocent and Nayshall leader JP is truly to blame. Guile would find Ken in Metro City, who pushes Guile away as he sees himself as a "big loser of a brother-in-law." After a quick sparring match, Guile assures Ken that he knows what really happened and can offer help, but Ken refuses and says he needs to take care of matters himself. Guile also comes across the player character around this time, and teaches them in the ways of military training to attain his fighting style and special moves.

Guile is the second playable character to hail from the United States, the first being Ken. They are actually related by marriage, as Ken's wife, Eliza, is the sister of Guile's wife, Julia, making the two brothers-in-law. Guile does have some reservations about Ken's care free attitude and lavish lifestyle, but both mutually respect each other's sense of justice and are willing to help each other out.

Guile's behavior as an Assist Trophy is a reference to the infamous tactic of "down-backing", where the Guile player constantly holds down and away from the opponent, charging up both his Sonic Boom projectile and Flash Kick at the same time while blocking. This defensive style of play is unofficially known as "zoning", and is notorious among lower-level players that attempt to jump over a Sonic Boom only to get hit by Flash Kick immediately afterwards.

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
While Guile makes no direct appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', he is alluded to in a few instances relating to {{SSB4|Ryu}}'s appearance {{SSB4|downloadable content}}. The trophy description for [[Ken]] in the PAL version of the game says that he "goes home and becomes a family man", a play on Guile's famous victory quote from ''Street Fighter II'': "Go home and be a family man!" In Ryu's [[List of character posters#Ryu|character poster]], an homage to a piece of official artwork from ''Street Fighter II'', {{SSB4|Link}} takes Guile's position from the original artwork.

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
===As an [[Assist Trophy]]===
{{cquote|''Appearing from the Street Fighter series! He crouches down and waits patiently ... then delivers a Flash Kick to anybody who approaches! Don't get too close.''|cite=[https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/blog/ Super Smash Blog]|source=[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site]]}}
[[File:SSBUWebsiteGuile2.jpg|thumb|Hitting {{SSBU|Little Mac}} with a Flash Kick on [[Rainbow Cruise]].]]
Guile appears as an Assist Trophy that can be KO'd. He mostly remains on the defensive, crouching and blocking attacks, although if a character tries to approach him from above, they will be attacked by Guile's signature Flash Kick. If no opponents come near him, he will repeatedly fire his signature Sonic Boom shots. Both of these attacks also have "light" and "heavy" versions that determine height, speed, and damage. He may also jump and, if an opponent is near while doing so, use either a jump medium kick or a jump heavy kick;<ref>https://twitter.com/bot29996700/status/1558676249228513280</ref> this references a common input error for Flash Kick, where either the crouching charge was not held for long enough or the upward motion and the kick were pressed at the wrong time. If he fulfills his time without being defeated, he will say "That was nothing!" before leaving.

Much like Ryu and Ken, the hits from Guile's attacks emit the original hitsounds from ''Street Fighter II''. Guile's voice lines are recycled from ''Street Fighter IV''.
[[File:Guile_SSBU_ranges.png|thumb|left|x150px|Guile's various action ranges. (click image for larger view)]]
Guile is active for 900 [[frame]]s (15 seconds) and has a base HP of 60. For each action he checks for opponents in an area at certain intervals. He crouches to "charge" both Flash Kick and Sonic Boom, resetting the charge when he uses either and the charge can start as soon as the attack animation ends, even if he hasn't fully crouched yet. He charges Flash Kick for 65 frames (1.08333 seconds), checks the areas every 3 frames (0.05 seconds), and jumps 7 frames (0.11667 seconds) after starting the kick. Light Flash Kick makes him [[intangible]] for the first 10 frames (0.1667 seconds), has less upward range but more forward range, and deals 25% (start) or 27% (flip). Heavy Flash Kick makes him intangible for 15 frames (0.25 seconds), has more upward range but less forward range, and deals 26% (start) or 28% (flip). He charges Sonic Boom for 50 frames (0.8333 seconds) and he checks the area every 20 frames (0.333 seconds). Light Sonic Boom deals 12% and travels for 177 frames (2.95 seconds) at 0.8 [[unit]]s per frame (u/f). Heavy Sonic Boom deals 14% and travels for 80 frames (1.333 seconds) at 1.8 u/f. For both of his jump kicks he checks every 25 frames (0.41667 seconds) and will attack if an opponent is within a 16 unit radius of him. Jump medium deals 12% and is vertical while jump heavy deals 15% and moves horizontally.

Guile has a spawn chance of {{Fractions|38|2086}}. He can be summoned on all stages in a standard versus match.
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===Other references===
[[Palutena's Guidance#Ken|Palutena's Guidance regarding Ken]] mentions Guile's wife, Julia, being the sister of [[Ken]]'s wife, Eliza, making them brother-in-laws.

===Spirit===
Guile also appears as a Legend-class [[primary spirit]].

In [[Adventure Mode: World of Light]], Guile  is presumably one of the countless spirits captured by [[Galeem]] during his takeover of the universe. After Galeem's defeat, [[Dharkon]] takes control of Galeem's spirits, including Guile. After Dharkon's defeat, he flees to the final world, with Galeem following soon after. In the final world, Galeem and Dharkon wage war against each other using their captured spirits, with Galeem taking control of Guile.

Guile uses a {{SSBU|Captain Falcon}} puppet fighter and is fought on the [[Pilotwings]] stage's [[Ω form]]. During the battle, Guile appears as a hostile Assist Trophy.

Guile can be [[summon]]ed using the cores of {{h2|List of spirits (Star Fox series)|Arwing}}, {{h2|List of spirits (Street Fighter series)|Nash}}, two Shield types and one Grab type.

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! No. !! Image !! Name !! Type !! Class !! Slots
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Power Badge.png|20px|Power]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Power Badge.png|20px|Power]]
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Brawn Badge.png|20px|Attack]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Brawn Badge.png|20px|Attack]]
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Protection Badge.png|20px|Defense]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Protection Badge.png|20px|Defense]]
! Ability !! Series
|-
| 984 || {{SpiritTableName|Guile}} || {{SpiritType|Shield}} || ★★★★ || 2 || 4167 || 10419 || 1022 || 2555 || 2985 || 7464 || Foot Attack ↑ || ''Street Fighter'' Series
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Guile Assist Trophy (SSBU).png|thumb|Official artwork from ''Ultimate''.
SSBUWebsiteGuile1.jpg|Guile posing on [[Suzaku Castle]].
SSBUWebsiteGuile3.jpg|Guile crouching next to {{SSBU|Isabelle}}'s "do not enter" sign produced by her [[up smash]] on [[Skyloft]].
SSBUWebsiteGuile4.jpg|Guile using Sonic Boom on {{SSBU|Pikachu}} on [[Moray Towers]].
</gallery>
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==Names in other languages==
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|ja={{ja|ガイル|Gairu}}, ''Guile''
|en=Guile
|fr=Guile
|es=Guile
|de=Guile
|it=Guile
|nl=Guile
|ru={{rollover|Гайл|Gayl|?}}
|ko=Guile
|zh=Guile
}}

==Trivia==
*One of Guile's screenshots on the ''Ultimate'' official website where he shoots Sonic Boom at Pikachu references {{iw|bulbapedia|Lt. Surge}}, the Gym Leader for {{iw|bulbapedia|Vermilion City}} from the ''Pokémon'' series, who has a {{pkmn|Voltorb}} capable of using {{iw|bulbapedia|Sonic Boom|move}} in his team. In ''{{iw|bulbapedia|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions}}'', his attire even looks similar to Guile.
*In ''Ultimate'', when the language is set to Korean, Guile uses his Japanese voice clips, despite Ryu and Ken using their English voice clips. This distinction is shared with [[Gray Fox]], who also uses his Japanese voice clips despite [[Snake]] using his English voice clips.
*Guile is voiced in English by Travis Willingham, who also provides the voice of another Assist Trophy from a third-party franchise, [[Knuckles]]. Much like with Knuckles, ''Ultimate'' is the last game in which Willingham voices the character, as he was replaced with {{iw|wikipedia|Ray Chase}} in ''{{iw|wikipedia|Street Fighter 6}}''.

==References==
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