A not-so-brief rundown of letters G-I in Jeffrey Epstein's 'Black Book'
Below is a rundown of letters G-I of Epstein's contacts. Last year, I wrote about letters A-C. You can check that out here (https://www.reddit.com/conspiracy/comments/cpis3n/a_brief_rundown_of_the_first_ten_pages_of_jeffrey/). I also wrote about letters D-F on July 5, 2020. You can check that out here (https://www.reddit.com/conspiracy/comments/hlrba8/a_notsobrief_rundown_of_letters_df_in_jeffrey/). There are some misspelled names. Epstein entered their names like this. I have bolded some of the more interesting connections and information, but there could be much more that I overlooked. I hope something here strikes an interest in someone and maybe we can get more investigations out of this. Please, if you know anything more about any of these people than what is presented here, post below. I am working off of the unredacted black book found here: https://www.coreysdigs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Jeffrey-Epsteins-Little-Black-Book-unredacted.pdf G-I Gaetani, Gelasio: Count Gelasio Gaetani comes from one of the oldest families in Rome. The Gaetani (also known as Caetani) family has produced 3 popes, including Pope Boniface VIII. Gelasio is a wine specialist and vineyard owner who helps celebrities buy the most unique bottles of wine throughout the world. Gaetani, Rufreido: Roffredo Gaetani was an Italian count, prince, and duke who died in a car crash in 2005. Roffredo came to the public’s attention when he dated Ivana Trump in the 1990s. Brother of Gelasio. Gallman, Kuki: Kuki Gallmann is a best-selling author (5 of her books were global best sellers), poet, environmental activist, and conservationist. Owns a 98,000 acre cattle ranch in Kenya with her husband, which she turned into a conservation park. Ganero, Mario Jr.: Where do we even begin? Mario Garnero is a Brazilian banker and entrepreneur who has been deemed the “father of the ethanol car” and is the chairman of the board and primary shareholder of Brasilinvest Group, a banking firm worth $700 million. Garnero’s connections run extremely deep. He is/has been personal friends with Jacob Rothschild, David Rockefeller, Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, Henry Kissinger, Helmut Schmidt, and many others. The following website makes some startling connections between Garnero, Epstein, and others (source:https://aeltri.com/2019/02/12/john-of-god-mario-garnero-and-epstein/). Quick summary: Record producer Damon Dash (former co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z) allegedly raped a supermodel who worked for Naomi Campbell at a party thrown by Garnero (source:https://www.standard.co.uk/news/poshs-friend-sued-for-rape-6939248.html). Garnero has been referred to as a “Rothschild pawn” who tried to help Aecio Neves rise to power. Garnero also appointed “George Soros frontman, Arminio Fraga, who worked in Soros’ Quantum Fund, as Minister of the Economy.” Ganoza, Esteban Juan: A Peruvian businessman who said he met Maxwell in the 1980s when he lived in New York, but denied any ties to pedophilia when his contact information was revealed to be in Epstein’s ‘Black Book.’ Garcia, Ludmila: No info found. Gardner. Adam: No info found. Garland, Michael: Likely the Chairman of investment firm C5 Capital, located in London. Garson, Jeremy: Likely refers to the lawyer who is a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills who specializes in large-scale international commercial disputes. Not completely positive, though. Gaspar, Nacho: Not sure. Could be a number of Ignazio Gaspars, all of whom are businessmen. Gaul, Harriett: Harriett Jagger is a fashion stylist and former fashion director of Tatler, a fashion magazine owned by Conde Nast (parent company of Vogue, GQ, etc.), which has come up several times during my investigations, and Harpers. She had a daughter with property dealer Simon Gaul, the Godson of Prince Rainier of Monaco. Geary, Tim: Served in public relations and was Director of Membership at Soho House, a restaurant and private members club. Billionaire Ron Burkle owns 60% of Soho House. Burkle, along with Bill Clinton, Chris Tucker, Kevin Spacey, travelled to Africa for an anti-poverty, anti-AIDs tour on Epstein’s Lolita Express. Nothing fishy there. Gelardin, Jack: No info found. The address listed is located in Chelsea, London, and sold for over 5 million pounds in 2013. German-Ribon, Catriona: Catriona Blampied (nee German-Ribon) is the Managing Partner, Founder, and Owner of talent agency Procure Worldwide & Procure Digital since 2016. Worked as Managing Director at Platinum Rye Entertainment, another talent agency, before that. Gertler, Eric: A venture capitalist who served as Chairman of U.S. News & World Report, a media company most known for publishing news, consumer advice, and rankings ranging from education (top universities, high schools, etc.) to job professions, healthcare, and too many others to mention. In 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo nominated Gertler to serve as President and CEO of Empire State Development, New York’s chief economic agency. In Epstein’s ‘Black Book,’ Privista is listed under Gertler’s name. Privista is a company that protects against identity theft. Gertler was President and CEO. Getty, Mark: Co-founder and Chairman of Getty Images, a photographic conglomerate. If you have ever surfed the Internet, you have seen several pictures/images belonging to Getty Images. From 2008-2016, Getty was the Chairman of the Trustees of the National Gallery in London. Grandson of Jean Paul Getty Sr., founder of Getty Oil Company, and one of the richest men in the world during his time. The Getty Family has a net worth north of $5 billion as of 2015. Getty, Pia and Chris: Pia Getty is the daughter of billionaire Robert Warren Miller, an American-born British businessman and founder of Duty Free Shops. Pia’s sisters are Princess Alexandra von Furstenberg of designer fame and Maria-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, Princess of Denmark. Her ex-husband (1992-2005), Christopher, is Mark Getty’s first cousin. Christopher is also the grandson of Jean Paul Getty Sr. When they were married, Pia and Mark would hold A-list parties on the rooftop of their Manhattan townhouse. Their townhouse was located half a mile from Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion. Many people think that the Getty Museum in Los Angeles houses an underground base and city for the elites. Gibbs, Emma: Former girlfriend of Prince Andrew. Gibbs was introduced to Prince Andrew by her good friend, Ghislaine Maxwell. Gibbs worked as a PR consultant. Gibson, Caroline: Likely to be the award-winning freelance copywriter and content writer who has worked on a number of high-profile advertisements. Gilifilan, Andrew: Managing Director of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa for Cambridge University Press. Retired in 2012. Gillford, Lord & Lady: Lord Gillford is Patrick Meade, the 8th Earl of Clanwilliam. He is a businessman who is on the board of Soma Oil & Gas Holdings and Eurasia Drilling Company, where he served as Chairman. Eurasia Drilling Company is owned by Russian billionaire oligarch, Alexander Dzhaparidze and billionaire Alexander Putilov. Gilmour, Andrew & Emma: Gilmour is a diplomat for the UN who has spoken out strongly against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. Gilmour’s father, Sir Ian Gilmour, served as a minister in Margaret Thatcher’s first cabinet. Emma Gilmour (nee Williams) is a physician and author. Ginsberg, Gary: Former Executive VP of Global Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, the fourth-largest media group in the world prior to splitting in 2013. Ginsberg was a close confidant of Rupert Murdoch and Peter Chernin while at News Corp. Ginsberg also served in the Clinton Administration at the White House Counsel’s Office and Department of Justice. Ginsberg has brokered meetings between Rupert Murdoch and the Clintons, as well as Obama. Ginsberg is currently on the Board of Directors of New Visions for Public Schools, which designs course curricula for students in NYC. New Visions supports many schools, impacting 230,000 students (source:https://newyorkschooltalk.org/2019/07/at-new-visions-for-public-schools-its-all-about-continuous-school-improvement-hows-that-going/). Their Networks for School Improvement Initiative is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. New Visions also has ties to the Carnegie Foundation, which donates millions of dollars in grants (source:https://www.carnegie.org/grants/grants-database/grantee/new-visions-for-public-schools-inc/#!/grants/grants-database/grant/312395808.0/). Ginsberg is also a friend of and speechwriter for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Gittis, Howard: Gittis (1934-2007) was an attorney and adviser to billionaire businessman Ron Perelman. He worked at MacAndrews & Forbes, an investment firm owned by Perelman. In 1995, Perelman hosted a dinner with Bill Clinton, Jeffrey Epstein, Clinton college friend Arnold Paul Prosperi, Don Johnson, Jimmy Buffett, and Don Fowler, who was the co-chairman of the DNC. More on Perelman later. Giussani, Luca: President, CEO of Dorial Telecom, Inc., a telecommunications company. Glanville, Mary: A philanthropy consultant who spent years in TV, Glanville also worked as a PR contact for the Bonita Trust which donated £100,000 to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) back in 2009 to “update its ChildLine technical infrastructure and purchase essential equipment so that more children can get help from its ChildLine service” (source:https://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2625274.htm). Glanville was the author of that PR statement. Glass, Charlie: Could possibly be Charles Glass, author, publisher, and journalist that specializes in the Middle East, but I cannot confirm. Glentworth, Edmund & Emily: Edmund Pery is the 7th Earl of Limerick and was formerly known as Viscount Glentworth. He worked in British government until becoming director of Deutsche Bank. Emily is Edmund’s wife. Goess, Pilar: A countess and Austrian-American model who posed for Playboy. Goess died in 1999 from a brain tumor. Goldberg, Ellen: President of Santa Fe Institute, an organization in New Mexico that hosts faculty consisting of Nobel Laureates, members of the National Academy of Sciences, and MacArthur fellows. Goldberg is also a research professor in the Department of Biology at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Goldberg is a member of the Biology Advisory Committee of the National Science Foundation, and of the National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council at the National Institutes of Health. Goldberg has a Ph.D. in genetics from Cornell University Medical College. Goldsmith, Isabel: An art collector and owner of Hotel Las Alamandas in Mexico. Goldsmith is the daughter of Sir James Goldsmith, a French-British financier, tycoon, and member of the European Parliament. Golinkin, Sandy: Former Vice President and Publisher of Lucky, a fashion and lifestyle magazine owned by Conde Nast. Has frequently been photographed with celebrities and elite at various parties. Gomez, Thomas: Thomas Gommes is a former international corporate lawyer. Gomme, William & Emma: William Gomme is a former director of several furniture manufacturing companies in London. Emma is his wife. Gordon, Jacobo: Spanish businessman who co-founded several real estate and gaming companies with Alejandro Agag. Agag is a former politician in Spain. He became Secretary General of the European People’s Party (EPP), a tremendous political faction in Europe. Agag played a huge role in getting former Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi’s party into the EPP. Berlusconi has been charged for underage prostitution in the past. Agag quit politics to pursue financial and sporting interests. He is married to the daughter of Jose Maria Aznar, the former PM of Spain and Ana Botella Serrano, the first female mayor of Madrid. Guests at Agag’s wedding included kings and queens. Berlusconi and Tony Blair served as witnesses. Gore, Juliet: The only Juliet Gore I found is the co-director of Neuro Orthopaedic Institute out of Australia. Doesn’t feel right. Gottlieb, Steve: A music executive who discovered Nine Inch Nails, Pitbull, Sevendust, and Ja Rule. He has served on the boards of Napster and Musicmatch. He is currently CEO of Shindig, a Zoom-like platform for people to meet each other online. Goulandris, Dimitri: Founder of The Cycladic Group, which invests and creates businesses. Spent 8 years at Morgan Stanley in its private equity group. Goulandris is the Executive Director and a Board Member for Knightsbridge Schools, which has 3 schools (KSI Montenegro [a boarding school], KSI Bogota, and KSI Panama), all of which are primary/secondary schools for students aged 2-18. Grabau, Lorenzo: Spent seventeen years at Goldman Sachs before becoming CEO of Investment AB Kinnevik, a Swedish investment firm. He was fired less than 3 years after taking the position. Graff, Francois: CEO of family-owned Graff, one of the world’s most notable jewellery houses. The company is worth several billion dollars. Graff has been photographed with the likes of Wilbur Ross. In 2001, there was a party celebrating the opening of a new Graff’s store. Attendees included Ghislaine Maxwell, Ivana Trump, Joan Collins, and Denise Rich (source:https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/05/style/IHT-laurence-graff-and-his-pockets-full-of-diamonds-the-buccaneer-of.html) Granby, David: David Charles Robert Manners is the 11th Duke of Rutland. He also goes by the Marquess of Granby. Granby is a high-profile supporter of the UK Independence Party and has hosted fundraising events at his ancestral home, Belvoir Castle. Employed Harvey Proctor, the former Conservative Parliament member who had to resign because he had sexual relations with underage male prostitutes, as his personal secretary. Grange, Jacques: A French interior designer for the rich. Clients include Princess Caroline of Monaco, Francis Ford Coppola, Alain Ducasse, and several billionaires, to name a few. Grant Jamie: Likely James Grant, owner of No2 Pound Street, an award-winning wine shop that specializes in British Cheese and cured meats. He and his wife previously worked at some leading hotels and restaurants. Greece Princess Olga: Princess Olga, Duchess of Apulia (nee Princess Olga Isabelle of Greece) married her second cousin, Prince Aimone of Savoy, Duke of Apulia, in 2008. Olga’s father is first cousins with Prince Phillip (Queen Elizabeth’s wife). Greece, MC & Pavlos: Pavlos is the eldest son of Constantine II, the last King of Greece, before the monarchy was abolished in 1973. Worked in New York as an investment portfolio manager. MC is his wife, Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece. Her father is the billionaire founder of Duty Free Shops. Her sisters, Alexandra and Pia, married into the von Furstenberg and Getty families, respectively. A dinner party was thrown for them at the Standard Hotel in 2009. There were about 12 guests there. One of those exclusive guests was Ghislaine Maxwell (source:https://wwd.com/eye/people/royal-standard-a-fete-for-princess-marie-chantal-and-prince-pavlos-2399957/) Green, Deborah: No info found. Green, Jeremy: Likely the former Chief Executive of Quba Property Holdings in South Africa. Green, Judy: A New York socialite who hobnobbed with an elite crowd. She was considered Andy Warhol’s first muse. He did her photo portrait and she starred in his first movie, The Kiss. She was reportedly close with Frank Sinatra. Edgar M. Bromfman served as Best Man at her wedding to William John Green in 1964. Bromfman is the owner of Seagram, the beverage company. His daughters, Clare and Sara, were members of NXIVM, a cult that recruited women and forced them into sexual slavery. Gregg Geordie & Katherine: Geordie Grieg is an English journalist and editor of The Daily Mail. Grieg is good friends and has been photographed partying with Ghislaine Maxwell. He is the former editor of Tatler, a Conde Nast-owned British magazine that is targeted towards the upper class and those interested in high society events. Tatler connections come up constantly in the ‘Black Book.’ Grenfell, Natasha: Daughter of Lord St Just, heir to a banking fortune and Wilbury Park mansion. Her mother was actress and one-time Tennessee Williams love interest, Maria Britneva. Natasha is a socialite who has is friends with royalty, actors, and musicians Griffen, Ted: This is most likely screenwriter, producer, and director Ted Griffin. He has worked on The Wolf of Wall Street, Ocean’s Eleven, and Tower Heist. Griscom, Nina: A model, socialite, TV personality, and entrepreneur who died earlier this year. Her first husband was a modeling booker for Ford Models, which I wrote about in the D-F section of Epstein’s ‘Black Book’ (link: https://www.reddit.com/conspiracy/comments/hlrba8/a_notsobrief_rundown_of_letters_df_in_jeffrey/). She went on to cheat on her next husband with sugar billionaire Pepe Fanjul, who is also mentioned in the D-F link above. Was a close friend of Blaine Trump, ex-wife of Robert Trump, Donald’s younger brother. Gross, Pamela & Jimmy Finkelstein: James Finkelstein is the owner of The Hill, an American news website often cited here in/conspiracy. He is close with Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani. Pamela Gross is his wife. She worked at CNN until 2017 and is close friends with Melania Trump. Grossman Lloyd: Loyd Grossman is an British author and broadcaster best known for hosting Masterchef from 1990-2000, before it was reformatted. Also co-created Through the Keyhole, a British game show, with David Frost, who is also in Epstein’s ‘Black Book.’ Gubelmann, Marjorie: A socialite who is best known for hosting and performing as a DJ at high society parties. She has deejayed events for Bulgari, Versace, and others. She is currently the in-studio DJ for the Today with Hoda & Jenny show on NBC. Her ex-husband, Reza Raein works in oil. Guests at their wedding included Ivanka Trump, Tamara Mellon, Michael Kors, and Tory Burch. Guccioni, Tony: Son of Penthouse creator Bob Guccione. Gudefin, Christian: A financial advisor at Deutsche Bank, which as of Tuesday, July 7th, 2020, agreed to pay $150 million in fines because they ignored suspicious transactions made by Jeffrey Epstein (source:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/business/jeffrey-epstein-deutsche-bank-settlement.html?referringSource=articleShare). Gudefin is also a financial advisor at Fdx Capital LLC and Managing Partner at Confidas Capital. Guedroltz, Solina & Nicolas: Solina is a photographer. Her father is a viscount. Nicolas is an antique Russian furniture dealer. He is a Russian prince and is of Belgian nobility through his mother’s side. Guerini Maraldi, Alessandro: Chairman of Willis Towers Watson, a British insurance company. Guerrini-Maraldi’s name appears in the Panama Papers, which revealed the identities of many rich and powerful people who have avoided paying taxes through offshore accounts. Guerrand-Hermes, Valesca: Socialite and ex-wife of French fashion house heir, Mathias Guerrand. Guerrand-Hermes is on the Board of Directors of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC) (source:https://nyspcc.org/about-the-new-york-society-for-the-prevention-of-cruelty-to-children/people/). NYSPCC is a child protection agency. Photographed with Ghislaine Maxwell at the 2005 Wall Street Concert Series Benefitting Wall Street Rising at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. You can’t make this stuff up. Guest, Cornelia: Named Debutante of the Decade of the 1980s, Cornelia is a well-known New York socialite who comes from money. Her family made money in iron and steel and have served in British politics. In December 2015, Ghislaine Maxwell attended Cornelia’s holiday party. Guggenheim, Barbara & Bert Flelds: Guggenheim (not part of the Guggenheim museum family) is a partner at the well-known art advisory firm, Guggenheim, Asher Associates, Inc. They have built collections for Coca Cola and Sony, as well as Tom Cruise and alleged pedophile Steven Spielberg. Epstein victim Maria Farmer once worked for Barbara at her home before meeting Epstein. Farmer got the job through Barbara’s sister, Eileen, who has been accused of being an Epstein enabler. A petition (https://www.change.org/p/david-kratz-eileen-guggenheim-must-be-removed-for-harm-she-caused-to-maria-farmer-by-jeffrey-epstein?recruiter=30424804) to have her removed as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the New York Academy of Art as a result of Maria Farmer’s allegations has over 10,000 signatures. Farmer says that Eileen Guggenheim forced her to sell a painting replicating Degas’s “The Rape” to Epstein. Two weeks after meeting Epstein and Maxwell, Guggenheim took Farmer and other art students to Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in New Mexico (source:https://news.artnet.com/art-world/epstein-ranch-art-students-1760265). Barbara’s husband, Bert Fields, is an entertainment lawyer who has represented the likes of Steven Spielberg, Bob and Harvey Weinstein, George Lucas, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, etc. Guiness, Sabrina: Guinness comes from a long line of wealthy bankers. She had a relationship with Prince Charles in 1979. Cousin of Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh, heir to the Guinness fortune. Edward Guinness’s wife, Lady Clare Iveagh (nee Hazell) plays a HUGE role in Epstein’s pedophilia ring. More on her later (she is listed under I for Iveagh). Her sister, Anita Guinness, was married to Amschel Rothschild until his suicide in 1996. Guinness, Mr Hugo: An artist from the same banking family as sister Sabrina (above). Guinness has collaborated with director Wes Anderson on a number of films. Cousin of Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh, heir to the Guinness fortune. Edward Guinness’s wife, Lady Clare Iveagh (nee Hazell) plays a HUGE role in Epstein’s pedophilia ring. More on her later (she is listed under I for Iveagh). Guissaini, Luca: Listed above under Giussani, Luca. CEO of Dorial Telecom. Gumberg, Ira: Chairman and CEO of JJ Gumberg Co., a high-end real estate development firm based out of Pittsburgh. Gumberg served on the Board of Mellon Financial Corporation from 1989-2007. Guttfreund, Susan & John: Susan is a former beauty queen and notorious party thrower. Her husband, John, was CEO of Salomon Brothers, the large investment bank. He was dubbed the “King of Wall Street” by Business Week in 1985. He died in 2016. Hahn, Dr & Mrs: Likely Carl Hahn, former head of Volkswagen. Hall, Pippa: There are two Pippa Halls that this could possibly be. One is a movie casting director who was in charge of casting children for movies (source: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0356002/). The other Pippa Hall is Director of Innovation and Chief Economist at the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO). There is not enough info to determine which one is in the ‘Black Book.’ Halpern Jen: A British philanthropist, PR guru, and businesswoman. Her father was knighted by Margaret Thatcher. Hambro, Clementine: Great-granddaughter of Winston Churchill who also served as a bridesmaid at the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana when she was just five-years-old. Her father, Richard, was a British heir and investment banker. K Hamilton, George: Famous actor who took Ghislaine Maxwell to the Epsom Derby (horse race) in 1991. Epstein has a significant amount of phone numbers listed for Hamilton. Hammond, Dana: Socialite and heiress to the Annenberg Publishing fortune. Hammond is friends with Ghislaine Maxwell. They have been photographed together at various parties. Handler, Sharon: International attorney who is friends with Camilla Parker-Bowles and Prince Charles. Married to John Langeloth Loeb Jr., former United States Ambassador to Denmark under Reagan. Hanover, Ernst & chantal: Prince Ernst Hanover is the head of the royal House of Hanover. The House of Hanover has produced six British monarchs, including King George III and Queen Victoria. The current British monarchy, the Windsors, are actually of German and British descent, which is why these family trees intersect. Most notably, the House of Hanover is perhaps the most important of the Black Nobility families. There have been some fantastic threads on Reddit about the Black Nobility. Hanson, Brook: Adopted son of British industrialist, Lord Hanson, Brook died in 2014 at the age of 50. Hanson, Lord & Lady: British industrialist who made a fortune in the ‘80s as a Trade and Industry Secretary in close friend Margaret Thatcher’s administration. His wife, Geraldine, was a former model. They are both dead. Hanson, The Hon Robert: British financier and eldest son of Lord Hanson. Chairman of Hanson Family Holdings, a private investment firm. In the 1980s, Robert worked as a banker at NM Rothschild & Sons before returning to his father’s company. Before getting married, Hanson dated socialite Anouska de Georgiou, who became the first British woman to accuse Jeffrey Epstein of raping her as a teenager (source:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/how-british-teen-model-was-lured-jeffrey-epstein-s-web-n1056901). Odd that Robert Hanson, his brother Brook, and his parents would have wanted anything to do with Epstein. Hapsburg, Marie: Royalty. Her father was Archduke Joseph Arpad of Austria and her mother, Archduchess Maria of Austria, was a Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and a member of theHouse of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenbergby birth. The Hapsburg (also called Habsburg) family is one of the most powerful and wealthiest families in Europe. The Hapsburgs are another Black Nobility family of very high prestige. I couldn’t find anything out about her husband, Raymond van der Meide. They have 7 children together. Harvey Victoria: Ex-girlfriend of Prince Andrew, Hervey is an English model and socialite. Although her relationship with Andrew didn’t work out, she remained in his inner circle. In 2000, she attended a dinner with Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, and Jeffrey Epstein (source:https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9844083/lady-victoria-hervey-jeffrey-epstein-too-old/). Hervey is also a friend of Ghislaine Maxwell, who introduced her to Epstein and “set her up in one of Epstein’s apartments in New York.” Hervey is the daughter of Victor Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol, businessman and member of the House of Lords. Harvey-Watt, Isabelle: Director of PR for Giorgio Armani before moving on to Versace and other well-known fashion corporations. Haslam, Nick: English interior designer and socialite. His mother was the Goddaughter of Queen Victoria. Haslam claims to have had an affair with Lord Snowdon one year before he married Princess Margaret (Queen Elizabeth’s sister), further fueling rumors of Lord Snowdon’s alleged bisexuality. Hatkoff, Craig & Jane: Hatkoff is a real estate investor, who, along with his ex-wife, Jane Rosenthal, and Robert De Niro, founded the Tribeca Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Institute. Hatkoff has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Clinton Foundation. Hauteville, Marc de: Manages Soc Civile du Frayssinet, a real estate company based out of France. There is very little information other than this. Both of his parents appear to be members of noble families - the Hautevilles and the Cazenoves - who have historical ties to the Du Ponts. Hay, Henry & Patricia: Henry Hay is CEO and co-founder of Centaur Properties, a large real estate firm based out of New York. Centaur’s holdings are concentrated in the most expensive neighborhoods in Manhattan. Hayworth Reggie: Heyworth runs the 160 acre Cotswold Wildlife Park, which attracts more than 400,000 people a year. He lives in the middle of the park at the Bradwell Grove estate. . Hazell-Iveagh, Clare: This amazing thread made by clemanueverers contains all the info you need:https://www.reddit.com/conspiracy/comments/hkk5g0/one_of_epstein_madam_ghislaine_maxwells/. Quick summary: Hazell-Iveagh helped Maxwell and Epstein procure children using her position as President of West Suffolk National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). Click on the link. Clemanueverers did a wonderful job. Hearn, Barry & Susan: Barry is a hugely popular English sports promoter, as is his son, Eddie, who represents some of the biggest boxers in the world. Former boxer and popular Youtuber Tyan Booth was supposedly banned immediately after posting a video connecting Epstein to Hearn. I have tried to find the video or at least a summary of what he said, but have been unsuccessful. If anyone has any info on this, please post below. Hefner III, Bob: Founder and CEO of GHK Companies, which specializes in oil and natural gas. Founded the Robert and MeiLi Hefner Foundation which sponsors educational trips to China for outstanding high school students. His grandfather, Robert Hefner Sr., served as Mayor of Oklahoma City, was a Supreme Court Justice of Oklahoma, was a member of the executive council of the Boy Scouts of America, and was a thirty-second degree Freemason. Although I try not to engage in speculation, this article makes a connection between Jeffrey Epstein, Bob Hefner III, and a winning Powerball lottery ticket that was purchased in Oklahoma in 2008 (source:https://www.thelostogle.com/2019/08/14/no-jeffrey-epstein-did-not-win-25-million-from-an-oklahoma-lottery-ticket-or-did-he/#comments). It’s too long to summarize. Read it and check it out. Heiden, Lisa: Worked in Manhattan and London as an executive for ABC. Close friend of Ghislaine Maxwell. According to the fantastic research done by this person (https://twitter.com/Agent99Mom/status/1280580456400982016), two of Lisa Heiden’s properties are listed as an address for Ellmax, a company set up by Ghislaine. Heineken, Mr. Fredie: A Dutch businessman for the Heineken brewing company. Was chairman and CEO from 1971-1989. Helen and Tim Shifter: Helen is a former Vogue Magazine staffer. Tim is former CEO of LeSportsac and serves as Senior Advisor at Blackstone Group, a private equity firm. The Schifters are personal friends of Ghislaine Maxwell. Helvin, Marie: Former fashion model and former girlfriend of Imran Khan, the current Prime Minister of Pakistan. According to her memoir, she knows pretty much any popular celebrity from the ‘70s and ‘80s. Herbert, Jason: Likely a financial adviser based in London. Hermes, Olga & Olaf: Olaf is a handbag heir. Olga is his ex-wife. Herrero, Juan & Helen: Juan is like the managing director of an investment bank in Spain. Hersov, Robert & Kim: Robert is a South African entrepreneur and mining heir who has worked for Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and News Corp. (owned by Murdoch).. Ex-wife Kim is a London-based fashion editor and designer. Heseltine, Mr & Mrs: Baron Michael Heseltine is a British businessman and politician who served in various roles in government for British PMs Margaret Thatcher and John Major. Heseltine was a friend of Robert Maxwell, Ghislaine’s father. Heseltine invested in Conservative Parliament member Harvey Proctor’s business after Proctor was forced to resign after it was revealed he had sexual relationships with and took nude pictures of male prostitutes aged 17-21 at his home (source:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/members-interests-top-tories-lose-on-proctors-shop-the-retailer-1445666.html). At the time, it was illegal to have same-sex relations with prostiutes under the age of 21. Heseltine, Mr & Mrs: Same as above. Heseltine, Ms. Annabel: Journalist, columnist, and TV and radio broadcaster. At the age of 22, she became the Assistant-editor for Hong Kong Tatler (there’s that publication again). Daughter of Baron Michael Heseltine. Heseltine, Rupert: Businessman and heir to Haymarket Media Group. Son of Baron Michael Heseltine. Hicks, India: A fashion model in the ‘80s and ‘90s, India Hicks is a good friend of Ghislaine Maxwell. Descendant of the Mountbatten family, a British dynasty (although much of their background is German). Granddaughter of the much-decorated war hero, Lord Mountbatten (Prince Charles’s mentor), who, according to FBI files, was “a homosexual with a perversion for young boys” (source:https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9745399/lord-mountbatten-fbi-dossier-prince-charles/). Prince Charles is her second cousin and Godfather. Hill, Anthony: Son of Robin Hall, 8th Marquess of Downshire and Juliet Weld-Forester, daughter of 7th Baron Forester. Couldn’t find any more info. Himmelstein, Howard: Co-owner of clothing brand Camp Beverly Hill and a producescreenwriter. Hirsch, Jeff: Owner of Foto Care, a shop that sells professional camera equipment. Claims he is only in the ‘Black Book’ because he sold an expensive camera to Ghislaine many years ago and had to go to her house to show her how to use it (source:https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article234312632.html). This, however, doesn’t explain why there are two numbers listed under Hirsch’s name that are attributed to Scott Geffert, the General Manager for Advanced Imaging at the MET museum. This could all be innocent or these two could have assisted in Epstein’s hidden camera setup and helped Epstein get high quality pictures of his victims. We can’t be sure. Hissom, Robert & Andrea: Robert is the founder of Aspen Capital Partners, a large property management firm. He is a friend of Prince Charles. His ex-wife, Andrea, famously got remarried to Steve Wynn, billionaire Las Vegas hotel tycoon. Prince Harry was a guest of Wynn’s at his Encore resort. Andrea and Wynn are close friends of Donald and Melania Trump (source:https://www.pressreader.com/uk/scottish-daily-mail/20120901/281904475353844). Hoffman, Dustin: Famous Hollywood actor. Hoffman has been accused of sexual assault on multiple occasions, including exposing himself to a minor (source:https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/dustin-hoffman-2-1202641525/) Hoffman, Hetty: Married to Robin Dundas, Earl of Ronaldshay. Lady Ronaldshay is a patron and ambassador for Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice, a UK-based charity that provides care for terminally ill babies and children up to five years old. A good friend of Ben Holland-Martin (listed just below). Hoffman, Jessica: Sister of Hetty Hoffman (above), Jessica is an artist and former model who married investment banker Leopoldo Zambeletti. She is a good friend of India Hicks (mentioned above), the granddaughter of Lord Mountbatten (Prince Charles’s mentor), who, according to FBI files, was “a homosexual with a perversion for young boys.” Holland-Martin, Ben: Works for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). His mother, Rosamund, was chairman of the NSPCC for 20 years while Princess Margaret was President and was involved with the NSPCC for more than 50 years (source:https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=36141343&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjI1OTU4NDE2NSwiaWF0IjoxNTk0MzMwNTQ0LCJleHAiOjE1OTQ0MTY5NDR9.j1V2e0Mr3tJmPzusRYNneLVhUskWiIAvNIjdIpvuzj4). Both Ben and his mother are/were friends of Princess Margaret. Rosamund Holland-Martin (nee Hornby) was related to Charles Hornby, a British socialite and close friend of Prince Charles, who was sentenced to 2 ½ years for luring young runaway boys into prostitution,indecent assault, importuning, and living off the earnings of prostitution (source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0FQ0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YbkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4638,2085303).Ben is also good friends with Hetty Hoffman (mentioned above), who is an ambassador for Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice. Hollond Mr & Mrs James: James is a partner at EFP Capital, an investment and advisory firm. James’s mother married Baron Robert Rothschild after her and James’s father divorced. His now ex-wife, Beatrice, is on many investing firm boards, but most notably, she is a trustee on the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, a charity that specializes in helping disadvantaged children (source:https://esmeefairbairn.org.uk/beatrice-hollond). If anyone has more info on these two, please post. Epstein has 10 pieces of contact information under their name.
'Me, me, me!' - Beyoncé’s Black is King: A self-absorbed ode to “blackness”
Black is King - trailer - https://youtu.be/69MO7yU0d70 Black is King is a musical film and visual album written, produced and performed by US singer Beyoncé, and released July 31 on the DisneyPlus streaming service. The work is inspired by music also performed by Beyoncé in Disney’s 2019 remake of the animated film The Lion King and features an all-black cast of actors, musicians as well as behind-the-scenes personnel. Beyoncé’s movie-album has been referred to by certain critics as a “masterpiece” and holds an overall rating of 98 percent on film aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 55 reviews. The formulaic film follows a loose coming-of-age narrative starring a young African prince (played by Folajomi Akinmurele). According to interviews, Beyoncé was inspired to create Black is King after learning about the plight of the South African composer Solomon Linda, who was the original writer of the 1960s international hit “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” According to one account, Beyoncé wanted “to tell the real story of what happened and show Africa in its regalness and its beauty, because we weren’t always slaves.” The history behind “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” is complex. Linda’s 1939 a capella song “Mbube” (“Lion”) was performed in Zulu and later adapted by a number of folk artists, including Pete Seeger and the Weavers as “Wimoweh” in the 1950s. The musicians may have been under the impression it was a traditional folk song. In 1961, the doo-wop group The Tokens recorded it as “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” and it topped the charts in the US. Through various circumstances and lapses, some inevitable as music crosses cultural and national boundaries, and others perhaps not so innocent, Linda was never given proper credit as writer for the international hit. Linda’s experience is sad and unfortunate. The weakness of Black is King is that whatever may have been legitimate about its aims has been buried under a deluge of identity politics and racialist mythmaking, as well as the self-absorption and hubris that are the trademark of Beyoncé’s musical persona. (As it turns out, the only reference to Linda appears in interviews with various individuals involved in the production of Black is King, making his story largely irrelevant to the piece as a whole.) While the size and complexity of the effort are striking, the subject matter and content of the album are decidedly limited. Although certain melodies, choruses and overall set designs are catchy and even arresting at times, this is about the limit of the album’s appeal. The main focus of the album is Beyoncé herself. In a work ostensibly dedicated to righting historical wrongs, the singer is nearly ubiquitous, appearing in dozens of designer outfits by a list of who’s who from Paris to New York and Los Angeles. One doesn’t need to agree with the claims that Beyoncé has committed the cardinal sin of “appropriating” African culture to note her self-focus lends otherwise interesting cultural and landscape scenes a tawdry quality. The visuals and music to the more upbeat “Don’t Jealous Me” and “Already” (featuring Lord Afrixana and Shatta Wale, respectively) and “My Power,” as well as on the down tempo “Brown Skin Girl,” are catchy, but otherwise unimpressive. The dozens, if not hundreds, of artists and personnel involved in Black is King must be credited with crafting an album that is, at the least, very well produced. The drum programming of “Brown Skin Girl” is particularly warm, giving the rhythm and blues-tinged song a lively boost. Associated with a less self-centered project, the presence of these varying influences and elements might mark a powerful testament to human unity and cooperation. The overall self-absorption coincides with the album’s notion of the supposed “royal” heritage of the black-identifying population. The themes of heritage, “bloodlines” and “returning to one’s roots” make a constant appearance on Black is King. At one point a narrating voice declares “I can’t say I believe in God and call myself a child of God, and then not see myself as a god.” In one of the few critical comments on Black is King, the Washington Post ’s Karen Attiah noted that the “message that black boys and men are kings and royalty plays like a propagandistic loop through ‘Black Is King.’” Attiah added that like the film Black Panther before it, “‘Black Is King’ nurtures the notion that the only Black African men who deserve to be celebrated and admired are royal ones, and not the healers, the thinkers, the farmers, the craftsmen.” This repugnant worship of the aristocratic principle is not accidental. According to Forbes, Beyoncé and her husband, the rapper Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, are billionaires when their wealth is combined. As of 2018, Carter was worth over $900 million while Beyoncé is worth $350 million. Carter’s appearance on the song “Mood 4 Eva,” in which he boasts of being “the first one to see a ‘b’ [billion] out these housing buildings,” manages to steal the show for the most conceited and obnoxious wealth flaunting on the album. The racialist conceptions behind the album have won the praise of various commentators. “In a move that is both culturally and monetarily astute, Beyoncé is centered on a Black audience that is too often overlooked,” says Kinitra D. Brooks in the Post. Fleshing out the views on the album, Brooks adds: “As the question ‘Who are you?’ repeats again and again, it becomes clear that the film is most interested in what Black folks say to each other and about each other. White people are welcome to watch, but they are not the focus.” This is simply foul. What none of the various upper middle class cultural critics bother to explain is how anyone can create an enduring work of art, which by definition sets as its goal the portrayal of life as it is, while adhering to unscientific and regressive racialist views. Nor is it explained how it is possible (although we have some idea) for an “artistic” idea to be “monetarily astute.” That such retrograde conceptions prevail in portions of the cultural and entertainment establishment is another sign of the immense degradation of art and culture within a diseased capitalist social system. Rather than “returning to their [racial-ethnic] roots” and excluding others, working people require an accurate appraisal of reality, their common interests and the state of society as a whole. Self-obsessed, multi-millionaire charlatans need not apply.
'Me, me, me!' - Beyoncé’s Black is King: A self-absorbed ode to “blackness”
Black is King - trailer - https://youtu.be/69MO7yU0d70 Black is King is a musical film and visual album written, produced and performed by US singer Beyoncé, and released July 31 on the DisneyPlus streaming service. The work is inspired by music also performed by Beyoncé in Disney’s 2019 remake of the animated film The Lion King and features an all-black cast of actors, musicians as well as behind-the-scenes personnel. Beyoncé’s movie-album has been referred to by certain critics as a “masterpiece” and holds an overall rating of 98 percent on film aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 55 reviews. The formulaic film follows a loose coming-of-age narrative starring a young African prince (played by Folajomi Akinmurele). According to interviews, Beyoncé was inspired to create Black is King after learning about the plight of the South African composer Solomon Linda, who was the original writer of the 1960s international hit “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” According to one account, Beyoncé wanted “to tell the real story of what happened and show Africa in its regalness and its beauty, because we weren’t always slaves.” The history behind “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” is complex. Linda’s 1939 a capella song “Mbube” (“Lion”) was performed in Zulu and later adapted by a number of folk artists, including Pete Seeger and the Weavers as “Wimoweh” in the 1950s. The musicians may have been under the impression it was a traditional folk song. In 1961, the doo-wop group The Tokens recorded it as “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” and it topped the charts in the US. Through various circumstances and lapses, some inevitable as music crosses cultural and national boundaries, and others perhaps not so innocent, Linda was never given proper credit as writer for the international hit. Linda’s experience is sad and unfortunate. The weakness of Black is King is that whatever may have been legitimate about its aims has been buried under a deluge of identity politics and racialist mythmaking, as well as the self-absorption and hubris that are the trademark of Beyoncé’s musical persona. (As it turns out, the only reference to Linda appears in interviews with various individuals involved in the production of Black is King, making his story largely irrelevant to the piece as a whole.) While the size and complexity of the effort are striking, the subject matter and content of the album are decidedly limited. Although certain melodies, choruses and overall set designs are catchy and even arresting at times, this is about the limit of the album’s appeal. The main focus of the album is Beyoncé herself. In a work ostensibly dedicated to righting historical wrongs, the singer is nearly ubiquitous, appearing in dozens of designer outfits by a list of who’s who from Paris to New York and Los Angeles. One doesn’t need to agree with the claims that Beyoncé has committed the cardinal sin of “appropriating” African culture to note her self-focus lends otherwise interesting cultural and landscape scenes a tawdry quality. The visuals and music to the more upbeat “Don’t Jealous Me” and “Already” (featuring Lord Afrixana and Shatta Wale, respectively) and “My Power,” as well as on the down tempo “Brown Skin Girl,” are catchy, but otherwise unimpressive. The dozens, if not hundreds, of artists and personnel involved in Black is King must be credited with crafting an album that is, at the least, very well produced. The drum programming of “Brown Skin Girl” is particularly warm, giving the rhythm and blues-tinged song a lively boost. Associated with a less self-centered project, the presence of these varying influences and elements might mark a powerful testament to human unity and cooperation. The overall self-absorption coincides with the album’s notion of the supposed “royal” heritage of the black-identifying population. The themes of heritage, “bloodlines” and “returning to one’s roots” make a constant appearance on Black is King. At one point a narrating voice declares “I can’t say I believe in God and call myself a child of God, and then not see myself as a god.” In one of the few critical comments on Black is King, the Washington Post ’s Karen Attiah noted that the “message that black boys and men are kings and royalty plays like a propagandistic loop through ‘Black Is King.’” Attiah added that like the film Black Panther before it, “‘Black Is King’ nurtures the notion that the only Black African men who deserve to be celebrated and admired are royal ones, and not the healers, the thinkers, the farmers, the craftsmen.” This repugnant worship of the aristocratic principle is not accidental. According to Forbes, Beyoncé and her husband, the rapper Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, are billionaires when their wealth is combined. As of 2018, Carter was worth over $900 million while Beyoncé is worth $350 million. Carter’s appearance on the song “Mood 4 Eva,” in which he boasts of being “the first one to see a ‘b’ [billion] out these housing buildings,” manages to steal the show for the most conceited and obnoxious wealth flaunting on the album. The racialist conceptions behind the album have won the praise of various commentators. “In a move that is both culturally and monetarily astute, Beyoncé is centered on a Black audience that is too often overlooked,” says Kinitra D. Brooks in the Post. Fleshing out the views on the album, Brooks adds: “As the question ‘Who are you?’ repeats again and again, it becomes clear that the film is most interested in what Black folks say to each other and about each other. White people are welcome to watch, but they are not the focus.” This is simply foul. What none of the various upper middle class cultural critics bother to explain is how anyone can create an enduring work of art, which by definition sets as its goal the portrayal of life as it is, while adhering to unscientific and regressive racialist views. Nor is it explained how it is possible (although we have some idea) for an “artistic” idea to be “monetarily astute.” That such retrograde conceptions prevail in portions of the cultural and entertainment establishment is another sign of the immense degradation of art and culture within a diseased capitalist social system. Rather than “returning to their [racial-ethnic] roots” and excluding others, working people require an accurate appraisal of reality, their common interests and the state of society as a whole. Self-obsessed, multi-millionaire charlatans need not apply.
Daisuke Ishiwatari and the Development/Influences of Guilty Gear
Daisuke Ishiwatari is a multi-talented man, famous for his work with the popular fighting developer Arc System Works. He is known for a multitude of things, including his artwork, his ability to compose music, design games and even his voice acting. But how exactly did such a talented man end up working for a once-small video game developer, and what exactly inspired him to create such a stylish fighting game series?
Before Arc System Works
Daisuke Ishiwatari was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1973. Even though he was born in South Africa, he only lived there a few years during his childhood. Ishiwatari spent most of his life in Japan as a dual-citizen, but when he received a conscription notice from the South African army, he threw away his citizenship. The vast majority of his work was done in Japan, while being influenced heavily by Japanese anime and manga as well as Western music. Ishiwatari discovered his talent for music after finding out that a music class that he wanted to take in technical school had been canceled. The teacher of the course gave him a synthesizer-like musical instrument. He eventually taught himself how to compose and studied musical theory while he was working. Prior to joining Arc System Works, Ishiwatari managed with SNK on the 1997 fighting game, The Last Blade. He is credited with being a programmer and designer, as well as helping to design the stages (it is also rumored that he continued to work on the stages for Last Blade 2 but that was never confirmed). Ishiwatari studied game design in college, choosing to do so after consuming various forms of media, specifically manga, movies and video games. When he was younger he states that he wanted to "do it all" but eventually settled on working in the gaming industry since he believed that the industry was the most flexible of his options. Towards the end of his studies, Ishiwatari approached Arc System Works after seeing an advertisement stating that they were hiring new talent. (Prior to Ishiwatari’s joining, the company was known for developing a handful of licensed anime games like Sailor Moon and ports of arcade games like Double Dragon for the SEGA Master System). He managed to secure a meeting with the president of the company and was asked to comeback the following day, starting off his long career with the developer.
Moving on to Arc System Works and the Creation of "Guilty Gear"
Not too long after Ishiwatari joined ArcSys, he also helped to get Toshimichi Mori to join the company who would later be known for his work on BlazBlue. Together they worked on developing the first installment of Arc System Works’s flagship franchise, Guilty Gear . Ishiwatari’s vision involved creating a universe that contrasted from other fighting game series of the time. He cites games like Street Fighter and Garou: Mark of the Wolves as being the antithesis of what he wanted to create. “These two games were very focused on a more realistic world setting, in which the objective was to gather strong fighters from around the world and put them in one place to take part in an event or tournament. Having seen that I really wanted to go in a completely different direction that was almost like the world you would find inside of an anime.” By creating a more anime-esque universe, Ishiwatari believed that he could do more with the characters. His intention was to create a fighting game where the characters were “superhuman with crazy stuff happening.” To him story and universe is important. The characters of the game were designed to fit the universe that Ishiwatari created instead of them being bound to the rules of reality. Much of the influence of the character designs for the Guilty Gear series can be trace from a multitude of sources. The manga series Bastard!! that Ishiwatari read during his time in school served as a huge inspiration for the aesthetics of Guilty Gear characters. Traces of SNK can be seen within various Guilty Gear and BlazBlue characters, indicative of his time with the company. Characters like Sol Badguy, Ky Kiske and Axl share similar aesthetic themes as well as powers, not to mention a handful of moves from SNK characters like Terry Bogard, Kaede and Billy Kane. Music however has probably had the biggest influence on the Guilty Gear franchise. From the music in the game itself to the names of the characters, references to metal and rock can be found all throughout the series.
Aspect of Guilty Gear
Musical Reference
Sol Badguy
Reference to Freddie Mercury’s album Mr. Bad Guy. Sol Badguy’s real name is also Freddie.
Ky Kiske
Named after Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske from the band Helloween. Ky’s moves Ride the Lightning and Rising Force are named after Metallica and *Yngwie Malmsteen albums.
Dizzy
Named after Guns ‘n’ Roses member Darren ‘Dizzy’ Reed.
I-No
Named after Brian Eno. Also inspired by Japanese musician Shiina Ringo.
Jam Kuradoberi
Reference to the Swedish band Cloudberry Jam.
A.B.A
Named after Swedish band ABBA.
Johnny
Named after Queen member John Deacon.
May
Named after Queen member Brian May.
Chipp Zanuff
Named after Chip Z’nuff, vocalist for the band Enuff Z’ Nuff.
Millia Rage
Named after the band Meliah Rage. The attacks Iron Savior, Iron Maiden,Emerald Rain, Silent Force, and Winger are also all named after bands.
Named after the band Testament. His moves Grave Digger and Warrant are also named after bands. The attack Master of Puppets is named after a Metallica album. The attack Seventh Sign is named after the Yngwi Malmsteen song of the same name.
Ishiwatari also states that Guilty Gear was designed to be flashy to get people’s attention. His goal was to implement the visual excitement of anime into a deep and complex fighting game. "Just make it as flashy and over-the-top as you can," Daisuke said to Mori when discussing how to make the game appealing. That way, their game could stand out among the crowd of other fighting games. Mechanics like intense air combos and Instant Kills were implemented to help create an action-packed anime atmosphere. Guilty Gear was released on the PlayStation in 1998. It was well-received for its fast gameplay, music and stylish 2D graphics (although some Western reviewers were turned off by the anime aesthetic and character designs). Despite what some critics said, the game would only be the first title in Arc System Works’s long-running franchise, and would eventually steer the company towards almost exclusively developing fighting games ranging from their own properties to licensed games for popular anime series like Fist of the North Star and DragonBall Z. Daisuke Ishiwatari still works with the company to this day, doing the same kind of work that he did nearly twenty years ago on the original Guilty Gear.
Daisuke Ishiwatari and the Development/Influences of the Original Guilty Gear
Daisuke Ishiwatari is a multi-talented man, famous for his work with the popular fighting developer Arc System Works. He is known for a multitude of things, including his artwork, his ability to compose music, design games and even his voice acting. But how exactly did such a talented man end up working for a once-small video game developer, and what exactly inspired him to create such a stylish fighting game series?
Before Arc System Works
Daisuke Ishiwatari was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1973. Even though he was born in South Africa, he only lived there a few years during his childhood. Ishiwatari spent most of his life in Japan as a dual-citizen, but when he received a conscription notice from the South African army, he threw away his citizenship. The vast majority of his work was done in Japan, while being influenced heavily by Japanese anime and manga as well as Western music. Ishiwatari discovered his talent for music after finding out that a music class that he wanted to take in technical school had been canceled. The teacher of the course gave him a synthesizer-like musical instrument. He eventually taught himself how to compose and studied musical theory while he was working. Prior to joining Arc System Works, Ishiwatari managed with SNK on the 1997 fighting game, The Last Blade. He is credited with being a programmer and designer, as well as helping to design the stages (it is also rumored that he continued to work on the stages for Last Blade 2 but that was never confirmed). Ishiwatari studied game design in college, choosing to do so after consuming various forms of media, specifically manga, movies and video games. When he was younger he states that he wanted to "do it all" but eventually settled on working in the gaming industry since he believed that the industry was the most flexible of his options. Towards the end of his studies, Ishiwatari approached Arc System Works after seeing an advertisement stating that they were hiring new talent. (Prior to Ishiwatari’s joining, the company was known for developing a handful of licensed anime games like Sailor Moon and ports of arcade games like Double Dragon for the SEGA Master System). He managed to secure a meeting with the president of the company and was asked to comeback the following day, starting off his long career with the developer.
Moving on to Arc System Works and the Creation of "Guilty Gear"
Not too long after Ishiwatari joined ArcSys, he also helped to get Toshimichi Mori to join the company who would later be known for his work on BlazBlue. Together they worked on developing the first installment of Arc System Works’s flagship franchise, Guilty Gear . Ishiwatari’s vision involved creating a universe that contrasted from other fighting game series of the time. He cites games like Street Fighter and Garou: Mark of the Wolves as being the antithesis of what he wanted to create. “These two games were very focused on a more realistic world setting, in which the objective was to gather strong fighters from around the world and put them in one place to take part in an event or tournament. Having seen that I really wanted to go in a completely different direction that was almost like the world you would find inside of an anime.” By creating a more anime-esque universe, Ishiwatari believed that he could do more with the characters. His intention was to create a fighting game where the characters were “superhuman with crazy stuff happening.” To him story and universe is important. The characters of the game were designed to fit the universe that Ishiwatari created instead of them being bound to the rules of reality. Much of the influence of the character designs for the Guilty Gear series can be trace from a multitude of sources. The manga series Bastard!! that Ishiwatari read during his time in school served as a huge inspiration for the aesthetics of Guilty Gear characters. Traces of SNK can be seen within various Guilty Gear and BlazBlue characters, indicative of his time with the company. Characters like Sol Badguy, Ky Kiske and Axl share similar aesthetic themes as well as powers, not to mention a handful of moves from SNK characters like Terry Bogard, Kaede and Billy Kane. Music however has probably had the biggest influence on the Guilty Gear franchise. From the music in the game itself to the names of the characters, references to metal and rock can be found all throughout the series.
Aspect of Guilty Gear
Musical Reference
Sol Badguy
Reference to Freddie Mercury’s album Mr. Bad Guy. Sol Badguy’s real name is also Freddie.
Ky Kiske
Named after Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske from the band Helloween. Ky’s moves Ride the Lightning and Rising Force are named after Metallica and *Yngwie Malmsteen albums.
Dizzy
Named after Guns ‘n’ Roses member Darren ‘Dizzy’ Reed.
I-No
Named after Brian Eno. Also inspired by Japanese musician Shiina Ringo.
Jam Kuradoberi
Reference to the Swedish band Cloudberry Jam.
A.B.A
Named after Swedish band ABBA.
Johnny
Named after Queen member John Deacon.
May
Named after Queen member Brian May.
Chipp Zanuff
Named after Chip Z’nuff, vocalist for the band Enuff Z’ Nuff.
Millia Rage
Named after the band Meliah Rage. The attacks Iron Savior, Iron Maiden,Emerald Rain, Silent Force, and Winger are also all named after bands.
Named after the band Testament. His moves Grave Digger and Warrant are also named after bands. The attack Master of Puppets is named after a Metallica album. The attack Seventh Sign is named after the Yngwi Malmsteen song of the same name.
Ishiwatari also states that Guilty Gear was designed to be flashy to get people’s attention. His goal was to implement the visual excitement of anime into a deep and complex fighting game. "Just make it as flashy and over-the-top as you can," Daisuke said to Mori when discussing how to make the game appealing. That way, their game could stand out among the crowd of other fighting games. Mechanics like intense air combos and Instant Kills were implemented to help create an action-packed anime atmosphere. Guilty Gear was released on the PlayStation in 1998. It was well-received for its fast gameplay, music and stylish 2D graphics (although some Western reviewers were turned off by the anime aesthetic and character designs). Despite what some critics said, the game would only be the first title in Arc System Works’s long-running franchise, and would eventually steer the company towards almost exclusively developing fighting games ranging from their own properties to licensed games for popular anime series like Fist of the North Star and DragonBall Z. Daisuke Ishiwatari still works with the company to this day, doing the same kind of work that he did nearly twenty years ago on the original Guilty Gear.
A Brief History of Daisuke Ishiwatari and the Original Guilty Gear
Daisuke Ishiwatari is a multi-talented man, famous for his work with the popular fighting developer Arc System Works. He is known for a multitude of things, including his artwork, his ability to compose music, design games and even his voice acting. But how exactly did such a talented man end up working for a once-small video game developer, and what exactly inspired him to create such a stylish fighting game series?
Before Arc System Works
Daisuke Ishiwatari was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1973. Even though he was born in South Africa, he only lived there a few years during his childhood. Ishiwatari spent most of his life in Japan as a dual-citizen, but when he received a conscription notice from the South African army, he threw away his citizenship. The vast majority of his work was done in Japan, while being influenced heavily by Japanese anime and manga as well as Western music. Ishiwatari discovered his talent for music after finding out that a music class that he wanted to take in technical school had been canceled. The teacher of the course gave him a synthesizer-like musical instrument. He eventually taught himself how to compose and studied musical theory while he was working. Prior to joining Arc System Works, Ishiwatari managed with SNK on the 1997 fighting game, The Last Blade. He is credited with being a programmer and designer, as well as helping to design the stages (it is also rumored that he continued to work on the stages for Last Blade 2 but that was never confirmed). Ishiwatari studied game design in college, choosing to do so after consuming various forms of media, specifically manga, movies and video games. When he was younger he states that he wanted to "do it all" but eventually settled on working in the gaming industry since he believed that the industry was the most flexible of his options. Towards the end of his studies, Ishiwatari approached Arc System Works after seeing an advertisement stating that they were hiring new talent. (Prior to Ishiwatari’s joining, the company was known for developing a handful of licensed anime games like Sailor Moon and ports of arcade games like Double Dragon for the SEGA Master System). He managed to secure a meeting with the president of the company and was asked to comeback the following day, starting off his long career with the developer.
Moving on to Arc System Works and the Creation of "Guilty Gear"
Not too long after Ishiwatari joined ArcSys, he also helped to get Toshimichi Mori to join the company who would later be known for his work on BlazBlue. Together they worked on developing the first installment of Arc System Works’s flagship franchise, Guilty Gear . Ishiwatari’s vision involved creating a universe that contrasted from other fighting game series of the time. He cites games like Street Fighter and Garou: Mark of the Wolves as being the antithesis of what he wanted to create. “These two games were very focused on a more realistic world setting, in which the objective was to gather strong fighters from around the world and put them in one place to take part in an event or tournament. Having seen that I really wanted to go in a completely different direction that was almost like the world you would find inside of an anime.” By creating a more anime-esque universe, Ishiwatari believed that he could do more with the characters. His intention was to create a fighting game where the characters were “superhuman with crazy stuff happening.” To him story and universe is important. The characters of the game were designed to fit the universe that Ishiwatari created instead of them being bound to the rules of reality. Much of the influence of the character designs for the Guilty Gear series can be trace from a multitude of sources. The manga series Bastard!! that Ishiwatari read during his time in school served as a huge inspiration for the aesthetics of Guilty Gear characters. Traces of SNK can be seen within various Guilty Gear and BlazBlue characters, indicative of his time with the company. Characters like Sol Badguy, Ky Kiske and Axl share similar aesthetic themes as well as powers, not to mention a handful of moves from SNK characters like Terry Bogard, Kaede and Billy Kane. Music however has probably had the biggest influence on the Guilty Gear franchise. From the music in the game itself to the names of the characters, references to metal and rock can be found all throughout the series.
Aspect of Guilty Gear
Musical Reference
Sol Badguy
Reference to Freddie Mercury’s album Mr. Bad Guy. Sol Badguy’s real name is also Freddie.
Ky Kiske
Named after Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske from the band Helloween. Ky’s moves Ride the Lightning and Rising Force are named after Metallica and *Yngwie Malmsteen albums.
Dizzy
Named after Guns ‘n’ Roses member Darren ‘Dizzy’ Reed.
I-No
Named after Brian Eno. Also inspired by Japanese musician Shiina Ringo.
Jam Kuradoberi
Reference to the Swedish band Cloudberry Jam.
A.B.A
Named after Swedish band ABBA.
Johnny
Named after Queen member John Deacon.
May
Named after Queen member Brian May.
Chipp Zanuff
Named after Chip Z’nuff, vocalist for the band Enuff Z’ Nuff.
Millia Rage
Named after the band Meliah Rage. The attacks Iron Savior, Iron Maiden,Emerald Rain, Silent Force, and Winger are also all named after bands.
Named after the band Testament. His moves Grave Digger and Warrant are also named after bands. The attack Master of Puppets is named after a Metallica album. The attack Seventh Sign is named after the Yngwi Malmsteen song of the same name.
Ishiwatari also states that Guilty Gear was designed to be flashy to get people’s attention. His goal was to implement the visual excitement of anime into a deep and complex fighting game. "Just make it as flashy and over-the-top as you can," Daisuke said to Mori when discussing how to make the game appealing. That way, their game could stand out among the crowd of other fighting games. Mechanics like intense air combos and Instant Kills were implemented to help create an action-packed anime atmosphere. Guilty Gear was released on the PlayStation in 1998. It was well-received for its fast gameplay, music and stylish 2D graphics (although some Western reviewers were turned off by the anime aesthetic and character designs). Despite what some critics said, the game would only be the first title in Arc System Works’s long-running franchise, and would eventually steer the company towards almost exclusively developing fighting games ranging from their own properties to licensed games for popular anime series like Fist of the North Star and DragonBall Z. Daisuke Ishiwatari still works with the company to this day, doing the same kind of work that he did nearly twenty years ago on the original Guilty Gear.
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