Might Guy

Might Guy is a male anime and manga character who features in Naruto.

Biography

Origin

Might Guy (Japanese: マイト・ガイ, Hepburn: Maito Gai) was a male human born the son of Might Duy, who was known throughout Konoha as the 'Eternal Genin'. Duy was not bothered by this moniker and instead was grateful that other people cared enough to know him at all. Duy encouraged this same kind of optimism in Guy, as well as his belief that one always has youth and that they could both become taijutsu masters through diligent training. Guy did his best to embody his father's teachings, but had doubts that Duy's words were devoid of meaning. He nevertheless loved his father and fought others when they called Duy the 'Eternal Genin' mockingly; when one of these fights landed him in the Konoha Hospital, Duy encouraged Guy not to be upset by this loss and to instead remember that victory is achieved by defending important things. Guy applied to enter Konoha's Ninja Academy, but did not pass the entrance exam. Kakashi Hatake was not surprised due to Guy's lack of talent in ninjutsu and genjutsu, which Guy chose to take as a supportive observation. However, Guy was later offered a position as an alternate in the year's Academy class with Kakashi. Upon graduation, he was added to a team that, in the anime, was led by Chōza Akimichi. The team at one point entered Konoha's Chūnin Exams and passed to the final stage; Guy himself advanced to the exams' last one-on-one match, where he lost to Kakashi. Later, while on a mission with Genma Shiranui and Ebisu, Guy and his team were attacked by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. They were rescued by Duy, who used the Eight Gates Released Formation to fight off the Seven Swordsmen. Duy died from opening all Eight Gates, but it satisfied his one rule for its use: giving his life to protect something precious, namely Guy.

Upon becoming a squad leader, Guy took an immediate interest in Rock Lee due to the similarities between Lee and himself when he was younger, having observed him from a distance at the academy. Because Lee is unable to mold chakra he is unable to use many basic abilities. As such, his goal in life is to master taijutsu and prove that someone who can't mold chakra can still become a splendid ninja, even though while at the academy, his taijutsu skills were below average. To help him achieve this goal, Guy dedicates most of his time with his team as well as his free time to training Lee, teaching him all that he knows about taijutsu.

To help Lee better reach this goal, Guy has taught him a number of otherwise forbidden techniques that are extremely powerful, but potentially harmful to Lee. While Guy is aware of the danger these jutsu impose, even limiting Lee to using them only to protect people close to him, Guy largely turns a blind eye to these repercussions in favor of Lee becoming a splendid ninja. Lee ultimately uses the Reverse Lotus in an attempt to prove himself in the battle against Gaara, and the strain of the attack combined with the damage caused by Gaara crushing his left arm and leg leaves him unable to continue life as a ninja. Guy regrets ever teaching Lee the techniques and does all that he can to find Lee a cure. When one is found that may result in Lee's death, Guy convinces him to go through with it, citing that if Lee dies then he will too, as he has no reason to live if he can't help Lee succeed as a ninja. Lee takes Guy's advice and survives, returning to full health and allowing the two to continue their unique student-teacher relationship.

Because of Guy's dedication to Lee, Lee has likewise become dedicated to Guy, and models himself in his sensei's image. In doing so he has reproduced Guy's distinctive green jumpsuit and shiny bowl haircut, having already had Guy's characteristic thick eyebrows. Lee has also acquired many of Guy's personality traits and habits, and the two typically join together in carrying out odd methods of training. Because of this Neji and Tenten are for the most part left to find their own methods of training, both being unable and unwilling to take part in Guy and Lee's training methods. Both of them think of Guy as fairly eccentric and are grateful that Lee modeled himself after Guy so they would not have to.

Overview

Personality and attributes

In appearance, Might Guy was a tall and well-muscled man who had fair skin, a strong jawline, a somewhat large nose, and black hair. He was most noticeable for his shiny bowl-style haircut and thick eyebrows; Naruto Uzumaki affectionately calls him 'Master Intense Brows' (激眉先生, Gekimayu-sensei, English TV: Bushier Brows Sensei). He wears a green jumpsuit, orange-striped leg warmers, and the standard Konoha flak jacket, which he normally leaves unzipped. His red forehead protector was worn around his waist like a belt. Guy's appearance has not changed substantially during his ninja career, though as a genin his jumpsuit was sleeveless and he wore a scarf around his neck. Also as a child, he had bushy hair reaching his chin, He also later swaps his flack jacket for the redesigned Konoha model. After the Fourth Great Shinobi War, his right leg is in a cast because of the damage he received during the war.

Guy had many mannerisms unique to him that were meant to be seen as corny and old fashioned, a reference to common clichés of "youth" (青春, seishun) anime. He is best known for his "nice guy pose", which consists of giving a thumbs up, winking, and smiling with teeth so white they give the proverbial "ping". This action is often used by both Guy and Lee to indicate commitment to a statement they had just made, their highest form of a promise. Guy's teacher-student relationship with Lee also carries distinct attributes, such as when Guy will punch Lee for a slight infraction of a rule, such as when Lee uses a forbidden technique in the wrong circumstances. After Guy assigns Lee an arduous training task as punishment, meant to recapture Lee's focus and discipline, the two may then burst into tears and embrace each other in mutual regret.

Guy, and by extension Lee, lives his life by his own "My Rules" philosophy, which involves setting tougher self-imposed penalties for failure so something good comes of it. For example, he vowed to walk 500 laps around Konoha on his hands if he lost a contest with Kakashi, and proceeded to do so upon losing, even though people eventually stopped paying attention. He also doesn't hesitate to do things he doesn't enjoy or that others might find embarrassing if it means his own self-improvement, as seen with his belief that one cannot dislike food regardless of its ingredients or taste. In addition, Guy values his youth to a great degree and dislikes the idea that he may not be as young as he once was. To help remedy this problem he spends large amounts of time with his younger teammates, hoping to acquire some of their youthful properties. Likewise, he often refers to himself as "Konoha's Prideful Green Beast" (木ノ葉の気高き碧い猛獣, Konoha no Kedakai Aoi Mōjū).

Guy is the self-proclaimed rival of Kakashi Hatake. Kakashi, however, is indifferent to their rivalry, which annoys Guy to no end. Kakashi also seems to have a habit of unintentionally ignoring Guy when Guy is lecturing him, which usually results in Guy asking himself why Kakashi "has to act so cool". Guy randomly challenges Kakashi to contests of skill, and has acquired a record of 50 wins and 49 losses in doing so. Given that the contests that make up this figure are so varied (ranging from Janken to sumo-wrestling), this is not much of an achievement on Guy's part. Nevertheless, Guy is proud of his record.

Powers and abilities

Guy specializes in using taijutsu, though, unlike Lee, does so as a matter of preference on his part. Instead, he simply chooses not to use ninjutsu or genjutsu, even going so far as to use a regular (albeit bad) disguise during one of the anime's filler arcs instead of using the Transformation Technique. In the few instances that he has used ninjutsu, it has always been offscreen, such as when he summoned Ninkame prior to his first appearance. Through his mastery of taijutsu Guy specializes in the Strong Fist style of combat, increasing the potency of his attacks. Likewise, he can also open at least six of the Eight Gates, with each gate giving him more power for short periods of time. He has even been shown to take little to no physical or internal damage even when opening six of the Gates; an impressive feat considering the immense strain the Gates put upon the body. This does tire him considerably, but his powers of recovery are such that he only requires a short rest to resume normal activity. In Part II Guy is shown using a pair of nunchaku during a desperate battle, something Neji and Tenten comment he uses very rarely.

Despite his apparent decision to only use taijutsu, Guy is a talented ninja. Itachi Uchiha has on multiple occasions warned others against underestimating Guy. Given that Itachi and his accomplices are extremely dangerous ninja, such a warning is an indicator that Guy is an excellent combatant. In his rivalry with Kakashi he has developed an effective counter against Sharingan users: by focusing on their feet, Guy can both predict the movements of the enemy and negate the hypnotic abilities of the Sharingan that require eye contact. Currently, Guy is the only ninja who can use this tactic to its fullest, although others can use it to a limited degree. His abilities seem to be great enough to allow him to lead other higher-classed ninja, as seen during the anime's Konoha 11 arc where he leads all of Konoha's available Jonin in case of an invasion by Takigakure.

Despite a poor start in his ninja career, Might Guy's potential growth was openly acknowledged by the famous Sakumo Hatake. He ultimately proved himself a late-bloomer, becoming recognised as one of Konoha's strongest ninja ever. His extreme power has been acknowledged by the likes of Itachi Uchiha, warning the entire Akatsuki not to underestimate him, and even Kakashi, who completely trusted Guy to aid him in battle. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, he fought off the Six-Tails alone and with his fullest capacities unlocked, nearly defeated Madara Uchiha as the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki.

Notes

• Might Guy was created by Masashi Kishimoto where he featured in the setting of the Naruto universe.

Appearances

• Naruto:

External Links

• Naruto Wiki Entry

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