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Bedman (real name Romeo F. Neumann) is an antagonist in the Guilty Gear series, who first appears as a playable character in Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign-. He served Ariels in their quest to bring about the Absolute World so he and his sister Delilah could live in the waking world. He perished at the end of Guilty Gear Xrd - Revelator-, but his reinforced bedframe returns in Guilty Gear -Strive-'s Another Story. The bedframe, alongside Delilah, is a playable DLC character under the name Bedman?.

Design

Bedman is a young man with light purple hair and a magenta arrow pointing downwards on his forehead. He also wears round glasses. His eyes are brown, though they are almost always closed in the real world. He wears a purple hospital gown with a dreamcatcher-like logo on it, with a downward arrow symbol similar to his hairclip in the center of it. The words "Dreamlike Reality" are printed above it. His arms and legs have black tattoos on them, which are described as appearing "like thorns"[1].

The more noticeable part of Bedman is his eponymous bed. The base of the bed is purple in color, whereas the weapons, limbs and head consist of red, black, gold and purple colors. He is nailed to the bed at his shoulders by two large bolts. While in his dream world, the bolts are absent.

The mattress which holds Bedman in place is like any other hospital bed you may see. The legs and arms consist of black chain links with purple cords within them. The Bed's hands can transform from either 3 fingered hands, or large spiked wheels. Those wheels bear the word "Oneiroi", which refers to dream deities of Greek mythology. The legs are pink with black metal at the tip of the foot, the knee joint, and a spiked wheel at the Bed's "thigh." The wheels on the Bed also grow spikes. The Head is round and has Red Xs for eyes, and has writing that says "Dreamlike Reality" on its forehead. It also wears a pink and gold crown atop its head.

Personality

Very few people know anything about Bedman’s personality as he sleeps more or less all the time. It is only within the dream world where his true self manifests in any fashion.

Bedman is hyper-intelligent, with a vocabulary that daunts even the most well-educated. He excels at identifying his opponent's weaknesses and breaking their spirit by uncovering painful truths they try to hide even from themselves. Incredibly proud, Bedman's condescending attitude keeps him from befriending most people, although given his absolute contempt for others, is probably for the best. For Bedman, the only thing that matters to him is achieving his goals.

Despite his ruthlessness and contemptuous attitude, Bedman has been shown to be capable of mercy, which he demonstrates by outright refusing to kill Ramlethal after his client demands it; instead, he chooses to teach Ramlethal how to properly feel emotions. When his client asks why he didn't kill her, Bedman responds by saying that he won't kill young girls (which possibly reminds him of his kind sister). He also remembers the names of every person he's killed, in the mistaken belief that after achieving his goal of bringing about the Absolute World, he'll be able to bring them all back from the dead.

Story

Background

Born as Romeo F. Neumann, both he and his sister Delilah were forced to live their lives in induced comas due to a unique condition where their bodies can't handle their greatly enhanced thought processes. Isolated in his dream world, Romeo formulated a plan to merge his dreams with the real world before meeting the Universal Will[1], who promised him the means to do so. After being outfitted with his Reinforced High-Density Bedframe, he became able to intervene with events in the real world, becoming her operative and following her lie that the Absolute World she sought to create would result in him being able to save Delilah and resurrect everyone he killed while working for her.

Guilty Gear Xrd

Before the beginning of Story Mode, Bedman is known for interfering with several members of the cast; either to stop them from reaching Ramlethal Valentine before the activation of the Cradle - in Sol and Potemkin's cases - or removing individuals who may threaten his client's plan, like Axl.

Bedman first appears in Story Mode as the Assassins - Slayer, Millia and Venom - agree on revealing the Conclave's plan to Ky Kiske. Despite their effort, the trio is defeated and dragged into the region of Uighur.

Later on, Bedman is seen talking to his mysterious client through a dream. The latter comments that Bedman seems to enjoy himself, which Bedman confirms, saying that he is excited to be pitted against skilled opponents. Upon the mention of his sister, Delilah, Bedman reveals that she's the force that drives him to create an "absolute world" with the help of his client.

Bedman and his three victims later reappear in the mountains, near the Jellyfish Pirates, Chipp and Faust as the latter announced to Johnny that he discovered something imperative about the Japanese and the Colonies.

Bedman quickly knocks Faust out as Johnny and Chipp attack him. As they soon realize that they are no match for Bedman, the Jellyfish Pirates retreat with an unconscious Faust, while Chipp holds off Bedman to buy time for their escape.

During the fight, Chipp calls his secretary, Answer, and requests a ship to rescue the Assassins. He also gives a full description of Bedman before being knocked out. Bedman is on the verge of delivering the killing blow to Chipp only to be interrupted by Zato-1. Angered by his earlier attack on Millia, Zato states that he's already discerned Bedman's fighting style and that it is far less threatening once figured out. While Zato makes his intent to kill Bedman for hurting Millia clear, the fight is cut short when Bedman is told to retreat by his client.

Following his retreat, Bedman is discussing the shift in their plan and asks for an ad lib. During his break, Bedman points out that Sol Badguy and his "awakening" should be the only concern of his client. Bedman also revealed a bit more about his and Delilah's past, their curse and the fact he never felt friendship until he met his client. The two accomplices then pledge to their ideal of an "absolute world".

Bedman is later seen rampaging through Zepp only to be stopped by President Gabriel himself. A brief fight breaks out between the two, with Gabriel overwhelming Bedman. The boy is shocked that someone could damage his bed frame with only the use of bare hands. Once more, Bedman is told to retreat, only to be caught in mid-air and awoken for a brief moment after being slammed to the ground by Gabriel. He is put inside an interrogation room with Potemkin, but the questioning bears no fruit as Bedman sleeps through the interrogation.

Bedman's target is later revealed to be Ramlethal when he invades her dream to announce her that "Mother" no longer needs her and that she must be removed in order to not jeopardize their plan. To Bedman's shock, the Valentine had developed emotions and notes that he cannot bring himself to kill a "young girl". The dream is interrupted by the arrival of Sin Kiske, and Bedman is forced to leave.

However, Bedman interrupts Sin and Ramlethal's conversation by appearing in the room in person and killing a magehound that Sin had given to Ramlethal earlier. Soon after, he drags both Sin and Ramlethal inside of a dream before apologizing for taking the life of the dog. He states that it this makes it easier to explain the concept of "Replacements" for Ramlethal, pointing out that she is not just a tool and that she is in fact "unique".

Bedman leaves the two unharmed as he speaks with his client, who asks for an explanation concerning his failure. Bedman lashes out at her, stating that he couldn't possibly bring himself to harm a young woman. Both parties present their excuses before resuming their plans.

During the skirmish on the Cradle, Bedman attempts to sabotage the operation by destroying the numerous relay beacons set in place to guide the missile carrying Sol Badguy. Leo Whitefang jumps out in order to stop him but finds himself at disadvantage due to Bedman's teleportation abilities. Johnny then arrives to provide backup for Leo. Bedman retreats from the scene, unable to handle the two fighters who have further damaged his bedframe and additionally fails to stop Sol's arrival.

As the Conclave prepares to dive into the Backyard once more with Justice, That Man begins to chase after them, only to be captured and transported by Bedman to his dream world.

Bedman is last seen during the epilogue discussing with his client. While he praises the cast and the outcome of their plan, his client announces that she must leave him for she has matters to attend to. The identity of Bedman's client is revealed to be Sanctus Maximus Populi Ariels, the leader of the Sanctus Populi.

In the arcade opening for REVELATOR, That Man states that the seal imprisoning him is difficult to decode because Bedman is a being similar to himself.

In Story Mode, Bedman still serves Ariels, Later on in Chapter 3:B, we see him in the middle of the desert where he checks up on a Japanese transformed Gear which tries to attack and explode on him, only for him to dodge them effortlessly. He then notices Slayer approaching him and questions why, to which Slayer answers with only one word: "Revenge."

They start fighting with both of them being pretty much even at first. After a clash which shatters the landscape around them, Bedman acknowledges Slayer's strength increase and unleashes 8% of his full power. Their fight is cut short when Millia appears and tells Slayer that "Zato's proven his abilities are real". Slayer then tells Bedman he'll let his dear friend pick up where they left off and leaves.

He isn't seen again until Chapter 6:B, witnessing Ariels enacting her plan, when Axl suddenly intrudes on his dream world, unsure himself how he even got there, except that he wanted to speak with him. When threats don't work, Bedman begrudgingly allows Axl to divulge his troubles with recent revelations as to what he really is and what returning to Megumi would do to the world. Hearing how torn Axl is as to whether he should sacrifice the world to return to Megumi, Bedman reveals his motivation: Having lost his sister Delilah to the dream world long ago, Bedman seeks to bring about the Absolute World in the belief that it will allow him to shape all reality just as he can in dreams, allowing him and his sister to live freely in the real world. He's also memorized the names of every person he's killed, with the intent of returning them to life once he's achieved his goals. Bedman leaves, proclaiming that while he sympathizes with Axl's plight, he won't let that stop him if Axl gets in his way.

When Ariels finally enacts her plan to drop antimatter Gears on Illyria City, Bedman stands by as backup, and is eventually found and attacked by Venom and Robo-Ky. Bedman is quickly put at a disadvantage because of his inability to read Robo-Ky's mind due to his robotic nature, and Venom activating Terra Machina System, which homes in on his position even if he teleports. Facing certain death, with Venom even willing to sacrifice his own life to kill him, suddenly the two children that had previously bullied Robo-Ky accidentally stumble onto the fight, and Bedman attempts to hold them hostage. Robo-Ky, however, shields them from Bedman's attacks, his willingness to protect and even sacrifice himself for the sake of people who refused to accept him baffling Bedman as Robo-Ky gets within range to self-destruct, destroying his bedframe and launching him into the air. Completely helpless before Venom's Terra Machina System, Bedman is finally forced to awaken to counter it.

Despite succeeding, it's ultimately a pyrrhic victory as, finally awake, Bedman doesn't have much time left before his condition finally kills him. Ariels approaches soon after, and as a dying Bedman entrusts his vision to her, Ariels is unable to contain her sadism and reveals her hatred for humanity, rubbing in Bedman's face that he had been fighting this entire time for a lie. A devastated Bedman flies into a rage and creates an Absolute World field around the two of them, nullifying her attacks and coming close to erasing her, but unfortunately his condition finally gets the best of him and he turns to stone and disintegrates before he can finish the job. After Ariels leaves, a mysterious girl with similar leg markings to Bedman can be seen standing before his remains, later revealed to be his recently awakened sister, Delilah.

Guilty Gear -Strive-

Bedman does not appear in Guilty Gear -Strive-, but his name is being used by his Reinforced High-Density Bed Frame.

Abilities

Bedman is an unusual fighter with mysterious powers. His skill in battle is so frighteningly high that those who fight him remember only terror, regardless of the outcome. He is one of the few that can go toe-to-toe with some of the strongest fighters such as Slayer or Sol, with the former even stating he's never encountered anyone like Bedman. It has also been implied in -SIGN- and confirmed in -REVELATOR- that he has not used his full power, stating that in his rematch with Slayer that he was only using eight percent of his strength. He can also create his own condensed version of an Absolute World, which allows him to create, reject and erase whatever he chooses without limit. It is said that his body may overheat if he awakes due to the immense density of information that he is processing from the Backyard via his Dream World. A useful facet from his ability to manipulate dreams, is that he can also read the minds of others in order to predict their movements.

His prowess in magic is immense, even able to produce the ultimate Magic defensive spell, Absolute Defense: Felion, on his own, and even managed to use it imprison the Gear Maker.

He is carried around by his bed, a Reinforced High-Density Bed Frame, designed for his personal use. Countless improvements have been made to accommodate the stresses placed on the frame during Bedman's missions. He is currently using the 8th-generation frame, which Bedman considers almost perfect.

The bed frame is very resilient, being able to endure direct blows from powerful attacks such as Gabriel's "Agni X". However, it begins to break from the sheer force of the attack, and seems to have worsened during his skirmish with Johnny and Leo Whitefang. The frame is also very mobile and flexible thanks to its wheels and mechanical limbs which allow it to perform some powerful and strange moves such as his "Tasks". The main weapon of the bed is a pair of wheels adorned with spikes attached to flexible mechanical arms; the spikes can also be fired as projectiles. With them, Bedman can attack his target from afar, even being able to bury them into the ground, emerging from underneath the enemy.

The bed seems to possess shape-shifting abilities. It's seen changing from a normal bed to a combat form with a head, while the wheels can be turned into various things such as hands or dream catchers. The head is removable and can be thrown like a boomerang. During one of his Overdrives, the head reveals its mouth and turns into a huge alarm clock.

Bedman also possess an incredible dream-related ability, known as "Déjà Vu", which allows him to create a copy of one of his previously used special moves. He can also summon a nightmarish sheep to catch his opponent. Bedman can teleport around by phasing through the real world and dream world.

His signature ability, which is also reflected in his Instant Kill, is the ability to bring his opponent into a nightmarish world of his own creation known as the Nightmare Theater. Once inside this dream, Bedman is essentially omnipotent, and anyone who dies there also dies in real life. Once inside the theater, Bedman can also choose to force his target to face their worst fear or nightmare for his own enjoyment. Bedman can use the effect of Nightmare Theater to regenerate any damage he's sustained. He can also materialize anything he creates in the Dream World into reality for a limited time.

He is apparently capable of rotating his head much further than a normal human and is uncomfortably good at anticipating his enemy's attack.

Music

  • Does the Sheep Count the Sheep? - Guilty Gear Xrd

Quotes

Bedman's Quotes are generally lengthy while also being quite condescending and belittling in many cases, matching his analytically cold nature. Bedman also uses terms related to theater, mostly in his win quote or his own Instant Kill.

Allusions

  • Bedman's name may be a reference to Bedemon, a doom metal band.
  • His Instant Kill, Theater of Pain, shares its name with a Mötley Crüe album.
  • His Instant Kill taking the form of a theater within his dream and his stage being named Nightmare Theater might be references to the band Dream Theater.
  • His bed seems to be inspired by the anime film Roujin Z, which features a high-tech hospital bed that is revealed to be an experimental weaponized robot.
  • Like his sister, he shares his real name with one of Freddie Mercury's cats, Romeo.
    • It could also be a reference to one of William Shakespeare's famous plays, Romeo and Juliet, given the boy’s penchant for using theater-related terms in his dialogues.
    • His surname Neumann is likely a reference to the Hungarian-American scientist and mathematician John von Neumann.

Trivia

  • When Bedman's own Instant Kill is used on himself, he recites the formula of π.
  • According to Happy Chaos' story mode in Strive, Bedman deleted his ID at some point, becoming a multidimensional being.
  • Bedman shares both his English and Japanese voice actors with Marth from the Fire Emblem series, Mercury Black from RWBY, and Hayate from the Dead or Alive series.
  • A costume of Bedman appears in Border Break X Zero.
  • Bedman has made a guest appearance in the game Code Shifter.

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