 While Lomas called the characters "unoriginal", "OK" and "cool-looking" were used by John R and Shawn from "EGM" to describe the characters.Nelson, on other hand, called them "the best ... outside Capcom/SNK", and Mielke found they "truly awesome", noting their diversity "keeps "Guilty Gear" fresh".House declared "superb is the only way to describe them", asserting they are all "pretty original".