You will have to RUN AWAY FAST if you wish to stop me KILLING YOU!
“Kneel before your master!”
Never before have there been four words which have angered me to such an extent. No matter how many times I play this game, or how well I do in the preceding battles, I always, always, always run afoul of Gill in the last fight. The string of B’s and A’s mean nothing when one comes into contact with the fag that is Gill.
One of the greatest fighting games ever made.
Home of the most annoying boss ever made.
I am in no way claiming that Gill is the hardest boss ever; only that he angers all who challenge him. I play the game on the highest difficulty setting. I know what your thinking. “Maybe you just suck”. But, alas, having browsed the wide realms of teh Internets (mostly Youtube) I have found many who agree that Gill is an irritating character to fight. Sure, its difficult, but when I play most games on hard difficulty settings (Soul Calibur or God Of War, for example), I’m not angry at the enemy itself and I know that I just have to keep trying in order to get better and succeed. Gill, on the other hand, somehow manages to find fresh ways of pissing me off every time I play, and I’ve been playing the game for a long while now and still haven’t come up with a strategy much better than “GET REALLY, REALLY ANGRY AND HOPE MY CHARACTER HULKS OUT”. I do manage to win (with no Hulking out, unfortunately) but only through incredibly trying persistence and numerous attempts.
The Basic Annoyances
The Victory Stance
I must have vengeance…
VENGEANCE!!!
Gill’s victory pose makes him look like he’s about raep your character. And every, single time he says the previously mentioned four words (which make no sense btw; how am I supposed to kneel when you’ve KNOCKED ME THE FUCK OUT!?) it gets you riled up for another round… but then you lose and hear it again…and again…and again…and again… It’s like being slapped across the face constantly and you always come back for more, wanting to shut this guy up!
No lag time
Now that Ken has been subdued, SURPRISE BUTTSECKS!
The guy moves like fuckin’ greased lightning. He can actually kick 3 times in a second, and his punches come completely out of nowhere, making it almost impossible to parry. it doesn’t help when most of his attacks hit twice either.
Inconsistent difficulty
WTH!?
I got my ass kicked by him three times, then he barely touches me!
Seriously, after fighting for a while and after a number of restarts, at times he suddenly turns into a bloody pansy; he doesn’t block or attack nearly as much and I crush him. How am I supposed to gain satisfactory vengeance if my opponent doesn’t fight to his fullest!? I feel like he pities me, to such an extent I actually let him win so I can kick his butt when its harder to do… and of course I look a gift horse in the mouth and lose horribly. RAAAGGGGGEEE!
The EXTREME Annoyances
The Low Kicks
…Stupid Ice Queen
When you get up, low kick. When you try and jump, low kick. When you move back, super stretching low kick. The amount of times I’ve been tripped up by his 1-2-3 low kick combo is ridiculous; most of the time they account for half of my health loss. And I still haven’t found a good way to counterattack, for God’s sake. Just punch me in the face, you idiot, thats where I’m most likely to be knocked out!
The Heel Drop
…Fuckin Ballerina
This stupid attack gets you even if your crounch-guarding, and he always leans back so its impossible to hit him. Guess those dance classes came in handy, eh, asshole?
Pure Pwnage Seraph Wing
Hahaha, what the hell’s he gonna do with those wings, flap me to death?
…
FUCK!
The most powerful, ridiculous attack in the game. Everytime I see him rise up in the air, all I can think is “Oh crap” and watch as either half my life goes away or I’m obliterated completely. Its especially annoying when he pulls it out when he has no life left. Stupid, cheap attack…
And now we present for your viewing pleasure…
BEATING THE CRAP OUT OF GILL!
Beginning with some knees to the crotch…
He then has the gall to laugh in my face…
So I strip away what little manhood he has left.
HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW, BITCH!?
A further example of gaining vengeance and crushing Gill (also with hilarious commentary.)
All credit goes to the awesome ThunderousWrath, a hero among men.
Grand Punk Railroad 
I think I’ve tried the “mini” version of this game, or perhaps I’m getting it confused with something else lols
So, I’m not the only one. Gill gave me a lot of trouble with Dudley on my last playthrough. Eventually beat him. What a dick.
I’m surprised that you didn’t list his RESURECTION ability. It’s fairly unique among villans. Also, Thunderous Wrath should just go up to him and hammer the quick jab punch when he does it. That way he only recovers 30% of his health.
Finally, after so many attempts, I have taken down Gill, using Chun Li. Now not only will I sleep soundly with the knowledge that not only have I beaten Gill, but I beat him with a girl.
Nice blog. I too, have suffered at the hands of Gill and his super-cheap attacks. You had a pretty slick combo with Alex, though. I’ll have to try it some time.
when i fought him he never not once did that wing attack no lie but everytime i beat him he just regenerate usin his super meter THat b I TC H !! >.<
You know the part about Gill having the gall to laugh in your face? That means the difficulty’s been dumbed down for you. And Gill just wants to let you know how much you probably suck.
I’m no stranger to this. Yet Gill is awesome when you unlock him
I can beat him at first try itself with Akuma, fair and square on hardest, no problem. Other than that a few scrub tactics work as well. Knock down (the hard part) followed by Dive Kick + Heavy Tatsumaki till he goes down with Akuma. Wakeup Shoryukens with Akuma, Ken or Ryu work just as well. He also has a tendency to keep eating Urien’s Chariot Tackles and walk straight into the Aegis Reflector. Ofcourse timing is the key with Tackles. That quick LP MP HP combo or those HKs, the Kneedrops, Lariats etc have afterlag, Tackles work fine. The only problems are his projectiles and LK-MK-HK combo. Also its good to remember the HK and Kneedrops are overheads. Plus its good to know which of your attack knocks him out of the Resurrection. Akuma’s tatsumakis and Urien’s F+MP work just fine.
The movement I should have made a video of was when I managed to K.O Gill with Akuma’s Kongou Kokuretsu Zan while he was attempting the Seraphic Wing.
Just found this through Google. Fuck Gill. I’ve found it helps to catch him with your super when he’s resurrecting. He’ll only come back with half health or so. Obviously easier with projectile supers.
This is my second time through arcade mode (Ken, first time was Ryu), and I pretty much cruised through except for Gill. Fucking Gill, man.
Lol. And I just Shin Shoryuken him.
What sucks is when he revives after.