Axel Steel
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| Axel Steel | |
| First Appearance | Guitar Hero |
| Genre | Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal), Power Metal |
| Likes | Metal, Loud Amps, Zombie Movies |
| Dislikes | Un-Metal, Silence |
| Fretboard | Snakes coming out of clouds (GH1) Scorpions and crucifixes (GH2, GH80s) Bullet belts (GH3, GHA) Flames and chains on the sides (GHWT, GHM, GHSH) |
Axel Steel is a playable character in the Guitar Hero series. He is one of only a handful of characters to appear in every game in the series. He represent the Headbanger style in all Guitar Hero game series
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[edit] Biographies
No frills, no fluff. Axel Steel is a shredder from the old school. He was put on this planet for two things, to drink beer and to play some Rock N' Roll. Looks like he's almost out of beer. - Guitar Hero in-game bio
We all know Axel Steel is an awesome guitar player, and that he's the common thread in the legendary bands SideWinder, HellDozer, and MegaThreat. But did you know he got his first guitar out of a pool hall trash bin? Or that his first big break came while hauling equipment for Dopple Ganger? Their guitarist passed out temporarily - and Axel stepped in - permanently. If he's not tearing into the guitar, Axel says he likes to draw motorcycles and skulls, just like he did in school. His friend and band mate, Skip Alldaway, says Axel plays guitar so fast, "there should be caution labels on his albums." - Guitar Hero manual bio
Famous for his driving riffs and up-front attitude, Axel Steel first picked up a guitar in an attempt to quell his boredom during suspension from elementary school. The rest is history. Metal history. - Guitar Hero II in-game bio
Just a city boy, born and raised in South Peoria, Axel Steel is a fan of arena rock and partyin' in the parking lot. King of the stadium show and master of the tailgate, Axel Steel is a hard-riffin' powerhouse. - Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s in-game bio
After attaining genuine superstar status, Axel retreated to hometown bonfire parties and barnyard jam sessions. Now he's back in the limelight and looking to destroy anyone and anything dull enough to stand in his path of headbanging destruction! - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits, and Guitar Hero: Van Halen (the latter two, up until "barnyard jam sessions") in-game bio
In his recent published autobiography 'Broken Axel', the noticeably more mature man of Steel wrote, 'I killed emo. And disco still sucks.' - Guitar Hero 5 in-game bio
[edit] Appearance and Outfits
[edit] Guitar Hero
Axel wears a black, short-sleeved T-shirt with a ripped-sleeve denim jacket and somewhat old jeans, he has a light brown semi-long haircut, He has significantally large muscles.
[edit] Guitar Hero II
Axel seems to have lost a great deal of weight and he isn't as muscular as he was in the first game. Axel now wears a biker jacket with decorative spikes on the shoulders and new jeans. His hair is also olive brown and more realistic (not to say longer).
In his alternate outfit, Axel wears a marine blue short-sleeved shirt, black pants and biker boots. In the Xbox 360 version, he also sports a mustache resembling of Lemmy Kilmister.
[edit] Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
Axel now wears a purple sport jacket, black shoes and a black band on his head. Aside from that, he does not look much different from his Guitar Hero II incarnation.
[edit] Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
This time, his look is a blend of his GH1 and GH2 looks. He has regained his muscle and wears a black leather jacket, under his old sleeveless jacket and he now looks a bit older. He has dark brown hair (Light brown in the Wii and Playstation 2 version).
His alternate outfit is a tribute to the late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell. Axel wears a black vest, camo shorts and black and white sneakers. He also sports a long goatee with a red tip, just like Dimebag's. In addition, he also wears a black baseball cap in the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC versions. His brown vest outfit looks similar to Ozzy Osbourne's/Black Label Society lead guitar player Zakk Wylde and also sports the same moustache from the Xbox 360 version of the second game.
[edit] Guitar Hero: World Tour
- Torso: No Sleeves, Please
- Pants: Camo Whamo!
- Shoes: Feet on Fire
- Accessories: Diamond Head (left arm), Leathery Spike (right arm)
[edit] Guitar Hero: Metallica
Axel by default is wearing a black leather jacket with a white undershirt, white sneakers and black pants with a bullet belt very similar to Casey Lynch's pair of pants.
[edit] Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
Axel's outfit is the exact same outfit from Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. His physical appearance suffered no changes from Guitar Hero: World Tour.
[edit] Guitar Hero 5
Axel has four alternate attires in the game. Three of them can be unlocked after beating a challenge with the correct instrument.
