Xavier Stone
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| Xavier Stone | |
| First Appearance | Guitar Hero |
| Genre | Funk Metal, Funk Rock, Blues Rock, Classic Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock |
| Likes | Jimi Hendrix, Doves, Peace, The Beatles, Setting guitars on fire, Lenny Kravitz, Pink Floyd |
| Dislikes | |
| Fretboard | An Egyptian bird-like god playing guitar, adorned with flowers and Egyptian eye symbols (GH) A pyramid with an eye on top, underneath a reddish moon (or possibly Mars) (GH2) Flaming doves flying around (GH3) |
Xavier Stone is one of the characters from the Guitar Hero series. Over the course of the series, he has always been the only African-American character in the game. In the first game, his look seems inspired by 90's rock icon Lenny Kravitz, with multi-coloured dreadlocks à la George Clinton. With the release of Guitar Hero II, his look has regressed into a 70's era funk-rock persona, not unlike Sly Stone. By Guitar Hero III his look had regressed again, now being fashioned as a hippie rocker in the style of Jimi Hendrix. An alternate costume, however, is a homage to The Beatles's "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". He is an unlockable character in Guitar Hero II, costing $6,000, but can be played immediately in Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero III.His Guitar hero 1 and 2 versions look very different than his guitar hero 3 versions. His appearence in Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is the same as Guitar Hero III. Xavier does not appear in Guitar Hero: World Tour, but can be added through the Rocker Creator.
[edit] Biography
A musical prodigy, Xavier Stone's time in Egypt exposed him to African and Middle Eastern techniques which he weaves into his sound. In a recent interview he claimed to rock so hard "there's nothing left of a guitar when I'm done with it." - Guitar Hero in-game bio
Xavier Stone has always rocked. Identified as a musical prodigy with a genius IQ at age 5, he wrote and starred in his first full-length rock opera at 8. By 13 he had formed the internationally acclaimed Seeing Eye Frog and a world tour was right around the corner. Early exposure to the complex rhythms of Africa and the Orient influenced his style. Equally energized by hip hop, classical, jazz and rock, he can switch styles on a dime, and looks cool doing it. Xavier says he likes to rock so hard there's "nothing left of a guitar when I'm done with it." A recent reader's poll by Quantum Sound Magazine voted Xavier Stone "Most Likely to Rock". - Guitar Hero manual bio
Raised in suburban Connecticut, Xavier Stone broke from his pampered upbringing after realizing he preferred rock clubs to country clubs. Weaving slick '70s style with chunky grooves, Xavier does it right every time. - Guitar Hero II in-game bio
The essence of cool, Xavier wields sound with hypnotic effect. The ladies want him and the dudes want to BE him. Touted as "The Strummer of Love", Xavier strives for peace on Earth and goodwill towards... Rock 'N Roll. - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock in-game bio.
