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Xavier Stone is one of the characters from the Guitar Hero series. He is an unlockable character in Guitar Hero II, costing $3,000, but can be played immediately in Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero III. His appearence in Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is the same as Guitar Hero III. He has not appeared in a Guitar Hero game since Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.

Biography

XStone GH1 — Xavier Stone, as he appeared in the first game.

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 14 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.

Appearences

Guitar Hero

He has green and yellow dreadlocks, chin and a blue shirt with a green vest above it. He has really dark blue jeans.

Guitar Hero II

With the release of Guitar Hero II, his look has regressed into a 70's era funk-rock persona.

Guitar Hero III

In this game, two of his default outfits look exactly like Jimi Hendrix's. His Orchid outfit looks exactly like Hendrix's 1969 Woodstock outfit whilst his Tangerie outfit looks like Hendrix's outfit from his legendary performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Also, players can purchase Hendrix's iconic hand-painted psychedelic Flying-V Guitar.

By Guitar Hero III, his look had regressed again, now being fashioned as a hippie rocker in the style of Jimi Hendrix. His alternate costume "Captain X", however, is a homage to The Beatles's "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".

Check out Xavier's official uniform from back when he flew a spaceship through the Crab Nebula in '68. Outta sight! - "Captain X" shop description

Songs associated with Xavier Stone

Guitar Hero Quickplay Songs

"Sharp Dressed Man" - ZZ Top
"Cochise" - Audioslave
"Spanish Castle Magic" - Jimi Hendrix
"Frankenstein" - The Edgar Winter Group
"Caveman Rejoice" - The Bags
"The Breaking Wheel" - The Breaking Wheel

Guitar Hero II Quickplay Songs

"Girlfriend" - Matthew Sweet
"Killing in the Name" - Rage Against the Machine
"John the Fisherman" - Primus
"Bad Reputation" - Thin Lizzy
"Last Child" - Aerosmith
"YYZ" - Rush
"Elephant Bones" - That Handsome Devil

Trivia

In the Guitar Hero Documentary in the first game, he was originally planned to be a rap rocker, but his appearance was too big for the developers to create.
Over the course of the series, he has always been the only African-American character in the game until the arrival of DMC in Guitar Hero Aerosmith and Quincy Styles in Band Hero.
He is one of two characters (along with Grim Ripper) that have only appeared in four games and have not made another appearence since their most recent appearences.

Xavier does not appear in Guitar Hero: World Tour, but can be added through the Rocker Creator.
Xavier Stone's favourite guitar is The Metal Starfish because in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock it says that back in 1967, the Summer of Love, he commissioned it.
Before Jimi Hendrix officially appeared in Guitar Hero World Tour, many Hendrix Fans believed and said that Xavier was the Guitar Hero version of Jimi Hendrix.
Some of his costumes in Guitar Hero III are named after the Beatles: John, Paul, George, and Larry (presumably Ringo).
He also resembles Phillip Lynott , the frontman and bassist for Thin Lizzy .

v · t · eCharacters of Guitar Hero

Guitar Hero

Axel Steel ∙ Clive Winston ∙ Grim Ripper ∙ Izzy Sparks ∙ Johnny Napalm ∙ Judy Nails ∙ Pandora ∙ Xavier Stone

Guitar Hero II

Casey Lynch ∙ Lars Ümlaüt ∙ Eddie Knox

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Elroy Budvis ∙ God of Rock ∙ Lou ∙ Metalhead ∙ Midori ∙ Slash ∙ Tom Morello

Guitar Hero: On Tour

Gunner Jaxon ∙ Memphis Rose

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

Brad Whitford ∙ DMC ∙ Joe Perry ∙ Tom Hamilton

Guitar Hero World Tour

Aaron Steele ∙ Billy Corgan ∙ Hayley Williams ∙ Jimi Hendrix ∙ Johnny Viper ∙ Marcus Fretshredder ∙ Matty Cannz ∙ Nick ∙ Ozzy Osbourne ∙ Riki Lee ∙ Rina ∙ Rockubot ∙ Shirley Crowley ∙ Skeleton ∙ Sting ∙ Ted Nugent ∙ Travis Barker ∙ Zakk Wylde

Guitar Hero: Metallica

Fembot ∙ James Hetfield ∙ King Diamond ∙ Kirk Hammett ∙ Lars Ulrich ∙ Lemmy ∙ Robert Trujillo ∙ Zach Harmon

Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits

Calista Valenz ∙ Simon Grimmsy

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits

Mario Greendale

Guitar Hero: Van Halen

Alex Van Halen ∙ David Lee Roth ∙ Eddie Van Halen ∙ Wolfgang Van Halen

Guitar Hero 5

Carlos Santana ∙ FrankenRocker ∙ Gerald Contest Winner ∙ Golden God ∙ Johnny Cash ∙ Kurt Cobain ∙ Matt Bellamy ∙ Racques Topus ∙ Robbie Lobster ∙ Scrap Heap ∙ Shadow ∙ Shirley Manson

Band Hero

Adam Levine ∙ Adrian Young ∙ Gwen Stefani ∙ Quincy Styles ∙ Taylor Swift ∙ Tom Dumont ∙ Tony Kanal

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock

Arthas Menethil ∙ Austin Tejas ∙ Demi-God of Rock ∙ Echo Tesla ∙ Minotaur

Non-playable characters

GH1 onward: The Bassist ∙ The Drummer ∙ The Female Singer ∙ The Keyboardist ∙ The Male Singer ∙ The Singer ∙ GH3: Bret Michaels ∙ GH:OT: The Female Singer ∙ GH:A: Joey Kramer ∙ The Rhythm Guitarist ∙ Steven Tyler ∙ GHOT:D: Chad ∙ Marcus ∙ Michelle ∙ Ron ∙ Sal ∙ Zach

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-|genre=Funk Metal, Funk Rock, Blues Rock, Classic Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock
+|genre=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk_metal Funk Metal], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk_rock Funk Rock], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues-rock Blues Rock], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock Progressive Rock]
+|likes= [[Jimi Hendrix]], Doves, Peace, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles The Beatles], [[Lenny Kravitz]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd Pink Floyd], Egypt, Africa, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music Hip-Hop], Classic Rock, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz Jazz], Rock Clubs, The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970s 70's]
-|likes= Jimi Hendrix, Doves, Peace, The Beatles, Setting guitars on fire, Lenny Kravitz, Pink Floyd
+|dislikes= Lou, People against peace,The death of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon John Lennon], Country Clubs
-|dislikes=
 |board= An Egyptian bird-like god playing guitar, adorned with flowers and Egyptian eye symbols (GH)<br>A pyramid with an eye on top, underneath a reddish moon (or possibly Mars) (GH2)<br>Flaming doves flying around (GH3)
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-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.
+Xavier Stone is one of the characters from the ''Guitar Hero'' series. He is an unlockable character in [[Guitar Hero II]], costing $3,000, but can be played immediately in [[Guitar Hero]] and [[Guitar Hero III]]. His appearence in [[Guitar Hero: Aerosmith]] is the same as Guitar Hero III. He has not appeared in a Guitar Hero game since Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.
 ==Biography==
-[[Image:XStone GH1.PNG|thumb|left|Xavier Stone, as he appeared in [[Guitar Hero|the first game]].]]''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
+[[Image:XStone GH1.PNG|thumb|left|Xavier Stone, as he appeared in [[Guitar Hero|the first game]].]]
+''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 14 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
+''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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groove_(music) 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.
+==Appearences==
+===Guitar Hero===
+He has green and yellow dreadlocks, chin and a blue shirt with a green vest above it. He has really dark blue jeans.
+===<span style="line-height:21px;">Guitar Hero II</span>===
+With the release of [[Guitar Hero II]]<span style="line-height:21px;">, his look has regressed into a 70's era </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk-rock funk-rock]<span style="line-height:21px;"> persona.</span>
+===Guitar Hero III===
+In this game, two of his default outfits look exactly like Jimi Hendrix's. His Orchid outfit looks exactly like Hendrix's 1969 Woodstock outfit whilst his Tangerie outfit looks like Hendrix's outfit from his legendary performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Also, players can purchase Hendrix's iconic hand-painted psychedelic Flying-V Guitar.
+By [[Guitar Hero III]],<span style="line-height:21px;"> his look had regressed again, now being fashioned as a </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippie hippie]<span style="line-height:21px;"> rocker in the style of </span>[[Jimi Hendrix]]<span style="line-height:21px;">. His alternate costume "Captain X", however, is a homage to The Beatles's "</span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]<span style="line-height:21px;">".</span>
+''Check out Xavier's official uniform from back when he flew a spaceship through the Crab Nebula in '68. Outta sight!'' - "Captain X" shop description
+==Songs associated with Xavier Stone==
+===''Guitar Hero'' Quickplay Songs===
+*"[[Sharp Dressed Man]]" - [[ZZ Top]]
+*"[[Cochise]]" - [[Audioslave]]
+*"[[Spanish Castle Magic]]" - [[Jimi Hendrix]]
+*"[[Frankenstein]]" - [[The Edgar Winter Group]]
+*"[[Caveman Rejoice]]" - The Bags
+*"[[The Breaking Wheel (song)|The Breaking Wheel]]" - [[The Breaking Wheel]]
+===''Guitar Hero II'' Quickplay Songs===
+*"[[Girlfriend]]" - [[Matthew Sweet]]
+*"[[Killing in the Name]]" - [[Rage Against the Machine]]
+*"[[John the Fisherman]]" - [[Primus]]
+*"[[Bad Reputation]]" - [[Thin Lizzy]]
+*"[[Last Child]]" - [[Aerosmith]]
+*"[[YYZ]]" - [[Rush]]
+*"[[Elephant Bones]]" - That Handsome Devil
+==Trivia==
+*<span style="line-height:21px;">In the Guitar Hero Documentary in the first game, he was originally planned to be a </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rap_rock rap rocker]<span style="line-height:21px;">, but his appearance was too big for the</span>&nbsp;<span style="line-height:21px;">developers to create.</span>
+*<span style="line-height:21px;">Over the course of the series, he has always been the only African-American character in the game until the arrival of </span>[[DMC]]<span style="line-height:21px;"> in </span>[[Guitar Hero Aerosmith]]<span style="line-height:21px;"> and </span>[[Quincy Styles]]<span style="line-height:21px;"> in </span>[[Band Hero]]<span style="line-height:21px;">. </span>
+*<span style="line-height:21px;">He is one of two characters (along with </span>[[Grim Ripper]]<span style="line-height:21px;">) that have only appeared in four games and</span>&nbsp;<span style="line-height:21px;">have not made another appearence since their most recent appearences.</span>
+*<span style="line-height:21px;">Xavier does not appear in </span>[[Guitar Hero: World Tour]]<span style="line-height:21px;">, but can be added through the Rocker Creator.</span>
+*<span style="line-height:21px;">Xavier Stone's favourite guitar is The Metal Starfish because in </span>[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]<span style="line-height:21px;"> it says that back in 1967, the Summer of Love, he commissioned it.</span>
+*<span style="line-height:21px;">Before Jimi Hendrix officially appeared in Guitar Hero World Tour, many Hendrix Fans believed and said that Xavier was the Guitar Hero version of Jimi Hendrix.</span>
+*<span style="line-height:21px;">Some of his costumes in Guitar Hero III are named after the Beatles: John, Paul, George, and Larry (presumably Ringo).</span>
+*He also resembles [[Phillip Lynott]] , the frontman and bassist for [[Thin Lizzy]] .
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+[[Category:Male Characters]]
+[[Category:Playable Characters]]
+[[Category:Characters from Guitar Hero III: Ledgends of Rock]]