Testament is one of Guilty Gear's villains from the pre-Xrd era, and modern day villain of the competitive scene (at least in in Accent Core and +R). They are a defensive character that relies on zoning and traps. Their regular attacks have large hitboxes but are quite slow, and is able to control the battlefield with their traps, slow projectiles and long chains of attacks. Some of their moves also poison enemies for a while or until they hit them, rewarding defensive play further.
In Strive, Testament no longer utilize the traps they became infamous for, trading them in for stronger options at mid-range. They retain the ability to curse their enemies, though it works quite differently, now putting them into "Stain State" similar to Ky's "Shock State" by hitting them with specific special moves. Their crow familiar also no longer automatically attacks the opponent when they are cursed, but instead manually command the crow to home in on that location.
In the story, Testament was the adopted child of Kliff Undersn, until they were turned into a Gear by the PWAB. In Missing Link, they organize the first Sacred Knights tournament to lure worthy sacrifices for Justice's revival, but ended up becoming one themself. In X, they are revived due to Dizzy's influence as a commander Gear, and becomes her guardian until Johnny takes her in. After Guilty Gear XX, Testament stayed behind in the village where Dizzy was originally raised, and lived among the residents there, regained some of their lost humanity and as well as picking up more than 35 hobbies.
Missing Link
X
Accent Core
Strive
