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Overview

Overview

+R's resident Trap Laying powerhouse, Testament pollutes the screen with static traps, projectiles, and disjointed hitboxes in order to force the opponent into a disadvantageous position where Testament can then apply oppressive pressure to them.

Testament has three different types of traps. Zeinest (Net) is a trap that Testament can place wherever his upper body is which remains invisible until activated and stays on stage even if Testament gets hit. HITOMI (Tree) is trap which Testament can plant at his feet and remains invisible until it is activated. Phantom Soul (Skull) is a moving trap which applies a curse to the opponent on contact.

Testament's other core feature is EXE Beast, an oppressive projectile which travels along the ground and can be delayed by Testament's inputs. Testament can have up to two EXE beasts active at a given time which allows for some of Testament's most powerful setups.
In addition to his core traps and projectiles Testament also boasts a diverse toolkit featuring teleports, and a counter which applies a poison damage over time effect on hit, as well as a unique resource in the form of dolls which are described in detail in the section of the same name below.

Testament's strong tools and short list of comparatively minor weaknesses makes him relatively easy to pick up for beginners. Testament's fundamentals may be approachable, but this does not mean his skill ceiling is to be underestimated. Testament provides his player with numerous ways to approach a given match and a plethora of character specific, weight specific, and circumstance specific combos, setups, and confirms. Players who are diligent in training mode and are able to think critically about the match in real time will be rewarded handsomely for their effort by this character.

After all, you have to be top tier to have the Bible named after you.

"I'm quite used to being treated like a monster, but I didn't expect it from you..."
Lore:	Testament was adopted by Kliff during the crusade against humanity lead by Justice. Eager to help his adoptive father, he became a soldier and subjected himself to an experiment turning him into a gear. The gear transformation cost him all control over himself to the commander gear, Justice. After Justice's, defeat Testament adopts the peaceful nature of Justice's daughter, Dizzy, and devotes his life to protecting her in the seclusion of nature's groves.
Voice:	Katsuaki Kobayashi

File:PrivateTarkus sandbox2 Icon.png sandbox2  Testament excels at dictating the pace of a match with his traps, curses, and strong hitboxes.

Pros

Cons

• Strong Zoning Tools: Testament's disjointed hitboxes, K Skull, Nets, and EXE Beasts are all potent options for keeping the opponent at bay.
• Defines the Match's Pace: Because opponents are forced to hit nets to remove them, block or slashback skulls, and avoid trees Testament is able to establish a firm control over the pace of the match.
• Potent Mixups: With access to left-right mixups from EXE Beasts, unreactable overheads from 6P, unblockable setups with curses, and a safe-on-block 5D, Testament has some of the best mixup options in the entire game.

• ^★Unintuitive Defense: Testament's defensive options are non-traditional and require creativity to utilize properly. They are not explicitly bad, but they often cannot be used in the places many beginners are taught to look for.
• Committal Neutral: Excluding 5P, all of Testament's normals have over 10f of recovery, and mitigating that requires Testament to have traps pre-set.

^★Note: H EXE Beast FRC into blocking is one of Testament's strongest abare An attack during the opponent's pressure, intended to interrupt it. options. Testament's buttons, being as disjointed as they are, can be used to counter poke out of pressure, but their slow startup means they must be used at points in the opponent's offense when you have sufficient spacing to leverage hitbox/hurtbox interactions. Additionally Nightmare Circular can be advantageous when it trades with the opponent's offense.

Testament's Phantom Soul (Skull) special applies a curse to the opponent on hit which causes his pet crow to automatically attack the opponent independ of Testament himself. The crow has 4 different attacks (noted below), which it will use in 4 different patterns. Note that the K skull patterns are longer than the P skull patterns. Using any version of Phantom Soul while the opponent is cursed will immediately end their current curse.

Curse patterns (K extensions noted in parentheses):

• Middle Tackle, Middle Tackle, Transformation Attack, Feathers, High Tackle (Middle Tackle, Transformation Attack, Transformation Attack)
• Feathers, Transformation Attack, Middle Tackle, High Tackle, High Tackle (Middle Tackle, Transformation Attack, Feathers)
• High Tackle, Feathers, Middle Tackle, Transformation Attack, Feathers (Transformation Attack, High Tackle, Middle Tackle)
• Transformation Attack, Transformation Attack, High Tackle, Feathers, Feathers (Middle Tackle, High Tackle, High Tackle)

Whenever Testament air throws an opponent or hits them with Master of Puppets, Testament gains between one and three dolls. Whenever Testament places a net or a tree while in possession of one or more dolls, a doll will be consumed and an enhanced version of the trap will be created instead of the default version.

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Normal Moves

5P

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Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead. High: High or air Faultless Defense Low: Low or air FD Mid: Any ground block or air FD	StartupHow many frames it takes for the move to become able to strike the opponent. Startup includes the frame on which the move becomes active.	ActiveHow many frames for which the move has a hitbox where if the opponent touches it, they will take damage. Occurs after Startup.	RecoveryHow many frames that the move must go through after its active frames end to automatically go back to a neutral state.	On-BlockAlso known as Frame AdvantageThe difference between the attacker's recovery and the period that the opponent is in blockstun. This value is based on the first active frame.	Invulnerability

Although slower than most 5Ps, Testament's 5P is still useful as an anti-air and abare tool due to it's size and high hitbox.
5P's high hitbox limits its utility against grounded opponents because it can be low profiled by numerous moves.

Gatling Options: 5P, 2P, 6P, 5K, 2K, 6K, c.S, f.S, 2S, 5H, 2H, 6H, 5D, 2D

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