Strategy for Unlocking Testament, Justice, and Baiken

[Vulpes Ungabunga]

Here is a strategy I used to get all three unlockable characters.

1. Go to the options and set the game timer to 30 seconds. Trust me, you will need this. A turtle victory is still a victory.

2. When you start up normal mode, have a second controller plugged in and pick Sol Badguy or Ky Kiske. As you go through, feel free to Insta-Kill the first 4 opponents (these guys are basically flukes, it's not until level 5 onward the difficulty becomes adaptive).

3. Whenever you're about to lose the match, immediately press start on the 2P controller. I recommend doing this whenever your Yellow Health is half drained, so as to not risk a loss too much. This will pit you in a versus match. Win this match and you will put back into the arcade match you were on beforehand, now given a second chance. Rinse and repeat until you beat Justice.

4. Once you defeat Justice, you will see the ending and credits. When the credits end, you will fight Baiken. This is where you can relax a bit. With Baiken, you can continue all you want until you defeat her.

5. After beating Baiken, head to Versus mode. You can now play with Testament, Justice, and Baiken. Have fun!

[Red]

Nice, thanks for the tip! I'll still try unlocking the bonus characters the hard way, but it's good to know there's a fallback plan available :D

[Vulpes Ungabunga]

Glad I could help!

[Ω Yukich]

Damn, I just wasted about an hour on beating this normal way xD

[Aden]

Omg this helps a lot! I tend to switch the timer to unlimited to have more fun when playing the VS mode and didn't think 30s fight might help me with unlocking Baiken HAHA! Thanks!

[Renaissance Eric]

Can also confirm that this method works great. Especially when your enemy has got you at the start of their IK animation. Just immediately hit the ENTER key to start a vs. 2P game and save yourself.