Unlock Secrets in Guilty Gear Strive: Extras Guide

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Like most games, Guilty Gear X features its share of extras. Though some of the extras require a bit of work to uncover, all are worth seeing at least once.

Secret Characters

There are two secret characters in Guilty Gear. There are also three ways to unlock each. One involves playing Arcade Mode, the second involves playing Survival Mode. The third involves a simple code!

To unlock Testament, either beat him in Arcade Mode, or reach level 20 in Survival Mode and he will appear. Defeat him, and he will be selectable in all gameplay modes.

Testament Code: At Title Screen: u,u,d,l,START

To unlock Dizzy, either beat her in Arcade Mode, or reach level 30 in Survival Mode and she will appear. Defeat her, and she will be selectable in all gameplay modes.

Dizzy Code: At Title Screen: d,r,r,u,START (this unlocks Testament and Dizzy)

Survival Mode

During survival mode, you will face numerous different opponents on your quest to complete Level 100. By performing different attacks, you will gain levels. At certain levels, you will face a special opponent. Here is the list:

Level 20: Testament (defeat him and you can select him in any mode)
Level 30: Dizzy (defeat her and you can select her in any mode)
Level 40: Gold Chipp (faster movement, attack speed normal)
Level 50: Gold Potemkin (faster movement speed)
Level 60: Gold Baiken (faster movement, more damage)
Level 70: Gold Faust (unlimited Meteors)
Level 80: Gold Venom (faster movement)
Level 90: Gold Millia (faster movement)
Level 99: Gold Zato-1ONE (faster movement, more damage, infinite Eddy gauge)

After defeating Zato-1ONE, Survival Mode will end. You can choose to continue fighting by activating Endless Survival. Hold L+R (on PAD) or Z+C (on STICK) to activate Endless Survival.

If Survival Mode is completed in under 10 minutes, all character costumes will become available.

Alternate Costumes

By using different buttons and button combinations, you can select additional costumes for your character. There are 11 total costumes: 5 default, 4 alternate, 1 same character, 1 shadow.

To select any of the default character colors, press any of the 4 attack buttons or START. Each will give a different color.

To select the same character color, hold any two buttons together, or play the same character as your opponent.

The Survival Mode alternate colors must be unlocked. If you fight against a character with an alternate color and win, that color will be selectable. The alternate colors appear during specific levels.

A Color: Level 1 - Level 39
B Color: Level 41 - Level 69
X Color: Level 71 - Level 98
Y Color: Complete Survival Mode (Gold Color)

If Survival Mode is cleared in under 10 minutes, all colors will be available. This includes the special Shadow color. Use the Shadow color by holding START.

GG Mode

As an added bonus, Guilty Gear X offers an unlockable gameplay option called "GG Mode". In this mode, the gameplay is sped up, almost every Basic Attack can be Jump Cancelled, characters are able to Instant Air Dash extremely close to the ground, and each character receives some changes. There are two ways to unlock GG Mode. Either reach level 100 in Survival Mode, or defeat Arcade Mode with every character, on any difficulty. If you choose Arcade Mode, you can use as many continues as you need. Once unlocked, GG Mode will be selectable within the Game Options menu.

Overall, GG Mode is a less-stringent variation on the gameplay engine. The changes have a heavy effect on how the game plays, so many people may choose to simply not use it. The speed is noticeably faster which can throw off attack and combo timing. In addition, the ability to Jump Cancel almost any Basic Attack, combined with extremely low Instant Air Dashes lead to infinite combos with almost every character.

One of the more obvious bonuses is the character changes. Some characters gain new abilities, or enhancements to their existing abilities. This can lead to crazier combos and a shift in power within the character balance.

Special Fight Intros

There are a few special fight introductions that appear if a specific pair of characters are matched against each other. Listed below are the known match ups:

Millia vs Zato-1ONE
Zato-1ONE vs Venom
Johnny vs May
Dizzy vs Sol Badguy
Axl Low vs Sol Badguy
Ky Kiske vs Sol Badguy

Watch Mode

At the title screen, hold down L+R (on PAD), or Z+C (on STICK) to activate Watch Mode. After a few seconds, the CPU will fight versus itself. To exit this mode you must use the Soft Reset (ALL+START).