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| - The Testaments are Wilhelm's closest assistants and servants, aiding Wilhelm in his Eternal Recurrence. It is also implied chaos has power over the Testaments, as one of them calls chaos "boss".[1] Wilhelm selects Testaments based on Program Canaan. To become a Testament, one must require a trait known as a "Shining Will". The Testaments are tied to the pasts of protagonists Shion Uzuki, Jr. and Ziggy. They are deceased in the Real Number Domain of the Lower Domain, and instead, exist in the Lower Domain's Imaginary Number Domain. It is hinted that they possess the power to manipulate space, and they seem to be able to appear and disappear at will. The Testaments also possess superpowers. Characterized by colored robes with matching masks, the true nature and power of the Testaments is unknown. Also, each Testament (as well as Wilhelm himself) appears to have their own E.S., a special kind of spacecraft that contains a Vessel of Anima. As of the end of Xenosaga Episode II, four Testaments have been revealed: red, blue, black, and white. Wilhelm hints that the role of the Testaments involves "Influencing Space-Time Anomalies"; that much becomes clear when they resurrect Albedo Piazzolla and help to create a space-time anomaly which engulfs the Omega System. This may be part of a much larger plan that is generally believed to involve recovering or returning to Lost Jerusalem. The Testaments are incredibly powerful and may easily rank as the most powerful entities in the series. None of them appear corporeal and are more spirit. They apparently can also transform into larger Gnosis monsters which may explain their ability to teleport (chaos states at the beginning of Episode II that no human can teleport or enter hyperspace safely without significant protection). They can also seemingly subvert the laws of physics to perform phenomenal feats as the Blue Testament states: "The laws which govern us are just too different" after he easily brushes aside the party. In order to become a Testament, the person the Testament was must die and cast aside their physical body.
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