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22 ChaosTypeSupernatural phenomenon / threatWhereNova CityOpposed byA.C.D.
33 Chaos is the supernatural force threatening Nova City in ANANTA. Official press materials describe the city as having "plunged into Chaos." The A.C.D. exists specifically to investigate and combat it.
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55 What Chaos Looks Like
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77 Trailers and the TGS demo show Chaos manifesting as bizarre, surreal events. Legged toilets sprint through traffic. Hulking mechs climb skyscrapers. Gang activity spikes. Objects behave in ways they shouldn't. The tone is often absurd rather than horrifying.
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99 Chaos Incidents
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1111 Official materials use terms like "Maniac Chaos" and "supernatural anomalies" (see Supernatural Anomalies). The incidents range from minor disturbances to city-wide catastrophes. Dila's meteor disaster appears to be one of the larger Chaos events in the backstory.
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1313 Chaos Liquid
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1515 Chaos Liquid is a combat mechanic where characters channel controlled Chaos energy for attacks. It is essentially fighting fire with fire: using the same force that threatens the city as a weapon against it.
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1717 What We Don't Know Yet
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1919 Where Chaos comes from, what the rules are for how it spreads, and the full in-universe taxonomy (is it a faction? a force of nature? something else?) have not been explained. The developers seem to be keeping the mystery intentional.
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2121 Confirmed Manifestations
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2323 ManifestationWhere ShownAnimated mundane objects (legged toilets, walking furniture)TGS 2025 gameplay videoLarge urban constructs (mechs scaling skyscrapers)Reveal trailer and TGS demoSudden gang activity spikesOpen-world encounter footageSpatial and physical odditiesPress materials and dev lettersCity-scale catastrophes (the meteor event)Backstory tied to Dila
2424 In-Fiction Terminology
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2626 Chaos, the umbrella supernatural force destabilising Nova CityManiac Chaos, phrase used in official materials for especially severe outbreaksSupernatural anomalies, see the dedicated Supernatural Anomalies article for the response sideChaos Liquid, the controlled, weaponised expression: see Chaos Liquid
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2828 What Is Not Yet Confirmed
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3030 The origin of Chaos in the in-game cosmologyWhether Chaos has factional intent or is purely environmentalHow exposure thresholds work for awakening EspersWhether the meteor in Dila's backstory is the first Chaos event or one of many