chaos
chaos | |
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Episode I artwork | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Age | 16 (Appearance) |
Height | 169 cm |
Weight | 53 kg |
Japanese VA | Soichiro Hoshi |
English VA | Derek Stephen Prince (XS1) Joshua Seth (XS2, XS3) |
Appearances | Xenosaga Episode I Xenosaga Episode II Xenosaga Episode III Xenosaga: Pied Piper Xenosaga Freaks Xenosaga I & II Xenosaga Outer File Xenosaga: The Animation |
chaos (ケイオス) is a playable character in the Xenosaga series. He is a mysterious boy whose past is unknown.
Appearance and personality[edit]
chaos is a young boy with tan skin, bright blue eyes, and medium silver hair. In Episode I, chaos wears a black bodysuit with an orange vest with blue accents, white shorts and orange boots. At the Kukai Foundation's beach, chaos wears swim trunk in similar color of his usual attire. In Episode II, chaos wears an orange short jacket, orange pants with black straps around it and black boots, with the Swimsuit skill equipped, chaos wears green swim trunks with orange trims. In Episode III, chaos wears an orange vest with blue accents, a zipped suit, white karate pants, and black boots with red gems on each side, his swimsuit consists of greyish purple skintight tops and shorts with holographic goggles.
Story arc[edit]
History[edit]
Lost Jerusalem[edit]
Known as Yeshua during ancient times, chaos is the human incarnation of Anima, a failsafe installed in the universe. Yeshua and Mary Magdalene acted as disciples for the Messiah, Jesus. However, they were persecuted by Wilhelm, the Guardian of the Lower Domain who saw him and Mary as threats to life of the Lower Domain, fearing the failsafe's activation. Yeshua and Mary then created Zarathustra as a means to save to save the universe by accessing the Upper Domain, via his Anima powers. However Zarathustra ended up falling into Wilhelm's hands, and he installed the Eternal Recurrence program into it.
Even though very little is known about his life from this time, Yeshua knew the previous incarnation of the Maiden of Mary. Yet due to their actions, his Anima powers almost activated, and in order to prevent the destruction of the universe, Mary divided his power into twelve Vessels of Anima, at the cost of Mary's life. The Vessels of Anima and Mary were later buried within Rennes-le-Château in order to hide them from Wilhelm. As a result, Yeshua lost much of his powers and became little more than a spectator for the universe, now going by the name "chaos".
Pied Piper[edit]
chaos appears in two scenes in Pied Piper and is not named. When Jan has a vision of himself as a child and sees some family members, chaos briefly talks to him, telling him not to chase the shadow as waiting beyond it is the prison of the soul. He says his memories won't give him peace and there are people he must protect. chaos speaks again near the end of the game when Jan and the others confront Erich/Voyager. chaos tells Lactis to protect "Canaan" with all his strength and that Canaan is inside of him.
Miltian Conflict[edit]
During the Miltian conflict, chaos accompanied Canaan on a mission to rescue the U.R.T.V.s deployed during the third descent operation. The two of them head down to Miltia on the E.S. Asher, fighting off U-TIC Organization forces along the way. On the ground, the two meet Jin Uzuki and watch as he does battle with Margulis. After they split up from Jin, chaos and Canaan recover two of the remaining U.R.T.V.s, Rubedo and Nigredo.
After the Miltian Conflict[edit]
At some point, chaos joined the Elsa crew. During this time, he has a good relationship with Matthews and the rest of the Elsa crew and they appear to respect him a great deal.
Episode I[edit]
When the Elsa is hijacked by the android KOS-MOS and contacted by a nearby escape pod with Shion Uzuki and Allen Ridgeley inside, chaos is woken up by the commotion. He appears, apparently out of thin air, to intervene in the situation and rescue the survivors in the pod. chaos is happy to have more crew members on the Elsa which makes things more lively. When a gnosis appears on the Elsa bridge, chaos uses his power to make it disappear with a single touch, dismissing it as a simple talent of his. chaos later visits KOS-MOS in her maintenance pod, expressing joy in finally being able to meet her, but questioning where the real her exists. chaos formally joins the party and helps out Shion and the others fight off U-TIC invaders when Ziggy and MOMO are rescued by the Elsa.
When the Kukai Foundation is framed for the destruction of the Woglinde by the U-TIC Organization, chaos is arrested along with Gaignun and the rest of the party. In order to prove their innocence, chaos and the party dives into KOS-MOS's Encephalon. There, he accompanies Shion in a memory of Old Miltia. When they return from the dive, Allen confides in chaos, expressing his woes in tryinh to support Shion. After Jr. fails to kill Albedo in the Song of Nephilim, he identifies the latter as a U.R.T.V. and explains their purpose as weapons to destroy U-DO. In the ending, As KOS-MOS saves the ship from burning up in Second Miltia's atmosphere, chaos's hands begin to glow.
Episode II[edit]
chaos arrives at Second Miltia along with the others and accompanies Junior, Ziggy and MOMO as they depart the Space Port and fend off Richard and Hermann. Afterwards he heads to Moby Dick's Café along with Junior where they meet up with Shion and then Jin. He accompanies Shion and Jr. to the Uzuki residence and is able to talk with Jin in private that night. chaos accompanies the others to the U.M.N. Control Center where they plan to analyze the Y-Data inside MOMO, then head into her Subconscious Domain after realizing Albedo has laid a trap for them.
chaos heads to Old Miltia along with the other party members. At the end of the game he recovers Jr. from the Space Time Anomaly after he kills Albedo. Speaking with Nephilim, he says this is not the end. After Abel's Ark appears and takes the Zohar, chaos tells Wilhelm, who calls him Yeshua, that he won't hold back anymore.
Episode III[edit]
Yeshua | |
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Species | Human incarnation of Anima |
Gender | Male |
Age | 6000+ |
Yeshua, chaos's true name wears a white and green hooded robe and sandals.
Yeshua is the human incarnation of Anima. This power is a failsafe in the universe to destroy the Lower Domain if its near collapse by itself and to destroy the Upper Domain in the process. To prevent the destruction of the universe, Mary divided his power into 12 Vessels of Anima which were buried in Rennes-le-Château.
Lore[edit]
- chaos can survive the vacuum of space without a suit.
- According to Tony, chaos is a poor chef.
As a playable character[edit]
Episode I[edit]
- Main article: chaos/Gameplay (XS1)
Episode II[edit]
- Main article: chaos/Gameplay (XS2)
Episode III[edit]
- Main article: chaos/Gameplay (XS3)
Xenosaga I & II[edit]
- Main article: chaos/Gameplay (XS1&2)
Database[edit]
Episode I
chaos
BORN: unknown
AGE: unknown
A slender young boy, his perpetually melancholic expression as well as the depth and scope of his conversations give rise to the impression that he halls from a higher plane of existence.
As he volunteers no information whatsoever about his past other than his name, everything about him, including whether he even has any memory of his past, is unknown.
His relationship with Matthews and the crew appears to go back for quite some time, and they all respect him highly.
His translucent blue eyes and silver hair are particularly notable features.
Episode III
chaos
The form of Anima, having assumed human shape and consciousness.
A slight boy with an expression perpetually brimming with sorrow and a farsighted and philosophical manner of speech. Distinguished by his transparent eyes and silver hair.
He is the human incarnation of Anima, a power derived from the collective unconscious and present since the beginning of the universe in this dimension. His powers act as a failsafe for all of dimensional space.
As the release of his powers would mean the destruction of dimensional space, his powers were divided up into parts by his antithesis, Mary Magdalene (Animus) in the distant past.
chaos regained his former powers through KOS-MOS's awakening, and left the possibility of a future in the hands of Abel-- U-DO that chose to remain in this lower dimension. chaos unleashed the power of Anima, performing a dimensional shift with Nephilim, the recipient of Mary's power, leading the consciousness of mankind to Lost Jerusalem.
He still exists as the universe's failsafe. Because of his fate ordained by God--or perhaps because people struggling against their own fates desire his existence--his future form still lies within the chaotic darkness. But chaos continues to believe. The future will be born illuminated by the radiance of consciousness.
Yeshua
The term Wilhelm uses to refer to chaos.
Freaks
ケイオス
エルザの搭乗員の一人だが、グノーシスを消滅させる能力を有している等、実態は謎に包まれている。
クーカイ・ファウンデーション所属の民間航宙貨客船エルザの搭乗員の一人で、マシューズ船長はじめ、他のメンバーからの信望も厚い。手のひらから光を放ち、グノーシスを消滅させることができる特殊能力を持つことから、安全な航行に欠かすことのできない存在となっている。何事にも動じることのない落ち着きと、前向きで優しい思いやりがあり、皆の良き相談相手となっている。名前以外、過去を知る者はいない謎の少年。ケイオスとはカオス、すなわち「混沌」の意味だが、のちにネピリムや青マントの男との会話から、別次元の存在であることが伺われる。
chaos
One of the Elsa's crew members, but his true nature is shrouded in mystery, such as his ability to annihilate Gnosis.
He is one of the crew members on the Elsa, a private space cargo ship belonging to the Kukai Foundation, and is highly respected by Captain Matthews and the other members. He has special powers of emitting light from the palms of his hands and annihilating Gnosis, making his presence indispensable for safe navigation. Calm and unfazed by anything, he is a positive, warm, and considerate person, making him a trusted confidant to anyone. He is an illusive boy whose past is known by no one, except for his name. ケイオス keiosu means カオス kaosu, or 混沌 konton (chaos), though later conversations with Nephilim and the blue-cloaked man suggest that he hails from a different dimension.
Xenosaga I & II
イェオーシュア
ヴィルヘルムがケイオスを呼ぶ時の呼称。
この名がケイオスとヴィルヘルムにとってどんな意味を持つのか、その謎は明かされていない。
Yeshua
The name by which Wilhelm refers to chaos.
What this name could mean to chaos and Wilhelm is a mystery that has not been solved.
ケイオス
全てが謎に包まれている少年。
常に憂いを湛えた表情をし、どこか達観した感のある汪洋とした喋り口調で話す。
自分の名前以外、一切の過去について語ろうとしないので、その出自経歴や、いわゆる記憶の有無というものも含め、素性の全てが謎である。
マシューズ達とのつき合いはそれなりに長いようで、その信頼も厚い。
chaos
A boy who is a mystery to all.
He always wears a melancholic expression on his face and speaks in a farsighted, philosophical tone that conveys a sense of sagacity.
Since he refuses to talk about his past, save for his name, everything about him, including his background and the existence or nonexistence of his memories, is a mystery.
It seems he has known Matthews and his team for a considerably long time, and their trust is strong.
ケイオス その2
ミルチア紛争時代にカナンやジン、Jr.とガイナンらに出会う。
chaos Part 2
He met Canaan, Jin, Jr., Gaignun, and others during the Miltian Conflict.
Trivia[edit]
- chaos' English voice actor in Xenosaga Episode II and Episode III, Joshua Seth, also voices Hermann in Xenosaga Episode II.
In other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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English | chaos | — |
Japanese | ケイオス | chaos |
French | chaos | — |
German | chaos/Chaos (inconsistent with its capitalization) | — |
Gallery[edit]
- Main article: chaos/Gallery
Characters of Xenosaga
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Main playable characters | chaos • Jin • Jr. • KOS-MOS • MOMO • Shion • Ziggy |
Vector | Alex • Allen • Bunnie • Kayla • Kevin • Mantel • Miyuki • T-elos • Togashi • Wilhelm |
Elsa/Durandal | Alby • Gaignun • Hammer • Mary • Matthews • Professor • Scott • Shelley • Tony |
Ormus/U-TIC | Cherenkov • Heinlein • Hermann • Joachim • Julius XVIII • Kirsch • Margulis • Orgulla • Pellegri • Richard • Sellers • Sergius XIV • Sergius XVII • Vanderkam |
Galaxy Federation | Canaan • Caspase • Helmer • Juli • Lapis • Moriyama • Ruryk • Virgil |
Yuriev Institute/Salvator Faction | Albedo • Citrine • Sakura • Yuriev • Zora |
Miltia | Aizen • Almadel • Aoi • Cathe • Cecily • Febronia • Mai • Suou |
Abraxas | Alexei • Bugs • Erich • Joaquin • Klaus • Lactis • McCallum • Melisse • Mikhail • Sharon |
Lost Jerusalem | Grimoire • Jesus • Mary Magdalene • Masuda • Nephilim |
Other | Abel • Boss • Coconut Monkey • Dark Professor • Doctus • Other Professor • U-DO • Voyager |