Chaotic (TV series)

Chaotic
Genre Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Action
Created by Martin Rauff
Developed by Norman J. Grossfeld
Michael Haigney
Written by Michael Haigney
Jake Black
Mark Lickona
Alan Kingsberg
Voices of Jason Griffith
Darren Dunstan
Rebecca Soler
Marc Thompson
Eric Stuart
Emily Williams
Theme music composer Matt McGuire
John Siegler
Ralph Schuckett
John Angier
Composer(s) Matt McGuire
Julian Harris
John Angier
Paul Rucker
Wayne Sharpe
Elik Alvarez
Ralph Schuckett
Freddy Sheinfeld
Louis Cortelezzi
Joel Douek
John Siegler
Country of origin United States
Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of series 3
No. of episodes 79 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Norman J. Grossfeld
Alfred R. Kahn
Bryan C. Gannon
John T. Milito
Producer(s) Michael Haigney
Running time 19 minutes
Production company(s) Chaotic of America
4Kids Entertainment
Bardel Entertainment
Distributor 4Kids Entertainment (former)
4Licensing Corporation (currently)[1]
Release
Original network US: 4Kids TV
Canada: Teletoon
Original release October 7, 2006 – March 13, 2010

Chaotic is an American-Canadian animated fantasy television series produced by 4Kids Entertainment and animated by Bardel Entertainment for Season 1 and Dong Woo Animation for Season 2-3. It is based on the Danish trading card game of the same name. Much of the plot is based on the original storyline of the Danish trading card game.

Premise

Chaotic tells the tale of a teenage boy named Tom and his friend Kaz. They both play the Chaotic Trading Card/Online Game. Kaz always tries to tell Tom about a secret code to play for real which Tom refuses to believe. While playing online Tom receives the special password. When he enters the password into his game scanner he is transported to a place called Chaotic that is able to take him to another world where the characters, locations and items in the card game came to life.

There are two parts to the Chaotic world, Chaotic itself and Perim. Chaotic is where the people play an advanced version of the card/online game where they transform into the creatures. The games can be watched via monitor by other players.

The second part is Perim. In Perim the creatures, locations and items from the game are real. Players from the Chaotic game can teleport into Perim and scan the locations, creatures and items with their scanners, gaining the ability to use them in their game. There are four tribes in Perim. Two tribes, the Overworld and the Underworld, have been at war over a great power called the Cothica. Despite their names, there is no definite Good and evil tribe, as both have different stories and interpretations of how the war began, with each tribe seeing the other as being evil. The Danians and Mipedians have since joined the war, turning it into a four-way conflict over the Cothica. It is said that the Mipedians were once united with the Overworlders and the Danians united with the Underworlders. It is still unknown why they separated.

Both Chaotic and Perim are made up of a mysterious code called the "Chaotic Code". The code is noted for constantly changing in random ways. Thus, it is considered "chaotic." In Perim, the Chaotic Code describes everything. It contains the information for all the creatures, BattleGear, attacks, Mugic, and locations. The Cothica, mentioned above, is the source of all the codes in Perim. The code also describes everything in Chaotic. The BattleDromes, Transporters, and CodeScanners can analyze and/or modify this code for matches, transport, or creation of virtual cards.

When the players are in Chaotic/Perim they exist simultaneously on Earth. When a Chaotic player leaves Chaotic they become one person again and the Earth version of the player gains the memories of anything they experienced in the Chaotic/Perim world. This is awkward the first time they transport, as their online deck is blocked so that their Chaotic self can use it and their scanner becomes non functional, causing many people to believe they have broken their scanners until they are re-united with their Chaotic self.

Broadcast

A short preview was shown on 4Kids TV on September 30, 2006 at 10:30 am (ET).[2] The show officially premiered on October 7, 2006 at 10:30 AM (ET).[2] 4Kids Entertainment plans to "roll out the storyline over seven years", implying there were seven seasons planned for the television series. [3] A second season, called Chaotic: M'arillian Invasion, aired began airing in September 2008 on 4Kids TV.[4] While season 1 used flash animation, the M'arillian Invasion season is animated in traditional animation. Jetix (US) bought the cable rights to the show and began airing it daily at 7 AM October 1, 2007. The Secrets of Lost City season is animated in traditional animation, like the previous season.

Digital cable providers Comcast Cable, Cox Communications and Bresnan Communications premiered four new episodes in February 2008 on 4KidsTV's Video On Demand.

Teletoon and The CW4Kids air most of the premiere episodes for their respective countries. The CW4Kids premieres began in February 2009 with M'arillian Invasion episode 14, while Teletoon began airing the second season in January 2009.[5] Cartoon Network took over premieres for the final seven M'arrillian Invasion episodes in the US in August 2009, but The CW4Kids regained the premieres when the third series- Secrets of the Lost City started on Halloween 2009. Toon Disney aired the show on Jetix.[6][7] On February 13, 2009, Jetix along with Toon Disney merged into a new network called Disney XD (a new channel similar in scope to Jetix). The Jetix brand no longer exists in the United States, but series 1, the original Chaotic, continued to air on Disney XD.[8] Cartoon Network acquired the rights for the second and third seasons and began airing them and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's in June 2009.[9] By airing the second season straight through, CN was able to premiere episodes before CW4Kids. The series finale aired on March 13, 2010, but the show continued to air on Cartoon Network and Disney XD until 2011.

In January 2009, the first season of Chaotic was shown daily on Jetix in both Ireland and the United Kingdom.[10]

Characters

Humans

Creatures

OverWorlders

The OverWorlders rule most of Perim and are depicted as mostly heroic. Most of the OverWorlders are either humanoids and humanoid animals. In the card game, their specialty is being elemental specialists, a large number of Overworlders having an "Element" that can cause extra damage when used with an attack. Their Mugic color is Blue. Among the known OverWorlders are:

Past OverWorlders

UnderWorlders

The UnderWorlders rule most of Perim's UnderWorld and are often depicted as villainous and have monstrous appearances. In the card game, their specialty is their "Intimidate" ability which can decrease their opponent's stats. Their Mugic color is Red. Among the known UnderWorlders are:

Past UnderWorlders

Mipedians

The Mipedians are a tribe of reptilian lizard-like warriors and dragonoids, most of which are friends with Peyton. They live in the desert that surrounds the Mipedim Oasis. They are led by an as-yet-unidentified reclusive king who rules through the aid of his son the crown-prince Iflar. The Mipedians master natural Invisibility and are remarkable melee artists. In battle the Mipedians commonly use Speed, the Air Element, and gargantuan Warbeasts summoned by Mipedian Conjurers. In the Card game, their specialty is their "Invisible" ability, which can allow them to attack first as well as provide extra damage on that first attack. Their Mugic color is Yellow. Among the Mipedians are:

Past Mipedians

Danians

The Danians are ant-like insectoid creatures that live at Mount Pillar in the UnderWorld. Some have an ability to infect non-Danian creatures with Danian Parasites. Others have an ability which allows Danians to be sacrificed on their team in order to increase the strength of another Danian. This ability is called the "Hive" ability. Their Mugic is brown. Among the Danians are:

Past Danians

In the past, Danians resembled giant insects.

M'arrillians

The M'arrillians are a race of semi-aquatic energy creatures that have the ability of mind-control. They reside behind the Doors of the Deep Mines. The Chieftains are the lead class of M'arrillians, Kha'ralls are crustacean-like and serve as blacksmiths, and Fluidmorphers can use Mugic and change their shape when a Creature on the battleboard Deals water damage. The M'arrillians also have Coral Fighters for their foot soldiers. Among the M'arrillians are:

Tribeless

The following creatures come from Prexxor Chasm and have not yet been defined into a tribe:

Episodes

Principal voice actors

Additional voices

Crew

Video game

Chaotic: Shadow Warriors is a 2009 action video game based on the TV series. It was released in North America on November 10, 2009 on the PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS.[11][12][13][14]

References

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  2. 1 2 ""Enter The Code" 4Kids Tv Launches New Animated Series Chaotic" (PDF). 4kidsentertainment.com. September 30, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. "4Kids, marketer of Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh! gets into card business". USA Today. December 11, 2006. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  4. "All New Chaotic Premiered on FOX Saturday, Sept. 13th". .4kids.tv.com. September 11, 2008. Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  5. Liu, Ed (December 21, 2008). "TELETOON Announces January 2009 Programming Highlights". toonzone.net. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  6. "Chaotic Sell Sheet" (PDF). tcdent.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  7. "TC-Digital-Games-Chaotic-Sell-Sheet-Marrillian-Invasion" (PDF). tcdent.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  8. "Secrets of the Lost City Alliances Unraveled" (PDF). tcdent.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  9. "4Kids Entertainment Reports 2009 First Quarter Results". Business Wire. May 11, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  10. http://uk-tv-guide.com/list/Jetix/10%20January%202009/
  11. "Chaotic: Shadow Warriors Release Information for DS". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  12. "Chaotic: Shadow Warriors Release Information for PlayStation 3". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  13. "Chaotic: Shadow Warriors Release Information for Wii". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  14. "Chaotic: Shadow Warriors Release Information for Xbox 360". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2011-01-29.

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