History Main / GodOfChaos

* Hakos Baelz, one of the streamers employed by ''WebAnimation/{{hololive}}'', goes a step beyond this by [[AbstractApotheosis being the concept of Chaos itself]]... and it shows, as she frequently tweets in [[InterfaceScrew upside-down letters]], has an age that is determined by rolling a die of any number of sides and whatever comes up is how she is at that moment, and has an [[ShiftingVoiceOfMadness ever-shifting accent]] that's [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent nigh-impossible to definitively pin down]].

* Hakos Baelz, one of the streamers employed by ''WebAnimation/{{hololive}}'', goes a step beyond this by [[AbstractApotheosis being the concept of Chaos itself]]... and it shows, as she frequently tweets in [[InterfaceScrew upside-down letters]] and has an [[ShiftingVoiceOfMadness ever-shifting accent]] that's [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent nigh-impossible to definitively pin down]].

** Greek mythology has [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Chaos]], which represents the Classical view of chaos being [[ThePowerOfTheVoid a void of unorganized nothing]] [[PrimordialChaos that predates existence]]. [[MonsterProgenitor It is where the earliest generation of gods came from]], though it's ambiguous whether Chaos is sentient or not.
** [[AppleOfDiscord Eris]] represents the more modern idea of chaos, being in the goddess of strife and discord. This usually involves her [[AppleOfDiscord sparking conflict]] [[ForTheEvulz mainly for fun]]. Her daughter Dysnomia represents chaos in the form of [[AnarchyIsChaos lawlessness]].
* Myth/EgyptianMythology: In Ancient Egyptian mythology, the world is divided into [[OrderVersusChaos forces of order against chaos]]. The ultimate chaos god is Apophis, [[EldritchAbomination a monstrous]] [[SnakesAreEvil serpent]] and GodOfEvil who wants nothing more [[OmnicidalManiac than to destroy the universe]]. Set was originally a positive god of chaos, deserts and storms, but was later demonized into a GodOfEvil. Despite this, [[EvenEvilHasStandards he still hated and opposed Apophis]].

* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'', [[spoiler:Yune, the Goddess of Chaos is sealed inside Lehran's Medallion, this game's [[{{Macguffin}} Fire]] [[TitleDrop Emblem]]. Despite this, [[GodIsGood she is not the evil "Dark God" that history has made her out to be]] and [[BerserkButton hates being called that.]]]] Notable for being one of the rare examples of this trope that is [[spoiler:completely and unambiguously the BigGood; she is benevolent and genuinely loves humanity in spite of its flaws, and it is only through her support that Ike and Micaiah stand a chance against [[GodOfOrder Ashera]], Yune's other half who has decided to purge humanity for its flaws.]]

** GOLB, the mysterious red entity briefly seen in "Puhoy", is revealed to be a CosmicEntity that represents discord and chaos. It shows up to be an AlmightyIdiot who mutates things into monstrosities [[BreathWeapon with its breath]], and was the reason Magic Man turned into a jerk by eating his girlfriend Margles. [[spoiler:[[BigBad The Lich]] claims to be "the last scholar of GOLB", [[GreaterScopeVillain and it's implied that GOLB]] [[MonsterProgenitor created it with its spit]] along with its power possibly leading to the Great Mushroom War]].

** [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules Amatsu-Mikaboshi, the Chaos King]], is the primal god of chaos from Shinto legend that serves as the Big Bad in ComicBook/ChaosWar. Predating reality, its motivation [[OmnicidalManiac is to destroy the multiverse]] so as to return to the peaceful state of nothing it once came from. [[spoiler:The Chaos King is later revealed [[FightingAShadow to be just a tiny aspect]] of Oblivion, the CosmicEntity representing nothingness and non-existence]]. [[{{Hypocrite}} Oddly enough]], he speaks [[GratuitousIambicPentameter entirely in]] {{Haiku}}, which is a form of poetry with rigid rules, but what do you expect from a God of Chaos - consistency?

* ''Franchise/TheDCU'' has the Lords of Chaos embodying chaos, as opposed to the Lords of Order embodying order. While initially treated [[ChaosIsEvil as evil]] with [[ComicBook/DoctorFate Doctor Fate's]] ArchEnemy Mordru being a Lord of Chaos, later stories have portrayed chaos in a more sympathetic light.
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': Dionysus is the god of drunkenness, theater, and madness, and he operates on an even more alien morality than the rest of the Olympians. He'll turn humans he considers friends into animals on a whim and see's no harm in leaving them that way. Due to his nature he is entirely unpredictable and dangerous, though not malevolent.

* In ''ComicBook/LadyDeath'', the Lords of Chaos are a recurring element in the Chaos and Boundless continuities:

* In general ''ComicBook/TheMask'' comics series is about the eponymous mask made by [[MagicalNativeAmerican magical African Indians]] (in TheMovie was made by the god Loki) who converts its wearer into "Big Head", a unstoppable agent of chaos capable of blowing up an entire city to ashes, depending of the user of course.
* The Harris age of ''ComicBook/{{Vampirella}}'' comics introduced the evil god Chaos as a recurring villain, who rules Hell and opposes the forces of Order (including Vampirella) either directly or through his many acolytes. He is pretty much just a [[SatanicArchetype stand-in for the Devil]], right up to looking like your standard [[BigRedDevil scary big red demon]], but his chaotic nature is reflected in his [[MadGod disordered mindset]].

* Though our existing records of Myth/NorseMythology don't name a designated GodJob for Loki, ''this'' is the closest he has to an official role, being TheTrickster and all.

* ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'': The BonusBoss at the end of the [[BossRush Ultimate Choice]] mode set on the hardest difficulty is [[spoiler:Void Soul, a PaletteSwap of the FinalBoss [[DestroyerDeity Void Termina]] that's referred to as the "[[BossSubtitles Essence of Chaos]]"]]. [[spoiler: Come the version 4.0 update, even Void Soul is eclipsed by '''[[TrueFinalBoss Void]]''', an ''[[AlwaysABiggerFish even harder]]'' version of the FinalBoss. He is said to exist in every dimension, and [[DubInducedPlotHole in the Japanese version]], he's said to be a "chaotic possibility" born from darkness, dreams, heart, and soul.]]

* ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'': The Bonus Boss at the end of the True Arena mode in the hardest difficult is [[spoiler:Void Soul, a PaletteSwap of the FinalBoss [[DestroyerDeity Void Termina]] that's referred as "Essence of Chaos"]].

* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'', [[spoiler:Yune, the Goddess of Chaos is sealed inside Lehran's Medallion, this game's [[{{Macguffin}} Fire]] [[TitleDrop Emblem]]. Despite this, [[GodIsGood she is not the evil "Dark God" that history has made her out to be]] and [[BerserkButton hates being called that.]]]]

Their morality varies. Many gods of chaos [[ChaosIsEvil are outright evil]], and fall under the GodOfEvil label. Maybe [[BlueAndOrangeMorality they have a morality incomprehensible to mortal beings]], assuming they aren't just [[MadGod insane]] or [[AlmightyIdiot completely mindless]], that is. They are usually an EldritchAbomination as well, who are often associated with chaos and disorder anyway. Sometimes they are a more neutral TricksterGod or GreatGazoo, though few can be called outright good. If they have a goal outside of [[ItAmusedMe amusement]] or promoting chaos, it's either [[OrderVersusChaos opposing order]] or trying to bring about a WorldOfChaos. If ReligionIsMagic, those who worship the God of Chaos would use EntropyAndChaosMagic.

Usually depicted either in opposition to the other gods or TheFriendNobodyLikes. If there's a TopGod, the God of Chaos is often either TheAntiGod or the setting's SatanicArchetype. If the PrimordialChaos appears, the god of chaos might represent or ''[[GeniusLoci be]]'' it. For these entities' opposite numbers, see GodOfOrder.

* Creator/AGnosis' comics on [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek myth]] include Eris, goddess of chaos, as a [[TheGadfly Gadfly]] whose idea of [[https://www.deviantart.com/a-gnosis/art/The-Family-Party-81-591187603 livening up]] a family party is to engineer the exposure of a couple's SecretRelationship right in front of their mothers. Needless to say, Zeus hadn't invited her to the party.

Their morality varies. Many gods of chaos [[ChaosIsEvil are outright evil]], and fall under the GodOfEvil label. Maybe [[BlueAndOrangeMorality they have a morality incomprehensible to mortal beings]], assuming they aren't just [[MadGod insane]] or [[AlmightyIdiot completely mindless]], that is. They're usually an EldritchAbomination as well, who are often associated with chaos and disorder anyway. Sometimes they're a more neutral TricksterGod or GreatGazoo, though few can be called outright good. If they have a goal outside of [[ItAmusedMe amusement]] or promoting chaos, it's either [[OrderVersusChaos opposing order]] or trying to bring about a WorldOfChaos. If ReligionIsMagic, those who worship the God of Chaos would use EntropyAndChaosMagic.

* The Harris age of ''ComicBook/{{Vampirella}}'' comics introduced the evil god Chaos as a recurring villain, who rules Hell and opposes the forces of Order (including Vampirella) either directly or through his many acolytes. He's pretty much just a [[SatanicArchetype stand-in for the Devil]], right up to looking like your standard [[BigRedDevil scary big red demon]], but his chaotic nature is reflected in his [[MadGod disordered mindset]].

* ''Literature/InheritanceTrilogy'': Nahadoth, first of the Three [[TheOldGods Old Gods]] and co-creator of the universe, embodies Chaos and change. He is not evil per se, but doesn't align with human morality most of the time. It doesn't help that he's endured 2000 years of SanitySlippage from being trapped [[GodInHumanForm in human form]] or that he's shaped by the belief of mortals around him, most of whom see him as a terrifying monster.

* GreatGazoo Q from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' is explicitly referred to as "next-of-kin to chaos". In some EU media, he's even called a god of chaos (among other similar epithets).

* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'', [[spoiler:Yune, the Goddess of Chaos is sealed inside Lehran's Medallion, this game's [[{{Macguffin}} Fire]] [[TitleDrop Emblem]]. Despite this, [[GodIsGood she's not the evil "Dark God" that history has made her out to be]] and [[BerserkButton hates being called that.]]]]
* Lucifer from ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei''. If he's not presented as a FallenAngel, he's this: [[AnthropomorphicPersonification the incarnation of Chaos itself, a primal force of revolution and change]] to counterbalance [[GodIsEvil YHVH]], who represents dogmatic order.

** [[GreatGazoo Lorkhan]] straddles a fine line between this and a GodOfOrder, for example according to some he's a son of Sithis, the essence of Chaos, begotten for the express purpose to spread Sithis. However, it's not clear where he falls on the OrderVsChaos scale.

* Chaos from ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}''. They are, well, ''the'' PrimordialChaos of Myth/ClassicalMythology personified; in their case, rather than disorder or destruction they instead embody the Greek definition of "Chaos" as the vast, infinite void. True of the trope, they're mostly AboveGoodAndEvil and operate entirely on ItAmusedMe, helping PlayerCharacter Zagreus mostly because he's causing a lot of chaos.

* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'': Chaos is an entity in the form of a blue winged-cat who prefers a bit more chaos in everyday life, and doesn't like things that are predictable or a regular occurrence. He also doesn't like being manipulated, so when Mirage tries to use him to destroy Agrabah, Chaos sets things up that Mirage would end up saving the day. He is not all powerful however, as he can't go against Fate.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': Like in Greek mythology, Eris acts as the goddess of chaos who screws over mortals [[ForTheEvulz for fun]]. [[DatingCatwoman She has a relationship with superntural hunter Hoss Delgado]], which at a point distracted her that she couldn't fulfill her duties which led to the natural order being thrown out of whack.

** Various ComicBook/DoctorStrange characters like [[MultiversalConqueror Shuma-Gorath]] and [[EvilSorceror Chthon]] are said to be Lords of Chaos, though outside of having a ChaoticEvil alignment don't really represent chaos as an ideology. Chthon is the source of [[EntropyAndChaosMagic Chaos Magic]], which is so dangerous that magic users suppressed any knowledge of its existence.

* ''Literature/{{Kane}}'' has the Seven Nameless, [[ElderGods old gods]] that exist in a dimension beyond good and evil, filled by timeless chaos. While they have their disciples, they don't usually interfere in the world.

->''"Make sense? Oh what fun is there in making sense?"''

* Braxi, the ProudWarriorRace planet in ''Literature/InConquestBorn'', is a bit hung up on its chaos goddess, Ar. Braxins talk about Ar more than any of their other gods, especially considering that they believe their gods abandoned them. Large-scale social engineering sometime way back in their history built Ar into a symbol of, and internal justification for, the pervasive misogyny in Braxin society. A woman who commands men is a shem'Ar - a servant of Chaos - that cannot be tolerated. The shem'Ar threatens Braxi's social order simply by existing. Yet, the shem'Ar is also the greatest possible allure for a truely powerful man.
* Creator/NKJemisin's ''Literature/InheritanceTrilogy'': Nahadoth, first of the Three [[TheOldGods Old Gods]] and co-creator of the universe, embodies Chaos and change. He is not evil per se, but doesn't align with human morality most of the time. It doesn't help that he's endured 2000 years of SanitySlippage from being trapped [[GodInHumanForm in human form]] or that he's shaped by the belief of mortals around him, most of whom see him as a terrifying monster.
* Creator/TamoraPierce's Literature/TortallUniverse story ''Realm of the Gods'' has a goddess of chaos fighting the other gods. At the end of the book [[spoiler: Daine fights her directly in a ShapeshifterShowdown]].

* Many of the more powerful members of the Chaos-archetype from ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' qualify as this to varying degrees. As "Chaos" in this context represents [[YinYangBomb the combination of light and dark (and duality in general)]], their names and abilities all imply them to be the embodiments of powerful abstract forces such as light, darkness, beginnings, endings, inexistence and TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' has several gods with Chaos in their profile, including the classic ''Franchise/CthulhuMythos'' deities, who are just as evil as you'd expect. Just as threatening is Rovagug, born from the chaos at the beginning of the universe, he won't stop until eats everything and brings about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. In addition, there's the ChaoticEvil Lamashtu, goddess of BodyHorror who seeks to tear apart all rules and what is deemed 'civilization' so that her twisted and monstrous children can rule. On the [[ChaoticNeutral less evil]], though still anarchic, side is Calistra, the [[OurElvesAreBetter elven]] goddess of {{Lust}} and {{Revenge}}. She generally promotes living life to the fullest, which includes having as much sex as one wants and partaking in sweet vengeance against anyone who wronged her followers.

* In his ''Circle'' DVD, Creator/EddieIzzard states that he prefers the idea of a flawed God of Chaos to an all-powerful God as portrayed in the Abrahamic faiths. In his version of the creation story, Chaos lives in a caravan in deep space and accidentally created the universe when his oven exploded while he was trying to bake a flan.

* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series, the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Princes]] are generally considered Chaos Gods [[OrderVersusChaos in comparison to the more ordered Aedric deities]] ([[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers with the notable exception of]] [[ControlFreak Jyggalag]], who claims Order as his sphere of influence despite being a Daedra). The Daedra who most strongly embody Chaos include Mehrunes Dagon [[DestroyerDeity Prince of Destruction, Revolution, and Change]], Sheogorath [[MadGod Prince of Madness and Creativity]], and Boethiah [[ManipulativeBastard Prince of Deceit, Conspiracy]], [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Treachery, and Sedition]].

* Chaos from ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}''. They are, well, ''the'' PrimordialChaos of Myth/ClassicalMythology personified. True of the trope, they're mostly AboveGoodAndEvil and operate entirely on ItAmusedMe, helping PlayerCharacter Zagreus mostly because he's causing a lot of chaos.

Their morality varies. Many gods of chaos [[ChaosIsEvil are outright evil]], and fall under the GodOfEvil label. Maybe [[BlueAndOrangeMorality they have a morality incomprehensible to mortal beings]], assuming they aren't just [[MadGod insane]] or [[AlmightyIdiot completely mindless]], that is. They're usually an EldritchAbomination as well, who are often associated with chaos and disorder anyway. Sometimes they're a more neutral [[TheTrickster trickster figure]] or GreatGazoo, though few can be called outright good. If they have a goal outside of [[ItAmusedMe amusement]] or promoting chaos, it's either [[OrderVersusChaos opposing order]] or trying to bring about a WorldOfChaos. If ReligionIsMagic, those who worship the God of Chaos would use EntropyAndChaosMagic.

* [[TheTrickster Q]] from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' is explicitly referred to as "next-of-kin to chaos". In some EU media, he's even called a god of chaos (among other similar epithets).

* Chaos from ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}''. They are, well, ''the'' PrimordialChaos of Myth/ClassicalMythology personified. True of the trope, they're mostly AboveGoodAndEvil and operate entirely on ItAmusedMe, helping PlayerCharacter Zagreus mostly because he's causing a lot of Chaos.