History VideoGame / ChaosRingsI

* BonusBoss: After the Almighty is defeated, two cylinders will appear in each of the first four dungeons (plus another at the Bereshith Road). Inside the cylinders are bosses with levels higher than even the TrueFinalBoss, and defeating all of them with all couples is required to unlock the final BonusBoss, Piu-Piu.
* BraggingRightsReward: The Super MV, dropped by the BonusBoss Piu-Piu, far outclasses any other accessory in the game. However, by the time you've obtained it, the only things left for you to fight are regular monsters.

* DualBoss: Each couple fights two other couples during the main storyline, and one of the post-game BonusBoss fights is a pair of Atmans (dark versions of the player couple). These are the only enemies in the game capable of using pair attacks like the player can.

* InfinityPlusOneSword: Each couple's best pieces of equipment[[note]]minus the Super MV, which is a BraggingRightsReward and can only be used against normal monsters[[/note]] are dropped by the various {{Bonus Boss}}es who are even more powerful than the TrueFinalBoss.

* PostEndGameContent: After you defeat the DiscOneFinalBoss and proceed through the Original Door as one couple, the game rolls the credits and boots you back to the main menu; you'll need to reload the save file to discover TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon that just got unlocked. At the end of this dungeon, after defeating the FinalBoss, you'll once again see the credits and get returned to the main menu; you'll need to defeat the FinalBoss as all four couples in order to fight the TrueFinalBoss and see the game's true ending, and then return to the game ''again'' to fight the most powerful BonusBoss.

* VendorTrash: Piu-Piu's Collection items have no uses other than being sold to Piu-Piu for OZ. ''Omega'' explains why they're scattered around the place; Piu-Piu smuggled the stuff aboard the Ark Arena and the Agent confiscated it. A collection of what is never specified, but [[PornStash one can hazard a guess]].
-->'''Piu-Piu:''' Especially those 3D ones. Once you try those, believe me, you can never go back...

* ElevatorActionSequence: Twice in the [[spoiler: true]] final dungeon, both boss battles. Once against [[spoiler: the Reaper]] and once against [[spoiler: the Agent (again)]].

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: [[spoiler:The Ark Arena's purpose is to train humanity to fight against one of these]].

* AnotherSideAnotherStory: Four campaigns, one for each couple.
* ArtificialDifficulty: In Olgar's story, you are forced to fight alone for one dungeon.

* ElementalRockPaperScissors The elemental spells follow this, with Blaze being strong against Gale, which is strong against Aqua, which is strong against Blaze.

* ImmortalityInducer: The Agent offers immortality as the Prize. It's not true CompleteImmortality, however, since the HealingFactor does not extend to fatal wounds and it has a hard limit of a few tens of thousands of years (though as Escher comments "It should be enough for anyone"). [[spoiler: It is also useless against the Qualia, which can neutralize it, and is removed if the beneficiary returns to the Ark Arena.]]

Four {{Battle Couple}}s suddenly find themselves trapped in a mysterious place known as the Ark Arena. Their host, a being known as The Agent, informs them that they have been entered into a competition where they must fight to the death. The victors are awarded {{immortality}} and eternal youth. The losers- or those who refuse to play by the Ark Arena's rules- are condemned to oblivion. Thus, each couple must work together to survive the trials that lie ahead, discovering in the process just why they have been paired together and what the purpose of the Ark Arena is.

Currently available on the [[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chaos-rings/id365678365?mt=8 iTunes Store]] and [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.chaosrings.googleplay Google Play]]. It was also briefly available on the [=PlayStation=] Network until the shutdown of the UsefulNotes/PlayStation Mobile service in 2015.

** Olgar and Vahti: [[spoiler:In their own story they're less secretive about having done this before. Also, this route drops Garrick and Alto entirely. In Ayuta's story, Olgar (and Vahti to a degree) are ironically the ones who TookALevelInJerkass, becoming excessively arrogant and bloodthirsty in order to bait Ayuta.]]

* {{BFS}}: Or BF Axe, in Olgar's case. Although Escher's sword is pretty long...

* CombinationAttack: Choosing Pair instead of Solo in battle allows both characters to perform the same action, usually for spectacular results. This means both characters will be hit by any attacks aimed their way, but it also means that they share any damage blocking or reflecting abilities.
* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: If you die in anything other than a boss battle, you'll just wake up next to Piu-Piu with a percentage of your money gone. He {{Handwave}}s this as their being no real predators, scavengers, or bacteria on the Arc to disturb the bodies.

* DualBoss: The fights against the other couples, which are fought twice per scenario, as well as the pair of Atmans.

* InterchangeableAntimatterKeys: The Key items, which can open any locked treasure chest but are consumed upon doing so. They are card keys, though, so this makes more sense than usual.

* MetalSlime: All Billikens give an extraordinary amount of XP and/or OZ, if they are defeated before they could escape from you.

* PercentDamageAttack: The Stress skill and Stressor item deals damage equal to 10% and 15% (respectively) of the target's maximum HP.

* PowersAsPrograms: The Genes system, which allows you to equip up to three Gene Plates on each character, with each Plate having up to 6 abilities on it.

* VendorTrash: Piu-Piu's Collection items have no uses other than being sold to Piu-Piu for OZ. ''Omega'' explains why they're scattered around the place; Piu-Piu smuggled the stuff aboard the Ark Arena and the Agent confiscated it. A collection of what is never specified, but [[PornStash one can hazard a guess.]]

Currently available on the [[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chaos-rings/id365678365?mt=8 iTunes Store]] and [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.chaosrings.googleplay Google Play]]. It was also briefly available on the [=PlayStation=] Network until the shutdown of the PlayStation Mobile service in 2015.

* TheAgeless / HealingFactor: The Agent offers this as the Prize. It's not true CompleteImmortality, however, since the HealingFactor does not extend to fatal wounds and it has a hard limit of a few tens of thousands of years (though as Escher comments "It should be enough for anyone"). [[spoiler: It is also useless against the Qualia, which can neutralize it, and is removed if the beneficiary returns to the Ark Arena.]]

* BossDissonance: During the dungeon stages, the monsters tend to go down pretty fast, especially when you use pair attacks. But by the time you reach the boss, be prepared for some brutal deaths.

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* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:The Agent. The game even rolls the credits, and boots the players back to the menu afterwards, and it's not until the player reloads their file that they can enter Bereshith Road. The Almighty appears as the final boss of the individual scenarios, but once the player beats all four, they can beat the true final boss; The Qualia.]]
* DualBoss: The fights against the other couples, which are fought twice per scenario.

* EasyLevelsHardBosses: See BossDissonance above.

* EncounterRepellant: The Pheromones ability allows you to turn encounters on and off.

* HailfirePeaks: The level "Clashing Grounds"/"Frosty Omen" is that. The first part of it is what seems like a frozen mountain, and the second part is what seems like a volcano.

* [[InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath Involuntary Tournament To The Death]]: Each of the couples eventually has to face the others until only one couple is left.
* MultipleEndings: Each couple can [[spoiler: choose to go through the First Door, and start humanity over again. Or you can go and face the Almighty, and once all four couples have, the Qualia.]]

* PinataEnemy: "Billiken" (panda) enemies. They only show up rarely at higher difficulties, but they're worth a lot of EXP and/or OZ. They also tend to run when low on health, making them a {{Metal Slime}} as well.

* RareCandy "Seed" type items in all three games. They boost your stats based on what kind of seed you take.

* VendorTrash: "Piu-Piu's Collection" items. ''Omega'' explains why they're scattered around the place; Piu-Piu smuggled the stuff aboard the Ark Arena and the Agent confiscated it. A collection of what is never specified, but [[PornStash one can hazard a guess.]]

The first entry in the ''Franchise/ChaosRings'' series.

Currently available on the [[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chaos-rings/id365678365?mt=8 iTunes Store]], [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.chaosrings.googleplay Google Play]] and PlayStationNetwork.

* TheAgeless / HealingFactor: The Agent offers this as the Prize. It's not true CompleteImmortality, however, since the HealingFactor does not extend to fatal wounds. [[spoiler: It is also useless against the Qualia, which can neutralize it, and is removed if the beneficiary returns to the Ark Arena.]]

* MythologyGag: A few of the stages resemble some SquareEnix games, like when you battle in the corridors, they look like the basements of the Mansion in Kingdom Hearts II. Also, call it a fan guess but Escher's attitude and history make him seem like a combination of Axel and Cloud. And finally, one of the bonus bosses is a Genomoth (giant turtle) with extremely pale skin that looks almost like bone with a white tree that resembles the ones you see in Advent Children's Forgotten City. That boss's name is [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100618144719/chaosrings/images/c/c4/Sephiroth.png ...]]

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Both Escher and Zhamo. Considering that they're both [[spoiler: descended from Olgar, who seems to have naturally white hair]], perhaps white hair is relatively common.

* InterchangeableAntimatterKeys: The Key items, which can open any locked treasure chest[[hottip:*:They are card keys, though, so this makes more sense than usual.]], but are consumed upon doing so.

Currently available on the [[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chaos-rings/id365678365?mt=8 iTunes Store]] and on [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.chaosrings.googleplay Google Play]].