Chaos or CHAOS may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional elements

* Chaos (''Kinnikuman'') * Chaos (''Sailor Moon'') * Chaos (''Sesame Park'') * Chaos (''Warhammer'') * Chaos, in ''

Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy ''Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy'' is a series of games within the ''Final Fantasy'' video game franchise. It was primarily developed by series creator and developer Square Enix, which also acted as publisher for all titles. While featurin ...

'' * Chaos, in ''Loom'' (video game) *

Chaos Chaos or CHAOS may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Fictional elements * Chaos (''Kinnikuman'') * Chaos (''Sailor Moon'') * Chaos (''Sesame Park'') * Chaos (''Warhammer'') * Chaos, in ''Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy'' * Cha ...

, a character in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series * Chaos, in ''

The Power of Five ''The Power of Five'' (re-titled as ''The Gatekeepers'' in the US) is a series of five fantasy and suspense novels, written by English author Anthony Horowitz. Published between 2005 and 2012, it is an updated re-imagining of Horowitz's ''Pe ...

'' * chaos, in ''Xenosaga'' * Chaos, in ''

King of Cards ''King of Cards'' is the fourth studio album from British singer-songwriter Tom McRae Jeremy Thomas McRae Blackall (born 19 March 1969), better known by his stage name Tom McRae, is an English singer-songwriter. Career The son of two Churc ...

'' * Chaos, in ''

Nanatsu no Taizai is a Japanese fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from October 2012 to March 2020, with the chapters collected into 41 ''tankōbon'' volumes. Feat ...

Film and television

* ''Chaos'' (2000 film), a Japanese mystery-thriller * ''Chaos'' (2001 film), a French comedy-drama * ''Chaos'' (2005 action film), an action thriller * ''Chaos'' (2005 horror film), an American horror film * ''Chaos'', a 2006 Polish film directed by

Xawery Zulawski Xawery is a Polish given name version of name Xavier, other variation is Ksawery, may refer to: *Xawery Czernicki (1882–1940), Polish engineer, military commander and one of the highest-ranking officers of the Polish Navy *Xawery Dunikowski (1 ...

* ''Chaos'' (2008 film), a Hong Kong action thriller * ''Kaos'' (film) (''Chaos'' in the U.S.), a 1984 Italian film * ''

Le Chaos ''Chaos, This Is'' ( ar, هي فوضى, Heya Fawda) is the final film from the Egyptian director Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine ( ar, يوسف شاهين, Yūsuf Shāhīn ; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptians, Egyptian film ...

'', a 2007 Arabic language film * ''CHAOS'' (TV series), 2011 * "Chaos", a 1986 episode of '' The Transformers''

Literature

* ''Chaos'', a 2016 novel by

Patricia Cornwell Patricia Cornwell (born Patricia Carroll Daniels; June 9, 1956) is an American crime writer. She is known for her best-selling novels featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, of which the first was inspired by a series of sensational murders in ...

* ''Chaos'', an 1898 novel by

Alexander Shirvanzade Alexander Minasi Movsisian ( hy, Ալեքսանդր Մինասի Մովսիսեան; 18 April 1858 – 7 August 1935), better known by his pen name Alexander Shirvanzadeh ( hy, Ալեքսանդր Շիրվանզադէ) was an Armenian playwrig ...

* ''Liber Chaos'', an alchemical treatise by

Ramon Llull Ramon Llull (; c. 1232 – c. 1315/16) was a philosopher, theologian, poet, missionary, and Christian apologist from the Kingdom of Majorca. He invented a philosophical system known as the ''Art'', conceived as a type of universal logic to pro ...

* '' Chaos: Making a New Science'', a 1987 book by James Gleick * '' CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties'', a 2019 book by Tom O'Neill with Dan Piepenbring * "

The Chaos ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...

", a poem by Gerard Nolst Trenité

Music

* ''Chaos'', an album by Rene Aubry, 2017 * ''Chaos'' (Attila album), 2016 * ''Chaos'', an album by

Unlocking the Truth Unlocking the Truth was an American heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York. Formed in 2007, the group consisted of Malcolm Brickhouse (guitars, vocals, key songwriter, composer), Jarad Dawkins (drums), and Alec Atkins (bass). History Founding ...

, 2016 * "CHAOS", a song by VIXX from the 2013 EP '' Hyde'' * ''Chaos'', an album by

Jaycee Chan Jaycee Joming Chan (, born 3 December 1982), known professionally as Jaycee Chan, is an American singer and actor. In 2004, he released his first Mandarin CD album in Hong Kong. He later went to Taiwan to continue his music career. He is the son of ...

, 2010 * ''The Chaos'' (album), by The Futureheads, 2010 * "Chaos", a 2007 song by

Mutemath Mutemath (sometimes styled as MuteMath or MUTEMATH) is an American alternative rock project founded by American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer Paul Meany. Originally co-founded as a band with Darren King in 2002, Me ...

* ''Chaos'' (Paul Bley album), 1998 * "Chaos", a song by Unkle from the 1998 album ''

Psyence Fiction ''Psyence'' is the second album by Japanese musician hide, released on September 2, 1996. It topped the Oricon Albums Chart and was certified double platinum by the RIAJ for sales over 500,000 copies. The album was re-released on the Japan onl ...

'' * "Chaos", a song by Tim Sköld from the 1996 album ''

Skold ''Skold'' is the debut solo album released in 1996 by Tim Skold. The song "Chaos" was used in the video game ''Twisted Metal 4'' and the film '' Universal Soldier: The Return''. The song "Hail Mary" can be found on the ''Disturbing Behavior'' so ...

'' * "Chaos", a song by Stump from the 1988 album ''

A Fierce Pancake ''A Fierce Pancake'' is the second and final album and only full-length studio album by Anglo-Irish experimental rock band Stump, released 7 March 1988 on Ensign Records. After the band had enjoyed some underground success in the 1980s, includin ...

Other uses in arts, entertainment and media

* ''Chaos'' (journal), scientific journal devoted to nonlinear systems * '' Chaos: The Battle of Wizards'', a 1985 video game * Chaos, a cultural festival of the

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad) is the world's number 1 business school, located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The school has been accorded the status of an Institute of National Importance by Ministry of Human Resource ...

Chaos! Comics Chaos! Comics was a comic book publisher that operated from 1993 until 2002, mostly focusing on horror comics. Their titles included ''Lady Death'', ''Purgatori'', ''Evil Ernie'', ''Chastity'', ''Jade'', '' Bad Kitty'', and ''Lady Demon''. Chaos! ...

, a comic book publisher (1994–2002)

Mythology, philosophy and religion

Chaos (cosmogony) Chaos ( grc, χάος, kháos) is the mythological void state preceding the creation of the universe (the cosmos) in Greek creation myths. In Christian theology, the same term is used to refer to the gap or the abyss created by the separation of ...

, in the Greek creation myths *

Chaos magic Chaos magic, also spelled chaos magick, is a modern tradition of magic. It initially emerged in England in the 1970s as part of the wider neo-pagan and magical subculture. Drawing heavily from the occult beliefs of artist Austin Osman Spare, ...

, a contemporary magical practice *

Symbol of Chaos The Symbol of Chaos originates from Michael Moorcock's ''Eternal Champion'' stories and its dichotomy of Law and Chaos. In them, the Symbol of Chaos comprises eight arrows in a radial pattern. In contrast, the symbol of Law is a single upright a ...

Science, technology and mathematics

* ''Chaos'' (genus), a genus of amoebae *

19521 Chaos 19521 Chaos is a cubewano, a Kuiper-belt object not in resonance with any planet. Chaos was discovered in 1998 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey with Kitt Peak's 4 m telescope. Its albedo is , making it, with its absolute magnitude (H) of 4.8, ...

, an object in space *

Chaos terrain In astrogeology, chaos terrain, or chaotic terrain, is a planetary surface area where features such as ridges, cracks, and plains appear jumbled and enmeshed with one another. Chaos terrain is a notable feature of the planets Mars and Mercury, Jup ...

, an area of jumbled surface topography in planetary geology *

Chaos theory Chaos theory is an interdisciplinary area of scientific study and branch of mathematics focused on underlying patterns and deterministic laws of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions, and were once thought to have co ...

, a branch of mathematics *

CHAOS (operating system) CHAOS is a small (6 MByte) Linux distribution designed for creating ad hoc computer clusters. About Description CHAOS creates a basic node in an OpenMosix cluster and is typically not deployed on its own; cluster builders will use feature-ri ...

, a Linux distribution *

Quantum chaos Quantum chaos is a branch of physics which studies how chaos theory, chaotic classical dynamical systems can be described in terms of quantum theory. The primary question that quantum chaos seeks to answer is: "What is the relationship betwee ...

, chaotic dynamical systems in quantum theory, quantum mechanics and their relation to classical chaos

Other uses

Chaos (professional wrestling) Chaos (stylised as CHAOS) is a professional wrestling stable, primarily performing in the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion and All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The stable is currently led by Kazuchika Okada. The group was formed in 2009, when n ...

, a professional wrestling alliance * Chaos (roller coaster), in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. *

Chaos.com Chaos.com was an Australian online retailer based in Melbourne, that sold CDs, DVDs, Games, Books and Music Downloads over the Internet. Similar to Amazon.com, Chaos.com shipped to all countries around the world. The website was founded in Sydne ...

, an Australian online retailer *

Chaos Lacrosse Club The Chaos Lacrosse Club is a professional men's field lacrosse team in Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Chaos are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 Premier Lacrosse League season, 2019 season. Notable players include Blaz ...

, an American professional men's field lacrosse team *

Chaos Reef Chaos Reef is the confused area of breakers and shoal water in the north extremity of Aitcho Islands group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers operating ...

, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica * Chaos, a season in the

Discordian calendar The Discordian or Erisian calendar is an alternative calendar used by some adherents of Discordianism. It is specified on page 00034 of the ''Principia Discordia''. The Discordian year 1 YOLD is 1166 BC. (Elsewhere in the ''Principia Discordia' ...

Operation CHAOS Operation CHAOS or Operation MHCHAOS was a Central Intelligence Agency domestic espionage project targeting the American people from 1967 to 1974, established by President Lyndon B. Johnson and expanded under President Richard Nixon, whose mission ...

, a CIA domestic espionage project *

Rans S-9 Chaos The Rans S-9 Chaos is an American single-engined, tractor configuration, single-seat, mid-wing monoplane designed by Randy Schlitter for aerobatics and manufactured by Rans Inc. The Chaos is available in kit form for amateur construction.Down ...

, an American aerobatic aircraft design *

Chaos (company) Chaos is a rendering and simulation software developer headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany and Sofia, Bulgaria. It was founded in 1997 by Peter Mitev and Vladimir Koylazov. Chaos is best known for the development of V-Ray. In 2022, it merged wi ...

, a Bulgarian rendering and simulation software company