''Chaotic'' is an animated science fantasy television series produced by 4Kids Entertainment. It was animated by Canadian studio

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for season 1 and South Korean studio

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for season 2 and 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 Chaotic was originally a Danish trading card game. It expanded to an online game in America which then became a television program based on the game. The program was able to be seen on 4Kids TV (Fox affiliates, nationwide), Jetix, The CW4Kid ...

Trading Card/ Online Game. Kaz always tries to tell Tom about a secret

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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 broke their scanners until they are re-united with their Chaotic self.

Episodes

Characters

* Tom Majors (a.k.a. MajorTom) – Mainly an OverWorld player, Tom Majors is the main protagonist of the series. He is subsequently shocked and overwhelmed by his first transportation to Chaotic, transforming into the Card Game Creatures and experiencing the battle "for real." However, Tom eventually overcomes his fear and is presented as a bold risk taker and thrill seeker, meeting the Creatures and exploring the locations in the dimensional world of Perim. Tom is honest, truthful and trustworthy and cares deeply for his friends. Even if his rarest and favorite cards are on the line. Tom's favorite and trademark card is Maxxor, the leader of Perim's Overworld. His name and username are a reference to Major Tom, the fictional astronaut from the David Bowie song, Space Oddity. * Kazdan "Kaz" Kalinkas (a.k.a. KidChaor) – Mainly an UnderWorld player, Kaz focuses on the game, becoming a better player and improving his battle skills and his collection. He tends to be more cautious and less adventurous; preferring to calculate the odds before taking a risk, unless rare Creatures, BattleGear, or Mugics are at stake. Kaz is usually aided by his Underworld friend H'earring who helps him locate desirable scans, usually at the price of some disgusting delicacies. Prior to the series, Kaz frequently told Tom about Chaotic being real, but Tom never believed Kaz until he entered his transport code into his scanner. Kaz's favorite and trademark card is Chaor, the leader of the Underworld. * Peyton (a.k.a. PeytonicMaster) – Peyton was introduced in the third episode of Chaotic when he won a battle against Tom. Mainly a Mipedian Player, Peyton is portrayed as a charismatic and eccentric Chaotic player. Peyton speaks in slang and has an encyclopedic knowledge of the game. His intense opinions, his appearance, his unorthodox style of battle and the way he expresses himself all lend themselves to comedy. He often tests unusual theories and strategies in battle, which, shockingly, lead to victory more often than not. He is also perfectly happy to show off cool new scans to his friends. Though he loves to win—especially with his Mipedian Creatures—Peyton will also battle using some of Perim's freakiest Creatures, just to have the experience of transforming into them and "feeling their vibes." While most Chaotic Players think that one tribe is better than the others, Peyton knows how to "look past the personalities and find the powers", though when he isn't testing out different creatures he prefers his Mipedian decks. * Sarah (a.k.a. ChaotiKween) – Sarah was introduced in the second episode of Chaotic when Tom was tricked into visiting lake Ken-I-Po within Perim. Mainly a Danian player, Sarah is the smart, feisty female of the group with intentions of speaking her mind. A fearless and shrewd Chaotic player, she is often in situations of stumbling into a fight with the boys and/or the other Players. On a few occasions, Sarah is shown to have enough courage when confronting a Creature who gets her angry and is often at the event of leading Tom, Peyton or Kaz to drag her out of danger. She is also known to be a hardcore Scanner, she will camp out for weeks just to get a rare scan. She is also very protective of the boys and is willing do anything to help them. Sarah is shown to have a close relationship with Tom. This is likely due to the fact that she was the first person he met in Perim and her introductory into the main character group. * Krystella and Klaybourne (a.k.a. Klayotic) – Krystella and Klay are a crafty team of pranksters who function as the main antagonists of the series. They met briefly after the series began. They are almost always together. The duo's favorite activity, besides battling in Chaotic, is sabotaging the lead characters. The duo are also known for doing anything to get scans, including striking deals with known evil Creatures even if the consequences mean trouble for others later. Klay is also known for attempting to scam new players out of their cards. Krystella and Klay are snobbish, conceited, rude and patronizing, and do anything to win, even listening in on players strategizing before their matches, though they stop just short of actual cheating. Klay is seen to have preferred using Lord Van Bloot over all his other cards.

Principal voice actors

Darren Dunstan Darren Dunstan is a Canadian-American voice actor and director based in New York City. He has provided voice-over and voice direction on several properties of 4Kids TV, as well as DuArt Film and Video. Dunstan's most notable roles include Maximi ...

– Kaz Kalinkas, Wamma, Ghatup *

Jason Griffith Jason Adam Griffith is an American voice actor, known for his voice over work for NYAV Post, 4Kids Entertainment and DuArt Film and Video. He is best known as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog in the English dub of ''Sonic X ...

– Tom Majors, Frafdo, Zhade * Gary Mack – Klay, Iparu *

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– Sarah * Marc Thompson – Peyton, Chaor, Najarin, H'Earring * Meredith Zeitlin – Krystella

Other voice actors

* Mike Pollock – Tianne, Heptadd * Dan Green – Codemaster Imthor, Tangath Toborn, Tartarek *

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– Codemaster Crellan * Sean Schemmel – Maxxor, Ulmar, Blazer, Marquis Darini *

David Brimmer David Brimmer is an American voice actor and fight choreographer. He also goes by the names David J. Brimmer and J. David Brimmer. As a voice actor, he has worked for 4Kids Entertainment, Central Park Media, DuArt Film and Video, Headline Studios, ...

– Vidav *

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– Lord Van Bloot, Rhaden *Kevin Kolack – Khybon, additional voices *Eva Christensen – Takinom *Christopher C. Adams *

Maddie Blaustein Madeleine Joan Blaustein (born Adam Blaustein, October 9, 1960 – December 11, 2008), also known as Kendra Bancroft, was an American voice actress and comic writer who was known for her voice acting work for 4Kids Entertainment, DuArt Film and ...

*Joshua Briggs * Greg Abbey – Sobtjek *Shawn Curran *

Wayne Grayson Vincent "Vinnie" Penna Jr, who has primarily performed using the stage name Wayne Grayson, is an American voice actor and director primarily known for his work at 4Kids Entertainment, Central Park Media, Media Blasters, NYAV Post and DuArt Film ...

*Britton Herring * Rebecca Honig *Jesse Hooker *

Matt Hoverman Matt Hoverman is an American actor and playwright based in Los Angeles. He writes witty comedies for television (Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program), the theatre (FringeNYC Award for Outstanding Playwriting) and f ...

*Allyson Johnson *David Lapkin *

Rachael Lillis Rachael Lillis (born July 8) is an American voice actress and scriptwriter. She studied acting in Boston and New York City and has appeared in various theater productions, animated series and independent films. She was formerly based in New Yor ...

– Intress, Deehna *Corey Manuel *

Cassandra Lee Morris Cassandra Lee Morris (born April 19, 1982) is an American voice actress. After starting her career as a teenage program host for an educational video series called ''Real World Science'', she worked as a journalist in New York City and Los Ang ...

*Suzy Myers *

Lisa Ortiz Lisa Ortiz is an American voice actress and voice director. She is best known for her roles in English anime adaptations, such as Lina Inverse in ''Slayers'' and Amy Rose in ''Sonic X''. She voiced Amy Rose in the mainline and spin-off ''Sonic t ...

* Ted Lewis * Andrew Rannells * Tony Salerno *

Michael Sinterniklaas Michael Tremain Sinterniklaas (; born August 13, 1972) is a French voice actor, ADR director and script writer who has provided voices for a number of English language versions of Japanese anime films and television series, as well as cartoons ...

* Eric Stuart *McNeil Taylor *

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– Quadore, Ajara, Skithia * Tom Wayland * David Wills – Raznus *Brian Wilson *Max Wortendyke *

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* Oliver Wyman – Agitos, Odu-Bathax, Tartawrecker The voice director for the series was

Broadcast

A short preview was shown on

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on September 30, 2006, at 10:30 AM ET. The show officially premiered on October 7, 2006, at 10:30 AM ET. 4Kids Entertainment plans to "roll out the storyline over seven years", implying there were seven seasons planned for the television series. A second season, called ''Chaotic: M'arillian Invasion'', began airing in September 2008 on 4Kids TV. While season 1 used

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, the ''M'arillian Invasion'' season is animated in traditional animation.

Jetix Jetix (stylized as JETIX) was a children's entertainment brand owned by The Walt Disney Company. The brand was for a slate of action/adventure-related programming blocks and television channels. Jetix programming mainly originated from the S ...

(U.S.) bought the cable rights to the show and began airing it daily at 7:00 AM on 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.

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took over premieres for the final seven M'arrillian Invasion episodes in the U.S. in August 2009, but The CW4Kids regained the premieres when the third series- ''Secrets of the Lost City'' started on Halloween 2009 where the rest of the series would then have its premieres simultaneously on both Cartoon Network and The CW4Kids. Toon Disney aired the show on

. 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 existed in the United States, but series 1, the original Chaotic, continued to air on Disney XD. Cartoon Network acquired the rights for the second and third seasons and began airing them and ''

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'' in June 2009. By airing the second season straight through, CW was able to premiere episodes before CW4Kids. The series finale aired on March 13, 2010, but the show continued to air on

and Disney XD until 2011. In 2019, the owner of Chaotic, Bryan Gannon, announced in an interview his plans to revive the television series. The series would not be a reboot, but instead pick up where it left off from "Son of the Spiritlands", similar to the Samurai Jack season 5 revival. The series is currently available on Tubi and Peacock.

Video game

''Chaotic: Shadow Warriors'' is a 2009

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video game based on the TV series. It was released in North America on November 10, 2009, on the PlayStation 3, Wii,

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and Nintendo DS.

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