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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* The [[Marvel Universe]]:
** Entropy is the son of Eternity and represents the
** Lord Chaos is a being that personifies the concept of chaos through the universe and clashes with his opposite, Lord Order.
** The In-Betweener is the embodiment of dualistic concepts such as order and chaos. He was created by Master Order and Lord Chaos and used his powers to resolve balances. He is compared to Galactus as his opposite, as he is a union of Eternity and Death; Galactus is the absence of both.
* Toltiir, best known from ''[[The Bet (fan work)|The Bet]]'' cycle of fanfics from the late 1990s, is a ''former'' Elder God of Chaos, now enjoying semi-retirement as a much more relaxed God of Mischief. Originally created as a deity for author Gregg Sharp's ''[[The Fantasy Trip]]'' campaign and related fiction, he migrated into Sharp's fan writings, and from there became something of a [[Public Domain Character]] for the anime fanfiction community, later spreading outward beyond anime fic.
== [[Literature]] ==
* Eris from the ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians]]'' series is the Greek Goddess of Chaos, Strife, and Discord, who seems to work under Hermes.
** The Egyptian God of Chaos is Set in the ''[[Kane Chronicles]]'' where his strength is tied with Osiris and Horus. He and his brothers are the only forces said to counter Apophis whenever the serpent rises. He can gain more power from anything that causes chaos, like storms, and become almost invincible.
** Apophis is the manifestation of chaos and the main antagonist of the Kane Chronicles; he is the leader of the Forces of Chaos, an army made to fulfill his goal of swallowing Ra and plunging the world into eternal chaos.
* Chaos
* Azathoth from
** Nyarlathotep is known by many names, such as the God of a Thousand Forms, The Faceless God, and the Crawling Chaos. While most of the Outer Gods are more passive, he actively sows woe, madness, and chaos through the universe, which he accomplishes using his different forms and manipulations. He is vicious to the point that he delights in all the strife he causes. Even when he acts in kindness, there is a chance the person could lose their humanity at their cost.
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
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== [[Oral Tradition|Oral Tradition, Folklore, Myths and Legends]] ==
* From
* [[Egyptian Mythology]]:
** Set or Seth
** Apep, or Apophis in Greek, was the snake god of chaos, evil, and darkness. He was often seen as a serpent but later became seen as a dragon. Apep is said to try to eat the sun from under the horizon where the
* ''[[Classical Mythology]]'' has Chaos as the first thing that existed, and the Titans such as Gaia, Tartarus, and Eros were born from it.▼
* [[Classical Mythology]]:
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** Eris is the Greek goddess of discord and strife but wasn't known to have a temple in ancient Greece; thus, often, she acts more like a personification. She is famous for initiating the Trojan War using the Apple of Discord inscribed with the phrase “To the Fairest One” for the goddesses to argue over. Paris, the prince of Troy, was chosen by Zeus to choose Helen, the wife of Menelaus of Sparta, and doomed his city, which led to its destruction.
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'':
** Under their Chaos Gods, [[Our Demons Are Different|Daemons]] are beings made from Chaos but are weaker while under the command of the four gods.
* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''
** The Slaad Lords are the ''de facto'' (given the nature of Chaos) rulers of their kind and of Limbo, the Plane of Ultimate Chaos. While all are embodiments of Chaos, Chourst is the Trope most of all; while the others are embodiments of some concept related to Chaos, he is the Lord of Randomness, representing pure Chaos.
** In the ''Elder Evils''
* In the ''[[Dragonlance]]'' setting, Chaos is one of the primordial gods, representing disorder and destruction, and the antithesis of the High God. Arguably the [[Bigger Bad]] of the setting, he was the orchestrator of the notorious Chaos War.
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* In the ''[[Hatchetfield]]'' franchise, namely in ''[[Black Friday]]'', Wiggly is an abstract force of chaos, speaking through numerous Tickle-Me-Wigglys and Uncle Wiley. {{spoiler|Wiggly had humanity orchestrate its birth onto the planet Earth. When that fails, thanks to sisters Hannah and Lex fighting back when the cultists capture them at different times in the play. Wiggly tricks the President into firing a nuclear missile at Russia and starting World War III. With that said, as the survivors of the Black Friday massacre gather and wait for midnight to pass, the clairvoyant Hannah sings that she sees a possible tomorrow, that it might come. The play ends before we know for sure if the world is ending.}}.
▲== [[Web Comics]] ==
== [[Web Original]] ==
* [[Zalgo]], an embodiment of malevolent Chaos with godlike power.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* GOLB
* In ''[[Martin Mystery]]'', the Chaos Beast is a manifestation of chaos sealed in an old box. It has several abilities that defy physics and cause various calamities that plagued the town in which it was unsealed.
* Ahem, [[
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