Chaos Kin

Chaos Kin
Affiliation	Chaos
Appearances	Kid Icarus: Uprising (Chapter 13)

The Chaos Kin (混沌の遣い Konton no Tsukai, "Chaos Envoy") is a malevolent, parasitic creature that serves as an antagonist in Kid Icarus: Uprising.

It feeds on the souls of others and can control the bodies of its victims. Though unaffiliated with any of the armies, it is the leader of its own faction.

Characteristics

Physical Appearance

The Chaos Kin is a six-legged, arachnid-like creature that bears a strong resemblance to spiders and scorpions. Though it appears smaller when crawling, it actually stands at about 7'3" (220 cm) if measured with its tail.

It has a single eye on its head with no visible mouth, and green wings made of a goo-like substance. The Chaos Kin's legs are red and allow it to move with surprising speed. Its skeletal tail has a hook on the end, which it uses to rip out and consume souls from its victims' bodies.

Personality

Despite the fact that the Chaos Kin seemingly doesn't appear to possess much of it, and instead shown to be incredibly animalistic in nature, driven solely by its desire to spread and cause chaos wherever it can, it does have a bit of a personality, as when shown to have possessed Palutena and through her, it's shown to be cold, cruel, disillusioned, and cynical.

It also seems to be quite calculating when looking for suitable victims to possess, patiently waiting for the right opportunity to strike, despite being described as being mindless. However, it never engages in direct confrontations unless backed into a corner, preferring to hide or flee instead. But that doesn’t make it a coward, though, since it instead knows that it’s not strong enough to fight against a more powerful enemy.

Abilities

Having the ability to consume the soul of its victims, the Chaos Kin's dark power is described to rival that of the gods. It also has the ability to take control over its victims, such as how it controlled Palutena in Chapters 18 and 20.

In battle, the Chaos Kin can fire lasers from its eye, shoot fireballs, and fire dark energy blasts. It also has the ability to replicate itself and others, though doing so takes up its energy. It can turn invisible to elude its opponents, and it can use its tail to cleave a portal into the Chaos Vortex. The Chaos Kin's powers also allow it to survive even after being defeated, taking the form of a moving cloud of ash; however, it can only restore itself to its full power by possessing others.

Appearances

Kid Icarus: Uprising

After Pit defeats Arlon and destroys the Sanctum at the end of Chapter 13, he unknowingly sets the Chaos Kin free. In the aftermath of the Aurum invasion, the Chaos Kin makes its move and possesses Palutena (though she resisted being consumed), using her body to launch attacks against humanity. Using her powers, it also fuses Pit's soul to a ring embedded with cursed runes to prevent both his escape and interference in its plan, while his soulless body is used to spearhead the attacks. However, Pit is able to control the body of anyone who wears the ring, similar to how the Chaos Kin can control others. Unfortunately, his soul was knocked out unconscious the moment it was sealed in a ring, so he didn't remember what happened after the Aurum invasion.

Three years later, Pit woke up and, with Magnus's help, is able to regain his body and uses the Lightning Chariot with Viridi's help to break the force field surrounding Palutena's Temple. Pit then confronts the possessed Palutena and manages to break the Chaos Kin's control over her. However, before they can properly reunite, the Chaos Kin steals Palutena's soul and escapes with it into the Chaos Vortex while Pit and Dark Pit take pursuit. After a strenuous showdown, the two angels manage to defeat the Chaos Kin. However, in its burnt state, only possessing another living being could restore it to its full power, so it clings to Dark Pit and drags him down from the platform they battled on. After Pit begs Viridi to grant him the Power of Flight, he manages to save Dark Pit at the cost of his own wings, and the Chaos Kin is left trapped inside the Chaos Vortex.

Trophy Information

This malevolent creature thrives on disorder, living in the Chaos Vortex and feeding on souls—even those of divine beings like Palutena. Its totally unpredictable behavior and appearance make it one of the most dangerous things Pit will face in his adventures.

Idol Descriptions

Chaos Kin

An evil being whose strange power may even surpass that of the gods. It is mindless, only possessing the desire to cause disorder and disaster. Long sealed in the Lunar Sanctum, the Chaos Kin is suddenly free to spread anarchy.

Chaos Kin and Palutena

The Chaos Kin binds Palutena to its will, manipulating her form like a foul puppet. By doing so, the Chaos Kin simultaneously shields itself and forces Pit to attack the very goddess he serves.

Chaos Kin (Ash)

The Chaos Kin's unfathomable magic allows it to survive even being burned to ash. In this state, only possessing Dark Pit could restore it to its full power. But Pit's selfless rescue banishes the evil creature into the Chaos Vortex.

Gallery

AR Card of the Chaos Kin.

AR Card of the Chaos Kin and Palutena.

AR Card of the Chaos Kin (Ash).

The Chaos Kin, after stealing Palutena's soul in Chapter 20.

The Chaos Kin, as it appears in Chapter 21.

Trivia

• The Chaos Kin, Dark Lord Gaol, the Hewdraw's first two heads to be knocked off, Pandora, Dark Pit, the Galactic Fiend Kraken, the Phoenix, Cragalanche, and Hades are the only bosses to be fought more than once in Kid Icarus: Uprising; the Chaos Kin is fought thrice, the first time at the end of Chapter 20, the second time at the end of the Air Battle section of Chapter 21, and the last time at the end of Chapter 21.
  • Therefore, it is fought the most times in the entire game out of any boss.
  • Twinbellows does not count, although his clone appears as a mid-boss in the Land Battle section of Chapter 9.
• In its first battle, the Chaos Kin has a boss portrait that portrays Palutena, complete with her name. This makes it one of three bosses to have multiple boss portraits, the others being Pandora and Pseudo-Palutena (who also uses Palutena's portrait). Unlike those two, its boss battles use only one portrait per fight.
• The Chaos Kin is one of two bosses during whose fight Pit can die instantly regardless how much damage he has taken; if he drains all of her stamina during the Chaos Kin's first fight, Palutena dies and asks why Pit would take her life; this also results in his own demise (at least for the game). If he takes too long during the second battle, he ends up burning to smithereens and is lost in the Chaos Vortex, resulting in instant death. Its last fight is the only fight where it does not have an instakill hazard.
  • During the fifth phase of his second battle, Hades charges an instakill attack that must be countered by keeping a reticle on his body. Should the player succeed, the battle progresses to the final phase, thanks to Medusa arriving.
• The Chaos Kin and the Chaos Vortex are likely based on Chaos from Greek mythology, the primeval state of existence from which the first gods were born.
• The Master Core from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U bears a strong resemblance to the Chaos Kin's Ash form. Both were created by Masahiro Sakurai.
• In its Idol, battle, and official height chart models, the Chaos Kin appears to be very large, towering over Palutena in comparison. However, during the cutscene where it rips Palutena's soul from her body in Chapter 20, it is shown to be smaller than her. The reason for this difference in size is unknown.
• In the Japanese version of Kid Icarus: Uprising, Viridi says that the Chaos Kin probably originated from the Underworld.
• The Chaos Kin is the icon for the Articles in Need of Cleanup category.
• The Chaos Kin is one of four bosses to use a battle theme other than the main battle theme. However, this only occurs during its first fight at the end of Chapter 20, where it uses Medusa's battle theme, and its second fight at the end of the Air Battle section of Chapter 21, where it uses an arrangement of the theme that plays in the Land Battle section of Chapter 20 (titled Destroyed Skyworld in Super Smash Bros. 4 and Ultimate). The third time, it uses the regular boss theme.
  • The other three are Medusa (who uses her own battle theme, which is recycled for when the Chaos Kin attacks at the end of Chapter 20), the Hewdraw (who has a separate battle theme that plays when Pit faces against the creature's three-headed form), and Hades (who has a battle theme remixed from the theme that plays when Hades makes his entrance between Chapters 9 and 10).
  • Dark Pit does not count; the chase phase of his fight has his own theme playing, but the final phase of the fight where he and Pit lock horns and go head-to-head has the regular boss theme.