Astral Chaos (stage)

Astral Chaos
	; An image of Astral Chaos
Background music	Venice Rooftops (SCV Mix)
Home to	Ezio Auditore da Firenze

"Here, where souls gather, your soul defines everything."

— Announcer

Astral Chaos (アストラルカオス, Astral Chaos^?) is Ezio Auditore's stage in Soulcalibur V.

This stage is an open circular platform with ring-out possibilities to all sides. All sorts of fragments from the mortal world float in the background.

Astral Chaos is an alternate dimension and the final resting place of souls which have been devoured by Soul Edge. The core of Astral Chaos, the "Star of Chaos", is surrounded by multiple souls which have blended together. Astral Chaos, the Void, the Other World, or just simply Chaos are all names by which this mysterious dimension is known. Chaos can be seen as both a manifestation of Soul Edge's own inner world as well as the "other side" of our own world.

Astral Chaos serves as the key to Soul Edge's continued survival. Each time the physical blade is shattered, the spirit of the sword retreats into Astral Chaos until it's servants are able to gather enough fragments to restore the sword.

Profile[]

This foreign dimension is the final home of the souls devoured by Soul Edge. The memories of countless souls blend together here to form an eerie vista surrounding the Star of Chaos, which acts as the core of Astral Chaos.^[2]

Designer's Comment[]

"This stage had to be designed quite early on because we knew it would be used for various other things like the selection screen. Astral Chaos is an alternate dimension designed to look strange and unfamiliar. Most of the details rely on things like the buildings and statues that are scattered throughout the area."

— Hiroaki Kawagoe^[2]

Trivia[]

A variation of the stage exists as Astral Chaos: Pathway.
This stage appears in the opening of the Story Mode for Soulcalibur V.
Astral Chaos was one of the earliest designed stage for Soulcalibur V, due to it being used as the main menu background, the menu of which is called the Astral Home.^[2]
The fighting space of the stage appears to resemble Algol's Tower of Remembrance.
- This stage also highly resembles Chaos - Spiritual Realm in the background.
In Arcade and Quick Battle modes, it is α Patroklos' stage.

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References[]

^ http://www.4gamer.net/games/132/G013276/20120105023/screenshot.html?num=054
^ ^a ^b ^c SoulCalibur: New Legends of Project Soul. Richmond Hill: UDON Entertainment Corp. February 2014. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-926778-95-2.

Soulcalibur V
Soulcalibur V • Unlockables • The Art of Soulcalibur V • New Legends of Project Soul • The Making of Soulcalibur V • Soulcalibur V Original Soundtrack • Story ~1607 A.D.~
Characters
Aeon • Algol • Astaroth • Cervantes • Dampierre • Edge Master • Elysium • Ezio Auditore • Hilde • Ivy • Kilik • Leixia • Maxi • Mitsurugi • Natsu • Nightmare • Patroklos (α Patroklos) • Pyrrha (Pyrrha Ω) • Raphael • Siegfried • Tira • Viola • Voldo • Xiba • Yoshimitsu • Z.W.E.I.
Stages
Ancient Citadel: Peacetime • Ancient Citadel: Under Siege • Astral Chaos • Astral Chaos: Pathway • Cavern of Light and Darkness • Conqueror's Coliseum • Conqueror's Coliseum: Underground Fight • Denevér Castle: Assault • Denevér Castle: Eye of Chaos • Free Imperial City: Old Quarter • Free Imperial City Center • Fu-Ma No Sato: Mechanical Spider • House of Valentine's Prague Residence • Last Rites on the Battlefield • Luoyang: Grand Festival of Guandi Temple • Mt. Fuji the Holy: Hidden Dragon • Penitentiary of Destiny • Shrine of the Snake God Palgea • Sinking Merchant Ship • The Adrian • Torture Chamber • Tower of Glory: Most Holy Dichotomy • Tower of Glory: Spiral of Good and Evil • Tranquil Wasteland • Unknown Forest • Unknown Forest: Dark Night • Utopia of the Blessed

[1] ttp://www.4gamer.net/games/132/G013276/20120105023/screenshot.html?num=054

[NLoPS-2] SoulCalibur: New Legends of Project Soul. Richmond Hill: UDON Entertainment Corp. February 2014. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-926778-95-2.

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