Chaos

Chaos (カオス Kaosu) is a boss character in TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga and one of the primary antagonists. A treacherous student of the Kensai Cowen, she is the mortal enemy of his daughter, Faye.

Profile
Chaos was born in Izmir and studied swordsmanship alongside Faramir under Cowen, a Kensai and guardian of the Vajra and Viritra. Chaos would later betray Cowen when she stole the Vajra and greivously wounded him. This earned her the permanent enmity of Faye, who would set out on a quest to avenge her father and retrieve the sacred sword.

Chaos would later join the Raze Church, where she would become the commander of the Dark Knights and one of the strongest warriors in the Empire, with strength exceeding that of the Four Archbishops.

Personality
As the commander of the Dark Knights, Chaos is the Church's strongest warrior, her already formidable strength enhanced by the protective powers of the Vajra. Though technically outranked by the Four Archbishops, Chaos's actual level authority rivals theirs and only exceeded by Pope Urbanus. Despite her position within the Church, Chaos has little to no interest in the faith and makes no secret of this, and joined them purely because they aligned with her own ambitions. A highly abrasive individual, she rarely shows respect towards her peers, even going so far as to mock the Archbishop Almachius to his face. This has made her extremely unpopular within the faith, even among her fellow Dark Knights; Semdallios, an officer within the Dark Knights, is highly offended when Faye mistakes him for Chaos. She and Almachius have a poor enough relationship to the point where the Archbishop goes as far as to make an assassination attempt, though it fails.

Chaos is a highly confident individual, and claims to be invincible in battle. This is partially due to the Vajra's protective magic, which significantly reduces the amount of damage she takes, but also because of her own formidable sword skills. The only person who she is known to fear is Faramir, who was also a student of Cowen's. Though Faye sees the Dark Knight has her mortal enemy, Chaos does not take her seriously, and toys with her during each encounter.

Boss Stats
*Chapter 15 only

**Dropped upon defeat on Chapter 15

First Battle
Chaos makes her first appearance in Chapter 3 at the beginning of Turn 2, standing on the eastern church tile. Although she does not move from her spot, she will attack any adjacent enemies. One of the priests (Sahalin) to be escorted always tries to visit the church before heading to the arrive point, going so far as to stand next to her, so it's important that Chaos be dealt with.

The primary method of handling Chaos is to have Faye talk to her. Chaos will leave the map, as will Faye until Sahalin visits the church, where she'll rejoin with a Miracle Talisman in her inventory. If Faye is not deployed on the map, she will automatically show up on turn 10, where the talk event will take place.

Although extremely difficult and luck-reliant, it is possible to defeat Chaos in battle. To do this, the player must deploy Dean and fill his inventory with Vulneraries. The primary strategy is for Dean to move adjacent to Chaos and block Sahalin from moving next to her. Until she is defeated, Dean should spend each of his turns either using a Vulnerary or using the Wait command. The key is to let Chaos attack him and give him a chance to activate Wrath. If properly set up, Dean can deal up to around 9-10 damage with Wrath, and can possibly deal an additional point or two of damage if he activates Adept. If necessary, Izerna and Sahalin can help Dean restore his HP enough so he can survive another attack from her. Clifford and Ward can also help wear her down. Though Axel's Pulverize skill can also cause a decent amount of damage to her, this is not a recommended tactic due to his poor hit rate, and Chaos's counterattack will OHKO him unless he's gained 2 points of HP. Note that Chaos will not use Imbue, even if near death. If the player wishes to defeat her, it is highly recommended that they rig a Baked Crab Shell to appear on the menu and then feed it to Dean in order to grant him a significant boost to his hit rate. The player will also need to deploy Faye to prevent Chaos from automatically leaving on turn 10. Afterwards, once Sahalin visits the church, the Leticia event will trigger, unlocking Ouro's alternate recruitment requirements.

If Faye is deployed on the map but is killed or captured, Chaos will leave the map on turn 10. Though this also triggers the Leticia event for Ouro (since Faye will not be at the church), this is not recommended. If Faye is killed on the map, she will die permanently and prevent Faramir from being recruited (even as a mercenary), and the player may not have enough money to pay for her ransom if captured.

Second Battle
Chaos makes her second appearance in Chapter 15, the final map of the game. Unlike last time, it is mandatory to kill her since she drops the key to the throne room. Although her stats have not changed at all, Chaos is still very deadly. She will make use of Imbue this time if her HP gets low, and the player will have to fight her along with four other Dark Knights. Additionally, there are Raze Priests within the throne room who can heal her and attack the player with Swarm and Sleep. It is best to defeat Chaos as quickly as possible, as starting from turn 10, an Assassin and Raze Priest wielding Scylla will spawn from the stairs every two turns until the throne room is unlocked.

To defeat her efficiently, the player will need to control her movements somewhat, mainly by trapping her in a corner and cutting her off from any healing support. Since she is susceptible to Provoke, Elbert and Clifford can make this task much easier, as Chaos will always attack them for several turns until they're dead or it wears off.

Actually defeating Chaos is no simple task, as the Vajra reduces the damage she takes by 2/3 (rounded down), and the Prayer Talisman blocks critical hits 50% of the time. Though the Vritra is able to bypass Vajra's damage reduction, only Faye can use it and she will likely still have trouble damaging Chaos due to her extremely high defense stat and Faye's very shaky strength. Good options include Dean with Wrath, Ouro w/Grimhild (or Primlarga if level 30) and a Miracle Talisman using Deathmatch, and Reese w/Lord Gram while adjacent to Lanette. Lanette can also help wear her down with Pallas Serenia, and Sherlock with Barrage and a strong bow + Mithril Arrows can potential deal a large amount of damage as well. Using more than one of these methods will make defeating her go much quicker.

Trivia

 * While it is never mentioned in-game, in Shouzou Kaga's notes, it is revealed that Chaos (real name Fana) is—or was at least planned to be—Faye's older twin sister.