Kaos

Template:Characterbox (Skylanders) Template:Q Kaos is an evil Portal Master and the main antagonist of the Skylanders series. He is the arch-enemy of the Skylanders.

Personality

Kaos is overconfident, with a big ego as well as an inferiority complex. He was ridiculed when he was young and desperately tries to be taken seriously as a villain. Because of his annoying and whiny attitude, most people, including the Skylanders, mostly find Kaos more as an annoyance than a real threat. However, underneath his overconfident exterior, Kaos possesses a cunning and dangerous mind, which causes his adversaries to underestimate him. Like most villains, Kaos is digusted at the sight of romantic atmospheres. The only person whom he treats with any kindness is his butler, Glumshanks. Kaos also has a strong hatred for the tree folk, including his evil Life minion, Evil Ent.

In Spyro's Adventure, Kaos despises the new Portal Master whom he calls by 'Apprentice Portal Master' and 'Portal Master Imposter', and claims that only he is a real Portal Master.

Abilities

Being a Portal Master, Kaos has the ability to summon darker versions of the Skylanders, as well as other races as his minions, such as Cyclopes, Trolls, and the Drow. He also has the ability to summon powerful spells and magic, sometimes with the assistance of the Eternal Sources.

Kaos is also notable for being able to cast a large, hooded projection of his head to talk to the outside world from his castle on a Portal of Power. Using this special effect, the projection of his head is more terrifying (though all of Skylands know that it isn't his real face) and Kaos speaks with a deeper alteration of his voice to make himself sound more sinister.

Story

History

Before he became evil, it was said that Kaos was born a prince. When he was young, he created the Wilikin, who were his toys, unaware that he was a Portal Master back then, and was shocked to discover he could bring Wilikn to life. Growing up, Kaos attended his school's Senior Prom, but being Kaos, he was unable to get an actual date that evening, so he ordered his butler, Glumshanks, to go with him.

However, as time passed, Kaos felt like an outcast in his family. While his brothers were blessed with long, flowing locks, good looks and devastating charm, Kaos was bald, ugly, and devastatingly smelly. His father dismissed Kaos as an embarassing runt, and in retaliation, the prince kicked his father in the widdershins, gave away his royal name, and headed out into the wilderness with Glumshanks.

Having created the Wilikin, Kaos realized he had something of a knack for magic, and he threw himself into learning more about this unexpected power. When his research brought him to the subject of Portal Masters, Kaos immediately knew he must be one of them. The only problem was, he didn’t have a portal. So, with Glumshanks at his side, he began to scour the universe for one. It was only a matter of time before they found their way to Skylands and learnt of the Core of Light, the mysterious machine that filled Skylands with light and kept The Darkness at bay. Hungry for power, Kaos had tried to destroy the Core there and then, but had been defeated by Master Eon and the Skylanders. The evil Portal Master, however, had never given up on the dream of ruling Skylands.

Skylanders: The Machine of Doom

Kaos sought after an Arkeyan artifact called the Chattering Key, which was used to unlock a tomb that contained an ancient Arkeyan weapon capable of destroying the Core of Light, that not even the Skylanders nor Eon could stop it. The tyrant sent his Troll minions and a Spell Punk to test out their invisibility spell that was needed to sneak past the guard protecting the Key. But unfortunately, the Trolls caused mischief in the Mabu Market using their invisibility powers, drawing attention to the Skylanders, Spyro, Eruptor, and Gill Grunt. The Spell Punk accidentally uttered that they were looking for the Chattering Key, and he and the trolls were summoned back to Kaos's lair when the projection of Kaos' face appeared, aiming to punish the Spell Punk for revealing too much information.

Kaos revealing to Spyro his real plan and the true nature behind the Machine of Doom

While Spyro, Eruptor, Boomer, and Gill Grunt were in the Forest of Fear to retrieve the Chattering Key, Kaos captured Flynn and used the Mabu to force the Skylanders to hand over the key to him when they got back. The evil tyrant and Glumshanks then summoned a tomb leading to the Pyramid of Just Rewards that contained the Arkeyan weapon he was seeking: the Machine of Doom. To make sure the Skylanders didn't follow him, Kaos ordered his minions to keep Flynn hostage as they entered the pyramid. Inside, Kaos once again tried to threaten Flynn's life when the Skylanders had entered the tomb as well to stop the evil Portal Master, but the troll Skylander, Boomer, attempted to control the Machine of Doom. However, the machine went out of control, breaking apart, and the pyramid itself started to crumble.

Kaos laughed maniacally at the Skylanders, revealing that the Machine of Doom was really a trap designed by the Arkeyans to capture anyone who may be tempted to steal the weapon capable of destroying the Core of Light, knowing that anyone who braved the terrors of the Forest of Fear, stole the Chattering Key, and opened the tomb was too dangerous to walk free. In addition, Kaos planned to use the trap to bury the Skylanders alive inside the pyramid. Revealing his transport portal as his means of escape, Kaos attempted to make a hasty retreat from the crumbling pyramid to leave the Skylanders to be buried alive. He was stopped by Boomer, who managed to control the Machine of Doom and destroy Kaos' portal.

Spyro, despite wanting to leave Kaos in the very trap he tried to spring, but knew what Eon would do, saved the evil tyrant from the tumbling ruins as Boomer used the Machine of Doom to get them all out in time. Kaos, however, made his escape afterwards using a fragment of his transport portal and teleported home to his lair. In his lair, Kaos began to look through a book entitled, '101 Ways to Become Lord of Skylands', smiling evilly after writing out the words 'Plan One: The Machine of Doom' on the first page...

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure

After being banished to the Outlands by Master Eon, Kaos returned to Skylands after his exile to exact his revenge on Master Eon by destroying the Core of Light to rule Skylands. When his forces were losing the battle to the Skylanders, Kaos unleashed his Hydra, who succeeded in destroying the Core of Light, banishing the Skylanders to Earth in the process. Afterwards, the evil tyrtant proceeded to shroud the world of Skylands using The Darkness. He soon became aware of the new Portal Master who arrived to save Skylands, and attempted to stop them and the Skylanders from restoring the Core of Light failed. After the Core of Light was restored, Kaos retreated back to the Outlands, vowing that he wasn't beaten yet.

The new Portal Master and the Skylanders soon confronted Kaos in his lair to stop him once and for all, battling against him, his Minions, and his Hydra, and successfully defeated them. As Kaos gloated that he would destroy the new Portal Master and Skylanders to oblivion another day, the hovering throne he was piloting exploded due to the damage it sustained in battle, sending Kaos flying and landing back on the ground, knocking him out shortly afterwards. Kaos was then imprisoned temporarily at the Ruins, where he soon vowed that he would keep returning until Skylands was his if he was going to be banished to the Outlands once more. However, to his surprise, Kaos was banished to Earth instead, where he was turned into a toy and was soon tormented by a dog.

Skylanders: Giants

Template:SpoilerStart After being banished to Earth, Kaos's toy form was recovered and placed in a toy store. He was soon released from his frozen state because of his status as a Portal Master, and initially plotted to destroy Earth once he has taken over Skylands. He saw the frozen Skylanders in toy form nearby and took the chance to taunt them before being contacted by Glumshanks, who had been looking everywhere for Kaos since his exile in the previous adventure. Kaos then used a nearby Portal of Power to return to Skylands despite Glumshanks's warnings that Portal Masters don't use portals on themselves.

Upon his arrival, Kaos landed in a very ancient part of Skylands and inadvertantly reactivated the Arkeyan Conquertron, quickly learning that if he could acquire something known as the "Iron Fist of Arkus", he could not only reactivate the entire army of Arkeyan robots, but also command them. With that kind of power, Kaos would be unstoppable. Despite the Skylanders' and Giants' efforts to stop Kaos, the evil Portal Master was able to reach the Lost City of Arkus and wield the Iron Fist of Arkus, transforming himself into a large Arkeyan robot version of himself.

Before he could begin his world conquest, the Skylander confronted Kaos, only to discover that the latter was impossible to stop unless the Iron Fist of Arkus was removed from his grasp. With the help of Ermit and Machine Ghost, the Skylander was able to remove the Fist of Arkus, returning Kaos to his normal form.

Relationships

Spyro the Dragon

Kaos despises Spyro as much as the other Skylanders for constantly foiling his plans to rule Skylands, often calling Spyro by the mocking name of 'dragonfly'.

Quotes

Media Quotes

• And now, Skylanders, I shall defeat you!" - from The Beginning Trailer
• "Yay me!"

Game Quotes

• "Well well well! What do we have here? A Stupid Skylander and Eon's Portal Master apprentice!"
• "Impossible! You survived my best water spell! Ahem! I MEAN... You survived a very mediocre water spell that I found laying around - somewhere."
• "Fools! I've had it up to here with your incompetence! Actually no, even higher... up to HERE!"
• "The Eternal Fire Source is mine, I tell you! MINE! Er - even in the mine!"
• "Foolish Apprentice! You played right into my hands!"

Book Quotes

• "It was a spectacular plan. A monumental plan. The most spectacular, monumental plan of all time. A plan so cunning that these dunderheads still don’t realise what it was."
• "You and whose army, Skychumps? I’m about to lay my hands on an ancient and mysterious weapon of ancient and mysterious power. I will be UNSTOPPABLE and you will be DOOOOOOMED!!"

Gallery

• Kaos' own Trading Card (Part of an April Fools' joke)
  Kaos' own Trading Card (Part of an April Fools' joke)
• The menacing projection of Kaos' head
  The menacing projection of Kaos' head
• In the front row are some Kaos figure concepts. It has been stated that these are not going to appear in Giants, but maybe in a possible third game.
  In the front row are some Kaos figure concepts. It has been stated that these are not going to appear in Giants, but maybe in a possible third game.

Trivia

• In Skylanders: Giants, in Kaos' Kastle, there are paintings of Kaos with an afro and a painting of Kaos with his mother.
• Kaos is pronounced identically to the word 'chaos'.
• He has a serious earwax condition.
• He is comparable to Ripto. They both were picked on at a young age, use magic for evil, they're both pretty short and have big heads.
• Kaos is the second human in the Spyro series to be a main antagonist, the other being Neo Cortex from Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy.
• In the 3DS version of Spyro's Adventure, Kaos' role as the main antagonist is acquired by Hektore, who, ironically, is actually a 'giant floating head'.
• Kaos bears a resemblance to Gollum from the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
  • He also bears resemblance to Quan-Chi from Mortal Kombat
    • He also has a few similarities to High Roller from Hero 108.
• Kaos almost talks exactly like Invader Zim, Billy and Daggett, cartoon characters whom Richard Horvitz also voiced during his years of voicework. Also strangely result, Kaos' hologram head is same talk like Professor Cog in Power Rangers Samurai.
• In The Beginning Trailer, Terrafin mentions that Kaos owes him five dollars.
• When Kaos has his "floating head", it is similar to those of the Barrow Wights from The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, and The Rise of The Witch-king.