Chaos

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Chaos
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Chaos, or simply disorder, was a concept, the opposite of order. It usually held a negative or evil connotation.

A primordial entity in Greek mythology was known as Chaos. (PROSE: Wandering Stars [+]Loading...["Wandering Stars (short story)"])

The Fourth Doctor described chaos as the "first love" of the Black Guardian, (AUDIO: Casualties of Time [+]Loading...["Casualties of Time (audio story)"]) who represented chaos. He wanted to take control of the Key to Time so that chaos would "break across the universe," (TV: The Armageddon Factor [+]Loading...["The Armageddon Factor (TV story)"]) and later wanted to give enlightenment to the Eternals so that they would "invade Time itself, chaos would come again, and the universe [would] dissolve." (TV: Enlightenment [+]Loading...["Enlightenment (TV story)"]) A later interface, however, would state that chaos also represented freedom and that too much law, which the White Guardian represented, could be bad. (AUDIO: The Destroyer of Delights [+]Loading...["The Destroyer of Delights (audio story)"])

Ashildr described the Master as a "lover of chaos." (TV: Hell Bent [+]Loading...["Hell Bent (TV story)"])

The Mara was a spirit of chaos, which puzzled Nyssa as it created the Sumaran Empire, an empire implying order. (AUDIO: The Cradle of the Snake [+]Loading...["The Cradle of the Snake (audio story)"])

Megron was the High Lord of Chaos and Chief of the Carions, Lords of Chaos. He described Earth in the distant past as a "hot mass of chaos" and a "kingdom" of chaos. He became angry when the Fourth Doctor predicted that order would arise out of the chaos, which it eventually did. (AUDIO: Exploration Earth [+]Loading...["Exploration Earth (audio story)"])

The Tenth Doctor described the Dark Times as a time of chaos. (TV: The Infinite Quest [+]Loading...["The Infinite Quest (TV story)"]) The Old Time was also known as the Time of Chaos. (TV: Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"], PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)"])

Moloch was a god of chaos. (AUDIO: Protect and Survive [+]Loading...["Protect and Survive (audio story)"])