Chaos Breaker (Dark Awake)

Chaos Breaker is a team-based 2D fighting game released in arcades in 2004. Coming to PSN, summer 2010 as Dark Awake.

Notation

Joystick Notation

Directional command notation is as follows:

                   .- up (u)
                   |
  up+back (ub) - 7 8 9 - up+forward (uf)

      back (b) - 4   6 - forward (f)

down+back (db) - 1 2 3 - down+foward (df)
                   |
                   `- down (d)

Note: These numbers can be easily referenced by looking at your keyboard "numpad". Think of it as a joystick/controller that is facing to the right. "5" is used to signify "neutral".

Button Notation

• A - Weak Attack
• B - Medium Attack
• C - Strong Attack
• D - D Attack

Miscellaneous Notation

• j. - jumping attack
• X - A or B or C
• [X] - hold A, B, or C
• 360 - one full rotation of the joystick
• 720 - two full rotations of the joystick

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Mechanics

Throw

4D or 6D, while near opponent.

• Startup = 5 frames.
• Whiff animation, when can't throw.
• Cannot be throw escaped by pressing a button, but it is possible to move out of range by backing up or jumping.
• Only Sandra and Zon can air throw.
• Nagar's throws are untechable.

Dash

66, quickly.

• Hold 6 to keep moving forward.

Backdash

44, quickly.

• Clash frames begin immediately at the start of the backdash.

Jumping

8

• Cannot guard against attacks in the air.

Jump Speed

Character	Up	Forward	Backward
Ramda	3	3	3
Sandra	3	3	3
Curse Head	1	1	1
Mara	3	3	3
Nagar	3	3	3
Vritra	3	3	3
Elion	3	3	3
Fina	3	6	6
Evetta	5	5	5
Goblin	4	3	3
Troll	1	1	1
Orc	1	1	1
Dorgan	2	2	2
Vargan	3	3	3
GerhardsenII	1	1	1
Zon	7	7	4
Nsidor	8	8	8
Bernhard	3	3	3

Super-Jump

28, quickly.

• Jumps higher than normal. Good for rushdown or avoiding certain attacks.
• Can be performed with 123 for the down motion and 789 for the up motion.
• Fina and Zon have particularly high jumps.
• Some characters have unique animations during their super-jumps.

Tech-Roll

Any attack button, just before hitting the ground.

• Used to avoid pursuit attacks and certain situations on wakeup.
• Not all moves can be tech-rolled.

Mana-Counter

412D, while in blockstun.

• Consumes half a bar of the Mana Gauge.
• Invincible during the startup flash.
• Blowback attack on ground hit, downs on air hit. Miniscule damage.
• If the opponent manages to block your Mana-Counter, you are left at an 11 frame disadvantage.

Taunt

Start button (Select button in the console version)

• Cannot be cancelled out of.
• Fills the Mana Gauge if performed immediately after a special move. Supers and normals cancel this effect.
• Some taunts have attack hitboxes and will damage the opponent. It is even possible to KO your opponent with a taunt.

Burst-Cancel

There are two types of burst-cancels in the game.

Special Burst-Cancel

Perform Mana Burst during certain special moves

• Costs half a bar for the cancel. 1.5 gauge in total.
• Only works with certain special moves.

Super Burst-Cancel

Perform Mana Burst during another Mana Burst

• Costs one bar for the cancel. 3 full bars in total. (1 super + 1 super + 1 burst-cancel)
• Usually performed during very specific cancel points.
• Only works with certain Mana Bursts.

Pursuit

after certain attacks

• Only hits opponent on very specific parts of the downed animation.
• Resets the situation and does not give an advantage on oki. Can also be tech-rolled.
• Pursuit attacks are generally performed with 2D. Evetta is an exception with her 236D attack.
• It is unknown whether all characters have pursuits, but most of the cast do not seem to. Ramda, Sandra, Curse Head, Nagar, Vritra, Bernhard and Evetta are the known ones.

Deflection

Officially known as "Sword Impact Reaction" (SIR), deflection (or "clashing") is a core aspect of Chaos Breaker gameplay.

Special Effects

Special Effects in the game.

Counter-Hit

Hit opponent during the startup of their attack

• 1.25 times the damage.
• Increased hitstun.

Critical-Hit

Random chance when attacking

• Damage increase
• Does not occur during combos.

Block

Effect caused by certain items. Random chance when getting hit, outside of combos

• Take no damage
• Not affected by hitstun

Physical and Magic Defense

Coefficient times attack damage.

Physical Defense Coefficient Characters 0.85 Troll, GerhardsenII 0.90 Curse Head, Dorgan, Nsidor 0.95 Ramda, Orc, Vargan, Bernhard 1.00 Sandra, Vritra, Elion 1.05 Nagar 1.10 Mara, Evetta, Goblin 1.15 Fina, Zon

Magic Defense Coefficient Characters 0.85 Zon 0.90 Mara, Fina, Bernhard 0.95 Nagar, Elion, Evetta 1.00 Sandra, Vritra 1.05 Goblin 1.10 Ramda, Curse Head, Orc, Vargan 1.15 Dorgan, Nsidor 1.20 Troll, GerhardsenII

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Characters and Items

On the character select screen you can select from 18 characters and 32 items. Your team must have at least 1 character and 1 item. You then have two free slots, of which you may fill with either another character or another item.

Character: Assist

• Calling an assist takes one bar of the mana gauge.

Item: Stock Action (SA)

• Using an item's Stock Action will reduce it's stock by 1.
• 1 stock is restored after a round.
• An item's stock can't go beyond its max stock.

Item: Item Burst (IB)

• Consumes one bar of the mana gauge.
• Will consume 1.5 bars if used to cancel a special move.

Item: Possession Effect

• Items with a possession effect confer a passive benefit.
• Each of the 18 equipped items are specialized to a specific character. These characters gain additional passive effects from these items.

Characters Human Ramda Sandra Curse Head Elf Elion Fina Evetta Dwarf Dorgan Vargan GerhardsenII Dark Elf Vritra Nagar Mara Ork Orc Troll Goblin Undead Bernhard Nsidor Zon

Items Normal Items Healing Potion Power Bracelet Protection Ring Holy Symbol Mana Potion Scroll of Mana Amulet Special Items Invisible Mantle Medal of Strength Fortunate Coin Mutation Stone Wind Boots Master Ring Talisman Equipped Items Hellfire Sword Earth Hammer Demon Club Ice Blade Shining Bow Extra Bullet Nightmare Blade Death Staff Naught Weapon Magic Shield Spike Mace Goblin Spear Shining Staff Rune Ax Draconic Figurine Evil Staff Blood Sword Dark Staff Rare Items Elixir Seven Keys Magistery Fang of Manticore Demonic Figurine Book of Disaster Chaos Ring Dragon Scale

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Menu Translation

Title Screen

• Arcade Mode
• Online Mode
  • Ranking Match
    • Quick Match
    • Custom Match
    • Create Match
  • Player Match
    • Quick Match
    • Custom Match
    • Create Match
    • Accept Invitations
  • Profile
• Rankings
• Introduction & Options
  • Game Introduction
  • Control Configuration
  • Game Options
  • Credits
  • Screen Adjust
• Training Mode

External links

• Official Website
• Japanese Chaos Breaker wiki
• Dark Awake FAQ

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Chaos Breaker