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Chaos Theatre is a New York club owned by Gideon. It was first mentioned mentioned by Envy Adams in Volume 3, and again in Volume 5, after defeating Kyle & Ken Katayanagi, and rescuing Kim Pine, where we can see a poster for the construction site which is building a second Chaos Theatre in Toronto. It is the location of the final showdown between Gideon and Scott Pilgrim in the final volume of the series.
Tying in with the nature of Video Games References throughout the series, Chaos Theatre can be thought of as the last level where the final boss awaits with the princess. The name "The Chaos Theatre" is also a reference to the 1995 SNES game EarthBound in which the main character, Ness, visits a similar club of the same name. In that club, Ness helps a band named "The Runaway Five" out of a tough financial spot.
Features[]
Chaos Theatre has a number of unique features including being deep underground as one takes an elevator to enter, Greek coloumns, cage dancers, two full bars, and a large platform pyramid for live performances. The large open floor structure allows access to arcade games everywhere and a plethora of seating for patrons, and a massive dance floor.
The depth underground is debatable, however it is believed to be quite deep down as the ceiling is able to hide a large cryogenic 7-person freezer (for his Exes) without anyone noticing. Upper levels appear to also work as a kind of backstage area as this is where Envy Adams descends from before her performance.The club also has skate ramp if you look in the very back behind the pyramid in the overview of the underground level in the book, although nobody seems to be skating it.
History[]
Scott Pilgrim graphic novels[]
Scott and the Katayanagi Twins face each other at the Chaos Theatre site in Toronto.
The Chaos Theatre is first mentioned in Volume 3 by Envy Adams when Scott Pilgrim and his friends visit her and the other members of the Clash at Demonhead backstage. It makes its first appearance in Volume 5 where it is seen to be under construction and the site is where Scott battles the Katayanagi Twins to rescue Kim.
In Volume 6, the Chaos Theatre is mentioned throughout the beginning by visitors at Cameron House, which Scott overhears. When Scott returns to Toronto after his visit with Kim Pine, he immediately arrives at the venue, he notices Wallace Wells and Other Scott there and asks for Gideon.
Scott arrives at the newly opened Chaos Theatre in Torronto.
After Wallace tells Scott to chill, he heads over to the bar for a drink, noticing Stephen Stills and Joseph are there too. Scott demands something with ice in it, and strikes conversation with Julie Powers, Sandra and Monique.
After spilling his drink over his shirt, Scott exclaims "WHY!?" before buying a Chaos Theatre t-shirt.
He notices his younger sister Stacey is there, as she tells him about Ramona and Gideon, Scott tells her that she needs to stop talking to Wallace before noticing Young Neil. Scott introduces Stacey to him and for the first time, calls him Neil, resulting in him being overjoyed.
Scott faces off Gideon at the Chaos Theatre.
Scott then runs into Knives Chau and Tamara Chen before watching Envy Adams begin to perform. As she begins performing, Scott comes face to face with Gideon.
As they begin to fight, Scott is slashed with a knife. Thinking he has died, Ramona Flowers suddenly appears and tells him he isn't dead, and it turns out that both are in the Dream Desert. Scott and Ramona return to the Chaos Theatre following the former receiving the Extra Life. There, Scott and Ramona both battle Gideon together in the theatre.
After defeating him with the X-Strike, Scott and Ramona continue to stay at the venue for a brief time before leaving together.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World[]
Scott fighting in the Chaos Theatre.
In Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the Chaos Theatre is once again Gideon's lair, where Scott goes to save Ramona. Sex Bob-omb is seen performing there due to their contract with Gideon. They don't appear to be very comfortable with their new setup, as Kim states: "We are Sex Bob-Omb, and we're here to sell out and make money and stuff". There appears to be huge stages with flickering lights for bands to perform on, art deco designed bars, and a huge pyramid structure in the center that Gideon surveys the club from upon his ornate throne. Earlier in the movie, the Theatre is briefly mentioned by Stephen Stills, during his neurotic breakdown during Crash and the Boys' performance.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game[]
The Chaos Theatre also appears in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game fittingly, as part of World 7. The Player(s) starts off on the elevator that must reach the bottom within 4 minutes whilst the player(s) fights various enemies that get in the way. Once at the bottom, the Player(s) will be in the main section of the club, where the player(s) has to face Gideon in his super form. Once defeated he'll rip off his shirt, revealing a Subspace portal in his chest that drags the player(s) into Gideon's mind where he must be fought in a god-like form. Once this from is defeated, the player(s) ends up back in the Chaos Theatre, where they pursue Gideon into his Techno Base. Due to the Chaos Theatre's interior being largely underground, it can be assumed that the Techno Base is a part of the club, or at least connected to it. Once the Gideon is finally defeated, the player(s) watches from the CN Tower as the Chaos Theatre is destroyed in a style similar to the castles in Super Mario World.
More of the Chaos Theatre was planned to be playable in the game, but was cut due to time restraints.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Originally, O'Malley planned to add a skate ramp in the venue.[2]
The Chaos Theater takes the reference from EarthBound, an RPG that had a theater with the same name. Gideon's pyramid structure resembles and may reference the The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past's Dark World Pyramid, where Ganon awaits Link for the final battle, much like Gideon awaiting Scott.
The Chaos Theatre's design in Volume 6 was a merging of the film's design and the Shredder's undercover club from the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.[3]
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ http://boutain.blogspot.com/2010/08/scott-pilgrim-vs-world-game_23.html
- ↑ http://radiomaru.com/2011/04/08/gideons-lair-concept/
- ↑ Information taken from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Director's commentary