Lord Chaos (Marvel Comics)
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Lord Chaos (Marvel Comics)

Lord Chaos is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2 ( 1977). Lord Chaos is an abstract entity. It is the cosmic counterpart of Master Order and serves as the embodiment of chaos.

Lord Chaos debuted in Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2 (cover-dated December 1977) by writer-artist Jim Starlin, where—together with his counterpart Master Order—he tips the balance of a battle between Spider-Man, the Thing and Thanos.

The entity returned in Starlin's six-issue crossover The Infinity Gauntlet (1991), where it sided with the assembled "Cosmic entities" against Thanos. Commercial success kept Lord Chaos on the periphery of two sequels—Infinity War (1992) and Infinity Crusade (1993).

Lord Chaos then slipped into a prolonged limbo, resurfacing only for cameos until the post-Secret Wars relaunch. Al Ewing's Ultimates 2 (2016–2017) storyline re-established the character—as part of the duo "Order and Chaos"—as a direct threat: the pair murdered the Living Tribunal in Ultimates 2 #2 and were themselves fused with the In-Betweener to create the composite Logos.

In 2023, Jonathan Hickman's launched G.O.D.S.—a series intended to "redefine abstract concept characters like the Living Tribunal and the Lords of Chaos and Order"

Lord Chaos is an abstract entity who embodies disarray and confusion, and the opposing force to "brother" entity Master Order. The pair are rarely seen, but appear to manipulate events to prompt Spider-Man to solicit the Thing to join the Avengers and Adam Warlock in the first war against the Titan Thanos and defeat him.

Lord Chaos and Master Order were then seen observing King of the Norse Gods Odin and master villain Dormammu play a cosmic game of chess. They next conspired with other metaphysical and "omnipotent" beings against the Beyonder. They were then summoned by the Silver Surfer to regain control over their servant the In-Betweener. Lord Chaos and Master Order imprisoned the In-Betweener for his transgressions.

They also attend the funeral of Eon and speak with cosmic hero Quasar.

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