Editing Chaotic (section)

== History ==
{{Main|History of Chaotic Trading Card Game}}
Chaotic started out as a trading card game known as "Grolls and Gorks"<ref>[http://www.danauktion.net/auctiondetails.php?id=48942 Grolls & Gorks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012123153/http://danauktion.net/auctiondetails.php?id=48942 |date=12 October 2007 }}. DanAuktion.NET. Retrieved on 6 November 2011.</ref> and an idea for a cartoon series of the same name co-authored by Merlin P. Mann, co-author of the Taynikma graphic novels, in December 2000 as 20 years, to be produced by Solit Entertainment. The name of the manuscript was changed to Chaotic in early 2001.<ref>[http://www.fictionaut.dk/new-cv.htm Merlin P. Mann]. Fictionaut.dk. Retrieved on 6 November 2011.</ref> Before any episodes were made, Dracco Company Ltd. bought the rights to Chaotic from Solit Entertainment. The original storyline featured [[Tom Majors]] and [[Kaz Kalinkas]], who were enemies, instead of friends as in the [[4Kids]] animated series. Dracco Company Ltd. with Apex Marketing<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.investors.com/breakingnews.asp?journalid=27541441&rb=1 |title=4Kids Entertainment Named Worldwide Licensing, Marketing and Promotional Agent for Trading Card Game Chaotic; 4Kids to Co-Produce Animated Television Series, Manage Card Game's Worldwide Launch and Develop Merchandising Program |publisher=Business Wire (via Investor's Business Daily) |date=11 May 2005 |access-date=20 August 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216012400/http://www.investors.com/breakingnews.asp?journalid=27541441&rb=1 |archive-date=16 December 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4kidsentertainment.com:80/docs/news/2005-0511.pdf|title=4Kids Entertainment Named Worldwide Licensing Marketing And Promotional Agent For Trading Card Game Chaotic|publisher=4kidsentertainment.com|date=11 May 2005|access-date=20 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614224700/http://www.4kidsentertainment.com/docs/news/2005-0511.pdf|archive-date=14 June 2006}}</ref> then created the online version of the game and established the basic [[Fictional universe|universe]] of Chaotic. In September 2003 trading card Executive Bryan C. Gannon signed a worldwide Licensing and Distribution agreement with Henrik Andersen and his brother Jacob Anderson{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} at Dracco to bring the Chaotic game to North America and to the world. Gannon created Chaotic USA Entertainment Group and, in August 2005, licensed the [[patent]]ed technology, (US Patents 5,810,666 & 5,954,332) from Cornerstone Patent Technologies, LLC to bring the property up to the standards required for a global brand. He teamed with John Milito and in 2006, 4Kids Entertainment signed a Joint Marketing Agreement with Chaotic USA Entertainment (CUSA) to produce the cartoon and bring the property to market, both on TV and for licensed products. When 4Kids Entertainment teamed with CUSA, the work of CUSA was continued and included many additional improvements. The original cards were redesigned (and some renamed) along with the online game platform to give it a more mature look as well as the creation of a new animated series (with redesigned versions of Tom and Kaz) to promote the game. CUSA has been developing the online game experience for Chaotic named [http://www.chaoticgame.com/ChaoticGame.com]. A video game called Chaotic: Shadow Warriors was released on 30 December 2009.

Sam Murakami, a 4Kids employee, and Martin Rauff, the original designer with Bryan C Gannon and  TC Digital Games, adapted the card game to the U.S.<ref>"[http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/10146.html 'Chaotic TCG' Available May 16th]." ''ICv2''. 27 February 2007. Retrieved on 4 March 2009.</ref>