“ | I am the true God, the embodiment of the wheel of life, the spinner of all Mantra. I hold everything in the palm of my hand. I bestowed the power of Mantra on you, and I unleashed the Gohma upon the world to test you. And you have proved yourself worthy by overcoming these trials. | „ |
~ Chakravartin to Asura |
Summary
Chakravartin (転輪聖王, Tenrinjōō; Sanskrit: चक्रवर्ति), is the ruler of Naraka and the God of Mantra. They accompanied Asura after his first demise, manifesting as the mysterious Golden Spider and guiding him through his journey. After the fall of Gohma Vlitra, Chakravartin reveals their true colors and possesses Mithra, Asura's daughter.
Chakravartin appointed themselves sheperd of universe, creating planets and bestowing their Mantra upon their denizens in order to enable their development. Such they did on planet Gaea eons ago, leading to the creation of the demigods and the Shinkoku Tastrium civilization. Their plan is to shape heirs worthy of succeeding them as they move towards new worlds, no matter the means nor the amount of innocent lives it would cost. For this reason they created the Gohma and eventually came to aid Asura. Unwilling to forgive the suffering cat upon his family and world, Asura will put everything on the line to exact his last revenge.
Powers and Stats
Tier: At least 6-B | At least 3-B
Key: Golden Spider | True Form
Name: Chakravartin, The Golden Spider
Origin: Asura's Wrath
Gender: Apparently male and also referred to as such, but classified as unknown[1] twice[2]
Age: Unknown (Has lived for time immemorial and is much older than Shinkoku Tastrium, whose development began thanks to Chakravartin at least tens of millions of years ago)
Classification: God, Spinner of Mantra, Embodiment of the Wheel of Life, Ruler of Naraka
Powers and Abilities:
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Genius Intelligence
- Inorganic Physiology (Appears to be completely mechanical)
- Small Size (Type 2; About as big a large spider)
- Self-Sustenance (Types 1 and possibly 2. Can survive in space without restrictions)
- Longevity (Has lived for uncountable years, predating a civilization as ancient as Shinkoku. Doesn't seem to consider the time it took to develop as something notable, being ready to start it anew[3] and planning to repeat the same process with other worlds[4])
- Dimensional Travel (Can freely cross the boundary between Naraka and the real world. Might be able to travel to different realities, as it is unknown whether their mission of world guidance[4] encompasses only planets or extends to other dimensions)
- Clairvoyance (Was aware of every event occurring in the material world despite residing in Naraka for the majority of the time. Somehow knew that Asura had lost his memories[5])
- Telepathy (Telepathically filled in Asura on what had happened during his absence.[5] They later spoke to Mithra's subconscious[6])
- Mantra Manipulation and Bestowal (Is the creator and embodiment of Mantra, an energy stemming[7] from prayers and emotions, which also exists in large quantities within the souls of every living being. Such energy is the source of power of every supernatural being in the universe and was bestowed by Chakravartin[4] upon few of the first humans, enabling them to evolve into demigods.[8] Intended to give Asura further power.[3] The existence of Mantra is tied to Chakravartin's own life, as their death leads to its complete disappearance from the whole universe; lesser demigods will be reverted back to normal humans, while those such as Asura will be erased from existence,[6] even if the power of their own Mantra surpasses that of Chakravartin itself[4])
- Life, Death and possibly Soul Manipulation (Rules[9] over Naraka, a world between life and death[10] where all souls go before returning to be part of their home planet[11]. Controls Saṃsāra, the wheel of life, death and rebirth.[6] Chakravartin's exact involvement in the genesis and functioning of both remains unexplored, as the latter kept going[4] even after their death. Chakravartin itself states to having a destiny to follow[6] and might have been reincarnated along with other characters[12])
- Creation (Is the creator of planet Gaea[3] and likely many others [even though this was likely done while in their original form])
- Thread Manipulation (Can spray golden strings and use them to bind foes or enable the possession of his victims)
- Possession (Rendered Mithra unconscious and took over her body, before using it as a vessel to assume their true form[3])
- Corruption (Twisted the will of planet Gaea, fueling its rage and having it give birth to of Gohma Vlitra[3])
- Social Influencing (Provided support[5] to Asura whenever his soul was cast into Naraka, stimulating[13] his rage and guiding[14] him through his quest)
Same as before
- Large Size (Type 0; Quite taller than Asura and Yasha)
- Likely Inorganic Physiology (Despite the appearance, their body seems to possess the properties of a construct,[4] likely made out of Mantra)
- Additional Limbs (Has 22 arms and can use all of them[4] at the same time)
- Body Control (Can stretch their limbs[3] beyond their normal reach)
- Dimensional Storage (Imprisoned Mithra into a sphere[3] which they keep close to or within[4] themselves)
- Multiple Selves (Type 3; Keeps Mithra together with them, often within their very being)
- Forcefield Creation (Blocked Asura's punch using an invisible barrier. Their threads can form a much larger forcefield all around them[3])
- Energy Projection (Can launch different types of Mantra orbs, make energy surge from the ground around them and fire lasers from their forehead. Can place turrets which shoot energy blasts or project energy beams. Can send energy waves across the ground[3][4])
- Homing Attack (Some of their orbs have a slight homing effect[4])
- Aura (Can use an invisible force to push their opponents away. Can also emit similar waves from their palms[3][4])
- Minor Light Manipulation (Constantly surrounded by a rainbow halo coming out of their body)
- Teleportation (Can appear from nothing[4])
- Flight (Capable of levitation[4] and space travel[3])
- Biological Manipulation (Can spawn as many Gohma[6] as we wishes; Gohma are natural organisms that are suddenly mutated into monsters[11])
- Pocket Reality Manipulation (Fought Asura at the "Event Horizont", a dimension of their own making which exists inside Golden Chakravartin)
- BFR (Broke through the Event Horizon, sending Asura's real self to Naraka and then making him come back through a warp in reality[4])
- Avatar Creation (Created a titanic replica[15] of themselves which fought as a proxy against Asura. Generated yet another duplicate to battle him in Naraka[4])
- Transformation (Can enter their "Creator"[4] form and greatly enhance their strength and abilities)
- Resistance to Cosmic Radiations
Likely the same as base, due to its nature as a puppet
- Large Size (Type 2 to 7; So giant to make galaxies look tiny in comparison. Is visible to the naked eye from Gaea, which is located millions of light years away. Its smaller counterpart remains colossal in size and rivals the towers of Naraka)
- Inorganic Physiology and Additional Limbs
- Flight (Can float in space and in Naraka)
- Energy Projection and Danmaku (Can fire massive energy beams, blasts, orbs and rays. Can concentrate its Mantra into a giant sphere)
- Enhanced Senses (Can accurately aim at targets from intergalactic distances)
- Creation and Telekinesis (Generated and moved entire volleys of planets, several varieties of stars and a moon of enormous size)
- Pseudo Portal Creation (Breaking through the statue transported Asura into the Event Horizon)[4]
Same as before, save for Large Size and Additional Limbs
Attack Potency: At least Country level, likely much higher (Murdered[3] Olga, who was stated to be stronger[16] than Wyzen) | Multi-Galaxy level (Sliced apart[3] the Karma Fortress with his threads. The potency of his Mantra allows him to create, sustain and power a construct such as his golden statue, which in turn can generate massive celestial objects like a Moon that is bigger than entire galaxies, and whose destruction generated an explosion of cosmic proportions. Chakravartin themselves considers fighting against such thing as a mere trial. His Base Form proved to be on par with Six-Armed Mantra Asura. His Creator form provides a huge boost in strength, to the point that he could overpower Six-Armed Mantra Asura and reduce him to his Base form with nothing more than a finger, forcing him to furtherly increase his power as their battle kept going[4])
Speed: Relativistic+ combat and reactions speed (Stopped Olga a split second before she could kill Mithra) Massively FTL+ (Their idol can fire energy beams that cross cosmic distances in seconds and was telekinetically throwing celestial bodies towards Asura at many light-years away. Their Base and Creator form greatly surpass its potency and could keep up with Asura for the entirety of their battle)
Lifting Strength: At least Class M via Thread Manipulation (Immobilized Olga completely) | Universal (Golden Chakravartin could and hurl a humongous moon, as well as telekinetically pushing many planets and stars. The Mantra potency of Chakravartin's Base and Creator forms surpasses that of its statue)
Striking Strength: Unknown (Doesn't rely on physical might and lacks any display of strength) | Multi-Galaxy level (Bested Six-Armed Mantra Asura in a fistfight and reverted him to Base form with just a finger upon entering their final form)
Durability: Unknown | Multi-Galaxy level (Their Base and Creator form are more durable than the their whole giant statue, and could endure many hits from Six-Armed Mantra and Final Asura)
Stamina: Unknown | Superhuman (Capable of taking several brutal beatings from Asura, only tiring at the final stretch of their fight, which lasted for several phases and ended only when Chakravartin's body was crumbling apart)
Range: Unknown (His threads extended long enough to encase Mithra into a large cocoon) | Standard Melee Range to Several Meters physically depending on his form, Intergalactic with ranged attacks (His golden threads could envelop the Karma Fortress and reach nearby planets. His Golden Statue reaches it by virtue of sheer size and could attack Gaea and Asura despite being millions of light years away. His Base and Creator forms have much greater Mantra potency), Interdimensional with related abilities
Standard Equipment: None | Two staffs in base form, but they don't have any practical application
Intelligence: Genius (Orchestrated the events of Asura’s Wrath thousands of years before the beginning of the story, planting the Gohma in Gaea and setting off the war between them and the Demigods, predicting that everything would have unfolded exactly as it ended up doing. Manipulated Asura as being a sort of friendly, albeit annoying, creature whenever Asura ended up in Naraka. Has profound knowledge of the universe and its mechanisms, having lived since the beginning of reality and embodying the primary form of energy that governs life and death. Rules over Naraka, the underworld-like dimension which exists in opposition to the real world. Has put himself in charge of promoting the development[4] of planets across the universe, or possibly even different realities. Makes use of many different abilities and is the toughest adversary Asura has ever faced)
Weaknesses: Needs an appropriate vessel such as Mithra in order to manifest his original self and exert his true power; however, since they were willing to release her[4] (and even lost her in the end), they might need to possess a vessel only once every set amount of time. Highly arrogant and underestimates his opponents. Involuntarily released Mithra upon sustaining too much damage.
Notes:
- The notion about Golden Chakravartin being located at the middle of the Milky Way and attracting it to them contained within the Asura's Wrath: Official Complete Works book refers to unused material and concept art, which don't reflect what is shown in the final version of the game.
- Some of Chakravartin the Creator's abilities are displayed when the player fails a QTE.
- Even though it's unclear how much of Chakravartin's inherent powers can be utilized while forced into their Golden Spider form, it's also unknown at what point they assumed their original form for the last time; thus, the first P&A key lists everything Chakravarting is known to having done before Episode 19.
References
- ↑ Asura's Wrath - CG Art (The Golden Spider)
- ↑ Asura's Wrath - Illustrations (Chakravartin)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 Asura's Wrath - Episode 19: The One Behind the Curtain
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 Asura's Wrath - Episode 22: A Life Well Lived
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Asura's Wrath - Episode 3: Hell on Gaea
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Asura's Wrath - Interlude 19
- ↑ Asura's Wrath - Illustrations (Mantra)
- ↑ Asura's Wrath - Illustrations (Demigods)
- ↑ Asura's Wrath - Illustrations (The Golden Spider)
- ↑ Asura's Wrath - Illustrations (Naraka)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Asura's Wrath - Illustrations (The Gohma)
- ↑ Asura's Wrath - Interlude 22 (a very small spider is seen hanging from a tree during Kalrow's appearance)
- ↑ Asura's Wrath - Episode 7: A Father's Duty
- ↑ Asura's Wrath - Episode 12: Gods of Death
- ↑ Asura's Wrath - Episode 21: A Rude Awakening
- ↑ Asura's Wrath - Interlude 5
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