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Mental Breakdown is a special status effect in Chaos Zero Nightmare (CZN) that removes control of the character after reaching max stress during battles. Learn more about the details of mental breakdown, how to prevent, remove, and the benefits here!

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Mental Breakdown Explained

Mental Breakdown Effects
Check Icon Lose Control of the Character at Max Stress
Check Icon Character Cards Are Replaced by Special Cards
Check Icon Characters Will Sometimes Act On Their Own
Check Icon Overall Max HP Reduces by 33%
Check Icon Persists In and Out of Battle
Check Icon Link Crash Before Game Over

Lose Control of the Character at Max Stress

Chaos Zero Nightmare - Breakdown 2
Mental breakdown happens when a character reaches max stress in battle or events and responds accordingly based on their personal deep trauma resulting to negative effects to your party.

Character Cards Are Replaced by Special Cards

Chaos Zero Nightmare - Special Cards
Characters suffering from mental breakdown will have their cards replaced by special cards that can only be used to increase the number of special cards played to be free them from the status. These cards will also populate your deck and progress the enemies actions when used.

Characters Will Sometimes Act On Their Own

Chaos Zero Nightmare - Breakdown Ally Attack
When playing the special cards, there is a chance that the mentally broken character will do an action that can help the enemy either by debuffing you, damaging a party member or using support cards on the enemies such as healing, buffs or shields.

Overall Max HP Reduces by 33%

Chaos Zero Nightmare - Reduced Max HP
When one character has a mental breakdown, the overall max HP of the team will reduce by 33%. If another character has a mental breakdown, max HP will further reduce by 33% again and another for the third.

Persists In and Out of Battle

Chaos Zero Nightmare - Persists Through Battles
Mental breakdowns do not get removed after a battle, but the progress you made when using the special cards will be kept in future battles and can be further reduced with special events.

Link Crash Before Game Over

Chaos Zero Nightmare - Link Crash
Having all three of your party members undergo mental breakdown or lose all their health will result to a Link Crash where taking any enemy damage in this state will result to a game over.

How to Prevent Mental Breakdown?

Reduce Stress Buildup To Stop Mental Breakdown

Chaos Zero Nightmare - Ways to Reduce Stress
Mental breakdown only occurs after maxing out the stress meter located below the party HP. Use healing cards, rest sites, random events or shields to decrease or negate stress buildup.

How to Reduce or Increase Stress?

All Mental Breakdown Art

Character Default Mental Breakdown Deep Trauma
Amir Amir
Amir Mental Breakdown
Amir Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
Beryl Beryl
Beryl Mental Breakdown
 TBD
Cassius Cassius
Cassius Mental Breakdown
 TBD
Haru Haru
Haru Mental Breakdown
Haru Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
Hugo Hugo
Hugo Mental Breakdown
Hugo Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
Kayron Kayron
Kayron Mental Breakdown
Kayron Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
Khalipe Khalipe
Khalipe Mental Breakdown
Khalipe Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
Lucas Lucas
Lucas Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
 TBD
Luke Luke
Luke Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
 TBD
Magna Magna
Magna Mental Breakdown
Magna Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
Maribell Maribell
Maribell Mental Breakdown
Maribell Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
Mei Lin Mei Lin
Mei Lin Mental Breakdown
Mei Lin Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
Mika Mika
Mika Mental Breakdown
Mika Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
Nia Nia
Nia Mental Breakdown
Nia Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
Orlea Orlea
Orlea Mental Breakdown
Orlea Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
Owen Owen
Owen Mental Breakdown
Owen Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
Rei Rei
Rei Mental Breakdown
Rei Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
Renoa Renoa
Renoa Mental Breakdown
 TBD
Rin Rin
Rin Mental Breakdown
Rin Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
Selena Selena
Selena Mental Breakdown
Selena Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
Tressa Tressa
Tressa Mental Breakdown
Tressa Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
Veronica Veronica
Veronica Mental Breakdown
Veronica Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown
Yuki Yuki
Yuki Mental Breakdown
Yuki Deep Trauma Mental Breakdown

Every character has 2 versions of Mental Breakdown. There is the defualt verrsion, which is available as soon as you unlock Chaos Manifestation. The other Mental Breakdown is available only in Deep Trauma Mode.
List of All Characters

How to Remove Mental Breakdown?

Ways to Prevent Mental Breakdown
Check Icon Use the Special Cards Multiple Times
Check Icon Chance to Completely Recover From Mental Breakdown

Use the Special Cards Multiple Times

Chaos Zero Nightmare - Breakdown Recovery
Mental breakdowns can be removed by playing the special cards enough times to remove the status. However, if the character suffers another mental breakdown in a single run, the number of special cards needed to play will increase further with each mental breakdown.

Chance to Completely Recover From Mental Breakdown

Chaos Zero Nightmare - Chance Restore Breakdown
After using the special cards, you have a chance to increase the requirement to get rid of the mental breakdown by two or more. There is also a much lower chance that the character will instantly be cured from it.

Mental Breakdown Benefits

Check Icon Cure Mental Breakdown to Reduce Ego Skill Cost
Check Icon Acquire Deep Trauma After a Chaos Manifestation Run

Cure Mental Breakdown to Reduce Ego Skill Cost

Chaos Zero Nightmare - Breakdown Recovery
After curing a mental breakdown, other than restoring the lost 33% max HP, your team will also heal some HP and recover stress and get a 4 EP discount of the character's Ego Skill for a turn however, it will disappear when using other Ego Skills.

Acquire Deep Trauma After a Chaos Manifestation Run

Chaos Zero Nightmare - Breakdown
Ending a chaos manifestation run after a character experienced at least one mental breakdown results to them getting a status effect called Deep Trauma. This opens up the use for Psychotheraphy, Deep Trauma Mode and Trauma Code.

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