Chaos Chao Check

This page lists an extract of code from SADX, which has been annotated with descriptions. This particular piece of code is executed when a chao reincarnates, and it checks if the chao meets the requirements for a Chaos chao transformation.

0073C45C - mov bl,05            - Set Chao type to Neutral Normal. 
                                  This code executes after deciding
                                  that the chao is a Normal type.
0073C45E - fstp st(0)
0073C460 - xor edi,edi
0073C462 - push edi             - #1: This begins a loop that tests
                                      all the animal behaviours.
    0073C463 - push ebp
    0073C464 - call 00734ee0
    0073C469 - add esp,08
    0073C46C - test eax,eax
    0073C46E - je 0073c4b9      - If the current animal behaviour is
                                  missing, exit (it's not a Chaos Chao).
    0073C470 - inc edi
    0073C471 - cmp edi,0f       - Check if we've tested all 15 animals yet.
    0073C474 - jnge 0073c462    - If we haven't, jump to #1 and test the next animal.
0073C476 - cmp word ptr [esi+00000082],50       - Compare happiness to 50.
0073C47E - jle 0073c4b9                         - If happiness is less than or equal
                                                  to 50, exit (it's not a Chaos Chao).
    0073C480 - cmp word ptr [esi+0000008e],02   - Compare reincarnations to 2.
    0073C488 - jb 0073c4b9                      - If reincarnations is less than 2,
                                                  exit (it's not a Chaos Chao).
        0073C48A - mov bl,14                    - Set the Chao type to Neutral Chaos.
                                                  The following code adjusts the Chao
                                                  type for its alignment.