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The ''Qpronicle Chord'' event is the second unlock system of beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL, introduced on December 22nd, 2014. Only the first phase of it is available.

Unlike ''Chrono Seeker'', this event focuses on Q-pro's story again, where he returns to three old locations: the ''Lincle Kingdom'' from [[AC Lincle|beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle]], the ''tricoro City'' from [[AC tricoro|beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro]] and ''Elferia'' from [[AC SPADA|beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA]]. A single previous enemy of Q-pro from each game returns, but as a partner. The joker characters from beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro return as the main villains again.

The event shows up at the end of every play session, regardless of your performance and of the mode chosen. Qpronicle Chord is automatically activated after the first play session since the event started. ''It only shows up with one player.''

In general, damage points against the enemies depends on the following factors:

* How many songs you have played in a play session (3 points per song, for a possible max of 15 points).

* How many Lincle/tricoro/SPADA songs you have played in a play session with a specific chosen partner (1 point per song, for a possible max of 5 points).

Critical bonus attacks:

* Standard critical attack (damage is multiplied by ×1.0 to ×1.5, depends on critical attack timing).

* Daily bonus critical (damage is multiplied by ×1.5 to ×2.0, depends on critical attack timing).

* VIP PASS BLACK bonus (damage is multiplied by ×1.7).

Accessing an island requires a credit. After accessing it, the system BGM of its related game will be played in the menu screens instead of the regular PENDUAL ones: Lincle BGM if you choose Lincle Kingdom (slightly redone, with layered versions too), tricoro BGM if you choose tricoro city, SPADA BGM if you choose Elferia.<br>

The PENDUAL BGM plays again after you've defeated the enemy wave on the island.

Regarding the partners, you start out with none. You can unlock them on the islands when a blue devil icon appears on any of them, one at a time. Right at the beginning you can unlock the first partner of your choice but afterwards you have to wait until your current partner reaches a high enough level, in order to trigger the appearance of another blue devil icon.

Choosing an island with a blue devil icon leads you at the end of the next credit in an "unknown area", where you have to fight a magic seal (which works like any enemy you encounter). Destroying the seal will unlock the partner, and also the NORMAL chart of the unlockable Qpronicle Chord song related to the chosen island.

The partners available in Phase 1 of the event are:

You can choose a team of three partners, with one partner being the main one. You can access the partner selection screen by pressing VEFX on the map selection screen. Partners have two bars: one for the level/experience and one for "LOVE". Your partners level up by defeating enemies; the main partner gathers much more experience than the other two selected ones. The LOVE bar also increases after defeating enemies or by playing songs from Lincle/tricoro/SPADA (depending on the chosen partner as always); the LOVE bar increases only for your main selected partner. Once it maxes out the bar resets. The LOVE bar just changes the partners' expressions on the after-battle status screen, which is purely a visual feature.

When unlocking the partners, the island where you have unlocked the respective one becomes inaccessible until you have unlocked all the partners (and therefore the songs' NORMAL charts). Afterwards, your objective is to keep fighting enemies and level up your partners; levelling up your partners is what triggers the appearance of the yellow and red devil icons on the islands, letting you unlock the HYPER and the ANOTHER charts of the Qpronicle Chord songs. This happens when the total combined level of all your partners reaches a certain amount.  

Currently, the maximum level that a partner can reach is 18. Consequently, the total combined amount of levels between all three partners is 54.

By unlocking charts, you obtain Bronze Tran Medals. By defeating enemies, you obtain FRICO points.

Regarding the enemies, other than the standard grunts (monsters from Lincle Kingdom and Qprogue, plus characters from songs such as [[CONCEPTUAL]] and [[BRAVE GLOW]]), you fight rare enemies and super rare enemies. Their appearance is random and the enemy character in question depends on the game's Space-Time Phase. On the map selection screen, when a glowing icon showing the letter "S" next to an island appears, that means said island contains either a rare enemy or a super rare one. Rare enemies only give you bonus FRICO points, while the super rare enemies give you CS Crossovers upon defeat.

== Qpronicle Chord Songs ==

=== Lincle Kingdom ===

* '''Partner:''' ''Princess''

=== Elferia ===

Regarding the super rare enemies, they have a lot of stamina; trying to deal as much as damage possible against them is a priority. They also appear alone and if you are unable to deplete their HP bar, they retreat, appearing randomly later. There are two super rare enemies - one per Space-Time Phase - and when you defeat one you unlock all the charts of the respective event's CS Crossover.

Once you unlocked all the charts for the new Qpronicle Chord songs, the Phase 1's ending cutscene plays. The ''Tower of Time Chord'' cannot be accessed in Phase 1, also.