Characters of Chrono Trigger

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This is a comprehensive listing of notable characters from the video game Chrono Trigger, a console role-playing game released in 1995 by Square Enix (then Squaresoft) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. In keeping with the time travel theme of the game's storyline, the characters hail from different eras in history, ranging from prehistoric times to the post-apocalyptic future.

The character designs and concept art for the game were created by Taizo Inukai, Fumi Nakashima, Akira Toriyama, and Hiroshi Uchiyama.^[1]

[edit] Main protagonists

The playable characters’ names are the default names that the player can change.

[edit] Crono

Crono (クロノ, Kurono^?), is the protagonist. He lives with his mother (whose name is given as Gina in the Japanese version) in the town of Truce, under the rule of the Guardia Kingdom. A chance encounter with Marle at the fair begins the quest to save the world. In 12000 B.C. when the party is confronted with Lavos in the Ocean Palace of the Kingdom of Zeal, he sacrifices himself to save his friends, though he can be revived. While the other six playable characters have many lines of dialogue, Crono's responses to events are usually implied only through reaction and gesture, often for comedic effect. Crono speaks once in one of the endings to Chrono Trigger, saying just a few lines of dialogue. He uses a katana as a weapon and once he obtains magical ability, his Techs become lightning-oriented. In the original Japanese version of the game, Crono's element was Ten (天, Ten^?), which means "heaven".

The PlayStation version of Chrono Trigger includes an FMV scene at the end that shows Crono and Marle getting married. While a second FMV depicts the fall of Guardia Kingdom in the year 1005 A.D., it is unknown what happened to Crono during this event. In the sequel, Chrono Cross, Crono makes an appearance alongside Marle and Lucca as apparitions of themselves as children.

[edit] Lucca

Lucca (ルッカ, Rukka^?) is a brilliant inventor and Crono's childhood friend. Using her intelligence and creativity, Lucca invented many devices, such as a battle-training robot named Gato ("Gonzales" in the Japanese version) and a short-range teleporter. This device caused Marle to go back in time, leading to the quest to save history. She blames herself for a freak accident that claimed her mother's legs in 990 A.D., an incident which motivated her to study science. Later, she is given the chance to revisit that moment and change the events. Lucca battles with a gun and hammer, and when spells become available she learns to cast "Fire" magic. She and Robo are the closest to each other; she receives a gift from him in a sidequest in 1000A.D.

In the ending FMV scene of the Playstation Chrono Trigger remake, it is seen that Lucca eventually created a mini-robot modeled after Robo. In the same scene, Lucca finds an infant with a pendant, and takes her in. In Chrono Cross, where she is referred to as Dr. Lucca Ashtear, it is discovered that Lucca eventually converted her house into an orphanage. The infant is revealed to be Kid, Schala's clone. Lucca is kidnapped prior to the beginning of Chrono Cross by Lynx and Harle, in an effort to subdue the Prometheus circuit that keeps the Frozen Flame sealed. She is presumably killed by Lynx later on. Lucca later makes an appearance alongside Crono and Marle as apparitions of themselves as children. In Xenogears, another Square game, Lucca has a brief cameo appearance in the village of Lahan. Masato Kato revealed in interviews that Lahan is one of the locations he designed for the game, which could explain why Lucca appears in it.

[edit] Marle

Marle (マール, Māru^?), is the tomboy princess of Guardia. Her real name is Princess Nadia (Marledia in the original Japanese version), and she is often at odds with her father, the king. Bored of royal life in the castle, she slips out to the Millennial Fair in Truce. Here, she meets Crono and tries out Lucca's teleporter, which reacts with Marle's pendant and creates a time warp, sending her to 600 A.D. and kicking off the events of the game. She is characterized as vivacious, optimistic and strong-willed. Marle uses a crossbow as her weapon; when she gains the ability to use magic, she learns to use "Ice" elemental spells and very powerful healing magic. Later in the game, an optional sidestory occurs that fleshes out the troubles between Marle and her father.

The PlayStation version of Chrono Trigger includes an FMV scene at the end that shows Crono and Marle getting married. While a second FMV depicts the fall of Guardia Kingdom in the year 1005 A.D., it is unknown what happened to Marle during this event. In the sequel, Chrono Cross, Marle makes an appearance alongside Crono and Lucca as apparitions of themselves as children.

[edit] Frog

Frog (カエル, Kaeru^?, lit. Frog) is a knight from 600 A.D., whose real name is Glenn. He was a squire (presumably) under Cyrus, a "Knight of the Square Table." Glenn had a notably close, although platonic, friendship with Queen Leene. He later witnessed Cyrus's death at the hands of Magus, and shortly afterwards, was transformed into an anthropomorphic frog by the dark wizard. Frog dedicates his life to protecting Queen Leene and vows to avenge Cyrus by killing Magus. Blaming himself for failing to be strong, Frog is depicted as chivalric but mired in regret over the past. He is the true bearer of the Masamune, an ancient sword whose offensive capabilities against magic users is Magus's major weakness. Frog can later put Cyrus' ghost to rest, regaining his courage and clearing his conscience, and he has the opportunity to either defeat or ally himself with Magus. Frog wields a broadsword and can learn "Water" magic once he meets Spekkio; like Marle, he also features a few healing techs.

Frog's Japanese name Kaeru is a pun as this can be read both as "frog"（蛙）or the verb "to transform, to change" (変える). In the English translation Frog speaks in a grandiose, semi-Shakespearean manner, using words such as 'thou' 'thee' and 'shalt,' though strangely no one else from his era speaks that way—including Frog himself, when shown in flashbacks as Glenn. In the Japanese version, he does not speak with the "Middle Ages Accent", and instead talks rather rudely.^[2] In Chrono Cross, a similar-looking but unrelated character named Glenn appears.

In the Playstation version during an ending cutscene Frog is shown as Glenn once more and though only shown in part or in silouette Glenn shows a remarkable resemblance to Chrono leading to the possibility that he may be Chrono's ancestor. This may also be an unintentional resemblance as a result of the artistic style.

[edit] Robo

Robo (ロボ Robo, Robo^?) is a robot originally created to assist humans at the Proto Dome. His real name is Prometheus, and his serial number R66-Y. Having a curious and bright personality, he was rendered dormant by the apocalypse in 1999 A.D., but is found and repaired by Lucca in the year 2300 A.D. Upon his reactivation, Robo has no memory of his prior mission and joins the party. He uses his robotic arm as a weapon and can use laser attacks which mimic "Shadow" magic. In an optional side quest, Robo is punished by his corrupted maker, "Mother Brain", for having sympathy for humans, and he meets his long-lost companion robot Atropos XR. In another side quest, Robo can volunteer to spend four hundred years restoring Fiona's forest. During this time, Robo ponders the existence of an "Entity", a being having guided Crono and his friends through time for some purpose. He explains his theory to the party when they are reunited outside the Forest Shrine in 1000 A.D.

In the Japanese version, Robo has a unique speech; he speaks with bits of katakana in his sayings and has trouble with pronunciations. Most of the robots talk in all katakana, with the exception of Johnny. In Chrono Cross, Robo makes an appearance as the "Prometheus Circuit" terminated by FATE. Masato Kato has officially gone on record as stating the circuit is Robo. "Anyway, if you have played Trigger, then Prometheus should be very familiar to you. I'm sure a lot of players would make a similar 'big fuss' over the death of such a much-loved friend..."

[edit] Ayla

Ayla (エイラ, Eira^?), is the chief of the Ioka tribe in 65,000,000 B.C. Her people are in constant war against the Reptites: an evolved, intelligent race of reptiles. She is characterized as fiercely courageous, decisively confident, and morally pure. After Lavos hits the planet, dust blasts into the atmosphere and blocks out the sun. This causes an ice age and the extinction of the Reptites; Ayla subsequently retires from her duties as chief. Ayla cannot use magic because she was born before humans became genetically capable of doing so (as further explained through human evolution in Chrono Cross). She relies on unarmed combat and physical prowess in battle. Interestingly, in the original Japanese version, she makes a bisexual comment upon meeting the party (which was censored to "respect" in the English release).

Ayla's name could be an allusion to Jean Auel's Earth's Children series, the protagonist of which is a tall, blonde-haired, blue-eyed, prehistoric girl named Ayla. It could also refer to the tayra (Eira barbara), as her outfit contains a furry tail akin to the one of this animal. In the ending cutscene of the PlayStation port of Chrono Trigger, Ayla is seen brashly forcing engagement on Kino, her suitor and one of Marle's ancestors. This displays her confident and strong-willed personality. In Chrono Cross, Ayla does not make an appearance; however, a young girl from prehistoric times named Leah bears a striking resemblance to her in manner and appearance. She also says to Serge at the end of the game that she will name her child "Ayla", a name meaning "New song of land" according to her.

[edit] Magus

Magus, known in Japan as Maou (魔王, Maō^?, lit. Demon King), is the dark wizard waging war against the Kingdom of Guardia in 600 A.D. Magus was originally Janus (ジャキ (Jaki, ジャキ^?) in the Japanese version), the young prince of Zeal in 12000 B.C. After an encounter with Lavos as a boy, he was sent through a time gate to the Middle Ages. Vindictive and vengeful against Lavos, and eternally concerned over the fate of his sister Schala, he is portrayed as brooding, potent, and gloomy. He fights using a scythe, as well as a combination of all magic types. He is an optional character but is nonetheless an iconic cast member of Chrono Trigger with many fans, and he has appeared in three GameFAQs character battles.^[3][4][5]

The word "Magus" is the singular form of the word "magi", a Latin word serving as the root of the English equivalents "mage," "magic," and "magician." Magus's Japanese name Maō translates roughly to "demon king" and is more clearly identified as a title rather than a name.^[6]

Magus appears in Radical Dreamers as Gil, a shadowy and handsome member of the Radical Dreamers thieving group. He is depicted as masked and mysterious, though gentle and cultured.^[7] He has the ability to slip in and out of the shadows of the night at will.^[8] Magus as Gil was also slated to appear in Chrono Cross. However, as development of the game progressed, designers decided it would be too difficult to integrate his complex story into the plot.^[9] His character, renamed Guile (Alf in the Japanese version, possibly in reference to Magus' former pet cat Alfador), was thus altered to remove his Magus identity and was left in with no back-story, existing merely as a competent magician seeking enigma in the islands of El Nido. Missing Piece includes a number of discarded character designs for Guile, including one which is more-or-less analogous to Magus' appearance in Chrono Trigger (cloak, pointed ears, etc.), as well as one in which he appears as a teenage boy. As it stands, Magus is only mentioned in a letter to Kid from Lucca, in which she assures Kid not to worry as "Janus" is probably watching over her.^[10] Gil appears in Chrono Cross only in an easter egg designating the events of Radical Dreamers as having taken place in an alternate dimension. In the English version of this easter egg, Gil is referred to as "Magil".

[edit] Other protagonists

[edit] Schala

Schala (サラ, Sara^?) is the daughter of Queen Zeal and the older sister of Janus, who became Magus. She was raised in the Kingdom of Zeal in 12000 B.C., when mankind was separated between the Enlightened Ones, who are able to use magic, and the Earthbound Ones, who are not. She is one of the few Enlightened Ones sympathetic towards the Earthbound Ones. Schala was forced by her power-hungry mother, Queen Zeal, to use her magic powers in order to try and control the energy of Lavos with the Mammon Machine. Although an NPC, Schala's later disappearance from the story line surprised fans. Two years before the Final Fantasy VII Aerith Gainsborough rumour, Schala received similar infamy with players on a quest to relocate her. Examination of a beta version of the game eventually concluded^[11] that Schala was not planned as a playable character in the final stages of the game.

In Radical Dreamers, Schala's fate is explained as she is seen reincarnated as Kid. In the other sequel Chrono Cross, which essentially retcons the events of Radical Dreamers, it is shown instead that Schala was thrown into the Darkness of Time after the kingdom's destruction. She was later fused into the defeated Lavos and the two eventually evolved into the Time Devourer. But Schala, trying to fight the Time Devourer's influence, sent her daughter/clone Kid to Lucca. Serge, the main character of Chrono Cross, must defeat the Time Devourer and set Schala free with the Chrono Cross. Interestingly, Schala's hair is blonde in both Radical Dreamers and Chrono Cross in contrast with the blue hair from Chrono Trigger.

[edit] Gurus

The Guru of Life Melchior, the Guru of Time Gaspar, and the Guru of Reason Belthasar, are three figures of authority originally living in the Kingdom of Zeal in 12000 B.C. Their original Japanese names are Gasch (ガッシュ, Gasshu^?), Hash (ハッシュ, Hasshu^?), and Bosch (ボッシュ, Bosshu^?). Their English names are taken from the Magi who brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the baby Jesus^[12][13][14] . They served as wise men and advisors to Queen Zeal and were among the few Enlightened Ones who did not look down on the Earthbound Ones. When Queen Zeal became obsessed with harnessing the energy of Lavos, the Gurus tried to stop her, which ultimately resulted in Lavos sending each of them into different eras of the future: Melchior to 1000 A.D., Belthasar to 2300 A.D., and Gaspar to the End of Time. It is in their respective eras that the player encounters them and receives valuable items and advice from them.

In Chrono Cross, Belthasar is alive and well, due to the changed future. By 2300 A.D. of the new future, the world's society has reached hypertechnology levels and Belthasar founds the military time research facility, Chronopolis. With this done, he begins to initiate "Project Kid", which is an unusually complicated series of events requiring the birth and participation of a boy named Serge to rescue Princess Schala, who had been missing since the Fall of Zeal, and ultimately leading to the annihilation of the Devourer of Time, thus saving the universe. Naturally, he reveals himself to Serge twice over the course of the game and rather cryptically, reveals what his true purpose is.

[edit] Entity

Early in the game, the characters believe that Lavos created the time Gates. However, the "Green Dream" event near the end of the game offers an alternate explanation: due to the timing of when the gates appeared and their significance, the gates may have been created by some other entity reliving its life cycle, and flashing back over important memories in its past which were tied to Lavos. Since the existence of one of the gates predated Lavos's arrival on Earth, and all the time periods visited were related in some way to Lavos's effects on the planet, the gates could have appeared as a result of some entity reliving its life before the world perished, the entity most likely being the planet itself (this is suggested far more heavily in the Japanese version, as are all references to the planet being alive). After Crono and Lucca rescue Marle from the Middle Ages Lucca is asked by Marle what created the gates. Lucca speculates that its either her Telepod and Marle's pendant or something "else" created them, possibly suggesting the existence of The Entity. The gates disappeared after Lavos was defeated, suggesting that the entity was at peace or that Lavos's influence no longer affected the space-time continuum. The Japanese version had hinted the existence of an unknown entity in more points throughout the game than its English counterpart.

[edit] Main antagonists

[edit] Ozzie, Slash, and Flea

Ozzie, Slash, and Flea are Magus's three underlings in his war against the human race in 600 A.D. They inhabit Magus' castle and attempt to stop Crono and his friends from reaching Magus while he is summoning Lavos. After Magus is drawn into the time portal and transported to 12000 B.C., they take up residence within Ozzie's fort farther to the east.

They also make an appearance as a hidden boss in the game's sequel, Chrono Cross, and are nicknamed the "mystical knights".

[edit] Ozzie

Ozzie, known in the Japanese version of the game as Vinegar (ビネガー, Binegā^?), is a rather fat and large Mystic. His English name is an homage to Ozzy Osbourne^[15]. From the events provided, Ozzie raised Janus and developed his magical skills. However, Janus soon became too powerful for even the great Ozzie to handle and the roles were switched: Janus became Magus and the new leader of the Mystics. Ozzie remained loyal as a war started against the Kingdom of Guardia and the human race. He continued to retain a position of power as Magus' top general. The player must fight Ozzie during the battle of Zenan Bridge and in Magus' castle. After the player either kills or convinces Magus to join the party, the Mystics revert back to Ozzie's control in later time periods. Ozzie is encountered a final time in an optional side quest as he hides in his fort. Here, he is equipped with Ozzie's Pants which are worn on the head and calls himself "Great Ozzie". With Flea and Slash still working for him, the trio engage in an ultimate battle against the heroes. In Chrono Cross, Ozzie is shown wearing purple armor and pants. He also wears an orange mohawk and beard.

[edit] Slash

Slash, known in the Japanese version of the game as Soysau (ソイソー, Soisō^?), is a tall and lanky Mystic with an obsession with swords. His English name is a tribute to the guitarist Slash of Guns N' Roses fame^[16]. He is considered a great swordsman, and is very pleased with the opportunity to fight Crono and Frog when they arrive at Magus' castle. With his failure to defend Magus' castle against the heroes, Slash is provided a new sword, the Slasher 2, and changes his name to Super Slash. He was defeated in the battle of the 3 Mystics against the heroes at Ozzie's Fort. In the Japanese version, Slash is more respectful and honorable in his speech. In Chrono Cross, Slash is clean-shaven and sports a queue. He wears identical clothes, although they are blue.

[edit] Flea

Flea, known in the Japanese version of the game as Mayonnai (マヨネー, Mayonē^?), appears to be a shapely humanoid female, but reveals that she is actually a male-to-female transsexual, something that is far more heavily implied in the Japanese translation. In English, she is named after Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers ^[17]. Flea has the ability of transforming into a bat and actually follows the heroes around the castle since the Magic Cave before eventually showing her true colors and coming out. She is defeated by the heroes in their first confrontation. As expected, Flea joins Ozzie and Slash in Ozzie's fort. She now has the Flea Vest (a bra in the Japanese version) and is now named Flea Plus. With a few upgrades to her magical arsenal, Flea prepares herself again to battle it out; however, she is defeated.

In Chrono Cross, Flea has undergone the most physical changes of the Mystic trio. She has a medium-length haircut parted in the middle and a sailor-like shirt instead of a bustier. The description of the "Flea Vest" states that it "makes him look feminine."

[edit] Lavos

Lavos (ラヴォス, Ravosu^?) is Chrono Trigger's primary villain, and is an alien parasite which crash landed in the year 65,000,000 B.C. and was named by Ayla ("La" meaning "fire" and "Vos" "big" in an ancient language). Lavos' true name (if it even had one) is unknown. Lavos came to Earth with the intention of draining its energy so that it could produce genetically enhanced spawn, which would then continue the cycle on other planets. In the North American version of the game, it is claimed once in the series that Lavos directly influenced all technology and life on the planet, evolving the planet's life forms to cultivate it, and make itself stronger.^[18] However, the line is absent in the Japanese version.^[19] Despite it originally just being in translation though in Chrono Cross it appears this actually is the case as a large portion of the game involves many layers of time line event controller which all end at Lavos. In the original timeline, Lavos slept for millions of years, gaining power until 1999 A.D., when he emerged and put the world into an apocalyptic state. However, because of the interference of many of the characters, he was summoned at two other points in time—12000 B.C. and 600 A.D. While traveling in 2300 A.D., Crono, Marle, and Lucca see a video of the Day of Lavos which occurred in 1999 A.D., and decide to prevent it somehow. Magus is also after Lavos for destroying his home era of 12000 B.C.

Lavos has three different forms. The first form is the outer shell, which resembles the Peluda. The second form consists of a large humanoid form with two arms. The third and final form is Lavos Core, consisting of three parts: a humanoid center, and two 'bits'.

While the natural "dreamstone" is a substance responsible for the first evolution of human beings from animal apes to sentient creatures, it is revealed in Chrono Cross that Lavos is responsible for the creation and advancement of the actual modern human species. Upon impact, a splinter of Lavos's shell broke off. This becomes the focal point of Chrono Cross, the Frozen Flame. Lavos is also the final boss in Chrono Cross, except in the form of the Devourer of Time, the result of the defeated Lavos assimilating Schala in the darkness beyond time.

[edit] Other characters

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Azala (アザーラ, Azāra^?) is the leader of the Reptites from 65,000,000 B.C. who lead the effort to destroy the human race to prove their superiority. Refers to humans as "apes". Interestingly, Azala's gender is never stated once in the entire game. He supposedly dies from the impact of Lavos crashing into the Tyrano Lair.

Cyrus (サイラス, Sairasu^?) is a hero from 590 A.D. He was the Commander of the Knights of the Square Table, who was defeated and subsequently killed by Magus even with the legendary Masamune at his possession. One technique at his disposal was "Nirvana Strike," which he used upon the Frog King in his goal to reclaim the Hero's Medal. His friend, Glenn, was turned into a frog. Later, he appears as an unrestful spirit which Frog must settle down.

Doan (ドン, Don^?, Don) is a surviving descendant of the chief of the Information Center from 1999 A.D. In 2300 A.D. the Information Center has become a ruin and is called "Arris Dome". He is the leader of the few humans living there. In the end of the game, he is revealed to be a descendant of Marle.

Fiona (フィオナ, Fiona^?) is a woman from 600 A.D. who replants a forest in the desert using a magic seedling and cared for the land. Robo helps her accomplish this great task, notably after her death over a period of 400 years.

Johnny (ジョニー, Jonī^?) "the man" is a biker robot and leader of a gang in Lab 32 of 2300 A.D. He can alternate between a bipedal robot and a "tricycle" like vehicle. In Chrono Cross, the remains of his corpse can be found on one of the highways in the Dead Sea.

Atropos XR (アトロポス, Atoroposu^?) is a robot of the R-series and Robo's "girlfriend", later brainwashed by Mother Brain into killing humans. She appears at the main ending with Robo watching the Epoch.

Dalton (ダルトン, Daruton^?) is an ambitious assistant of Queen Zeal who would like to see himself as the new king. He is a golem master and summons several Golems during the game. He is one of the few that survives the Ocean Palace disaster. He commands the huge airplane, the Blackbird. He steals the team's Epoch after the disaster and converts it into an airship. He is drawn into the portal that was supposed to summon the Golem Boss; the player will have already fought and defeated this enemy by the time they face Dalton, hence his attempt to summon it fails, and he flies off the Epoch to his doom. When Chrono and his friends regain control of the time machine, they proceed to shoot down the Blackbird and make their escape. Dalton acts as a high-ranking advisor or general of the magical Kingdom of Zeal, and a member of Queen Zeal's court.

King Guardia XXI and King Guardia XXXIII (ガルディア, Garudia^?) are the kings of the land in 600 A.D. and 1000 A.D., respectively. King Guardia XXXIII and his daughter Marle (aka Princess Nadia) have a strained relationship, though the relationship is patched up during the quest of the Rainbow Shell.

Kino (キーノ, Kīno^?) is Ayla's boyfriend and second-in-command of the Ioka tribe.

Masa and Mune, known in Japan as Grand (グラン, Guran^?) and Leon (リオン, Rion^?), are twin beings of extreme power; fought separately at first, and then fused together. Originally from the Kingdom of Zeal in 12000 B.C., they dwell in the Denadoro Mountains in 600 A.D. and declare themselves protectors of the Masamune. In actuality, they compose the Masamune, which can be reforged by its original creator, the Guru Melchior. The Masamune sword is a recurring reference in many Square videogames to the Japanese swordsmith Masamune. Masa and Mune are known as "Grand" and "Leon" in the Japanese version creating the sword "Grandleon." They have a "big sister" named Doreen, who has a liking for dreams. This could possibly be because the three are said to be "the embodiment of Melchior's dreams."

MotherBrain (マザーブレーン, Mazāburēn^?) is the head computer of the R-Series manufacturing factory, she desires a utopia of robots after the apocalyptic "Day of Lavos". She does this by killing the remaining humans of Earth in a human processing plant known as Geno Dome. She is shut down permanently by Robo and whoever else is in the player's team.

Nu (ヌゥ, Nu^?) are sleepy creatures that can be found in all time periods besides 1999 A.D. Nus are blue, with long, stringy arms, small eyes, and a small tuft of green hair. More Nus are found in 12,000 B.C. than in any other era, almost always sleeping. Within a secret room in Enhasa, a book entitled "The Mystery of Life," vol. 841, chapter 26, authored by Belthasar, states "All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu. This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now." In 65,000,000 B.C. a Nu can be found in the Hunting Range when it rains. Also at the End of Time, the final form of Spekkio, the magic trainer and God of War, is a pink Nu. This Nu is one of the strongest enemies in the game. A Nu also appears as one of two central characters in the Chrono Trigger promotional anime Dimensional Adventure Numa Monjar.

Queen Leene (リーネ, Rīne^?) is the queen of Guardia in 600 A.D. When Marle was transported to 600 A.D., she was mistaken for the Queen who had gone missing. This caused the search for Leene to be cancelled, which in turn caused Marle to not exist until history was changed back. She trusts in Frog as her loyal guardian.

Queen Zeal (ジール, Jīru^?) is a power-hungry queen from 12000 B.C. who attempted to control Lavos and siphon its energy for her own power. Although the Queen's devotion to her cause throughout the game borders on obsession and insanity, some dialogue in the game suggests that before she learned of Lavos' potential, she was actually a decent person. This is further reflected by Schala's undying daughterly love and by the gurus, who consider her a victim more than an enemy.

Spekkio (スペッキオ, Supekkio^?) is the self-proclaimed Master of War who lives at the End of Time. He introduces the art of Magic to Crono and his teammates and will happily fight them at any time to test their skills. Throughout the game, Spekkio grows in strength with the playable characters, changing his form as he does so, and will offer increasingly useful items when each form is beaten.

Tata (タータ, Tāta^?, Tarta) is a youth from 600 A.D. who accidentally stumbled upon Frog's Hero Medal when Frog, drunk, dropped it accidentally in a bar. He was mistakenly thought to be the legendary Hero who would defeat the Demon King Magus.

Toma (トマ, Toma^?) is an adventurer of 600 A.D. searching for the legendary Rainbow Shell. Died on the March 6th 634 A.D. However his ghost shows up briefly in 1000 A.D. to tell them the location of the Rainbow Shell after the crew pours his soda pop on his grave (sake in the Japanese release). Before he departs to heaven, he claims that Crono and his crew are a "riot a minute", while in the Japanese release he says the sake he drinks with the crew is the best in the world.

Yakra (ヤクラ, Yakura^?) is a monster who devised a plot to kidnap Queen Leene in 600 A.D. and tried to take over the real Chancellor's position with a disguise. In 1000 A.D., the Chancellor is once again being impersonated by the 13th generation descendant of Yakra, bent on revenge and on taking over the kingdom in a bloodless coup through accusations and trial of the King.

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