I've decided to change things a bit, if only to make up for a mistake from last week. When I was going over the plot for 'Chrono Trigger', I lightly glazed over the different characters throughout the game, ranging from playable characters to even the villains. Now, I want to make things right.
I'll devote this post to all of the playable characters in 'Chrono Trigger'. Just sit tight and relax: this shouldn't take too long.
Playable Characters:
Crono
The de-facto hero of the game. The permanently silent swordsman who literally jumped through a wormhole through time just to save a girl he just met at the fair. Either he's got the hots for her at first sight or he's just a good Samaritan. Either way, he travels throughout time, going to the past and future, with nothing but the clothes on his back and a trusted katana he apparently practices in the off time. Later in the game, he gets the ability to use lightning magic.
He is also one of the few player characters to actually get killed. What makes this more impressive is that he isn't even needed to finish the game. Given that, as a mute, he doesn't have too much personality to him, but his skills in combat definitely help, especially when using double and triple techs with his part.
Lucca
The genius of the small band of heroes, Lucca is an old childhood friend of Crono's. She's an inventor, obviously, and was the one who created the teleportation device that kick started this whole adventure. Armed with a personally crafted gun (remember, this takes place in what could be considered the Middle Ages, though technology in this story is more advanced when compared to our Middle Ages), she joins Crono in saving the world from Lavos. Later on, she helps repair Robo and gains the use of fire magic.
Lucca can be rather meek at times, as well as distracted by her love of science. When push comes to shove, however, she'll stand her ground to face evil. That effort into science makes her a bit weaker in close combat, but she just makes it up with her intelligence and magic.
Marle
If you ever wanted to blame someone for starting this whole mess, best to turn your eyes to Marle.(In Japan, her name is Marledia) She is the princess in her original timeline before bumping into Crono and starting up the plot for the game. She means well, but sometimes manages to get the group into tight spots. Surprising, it was Crono's death that really gets her going, especially went wanting to get him back to life. Like Crono and Lucca, Marle learns magic as well with healing and ice.
If there is one thing that can make Marle stand out from the rest of the team (aside from her skill with a crossbow), it is her unwillingness to accept destiny. Her idealism and selflessness helps inspire her friends into rejecting the end of the world at Lavos's power. However, its her combat skills and magic that make her lacking as an effective fighting character. Really, she isn't too bad, but she could be much worse. (FF's Aerith comes to mind)
Frog
Frog is a powerhouse with his sword the first time you meet him and will be a useful ally to have in combat. In his past, he was turned into a half-frog form by Magus' magic. Fortunately, he doesn't take it too harshly and decides to become a better warrior. Crono and his friends help Frog regain the Masamune, a powerful sword once wielded by Frog' friend and fellow knight Cyrus. Thanks to some healing and water magic he picked up, he'll definitely stay in the party for plenty of fights.
He's a very interesting character, having felt sorry for abandoning Cyrus to Magus in the past before, causing Cyrus' death. After he was turned into a frog, well, he decided to stop moping around and take up arms once more. Its definitely made him one of the more popular characters in 'Chrono Trigger'.
Robo
A robot from the AD 2300, Robo was repaired by Lucca after who knows how long. When he joins the group after being repaired, he decides to try and understand humanity (fitting, considering his designation is Prometheus). His heavy duty body makes him a great ally to have, even packing a few healing skills as well. Like Frog, he's become rather popular outside of 'Chrono Trigger'.
His interest in humanity comes up quite a bit, especially when doing quests in AD 2300. Heck, a certain side quest deals with shutting down a massive computer mind during Robo's time. However, in another mission, he ends up living for 100 years, gaining some wisdom of what it means to be human.
Ayla
The phrase 'Nubile Savage' fits Ayla to a T. Living in the very lost age of 65,000,000 BC, Ayla is a cavewoman who routinely fights humanoid reptiles with just a club and her bare hands. In actual combat, she's the only character to fight with just her bare hands (making her the monk of the group). No doubts as to see if she is as popular as Frog or Robo.
Albeit not the smartest in the group and speaking in rather poor English, Ayla still manages to be an interesting and fun character to have in the party. Seeing her interact in environments that are way before her time can lead to some pretty funny moments.
Magus
Its hard to really pin down the scythe-wielding sorcerer, Magus. Coming from the past to a future (12,000 BC to AD 600), Magus is willing to do everything in his dark power to summon Lavos and kill it. Anything else is just a setback, including the first encounter with Cyrus and Frog. Further down the plot reveals that he was part of the Zeal Palace as Janus, before being sent forward by a summoning conducted by Queen Zeal to bring Lavos and steal its power.Things don't work out too well and Janus gets sent forward in time to become Magus.
Like Crono, he doesn't need to be recruited to complete the game. However, his skills can be rather useful in the late game. His complexity as a character, both as a hero and a villain, make him another popular character.
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...and that's it for this post. I'll probably do more of them in the future, though on what is anyone's guess. Still, this should fill in a bit of insight into these characters. Maybe it might inspire some more digging into their background and such.
Anyway, until next time: Play off that Robo Theme!
(There should be a new meme: Robo-Rolled!)
Chrono Trigger was developed and produced by Square (Now SquareEnix)
Thanks to FaytSaratome for the Robo Theme video.
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