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* Talking to Guardia's head chef in 600 A.D. while Marle is still impersonating Leene will have him complain that the queen is suddenly asking him for something called "eyes cream", which he has no idea how to make. Talk to him again after you bring back the real Leene and he'll bemoan that he finally worked out a recipe for this "eyes cream", but now all his work is for nothing. Thankfully, we don't find out what he actually came up with.
* In the early game, you eventually discover that the mysterious bleak place you ended up is a really, really BadFuture which prompt your teamates to do something about it. If you decide against it, [[ShipperOnDeck Lucca]] will ask Crono if he's really willing to chicken out in front of Marle. Crono's reaction is priceless.
* A helpful note on an upcoming boss reads that the tank's head is immune to fire and lightning, but not guns or swords.
-->In short, your tank should be effectively invincible, [[WhoWouldBeStupidEnough provided no crazed lunatic gets the bright idea to]] [[IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou run up and try to hack away at its head with a sword]].
** After defeating this boss, the chancellor and his guards are left forming a human chain to make a bridge.

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* Talking to Guardia's head chef This is only in 600 A.D. while Marle is still impersonating Leene will have him complain that the queen is suddenly asking him for something called "eyes cream", SNES translation, but thanks to the replacing of alcohol with [[FrothyMugsOfWater soda or soup]], you get this hilarious bit of dialogue, which he has no idea how to make. Talk to him again after you is pretty much Ted Woolsey's way of saying "Yes, I ''know'' you're not fooled, and yes, NOA ''is'' making me do this":
-->'''Man:''' Hey,
bring back the real Leene and he'll bemoan some more soda!\\
'''Bartender:''' Sir, I think you've had enough sugar today.\\
'''Man:''' Pipe down! IllTellYouWhenIveHadEnough Can't you see I love soda pop! Nothing like soda pop to quench your thirst!
* The fact
that Robo's theme is very similar to "Never Gonna Give You Up". You get JustForFun/{{Rickroll}}ed every time you play the game!
** Even better: the similarities are ''accidental''. Yasunori Mitsuda had honestly never heard of Music/RickAstley when
he finally worked out a recipe was composing the music for this "eyes cream", but now all his work is for nothing. Thankfully, we don't find out what he actually came up with.
game.
* In the early game, you eventually discover that the mysterious bleak place you ended up is a really, really BadFuture which prompt your teamates Introducing party members to do something about it. If you decide against it, [[ShipperOnDeck Lucca]] will ask Crono if he's really willing to chicken out in front of Marle. Crono's reaction is priceless.
* A helpful note on an upcoming boss reads that the tank's head is immune to fire and lightning, but not guns or swords.
-->In short,
mother:
** Frog:
--->'''Mom:''' Crono! Is this another one of
your tank should be effectively invincible, [[WhoWouldBeStupidEnough provided no crazed lunatic gets the bright idea to]] [[IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou run up pets?\\
''(after she calls him Toad
and try he futilely tries to hack away at its head with a sword]].
correct her)''\\
'''Frog:''' ''(resigned)'' Toad will do, madam...
** After defeating this boss, the chancellor and his guards Ayla:
--->'''Mom:''' Gracious! Who're you?\\
'''Ayla:''' Me Ayla.\\
'''Mom:''' Ayla, dear... A young lady shouldn't dress like that!\\
'''Ayla:''' But, [[ThirdPersonPerson Ayla]] like...\\
'''Mom:''' No buts! The proper response is "Yes, ma'am!"\\
'''Ayla:''' Crono strong... Crono mom strong, too!
** Magus:
--->'''Mom:''' Ah,
are left forming a human chain to make a bridge.you one of Crono's friends?\\
'''Magus:''' ...\\
'''Mom:''' [[LampshadeHanging Another]] [[SilentProtagonist quiet one?]] Don't be shy, dear!



* Talking to Guardia's head chef in 600 A.D. while Marle is still impersonating Leene will have him complain that the queen is suddenly asking him for something called "eyes cream", which he has no idea how to make. Talk to him again after you bring back the real Leene and he'll bemoan that he finally worked out a recipe for this "eyes cream", but now all his work is for nothing. Thankfully, we don't find out what he actually came up with.
* A truly underrated moment: there's an old man whose lunch is just sitting there out in the open, and [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential Crono can just eat it]]. When the latter's falsely put on trial for kidnapping Marle, [[LaserGuidedKarma that old man will be called up by the prosecutor as a character witness]] [[VideoGameCrueltyPunishment and that is guaranteed to cause at least one juror to cast a "guilty" verdict]]. Being a KleptomaniacHero has its downsides, it would appear.
** Take note that the old man in question [[YouAllLookFamiliar shares the same sprite as the seven jurors]]. It isn't too farfetched to think that same old man ''just happens to be one of the jurors'' and the guaranteed "guilty" verdict is him punishing Crono for stealing his lunch, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking completely disregarding the former being on trial for a more serious crime]].
* Prison break from Guardia Castle, either scenario is pretty funny. If you wait for the execution, Lucca comes running in, and conks out the guards. If you escape, you get to the jailer, and he runs for help and is knocked out by Lucca. "This is what happens to fool who challenge me mighty Lucca!"
** Go up to talk to the unconscious jailer, you get five free Mid-Tonics!
** Knocking out the guards in general, Crono draws out his sword and whacks their heads, complete with a cartoonish "ba-DONK!" noise.
** The fact that Crono can escape prison in the first place, because the guards [[FailedASpotCheck didn't even bother to confiscate his weapon.]] And the mission starts with the guard getting annoyed at him for fiddling with the bars too many times that [[TooDumbToLive he decided to open it to teach him a lesson.]]
** There's the fact that after the guard hits Crono, the latter is [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom launched all the way to the back of the cell]]. One can see this as Crono only pretending to get hurt, launching ''himself'' backward in an over-the-top manner. Either way, it worked and the foolish guard was none the wiser, open to a whack over the head.
** This bit of dialogue.
--->'''Marle:''' Lucca, you're amazing!\\
'''Lucca:''' Ain't it the truth?
* A helpful note on an upcoming boss reads that the tank's head is immune to fire and lightning, but not guns or swords.
-->In short, your tank should be effectively invincible, [[WhoWouldBeStupidEnough provided no crazed lunatic gets the bright idea to]] [[IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou run up and try to hack away at its head with a sword]].
** After defeating this boss, the chancellor and his guards are left forming a human chain to make a bridge.
* In the early game, you eventually discover that the mysterious bleak place you ended up is a really, really BadFuture which prompt your teamates to do something about it. If you decide against it, [[ShipperOnDeck Lucca]] will ask Crono if he's really willing to chicken out in front of Marle. Crono's reaction is priceless.
* During the party in the prehistoric times:
** If you have Lucca in your party, she'll end up getting completely smashed.
** If you have Robo there, he informs you that "this fluid contains immeasurable impurities!" before collapsing.
** In the DS translation, Ayla will also helpfully explain why the drink that KO'd Lucca and/or Robo is called "skull-smash".
--->'''Ayla:''' Next day, [[ShapedLikeItself skull feel]] [[HangoverSensitivity like smash]]!
** Finally, she gives Crono an item he needs after he wins a drinking contest against her. When you go to wake her up in the morning (to tell her that the team's Gate Key was stolen), she apparently had way too much. Yet she still helps you retrieve the Gate Key, going through two dungeon trips and a boss fight... and then throwing up, as she was STILL hungover. It's both impressive and hilarious.



* The meeting between Ayla and Frog.
-->'''Ayla:''' ''(after looking at Frog for a bit)'' Big frog present? For Ayla eat?\\
'''Frog:''' ''(with sword drawn)'' P-perish the thought, lass!
* After defeating Magus in 600 A.D., the people from that age sing the party's praises, especially the Hero's. Frog acts the modest, KnightInShiningArmor in front of the king and queen, but when talking to a young woman in Dorino...
-->'''Young Woman:''' I heard talk that the Hero was Sir Cyrus's friend. Ah, he must be a truly handsome knight!\\
'''Frog:''' ...\\
''[[{{Beat}} (beat)]]''\\
'''Frog:''' [[NotSoAboveItAll Heh heh...]]
* When your party is captured, one of the members offers to pretend he/she is sick to knock out the guard that comes in.
** If Robo does it he says this in the DS port:
-->'''Robo:''' Critical system error! Abort, Retry, Fail? Please help!
** Having Frog pretend to be sick is quite hilarious as well:
--->'''Frog:''' Owww! [[OwMyBodyPart Oh, my belly button...]] The pain!\\
''(Guard proceeds to open the cell and check, only to be knocked out by Frog)''\\
'''Frog:''' [[YouFool Fool.]] Frogs have no belly buttons!
* [[AntiClimaxBoss The fight with Golem Overlord.]] He counts down like other bosses do before their ultimate attacks, but then he succumbs to his fear of heights, freezes up, and eventually ends up fleeing.



* Introducing party members to Crono's mother:
** Frog:
--->'''Mom:''' Crono! Is this another one of your pets?\\
''(after she calls him Toad and he futilely tries to correct her)''\\
'''Frog:''' ''(resigned)'' Toad will do, madam...
** Ayla:
--->'''Mom:''' Gracious! Who're you?\\
'''Ayla:''' Me Ayla.\\
'''Mom:''' Ayla, dear... A young lady shouldn't dress like that!\\
'''Ayla:''' But, [[ThirdPersonPerson Ayla]] like...\\
'''Mom:''' No buts! The proper response is "Yes, ma'am!"\\
'''Ayla:''' Crono strong... Crono mom strong, too!
** Magus:
--->'''Mom:''' Ah, are you one of Crono's friends?\\
'''Magus:''' ...\\
'''Mom:''' [[LampshadeHanging Another]] [[SilentProtagonist quiet one?]] Don't be shy, dear!
* [[AntiClimaxBoss The fight with Golem Overlord.]] He counts down like other bosses do before their ultimate attacks, but then he succumbs to his fear of heights, freezes up, and eventually ends up fleeing.

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* Introducing party members to Crono's mother:
** Frog:
--->'''Mom:''' Crono! Is this another one
[[MinionWithAnFInEvil Ozzie]] accuses Magus of your pets?\\
''(after she calls
using him Toad and he futilely tries to correct her)''\\
'''Frog:''' ''(resigned)'' Toad will do, madam...
** Ayla:
--->'''Mom:''' Gracious! Who're you?\\
'''Ayla:''' Me Ayla.\\
'''Mom:''' Ayla, dear... A young lady shouldn't dress like that!\\
'''Ayla:''' But, [[ThirdPersonPerson Ayla]] like...\\
'''Mom:''' No buts! The proper response is "Yes, ma'am!"\\
'''Ayla:''' Crono strong... Crono mom strong, too!
** Magus:
--->'''Mom:''' Ah, are you one of Crono's friends?\\
'''Magus:''' ...\\
'''Mom:''' [[LampshadeHanging Another]] [[SilentProtagonist quiet one?]] Don't be shy, dear!
* [[AntiClimaxBoss The fight with Golem Overlord.]] He counts down like
(when actually, it was the other bosses do before their ultimate attacks, but then he succumbs to his fear of heights, freezes up, way around), and eventually ends up fleeing.Magus gets a good comeback.
-->'''Ozzie:''' Magus, you lied to me when you said you wanted to create a world of evil! You used me!\\
'''Magus:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Oh, how dreadful.]] Say, do you hear that? It's the sound of the reaper.



** Elsewhere in the same fort, you come across a chest with an obvious trap in front of it. If you simply ignore it and walk past it a little ways, one of Ozzie's mooks will come up behind you, decide to loot the chest and triggers the trap.

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** Elsewhere in the same fort, you come across a chest with an obvious trap in front of it. If you simply ignore it and walk past it a little ways, one of Ozzie's mooks will come up behind you, decide to loot the chest and triggers trigger the trap.



* Prison break from Guardia Castle, either scenario is pretty funny. If you wait for the execution, Lucca comes running in, and conks out the guards. If you escape, you get to the jailer, and he runs for help and is knocked out by Lucca. "This is what happens to fool who challenge me mighty Lucca!
** Go up to talk to the unconscious jailer, you get five free Mid-Tonics!
** Knocking out the guards in general, Crono draws out his sword and whacks their heads, complete with a cartoonish "ba-DONK!" noise.
** The fact that Crono can escape prison in the first place, because the guards [[FailedASpotCheck didn't even bother to confiscate his weapon.]] And the mission starts with the guard getting annoyed at him for fiddling with the bars too many times that [[TooDumbToLive he decided to open it to teach him a lesson.]]
** There's the fact that after the guard hits Crono, the latter is [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom launched all the way to the back of the cell]]. One can see this as Crono only pretending to get hurt, launching ''himself'' backward in an over-the-top manner. Either way, it worked and the foolish guard was none the wiser, open to a whack over the head.
** This bit of dialogue.
--->'''Marle:''' Lucca, you're amazing!\\
'''Lucca:''' Ain't it the truth?
* The meeting between Ayla and Frog.
-->'''Ayla:''' ''(after looking at Frog for a bit)'' Big frog present? For Ayla eat?\\
'''Frog:''' ''(with sword drawn)'' P-perish the thought, lass!
* This is only in the SNES translation, but thanks to the replacing of alcohol with [[FrothyMugsOfWater soda or soup]], you get this hilarious bit of dialogue, which is pretty much Ted Woolsey's way of saying "Yes, I ''know'' you're not fooled, and yes, NOA ''is'' making me do this":
-->'''Man:''' Hey, bring some more soda!\\
'''Bartender:''' Sir, I think you've had enough sugar today.\\
'''Man:''' Pipe down! IllTellYouWhenIveHadEnough Can't you see I love soda pop! Nothing like soda pop to quench your thirst!
* The fact that Robo's theme is very similar to "Never Gonna Give You Up". You get JustForFun/{{Rickroll}}ed every time you play the game!
** Even better: the similarities are ''accidental''. Yasunori Mitsuda had honestly never heard of Music/RickAstley when he was composing the music for this game.
* [[NintendoHard Difficult]] but ''not'' impossible: [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu defeating]] [[EldritchAbomination Lavos]] [[ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself solo]] [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer using]] [[JokeItem a]] ''[[CherryTapping mop]]''. Before Crono has any idea what [[EldritchAbomination Lavos]] is. [[WhosLaughingNow Not so scary now, are you]]?
* The Rainbow Shell sidequest has a couple of funny moments when you discover Queen Leene's letter to Marle, depending on who's in your party.

to:

* Prison break from Guardia Castle, either scenario is pretty funny. If During the Rainbow Shell side quest, you wait for encounter two Viper enemies who are the execution, Lucca comes running in, and conks out the guards. If you escape, you get to the jailer, and he runs for help and is knocked out by Lucca. "This is what happens to fool who challenge me mighty Lucca!
** Go up to talk to the unconscious jailer, you get five free Mid-Tonics!
** Knocking out the guards in general, Crono draws out his sword and whacks
only two members of their heads, complete with a cartoonish "ba-DONK!" noise.
** The fact that Crono can escape prison
species to speak in the first place, because the guards [[FailedASpotCheck didn't even bother to confiscate his weapon.]] And the mission starts with the guard getting annoyed at him for fiddling with the bars too many times that [[TooDumbToLive he decided to open it to teach him a lesson.]]
** There's the fact that after the guard hits Crono, the latter is [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom launched all the way to the back of the cell]]. One can see this as Crono only pretending to get hurt, launching ''himself'' backward in an over-the-top manner. Either way, it worked and the foolish guard was none the wiser, open to a whack over the head.
** This bit of dialogue.
--->'''Marle:''' Lucca, you're amazing!\\
'''Lucca:''' Ain't it the truth?
* The meeting between Ayla and Frog.
-->'''Ayla:''' ''(after looking at Frog for a bit)'' Big frog present? For Ayla eat?\\
'''Frog:''' ''(with sword drawn)'' P-perish the thought, lass!
* This is only
whole game. [[ShoutOut Their names?]] Film/DumbAndDumber. Because they are enemies from far earlier in the SNES translation, but thanks to the replacing of alcohol with [[FrothyMugsOfWater soda or soup]], you get this hilarious bit of dialogue, which is pretty much Ted Woolsey's way of saying "Yes, I ''know'' you're not fooled, and yes, NOA ''is'' making me do this":
-->'''Man:''' Hey, bring some more soda!\\
'''Bartender:''' Sir, I think you've had enough sugar today.\\
'''Man:''' Pipe down! IllTellYouWhenIveHadEnough Can't you see I love soda pop! Nothing like soda pop to quench your thirst!
* The fact that Robo's theme is very similar to "Never Gonna Give You Up". You get JustForFun/{{Rickroll}}ed every time you play the game!
** Even better: the similarities
game, they are ''accidental''. Yasunori Mitsuda had honestly never heard of Music/RickAstley when he was composing the music for this game.
* [[NintendoHard Difficult]] but ''not'' impossible: [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu defeating]] [[EldritchAbomination Lavos]] [[ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself solo]] [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer using]] [[JokeItem a]] ''[[CherryTapping mop]]''. Before Crono has any idea what [[EldritchAbomination Lavos]] is. [[WhosLaughingNow Not so scary now, are you]]?
also laughably easy to beat.
* The Rainbow Shell sidequest has a couple of funny moments when you discover Queen Leene's letter to Marle, depending on who's in your party.



* During the Rainbow Shell side quest, you encounter two Viper enemies who are the only two members of their species to speak in the whole game. [[ShoutOut Their names?]] Film/DumbAndDumber. Because they are enemies from far earlier in the game, they are also laughably easy to beat.
* [[MinionWithAnFInEvil Ozzie]] accuses Magus of using him (when actually it was the other way around), and Magus gets a good comeback.
-->'''Ozzie:''' Magus, you lied to me when you said you wanted to create a world of evil! You used me!\\
'''Magus:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Oh, how dreadful.]] Say, do you hear that? It's the sound of the reaper.
* During the party in the prehistoric times:
** if you have Lucca in your party, she'll end up getting completely smashed.
** If you have Robo there, he informs you that "this fluid contains immeasurable impurities!" before collapsing.
** In the DS translation, Ayla will also helpfully explain why the drink that KO'd Lucca and/or Robo is called "skull-smash".
--->'''Ayla:''' Next day, [[ShapedLikeItself skull feel]] [[HangoverSensitivity like smash]]!
** Finally, she gives Crono an item he needs after he wins a drinking contest against her. When you go to wake her up in the morning (to tell her that the team's Gate Key was stolen), she apparently had way too much. Yet she still helps you retrieve the Gate Key, going through two dungeon trips and a boss fight... and then throwing up, as she was STILL hungover. It's both impressive and hilarious.

to:

* During When you return to the Rainbow Shell side quest, you encounter two Viper enemies who are the only two members End of their species to Time with a resurrected Crono and speak to Magus in the SNES version. We're [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer not making this up and it isn't a fan translation]], this is ''exactly'' what he says.
-->'''Magus:''' You got whacked, 'cuz you're weak.
* An area added to the DS version allows you to fight a pallet-swap of Heckran in a snowfield, giving you a chance to recreate the scene depicted on the cover by hitting it with the "Arc Impulse" Triple-Tech. [[{{Troll}} Doing so does a whopping 1 point of damage to it.]]
* If you chose to use the bucket in the End of Time to fight Lavos, you can go back through a Gate once you beat the outside shell. Once you go back to challenge Lavos again, the triumphant main theme starts up, and you run right toward Lavos' hollow shell, at which point the music fades out and your party comments on the fact that the fight was apparently that easy. You still go in, though.
* In the HappyEnding, when Marle reminds Ayla to keep her vigor up to ensure that everyone descended from her will be strong and healthy as well, Kino rather smugly tells everyone not to worry because (depending on the version) either "Ayla ''very'' strong!" or "Ayla have ''much'' energy!" Just as Marle is stopping to ask what exactly he means by that, Ayla flings Kino through the portal and departs with rather embarrassing haste, saying "Kino dummy! We go now!"
* The fact that if you don't use the Epoch to crash into Lavos for the FinalBattle, the game ends with Crono's mother chasing his cat (because [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse he didn't]] [[SkewedPriorities feed it enough!]]) into a time portal, so then [[HereWeGoAgain the party has to chasing off after her in the Epoch to rescue them]]. This is even funnier if the player takes the time to have a bunch of cats.
** FridgeBrilliance: Throughout the game, you've seen cats show up in random spots that they really have no place being (dropping into a pit in the Tyrano Lair, flipping the switch in Ozzie's Fortress, in the sewers in the ruined future, etc.). It's not much of a stretch that you've been running across Crono's time-displaced kitties throughout
the whole game. [[ShoutOut Their names?]] Film/DumbAndDumber. Because they adventure without even realizing it!
* It can be pretty hilarious seeing bosses get [[OneHitKill one shot]] in NewGamePlus, but it's taken up a notch if you [[AbsurdlyHighLevelCap took the time to level Ayla up to the late 90s]] for her to acquire the Bronze Fist. Bonus points if you're playing the DS version, where Robo can gain the Apocalypse Arm. These
are both [[GameBreaker game breaking]] [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinity +1 Swords]], allowing the aforementioned characters to always deal ''[[{{Cap}} 9999 damage]]'' with [[CriticalHit Critical Hits]]! Keep in mind that even in New Game+, some enemies from far earlier in the game, they are also laughably easy to beat.
* [[MinionWithAnFInEvil Ozzie]] accuses Magus of using him (when actually it was the other way around), and Magus gets a good comeback.
-->'''Ozzie:''' Magus, you lied to me when you said you wanted to create a world of evil! You used me!\\
'''Magus:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Oh, how dreadful.]] Say, do you hear that? It's the sound of the reaper.
* During the party in the prehistoric times:
** if you
have Lucca in your party, she'll end up getting [[StoneWall absurdly high defense]] and still can't be killed quickly with standard physical attacks. Even so, watch as Ayla and Robo obliterate them anyway with their crits. They'll completely smashed.
** If you have Robo there, he informs you that "this fluid contains immeasurable impurities!" before collapsing.
** In
disregard battle sequences for [[PuzzleBoss Puzzle Bosses]], such as defeating Magus with one hit, ignoring his [[BarrierChangeBoss magic barriers]] or outright destroying the DS translation, Ayla will also helpfully explain why Son of the drink that KO'd Lucca and/or Robo is called "skull-smash".
--->'''Ayla:''' Next day, [[ShapedLikeItself skull feel]] [[HangoverSensitivity like smash]]!
** Finally, she gives
Sun's Prominence flames, which ''aren't suppose to be defeated with physical attacks!''
* [[NintendoHard Difficult]] but ''not'' impossible: [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu defeating]] [[EldritchAbomination Lavos]] [[ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself solo]] [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer using]] [[JokeItem a]] ''[[CherryTapping mop]]''. Before
Crono an item he needs after he wins a drinking contest against her. When you go to wake her up in the morning (to tell her that the team's Gate Key was stolen), she apparently had way too much. Yet she still helps you retrieve the Gate Key, going through two dungeon trips and a boss fight... and then throwing up, as she was STILL hungover. It's both impressive and hilarious.has any idea what [[EldritchAbomination Lavos]] is. [[WhosLaughingNow Not so scary now, are you]]?



* When your party is captured, one of the members offers to pretend he/she is sick to knock out the guard that comes in.
** If Robo does it he says this in the DS port:
-->'''Robo:''' Critical system error! Abort, Retry, Fail? Please help!
** Having Frog pretend to be sick is quite hilarious as well:
--->'''Frog:''' Owww! [[OwMyBodyPart Oh, my belly button...]] The pain!\\
''(Guard proceeds to open the cell and check, only to be knocked out by Frog)''\\
'''Frog:''' [[YouFool Fool.]] Frogs have no belly buttons!
* In the HappyEnding, when Marle reminds Ayla to keep her vigor up to ensure that everyone descended from her will be strong and healthy as well, Kino rather smugly tells everyone not to worry because (depending on the version) either "Ayla ''very'' strong!" or "Ayla have ''much'' energy!" Just as Marle is stopping to ask what exactly he means by that, Ayla flings Kino through the portal and departs with rather embarrassing haste, saying "Kino dummy! We go now!"
* If you chose to use the bucket in the End of Time to fight Lavos, you can go back through a Gate once you beat the outside shell. Once you go back to challenge Lavos again, the triumphant main theme starts up, and you run right toward Lavos' hollow shell, at which point the music fades out and your party comments on the fact that the fight was apparently that easy. You still go in, though.
* The fact that if you don't use the Epoch to crash into Lavos for the FinalBattle, the game ends with Crono's mother chasing his cat (because [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse he didn't]] [[SkewedPriorities feed it enough!]]) into a time portal, so then [[HereWeGoAgain the party has to chasing off after her in the Epoch to rescue them]]. This is even funnier if the player takes the time to have a bunch of cats.
** FridgeBrilliance: Throughout the game, you've seen cats show up in random spots that they really have no place being (dropping into a pit in the Tyrano Lair, flipping the switch in Ozzie's Fortress, in the sewers in the ruined future, etc.). It's not much of a stretch that you've been running across Crono's time-displaced kitties throughout the whole adventure without even realizing it!
* When you return to the End of Time with a resurrected Crono and speak to Magus in the SNES version. We're [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer not making this up and it isn't a fan translation]], this is ''exactly'' what he says.
-->'''Magus:''' You got whacked, 'cuz you're weak.
* After defeating Magus in 600 A.D., the people from that age sing the party's praises, especially the Hero's. Frog acts the modest, KnightInShiningArmor in front of the king and queen, but when talking to a young woman in Dorino...
-->'''Young Woman:''' I heard talk that the Hero was Sir Cyrus's friend. Ah, he must be a truly handsome knight!\\
'''Frog:''' ...\\
''[[{{Beat}} (beat)]]''\\
'''Frog:''' [[NotSoAboveItAll Heh heh...]]
* A truly underrated moment: there's an old man whose lunch is just sitting there out in the open, and [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential Crono can just eat it]]. When the latter's falsely put on trial for kidnapping Marle, [[LaserGuidedKarma that old man will be called up by the prosecutor as a character witness]] [[VideoGameCrueltyPunishment and that is guaranteed to cause at least one juror to cast a "guilty" verdict]]. Being a KleptomaniacHero has its downsides, it would appear.
** Take note that the old man in question [[YouAllLookFamiliar shares the same sprite as the seven jurors]]. It isn't too farfetched to think that same old man ''just happens to be one of the jurors'' and the guaranteed "guilty" verdict is him punishing Crono for stealing his lunch, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking completely disregarding the former being on trial for a more serious crime]].
* An area added to the DS version allows you to fight a pallet-swap of Heckran in a snowfield, giving you a chance to recreate the scene depicted on the cover by hitting it with the "Arc Impulse" Triple-Tech. [[{{Troll}} Doing so does a whopping 1 point of damage to it.]]
* It can be pretty hilarious seeing bosses get [[OneHitKill one shot]] in NewGamePlus, but it's taken up a notch if you [[AbsurdlyHighLevelCap took the time to level Ayla up to the late 90s]] for her to acquire the Bronze Fist. Bonus points if you're playing the DS version, where Robo can gain the Apocalypse Arm. These are both [[GameBreaker game breaking]] [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinity +1 Swords]], allowing the aforementioned characters to always deal ''[[{{Cap}} 9999 damage]]'' with [[CriticalHit Critical Hits]]! Keep in mind that even in New Game+, some enemies have [[StoneWall absurdly high defense]] and still can't be killed quickly with standard physical attacks. Even so, watch as Ayla and Robo obliterate them anyway with their crits. They'll completely disregard battle sequences for [[PuzzleBoss Puzzle Bosses]], such as defeating Magus with one hit, ignoring his [[BarrierChangeBoss magic barriers]] or outright destroying the Son of the Sun's Prominence flames, which ''aren't suppose to be defeated with physical attacks!''

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