History Trivia / ChronoTrigger

* {{Jossed}}: Many fans had speculated that Robo's theme was meant to be an [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong homage]] to Music/RickAstley's "Never Gonna Give You Up". However, Yasunori Mitsuda himself went on to clarify that this was just a coincidence, as he had never heard the song himself prior to composing Robo's theme.

** Similarly to VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}, this game was a scrapped concept for VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII that was spun off into its own game. That spin-off was further split into two games when it became clear the SNES CD add-on was a failure and cartridge memory would be an issue. Those games became Chrono Trigger and ''VideoGame/SecretOfMana''.
*** This could also explain why Crono/Randi and Marle/Primm share similar designs.

* ImageSource:
** PlayerParty (5th row)
** YouCantFightFate

** BarrierChangeBoss.
** GoodMorningCrono.
** NewGamePlus.
** TechPoints.

* NoExportForYou: Up until the DS version, the game was never released in Europe, nor Australia.

** Similarly to VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}, this game was a scrapped concept for VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII that was spun off into its own game. On this note, most leftovers from the time when ''VideoGame/SecretOfMana'' was developed for the ill-fated SNES CD addon also found their way into this game.

** Similarly to VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}, this game was a scrapped concept for VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII that was spunoff into its own game. On this note, most leftovers from the time when ''VideoGame/SecretOfMana'' was developed for the ill-fated SNES CD addon also found their way into this game.

** Similarly to VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}, this game was a scrapped concept for VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII that was spunoff into its own game.

* DirectorDisplacement: Ask any players familiar with the game to name a creative lead who worked on the game, and they would most likely answer artist Creator/AkiraToriyama and composer Creator/YasunoriMitsuda first, with writer Masato Kato coming in second. Note that none of these directed the game.

** Similarly to VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}, this game was a scrapped concept for VideoGame/FinalFantasySeven that was spunoff into its own game.

** An [[https://www.glitterberri.com/chrono-trigger/unseen-character-sketches/ old man]] (also seen in Masato Kato's [[https://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/File:P584_Idea_Sketch_I.jpg.html initial]] [[https://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/File:P585_Idea_Sketch_II.jpg.html sketches]]) was originally going to be a party member, and he apparently wielded a rod as a weapon.[[note]]This character is widely believed to be Gaspar in his Zeal clothing, who does not have artwork; however, a translation of the developer's comments shows that this is unspecified, and the kanji used to generically label him as an old man is different from Gaspar in the game. The character has a closer resemblance to Belthasar without a beard (which is also the case in the in-game sprites), and Melchior holds a staff that looks more like the concept art. It was such an early idea that it may have been any of the Gurus or even a predecessor.[[/note]]

** Ayla was going to have a late-game persona sidequest like every other character, but it was cut when the developers couldn't find a place to fit it in.
** Gaspar, the Guru of Time, was originally going to be a party member, not Schala as was commonly theorized.

** [[https://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Supporting_Material_Translation.html#Masato_Kato_Interview According to Masato Kato]], [[spoiler:Crono's death would have been permanent]]. This was scrapped because the other Square higher-ups thought it was too depressing.

*** The Tyrano fight was, at one point, seemingly much different: the creature would walk out of the dark pen it's in rather than just be standing there with Azala (who is nowhere to be seen).

** [[https://twitter.com/Bo_deWindt/status/1071305238907248641 Preview articles from magazines like V-Jump at the time]] can reveal some interesting development changes for the eagle-eyed:

*** The Tyrano fight was, at one point, seemingly much different: the creature would walk out of the dark pen it's in rather than just be standing there with Azala (who is nowhere to be seen)

* NoExportForYou: Up until the DS version, the game was never released in Europe.

** [[https://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Chrono_Trigger_Prerelease.html In the prototype]] released several months prior to the final version, [[https://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Translated_Text_%28CTP%29.html#Lara.27s_Legs you weren't able to save Lucca's mother from the accident that claimed her legs]].
** [[https://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Supporting_Material_Translation.html#Masato_Kato_Interview According to Masato Kato]], [[spoiler:Crono's death would have been permanent]]. This was scrapped because Square thought it was too depressing.

*** The fields of the desolate future were going to be much more bleak at one point, with seething, magma-filled craters dotting the landscape.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://chrono.wikia.com/wiki/Chronopedia Chronopedia]].

* NamesTheSame:
** Mother Brain. There's no relation to the Mother Brain of ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}'' fame or the Mother Brain that's a major villain in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarII''.

** [[https://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Supporting_Material_Translation.html#Masato_Kato_Interview According to Masato Kato]], [[spoiler:Chono's death would have been permanent]]. This was scrapped because Square thought it was too depressing.

** In the [[https://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Chrono_Trigger_Prerelease.html prototype]] released several months prior to the final version, [[https://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Translated_Text_%28CTP%29.html#Lara.27s_Legs you weren't able to save Lucca's mother from the accident that claimed her legs]].

* BeamMeUpScotty: The iconic "GoodMorningCrono" appears on a bunch of wallpapers used to promote the DS remake, despite it being one of the lines that was altered in the new translation.
* IKnewIt: Even before the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS remake, there was the occasional theory that Dalton was responsible for [[spoiler:Guardia's destruction between ''''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger and ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''.]]

** Mother Brain. No relation to Mother Brain of ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}'' fame, although the pair would probably get along great.
** There's yet ''another'' Mother Brain that's a major villain in ''Videogame/PhantasyStarII'', also a supercomputer.
* NoExportForYou: Up until the DS version, the game was never released in Europe. There's also the prototype version of ''Chrono Cross'' called ''Radical Dreamers''.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: Many rumours were spoken of about non-existant content, most often about ways to allegedly save Schala from her unknown fate (''not'' helped by a line which originally meant "talk to your allies for help with sidequests" being translated as "someone close to you needs help... find this person, fast"). Why, you could be tempted to call the trope "Schala Lives!" (and indeed, we did for a while), except for the detail [[spoiler:she ''is'' still alive, you just can't do anything about it until [[VideoGame/ChronoCross the sequel]].]]

** It was actually confirmed that Gaspar, the Guru of Time, was going to be a party member, not Schala as was commonly theorized. May also have an (intentional?) OrphanedReference in the SNES translation: "If you really want to thank me, make me a member of your team!"
** Masato Kato stated in his [[http://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Crono.html CT Ultimania interview]] that he and Yuji Horii intended for Crono [[spoiler:to stay dead after the Ocean Palace scenario]]. The party would retrieve a version of him predating the Millennial Fair to complete the quest, and then return him to his home time, [[spoiler:bittersweetly knowing he would go on to die at the Ocean Palace]]. Square deemed this too depressing and had them [[spoiler:write the clone plot device to save him]].
** In the [[https://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Chrono_Trigger_Prerelease.html Chrono Trigger prototype]] released several months prior to the finished product, [[https://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Translated_Text_%28CTP%29.html#Lara.27s_Legs you weren't able to save Lucca's mother from the accident that claimed her legs]].

* FanSequel: The team behind ''VideoGame/CrimsonEchoes'', a fan-made {{interquel}} that connects this game with the events of ''Cross'', received a cease-and-desist from Square-Enix just as development of the game neared completion. Square-Enix's motives for doing so remain under speculation, but the game's ROM leaked despite the [=C&D=], so you can still play it.

* IKnewIt: Even before the NintendoDS remake, there was the occasional theory that Dalton was responsible for [[spoiler:Guardia's destruction between ''''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger and ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''.]]