History Fridge / ChronoCross

* The revelation that Lynx was [[spoiler: actually [[LukeIAmYourFather Wazuki]], warped by FATE into Serge's literal worst nightmare]] comes so late in the game (during an {{Exposition Dump}}, no less), that many dismiss it as a simple {{Ass Pull}}. However, it does bring a new level of horror when you think about everything Lynx did to Serge over the course of the game. And by that point, [[spoiler: Wazuki]] was [[AndIMustScream too far gone]] to stop himself...

* The diverging point where you had to choose to save Kid or not. If you decide to, you will meet Razzly in the swamp trapped in a cage ready to be eaten by the resident monster there. If you choose not to save Kid and revisit the same area and the same dimension, the cage is empty...

* It's pretty bugging when you go to the final boss, [[spoiler:the Time Devourer]] and see there's no music. This game was made by Squaresoft, y'know. A company known for making games with {{Crowning Music of Awesome}}, ''especially'' the final boss themes. Then Fridge Brilliance kicked in from an extremely trivial detail: it's from the way to defeat him. There's a little sound heard everytime you cast an Element - the sound differs in pitch for each color. If you happen to cast the Elements in the right color sequence, the sounds make the melody for ''Radical Dreamers ~Unstolen Jewel~''. So there IS a final boss theme - it just doesn't play directly.

* The revelation that the [[spoiler: people of El Nido are all descended from inhabitants of an enlightened city of the future - a city that may well have brought together people from around the world]] might actually address some of the game's conspicuous cases of UnexplainedAccent.
** However, such mixing typically results in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialect_levelling dialect homogenization]] and the creation of a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koin%C3%A9_language common koiné]].

* It's actually pretty bugging when you go to the final boss, [[spoiler:the Time Devourer]] and see there's no music. This game was made by Squaresoft, y'know. A company known for making games with {{Crowning Music of Awesome}}, ''especially'' the final boss themes. But the Fridge Brilliance kicked in from an extremely trivial detail: it's from the way to defeat him. There's a little sound heard everytime you cast an Element - the sound differs in pitch for each color. If you happen to cast the Elements in the right color sequence, the sounds make the melody for ''Radical Dreamers ~Unstolen Jewel~''. So there IS a final boss theme - it just doesn't play directly. - The Dead Skin
* At first I was rather pissed off that the main story of ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' kills off Lucca and Robo. Then I remembered that they were killed by the actions of FATE, who was after the [[MacGuffin Frozen Flame]]. By getting the GoldenEnding and performing a RetGone on the Time Devourer, you've essentially made the Frozen Flame powerless from the very beginning, meaning that, in the newly repaired timeline, Lucca and Robo are alive. - {{Tropers/Zennistrad}}

** However, such mixing typically results in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koin%C3%A9_language dialect homogenization]] and the creation of a common koiné.

** However, such mixing typically results in dialect homogenization and the creation of a common koiné.

* The FATE Terminals (or whatever the save points were called) are stated late in the game as to manipulate people's brain chemicals and therefore influence their actions. ''Guess who's been using them more than anybody else.''

* The FATE Terminals (or whatever the save points were called) are stated late in the game as to manipulate people's brain chemicals and therefore influence their actions. ''Guess who's been using them more than anybody else.''

* Sky Dragon isle after visiting its alternate world counterpart, [[spoiler: Terra Tower]]. [[FacialHorror Those statues]] were there the whole time...

* At first I was rather pissed off that the main story of ChronoCross kills off Lucca and Robo. Then I remembered that they were killed by the actions of FATE, who was after the [[MacGuffin Frozen Flame]]. By getting the GoldenEnding and performing a RetGone on the Time Devourer, you've essentially made the Frozen Flame powerless from the very beginning, meaning that, in the newly repaired timeline, Lucca and Robo are alive. - {{Tropers/Zennistrad}}

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* FridgeBrilliance: The revelation that the [[spoiler: people of El Nido are all descended from inhabitants of an enlightened city of the future - a city that may well have brought together people from around the world]] might actually address some of the game's conspicuous cases of UnexplainedAccent.
* FridgeHorror: Some players on subsequent playthroughs never visit Water Dragon Isle until it is time to get the Blue Relic. There they find no dwarfs or fairies, just Lagoonites. After thinking about it the player realizes that the dwarfs killed all the fairies, then the Water Dragon killed the dwarfs in rage, using Lagoonites to do the deed.
** Sky Dragon isle after visiting its alternate world counterpart, [[spoiler: Terra Tower]]. [[FacialHorror Those statues]] were there the whole time...