History Characters / ChronoCross

* GenkiGirl: Has a very whimsical and upbeat personality, and even when she ends up being sent through the wringer and experiencing through all sorts of horrors -- as covered under GuideDangIt -- [[spoiler:[[ThePolyanna she tries her best to stay positive]] and [[ThePowerOfLove draws upon her love and compassion to become even stronger]]]].

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Given that she's a shrine maiden, it's understandable that she doesn't wear shoes. Not so much when you're adventuring.

In Another, Van is a [[RichInDollarsPoorInSense melancholy and somewhat spoiled]] son of a [[LonelyRichKid wealthy but emotionally distant businessman]], but in Home, his father is an artist so [[DoingItForTheArt ethically devoted to his craft]] that he can [[StarvingArtist barely keep himself and his son fed]], and as a result his son turned out a lot more practical-minded. The frugal, sarcastic Van is the one who joins your party, since you're after the Frozen Flame and he's hoping it'll pay the rent.

* ReturningBigBad: Was previously Lavos, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' and after combining with Schala is even more determined to bringing about TheEndOfTheWorld.

* BigBadWannabe: After Lynx is revealed to have actually been TheDragon FATE appears to be the game's true BigBad having caused so much chaos in its attempts to regain access to the Frozen Flame.[[spoilers: Nope the real BigBad is the Time Devourer.]]

* HiddenVillain: You can't fight FATE...or maybe you can.

* NecessarilyEvil: Without FATE, the Dragonians would have easily taken over the present day.

* WellIntentionedExtremist[=/=]UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: All it wanted to do at first was get back access to its power source so it could keep it or the people of El Nido from disrupting the timestream, as was its job to prevent the Day of Lavos from ever happening again. Then it gets delusions of godhood and starts experimenting on humans, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope and]]...

* PuzzleBoss: The goal of the fight is not to kill the Time Devourer, but to cast element colors in the right order before using the Chrono Cross. However, the order of elements isn't explicitly told to you, and the boss won't help you get to the order you need until it's at low health.

[[folder: The Dragon God *(MASSIVE SPOILERS)*]]

The God of the Dragonians who once fought against the people of Chronopolis after the Time Crash caused their timelines to intersect. Was eventually separated into the Six Dragons that reside within El Nido. Later reforms after FATE is beaten only to be immediately put under The Time Devourer's control.

* AlasPoorVillain: Is finally revived after FATE's defeat. Only for the Time Devourer to corrupt it and gain control of it.

* PenultimateBoss: Serves as the boss of the VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Terra Tower after which the only fight left is against the true Time Devourer.

* HiddenVillain: Was secretly orchestrating its revival by manipulating both Lynx and Serge through its own agent [[spoiler: Harle.]]

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* OtherMeAnnoysMe: Another World's Fargo is disgusted by hus Home World counterpart and gives him a big TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. Right before forcibly sailing the S.S. Zelbess to Home World's Marbule.

* VideoGameStealing: His Level 3 Tech is called Pillage. Due to Kid's absence for a decent portion of the game, Fargo will inevitably end up being in the party if you wish to steal rare items from enemies, especially the EasilyMissable elemental plate armors.

* OtherMeAnnoysMe: Other World's Fargo, the one who joins you, is disgusted by the embittered gambling-hall operator he meets in Home World and gives him a big TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:His Home World version never finds out that his Marcy was killed at the Dead Sea. Particularly tragic, because he had found out that she had survived the event that got Zelbess killed.]]

* VideoGameStealing: His first tech is called Plunder. Due to Kid's absence for a decent portion of the game, Fargo will inevitably end up being in the party if you wish to steal rare items from enemies.

! Playable Characters

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!!Serge

!!Lynx (Yamaneko)

!!Kid

!!Harle (Tsukuyomi)

* ImpliedLoveInterest: Few of her interactions with Serge are truly romantic and he already has an apparent girlfriend in Home World's Leena. But it is hinted that Kid and Serge do possibly have some feelings for each other, and Kid possibly marries Serge after the game's ending. There's also thier portrayal as StarCrossedLovers in ''VideoGame/RadicalDreamers''.

* UnseenVillain: Was secretly orchestrating its revival by manipulating both Lynx and Serge through its own agent [[spoiler: Harle.]]

* AlasPoorVillian: Is finally revived after FATE's defeat. Only for the Time Devourer to corrupt it and gain control of it.

* UnseenVillian: Was secretly orchestrating its revival by manipulating both Lynx and Serge through its own agent [[spoiler: Harle.]]

* HiddenVillain: You can't fight FATE.
* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: FATE's attempt on Serge's life in A.D. 1010 ultimately ends up being its undoing, as Serge becomes the only one able to access its power source, the Frozen Flame. Even after it regains control of the flame, it is defeated shortly afterwards by Serge and company.

* ArchEnemy: To Kid due to killing her adopted mother Lucca, and to Serge for trying to kill him multiple times, stealing his body, and MindRaping Kid.

* TheHeavy: He's the main villain [[spoiler: for roughly three quarters of the game. His actual identity as physical avatar of the Supercomputer FATE is revealed late in the game. Only for FATE to be beaten and the Dragon God to show up and become the new BigBad. Except the Dragon God is being controlledby the ''real'' BigBad The Time Devourer aka Lavos.]]

* TheHeavy: He's the main villain [[spoiler: for roughly three quarters of the game]].

* {{Bishonen}}: Tall and slender build with long lavender braid. Also qualifies as LongHairedPrettyBoy.

* {{Bishonen}}: His attractiveness is commented on by many of the [=NPC=]s throughout El Nido.

* DistressedDamsel: Funnily enough, she's first distressed by ''you.'' Kid grabs her and uses her as a hostage in the attempt to escape Viper Manor. She's later menaced again when she's captured by Porre for interrogation regarding the location of the Frozen Flame and the missing Dragoons.

* PeekABangs: As can be seen in his character portrait.

* ShoutOut: His English name along with his father's name (Gogh) reference famous Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. Meanwhile, his Japanese name Bancliff may be a reference to the several painters of the surname alternately rendered as "van Cleef" (Dutch), "van Kleve" (German), or "van Cleve" (English): Jan van Cleef, Jos van Cleef, Cornelius van Cleef (son of Jos), or the family of Hendrick, Marten, and Willem van Cleef, for a few examples.

* ShoutOut: His English name along with his father's name (Gogh) reference famous Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh.

* DarkChick: She's the most prominent female villain.

* DarkChick: At first. She apologizes for it later.

* OptionalBoss: The majority of the Dragon Gods are mandatory to fight. However, the Black Dragon can be skipped. In fact, you have to complete a decently bulky side quest to be even able to challenge him, as he is asleep until it is completed. If you confront him while he is asleep, you simply take his relic and leave. However, he is worth fighting possibly more than any of the other dragons simply to acquire the Black Plate, which changes [[ThatOneBoss certain bosses]] like [[spoiler:FATE and [[BonusBoss Dario]]]] from being nightmares to being trivial.

* BladeOnAStick: His primary weapons, known as Swallows are rather like kayak paddles, only with blades instead of paddles.