History Characters / ChronoTrigger

-->'''Frog:''' ...Vanquishing thee will neither return Crono nor Cyrus.

* DubNameChange: In the Japanese version, his original designation is actually one letter short of Prometheus, making it closer to "Promethes" — contrast to the Prometheus circuit in ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'', which was always known as Prometheus.

* BoobsOfSteel: Suffice it to say, there's more than one kind of bulk comprising her ample chest.

* ThanksForTheMammary: Does it unabashedly to Marle during Marle's sidequest. Ayla claims that Marle isn't "ready" to have her own kids yet (of course, Ayla was comparing Marle's chest to [[BoobsOfSteel her own]], so the bar is a little high).

* AbusiveMom: Extremely abusive and [[ParentalNeglect neglectful]] to Janus and Schala, thanks entirely to Lavos's influence. As Janus says, "She's not our mother," indicating that she may have been less of a bitch before.

* DarkActionGirl: The queen's not above getting her hands dirty and fighting you herself, and she's no pushover either.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: More like "the friend who doesn't like anyone", really. The rest of the party holds no animosity towards him if he joins (not even Frog, who has the most reason to), but Magus remains cold and aloof, always hanging back at a distance from the others whenever they gather.

* {{Jerkass}}: A quite unpleasant person all-around, even after his apparent HeelFaceTurn. His role goes from outright antagonist to TheFriendNobodyLikes if he joins your party.

* SixthRanger: Only joins the party long after the player is lead to believe the party is full.

* ManOnFire: Lucca can charge him with fire magic before he punches or tackles them, turning his attacks into a fiery explosion.

** Using its ability, the following enemy techs the Center Bit uses are tied to the game's key moments: Grand Stone/Rock of Ages (prehistory palette/"ultimate physical attack"), Invading Light/Unholy Light (Zeal era/Slow spell), Evil Star/Demon Star (600 A.D./Demi-equivalent spell reduces HP in half), Spell/Diabolic Whisper (1000 A.D./random status ailments) and Dreamless/Dreamreaver (2300 A.D./"ultimate magic attack"). Only one attack is NOT tied in to the Temporal Shift, as Crying Heavens will most likely OneHitKill a player getting hit by it.

* FinalBossNewDimension: The final battle against Lavos Core takes place against a backdrop of swirling colors, behind which various moments in history flash in and out of existence. Specific attacks are keyed to specific moments in history (for example, "Grand Stone" is keyed to 65 Million BC), which Lavos changes using its "Temporal Shift" ability.

* {{Expy}}: Her design and characterization can be summed up as "Arale from ''Manga/DoctorSlump'', but older and far more smarter and without Arale's infamous gag moments", she also strongly resembles Bulma from ''Manga/DragonBall'' a bit as well without her helmet (including having the exact same hair color and hairstyle as her Manga counterpart and being proficient in machines, and much like Bulma who's first friend is Goku (whom bares a heavy resemblance to Chrono), Lucca's also the best friend to Chrono who's TheHero of the story).

* AnimeHair: Of the SpikyHair variety. This is Creator/AkiraToriyama we're talking about; he ''perfected'' this trope. If you dyed Crono's hair blond, he'd fit right in at ''Anime/DragonBallZ''.

* {{Expy}}: Her design and characterization can be summed up as "Arale from ''Manga/DoctorSlump'', but older".

* ReusedCharacterDesign: In appearance, she resembles a young, blonde [[Manga/DragonBall Bulma]]. She even wears the same clothing Bulma wore at the end of the Pilaf Saga.

* CrutchCharacter: During the [[NoGearLevel Blackbird escape scenario]], in which the party is captured and relieved of all their posessions. Fortunately, the only weapons Ayla needs are lefty and righty, so if she's in your party, she'll be fully capable of fighting from the get-go with no need to reclaim a weapon for her first.

* EvolvingWeapon: True, Ayla fights with her fists, but they evolve overtime. She starts off with Fist as her "weapon", but after gaining a few levels, Fist becomes Iron Fist. Having Ayla max out her level will then turn Iron Fist into Bronze Fist, which is cpable of doing 9999 damage on a critical.

* BonusBoss: All three of them appear as this in ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'', where they can be fought in a NewGamePlus.

* PrettyPrincessPowerhouse: She is the princess of Gaurdia, and she is helping on a journey to save the world.

* TheAce: Crono is easily the most well-balanced character in the entire party, boasting high damage, high defense, the highest speed, and the ability to deal respectable physical and magical damage. The only thing Crono ''can't'' do by himself is cast healing spells, though he ''can'' revive fallen allies.

* ArchEnemy: To Frog.

[[folder:Johnny]]

A robot obsessed with speed, capable of switching between a four-wheel mounted form and a humanoid form. He rules over a scrapyard in 2300 A.D. with a gang of less-advanced robots, and anyone who wants to cross his territory has to beat him in a race.

* TriangRelations: It is heavily implied that he is in love with Queen Leene, and in one ending even marries her. However, she's married to the King of Guardia, and has to be in order to propegate Marle's lineage (unless, of course, [[spoiler: Marle is fine with being part frog]]).

* VillainHasAPoint: If you try to enter the Black Omen in 2300 A.D., Zeal will deny you entry and boast that Lavos has already won. She's right, by that point Lavos has won and even if you could defeat Zeal and Lavos in that era, the damage in the Day of Lavos has already been done.

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* AGodAmI: In ''Chrono Cross'', he creates an ''entirely new dimension'' (Home World) just to save Schala and manipulates an untold amount of universes for Project Kid.

* ForScience

* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: At least in the English translation--their names are based on the three wise men who travelled to see the newborn Christ.

* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Ozzie is heavily implied to be one. He uses Magus as a messianic figure to rally the fiends to try and kill humanity, and then makes ''himself'' the figure after the heroes defeat Magus. If he's finally killed in a sidequest, the fiends in Medina Village will be friendly and good-natured, with the upbeat comedy music playing in the background. That suggests the fiends were only turned to mass evil by Ozzie's poisonous influence.

* ThirteenIsUnlucky: The Yakra from 1000 A.D. that is disguised as that era's Guardia [[EvilChancellor chancellor]] is Yakra XIII.

* ArcVillainess: Initially serves as this for 12,000 B.C., leading an effort to siphon Lavos's power that ultimately destroys her kingdom. Uniquely among the other Arc Villains, she remains prominent after the main plot thread of her era is resolved, essentially becoming TheDragon to Lavos.

* MeaningfulName: Robo's original name of "Prometheus" comes from the Titan in ClassicalMythology who created humanity and committed a HeroicSacrifice to give them fire. He ends up being exiled from all the other gods and divine beings for his efforts, much as Robo's devotion to his human friends separates him from his fellow robots.