Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger is one of the best games out there.
It was released on the Super Nintendo by Squaresoft,
and, even though by today's standards the graphics are
pretty lousy, it is still one of my favorite games. It
is about a boy named Crono, who accidentally travels to
the futre, and seeing how thoroughly the monster Lavos
has destroyed it, decides to prevent it from happening.
Of course, he has a tendency to go off in completely
the wrong direction a couple of times, but eventually
you have three options on how to get to Lavos and
ANNIHILATE HIM! Er, sorry. :) One of the things that
is unique about this game, is that after you've beaten
it once, you can restart it using New Game+, which
allows you to restart with all your items from the
game you picked, and at the same levels. There are
also ten different endings to this game. My personal
favorite is the one you get if you go to the second
teleport at the very beginning of the game. You can
only do it if you are on New Game +, however (of
course). It will be coming out on the Playstation,
so if you never got it on SNES (or even if you did),
my advice would be to GET IT!
Characters
Crono
Occupation: Nothing, as far as I can tell
Weapon: Swords
Time Period: Present
Magic: Lightning
Description: Crono is the hero of Chrono Trigger. He is a young man in the Kingdom of Guardia, who, one day when he goes to the Millenial Fair and looks at Lucca's new invention, accidentally time travels to the past, future, and the end of time. The only thing about him that really bugs me is that he never says a thing the entire game. You get to chose two options about 3 times the entire game, but that's it, which means he has absolutely no personality. He is a good fighter though, and at the max, his attack is only topped by one person, Ayla, by one point. He also has Luminaire, which is a great spell that attacks all enemies for about 2000, the level I'm at. Oh, and by the way, Squaresoft based Cloud's hair on his.
Marle
Occupation: Princess
Weapon: Bows
Time Period: Present
Magic: Ice
Description: Marle hates being a princess. When you first meet her, she has run away from the palace, and is traveling incognito. She is also Crono's love interest, and Ayla's descendent. She is the healer of your party. The only attack spells she has are Ice and Ice2. She does get Haste, and some pretty good healing spells, but none of them ever heal more than one person, which is a major drawback. She is also a lousy fighter.
Lucca
Occupation: Inventor
Weapon: Guns
Time Period: Present
Magic: Fire
Description: Lucca is a great inventor who, of course, is always very modest. NOT! She's a bit of a braggart about her inventions. She has good reason to be, though. After all, she did invent a Teleporter in a non-highly-technological time period. She also feels very guilty about her mother, Lara, who was crippled b an invention of her father. She was there when it happened, but she didn't know enough to stop the machine, so, after the accident, she resolved to learn more about machines to prevent another tragedy from happening. She is a horrible fighter, but a good magic user. Her best spell, Flare, has about the same level of effectiveness as Crono's Luminaire.
Frog
Occupation: Being a frog and a knight
Weapon: Broadsword
Time Period: Past
Magic: Water
Description: Frog was changed into a frog by Magus. He is very honorable, and very loyal to the King and Queen, especially the Queen. (You have a dirty mind, you know that? :) Anyway, his original name was Glenn, and he was the best friend of Cyrus, leader of the Knights of the Square table. (Catch any Arthurian references there? :) He always speaks in thees and thous and he is a decent fighter, but not the best, and he is a horrible magic-user.
Robo
Occupation: Robot
Weapon: Different arms
Time Period: Future
Magic: None, but his electronic weapons approximate Shadow Magic
Description: When you first find Robo, he is a wreck. Lucca decides to repair him, and he gives his loyalty to Lucca and the rest. In an optional adventure near the end of the game, you find out more about his past. He is a good fighter, not great, but good, and his Shock spell is about the same effectiveness as Luminaire. He also has a couple really handy healing spells, one of which heals your entire party. I usually keep him in my party a lot.
Ayla
Occupation: Chief
Weapon: She doesn't need one!
Time Period: Prehistoric
Magic: Technically none, but her strength counts as magic
Description: Ayla is the chief of her tribe, which means she is really strong. She is also in love with Kino, her second in command, and a fairly minor character overall. At the level I am currently at (around 92 or so) her attack is 255, which is one higher than Crono's, the second strongest. Her Triple Kick hits usually, for about 3000 total, but she only hits one person at a time. I usually try to keep her in my party, though.
Magus
Occupation: Evil Sorcerer/Abandoned Prince (well, what else could you call him?!
Weapon: Scythe (The weapon of Death... Does that tell you something about him?!)
Time Period: He was born in the Dark Ages, but he was accidentally sent to the Middle Ages as a child
Magic: Shadow
Description: Magus starts out seeming as if he's going to be the boss of the game, or at least a major boss. However, while he is a major boss, he eventually becomes a reluctant ally. He was born in the Dark Ages, the son of Queen Zeal. His name there was Janus. Janus seemed to have no magic, and was ostracized for that. His only friends were his siter Schala, and his cat, Alfador 
. He is the strongest magic-user (except maybe for Lucca) in the game. This was only discovered after the accident which sent him to the Middle Ages though. He quite often seems cold-hearted, but he cares deeply for his sister and Alfador.
Schala
Occupation: Sorceress/Princess
Weapon: Umm, magic?
Time Period: Dark Ages
Magic: ???
Description: The sister of Magus. She is the only person that Magus cares deeply about, yet she is only in the game for a short time period, and is never in your party. She rescues your party at one point, even though she is risking her life to do so. She also is the only 'Enlightened One' (magic-user) who does not think of the 'Earthbound Ones' (non-magic-users) as inferior beings. She is also considered the most powerful sorceress in the kingdom of Zeal. The last time you see her, she teleports you out of the sinking (sort of) Ocean Palace, and stays behind. The implication is obviously that she dies. Yet the Ocean Palace rises out of the waves a couple minutes later, which implies that she is still alive. I hate it when they do that.
