Staff Publisher M. Arakawa Editor in Chief Gail Tilden Production Manager Yoshio Tsuboike Senior Editor Leslie Swan Senior Writer Scott Pelland Writers Jason Rich Terry Munson Layout Workhouse Co., Ltd Hirotsugu Ogawa Production Coordinator Nancy Ramsey Designer Michael Sinkula Electronic Prepress Tim Anderson Billy Noland Michael Northam Van Williams Game Consultants Jenne Pierce Michael Benny Kee Matt Alderman RONO 4 RONO Part 2 Parti THE CHARACTERS Part 3 Character Guide THE EVENTS THE STEPS Event I Event 2 THE DATA Event 3 Items . THE CHARTS Event 4 Endings Event 5 Chart of Steps 10 Event 6 Chart of Events 12 Event 7 Techniques & Treasures ... 1 The Fated Hour The Final Battle .92 Character Guide J Crono C LIGHTNING SPINCUT HIM can twice the on Only one young lad has the ability to gain Crono do damage enemies using this Tech Skill with a the knowledge and skill needed to alter the twist. future and change the destiny of his planet Crono may be young and inexperienced at LIGHTNING 2 the start this adventure, but he’s a skilled of All enemies on the screen get swordsman who will soon learn to harness zapped with a jolt of electricity from this Single Tech attack. the power of Lightning Magic spells. CYCLONE Execute a whirling sword slash Resuscitate a character whose to damage multiple enemies HP is depleted, bringing him or her standing close together. back to life during a Battle. SLASH CONFUSE Crono cuts a wide swath with his Pounce on a selected enemy's trusty blade, leaving enemies head and slash with Crono’s shaking in their boots. sword four times. LIGHTNING LUMINAIRE When he harnesses the magical Crono emits a bright ray of light power of Lightning, Crono can that can have a radical effect on all shock nearby enemies. enemies in the battle. TYPE O Marie MAG I Cl WATER Marie, who Crono meets early in his AURA adventure, is really Princess Nadia of Marie has the ability to partially Guardia Castle. Since being a Princess isn’t restore another character's HP, which is especially useful during all that it’s cracked up to be, Marie decides long battles. to join Crono on his quest Armed with a cross bow from the start, Marie eventually learns PROVOKE how to use the power of Water Magic. With With the ability to taunt and con- her newfound magical powers, fuse many types of enemies, Marie can make them more vulnerable to Marie becomes a deadly adversary and an other attacks. excellent addition to Crono’s team. ICE ICE 2 Marie literally freezes her oppo- Using her Ice 2 spell, Marie can nents in their tracks when she launch a huge block of ice at all shoots a block of ice directly enemies that she's facing. at them. CURE CURE 2 In battle, when one of her team- mates needs to have HP almost entirely restored, Marie has the skill. It's especially useful during healer's touch. long, battles. HASTE LIFE 2 Using this Single Tech power, Marie Bring characters back to life and can instantly speed up the battle completely restore their HP using gauge of one of her comrades. this advanced Tech Skill in battle. 4 Nintendo Player’s Guide Lucca FIRE The intense heat of a flame will Everyone should have a best friend, and Crono is scorch enemies, leaving them hot under the collar, as well as weaker. proud to call Lucca his best pal in the whole world. She’s incredibly smart She’s always using her creativity and knowledge to build new and unusual inventions, NAPALM Lucca not to mention some useful weapons. In addition, When tosses one of her napalm bombs into a crowd of ene- • Lucca is very clever. She is also a wise and fierce mies, it'll fry anyone in the vicinity. fighter, espe- cially after she learns the awe- PROTECT When Lucca's friends are being some power of Fire Magic FIRES Why burn up just one enemy when Lucca can toss a flame that II heat up all of the evil that stands before her? FLAME TDSS MEGA BOMB Enemies standing in the path of When multiple enemies are Lucca's Flame Toss will get toasted. attacking from all directions, the This Single Tech power works well Mega Bomb can help put an end to when enemies are lined up. all of them. HYPNOWAVE FLARE Enemies' eyes will get heavier as Using a beam of intense heat, Lucca Lucca hypnotizes them and puts can roast her enemies to the point 'em to sleep in the midst of battle. where they no longer pose a threat. TYPE OF —i Fron WATER Once a Guardia Knight, Frog was SLURP by evil and mysteri- To restore some of a character's ous magic. He HR Frog can use this Single Tech capability. knows how to han- dle a sword and eventually learns the SLURP CUT power of Water With his tongue, Frog can grab an Magic enemy and drag it closer so he can execute a deadly slash using his sword. WATER WATERS Since most frogs live in or near Frog's more advanced Water water, Frog has the ability to Attack damages all enemies on launch water bubbles at adver- screen, and it s more powerful than saries. Water alone. HEAL CURES Teammates traveling with Frog Using this Single Tech power. Frog will benefit when he uses this can instantly restore all of the HP Single Tech power to restore of any character in his party. some of their HP. LEAP SLASH FROG SQUASH Frog's devastating Leap Slash Frog calls upon his extra large rows more deadly as his sword amphibian friend to pounce on ene- gecomes stronger. It's a surpris- mies and splatter them. ingly quick attack. Chrono Trigger 5 TYPE Ayla MAI ROCK THROW Using her incredible strength, Ayla NOTHING When Crono befriends Ayla, he hoists up enemies and throws them through the air with the greatest of quickly discovers that she is incredi- ease. bly strong. In fact, she can break punches and CHARM trying to save With her special Charm, Ayla can her primitive tribe from temporarily stun enemies and steal items from them. huge reptiles that threaten from the mountains. Crono and his cohorts lend a TAIL SPIN hand. When Ayla spins her body to create a tornado, all enemies in her path will be tossed and turned. DINOTAIL Ayla hangs with a prehistoric KISS crowd, so when she needs a hand, a With a bit of love and affection, dino's tail slaps her enemies. Ayla has the ability to restore any character's status, plus some HP. TRIPLE KICK ROLLOKICK This maneuver requires substantial back as Ayla approaches a Stand MR but it allows Ayla to leap up and single enemy and executes a kick an enemy three times. power-packed jump-kick. CAT ATTACK Ayla mimics a cat, using her teeth and fingernails to bite and scratch those who get in her way, TYPE OF m SHADOW Robo As Crono and his friends trek through time, ROCKET PUNCH they’ll meet up with Robo. He can be Robo shoots his metallic fist found within a collapsed dome in A.D. towards enemies and punches them in the face. 2300. After a bit of repair, Lucca gets Robo running and the group gains a new ally. With his laser weapons, Robo is CURE BEAN extremely powerful. In the heat of battle, Robo can restore some of a character’s HP using his Cure Beam, UZI PUNCH LASER SPIN If you thought Robo’s Rocket Punch While spinning around on his was usef uC wait until you see the wheels, Robo shoots a high-pow- effect multiple punches have on an ered laser beam that blasts multi- enemy. ple opponents simultaneously. ROBO TACKLE AREA BDMB Robo moves Using a quick approach, This mega-bomb will blast all ene- in toward opponents and smacks mies in sight with a single burst of 'em with a metallic body slam. energy. HEAL BEAN SHOCK From his metallic body, Robo radiates a powerful plasma beam that hits all restored during a battle. enemies in the immediate area. 6 Nintendo Player's Guide TYPE OF SHADOW When you land in 1000 A.D. near Medina 2 LIGHTNING Village, you’ll discover that Magus is linked Magus can strike all enemies on the to Lavos, the force responsible destruc- screen with a shocking bolt of light- for the ning. tion of the planet Armed with this information, Crono and his friends travel to AD. 600 to battle Magus. Before facing this evil wizard, ICE 2 be sure that Crono’s team is equipped with Like Marie. Magus can freeze all both Lightning and Water magic Frog’s on-screen enemies with a Glacial attack. Masamune sword decreases Magus’s defense. FIRE 2 Things get hot far all enemies when Magus calls on his Fire 2 attack. DARK BOMB Only someone with a heart of pure evil could create and use this type of deadly weapon. MAGIC WALL BLACK HOLE This is one of Magus's Protecting against attacks is just most power- one way Magus manages to main- ful spells, so beware its terrifying tain his strength and powers. effects! DARK MIST DARK MATTER When Magus uses his dark and evil Defeat is immanent when Magus fog, it shrouds all in the enemy calls upon this magical power, party in terror. which is generated by pure evil. The Differences Between Tech and Magic TECH Tech represents a character's ability to perform special attacks.