Chrono Trigger: What is Lavos?
The 1995 RPG Chrono Trigger has you and your companions traveling through different time periods on your journey to stop the main antagonist, Lavos, from destroying the world. It is a creature shrouded in mystery, as the game reveals little about its origins and motivations.
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From the outside, Lavos is encased in a spiky shell, protecting its real form within. As you progress through the game, you’ll discover more about this strange life form and why it came to destroy the planet in 1999 AD. You’ll also build up your strength and skills so that you can be fully prepared to take on this colossal entity after failing to do so on your first attempt in the Kingdom of Zeal.
Lavos crashes down to Earth in the year 65,000,000 BC, burying itself under the ground. The fall of Lavos results in the destruction of Tyranno Lair and the Reptite people, as well as ushering in an Ice Age.
This is also the first instance of the word “Lavos” being used. Ayla coins this name using the Iokan words for “big” and “fire”, a reference to how Lavos appeared in the sky, looking like a red star. It’s unknown if Lavos has an original name.
Tempted by Lavos’ power, Queen Zeal uses the Mammon Machine to try to harness Lavos’ energy under the surface by manipulating Schala’s magical abilities. Magus, attempting to rescue Schala, intervenes in the Queen’s plans, resulting in the awakening of Lavos.
Lavos retaliates, beating Magus and killing Crono, then proceeds to use its power to destroy the Ocean Palace and shoot the Kingdom of Zeal out of the sky.
The party battles Magus in the Fiendlord’s Keep, causing Lavos to awaken early and opening a time Gate that
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