![]() ![]() The Dream Devourer's defeat at the hands of Crono and his allies only momentarily frees Schala from its control, who tells Magus to forget she ever existed. The 2008 Nintendo DS port of the game links the story to Chrono Cross by adding a hidden superboss, the Dream Devourer, the result of Schala becoming fused with Lavos following the disaster at the Ocean Palace. However, New Game Plus mode allows players to defeat Lavos early with much greater ease, prompting many what-if scenarios, some of which are joke endings. While players can battle Lavos at any time after arriving at the End of Time, they will struggle to beat it before the recommended point in the story and achieve many of the game's multiple endings. After the shell is defeated, the player moves inside to fight its true form, first as a giant humanoid whose arms must be destroyed before the head is vulnerable, and then as a smaller humanoid with two assisting "bits" (although the right side bit is actually the true essence of Lavos). starts with its outer shell, which goes through phases in which it mimics other bosses the player has fought. Lavos then possibly moves beneath Death Peak, where many of its spawn can be found in the post-apocalyptic world of 2300 A.D. Finally, in 1999 A.D., the "Day of Lavos", a recording shows Lavos emerging from underground and destroying the world, leaving only a few human survivors and no food. In 600 A.D., Lavos awakens yet again when the party battles Magus, causing a split in the timeline. Magus intervenes, rescuing Schala, but prompting the awakening of Lavos and the destruction of Zeal. Queen Zeal attempts to use the machine to harness even more power, via her daughter, Schala. In 12,000 B.C., the Kingdom of Zeal is powered by the energy of Lavos through the use of the Mammon Machine, although this relationship is symbiotic, with Lavos also gathering the kingdom's magic. The ensuing ice age causes the Reptites, an advanced species of reptilian humanoids, to go extinct, incidentally ensuring the survival of the human race. As Lavos is a name invented by humans, its true name, if one exists, is completely unknown. Lavos initially crash-lands on the planet in 65,000,000 B.C., an event witnessed by the prehistoric Ayla, who coins the name "Lavos" by combining the Iokan words for "big" and "fire". It is noted as behaving similarly to an animal, and it is possible that life is simply collateral damage. It is unclear whether Lavos is truly "evil", or even if it is fully sentient, as it has a general lack of dialog. ![]() ![]() Finally, upon the planet's eventual destruction, it creates Lavos Spawn, offspring that leave the planet and continue the cycle. A parasite, Lavos travels from planet to planet, burrowing into the core and sapping its energy for millions of years, and collecting the DNA of its organisms for its own. It is suggested that Lavos originated as the spawn of another, similar creature, due to its life-cycle of replication. The exterior of Lavos consists of a spiky shell that protects its true form within. By the same token, it was noted for lacking characterization and serving only as an evil force and motivator for the game's characters. ![]() The character of Lavos became one of the most memorable antagonists in video games, and was praised by critics due to its Lovecraftian design, mysterious origins and motivations, and the player's unique ability to travel to 1999 and fight it at any time in the story, resulting in multiple potential endings, something assisted by the game's New Game Plus mode. In the intervening time, it drains the planet's energy, until in 1999 A.D., it resurfaces, causing an apocalypse that destroys most life on the planet. A parasitic alien that falls from the skies in 65,000,000 B.C., its impact results in an ice age. Lavos (ラヴォス, Ravosu) is a fictional extraterrestrial monster and the main antagonist of the 1995 role-playing video game Chrono Trigger, also appearing as an antagonist in its sequel, Chrono Cross. The external shell and mouthparts of Lavos as seen in Chrono Trigger ![]()
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