Chrono Trigger/Endings: Difference between revisions

These last two endings are the ones most players are likely to see, depending upon whether they completed the final quest to rescue Crono or not. This is the ending you get if you defeat Lavos after completing the Zeal quest and while Crono is still "dead." This ending and the main ending however, take place largely at the fair and has a lot of variations depending upon some of the last quests you did. There are a few subtle variations depending upon whether or not you got the time egg, and whether or not you obtained a clone for Crono, but the main variations have to do with whether or not you spared Magus and whether or not you crashed the Epoch into Lavos. The main focus of the ending is Marle going through the fair without Crono, and the rest of the gang coming up with a way to get him back by going to Death Peak. One last variation common to both this and the next ending is that if you rescued Lara, Lucca's mother, she'll be in good health during the ending, and if you didn't have the conversation with Robo about the "entity" Marle will mention she's convinced some greater force wanted your party to experience these events.

If you rammed the Epoch into Lavos, a few things can happen such as Lucca inventing another form of time travel, or Marle and Crono just floating off into the clouds. If you didn't ram the Epoch into Lavos you'll probably fly off with it during the ending, and Crono's mom may run into the last time gate with all the cats Crono owned. (another minor variation depending on how many cats you had)

The easiest way to get this ending is to ram the Epoch into Lavos if your ending requires it by flying it to 1999 A.D., or taking the right Telepod at the fair as usual. The following is a more detailed description of each version of the ending. One last variation which is common to each version is that if you saved Lucca's mother Lara, she will be standing up in good health during the final scenes when you walk around the fairgrounds, if you saved the chancellor he'll show up in the throne room instead of Pierre, and if you didn't have the conversation with Robo about the "entity" Marle will mention she's convinced some greater force wanted your party to experience these events.