Chrono Trigger/Dimensional Vortex

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In the Nintendo DS version, one exclusive area exists called the Dimensional Vortex. The Dimensional Vortex is a dungeon with that can only be accessed after beating the game at least once. When you return to your saved game, three new Gates will have appeared in separate time periods (12,000 B.C., 1000 A.D., and 2300 A.D.).

Like other dungeons in the game, the Dimensional Vortex varies depending on which time period you're in when you pass through the gate. Each time period specifies the reward from completing the dungeon: a permanent upgrade to one of three characters: Marle (the past), Chrono (the present), or Lucca (the future).

After completing all three different versions of the dungeon, a final, new, boss encounter is unlocked (as well as a new ending).

Dungeon entrance

Passing through any of the three Gates will take you to this area. You'll have to fight (or sneak) your way through several random maps from the game's locations before moving on.

After completing this first part of the dungeon, you'll enter into a room with a save point. Two additional paths lie in the room, one that takes you out of the Dimensional Vortex, and one that leads to the Twilight Grotto. This final area depends on which gate you entered through, and will also determine which boss you fight and which character receives a permanent stat boost.

12,000 B.C. dungeon

A large icy mountain. Special enemy is a Heckran like Snowbeast. at the end, you'll get to the Twilight Grotto where you'll fight a special boss if you haven't already done so. You'll move on to what I like to call the Twilit pool and Marle will say something is calling her in. Move on to fight Alabaster Shade, a Marle look-a-like.

Alabaster(d) Shade
HP 16,000	Weaknesses Shadow, Fire	Strengths None	Absorbs None
Charmables Haste Helm	Drops None	XP 5000	TP 1	Gold 0
Attacks {{{attacks}}}
Description/Strategy Attacks:Barrage, Icefall(Ice II), Recuperate, Counters:Icefall(Ice II), Barrage. A nasty boss. It will attack relentlessly with ice moves. If you manage to kill it, it will merge with Marle and her abilities will be boosted.

1000 A.D. dungeon

A large volcano dungeon. Special enemy is Red Ghul. At the end, you'll fight the special boss if you haven't already. At the Twilit pool, you'll need to have rescued Chrono for the Steel Shade.

Steel Shade
HP 20,000	Weaknesses Shadow	Strengths None	Absorbs {{{absorb}}}
Charmables PRISM SPECTACLES!	Drops None	XP 5000	TP 1	Gold 0
Attacks {{{attacks}}}
Description/Strategy Attacks:Gash, Energy Blast, Rend, Thunderfall (Lightning II), Scintillation (Luminaire), Counters: Gash, Rend, Energy Blast. A really nasty boss. If you brought Ayla into the battle, charm the guy for a pair of Prism spectacles. Similar strategy to Alabaster Shade.

2300 A.D. dungeon

Another freakin' dome place. As usual there is relentless security. If you make it to the Twilit pool, you'll get to fight Lucca's shade, the Crimson Shade.

Crimson Shade
HP 12,000, 10,000 (Eggsterminator)	Weaknesses Water, Fire(Eggsterminator)	Strengths None	Absorbs (Eggsterminator) Shadow
Charmables None	Drops None	XP 5000	TP 1	Gold 0
Attacks {{{attacks}}}
Description/Strategy Attacks:Barrage, Shadow Fire (Fire II), Explosion (Flare), (Eggsterminator)Poison Mist, Flashbomb, Blaring Din, Recover, Counters: Osmose (Mp absorber) First of all, I'd like to point out that the Eggsterminator is a freakin' annoying little piece of crap. It not only has enough health to be it's own boss, but it also has more attacks than Lucca's shade does. It also absorbs MP from you every time you attack, which is as annoying as hell. Kill Lucca's shade first because it's weaker despite it being the main boss, and kill the Eggsterminator second.

Twilight Grotto

You'll enter a greenish room. When you make it to a large pond in the center of the room, You'll run into Dalton. Looks like that loser wasn't dead after all. Boss fight!

Once King Dalton
HP 26,000	Weaknesses None	Strengths None	Absorbs None
Charmables None	Drops None	XP 6000	TP 0	Gold 0
Attacks {{{attacks}}}
Description/Strategy attacks:Iron Sphere, Gale Slash, Energy Spheres, Deep Freeze, Plasma, Nether Blast, Counters: MP Buster, Violent Belch. Dalton is still pretty easy although he'll launch a couple attacks like Fire II, and Ice II. When you finish him off, he'll ty to kill you with a burp attack (Slightly more powered than the first one)and he'll be finished.

Dalton will be pretty pissed that you beat him again, so he'll say something about going to Porre to raise an army, but I went to Porre in both time periods, and Dalton remains to be seen.

Time's Eclipse

At the End of Time, speak to Gaspar and it turns out there have been goings on while you've been away. Enter the bucket to Time's Eclipse. Run ahead and meet up with Magus in his Prophet outfit. He'll speak of a new enemy who can devour dreams. He'll ask you not to interfere. He'll run into the gate leaving you with the choice to fight or not. Enter the gate if you think you are ready. Since this is the real final boss, I'll leave room for some individual strategies created by fellow Strategywikiers.

Dream Devourer

Exit the gate to find... Lavos? And floating above it is... Shala? (Why was Square Enix to lazy to make new graphics for the final true die hard boss? Reusing Lavos' graphics is kind of lazy, unless the dream devourer is supposed to be another form of Lavos, it hardly does it justice) Lavos will push Magus back into oblivion, and the fight will commence.

Dream Devourer
HP ??? (I have yet to beat him)	Weaknesses None	Strengths None	Absorbs None
Charmables None	Drops None	XP 0	TP 0	Gold 0
Attacks {{{attacks}}}
Description/Strategy Embarrassing as this is... I have yet to beat this boss. Until I do, please use the Other Dream Devourer Strategies section below. You can list your choice of characters, your equipment and your basic strategy along with your account name. Thank you!