Question 1

True or false: Akira Toriyama, the artist behind Dragon Ball, designed all the characters in Chrono Trigger.

Accepted Answer

True. True. Toriyama was the lead character designer for Chrono Trigger, creating every main character, enemy, and many NPCs, giving the game its iconic anime style.

Question 2

True or false: You can defeat the final boss, Lavos, at any point after reaching the End of Time in the first playthrough.

Accepted Answer

True. True. If you have a strong party, you can face Lavos immediately after getting the Epoch or even earlier by using a telepod at the Millennial Fair.

Question 3

True or false: Chrono Trigger features a hidden playable character named 'Nizbel', a robot from a deleted subquest.

Accepted Answer

False. Nizbel is not a playable character; it's a boss from the Reptite Lair. There is no hidden robot party member, though the game does have a secret character: the mysterious 'Masa & Mune'.

Question 4

True or false: The game's main theme, 'Frog's Theme', was written by Nobuo Uematsu as a tribute to Yoko Shimomura.

Accepted Answer

False. Frog's Theme was actually composed by Yasunori Mitsuda, not Uematsu. Mitsuda wrote most of the soundtrack, with Uematsu contributing only a few tracks like the main theme.

Question 5

True or false: The game includes a rare 'Frog Flute' item that lets you summon a giant frog to cross rivers in the Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

True. True. The Frog Flute is a hidden item in 600 A.D. that, when used near a pond, summons a giant frog to carry the party across water, a fun easter egg many players miss.

Question 6

True or false: Chrono Trigger was originally conceived as a sequel to the 1985 game 'Chrono Key' for the Famicom.

Accepted Answer

False. No such game exists. Chrono Trigger was an original concept by Hironobu Sakaguchi, Yuji Horii, and Akira Toriyama, not a sequel to any prior title.

Question 7

True or false: The game's New Game+ feature was inspired by a bug in the Japanese version of Final Fantasy VI.

Accepted Answer

True. Yes, the New Game+ mode originated from a glitch in Final Fantasy VI that let players restart with their levels. The team liked it and implemented it intentionally in Chrono Trigger.

Question 8

True or false: The character 'Lucca' was originally designed as a male inventor before being changed to female late in development.

Accepted Answer

False. Lucca was always intended to be female. However, early concept art shows her with a more androgynous design, leading to the myth. Her gender was never changed.

Chrono Trigger Trivia Questions