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An extraterrestrial life-form that is thought to have fallen from the heavens 65 million years ago. On the time line that existed before history was changed, Lavos was assumed to have slept deep below the planet's surface… Sleeping and consuming the planet's energy up until the day of destruction known as the '"Apocalypse."' There are those who believe that, 12 thousand years ago, the legendary ancient magical civilization known as Zeal came into contact with Lavos. That fateful encounter is said to have resulted in Zeal disappearing from the surface of the planet within the space of a single night. However, the very existence of the ancient civilization of Zeal has never been proven, so up till this day this theory cannot be confirmed. On some time lines, Lavos appeared on the surface of the planet in the year 1999 and brought the world to ruins. However, agroupofyoungtimetravelerssaw where their planet's history was heading and, through their actions, rewrote time. This very research facility exists on that new time line… In a world where, thanks to the defeat of Lavos by the young adventurers, the Apocalypse never happened… On a temporal vector where human civilization continued to evolve unhampered. All the data on Lavos that was obtained from tracing different parallel world possibilities has proven to be volatile, with fluctuating discrepencies. Perhaps, at this point in time, it is nearly impossible to obtain any true information about Lavos.
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~ Supercomputer’s analysis of Lavos
“
Lavos… Ayla people word. "La" mean fire. "Vos" mean big.
Now I understand. It lives on a planet for as long as possible, selecting the most desirable life forms, allowing them to advance and then harvesting their DNA. The young it gave birth to on Death Peak must have all of that DNA. Eventually they'll migrate to other planets, and repeat the cycle. It's a parasite! Sleeping within the earth all this time, stealing all our progress!
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~ Lucca after witnessing Lavos' core and learning the truth of Lavos
“
Let all that was once fade into oblivion! I welcome the end of existence. Embrace your destruction! It is inevitable!
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~ Schala corrupted talking through Dream Devourer Lavos
“
It is no doubt but a matter of time before Lavos consumes the whole of my awareness. It was I, after all, who wished it—wished from the depths of my sadness and despair that all that was would be erased. The strength you wield now cannot free me. No, perhaps it is better said that no strength can. So as long as you lean upon the crutch of power, this world's sorrow can know no true end. Return to your own time now. Dwell not on this. Janus… thank you. But I am the girl I was no more. Live, and be strong. Farewell....
In order to survive, all living things in this world, fight desperately and devour those they defeat... Must one kill other living things in order to survive? Must one destroy another world in order to allow one's own world to continue? The wounded in turn wound and torment those weaker than they themselves are. There are only the killers and the killed... The sinners who are judged, and the victims that do the judging... What meaning is there to such a world?
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~ Lavos speaking through the Frozen Flame and Dragon God
“
I have been waiting an eternity... just for this very moment...~ Meaninglessly hurting one another... The disappearing life-forms... The words that become deleted... The thoughts that become buried... The pool of cells that slowly evaporate... The echoes of consciousness that slowly fade... Love to hate... Hate to love... Why are we born? Why do we die? Evolution? The '"survival of the fittest?"' What is there to be achieved from harming one another... killing one another... The '"eggs"' that we call planets... And the innumerable '"spermatozoa"' which gather around these that we call life-forms... When one of those countless seeds inseminates a planet, a new universe is born. But until that occurs, hundreds of millions of years will pass, and innumerable life-forms will be born, then die... That is the be-all and end-all. Everything exists for that one moment. All so that the universe can evolve into the next dimension... Does that make us all just pawns? Are each of our short lives nothing but a cheap sacrifice just so the one chosen life-form can be born? No. That is not the case! Each and every one of us has a chance of becoming that one chosen life-form which inseminates a planet. Yes, it could be '"you"'... Genes and environment... Each of us tries to do his best under the limited conditions we are each dealt. Each life-form that attempts to eke out a decent life for itself forms a link in the golden chain that leads to the creation of a new universe. If one link is missing, there will be no future. There is no such thing as a useless life-form... No such thing as a pawn! Every single thing in the whole of nature is perhaps just dreaming a dream of '"life"'... All of them are also perhaps nothing more than a dream dreamt by the planet before it is born. Oh, but yes... Eventually all dreams will return to Zurvan... to the sea of dreams... Serge...! Don't go yet, Serge...!!! It's alright. Everything is alright now. Time, which has been divided, will be unified again now. The time for farewells has come... You will lose all memory of this whole adventure and return to your own time. But this time, you will be able to live your own life! We alone do not have the power to heal the world's woes, or to solve all its mysteries. And yet, even then... It was bloody good knowing ya, mate! Thanks for being born '"you,"' Serge! I guess now's the time to say, '"see ya later, mate!"' But... I'll find ya... Sometime, somewhere... I'm bloody sure of it! No matter the time period, no matter the world ya live in, I'll find ya! I'm sure... I am sure I will find you...
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~ Schala to Serge and party after being released from the Time Devourer
Lavos is the final boss of Chrono Trigger, an alien parasite which crash-landed in the year 65,000,000 BC It was named "Lavos" by Ayla, a word she made up from the root words "La" meaning "fire" and "Vos" "big" in the Iokan language.
This dropdown contains the synopsis of Lavos’ story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!
Lavos came to Earth with the intention of draining its energy so that it could produce genetically enhanced spawn, which would then continue the cycle on other planets. In the North American version of the game, it is claimed once in the series that Lavos directly influenced all technology and life on the planet, evolving the planet's life forms to cultivate it, and make itself stronger. However, the line is absent in the Japanese version. Despite it originally just being in translation, in Chrono Cross it appears this actually is the case as a large portion of the game involves many layers of timeline events being controlled which all end at Lavos. In the original timeline, Lavos slept for millions of years, gaining power until 1999 AD. He was summoned in 12000 BC by Queen Zeal and the Mammon Machine. He emerged from the Earth in 1999 AD and put the world into an apocalyptic state. However, because of the interference of many of the characters, he was summoned at two other points in time of 12000 BC and 600 AD. While traveling in the year of 2300 AD, Crono, Marle, and Lucca see a video of the Day of Lavos which occurred in 1999 AD and decide to prevent it somehow. Magus is also after Lavos for destroying his home era in the year 12000 BC.
Lavos has three different forms. The first form is the outer shell, which resembles the Peluda, a mythical beast in French mythology. The second form consists of a large humanoid form with two arms. The third and final form is Lavos Core, consisting of three parts: a humanoid center, and two floating 'bits'. Apparently, the absolute core of Lavos is one of these bits, since it can revive its other parts and destroying it defeats Lavos.
While the natural dreamstone is a substance responsible for the first evolution of human beings from animal apes to sentient creatures, it is revealed in Chrono Cross that Lavos is responsible for the creation and advancement of the actual modern human species. Upon impact, a splinter of Lavos's shell broke off. This becomes the focal point of Chrono Cross, the Frozen Flame. Lavos is also the final boss in Chrono Cross, except in the form of the Time Devourer, the result of the defeated Lavos assimilating Schala in the darkness beyond time, along with using the Dragon God as a psuedo-avatar. Using the eponymous Chrono Cross, Serge successfully separated Schala from Lavos and destroyed the parasite once and for all.
Classification: Cosmic Parasite, Dream Devourer, Time Devourer, Dragon God
Species: Unknown Space Parasitic Species
Occupation: None
Status:Deceased (Was killed during the end of Chrono Trigger, sending him into the darkness beyond time, where he has been attacking from throughout all of Chrono Cross. Then further killed for good by Serge by removing Schala from him and fusing the multiverse into one)
Alignment:Chaotic Evil (Is a sentient parasite eating off of planets to satiate his appetite) | Chaotic Evil (Has reached a state where he is in a completely nihilistic outlook of reality and wishes for it all to be erased) | Chaotic Evil
Codex Statistics
Key:Lavos | Dream Devourer | Time Devourer | Absorbing the Chrono Cross
Tier:Varies on the target he mimics, 8-B at the lowest to High 6-A, possibly Far Higher with his own powers | At least 2-C, will eventually become 2-A+ | 2-A+ | 2-A+
Durability:Varies on the target he mimics, City Block level at the lowest to Multi-Continent level (Can take multiple hits from Crono and co. Can survive his own rains of destruction), possibly Far Higher with his own powers | At least Universe level, will eventually become Multiverse level+ | Multiverse level+ | Multiverse level+
Striking Strength:Varies on the target he mimics (Copies the targets of whoever throughout all of infinite history and beyond, this could put him at the lower tiered bosses as he does in the game or potentially reaching the higher tiered beings in Chrono), City Block Class at the lowest to Multi-Continent Class, possibly Far Higher with his own powers | At least Universe Class, will eventually become Multiverse Class+ | Multiverse Class+ | Multiverse Class+
Travel Speed:Varies on the target he mimics, Peak Human at the lowest to Unknown with his own powers, Faster Than Light flight speed (Flew from a distant solar system in around 20 seconds) | Unknown, Faster Than Light flight speed | Unknown, Faster Than Light flight speed | Unknown, Faster Than Light flight speed
Combat Speed:Varies on the target he mimics, Peak Human at the lowest to Unknown with his own powers (Can tag Crono and co.) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
Stamina:Varies on the target he mimics, At least Superhuman+ (Lavos’ very energy is what causes Zeal to float and has been keeping it floating for years, constantly feeds off the energy of the earth and the DNA of the people), Limitless with Vigora (Temporarily stops Lavos’ stamina from decreasing)
As a user of elements he should have acess to the following:
Red Elements
Name
Allocation Level
Type
Target
Description
Tablet
1/0
Consumable
One Ally
Restores HP (small)
TurnRed
1/7
Magic
One Enemy/Ally
Turn enemy's attribute / ally's attacks red
Fireball
1/7
Magic
One Enemy
Hurls spheres of flames at enemy
Ointment
2/0
Consumable
One Ally
Heals burns and red status effects
MagmaBomb
2/6
Magic
All Enemies
Launches a volley of fireballs at enemies
AntiBlue
3/5
Magic
One Enemy
Temporarily seals blue Elements
FirePillar
3/5
Magic
One Enemy
Burns the enemy in a pillar of flames. Inflicts Burns.
Strengthen
4/4
Magic
Singly Ally
Temporarily increases your attack power
Weaken
4/4
Magic
One Enemy
Temporarily decreases enemy's attack power
MagmaBurst
4/4
Magic
One Enemy
Makes lava gush out from beneath the enemy. Inflicts Confuse.
RedField
5/3
Field Effect
All Enemies & Allies
Colors all field attributes red
Inferno Trap
5/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch Inferno Element
Inferno
5/3
Magic
All Enemies
Heats air to a burning-hot temperature. Inflicts Burns.
Recharge
6/0
Magic
One Ally
Recovers a used Element for re-use
Ninety-Nine
6/2
Magic
One Ally
Temporarily keeps Hit% of basic attacks at 99%
Volcano
6/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch Volcano Element
Volcano
6/2
Magic
All Enemies
Induces an enormous volcanic eruption. Inflicts Burns.
RedWolf Trap
7/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch RedWolf Element
RedWolf
7/2
Summon
All Enemies
Summons a fire wolf to create a sea of flames. Inflicts Burns.
Salamander
8/0
Summon
All Enemies
Use salamander's breath to incinerate enemies. Inflicts Burns.
Blue Element
Name
Allocation Level
Type
Target
Description
TurnBlue
1/7
Magic
Single Enemy/Ally
Turn enemy's attribute / ally's attacks blue
Cure
1/7
Magic
Single Enemy/Ally
Restores HP (Small)
AquaBeam
1/7
Magic
Single Enemy
Blasts enemy with high-pressure water stream
Medicine
2/0
Consumable
Single Ally
Heals the flu and blue status effects
IceLance
2/6
Magic
Single Enemy
Hurls an icicle spear at unsuspecting enemy
AntiRed
3/5
Magic
Single Enemy
Temporarily seals red Elements
CurePlus
3/5
Magic
Single Enemy/Ally
Restores HP (Medium)
AquaBall
3/5
Magic
Single Enemy
Hurls a large sphere of water at the opponent. Inflicts Flu.
Nimble
4/4
Magic
Single Ally
Temporarily increases physical Evade%
Numble
4/4
Magic
Single Enemy
Temporarily decreases physical Evade%
IceBlast
4/4
Magic
Single Ally
Freezes your enemy in a cage of ice. Inflicts Frozen.
BlueField
5/3
Field Effect
All Enemies & Allies
Colors all field attributes blue
CureAll
5/3
Magic
All Allies
Restores HP (Large)
Deluge Trap
5/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch Deluge Element
Deluge
5/3
Magic
All Enemies
Inundates enemies in icy-cold floodwaters. Inflicts Flu.
Vigora
6/2
Magic
Singly Ally
Temporarily stops your stamina from decreasing
Iceberg Trap
6/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch Iceberg Element
Iceberg
6/2
Magic
All Enemies
Hails large chunks of ice down on enemies. Inflicts Frozen.
FrogPrince Trap
7/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch FrogPrince Element
FrogPrince
7/2
Summon
All Enemies
Summons Frog Prince to perform a water attack
BlueWhale
8/0
Summon
All Enemies
Calls on Neptune's anger to create a tsunami
Green Element
Name
Allocation Level
Type
Target
Description
TurnGreen
1/7
Magic
Single Enemy/Ally
Turn enemy's attribute / ally's attacks green
Bushwhacker
1/7
Magic
Single Enemy
Slices enemy with a cloud of whirling leaves
Antidote
2/0
Consumable
Single Ally
Heals poison and green status effects
Heal
2/6
Magic
Single Enemy/Ally
Restores HP (Small)
AeroSaucer
2/6
Magic
Single Enemy
Throws blades of razor-sharp air to slice enemy
AntiYellow
3/5
Magic
Single Enemy
Temporarily seals yellow Elements
Bushbasher
3/5
Magic
Single Enemy
Encases enemy in a cage of thorny brambles. Inflicts Poison.
HealAll
4/4
Magic
All Allies
Restores HP (Medium)
EagleEye
4/4
Magic
Single Ally
Temporarily increases your attack Hit%
BatEye
4/4
Magic
Single Enemy
Temporarily decreases enemy's attack Hit%
AeroBlaster
4/4
Magic
Single Enemy
Shoots a sonic blast at your enemy. Inflicts Afraid.
GreenField
5/3
Field Effect
All Enemies & Allies
Colors all field attributes green
Carnivore Trap
5/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch Carnivore Element
Carnivore
5/3
Magic
All Enemies
A humongous Venus Flytrap devours enemies. Inflicts Poison.
HealPlus
6/2
Magic
Single Enemy/Ally
Restores HP (Large)
InfoScope
6/2
Magic
Single Enemy
Detects your opponent's HP data
Tornado Trap
6/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch Tornado Element
Tornado
6/2
Magic
All Enemies
Causes a cyclone that batters enemies to bits
Sonja Trap
7/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch Sonja Element
Sonja
7/2
Summon
All Enemies
Summons a forest dryad to sprinkle poison dust. Inflicts Poison.
Genie
8/0
Summon
All Enemies
A wind djinn blows your enemies away with a twister
Yellow Element
Name
Allocation Level
Type
Target
Description
TurnYellow
1/7
Magic
Single Enemy/Ally
Turn enemy's attribute / ally's attacks yellow
Uplift
1/7
Magic
Single Enemy
Cuts out and drops a block of stone on enemy
Brace
2/0
Consumable
Single Ally
Heals sprains and yellow status effects
ElectroJolt
2/6
Magic
Single Enemy
Shocks enemy with an electrical discharge
Capsule
3/0
Consumable
Single Ally
Restores HP (Medium)
AntiGreen
3/5
Magic
Single Enemy
Temporarily seals green Elements
Upheaval
3/5
Magic
Single Enemy
Spears enemy with shards of shattered earth. Inflicts Sprain.
HiRes
4/4
Magic
Single Ally
Temporarily increases your defense
LowRes
4/4
Magic
Single Enemy
Temporarily decreases your opponent's defense
ElectroBolt
4/4
Magic
Single Enemy
Hurls a lightning bolt down on your opponent. Inflicts Dizzy.
YellowField
5/3
Field Effect
All Enemies & Allies
Colors all field attributes yellow
Earthquake Trap
5/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch Earthquake Element
Earthquake
5/3
Magic
All Enemies
Crushes enemies beneath giant stone pillars. Inflicts Sprain.
PhysNegate
6/2
Magic
Single Ally
Temporarily nullifies enemy's physical attacks
ThundaStorm
6/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch ThundaStorm Element
ThundaStorm
6/2
Magic
All Enemies
Causes a series of thunderbolts to occur
Golem Trap
7/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch Golem Element
Golem
7/2
Summon
All Enemies
Summons an earth giant to stomp on your enemies
ThundaSnake
8/0
Summon
All Enemies
An electric serpent zaps anything in its path
Black Element
Name
Allocation Level
Type
Target
Description
TurnBlack
1/7
Magic
Single Enemy/Ally
Turn enemy's attribute / ally's attacks black
GravityBlow
1/7
Magic
Single Enemy
Blows away enemy with a ball of pure gravity
BlackOut
2/0
Consumable
Singly Ally
Removes black status effects
HellSoul
2/0
Magic
Single Enemy
Attempts to remove the soul from enemy's body
AntiWhite
3/5
Magic
Single Enemy
Temporarily seals white Elements
Gravitonne
3/5
Magic
All Enemies
Crushes enemies with a supergravity field
Genius
4/4
Magic
Single Ally
Temporarily increases your magical power
Imbecile
4/4
Magic
Single Enemy
Temporarily decreases your enemy's magical power
HellBound
4/0
Magic
Single Enemy
Sends your enemy on a trip to hell. Inflicts Cursed.
Revenge
5/3
Magic
Single Enemy
Shifts your status effects onto enemy
FreeFall Trap
5/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch FreeFall Element
FreeFall
5/3
Magic
Single Enemy
Drops enemy from the sky at supersonic speed
Nostrum
6/0
Consumable
Single Ally
Restores HP (Large)
Diminish
6/2
Magic
All Enemies & Allies
Temporarily halves Elemental damage
SealAll
6/2
Magic
All Enemies & Allies
Temporarily stops everyone's Elements
BlackHole Trap
6/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch BlackHole Element
BlackHole
6/2
Magic
All Enemies
Sucks everything in the area into a super-vacuum
MotherShip Trap
7/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch MotherShip Element
MotherShip
7/1
Summon
All Enemies
Contacts a spaceship to blast enemies to pieces
GrimReaper
8/0
Summon
All Enemies
Summons Death to wreak doom and destruction
White Element
Name
Allocation Level
Type
Target
Description
TurnWhite
1/0
Magic
Single Enemy/Ally
Turn enemy's attribute / ally's attacks white
Revive
1/7
Magic
Single Ally
Recovers friend from incapacitated status
PhotonRay
1/7
Magic
Single Enemy
Shoots a bright laser beam at your opponent
WhiteOut
2/0
Consumable
Single Ally
Removes white status effects
Meteorite
2/6
Magic
Single Enemy
Drops a comet down on an unsuspecting enemy's head
RecoverAll
3/5
Magic
All Allies
Restores HP (Medium)
AntiBlack
3/5
Magic
Single Enemy
Temporarily seals black Elements
PhotonBeam
3/5
Magic
Single Enemy
Bombards enemy with an extra-powerful laser. Inflicts Fatigued.
Panacea
4/0
Consumable
Single Ally
Removes all status effects
Purify
4/4
Magic
Single Ally
Removes all status effects
StrongMinded
4/4
Magic
Single Ally
Temporarily increases your magical defense
WeakMinded
4/4
Magic
Single Enemy
Temporarily decreases your enemy's magical defense
MeteorShower
4/4
Magic
All Enemies
Hurls several large asteroids at enemies. Inflicts Fatigued.
FullRevival
5/3
Magic
Single Ally
Recovers incapacitated status and heals all HP
HolyLight Trap
5/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch HolyLight Element
HolyLight
5/3
Magic
All Enemies
Casts a holy circle (annihilates undead). Inflicts Fatigued.
HolyHealing
6/2
Magic
All Allies
Restores all HP and removes status effects
Magnify
6/2
Magic
All Enemies & Allies
Temporarily increases Element damage by 1.5
MagNegate
6/2
Magic
Single Ally
Temporarily nullifies enemy's magic attacks
UltraNova Trap
6/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch UltraNova Element
UltraNova
6/2
Magic
All Enemies
Causes an explosion of high-density energy
Unicorn Trap
7/0
Trap
All Enemies
Set trap to catch *Unicorn Element
Unicorn
7/1
Summon
All Allies
Holy horse's prayer raises Def & M.Def
Saints
8/0
Summon
All Enemies & Allies
Army of angels attacks enemies and heals party
Schala: When Lavos was defeated he was sent to the darkness beyond time where he pulled Schala into to fuse with her becoming the Dream Devourer and eventually the Time Devourer.
Standard Tactics
Lavos mere awakening causes people to be temporally BFR’d or to fight it in it’s own pocket dimension. It will also attempt to absorb or unify with the opponent, if it’s incapable of doing this, Lavos will survey through all time points and attempt to mimic bosses that it feel will be a threat to the opponent, if this fails it will proceed with it’s own moveset, spamming rains of destruction along with various status effect moves, if it’s defeated one will need to go within it to fight it’s body, who spams explosion moves, if the body is defeated it must fight the core who will pull one through time attempting to absorb them in it with them and strengthening it’s stats through the different time periods. If defeated it will go to the darkness beyond time where it will either return or fuse with Schala becoming the Dream Devourer.
Dream Devourer instantly opens up with devouring dreams from an alternate dimension and will attempt to absorb the opponent. If attacked it passively drains MP or HP. It also wishes to destroy all of existence so it will lead with complete destruction.
The Time Devourer will have the Dragon God fight for it first where the Dragon God will be using all of it’s elements and swapping between different timelines and changing it’s innate element, if it’s defeated then one must journey beyond time and space to face Time Devourer Lavos where he will use the strongest element attacks such as Omega Green. The Time Devourer’s wish is to also erase everything so it will lead with this too.
Other
Weaknesses: The people he mimics he also share their weaknesses. If Schala is removed from Lavos and then all of the multiverse is conceptually merged then Lavos will be defeated once and for all incapable of coming back.
Note: There has been some questioning on the validity of whether Lavos summoned alternate versions of himself or just revived parts of himself as the official bs Chrono Trigger character library notes the pod on the right as the "true form" of Lavos along with his ability to to revive parts of him being shown during his first phase. However this misses some key points regarding the way he revives the pods back. The way he revives his helpers is them simply coming back from nothing and continuing the fight, however the way Lavos "revives" the pods is opening up a time gate bringing them back, along with this the entire fight is based off the center shifting through time itself, with this what "Lavos true form" moreso likely means is that this is the true Lavos of the timeline and the others are alternative timeline Lavos'.
The aftermath of the blast, completely killing Crono on a scale where not even time travel could bring him back
Dream Devourer Lavos devouring dreams from alternate dimensions
References
↑[Young Woman] Beings that are born of dreams, must return to them... The power of Lavos can make hopes and dreams come true... [Young Woman] Born of dreams, returning to dreams...... Beings such as that exist as well. At times, human prayers and desires borrow the power of Lavos-sama and materialize.
↑[Young Woman] Beings that are born of dreams, must return to them... The power of Lavos can make hopes and dreams come true... [Young Woman] Born of dreams, returning to dreams...... Beings such as that exist as well. At times, human prayers and desires borrow the power of Lavos-sama and materialize.