IrrelevantNotch
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Stumpokapow said:Sorry, at which point? Masamune is actually one of the most well integrated sidestories of the entire plot. What follows are spoilers for the Masamune story right through to the end of the game.
Dreamstone was present through the earth's history. By 12,000 BC it had been used to harness the power of magic; it is present in Schala's pendant, the Mammon Machine, and the Ruby Knife. Melchior made the Ruby Knife and we see Masa and Mune at the same time--, and it's also implied that he either created them or imbued them with some aspect of the dreamstone or the knife. When the Ruby Knife stabs the Mammon Machine, it becomes the Masamune. Masa and Mune presumably lived through the ages either separate from or inside the sword, surviving to 600AD, where Cyrus and Glenn go to see them. Because Cyrus stands up to them in combat, they become Masamune and give themselves to him. Masamune is the only sword powerful enough to destroy Magus, which is more significant when we later learn that both Masa/Mune and Magus come from the Kingdom of Zeal. When Masamune is cracked, the party needs to get Dreamstone from 65,000,000 BC in order to have it repaired in 1000AD to bring it back to 600AD to get the job done. This helps effectively show us how every time period in Chrono Trigger is linked. The parties actions reach through time, and only by connecting 65,000,000BC to 12,000BC to 600AD to 1000AD are they able to actually set in motion the events that lead to the fateful day.
Without killing Magus, the party would not be sent to 65,000,000 BC. Without the party showing up there, humans would never have beaten the Reptites and Azala's connection to Lavos would never occurs. Without Lavos, Zeal would never have been able to construct the Underwater Palace, the Queen would have never been possessed, and Janus would never have been sent through time by Schala. Without Janus in 600AD, Magus never would have risen and there would have been no war with humanity, which in turn defines the history of the kingdom of Guardia. They're all linked
*shrugs* I liked that plot, and that's even without Frog's end-game sidequest which also connects to it.
If you want an actually underdeveloped sidestory, the relationship between Janus and Ozzie / Magus and Ozzie is probably the game's least developed.
You're whole argument hinges on the idea that the MasaMune was needed to defeat Magus, but that's really just a plot point that could've been easily thrown out and replaced with another one.
If the party had gone from the future timeline to Medina village, realized Magus was involved in Lavos' uprising, and then went straight to Magus' hideout the game would've flowed much better. The player would've been introduced to Ayla's timeline more naturally, and all the plot holes involving the MasaMune (and there are many) would be gone. If I had my way I'd ditch everything about that sword and add more story after the underwater palace... um.. ya' know.
See, I guess I always read that to mean "I hope I go out killing you" rather than being related to Lavos. I can't say I understand her character's importance, role in the story, or motivation in light of this new reflection![]()
The whole concept of summoning something from space seems kind of odd to me. You know, anytime you go to Ayla's timeline Lavos' star is always visible from the top of the mountain (except after he lands of course), which is how I assumed Azala was aware of his arrival. Furthermore, whenever Crono and crew change something in history it's usually revealed during a later period. For example, defeating Magus causes Ozzie to become the Mystic's legendary hero, instead. If Crono was responsible for Lavos landing then the human race never would've evolved the way it did, and... yea, like someone said, you'd be stuck in a time loop.