Chrono Trigger - Level 99 Crono Vs. Lavos

This being 1 of the first games I ever played and got (I think) 100% Completion on. This was done by yours truly, and took me a few years to get a majority of the Characters to the Max Rank (99). And all footage was recorded right from my SNES with my Elgato.
Equipment Stats:
~Rainbow - +121 Att. (Compared to the Wood Sword) +70% Critical Hit Rate
~Prism Helm - +37 Def. (Compared to the Hide Cap & Hide Tunic Combo) Def.+9/Locks Status
~Nova Armor - +77 Def. (Compared to the Hide Cap & Hide Tunic Combo) Protects Status
~PrismSpecs - Ups Attack Pwr. to the Max (This DOES NOT Alter or Change the Stats of the Character that this is equipped to)
Hide Tunic & Hide Cap Combo + Wood Sword (On My Level 99 Crono) = 133 Att. & 107 Def.

[@kingsalomon6459]

R.I.P Akira Toriyama 😢🕊

[@DerekWright-wt3ps]

Farewell to a true legend

[@carlosbarreto4695]

Nothing better than waking up in a sunny morning, go to the park and defeat an alien entity that lives inside the earth's core for eons.

[@Breathof1470]

And so I wake in the morning and I step outside and I take a deep breath and get real high and I scream at the top of my lungs, “OMAE WA MOU SHINDEIRU”

[@Philkalamansijuice]

@@Breathof1470 Lavos: NANI?!

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Someone has to at least do it once

[@billbingham9412]

Still one of the best RPGS ever made...

[@jefferytay3225]

You kidding? Based in the tech back then, this has to be the goat. The mechanics, story, soundtrack, etc is all the top notch

[@rokechikan4481]

Crono: HEY LAVOS, REMEMBER THAT TIME YOU ANNIHILATED MY BODY? Lavos: Yeah, so? Crono: THIS IS HOW I FELT, LUMINAIRE!!! Lavos: Lumin-wha-? OH GOOD GOD!! *Lavos get’s annihilated*

[@Breathof1470]

😂👌

[@AYCHMENG]

lol

[@vincem3748]

Crono 1 Lavos 0

[@wildharpy6076]

@@vincem3748 Chrono- 1 Lavos- -1

[@officialjpyro84]

Crono got his get back 🤣😂😭

[@KellyVergara]

Jesus, there's no reason to have an intro that long

[@Andrewlehti]

Kelly Vergara for real

[@eviljef]

I thought it was a commercial, and I was looking for the Skip Ad button.

[@markernst7494]

@@eviljef Same here. Went into the comments to say the same thing.

[@actualoatmeal8887]

The only reason why I like it because of the mussssiiiiiic

[@totallynotmega]

@Lavos BASTARD

[@oito20]

(crono's theme starts playing) Lavos: why do I hear boss music?

[@goodolarchie]

I tried to skip your intro only to discover it wasn't an ad

[@SamsarasArt]

Lol me too

[@CabbageFarmerAi-Chan]

Y'know... i just realized that Lavos's second form can SHOOT LASERS OUT OF ITS NIPPLES.

[@AlexxxMYLSince2013]

EAT THIS SPIRIT BOMB, CELL!!!

[@wonettib]

Same

[@Kingu-Sama]

If anyone tried to say it didn't look like cell, they'd be lying. Same artist, obviously inspired by each other

[@Mr.Saephan503]

Man that intro was longer then most relationship lol

[@paross2]

Good work. Two things you might do differently next time... Cut that intro down to about 20% of what it was. Then show the ending of the game.

[@mjf8897]

this is bringing me straight back to the late 90s and I'm loving it

[@cr4sher7]

If you want to have a challenge with Lavos, even on that level, you should go for Lavos in the Palace - before Crono dies.

[@ramonlopez95]

True

[@anon4336]

I did that at level 59 not that hard, only the shell does 2x-3x damage so the other forms are easy as they seem to only have buffed hp

[@jzblue345]

He still dies even if you win

[@kingdomcome3914]

@@jzblue345 Not really. You do get an alternate ending.

[@yoshiplayz0684]

@@kingdomcome3914 the hardest ending to acheive supposedly.dream teammmm

[@YouMadeTheList]

It’s great to discover this accidently. At first i was excited, but that changed when i saw that giant misshapen hedgehog, and well…the future refused to change.

[@Breathof1470]

Hello Everyone, it’s been almost 6 years since I uploaded this dumpster fire of a video to the internet. I honestly didn’t think it would have exploded like it did in 2018 when it got released on Steam but here we are. The reason the audio is messed up is because the audio output chord for my SNES is messed up, I didn’t know what until after. I was more or less just excited to try out my new capture card at the time. Also considering I was a kid back then, even I find my own intro to be super cringe now (which I’m sorry to everyone for). Looking back it was 2014 when I uploaded this, so it doesn’t surprise me that the video is downright bad compared to today’s standards. Feel free to ask questions, I can answer them best I can. Stay safe everyone, hopefully this pandemic ends soon.

[@Lupo32]

Time travel would come in handy Right about now .

[@TheBanishedWind]

Have you considered redoing this on the DS version?

[@ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx]

Im sure you used cheats cause you played like shit 😝😝

[@morugofuzuoku2369]

Shut up kid and don't swear or I'll tell ur mom.

[@kloforiafoxy2702]

Dude you are incredible!!! I love the fact that you didn't give time for the lavos bit to restore power!!! Hmm....considering that your level is beyond 99, maybe I have to do a new game plus at least 20 times with grinding; now I need to figure how many hours exactly do I have to milk levels + experience at the beginning of the game. It is possible to get to level 10 with chrono and marle when you start out it just takes a little time and patience.

[@matriarchofazure7607]

...Still couldn't beat the Porre military.

[@Chelaxim]

AlmightyLydia Too soon!

[@TonyBMan]

Oh please, don't start with that offshoot connection story that somehow links this masterpiece with Chronic Cross. Like, HOW could Marle's kingdom fall to a bunch of soft fingered merchants from Porre, army or not? They have the Chrono FighterZ (u like that reference?) On their side. Completely trash, just a way to shoehorn in that dystopian future. Now, I HAVE played nosy of that fan game that connects these two, and it was pretty cool. It just froze partway thru so I never got to finish and fight King Zeal.

[@andresmarrero8666]

@@TonyBMan not to mention that he has a time machine and can throw a nuke whenever he wants, yea, there was no way that it could have been a mere possibility.

[@Ceraii]

@@andresmarrero8666 Cross went with the ending where they destroyed the Epoch. Sadly... I just couldn't and still can't fathom how easily Chrono, Lucca, and Marle were killed off. Not even having a chance to have descendents. Which also throws the timeline out of whack as the old man (I can't remember his name forgive me) from the 2300ad ruins is shown to be a descendent of the Gaurdia line. Lets also not forget the those three also fought Magus's army and survived. Unless Porre was packing nukes (btw where the hell did they manage to form an army) I just don't see it. Cross and I'll say this til the day I die is a good game but its link to Trigger was crappy at best. It wasn't revealed until late game to the point you have to question if they threw that in late in development. Like they saw how it was turning out and they were afraid it wasn't going to sell well so they shoehorned in a Chrono Trigger link just to sell the game. Makes you wonder, at least it does me.

[@andresmarrero8666]

@@Ceraii and the chances that Lucca didn't make another time and gave it to Crono is almost zero. I kinda agree with you on Cross's relation to trigger, but apparently they wanted to make a sequel to trigger but at the same time wanted nothing to do with Trigger. Which sounds like a contradiction and a oxymoron to me. To make it even worse, the one in charge of Cross had zero care in storytelling, completely disregarding any central theme and basic elements of storytelling. Hence why it felt like a wayward dream with no anchor going all over the place.

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

A thirty second theme tune? What is this, the '90s?

[@alexhaile14]

I wish. I miss em.

[@freedustin]

No, it's ANIME!!!!!! Yeaaaaaaaah!

[@mecthekilla8876]

pixel girl. U do kno the game was made in the 90s right?

[@sciverzero8197]

you know video streaming was impossible for the internet in the 90s right?

[@thatballer306]

Sciver Zero you do know this was a joke

[@b-radvideoshow4737]

This was so cool. I love chrono trigger. Never leveled to 99 though. Awesome.

[@vayachan]

I wish teh sound had been stereo, but lemme get this straight: Your strategy consists of bombing Lavos into the stone age as you chug mountain dew like water. Like, not even joking, straight up, thats all there is to it. Nice.

[@ImJCyo]

That's how most people do it, though. I was expecting to see something amazing and saw what can only be described as average, including misuse of items. Elixir wasn't worth using at the end there, it would have been more justifiable to have simply used a Full Ether to get his MP back up to max so he could finish bombing Lavos. Of course, this is even after 100% (possibly) so his item use technically doesn't matter.

[@RobertPendell]

Yup. This was more or less what I did but I did't have to go to 99 to do so. Elixer and Full Ether were much easier to get so if you wanted a real challenge you went with Marle or another character in the party as well.

[@r8_the_moo]

Robert Pendell Even getting Megaelixirs was extremely easy actually. You can steal them from some of the first enemies in the Black Omen as well as Full Ether and Elixir. At that point, money was already useless and I stacked up around 20 Megaelixirs which I only used 2 of.

[@oofley8346]

Well, not counting for multi-attack, Luminaire _is_ the single strongest attack in the entire game.

[@Nervar]

@@ImJCyo thing is you can just burn all your items in this fight cause other than the outer shell none of this transfers over to new game+

[@sandraskender1388]

I got recomended this because i watched chuggaaconroy's lp of the game

[@ikec-pw5sb]

Me too

[@TylerNessss]

ow men I remember when I did this as a kid on SNES. Getting everything on lvl 99. The amount of MAGIC TABS! dear lorrrrrrd. Luminaire really is such a strong attack. From the all hitters I think Frog Flare surpasses it (9999), but that one requires 2 characters.

[@thatrandomguyo1]

Like how it says "strategy" and even kind of cheap... but it's literally spamming one skill...

[@1995_gabriel]

That battle theme from the final Frieza form... I mean, Lavos, is fucking insane!

[@kikuhondaceleste4822]

My left ear enjoyed the battle music.

[@BTG25]

Lavos:This isn't even my last form yet. Crono:I don't care I'm a super Saiya-.... human.

[@ChronosLordTime]

This reminds me Pokemon Blue/Red, once you get Earthquake, you use it for everything, same here with Luminaire.

[@fungeonsandkraggons5381]

I always preferred Confuse for single enemy fights. Less MP drain and the animation isn't blinding

[@Alynnaeva]

Crono can solo Lavos at level 50. Dude. Waaay overkill.

[@ThetaReactor]

Really no point in using Luminaire on a single target, either. Rainbow + Prism Specs will do absurd crits at that level.

[@adrianlevampiro4567]

I agree. I did that, and I sure am bad at RPGs... And also every other genre

[@EzioYuio]

Yeah, I can vouch for this. I beat Lavos solo with the first New Game+ decades ago. Though the purpose of this video might just be to show off Lvl 99 instead of saying you need to be at lvl 99 to beat Lavos.

[@devashishtripathi3560]

I tried and almost succeeded but then it had to use Slow 4 damn times

[@ironstar183]

Research shows having an intro longer than like, 5 seconds significantly decreases views. Just sayin

[@jakevanrooy1730]

Almost 100%, you forgot one very important item. MOON ARMOR :)

[@berserker1371]

I thought the intro was an ad

[@divinespeargungnir]

Lavos: "Destruction rains from heave-" Crono: CONFUSECONFUSECONFUSECONFUSECONFUSECONFUSECONFUSE

[@zhang6754]

My left ear enjoyed this

[@josemorales-ys8oe]

jajajaja buen video, en la version de android yo llegue a todos mis personajes a nivel 99 y le parti la madre a lavos xD que buen juego de mis favoritos de siempre, su secuela era buena pero no tanto como este que me engancho 100% a jugarlo como 1 año seguido

[@HikariNaiviv]

Quando eu fiz esse final, eu fiz com a Marle(antes dela ser teletransportada). Não sei pq todos fazem com o Chrono xD

[@Danny4bidden]

Porque ele é o protagonista.......... E não dá pra usar o Magus nessa parte então vai o Chronin mermuh. |:

[@FLasalde]

Just realized Lavos had 4 arms during the 2nd stage of the fight

[@thomasmurrell9832]

I know this guy made the vid an eternity ago, but I have a question: Which do you think is better? Gold Stud (Cuts your MP usage by 75%) or PrismSpecks (Ups attack power to the max)? It's kinda conflicted me for a while.

[@TranslatedAssumption]

You can't replace attack power, you can replace MP pretty easily.

[@Breathof1470]

It depends on what you prefer, i prefer the PrismSpecs because it's overall higher DPS (Damage Per Second) to the boss, of course this can be riskier but it's just what I prefer. (You also have to take into consideration i kill the left core on the Lavos Core Phase with a single Confuse, if you use the Gold Stud you might not be able to.)

[@ImJCyo]

If you enjoy spamming magic (Luminaire is really just unbeatable for burst damage...) the Gold Stud is for you. If you have the Rainbow Sword and want to maximize your use with it, then Prism Specs is the way to go, for sure. I personally use Gold Stud. The Rainbow Sword already deals pretty intense damage with it's high critical ratio and you can still 1 shot Confuse the left core on the Lavos Core Phase without Prism Specs.

[@julesmcgrules3860]

Gold stud is somewhat redundant once prism specs are available. Still plenty useful, but compared to a massive increase in raw damage, I don't think it comes close.

[@ImJCyo]

Thats why I said "if you enjoy spamming magic." At level 99, you can still do exactly what OP did and not even feel a difference except in that you're spending less MP per use of Luminaire/Confuse, which is yet more efficient. At lower levels (average point where one gets Prism Specs I believe is 60+) it makes sense to use them, but again, only if you aren't a magic spammer.

[@TranslatedAssumption]

Doing everything when you are at Level 99 is EASY. Try doing a solo run against Lavos at Level 45 or lower.

[@ironstar183]

Kevin Miller eh put in the work

[@jootstar8481]

I did it once

[@jootstar8481]

It was hardcore af

[@xcaluhbration]

Kevin Miller Shhhh..... Let people enjoy things.

[@zedzilla]

try beating lavos in underwater palace thats a real challenge

[@misterturkturkle]

Intro longer than 10 seconds video unwatchable

[@elisangelavieira5264]

Chrono:Lavos remembers when you destroyed me Lavos:yes? Chrono:YOU NOW WILL DIE, LUMMINAIRE Lavos:OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo

[@artaud6399]

My left ear is enjoying this

[@Danny4bidden]

Lavos isn't that hard. You can easily defeat him with Crono in level 70

[@fungeonsandkraggons5381]

I would usually start doing solo runs around 55 or so, just a lot more carefully

[@MegaTomPlays]

I use all the critical hit/counter equipment and let chrono do most of the work and occasionally pop an elixer or two (they are super common if you just play through a couple times) maybe using luminare a couple times. It's cool to see another approach at this though :)

[@lucanchance6404]

You sir are a troll. There is no way that you got to lvl 99 and didn't realize that confuse ainbow\prism specs does sooooo much more damage that luminaire.

[@seancondon5572]

So Very True.

[@kazumasimeumesmo3133]

New game+

[@Whatahorriblenighttohaveacurse]

I myself also give him a haste ring

[@SamsarasArt]

@@Whatahorriblenighttohaveacurse I like using rainbow, haste helm, Nova armor, and gold stud.

[@InktheImpassive]

No, in short he cheated via emulator like there's no way you could get that many items especially they're 99 stock each in just new game +

[@geofff.3343]

Beat the Dream Devourer with no one else but Crono and we'll talk.

[@matthewbrooks5261]

why dont you post a video of you doing that?

[@omegasupreme5527]

This is the snes version. There is no dream devourer. Queen Zeal is actually what I would consider the hardest boss in this version. Lavos is pretty easy actually as long as all your party has some kind of lock status gear on.

[@Danny4bidden]

@@omegasupreme5527 Naah,she doesn't kill you the entire fight. All she does is make your hp drop to 1 and keep you on that position until you kill her.

[@esteban8164]

@@omegasupreme5527 technically the hardest boss (in snes) is lavos from ocean palace because in that battle lavos has third times his original stadistics, even of the objetive of that battle is lose the fight

[@z_bunker4053]

Still doesnt change the fact that his kingdom lost to porre

[@MarcDLange]

I remember doing this when i was 17 the game is so good.

[@seanmckenzie3877]

You saying the words "preferred strategies" implies that you need any sort of strategy to win at level 999... You could literally just spam attack the whole time and you'd still win.

[@aldohonorio2923]

Amo esse jogo

[@vallo220]

Funny how my friend was texting me asking if I played Chrono Trigger before, just today. Now it's in my feed..... listen some more Google!

[@SuperFreeEducation]

good stuff.

[@jeffstone6228]

i dont really understand the point of this video, does anyone think its interesting to watch a max level character beat a boss in new game+? also learn to mix audo

[@noddwyd]

I never paid much attention but 1st form looks like the mishapen meteor, and is camoflauge. Second form = Frieza's species??, 3rd form = Krang with mechsuit from Ninja Turtles.

[@whatnew1331]

second form looks like cell

[@johnlerch7699]

Lol i remember having all my characters with everything maxed out and facing lavos at the start and kicking his butt too 😅😅😅😅

[@lazygamer7469]

its not the lvl that matters. What matters are the stats. Are they all 99 or 255? lol

[@dogunboundhounds9649]

people talking about that intro, my left ear feels more pain.

[@nexusexe1473]

コアの防御がダウンしてるのを維持してる わけか。上手いな

[@skxarta]

didnt knew you could get to lavos through luca's time machine at the very start.

[@xxendoffatexx9677]

On new game + it will always be on there so you can end the game anytime if you choose too

[@skxarta]

neat

[@BlazeTheWolfeGaming]

Me when I first saw the sparkly on Lucca's transporter in my first run through(sometimes happens randomly, not always): !! Oooh, a sparkly! What item is.. *portal opens up* Also me: 0.o !! O_O Oh God, no, Lavos???? Deaath Sparkly!!! D-X~

[@WCCXtra]

It took awhile for me to open up to the possibility, but after seeing Dragon Quest XI I think Enix could handle a Chrono Trigger remake.

[@danielbueno8474]

My left ear thanks you for the preference.

[@67tedward]

I remember I got every character to level 99 in like 3rd grade since I didn't have that many games.

[@z_bunker4053]

also that 2nd form lavos looks like 1st form cell from dbz

[@MrTSUUA]

2:17 ... and that's when Lavos knew he fucked up

[@athemioszed2233]

....you do realize that you can achieve the level ** without cheating don't you?

[@feralart]

I've solo'd Lavos with Crono too. Kicked his alien ass into oblivion.

[@BiggieTreats]

Been playing Chrono Trigger for years and never thought of taking Chrono to fight solo. What type of ending do you get? I remember there being a vast assortment of endings depending on which set of characters you use.

[@Breathof1470]

Elan Reaves it’s just the same ending you’d get normally from that part (the Dream Team Ending), just only Crono would be there. lol

[@BiggieTreats]

Oh ok, cool. Thanks Breathof1470! Enjoyed watching the play through.

[@nightmarezer0507]

It took you that long to level up to 99? I.guess if you didnt use the belt in the future i could see it.

[@OtakuJuanma2]

And I'm here like "overkill much? Level 50 is just enough" (assuming you have at least one piece of ststus canceling equipment, and a big supply of ethers and/or elixirs)

[@e.t1031]

Luminaire, luminaire, heal, repeat. End.

[@stephencook7376]

Nice going, but I propose a challenge.... take on lavos with nothing but the starting weapons

[@Danny4bidden]

It doesn't change that much. Da boi hav M A G I C

[@4dojo]

I always loved how OP you can get in this game. I like how Xenoblade X caps the leveling out early to ensure the player still has to strategize against tougher bosses, but Chrono Trigger is perfect the way it is. It's just a fun game.

[@FireBomberBassist]

I thought my headphones were broken.

[@nithraven]

lvl 99? the game play time is 4 min.

[@user-et1ch4zk6b]

They really really hate the intro.......and I agree

[@LancerkingNoel]

Lucca: Oh no! Teleporter failed and that girl got sent who knows where! Crono: ..... (Oh well, guess I'll just go save the world 999 years into the future)

[@Soundhound101]

The long intro and mono audio means a skip for me. Thanks but no thanks.

[@alexmorpheus6762]

Bro destroyed Lavos in just one phase 🤣

[@nOT_sURE08]

Video starts at 0:30

[@chivalrous_chevy1163]

Epic battle my boi.

[@flash4354]

He has unlocked his Super Chronian form.

[@Blighted_Ashes]

lol um speaking of Ivan try beating golden sun with him solo

[@Blighted_Ashes]

I have that up on my channel

[@flash4354]

Blighted Ashes Cool.

[@GigaHuxpin]

Si that is what it looks like to level grind the hell out of Chrono trigger and have the best armor and weapons for Chrono..... You are a diligent bastard I will give you that. You made it look easy as hell.

[@munkeedomicil1455]

Hmmm...... It is a good but cheesey stragetic alternation, I would of used confused like half the time, and then healed myself up after a few times, be aware on Luminaire in a few times, to reduce him / her to shrinkage of health points too..

[@vincem3748]

Lavos: *appears* Sabaton: 🎶 THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!! 🎶

[@m4sherman375]

Kinda questioning the strategy for stage 3 because of the rivive of the other pod and core. I personally always attacked the right pod and killed it before the othera

[@extaloncontendientes1081]

Que hayas hackeado el juego para jugar solo contra Lavos y tener todo en 99 hace que pierda la magia

[@ゴポッター]

Extalon Contendientes ¿Hackeado el juego? No has jugado mucho Chrono Trigger, ¿cierto? Es más que posible y fácil llegar a 99...

[@domitian7]

With haste helm too, nova if I remember locks status. Who the hell cares with a unlimited supply of elixirs.

[@juanenriquerodriguez1745]

I finished this game just like you all maxed missing absolutely nothing at all... I also beated the cellphone version... nice surprise with the new events... it was fun loved everything about it

[@lebonk8081]

Hello I'm a new sub

[@viburnumwillow4669]

Damn, it's been a hot minute since I even saw anything pertaining to Chrono trigger.

[@poshko4144]

I always thought Luninaire looked really painful. Like it would leave you with a migraine for two weeks after getting hit with it.

[@androgynous_salad_strawberry]

Which version is this? I play the PS1 version! (Because it's the only one I have)

[@nubbyderg]

Now fight Dream Devourer

[@LiquidSnake1988]

how double star the stat?

[@ImJCyo]

At level 99, you get stars. That's how you know a stat is maxed in Chrono Trigger.

[@MatigrisSH]

30 second intro of nothing, with left ear audio only is fucking triggering.

[@MrSmbai]

Disliked. Not gonna sit thru that long of an intro

[@dantenage9687]

how did you get to lvl 99?

[@Lycanthromancer1]

New Game+

[@loalen7561]

Black omen have nice exp

[@OGYouTubeEnjoyer]

new game +?

[@Breathof1470]

Dante Nájera new game+ and a good amount of grinding lol

[@Smoothbrain69]

easiest way, is the robot factory side quest. Stay on the converyor belt and you can fight infinite monsters :D

[@nickkrasny1562]

Dude that intro is so self indulgent and terrible... not gonna watch again baaaaaaaarf

[@mightyno_zer0448]

good stuff.

[@justinwhite8009]

Thumbs down for the 30 second terrible intro... gees

[@Lee-sf7nw]

yeah, the intro is too long and pointless and music was just utterly terrible.