Chrono Trigger the Musical - Last Battle

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Track 58/60 in Chrono Trigger the Musical
The core of Lavos is revealed, as is its nature - a planet-hopping parasite, allowing civilizations to rise, evolve, advance, and then harvesting them for its own growth. Our heroes will not stand for it. And so the final battle to put Lavos down for good begins.
Credits -
Music by Yasunori Mitsuda and Nobuo Uematsu
Orchestral Remixes by Malcolm Robinson ( / malcolmrobinsonmusic ) ( • Chrono Trigger - Last ... ) and Dracula9AntiChapel
( / dracula9antichapel ) (dracula9antichapel.bandcamp.c...) (dracula9antichapel.bandcamp.c...)
Lavos: UprisingAttorney (bit.ly/UprisingAttorney), CyberneticPInkeye ( / cyberneticpinkeye , Alex Beckham
Crono: Upgraded Moon (bit.ly/UpgradedMoon)
Marle: Chi-Chi ( / chisanaai )
Lucca: Sym ( / thesymchan )
Frog: Darby Cupit ((waveformvoiceacting.com/) (bit.ly/DarbyCupit)
Robo: Steel (bit.ly/0Chromat)
Ayla: Cami-Cat (bit.ly/CamiCat)
Magus: Steven Kelly ( / stevenmkelly )
Art by TomatoStyles ( / awesometomato18 ) and Kikyo Yuuki (bit.ly/KikyoYuuki)
Art (Without Music) can be found here: www.dropbox.com/sh/3p5r2o8yjg...
Mix by Marc Gardner
Timing: EmilyGO (bit.ly/EmilyGoVO) ( / emilygovo ) ( / emilygo_vo )
Mix: drive.google.com/file/d/17nbR...
Lyrics by Alex Beckham
Footage by Suraht ( / suraht )
Outro Music: Memories of Green Orchestral by Fenix Ark Angelus ( • Memories of Green Cove... )

[@KnightMysterio]

First time you hear Lavos's shriek, it's soul-crushingly terrifying. When you hear it here... you can just hear how absolutely goddamn DONE with all of your shit Lavos is. And it. Is. BEAUTIFUL.

[@chadpeterson5698]

This is especially the case when you realize that this version of Lavos is actually morally aware of itself and not only feels genuine hatred towards the heroes, but actually tries to guilt trip them in the fight just out of spite

[@ArcCaravan]

@@chadpeterson5698 Seems fair after they try guilt tripping Lavos for existing in a way that makes them prey.

[@snuggiethegoblin7101]

this is too much info, but I still hear it in my mind when I get rlly mad 😅

[@Al-humacooking-channel]

Ik

[@brolytriplethreat]

I notice that, at least in the musical, the final battle with Lavos really turns the final boss tropes around. The first form has been built up as ungodly powerful the whole musical, and it clearly can back that up. Magus couldn't really hurt it, it one shot Crono, and even at the end, in Lavos Beckons, it doesn't see the trio as a threat. They are as but fleas. Annoying, but ultimately not a real danger. It basically pays little attention to them and just proceeds to begin its attack. If the Epoch hadn't been rammed into it, the future really would have refused to change. Then we have World Revolution. It being seven on one definitely helps, but even still, the battle seems way more even. The music backs this up, as both sides sing pretty much equally. Lavos is now addressing the heroes directly, but even then is still confident that their efforts are futile. And its voice has changed. The higher, female voice seems to have died with the main, outer body, leaving only the screamo and the deep, booming male voice to dominate this song. And then we have this song, Last Battle. Lavos is finally taking the heroes seriously, but as the phrase goes, too little, too late. They are clearly on their last legs, while the heroes, whether through generous use of healing items or through pure adrenaline and determination, are still going strong. The result? A freaking curb-stomp. Lavos gets like one lucky shot at the start with grabbing Crono by the face, and spends the rest of the song getting beaned, by clubs, losing limbs, getting set on fire, etc. He's clearly no longer the unstoppable presence he used to be. And this is presented in the music. For one, just like how the defeat of the shell silenced the female voice, the defeat of the Cell lookalike has silenced the deep male voice, leaving only the screaming monster. But even as he screams out his defiance, he is losing. And when he begins his second verse, his words are basically sung over by the heroes. I find it interesting that Lavos actually is seemingly losing power as the fights go on. The opposite of how final bosses usually go, and yet, it actually makes sense. Afterall, the whole point of a shell is to protect the weaker parts inside the shell.

[@AnimeCIiche]

this comment perfectly explains how i feel! i was initially a bit disappointed how short this song was, but the more i thought about it, and listened to it a few more times along with the other phases, the more i felt this way about it. it's amazing to see the switch in confidences on both sides as the fight goes on!

[@croissant2434]

actually, there still the female voice in the last song. and it's also here in the "world revolution". but the female voice is very quiet, almost blend in the screaming voice in world revolution. the same as the booming voice is blend in the screemo in "last battle". probably because it's too fast to properly make the "booming effect". at least, that how I hear it.

[@melkorbauglirlordofdarknes411]

Actually two, when alay throws her club he hits Chrono. But if only he was this easy in the game itself

[@KingOfDarknessAndEvil]

Also Lavos goes from using the royal We to just I

[@lanereynolds4567]

The funniest part of thinking he's outclassed, is that the sequel shows us that even at this point it's but the most minor of setbacks that Chrono and the group have dealt him. Lavos is a multiversal hive mind who can drop in an infinite number of bodies he needs. Chrono's group just accidentally pointed his attention to where the next stage of evolution was. Schala in the realm of dreams, a place outside space and time and outside of the infinite repetitions of existence.

[@ScorbunGame]

In the end, Lavos is nothing but a parasite who thinks he's justified in killing the world because "I'm just following my natural life" completely disregarding all the other lives disrupted or destroyed because of him. Ayla is right when she says that Lavos is a outsider not part of the planets life.

[@ElvenRaptor]

The fact this is even a discussion the comments is having is... kind of frightening.

[@ScorbunGame]

@@ElvenRaptor Chrono Trigger's core message is this- No life, matter how big or small, has the right to intrude on the lives of others. We see this with so many characters. Magus terrorizing the middle ages because he's to blinded by revenge. Aszula trying to drive Ayla's people to extinction because she thinks her people are the dominant species. Zeal forcing a unhealthy amount of control over her daughter and son because she blindly believes that Lavos is the key to her kingdom's continued prosperity. All started because of Lavos, the ultimate example of a life intruding on others, because of him the future is a bleak place where hope doesn't exist for humanity.

[@ElvenRaptor]

@@ScorbunGame Well said. I agree completely. The fact some of the commenters seem to be on Lavos's side here is what I find frightening. I probably should have said that upfront in my original comment. Sorry about that.

[@shockwaveherp9823]

@@ScorbunGame While I do think Lavos is evil, I don't feel that is a proper 'message', given that its especially vague and when applied, becomes antithetical to nature. To thrust this forced morality onto life is contrary to how nature operates. Had their been no predators or parasites, life would not have evolved from single celled producers. Nature thrives off eating itself. In the case of Lavos, he's a threat to the entirety of the cycle, but nature itself doesn't care about casualties or individual lives, thats a human trait. I'd argue regarding sapient species, humans and what have you, yes morally speaking we shouldn't intrude on other lives, but nature doesn't play by those rules. Its arguable whether Lavos could be considered a natural part in the grander scheme of the chrono universe, but on the surface of it lavos doesn't appear to have any cycle of life beyond its own spawn, which go to simply wipe out life of other worlds until presumably nothing is left.

[@ArcCaravan]

Lavos is no more wrong than a predator eating prey or prey that doesn't want to be eaten. Just because nature isn't pretty doesn't mean it deserves to go extinct. Lavos vs the party isn't good vs evil, it's survival where the party are outsiders of 1999.

[@buggy4302]

Something funny to see is how Lavos' reaction evolves during the three phrases. During Lavos Beckons, he was slow, barely noticing the party and focused on how it was useless for humans to fight him as he was exterminating them. In World Revolution, he goes way faster, taking the party seriously but still not talking directly to them as if he thought they were random humans. And now, during the Last Battle, he finally snaps, realizing he's in real danger and talks directly to the party. That was an awesome song, I'm amazed, I discovered Chrono Trigger a few months ago thanks to this musical and I do not regret it at all, can't wait to see the last two songs !

[@SailorPhantom]

Hope you still play the game after this, it is a great experience!

[@buggy4302]

@@SailorPhantom I finished it !

[@SailorPhantom]

@@buggy4302 Brilliance!!!

[@NicoTheCinderace]

The three phases of Lavos. Lavos Beckons: _I sleep._ World Revolution: *WOKE* Last Battle: *>:(*

[@spinyjustspiny3289]

I also noticed that as the battle goes on, Lavos's voices change in prominence based on the form, as if they're literally differing based on proximity to his core. The deep, Gravemind-esque one is the shell. The croaking, hoarse one is the combat form. And the shrill, warbling one is the core.

[@LordServbot]

Angry Crono at the end be like: "I LIVED, BITCH."

[@originalnamehere470]

I love how in the actual game the lavos core is the little pod on the right not the actual humanoid monster itself, like it makes that specific center lavos pod to protect itself from outsiders who are able to beat the first two shells. lavos’ species and lifecycles is really interesting when you think about it

[@profskitty]

My personal belief always was that the true core was the past or present iteration, but the other core and larger monster were its future iterations. Hence the time traveling aspect of the fight

[@kylestubbs8867]

@@profskitty Oh man... that is _GENIUS._

[@toxicradiation7485]

It’s cool to see Lavos’ anger and frustration in his voice and dialogue. To him, this is his natural life cycle. He’s a creature who’s purpose is to develop life on a planet and consume it to continue his species. In his eyes he’s only doing what he was made to do, and these creatures he developed are trying to stop it. He calls them cattle because that’s what they are to him, and his question of “whether cattle has the right to choose if they live or die” shows the irony that humans are fine breeding and growing animals for slaughter, but when it’s then you for the slaughter they fight back. It gives Lavos a bit more personality than “evil monster destroys world.” He’s simply following his animalistic instinct to continue his line of species

[@ESw0rdsman]

It’s the intelligence that makes the difference. In fact, with how it’s set up in the fanfic ‘Devourer of Worlds’ (on sufficient velocity), there’s no reason that it couldn’t be a more symbiotic relationship with the species on the world. Connecting with Zeal didn’t do much for its perspective

[@EnergiA854]

This same concept was in so many books and games, but maybe chrono trigger one of the oldest ones.

[@anotherjason]

I never saw lavos as evil, i always saw it as a force of nature style antagonist. It's a bit of cosmic horror when you think about it, an entity that cultivates life on planet for millennias and generations to come, only for them to be eaten, and then it reproduces, meaning lavos isn't the first or last of it's kind, it's just another world ending parasite from it's species.

[@Alpha-omega-beginning-and-end]

But a farmer does not kill all of his livestock all at once like he/she/they/it does … … … … … Wait…does Lagos even have a gender?

[@magmos6346]

And the Chrono Cross made that train of thought canon.

[@nyAndiVT]

I like the subtle detail of how Magus sliced apart both of the Lavos pods, leaving only the central part for Crono to finish. It’s fitting that Magus and Crono, both of whom suffered the worst of the ones in the fight, both got to strike the finishing blows, as Lavos would just have revived if Magus had not struck that blow for freedom.

[@idontthinktheysawthatcomin6792]

I love how this gives Lavos a sense of sentience when no one really knows if that was the case. It feels like he’s finally given in to his anger that these beings, these humans he has chosen to evolve, who he’ll eventually destroy when he surfaces, are fighting back against the will of what might truly be just his life cycle. Some people believe it’s one or the other, but I firmly believe that he may just be following his life cycle, but he is also sentient, and now he’s fighting to put the humans he allowed to evolve back in their place. I do have one question though: why have it seem as though the centre pod is the real Lavos when originally the fight is meant to be an entire ruse?

[@aceofflames4572]

I think they’re just making it more dramatic and taking a few creative liberties. You can’t fight Lavos with your entire party either.

[@FFgamesftw]

I've always seen is that the centre pod is truly lavos and the "core" is just what allows him to revive (yes it has more health than the central pod but the bulk of the offensive abilities are by the central pod) so until you can take that out you can't win the fight. Although I wish the fight wouldn't have ended until all 3 parts were destroyed.

[@idontthinktheysawthatcomin6792]

Creative liberties I’m all for. I wish that’s how it originally went minus the whole pod bait.

[@EnergiA854]

Same concept was repeated with FFIV the after years' final boss!

[@laurapatricialimamartinez862]

@@FFgamesftw Adding more similarities with Cell, from Dragon Ball (although it reminds me more of Freezer in this phase 😅)

[@tylerslagel5485]

Attention to detail: Lavos obviously is dangerous. I like that this is illustrated whenever it singles out one of the party members and the others just bum rush it to stop that. First with Chrono then I think with Frog.

[@kylestubbs8867]

That mostly comes from the Musical allowing _all seven playable characters_ to partake. There's enough of a team _to_ bum-rush Lavos if it focuses on a single character.

[@cockerspanielfan56]

I know right, when I played the game, that boss was hard it took me like 9 tries to beat that thing. I had to destroy its healing pod and the other one equip my characters with the best equipment to withstand the magical attacks, and use defense spells.

[@AuroraFirestorm]

Not attention to detail: you can't kill Lavos by attacking the main body. It's the right-hand floating pod.

[@kylestubbs8867]

@@AuroraFirestorm That was more about not knowing what to write for a second verse. If you’re interested, I started writing one myself. _You thought that a fatal blow?_ _I developed, long ago,_ _Pods that memorize my forms,_ _From which I can just regrow._ (…8 other lines…) _I refuse to be destroyed_ _by you meager humanoids!_ _For your insubordination_ _YOU’LL BE CAST INTO THE VOID!!!_

[@AuroraFirestorm]

@@kylestubbs8867 That sounds like a great one! I think it would add the neat trick of "this boss is clever" to the fight. I was referring originally to the art, haha -- they show the "cutscene" as killing the decoy body.

[@ravenf6]

65 million years of manipulation and slumber all comes crashing down. I can see a bit of Lavos' frustration how now things are falling apart for it. Seeing the hubris of man in the Age of Antiquity, it doesn't take much for it to see that humanity has a lot of potential for its all-you-can-eat feast in the long run, but now it sees what its like to be the one told "the future refuses change." Crono getting in the last hit was pretty satisfying- after all the spells and words and combat endured, humanty says in one single statement "NO MORE!!!!"

[@classifiedmc786]

The final fight to save the world. Everyone fighting side by side. The Day of Lavos never happened in this new timeline. Instead, history remembers it as The Day the World Refused to Die.

[@SierraGustafson]

And in that new timeline, a much larger threat emerges in the form of an overpowered motherboard supercomputer.

[@finnvaneekelen4966]

@@SierraGustafson i think this is a refrence to a diffrent seriers but it might just be cross wich i have not played

[@kemix1006]

@@finnvaneekelen4966 It's Cross, yea. And in the remake of CT on the DS, the Time Devourer is the final bonus boss of the game to make some sort of ties to Cross, however half-assed they technically are.

[@DarthLocutus0]

Nicely done on this. All respect and thanks to Suraht, who had to do the final battle at leat 13 times to get all the footage for this video and the last. And kudos for working in almost all the Triple Techs into the battle against Lavos (one against the shell, seven against the robot, and six here).

[@ManontheInternet]

Suraht went above and beyond here. Major respect.

[@PrincessSunnyoftheSandWings]

@@ManontheInterneto7 to that mad lad!!!

[@12345678901011213]

He said on the audition sheet this was a difficult vocal part, but that sounded borderline impossible. All three of Lavos' voices deserve all the credit in the world.

[@Radley1982]

Wow, this was definitely a fast-paced song, showcasing Lavos having the mother of all Villainous Breakdowns. After 65 million years his agenda is on the verge of being quashed, and he really doesn't take kindly to "cattle" fighting back against the fate he has designed for them. But now, the future has changed, and he's no longer a part of it. Great work to you and your team, MOTI. :D

[@chadpeterson5698]

Yep, if any Pure Evil MOTI villain is avillain with little to no likable qualities it’s this one (it’s still enjoyable due to Uprising Attorney’s, Alex’s, and Cyberneticpinkeye’s performance and how scary it is, but you know what I mean)

[@lanereynolds4567]

It's honestly a little funny. Chrono and team did change the future... But not for the better, if you play Chrono cross.

[@smbeast7170]

God that art of Crono pissed near the end is incredible

[@tomatostyle6052]

Thank you!

[@sakura_pop_soda1627]

@@tomatostyle6052 The art is awesome indeed!!! I'm a huge fan of this musical and replaying the game makes me, imagine the voices within the characters from this series!🤩👍🏻💞💞💞💞

[@firefly5934]

“THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR TRYING TO KILL ME, *BITCH!”* Or, if he's wearing the Prism Spectacles... “TASTE THE RAINBOW, *MOTHERFU-”*

[@Wildshadow1196]

I really loved the counterpoint when the two sections came together: Lavos' furious, frantic, almost percussive in contrast with the heroes' melodic lines really came together well. The switch between the duration of their lines (with the heroes switching to the beat and Lavos to those higher prolonged notes) was also very ear-catching. Well done! I don't think I could have asked for a better way to do the end of Lavos, and all the singers did exceptionally well! (Also I'd love to give a shoutout to the artists, you two really popped off on this video! Probably some of my favourite artwork thus far.)

[@t1g415]

Just finished Chrono Trigger again a while ago, and finding this made me really 😊. Small interesting detail: the Heroes are singing their verses in the order they appear/are recruited in the game. 1° - Crono; 2° - Marle; 3° - Lucca; 4° - Frog; 5° - Robo; 6° - Ayla; 7° - Magus.

[@TurtleBug8643]

I actually love that!

[@wyattdolfin5700]

The moment when you realize that he might not even be the strongest of his kind

[@sonicstar917]

That's an "Oh Crap" theory if I ever heard one.

[@lanereynolds4567]

Technically that isn't even his final form...

[@Hawkatana]

Not yet, anyway.

[@boredomisinfinity5642]

I think my favorite part of this has to be the absolute aggression Lavos lets off as he goes completely ballistic, the VERY first thing he does is GRAB CRONO'S FACE! Actually terrifying and I love it.

[@stampede274]

First phase: doesn't even notice Second phase: Confident of its victory Third phase: FUCKING PISSED! I love the way the lyrics frame Lavos'a anger here. It's actually already lost and is now just lashing out with blind fury at these insects that dared to defy it.

[@chadpeterson5698]

And it is DONE with the heroes and at this point Lavos just want to kill the heroes for getting in it’s way.

[@sera-ch]

I haven't been able to comment on this because I've been in hospital, so here I go. This is it, the decisive final battle. Lavos' Theme and World Revolution were humanity's struggle against an unknown enemy to break their destiny. But now for the first time, humans stand against Lavos. For the first time, Lavos has no choice but to acknowledge humanity as a threat. Is that cry Lavos' anger? Or fear? No one knows, but only one side can remain... and humanity has had enough. Also: Lavos: is the ultimate evolution of all creatures on earth Ayla, a pre-Lavos savage: Y E E T !

[@ShadeMeadows]

Lavos is... Lavos is just too darn AMAZIN' This was perfect.

[@AngryAnimeFan2]

impressive, and it moves the heart. Everyoens passion in singing and the text from the game. Creates truly a final number that is a battle number. Splendid.

[@kylestubbs8867]

I've got the beginning and ending of a hypothetical second verse. Feel free to add something in the middle: _You thought that a fatal blow?_ _I developed, long ago,_ _Pods that memorize my forms,_ _From which I can just regrow._ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... _I refuse to be destroyed_ _by you meager humanoids!_ _For your insubordination_ _YOU’LL BE CAST INTO THE VOID!!!_

[@toxicradiation7485]

After all, it's all the same In your world, I still remain Cattle think they'll change the game? Your future refuses change Even now, I still can see What has happened, what will be Life and hope, expiring You won't stop my destiny

[@kylestubbs8867]

@@toxicradiation7485 Ah, the callbacks would make sense... just gonna edit two of these lines... how does this sound? _You thought that a fatal blow?_ _I developed, long ago,_ _Pods that memorize my form,_ _From which I can just regrow._ _After all, it's all the same._ _In your world, I still remain,_ _Culling cattle that derange._ _Your future refuses change!_ _Even now, I still can see_ _What has happened, what will be_ _Life and hope, expiring,_ _Terminated destinies._ _I refuse to be destroyed_ _By you meager humanoids!_ _For your insubordination_ _YOU’LL BE CAST INTO THE VOID!!!_

[@toxicradiation7485]

@@kylestubbs8867 Looks good... Just need Alex to make it canon!

[@king2.0smods17]

Another set of lyrics: I am evolution's peak, you all cower and you squeak, all you animals are weak, yet you all call me a freak! You cannot hope to change your world, born and bred to my design. Pain and suffering refined. all of a part of my design, accept your fates, take my advice, lay down your lives as sacrifice! Or another: Worthless little monkey brains, all you understand is pain. Defying me is all in vain, hate and rage I won't restrain, all your freedom, all you sought, I shall turn it all to naught!

[@pastaplumber9000]

Good Lord this was incredible. The sudden ending caught me off-guard, but it was perfect, because killing Lavos in the game caught me off-guard too. This was less than what I expected, but that just made it even more than I could ever have imagined, and I love to bits that Crono was the one to get the final killing blow. Thank you, Internet Crew. Here's to the final few tracks of Chrono Trigger, greatest comeback on KZbin

[@melkorbauglirlordofdarknes411]

God damn this was good, lavos sound like he's done with them and decided to kick sanity to the curb and go all out. Also the art is awesome, if that is how the battle started that would be awesome

[@7coloredalice]

Not sure if this is intentional but you can start to hear Lavos's frantic rant at the introduction, but later you can barely hear it as the party's voice all but pushes back onto the background making it far less substantial, as if the song is indicating they are overwhelming him.

[@ness6714]

This truly made me realize, that from Lavos' perspective, he's just been chilling for millions of years, seeing human history go by, just to get his ass kicked by said human history.

[@storm7249]

Man this battle was hard to beat but damn was it fun to see lavos finally Fall to the heroes of the past present and future

[@laurapatricialimamartinez862]

I remember that I died the first couple of times, and was frustrated to have watch the world falling apart. Oh, I'll never forget the message: "But the future refused to change". It is like it was said by Lavos :(

[@knightofarkronia8652]

It’s interesting that Lavos is now saying “I” instead of “We!”

[@calebtesfaye3925]

Well at this point, Lavos is for what for the first time in his life, enraged at the fact that the humans that he consider to nothing more than cattle, are not only fighting back, but have broken through his shell and reached his true self. For first time in his existence, Lavos is no longer invincible and has to fight for his life... A fight that he loses.

[@NicoTheCinderace]

@@calebtesfaye3925 Lavos early on: _Heaven's Cry go brrr_ Lavos Beckons: _Eh, This is fine._ World Revolution: _...Wait, how did you get in here? _*_HOW ARE YOU ALL FIGHTING AT ONCE?!_* Last Battle: *_>:(_*

[@ESw0rdsman]

@@NicoTheCinderace “how are you all here” - well, we already saw the entire party gathered together (outside the End of Time) in the campfire scene. I have two/three likely explanations: 1. The limitation is only on the number of people traveling through time together (likely the original work-around. 2. The Epoch was SPECIFICALLY designed to get around the restriction (which makes more sense to me than anything else) 3. (Least likely) Only 3 outsiders from a point in time can enter at once. (Becuase Magus was there for a while, he get treated as an inhabitant in regards to Temporal Stability)

[@NicoTheCinderace]

@@ESw0rdsman I was just kinda making a meme.

[@ZacSunTiBidea]

@@ESw0rdsman Option 4: Unreliable Narrator. The guru of time was still just a really smart guy. He could easily have been working with imperfect data and came out with a theory that mostly worked but had holes in it. This works in a handful of ways to explain the campfire scene and why he and Spekkio never mention who left spekkio behind. (because if the only reliable way there is to have lavos yeet you personally or go time galavanting with 4 bodies, Spekkio being there direly needs an explanation) On a related note, do you have any ideas on what's up with the Lucca/Lara gate? "The entity did it as a gift" just doesn't sit right for some reason. Probably the spatial distance and the lack of greater effect on the timeline.

[@TheAdvertisement]

I love that warped version of Lavos's theme as everyone reacts to his true form. And Lavos's desperate, scream-singing is awesome, it really feels like he's going all out, and his lyrics reflect so well how he just sees humanity as a product to be harvested.

[@suraivase7285]

Where can I find that version of Lavos's theme?

[@TheAdvertisement]

@@suraivase7285 All the instrumentals they use should be in the description

[@Msohhellsyeah]

The battle to determine humanity’s future comes to a close with lavos’ defeat, and history has changed into something new. The heroes had no reason to do what they did since it happened in a time period where they were already gone or haven’t come to be yet, but they did it anyway because they did what their hearts said was the right thing to do.

[@eeriewaffle3938]

I kind of understand why Lavos was so angry. This was basically the equivalent of you trying to eat a cookie from a cookie jar you made in the past, those cookies rising up to fight back, and said cookies successfully killing you.

[@andresmarrero8666]

Goodbye Lavos, you are gone forever, having died in every single moment it lived. Though Lavos never directly influenced evolution at all. He was leeching off of it like he did with everything else. In draining the planet's energy DNA is included and Lavos was taking all the best parts for himself.

[@dravendarkplays9607]

Cell

[@MarcusWolfe]

I'll be honest; I had low expectations for this song when I heard Chrono Trigger the Musical was in the works three years ago. I couldn't see how this could be developed into a song with a comprehensive melody akin to the other songs in the game. Fast forward to now and watching countless videos made by MOTI, I've learned that songs aren't just about a pleasing melody to the ears. It's about the timed inflection of the singers' tones; the choice of words for the lyrics themselves; the meaning of the words when used in context to a selected moment. This song is just as if not more intense as "World Revolution" in that the words sung by both the crew and Lavos are conflicting with each other. A clash of ideals brought together in a moment that defines life and death for all involved. A battle where one life creed survives and another dies! P.S., Lavos' first couple lines of lyrics is so reminiscent of Flowey from Undertale when Frisk fights him. Nice touch in that subtle connection between the two.

[@Flipface4]

A fun fact I'm a little sad wasn't in here (but how would they do the reveal without it seeming weird?) But in the game... That thing they fought wasn't Lavos. Lavos is one of the things floating next to it. That thing is just a protector.

[@BuckmeisterSupremeWithCheese]

Strictly speaking it's not over yet. That weird light at the end could be the fake Lavos regenerating.

[@NicoTheCinderace]

@@BuckmeisterSupremeWithCheese Exactly.

[@ManontheInternet]

You’re absolutely right, there wasn’t a good way to say “actually the floating orb on the right is Lavos, hit that” and make it work musically. Besides, what would that bit of gameplay add story-wise?

[@calebtesfaye3925]

@@ManontheInternet Fair point, and the song is still excellent. That said, wish it was a bit longer though.

[@AuroraFirestorm]

@@ManontheInternet I think it makes Lavos seem more clever, not just a stupid animal. Kyle Stubbs and ToxicRadiation here in the comments even wrote good lyrics to fill in -- the song is pretty short, and I'd say adding more in here rather than just going "Lavos sings, then the party sings, then everyone together with the same lyrics" would add more meat to the climax here.

[@gabrielrussell5531]

When I fought Lavos for the first time (My team was Crono, Robo, Frog) I figured that the little thingies behind it would support or heal it in some way, so I focused fire on the one on the right. Little did I know that was what you were actually supposed to kill.

[@SierraGustafson]

My alien-busting team was Crono, Marle, and Ayla.

[@kylestubbs8867]

In a way, they did. Full revival of the center body.

[@finnvaneekelen4966]

@@SierraGustafson ooh i like this one because it gives you very rare dialog. (This formation is the only time MARLE explains the life cycle of lavos)

[@ElderChickenWing]

Chrono, Magus, and Ayla was my lavos destroyer

[@Marshadow01]

This was the best grand finale we could’ve hoped for, putting all our favourite characters into the final hour of the life of lavos, seeing his singing start to speed up as he panicks because he realizes he’s actually in danger now. My only problem with it is you didn’t talk about how the big one isn’t even the main body, it’s the floating thing on the right

[@NicoTheCinderace]

I have a sneaking suspicion that this isn't over yet. All they did was destroy the fake body.

[@sethporter9066]

It's called creative liberty, just like how in the game only 3 people fight Lavos Also, it's not over yet. There's still the Moonlight Parade to wind down the Millennial Fair, everyone going back to their own times, and the end credits. Who knows, maybe they'll throw in the extra content that's in the DS/PS1 edition

[@JordanSnakemouth]

I think the 59th song is probably a second part to this song where they discover that fact. I'm pretty sure of this mainly because the description says "And so the final battle to put Lavos down for good begins." Note "begins."

[@r.babylon2885]

Lavos' verse was intense. It felt like the creature was imposing a mental pressure, bordering on madness. I might be reading into it a bit much, but humanity is basically meeting their "god", and discovering it is in fact a malevolent, disgusting force. That would be enough to drive a lot of people into despair. But not them.

[@flamiaminu5536]

Tomato and Kikyo did such an amazing job on the art! I think this might be my favorite video of the series so far

[@yoshirulz-mo3yn]

This was very good for the fast pace of the original song, but it feels kind of short. When the song ended I was “wait that cant be the end of the song it just started!” But it fits the song pace so I guess it’s fine.

[@NicoTheCinderace]

For all we know, it could be regenerating.

[@michaela.pempleton1128]

HISTORY HAS BEEN SAVED!

[@andrewbasore3560]

My husband is playing this game for the first time now and played this fight last night! Thanks so much for building such a fabulous homage to one of the best RPGs of my childhood!

[@Ilikecatsismychannelname]

One has to wonder how many other creatures like Lavos exist in the CT universe. One world escaped the cycle, but how many others had that chance? It's an intriguing idea to play around with.

[@ZacSunTiBidea]

I'm fascinated by what sort of evolutionary dynamic could have created Lavos' kind. Like, he's the final boss of the games, but 'crash land and bury underground for millions of years' doesn't strike me as a predator's behavior. And I'm just not buying 'it just happened' with such a complex life cycle.

[@Ilikecatsismychannelname]

@@ZacSunTiBidea Also a fun idea to play around with. What factors could possibly bring about the evolution of an entire species of planet munching genetic parasites? Gives the brain cells something to do when the insomnia acts up.

[@ZacSunTiBidea]

@@Ilikecatsismychannelname Yup. Also gives a profound understanding of "the monster's monster" the further you take it.

[@Ilikecatsismychannelname]

@@christopherbravo1813 Cool! That's a very interesting view to take. It greatly entertains my little grey cells.

[@slateoffate9812]

@@ZacSunTiBidea I think it could be the result of Lavos' species possibly having evolved from space-faring fauna. There's not much food in space, so Lavoses could have evolved to drift the vacuum in hibernation until a planet's gravitational pull drags it in. It must have some kind of sensors to wake it up when that happens. And finally, when it's time to spawn, a Lavos uses its remaining energy harvested from the planet to launch its spawn at escape velocity, and the cycle continues. So it all comes down to how in the world did life even begin in the vacuum of space, disconnected from any surface or planet. Maybe the genetic line is super ancient, happening by chance in the early days of the universe when it was more compact?

[@ZacSunTiBidea]

I really like this sapient verson of Lavos, but discussions here reminded me of a demotivation quote: "Guys? Biologically speaking a creature only grows spikes all over it's body so that predators find it hard to swallow." Given that canon Lavos is not sapient and acts only animalistically and instinctively, what the heck preys on his kind? Because if the best means of survival includes being the size of a dino-killer meteor, hiding in whatever planet you land on for eons, and draining every drop of resource from the planet before spawning and moving on, that implies, to me at least, a vindictively patient predator engineering their prey to be harvesting drones on a planetary scale.

[@smbeast7170]

Not just that, the thing has 2 more layers of defense inside of that shell (The phase right before this song and the guardians here) before reaching the core. Whatever predator caused it to evolve that much defense is something I never want to see

[@ZacSunTiBidea]

@@smbeast7170 I'll admit, I really want to see said predator, especially if the Time Devourer phase is a component driven by it. Sure, I want to see it poke it's head into any 'kill god' trope games and just wreck the party for an arbitrary 'bad end', but still.

[@shockwaveherp9823]

Well, recall that lavos is stealing dna from other creatures, so its entirely possible that the form we see of lavos is just the result of dna stealing from the previous world. Its also possible that the spikes and shell are more to just help it dominate the lifeforms it comes across. Between trigger and cross there isn't really anything to support the idea that lavos has a natural predator (And I doubt that designers of lavos intended for that to be the case, I mean plenty of things have spines and weird designs like the fiends.) The spikes could simply be just to help it reinforce the shell and absorb damage from when it impacts a planet.

[@ZacSunTiBidea]

@@shockwaveherp9823 Well now I feel like a fool. Genuine thanks for that, it doesn't get through to me that I missed an obvious answer very often, so I rather like the awkward feeling. I'm still not wholly convinced that a slow paracitism is in lavos' best interest as a species, but it checks out enough to write predation off.

[@GamingWarlord64]

If there goal was to make a battle that felt like I'm fighting to save all of time and that the heros will fight with all of there might and beyond then they nailed it.

[@DestinyHeroDarkside]

I REALLY love the distorted version of “Last Day of the World” at the beginning

[@epsilon017]

2:44 Despite being Lavos's words, I love how they appear along with Chrono's grimace.

[@motherfuckingenterprises7436]

Seems like even the chorus abandoned Lavos. In the end, he lived, fought, and died alone.

[@supersonicmario56]

I've come to pay my respects. RIP Akira Toriyama

[@ESw0rdsman]

The art is SO AWESOME!

[@tomatostyle6052]

Thank you very much!!

[@323starlight]

Something frightening to consider. Lavos' life cycle is feeding on planets, destroying them, and then giving birth to more spawn to go out and repeat the cycle. So the question is, how many more Lavos' are out there in the universe? How many worlds have been laid to ruin because of its race?

[@neosolitudexevermore4895]

A lot of people think that Lavos tried to destroy the world out of instinct, but a lot of his lines implies otherwise, "Devour till no Hope remains" implies that Lavos might be some kind of nihilist who sees life and hope as "meaningless", "On this day, we see we say, that everything can burn" indicates that Lavos might not really be motivated by animalistic instinct but a desire to watch the world burn, "At the End of time all Life and Hope will surely fall" further implies Lavos's possible Nihilism, "This Planet was always MINE" is an obvious sign that Lavos views himself as above everyone else, "Everything was My Design" further indicates that Lavos does have intelligence and sentience, it also implies that he masterminded all the events that led to the the World being destroyed in the original, putting all those hints and Lavos's life cycle together, I personally think Lavos is really a nihilistic harbinger of death and destruction who destroys entire worlds to preserve his own immortality and takes twisted and sadistic pleasure from it.

[@neosolitudexevermore4895]

@Toravisu I was only referring to Lavos's portrayal in this Musical, not Lavos in general.

[@neosolitudexevermore4895]

@Toravisu It's okay.

[@sonicstar917]

I think, in the song, Lavos is undergoing what is known as a "Villainous Breakdown." For the majority of Chrono Trigger, Lavos has pretty much been in control of all this. In the previous songs regarding himself, Lavos had a droning, unemotional voice, er voices, to display that he viewed everything else as beneath him and how the heroes' efforts were futile. It's only here, after Crono and crew have broken through his shell, literally and figuratively, that we see his inner rage on display. His plans are in danger and he'll be damned if he lets these heroes undo everything he accomplished.

[@chadpeterson5698]

Yeah, in fact regardless of how evil the original is, this version is much worse due to how it actually knows what it’s doing and doesn’t care about who it hurts as long as it gets what it wants

[@alexanderjohnsonorangeninj5396]

7 Heroes Will to save the world and this universe

[@qwefg3]

Got to love the amount of detail and artwork they did into making this hit so strongly. They could have used clips,, but they certainly went the extra mile here!

[@ArcCaravan]

1:06 It feels like Lavos just felt its first emotion: pissed off. Kind of understandable.

[@snuggiethegoblin7101]

i’m pretty old. Nothing in this World really makes much sense to me anymore. But I like to go back and remember really cool video game moments like this. they take me back to a better time. This video was nicely done and it brought back so many memories ☺️

[@annec4626]

Hope you’re doing better!!!!!

[@LuccaRPG]

Can we just talk about how good the art is here? Wow. I'm sad there are only 2 songs left!

[@tentales10]

Fade into a twisted memory Lavos. This world will shall not mourn your passing.

[@Radley1982]

Say hello to Zophar when you meet him, Lavos. The Universe is better off without the two of you.

[@SierraGustafson]

Until the events of CC.

[@TheDoc-oe8wc]

phase 1: i sleep Phase 2:ANGY Phase3: *ABSOLUTELY L I V I D*

[@OctoNoelle]

At last, Lavos has been defeated...

[@NicoTheCinderace]

...Or has he?

[@theguiltyplayer9207]

@@NicoTheCinderace Lavos Core: *Lowering Defence for Ressurection*

[@NicoTheCinderace]

@@theguiltyplayer9207 Crono: "...You gotta be kidding me." Magus: "As if we didn't have enough problems to worry about."

[@Random-ig2qb]

“Together we sing” indeed.

[@Kingdramana]

Amazing! One of the best. I was looking for this and it doesn't disappoint. Great timing, great lyrics, great songs, great drawing and mix! Great job

[@HighPriestFuneral]

Having watched this for... the 300th time or something, I noticed something I haven't seen pointed out, the refrain of the cast is placed in the order of them joining the party for the first time. Starts with Crono - A purpose in time. Marle joining at fair - We've searched, now we find Lucca joining in Middle Ages - A way to stop your crimes! Frog joining in Middle Ages - Reclaim our design! Robo joining in Future - To save everything! Ayla joining in Prehistoric Era - Together we sing! Magus joining in Antiquity - For our destiny! Everyone - We let freedom ring! What a neat little touch!

[@hlardi4329]

wait till that body is revived by the right lavos core

[@NicoTheCinderace]

Lavos: *_NOT YET, HUMANS. IT'S NOT OVER YET!_* Party Members: Lavos!!

[@SierraGustafson]

Crono: THAT DOES IT!

[@kylestubbs8867]

I guess that would’ve been too hard to implement musically.

[@Lunir]

I'm in love with the composer, the singers, the illustrator, the recorder... I fucking love this song, gosh. You didn't need to bang this hard.

[@pendragonxt3674]

And now Lavos’s tyrannical grip on the earth ends! The heroes have proven that the earth is not Lavos’s to drain!

[@jaxpot7775]

"You thought THIS was my final form? HA! YOU MAKE ME LAUGH!"

[@1withthelion]

I want a remake of Chrono Trigger like the FFVII remake, imagine the scale of Lavos, imagine the cutscenes

[@RyutheWeredragon]

Only if it doesn't reference Chrono Cross any more than the DS Remake did. If they felt they had to bring it up more than that? I could do without, thanks.

[@LavosTheOneEyedTick]

Perhaps the real last battle was the friends we made along the way

[@smbeast7170]

You're not getting out of this fight buddy

[@LavosTheOneEyedTick]

@@smbeast7170 If that’s the case than why am I here?

[@smbeast7170]

Ghost Lavos

[@SierraGustafson]

@@LavosTheOneEyedTick Good point.

[@NicoTheCinderace]

@@LavosTheOneEyedTick Where is here? Why am I here? Why are we all here? Is this the afterlife? Is this the future? I don't know.

[@popgoesfan5211]

ngl, i want a hour long version of this song. its weirdly catchy

[@solarblaze2089]

I figured with everyone being here,It's more like their each in a different version of the exact same fight. Crono,frog and Ayla are from the bucket. Magus,marle and Luca the black omen, and robo with any of the other two with the epoch.

[@AlastairDrago]

My three favorite things about this are the classic 90s Sci-fi synths that play during the beginning (gives it that classic, well, 90s Action Sci-fi feel which is just SO GOOD but so rare nowadays!), the badass/cool interpretation of Lavos' form in the art which makes it *chef's kiss* perfect, and the way that Lavos has the complete and utter mental breakdown was just amazing. The way it abruptly screams after it just silently stares at everyone during their monologues, only for it to immediately begin to sing hard and fast about how this plucky band of heroes has ruined everything and what right do they have to try and kill it being cattle, just gives off the impression that the reason it was silent up until the scream was because it was SO DUMBFOUNDED and pissed off by losing its shell and prior form that it took Magus once again proclaiming Lavos' death to get it to snap out of its stupor. It has the sort of energy where it's like 'wait, is this actually fucking happening? Did I just lose my outer defenses and get my core exposed to a bunch of inferior life-forms that are standing around *moralizing* about my species' evolutionary habits? DID THAT FUCKER JUST SAY THEY WERE GONNA KILL ME IMMA FUCKING WRECK THEIR SHIT IN-' And then Crono and pals come in and the redhead's face, as another commenter put it, was like 'I LIVED BITCH' and caused the demonparasitealien to explode. Short or not, this was amazing and as perfect as anyone could reasonably be expected to achieve.

[@323starlight]

Considering how good the Dragon Quest Adventure of Dai anime is, I kinda wanna see a Chrono Trigger anime.

[@BonaparteBardithion]

A short exists, but they decided that what audiences really wanted to see was a couple random monsters running from Gato the battle robot for 30 minutes with minor cameos from the actual cast.

[@dakotasan8719]

Anyone else want DQXI the musical?

[@Animemom96]

@@dakotasan8719 YES

[@323starlight]

@@dakotasan8719 would be cool, but XI doesn't have a lot of unique music. A lot of the tracks are reused a lot.

[@idontthinktheysawthatcomin6792]

@@323starlight what about a song for every final boss, or important bosses like dhoulmagus, Nokturnus and the like?

[@KikyoYuuki92]

YAAASSS ITS CLOSE ITS SO CLOSE! THE HEROES WILL PREVAIL

[@pendragonxt3674]

Yes! They will prevail!

[@NicoTheCinderace]

@@pendragonxt3674 ...Did you, uh... Notice the pod on the right?

[@pendragonxt3674]

@@NicoTheCinderace what do you mean?

[@NicoTheCinderace]

@@pendragonxt3674 ...I don't think it's over yet.

[@SierraGustafson]

@@pendragonxt3674 That pod on the right is essentially this thing's brain.

[@thomasmartin5503]

Magus looks VERY satisfied after delivering that slash.

[@Draconis345]

Lavos, it's either you or us. And unfortunately for you, we choose us.

[@theguiltyplayer9207]

W- WE DID IT WE SAVED THE WORLD!!! The lil Bit on the right; Lavos Core: *Lowering Defence to Ressurection* wait what?

[@SierraGustafson]

*cocks gun and shoots the core*

[@NicoTheCinderace]

Lavos: _NOT YET, HUMANS! IT'S NOT OVER YET!_ Party Members: LAVOS!!

[@phantomasriel8348]

A little short but still what an amazing song! Rage and frustration all in an amazing final. Everyone sounds amazing as all ways. Great job! Sad to see it end

[@KenDaKingArrives]

The contrasting line delivery between Lavos and the party adds so much to the song. I nearly felt like playing the game again for a second.

[@Eagleknight815]

I have to hear this a few more times but first impression is it's just awesome that everyone is there and it creates the battle theme. Lovely!

[@yourdemiseishere]

Then the 'main body' regenerates.

[@NicoTheCinderace]

Not yet, Crono! It's not over yet!

[@that_dude_over_there]

Chrono: What do you mean that's not his main body?

[@NicoTheCinderace]

@@that_dude_over_there Lavos: THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM, HUMANS Crono: Son of a-

[@voidnoodle8911]

I. Did not expect that speed and fury at the start, Wonderful job. That's all I can really say. Wonderful, wonderful job.

[@izyh13]

That was incredible. That arrange, that voices

[@AnimeCIiche]

man, 2:46 would have been an amazing shot for the Rainbow. still, it's great to finally see Lavos on the other end of a curb-stomp battle for a change

[@NicoTheCinderace]

...Have you, uh... Noticed that there was something else in the footage?

[@AnimeCIiche]

@@NicoTheCinderace it was a bit of an exaggeration, the team just seems way more in charge of the battle here than in World Revolution, that's all

[@NicoTheCinderace]

@@AnimeCIiche Fair enough.

[@shady7919]

This was so amazing! I couldn't have asked for a better end to this series!

[@kylestubbs8867]

As amazing as this was... it felt too short. I was honestly hoping for a second verse to cover Lavos's in-game weakness - that it's one of those jellyfish-shaped nodes, not the central humanoid shell, you need to destroy.

[@casagrande__2526]

Already rewatched 10 times, i'm in for another 50

[@metaridley2911]

_Everything was my design! On this planet, all was mine!_ _You have taken _*_everything!_*_ You have ruined space and time!_ _Do you have a reason why you all think you can decide_ _whether cattle has the right to choose if it lives or dies?!_ _I've seen fallen gods and kings! I've been here for everything!_ _In your planet slumbering, in your world, a waking dream!_ _Thus you think I have to _*_die?!_*_ You live without knowing why!_ _If this is what you decide, _*_I shall take back what is mine!_* HELL of a verse, there.

[@thegraveraptor]

And now, in the end, Lavos is fully awake and aware and it's voices are clear. I wonder though, are two of them the bits while the deep voice is from the central body?

[@minatokurasou7106]

Fun fact: The center pod that was shown a lot in the video, IS not the true core of Lavos, Lavos' true core is the small pod to its right, meaning the true Lavos Core can revive the Center and Right Pods, every time those are downed.

[@Doctorsex5901]

Nice to see new videos also I can’t stop listening to your “ your best nightmare” cover

[@sirfortress8058]

Top ten beings that can defeat Eminem in a rap battle: #1: Lavos

[@redxd7108]

Never Imagine Lavos's voice to be so crazy😱🤩

[@FennecWitch]

I love the art for this

[@WizardChefCouncil]

thank you

[@royaltyalign417]

So far the best illustration out of these musicals

[@ruttsuco.804]

The interesting thing is the middle thing isn’t even the true Lavos. The orb on the right is. It plays on the human bias of seeing the biggest thing as the biggest threat.

[@theturquoisenut1032]

Love the song, keep up the great work