Chrono Trigger DS Analysis HQ (Spoiler Spoiler, of course)

[utunnels]

So what about Kid's necklace?

[Shadow D. Darkman]

That's Schala's/Marle's Pendant, or the Astral Amulet, whichever one you're referring to.

[utunnels]

 
Of course I meant the necklace...I think if is the pendant. But it looks different.

[Shadow D. Darkman]

Which one?

This?


Or the thing around her neck in this?


Be a bit specific.

[utunnels]

Yeah, the one around the baby's neck.

[Shadow D. Darkman]

That would be Schala's version of Marle's Pendant. It's location is unknown, or if Kid still has it.

[chrono eric]

Sure, I'll back it up - it's called common sense. Schala gave Magus a pendant, correct? This pendant is clearly different than Schala's pendant that Marle is in possession of, since this pendant survived the original Ocean Palace incident and was passed down the Guardia royal line, correct? This pendant is also clearly the same one as the one that Schala was sent to the DBT with in the new Ocean Palace incident. Follow so far? When Schala duplicated herself and created Kid, presumably the pendant around Kid's neck in Guardia forest is the same as Schala's pendant from the DBT - right?

And we already know from the script of Cross that the Astral Amulet is a completely different item.

So, conclusion: Kid's pendant=Schala's pendant=Marle pendant which does not equal the pendant that Magus has which does not equal the Astral Amulet. They are three different items.

[Shadow D. Darkman]

I did not say that Schala's/Marle's Pendant = Schala's Amulet for Janus/Magus = Astral Amulet.

I said

Kid's Pendant = Schala's Pendant ~ Marle's Pendant

Astral Amulet = Amulet in possession of Janus/Magus

I kept them as two separate objects.

[utunnels]

Wait, I know what you mean now.
So I was talking about Kid's necklace(the purple one), it looks like the one hold in Model Randi's hand in the ending CG.

[chrono eric]

Oh, you asked me to explain why I thought that Schala's Pendant, Magus' Pendant, and the Astral Amulet were three separate items - so I did.

But yes, the only legitimate reason why the Astral Amulet could not be Magus' "Schala's Amulet" accessory would be because the effects that are attributed to the items are different in the games. I would be much more inclined to accept that possibility if their attributes were the same.

@ utunnels - I think that Kid's purple necklace is supposed to represent Schala's necklace for some reason, even though it looks completely different from how it looked in the Chrono Trigger ending FMV. This is perhaps reinforced by the concept that the person in the ending FMV for Cross is supposed to represent a "real world Schala" who is holding the necklace. Either that or she just keeps Schala's necklace hidden on her somewhere in her scantily clad outfit.

[Shadow D. Darkman]

So I was talking about Kid's necklace(the purple one), it looks like the one hold in Model Randi's hand in the ending CG.

Would THIS also be similar to what you speak of?

[utunnels]

@ utunnels - I think that Kid's purple necklace is supposed to represent Schala's necklace for some reason, even though it looks completely different from how it looked in the Chrono Trigger ending FMV. This is perhaps reinforced by the concept that the person in the ending FMV for Cross is supposed to represent a "real world Schala" who is holding the necklace. Either that or she just keeps Schala's necklace hidden on her somewhere in her scantily clad outfit.

Yeah, that's what I mean. It is strange they look completely different...
Perhaps when the design is confirmed, CT 99's CG had not been made at all.

Would THIS also be similar to what you speak of?

I don't think so, the shape is different.

[Shadow D. Darkman]

I don't think so, the shape is different.

That's the O.A. (Official Art, FYI) of Marle's Pendant.

[art_garfunkel]

@ utunnels - I think that Kid's purple necklace is supposed to represent Schala's necklace for some reason, even though it looks completely different from how it looked in the Chrono Trigger ending FMV. This is perhaps reinforced by the concept that the person in the ending FMV for Cross is supposed to represent a "real world Schala" who is holding the necklace. Either that or she just keeps Schala's necklace hidden on her somewhere in her scantily clad outfit.

Yeah, that's what I mean. It is strange they look completely different...
Perhaps when the design is confirmed, CT 99's CG had not been made at all.

One object is clearly a bag. I've always found it to be readily apparent that the blue amulet is in the bag.

[V_Translanka]

Uh, isn't the wooden amulet the one that's in the bag...?