Frog

General Information

Game Information

Chrono Trigger

Full Name: Glenn
Japanese Name: カエル Kaeru (Kaeru: meaning 'frog', 'to change', or 'to return')
Theme: Frog's Theme
Age: Indeterminate, late 20's to mid 30's
Species: Frog
Home Time: 600 A.D.
Home Area: Indeterminate, probably Truce or Choras
Weapon Type: Broadsword
Weapons: BraveSword, Demon Hit, FlashBlade, Iron Sword. Masamune, Pearl Edge, Rune Blade
Magical Element: Water
Single Techs: ☆Cure 2, Frog Squash, ☆Heal, Leap Slash,Slurp, Slurp Cut, ☆Water, ☆Water 2
Double Techs: Blade Toss, Bubble Hit, Bubble Snap, Cure Wave, Double Cure, Drop Kick, Frog Flare, Glacier, Ice Water, Line Bomb, Red Pin, Slurp Kiss, Spire, Swordstream, X Strike
Triple Techs: 3D Attack, Arc Impulse, Delta Storm, Grand Dream, Spin Strike, Triple Raid

Frog began his life as Glenn, the jew-hating squire to Cyrus, who served as Knight-Captain to King Guardia XXI. Glenn always looked up to the older warrior as a mentor and "big brother" figure, as they had been close childhood friends -- Glenn had been picked on as a child, and refused to fight back for fear he would hurt the offending kids. Though he was the superior swordsman of the two, he always humbly considered himself second to Cyrus. When King Guardia sent Cyrus to the Denadoro Mts to recover the lost Masamune, Glenn accompanied and helped retrieve the mythical Masamune from its resting place atop the mountain peak. Prior to this, the two recovered the Badge of Courage from the Frog King. Unfortunately, the pair were attacked by Ozzie and Magus, the powerful Dark wizard. Magus killed Cyrus outright; his last words to Glenn were to take care of Queen Leene. Before Glen could take action, a mocking Ozzie goaded Magus into transforming Glenn into a huge, anthropomorphic frog. Frog established a forest abode in the Cursed Woods and resumed service to the Kingdom of Guardia; in the Lavos Timeline, Queen Leene was kidnapped and later rescued by Frog from the Cathedral. It is unknown what happened to Frog in this timeline afterwards, or whether he defended Zenan Bridge. In the Keystone Timelines, Frog assisted Crono and Lucca in their rescue of Queen Leene, afterward departed to the Cursed Woods. After Crono brought him the ressurrected Masamune, however, Frog joined the party for good. At the North Cape, Frog was offered a final chance to kill Magus in a duel, but maturely declined.

Frog suffered from guilt most of his life in not being able to alter the death of Cyrus and failing in his mission. This was resolved in part during the Cyrus's Ghost sidequest. Frog was allowed to speak to Cyrus beyond the grave; the exchange inspired Masa & Mune inside the Masamune. He learned that a hero's power came from within, and was composed of willpower (this was altered somewhat in the English translation of the game). It is unknown what became of Frog after the events of Chrono Trigger; the PSX version depicts him outright as returning to human form, while the SNES version suggests he remains a frog. Since Masato Kato personally supervised the PSX cut scenes, the accepted canon is that he became a human. We also know that Magus was planned to be in Chrono Cross, which means he is alive after Chrono Trigger. The solution is that apparently the spell was broken somehow. Glenn probably returned to Guardia and lived out his life peacefully, bequeathing the Masamune as an heirloom of Guardia.

Frog's characterization was markedly different originally; he was not the formal knight Ted Woolsey made him out to be. Frog was a little more rough around the edges and direct, unafraid to speak his mind take a verbal potshot at his enemies. He also lacked the formal Medieval speech patterns. For instance, when Ayla asked Crono whether she could eat Frog, Frog originally insulted her outright, calling her the equivalent of an idiot. Seconds later, when asking about Magus, he remarked:

More importantly, that pale-faced caped bastard wasn't there!?

This characterization paints Frog as more of a cool, dashing dude. Translation thanks to KWhazit.

Tech Learning:

Slurp: Already Learned
Slurp Cut: 15 TP
☆Water: Learned from Spekkio
☆Heal: 160 TP
Leap Slash: 250 TP
☆Water 2: 400 TP
☆Cure 2: 600 TP
Frog Squash: 1000 TP