Dalton
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General Information
For boss information, see Dalton (Monsters).
Game Information
Chrono Trigger
Full Name: Sir Dalton
Age: Indeterminate, young man to mid-thirties
Species: Human
Home Time: 12000 B.C.
Home Area: Zeal
Dalton is the overly ambitious and egotistical antagonist of the world of Zeal, apparent commander of its security forces as Queen Zeal's aide, and a ruthless and maniacal foe who craves power and has little regard for human life. Of course, this cruel description does not do his humor justice; similar to Kefka in Final Fantasy 6 (although not quite as crazy), Dalton delights in taunting his foes and getting involved in comical situations, in which he's usually the butt of the joke. While the exact details of his rise to power are unknown, he is a cruel commander to his underlings, ridiculing them and undercompensating them for service. Dalton was placed in charge of the Ocean Palace's construction, though he was later edged out of this position by The Prophet -- which placed him in a typical bad mood. Said to have used slave Earthbound labor under his command, he soon diverted his attention ton the Blackbird, as he was now in charge of its security. His second encounter with Crono came in Zeal Palace, where he first demonstrated his close ties to a group of Golems whom he summoned to fight his battles for him (he is a magic innate, despite not wanting to soil his hands in battle himself).
He soon met the party again, this time in Algetty, where he kidnapped Schala after the party rescued Melchior from Mt. Woe. He took her to the Ocean Palace, threatening to kill her if the party pursued, and there he was stuck with guard duty. Soon feeling Lavos's energy, he decided to flee the palace for fear of his life (in the Lavos Timeline, he presumably stayed behind and perished in the Ocean Palace Incident). This was not the last of him to be seen, however, for after the Fall of Zeal, he arrived in the Blackbird and declared himself king of Last Village and the other survivors. He then kidnapped the heroes of time, who had to break out of the airplane unassisted. While they escaped, Dalton interred the Epoch and commissioned wings and lasers, giving it the title of his airthrone -- the Aero-Dalton Imperial. Ownership was returned to the party, however, after he accidentally fell into a portal he was using to summon Golems from while riding the machine. He is never seen or heard from again.
Chrono Cross
Some believe that Dalton had a hand in the Fall of Guardia, as a long-haired assailant is depicted killing the Kingdom of Guardia's last defender in a cutscene in CT PSX. However, this is a bit farfetched, though Masato Kato did say that Porre had help outside of normal time.
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From: Characters (Chrono Trigger)
--ZeaLitY 15:40, 1 Apr 2005 (MST)
