65000000 B.C.

General Information

Game Information

Chrono Trigger

Age Name: Pre-historic
Music: Rhythm of Wind, Sky, and Earth
Locations: Chief's Hut, Dactyl Nest, Forest Maze, Hunting Range, Ioka Hut, Ioka Trading Hut, Lair Ruins, Laruba ruins, Ioka Meeting Site, Mystic Mts, Reptite Lair, Sun Keep, Tyrano Lair

65000000 B.C. is a prehistoric land composed of one supercontinent inhabited by warring Reptites and Apes. Dinosaurs and other ancient monsters roam the land, and are hunted by tribespeople from the human settlements Ioka and Laruba. Ayla, the most incredible fighter alive, leads the humans, while Azala, a telepathic, highly advanced Reptite struggles against the humans. 65000000 B.C. is an amalgation of the Pleistocene Epoch and the Mesozoic Era in our own history. Within the former, humans began to reach a fully evolved state, and the latter witnessed the rise and fall of the dinosaurs -- made extinct in this case by Lavos, who appears before his fall in the form of a Red Star seen in the distant sky from the Dactyl Nest and Tyrano Lair. Azala prophesied the fall of Lavos and the onslaught of an Ice Age that would cause the extinction of the Reptites. She was correct, though another dimension exists in which Lavos never fell and the Reptites were able to defeat the humans.

Crono's party makes three required trips to this era; the first involves obtaining Dreamstone from Ayla by defeating her in a competition to drink alcohol. Kino stole the Gate Key after the competition, and the Reptites stole it from him in turn. This necessitated a venture to the Reptite Lair to defeat Nizbel and retrieve the Gate Key. The Gate following the Battle with Magus threw the party to this era; they learned that the Reptites struck Laruba and captured several humans. Ayla and the party journeyed to the Tyrano Lair by way of Dactyls and defeated Azala; Lavos then landed, and the party entered 12000 B.C. in the Lair Ruins. Lastly, the party came to this era to deposit the Sun Stone for recharging as part of the Sun Stone sidequest. After the fall of Lavos, the villagers of Ioka voiced their confusion about the cold weather and worried about the future.

Name Origin

65000000 B.C. was probably chosen for this era because it is the date given by Luis Alvarez as the rough estimate of the Cretaceous extinction. This event marked a large meteorite's impact at the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, which caused the extinction of numerous animals.

Japanese Equivalent

Romaji: Genshi
Translation: Primeval

Media

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  65000000 B.C.

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  65000000 B.C. (Lair, Laruba ruins)

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  65000000 B.C. (Select Screen)

Music

• Rhythm of Wind, Sky, and Earth

Reptite Timeline

-History of this dimension is largely unknown; Lavos is not present.
-Reptites presumably conquer the early humans.

Lavos Timeline

-Nu reside at the Hunting Grounds. 
-The Ioka clan chiefly fights the Reptites; the Laruba clan hides. 
-Laruba village may or may have not been burned to the ground by the Reptites. 
-Lavos lands on the planet.
-Either during the crash or later, a piece of Lavos known as the Frozen Flame separates from the whole.
-Lavos is named by Ayla. La means fire, Vos means big. 
-Lavos burrows and begins absorbing the planet's energy.

Keystone T-1

-Nu reside at the Hunting Grounds. 
-The Ioka clan chiefly fights the Reptites; the Laruba clan hides. 
-Crono's party warps in from 1000 A.D. to find Dreamstone. 
-Crono's party meets Ayla, who throws a celebration for them. 
-Crono receives Dreamstone by defeating Ayla in a drinking contest.
-Dreamstone is stolen by Kino, then Reptites; it is retrieved in their forest 
maze lair along with the Gate key. 
-Reptite attacks temporarily subside. 
-Crono's party warps back to 1000 A.D. to have Melchior repair the Masamune. 
-Crono's party warps in from the Magus battle in 600 A.D. to Mystic Mountain. 
-Laruba village is burned to the ground, and Kino is taken hostage. 
-Crono's party goes to the Tyrano lair to defeat Azala and free Kino.
-Azala sees the red star and predicts the fall of Lavos.
-Lavos lands on the planet, pushing the Tyrano Lair underground.
-Either during the crash or later, a piece of Lavos known as the Frozen Flame separates from the whole.
-Lavos is named by Ayla. La means fire, Vos means big. 
-Lavos burrows and begins absorbing the planet's energy. 
-Crono's party warps to 12000 B.C. through a Gate thought to be created by
Lavos's impact.
-Crono's party returns from 12000 B.C. after the Prophet seals the Gate. 
-Crono's party warps to 2300 A.D. to the Keeper's Dome. 
-Crono's party warps in from 2300 A.D. and places the Sun Stone in Sun Keep. 

Keystone T-2

-Nu reside at the Hunting Grounds. 
-The Ioka clan chiefly fights the Reptites; the Laruba clan hides. 
-Crono's party warps in from 1000 A.D. to find Dreamstone. 
-Crono's party meets Ayla, who throws a celebration for them. 
-Crono receives Dreamstone by defeating Ayla in a drinking contest.
-Dreamstone is stolen by Kino, then Reptites; it is retrieved in their forest 
maze lair along with the Gate key. 
-Reptite attacks temporarily subside. 
-Crono's party warps back to 1000 A.D. to have Melchior repair the Masamune. 
-Crono's party warps in from the Magus battle in 600 A.D. to Mystic Mountain. 
-Laruba village is burned to the ground, and Kino is taken hostage. 
-Crono's party goes to the Tyrano lair to defeat Azala and free Kino.
-Azala sees the red star and predicts the fall of Lavos.
-Lavos lands on the planet, pushing the Tyrano Lair underground.
-Either during the crash or later, a piece of Lavos known as the Frozen Flame separates from the whole.
-Lavos is named by Ayla. La means fire, Vos means big. 
-Lavos burrows and begins absorbing the planet's energy. 
-Crono's party warps to 12000 B.C. through a Gate thought to be created by
Lavos's impact.
-Crono's party returns from 12000 B.C. after the Prophet seals the Gate. 
-Crono's party warps to 2300 A.D. to the Keeper's Dome. 
-Crono's party warps in from 2300 A.D. and places the Sun Stone in Sun Keep. 

Radical Dreamers Timeline

-A piece of Lavos splinters off during the crash; this comes to be known as
the Frozen Flame.

From: Chronology
From: Locations (Chrono Trigger)