History NightmareFuel / ChronoTriggerTheMusical

** In general, Lavos isn't as horrifying as he was in the original ''Chrono Trigger''. He's far, ''far'' worse, and not just due to the more intricate sound and visuals at play. In the original, he was already a horrifying world-ending EldritchAbomination straight out of a Lovecraftian horror, but was [[GenericDoomsdayVillain never truly treated as "evil" by the story]]-- more so a force of nature than a character, since he was seemingly just following his PlanetaryParasite biology. Here? He sings about how much he relishes ([[TimeTravelTenseTrouble or will relish]]) the pain and suffering of the Earth's dying inhabitants once he emerges. Yep, no doubt about it-- [[AdaptationalVillainy this Lavos]] is ''sapient'', fully aware that his actions are causing immeasurable suffering, and [[{{Sadist}} enjoying every second of it.]][[note]]While the finale of ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' does confirm that the canon version of Lavos is sapient and malevolent towards humanity, the musical likely only adapts his ''Chrono Trigger'' portrayal, given the general lack of references it has to ''Cross'' (and Man on the Internet's [[FanonDiscontinuity personal dislike]] of the ''Cross''[='=] story and characters).[[/note]]

** In general, Lavos isn't as horrifying as he was in the original ''Chrono Trigger''. He's far, ''far'' worse, and not just due to the more intricate sound and visuals at play. In the original, he was already a horrifying world-ending EldritchAbomination straight out of a Lovecraftian horror, but was [[GenericDoomsdayVillain never truly treated as "evil" by the story]]-- more so a force of nature than a character, since he was seemingly just following his PlanetaryParasite biology. Here? He sings about how much he relishes ([[TimeTravelTenseTrouble or will relish]]) the pain and suffering of the Earth's dying inhabitants once he emerges. Yep, no doubt about it-- [[AdaptationalVillainy this Lavos]] is ''sapient'', fully aware that his actions are causing immeasurable suffering, and [[{{Sadist}} enjoying every second of it.]]

--->[[AC:Heavens cry, death from on high…\\
And now it's time to learn…\\
On this day, we see, we say…\\
That everything can burn…\\
[[EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt At the end of days…]]\\
[[YouCantFightFate But the future refused to change…]]\\
But here…\\

** The visuals of the accident are based on Lucca's PTSD flashbacks of the original event. The girl was so traumatized by it that she nearly falls into a HeroicBSOD when she realizes when she's gone back to.

** The closed captioning translates Lavos's screeches in a way that's different from the on-screen text in an at first [[{{Bathos}} humorous manner]], as it's a translator trying desperately to process what Lavos is saying. But Lavos's voice is such a horrific manner of BlackSpeech that it malfunctions and instead shows various bits of info about the world, such as the population going down...

* Glenn's scream when he's turned into Frog in "Frog's Theme - Reprise." Even worse when not watching the video as first-time listeners may not have an exact idea as to why he's doing so.

* "Lucca's House" shows the original timeline outcome of Lara's accident in... shockingly graphic detail, despite it being represented in black and white.

* "Lucca's House" shows the original timeline outcome of Lara's accident in... shockingly graphic detail, despite it being represented in black and white.
** FridgeHorror kicks in upon realizing it could have been even worse: The viewer is spared the sight of seeing Lara's legs get crushed from [[ForcedToWatch little Lucca's point of view]].

* "Lucca's House" shows the original timeline outcome of Lara's accident in... shockingly graphic detail, despite it being represented in black and white.

** And then there's his voice. Remember his [[HellIsThatNoise infamous screech]] from the original game? The one that, as per another entry on this site, "gave an entire generation of gamers nightmares"? Well, luckily for you, this musical decided to translate it into English in the most horrifyingly authentic way it could think of: [[VoiceOfTheLegion three different voices overlapped together]], with the deepest sounding [[EvilSoundsDeep like it came from the darkest depths of Hell]], culminating in something so utterly twisted, inhuman and ''eardrum-rupturing'' that it's as if Lavos himself is [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou attempting to destroy the viewers' hearing]]. This troper in particular is willing to claim that it outright ''traumatized'' them to the point that even ''thinking'' about it feels painful, even compared to the original game's screech. *shudder* Sleep well, kiddies.

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** The closed captioning translates Lavos's screeches in a way that's different from the on-screen text in an at first [[{{Bathos}} humorous manner]] but then it malfunctions and instead shows various bits of info about the world such as the population going down...

--->'''''"WE REMAIN, WE REMAIN, WE REMAIN!"'''''

* "Lavos" ramping up the Bad Ending of the original game even further by showing the complete destruction of the world in gruesome detail while the BigBad itself revels in its victory. It's quite a [[VileVillainSaccharineShow sharp contrast]] to most of the other songs in the musical, even the more emotional ones.

** In general, Lavos isn't as horrifying as it was in the original ''Chrono Trigger''. It's far, ''far'' worse, and not just due to the more intricate sound and visuals at play. In the original, it was already a horrifying world-ending EldritchAbomination straight out of a Lovecraftian horror, but was [[GenericDoomsdayVillain never truly treated as "evil" by the story]]-- more so a force of nature than a character, since it seemed to ultimately just be following its PlanetaryParasite biology. Here? It sings about how much it relishes ([[TimeTravelTenseTrouble or will relish]]) the pain and suffering of the Earth's dying inhabitants once it emerges. Yep, no doubt about it-- [[AdaptationalVillainy this Lavos]] is ''sapient'', fully aware that its actions are causing immeasurable suffering, and [[{{Sadist}} enjoying every second of it.]]
** And then there's its voice. Remember its [[HellIsThatNoise infamous screech]] from the original game? The one that, as per another entry on this site, "gave an entire generation of gamers nightmares"? Well, luckily for you, this musical decided to translate it into English in the most horrifyingly authentic way it could think of: [[VoiceOfTheLegion three different voices overlapped together]], with the deepest sounding [[EvilSoundsDeep like it came from the darkest depths of Hell]], culminating in something so utterly twisted, inhuman and ''eardrum-rupturing'' that it's as if Lavos itself is [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou attempting to destroy the viewers' hearing]]. This troper in particular is willing to claim that it outright ''traumatized'' them to the point that even ''thinking'' about it feels painful, even compared to the original game's screech. *shudder* Sleep well, kiddies.

** And to confirm that Lavos' speaking and sentience isn't just artistic license done to convey the story as a musical, it [[LastNoteNightmare finishes Schala's last verse]] in "Lavos Awakens", and during the reprise of the normal battle theme in "Lavos Beckons", Crono, Lucca and Marle even respond to it that they'll stop its "plan". And yet, in the latter case, Lavos still views itself as so above them that it refers to the three [[ToServeMan "cattle"]] as "they" instead of "you", as if it doesn't even register their attacks or consider them high enough lifeforms to be worth talking to. And then it rains hell on them from above before we get another ''[[SarcasmMode lovely]]'' reprise of its theme, nightmarish imagery, sound and all.

* "Lavos" ramping up the Bad Ending of the original game even further by showing the complete destruction of the world in gruesome detail while the BigBad itself revels in its victory.

** In general, Lavos isn't as horrifying as it was in the original ''Chrono Trigger''. It's far, ''far'' worse, and not just due to the more intricate sound and visuals at play. In the original, it was already a horrifying world-ending EldritchAbomination, but was [[GenericDoomsdayVillain never truly treated as "evil" by the story]]-- more so a force of nature than a character, since it seemed to ultimately just be following its PlanetaryParasite biology. Here? It sings about how much it relishes ([[TimeTravelTenseTrouble or will relish]]) the pain and suffering of the Earth's dying inhabitants once it emerges. Yep, no doubt about it-- [[AdaptationalVillainy this Lavos]] is ''sapient'', fully aware that its actions are causing immeasurable suffering, and [[{{Sadist}} enjoying every second of it.]]
*** And then there's its voice. Remember its [[HellIsThatNoise infamous screech]] from the original game? The one that, as per another entry on this site, "gave an entire generation of gamers nightmares"? Well, luckily for you, this musical decided to translate it into English in the most horrifyingly authentic way it could think of: [[VoiceOfTheLegion three different voices overlapped together]], with the deepest sounding [[EvilSoundsDeep like it came from the darkest depths of Hell]], culminating in something so utterly twisted, inhuman and ''eardrum-rupturing'' as if Lavos itself is attempting to destroy the viewers' hearing. This troper in particular gets the shivers from even thinking about it, and ''still'' hasn't gotten used to it by the time of this writing.
---->'''''"WE REMAIN, WE REMAIN, WE REMAIN!"'''''

* "Lucca's House" shows the original timeline outcome of Lara's accident in... Shockingly graphic detail, despite it being represented in black and white.

*** And then there's its voice. Remember its [[HellIsThatNoise infamous screech]] from the original game? The one that, as per another entry on this site, "gave an entire generation of gamers nightmares"? Well, luckily for you, this musical decided to translate it into English in the most horrifyingly authentic way it could think of: [[VoiceOfTheLegion three different voices overlapped together]], with the deepest sounding [[EvilSoundsDeep like it came from the darkest depths of Hell]], culminating in something so utterly twisted, inhuman and ''eardrum-rupturing'' that it could not be any more fitting for a monster like Lavos. This troper in particular gets the shivers from even thinking about it, and ''still'' hasn't gotten used to it by the time of this writing.

** Queen Zeal becomes especially creepy when you realize she has the same voice actress as ''[[WebVideo/UndertaleTheMusical Toriel]]'', which was probably ''[[CastingGag deliberate]]''.

* Queen Zeal's deranged delight in wanting to inflict AFateWorseThanDeath upon the party after they're defeated by Dalton's Golem.

** In general, Lavos isn't as horrifying as it was in the original ''Chrono Trigger''. It's far, ''far'' worse, and not just due to the more intricate sound and visuals at play. In the original, it was already a horrifying world-ending EldritchAbomination, but was [[GenericDoomsdayVillain never truly treated as "evil" by the story]]-- more so a force of nature than a character, since it seemed to ultimately just be following its PlanetaryParasite biology. Here? It sings about how much it relishes ([[TimeTravelTenseTrouble or will relish]]) the pain and suffering of the Earth's dying inhabitants once it emerges. Yep, no doubt about it-- [[AdaptationalVillainy this Lavos]] is ''sentient'', fully aware that its actions are causing immeasurable suffering, and [[{{Sadist}} enjoying every second of it.]]

** Lavos in general (in part thanks to being ''[[AdaptationalVillainy unambiguously sapient and malicious]]'' this time), but special mention goes to his [[VoiceOfTheLegion inhuman triple-voice]], which is a scarily faithful adaptation of his [[HellIsThatNoise infamous screech]] in the original game. This troper in particular still gets the shivers from even thinking about it.
--->'''''"WE REMAIN, WE REMAIN, WE REMAIN!"'''''

** Lavos in general (in part thanks to being ''[[AdaptationalVillainy fully sapient]]'' this time), but special mention goes to his [[VoiceOfTheLegion voice]], which is a scarily faithful adaptation of his [[HellIsThatNoise infamous screech]] in the original game. This troper in particular still gets the shivers from even thinking about it.

** Lavos in general (in part thanks to being ''[[AdaptationalVillainy fully sentient]]'' this time), but special mention goes to his [[VoiceOfTheLegion voice]], which is a scarily faithful adaptation of his [[HellIsThatNoise infamous screech]] in the original game. This troper in particular still gets the shivers from even thinking about it.

** One of the first casualties appears to be [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Frisk]].
** The closed captioning translates Lavos's screeches in a way that's different from the on-screen text at first but then it malfunctions and instead shows various bits of info about the world such as the population going down...

** One of the first casualties appears to be [[VideoGame/Undertale Frisk]].