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* TheCameo: All over the place in the background in "The Millennial Fair" with easily spotted ones being [[VideoGame/HotelMario Mario and Luigi]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones Ephraim and Eirika]].

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* TheCameo: All over the place in the background in "The Millennial Fair" with easily spotted ones being [[VideoGame/HotelMario Mario and Luigi]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones Ephraim and Eirika]].
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* CurbStompBattle: Nizbel II is on the receiving end of one in "Tyranno Rebellion."


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* TookALevelInBadass: After Kino is broken out of prison in "Tyranno Rebellion," he takes the lead in the song itself and becomes the HeroOfAnotherStory as he leads all of the humans in fighting off Reptite forces outside of Tyranno Lair while Ayla, Marle, and Crono head for Azala.

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* BadassBoast: Many show up in the battle soundtracks..

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* BadassBoast: Many show up in the battle soundtracks..songs.



* DarkerAndEdgier: Not exceptionally dark, but it is darker compared to the game it was based on. Musical numbers often put more focus on the danger humanity is in, the main characters are horrible distraught after they learn Magus didn't create Lavos, so their efforts to stop him didn't save the future.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: Not exceptionally dark, but it is darker compared to the game it was based on. Musical numbers often put more focus on the danger humanity is in, the main characters are horrible horribly distraught after they learn Magus didn't create Lavos, so their efforts to stop him didn't save the future.



* EvilIsHammy: Lavos is one of the ColdHam variety. He's mostly restrained with his volume, but all of his lyrics are littered with PurpleProse. At the end of both of his songs however he descends into full LargeHam as he repeats the words "We remain" with increasing volume.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Lavos speaks with [[VoiceOfTheLegion three voices]], the main one sounding deep to the point of being inhuman.

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* EvilIsHammy: Lavos is one of the ColdHam variety. He's mostly restrained with his volume, but all of his lyrics are littered with PurpleProse. At the end of both of his songs however songs, however, he descends into full LargeHam as he repeats the words "We remain" with increasing volume.
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Lavos speaks with [[VoiceOfTheLegion three voices]], the main one sounding deep to the point of being inhuman.



* KnightOfCerebus: [[BigBad Lavos]], much like in the game. Its appearance comes with a VillainSong where it is causing the apocalypse, gloating about the devastation its wrecking on the world.

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* KnightOfCerebus: [[BigBad Lavos]], much like in the game. Its appearance comes with a VillainSong where it is causing the apocalypse, gloating about the devastation its wrecking it's wreaking on the world.



* SkywardScream: One of the survivors in "Lavos" during the apocalypse as she cradles a dead child's corpse in her arms- one that looks surprisingly like [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} a certain human child...]]

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* SkywardScream: One of the survivors in "Lavos" during the apocalypse as she cradles a dead child's corpse in her arms- one arms—one that looks surprisingly like [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} a certain human child...]]
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All of the musical's currently-available songs can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-TFjG0qugDt0qSNyhaKHnfbo8oi-5gJ here.]] As of early February 2019, the project is on break due to scheduling conflicts, but Man on the Internet has assured everyone that it is ''not'' cancelled.

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All of the musical's currently-available songs can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-TFjG0qugDt0qSNyhaKHnfbo8oi-5gJ here.]] As of In early February 2019, the project is was put on break due to scheduling conflicts, but Man conflicts and resumed with new songs on the Internet has assured everyone that it is ''not'' cancelled.
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* AdaptationalCurves: Ayla is depicted as being [[AmazonianBeauty extremely muscular]] in her artwork, when in-game she's not quite at that level of buffness.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Unlike in the game, "History, Our Story" shows the protagonists are highly distrust after defeating Magus, and learning he only summoned Lavos, rather than creating him, so they have no have no idea how to go about stopping Lavos.

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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Unlike in the game, "History, Our Story" shows the protagonists are highly distrust distraught after defeating Magus, and learning he only summoned Lavos, rather than creating him, so they have no have no idea how to go about stopping Lavos.

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* CassandraTruth: Azala, when he examining the Gate Key, asks the main characters what it is. Robo explains it opens portals through time, and Azala assumes he's lying, [[DramaticIrony believing nobody would ever willing give up information like that]].
* ColdHam: Magus starts off this. When he starts his VillainSong, he goes full LargeHam.
** Lavos is mostly this, speaking softly, but his lyrics are the most elaborate. but breaks into LargeHam towards the end of his songs.



* EvilIsHammy: Lavos is one of the ColdHam variety. He's mostly restrained with his volume, but all of his lyrics are littered with PurpleProse. At the end of both of his songs however he descends into full LargeHam as he repeats the words "We remain" with increasing volume.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Lavos speaks with [[VoiceOfTheLegion three voices]], the main one sounding deep to the point of being inhuman.
** Magus, to a lesser extent.



* KnightOfCerebus: [[BigBad Lavos]], much like in the game. Its appearance comes with a VillainSong where he is causing the apocalypse, gloating about the devastation its wrecking on the world.

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* KickTheDog: "Lavos Reprise". After Magus' ritual is disrupted, Lavos sends everyone through time. He also makes a point of doing a reprise of his VillainSong, mocking the heroes for how all their efforts to stop him has thus far been for nothing and he will still destroy the world.
* KnightOfCerebus: [[BigBad Lavos]], much like in the game. Its appearance comes with a VillainSong where he it is causing the apocalypse, gloating about the devastation its wrecking on the world.


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** Magus manages to one up him when he gets a VillainSong in "Battle with Magus."
** Lavos. [[EvilIsHammy We remain. We remain! WE REMAIN!]]


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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Most songs during a fight have the heroes talking about how they are going to win. "Broken Machine" has Chrono and Lucca delivering {{badass boast}}s about how they will destroy the R series robots for assaulting Robo, their voices dripping with anger.


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* RoyalWe: Lavos refers to itself as "we," while also speaking with the VoiceOfTheLegion.


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* ShutUpHannibal: The R series robots in "Broken Machine" open up by singing about how Robo was defective and needed to be reset. Chrono and Lucca's opening lyrics in response ''No more games, go down in flames'', showing they don't care what the robots have to say, they are going to kill them.
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* WorldOfHam: It's a musical where characters break into song, with very grandiose lyrics.

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* WorldOfHam: It's a musical where characters break into song, with very grandiose lyrics.lyrics.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Unlike in the game, "History, Our Story" shows the protagonists are highly distrust after defeating Magus, and learning he only summoned Lavos, rather than creating him, so they have no have no idea how to go about stopping Lavos.
* AdaptationalExpansion: A number of characters get more fleshed out due to the musical numbers giving them more dialogue in a scene. Chrono most notably gets a personality instead of being a HeroicMime.



* ANaziByAnyOtherName: The Reptites, who on top of their desire to KillAllHumans, flat out call their war on humans a FinalSolution.
* BadassBoast: Many show up in the battle soundtracks..



* ComicallySerious: Robo. As a RunningGag when the human characters hesitate to give an answer, he gives one for them with a dose of BrutalHonesty.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Not exceptionally dark, but it is darker compared to the game it was based on. Musical numbers often put more focus on the danger humanity is in, the main characters are horrible distraught after they learn Magus didn't create Lavos, so their efforts to stop him didn't save the future.



* HamToHamCombat: Most of the battle soundtracks, "Battle With Magus" standing out.
* IronicEcho: "Broken Machine" has the R-Series robots belittling Robo as one. By the end, as Chrono and Lucca destroy the last of them they boast that they will save the future and they see are "broken machines."



* JumpedAtTheCall: Chrono in the "Chrono Trigger" theme. After seeing how Lavos caused the BadFuture, he eagerly jumps at the chance to start the real adventure.
* KnightOfCerebus: [[BigBad Lavos]], much like in the game. Its appearance comes with a VillainSong where he is causing the apocalypse, gloating about the devastation its wrecking on the world.
* LargeHam: [[WorldOfHam Almost everyone]], but Frog stands out even among them. "That's the hero's way!"



* WithLyrics: A key component of the musical, applying lyrics that explain the game's plot set to its soundtrack.

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* WithLyrics: A key component of the musical, applying lyrics that explain the game's plot set to its soundtrack.soundtrack.
* WorldOfHam: It's a musical where characters break into song, with very grandiose lyrics.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Lavos, instead of being an [[BlueAndOrangeMorality indescribable]] EldritchAbomination, is [[{{Sadist}} sapient and actively malicious]].
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''Chrono Trigger the Musical'' is a musical adaptation of ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' created by Man on the Internet (Alex Beckham, also the creator of ''WebVideo/UndertaleTheMusical''). With a planned total 60 songs and a diverse cast, it follows the main events of the game.

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''Chrono Trigger the Musical'' is a musical adaptation of ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' created by [[Creator/ManOnTheInternet Man on the Internet (Alex Beckham, also Internet]] (also the creator of ''WebVideo/UndertaleTheMusical''). With a planned total 60 songs and a diverse cast, it follows the main events of the game.
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* BilingualBonus: Ozzie's mention of Zombor "dragging you through the junk" is a reference to the latter's Japanese name, Junk Dragger.
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** Potentially also "Battle with Ozzie", where Ozzie spends his part boasting about how his skeleton army is unstoppable and Chrono’s party spending their part proving him wrong.

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** Potentially also "Battle with Ozzie", where Ozzie spends his part boasting about how his skeleton army is unstoppable and Chrono’s Crono’s party spending their part proving him wrong.

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* QuarrelingSong: "Battle with Magus" qualifies, with Magus' constant {{badass boast}}s towards the party met with Frog repeating his code of honor in defiance.

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* QuarrelingSong: QuarrelingSong:
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"Battle with Magus" qualifies, with Magus' constant {{badass boast}}s towards the party met with Frog repeating his code of honor in defiance.
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* SkywardScream: One of the survivors in "Lavos" during the apocalypse as she cradles a dead child's corpse in her arms- one that looks surprisingly like [[VideoGame/Undertale a certain human child...]]

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* SkywardScream: One of the survivors in "Lavos" during the apocalypse as she cradles a dead child's corpse in her arms- one that looks surprisingly like [[VideoGame/Undertale [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} a certain human child...]]

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** Potentially also "Battle with Ozzie", where Ozzie spends his part boasting about how his skeleton army is unstoppable and Chrono’s party spending their part proving him wrong.



* SkywardScream: One of the survivors in "Lavos" during the apocalypse as she cradles a dead child's corpse in her arms.

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* SkywardScream: One of the survivors in "Lavos" during the apocalypse as she cradles a dead child's corpse in her arms.arms- one that looks surprisingly like [[VideoGame/Undertale a certain human child...]]
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* VoiceOfTheLegion: How does one voice Lavos? With ''three'' different voices singing together, with the primary male voice being ''deep as the bowels of hell itself''.
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* MythologyGag:
** The opening lines of "The End of Time" paraphrase the same lyrics from Music/{{Metallica}}'s "Sanitarium" that were previously recited in Man on the Internet's earlier project ''WebVideo/UndertaleTheMusical''.
** Certain songs feature dialogue lifted wholesale from the source material. For example, "Corridors of Time" feature signature lines from the corresponding arc, like Doreen's "am I a butterfly" speech and Janus' line when he first meets the party.



* QuarrelingSong: "Battle with Magus" qualifies, with Magus' constant {{badass boast}}s towards the party met with Frog repeating his code of honor in defiance.



* VillainSong: "Remains of the Factory," "Azala," "The Battle Against Magus," and "Queen Zeal's Theme" are all one for the villains of their respective time periods. And of course "Lavos" for the BigBad himself.

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* VillainSong: "Remains of the Factory," "Azala," "The Battle Against Magus," and "Queen Zeal's Theme" are all one for the villains of their respective time periods. And of course "Lavos" for the BigBad himself.himself.
* WithLyrics: A key component of the musical, applying lyrics that explain the game's plot set to its soundtrack.
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* SkywardScream: One of the survivors in "Lavos" during the apocalypse as she cradles her dead child's corpse in her arms.

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* SkywardScream: One of the survivors in "Lavos" during the apocalypse as she cradles her a dead child's corpse in her arms.
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* SkywardScream: One of the survivors in "Lavos" during the apocalypse as he cradles her dead child's corpse in his arms.

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* SkywardScream: One of the survivors in "Lavos" during the apocalypse as he she cradles her dead child's corpse in his her arms.
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* GoodMorningCrono: The story begins with the original TropeNamer, just like in the game.
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* ItIsPronouncedTropay: Marle's name is initially pronounced "Meryl" but only in her introduction.

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* ItIsPronouncedTropay: ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Marle's name is initially pronounced "Meryl" but only in her introduction.
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* BrawnHilda: Ayla in the accompanying artwork within her songs is drawn as much larger and muscular than her original art/sprite.

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* BrawnHilda: Ayla in the accompanying artwork within her songs is drawn as much larger and more muscular than her original art/sprite.
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* SkywardScream: One of the survivors in "Lavos" during the apocalypse as he cradles his dead wife's corpse in his arms.

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* SkywardScream: One of the survivors in "Lavos" during the apocalypse as he cradles his her dead wife's child's corpse in his arms.
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* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: The musical skips the encounter with Marle as Queen Leene being erased from history and Lucca realizing she's Princess Nadia entirely. As one of the first major plot points in the game, it's a big one.

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* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: The musical skips the encounter with Marle as Queen Leene being erased from history and Lucca realizing she's Princess Nadia entirely. As one of the first major plot points in the game, it's a big one. As other songs hint at this connection, it remains to be seen if this scene will be in the full script.
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* OhCrap: Crono's reaction to Ayla wanting to face off in a DrinkingContest for the Dreamstone.
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''Chrono Trigger the Musical'' is a musical adaptation of ''VideoGame/Chrono Trigger'' created by Man on the Internet (Alex Beckham, also the creator of ''WebVideo/UndertaleTheMusical''). With a planned total 60 songs and a diverse cast, it follows the main events of the game.

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''Chrono Trigger the Musical'' is a musical adaptation of ''VideoGame/Chrono Trigger'' ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' created by Man on the Internet (Alex Beckham, also the creator of ''WebVideo/UndertaleTheMusical''). With a planned total 60 songs and a diverse cast, it follows the main events of the game.



* VillainSong: "The Abandoned Factory," "Azala," "The Battle Against Magus," and "Queen Zeal's Theme" are all one for the villains of their respective time periods. And of course "Lavos" for the BigBad himself.

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* VillainSong: "The Abandoned "Remains of the Factory," "Azala," "The Battle Against Magus," and "Queen Zeal's Theme" are all one for the villains of their respective time periods. And of course "Lavos" for the BigBad himself.
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* BrawnHilda: Ayla in the accompanying artwork within her songs is drawn as much larger and muscular than her original art/sprite.
* TheCameo: All over the place in the background in "The Millennial Fair" with easily spotted ones being [[VideoGame/HotelMario Mario and Luigi]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones Ephraim and Eirika]].
* DrinkingContest: Played straight with the original game in how Crono must win the Dreamstone from Ayla.
* FrothyMugsOfWater: PlayedForLaughs during Crono and Toma's conversation in "Yearnings of the Wind" as any text referring to drink/alcohol/beer is crossed out and replaced with soda pop/sugar in the dialogue.
* FunPersonified: Ayla is depicted as this, especially in "Ayla's Theme" and "Burn! Bobonga!"
* GracefulLoser: Ayla happily laughs away her loss and gives the Dreamstone to Crono without any qualms.


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* SkywardScream: One of the survivors in "Lavos" during the apocalypse as he cradles his dead wife's corpse in his arms.
* ThisCannotBe: The combined Masa & Mune's reaction when Crono dissipates their stored wind energy and defeats them.
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* RunningGag: Every time the party is asked a question, the humans will hesitate to answer while Robo jumps in to answer for them.

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* RunningGag: Every time the party is asked a question, the humans will hesitate to answer while Robo jumps in to answer for them.them.
* VillainSong: "The Abandoned Factory," "Azala," "The Battle Against Magus," and "Queen Zeal's Theme" are all one for the villains of their respective time periods. And of course "Lavos" for the BigBad himself.
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''Chrono Trigger the Musical'' is a musical adaptation of ''VideoGame/Chrono Trigger'' created by Man on the Internet (Alex Beckham, also the creator of ''WebVideo/UndertaleTheMusical''). With a planned total 60 songs and a diverse cast, it follows the main events of the game.

All of the musical's currently-available songs can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-TFjG0qugDt0qSNyhaKHnfbo8oi-5gJ here.]] As of early February 2019, the project is on break due to scheduling conflicts, but Man on the Internet has assured everyone that it is ''not'' cancelled.

!!These tropes have left their names in history:
* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: The musical skips the encounter with Marle as Queen Leene being erased from history and Lucca realizing she's Princess Nadia entirely. As one of the first major plot points in the game, it's a big one.
* AdaptedOut: Several bosses do not appear at all: The Dragon Tank, the Guardian, and Heckran for the first half.
* IWantSong: The running theme especially in "Peaceful Days" and "Chrono Trigger" is Crono wanting history to know his name and not be just another nobody.
* ItIsPronouncedTropay: Marle's name is initially pronounced "Meryl" but only in her introduction.
* RunningGag: Every time the party is asked a question, the humans will hesitate to answer while Robo jumps in to answer for them.

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