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| - Frog is to Chrono Trigger what Aeris is to Final Fantasy 7. Sort of. Frog doesn't die, but he does get turned from a human into a frog after being dumb enough to agitate Magus. He also has to watch his best friend and idol, Cyrus, die at the hands of Magus. Frog may not be the only tragic hero of Chrono Trigger, but he plays the role the longest, as well as the best. "Lower thine guard, and thou'rt allowing the enemy in." - Frog
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| - Frog is to Chrono Trigger what Aeris is to Final Fantasy 7. Sort of. Frog doesn't die, but he does get turned from a human into a frog after being dumb enough to agitate Magus. He also has to watch his best friend and idol, Cyrus, die at the hands of Magus. Frog may not be the only tragic hero of Chrono Trigger, but he plays the role the longest, as well as the best. When Frog is turned from Glenn into a frog, he vows to get revenge on Magus and restore order to his life. But he soon realizes that he is weak. He was too weak to protect his queen, too weak to protect Cyrus, and too weak to stop Magus from treating him as if he were but a mere bug. If Frog was too weak as a human to deter evil, then how could he do so as a Frog? Frog realizes this, and thus begins his inner struggle as to whether or not he has any purpose on earth's mortal coil. Frog wants to gain the strength to climb out of hole that he (literally) has dug himself in, but it is not until Crono and friends show up in Frog's time period that Frog finds the strength within himself to carry on. It takes a long time, as well as a couple of key items, before Frog decides to become a full-fledged member of the party, but once he does, he finds the strength within both himself and his friends to achieve his goals and get the vengeance that he had longed for all this time. Frog is a perfect example of the hell that RPG characters are forced to go through, but he is also a good example of what happens when one's mind is dedicated. Of course, the final course of Frog's actions all lie in whether or not you choose to kill Lavos before giving him the Masamune and/or whether or not you choose to accept to Frog vs Magus duel on the North Cape late in the game. Both minor technicalities, of course. "Lower thine guard, and thou'rt allowing the enemy in." - Frog
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