Belthasar
Official artwork of Belthasar and a Nu
Game series	Chrono series
First game	Chrono Trigger
Character designer(s)	Akira Toriyama
In-Universe Information
Native time period	12,000 B.C.

Belthasar, the Guru of Reason, is a non playable character in the Chrono Trigger and video game. He also playes a big role in Chrono Cross. Image File history File links Belthasar_art. ... The Chrono video game series includes the games: Chrono Trigger Radical Dreamers Chrono Cross Chrono Break (entered preplanning in 2001 but was not greenlighted for development) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Chrono Trigger ) is a console role-playing game created by Square Co. ... Akira Toriyama Akira Toriyama (鳥山 明 Toriyama Akira, born on April 5, 1955 in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. ... Chrono Trigger ) is a console role-playing game created by Square Co. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ... Chrono Cross ) is a PlayStation RPG created by Square Co. ...

Belthasar's English version name is taken from a religious reference. Belthasar is another form of the traditional name of one of the three Magi who visited the infant Jesus. While Gaspar has a name that is also a slight variation of its traditional religious equivalent, Melchior's name is identical to his traditional religious counterpart. The three gurus each had different names in the original Japanese version of the game; Belthasar known as Gash, Melchior as Bosh, and Gaspar as Hash. The word Bible refers to the canonical collections of sacred writings of Judaism and Christianity. ... The Wise Men are given the names Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar in this Romanesque mosaic from the Basilica of St Apollinarius in Ravenna, Italy. ... Jesus (8–2 BC/BCE to 29–36 AD/CE),[1] also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity. ...

In Chrono Trigger, Belthasar is the Guru of Reason, a wise and respected sage of the Kingdom of Zeal. Belthasar was banished to the future by Queen Zeal after protesting against using the power of Lavos along with the Guru of Life, the Guru of Time, and Queen Zeal's son, Janus. Belthasar is the mechanical genius who created the Blackbird, a gaint airplane, as well as his last and greatest invention: the Wing of Time. Telemachus and Mentor Illustration of Les Aventures de Télémaque by François Fénelon The wise old man (or Senex) is an archetype as described by Carl Jung. ... The Kingdom of Zeal. ... Zeal, the queen of the Kingdom of Zeal, is a non-player character (NPC) in the Chrono Trigger video game. ... Lavoss outer shell. ... Melchior, the Guru of Life, is a non playable character (NPC) in the Chrono Trigger video game. ... Gaspar, the Guru of Time, is a non playable character (NPC) in the Chrono Trigger video game. ... This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... The Epoch in concept art. ...

After being drawn into the vortex, he ends up in the future, some years before A.D. 2300. Early in the game, he is seen working with a Nu on some mysterious project. Later in the story, he comes back to play two vital roles. 2300 A.D. is a time period in Squaresofts Chrono Trigger. ... The Nu is the most mysterious creature in the Square Co. ...

After being sealed off from 12000 B.C., the heroes need a means to return and this quest eventually leads to Belthasar's dome and his last invention, the Wings of Time, given the name "Epoch" by the party. By this time, Belthasar has passed on and his assistant Nu (which has had Belthasar's actual consciousness implanted in its mind, presumably because of Belthasar's body dying) provides Crono with the ship and instructions on its use. Kingdom of Zeal 12,000 B.C. is a time period in Squaresofts Chrono Trigger. ...

Following Crono's death at the Ocean Palace, Belthasar's final gift enables the group to bring back Crono. After bringing the Chrono Trigger (also known as Time Egg) and a Crono Clone, a life sized doll of Crono, in hand, Belthasar's Nu executes its last programming code and sends three dolls to Death Peak that are programmed to help the party reach the summit, so they could retrieve Crono moments before he was killed. After which, he kindly asks the party to "turn off" the Nu, so that it may rest for eternity. It then falls into a deep sleep, never to reawake. Crono ) is the main character from the 1995 Super Famicom/SNES game Chrono Trigger, developed by Square Co. ...

Chrono Cross

In the pseudo-sequel Chrono Cross, Belthasar is alive and well, due to the changed future. In by 2400 A.D of the new future, the world's society had reached hypertechnology levels, he founds the military time research facility, Chronopolis. With this done, he begins to initiate "Project Kid", which is a unusually complicated turn of events requiring the participation of a boy named Serge to rescue Princess Schala, who had been missing since the Fall of Zeal. However, this plan is rather selfish and necessitates many sacrifices in order to accomplish its true goal. Naturally, he reveals himself to Serge twice over the course of the game and rather cryptically, reveals what his true purpose is. Chrono Cross ) is a PlayStation RPG created by Square Co. ... Serge is a type of twill fabric that has diagonal lines or ridges on both sides, made with a two-up, two-down weave. ... Schala (Japanese name Sara) is a fictional character from the video game Chrono Trigger, where she is the princess of the magical Kingdom of Zeal. ...