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Encyclopedia > Belthasar (Chrono Trigger)
Chrono Trigger Character
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Belthasar
Real Name Belthasar
Original Time Period 2300 A.D.
Weapon various
Magic unknown
Gender Male

Belthasar, the Guru of Reason, is a non playable character (NPC) in the Chrono Trigger video game. Male is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces sperm. ... A guru (गुरू Sanskrit) is a teacher in Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. ... In philosophy, reason (from Latin ratio, by way of French raison) is the faculty by means of which or the process through which human beings perform thought, especially abstract thought. ... Chrono Trigger (クロノ・トリガー) is a role-playing game that was released in Japan on March 11, 1995 for the Super Famicom and in North America on August 22, 1995 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES); it was re-released in 2001 for the Sony PlayStation (PS) as a part of...

Early in the game Belthasar appears as a scientist in the Keeper's Dome in 2300 A.D.. Initially he is busy working with a Nu on some mysterious project. Later in the story he comes back to play two vital roles. Belthasar was banished to the future by Queen Zeal after protesting against using the power of Lavos. Belthasar is the mechanical genius who created the Blackbird, the Mammon Machine, as well as his last and greatest invention: the Epoch. This article is about the profession. ... 2300 A.D. 2300 A.D. is a time period in Squaresofts Chrono Trigger. ... Inner Lavos Spoiler warning: In the console role-playing game Chrono Trigger, Lavos is an alien being fallen from the skies in 65,000,000 B.C., its impact resulting in an ice age and its eventual resurfacing in the apocalypse. ... Epoch (Silvard in Japan) is the name of the flying time machine the characters of Chrono Trigger use at some point into the game to cross time and space, making their travels easier. ...


It is later revealed that Belthasar is not of 2300 A.D.; he is actually the Guru of Reason, a wise and respected sage of the Kingdom of Zeal. Upon the awakening of Lavos, he is drawn into a time vortex, along with the Guru of Life, the Guru of Time, and Queen Zeal's son Janus. Whereas the Guru of Life (Melchior) was deposited in 1000 A.D., the Guru of Time (Gaspar) went to the End of Time, and Janus (later known as Magus) went to 600 A.D., Belthasar was sent to 2300 A.D. Species see List of Salvia species Sage is a term used for plants of the genus Salvia of the mint family, Lamiaceae. ... Kingdom of Zeal The Kingdom of Zeal is a floating continent in Squaresofts Chrono Trigger. ... Inner Lavos Spoiler warning: In the console role-playing game Chrono Trigger, Lavos is an alien being fallen from the skies in 65,000,000 B.C., its impact resulting in an ice age and its eventual resurfacing in the apocalypse. ... Magus is a fictional character, who is a playable character in the Super Nintendo video game Chrono Trigger. ... Melchior, the Guru of Life, is a non playable character (NPC) in the Chrono Trigger video game. ... 1000 A.D. 1000 A.D. is a time period in Squaresofts Chrono Trigger. ... Gaspar, the Guru of Time, is a non playable character (NPC) in the Chrono Trigger video game. ... The End of Time The End of Time is a time period in Squaresofts Chrono Trigger. ... Magus is a fictional character, who is a playable character in the Super Nintendo video game Chrono Trigger. ... 600 A.D. 600 A.D. is a time period in Squaresofts Chrono Trigger. ...


It becomes quite evident at this point Queen Zeal has considered the Gurus (and probably her two children) a threat to her power, and their final banishment across time is the type of convenient exile that she desires. But even before this Belthasar and the other Gurus had been imprisoned or silenced in some manner.


After being sealed off from 12000 B.C., you need a means to return and this quest eventually leads to Belthasar's dome and his last invention, the Epoch a.k.a. the "Wings of Time." By this time Belthasar has passed on and his assistant Nu provides you with the ship and instructions on its use. Following Crono's death at the Ocean Palace. Belthasar's last gift enables you to bring Crono back from the dead. If you have the Chrono Trigger (a.k.a. Time Egg) and a Crono Clone in hand, Belthasar's Nu executes its last programming code and sends three Poyozo Dolls to Death Peak to help you traverse the perilous path to Crono's salvation. Crono (クロノ kurono) is the main character from the 1995 Super Famicom/SNES game Chrono Trigger, developed by Squaresoft. ...


Belthasar's name is taken from a biblical reference. Belthasar is another form of the 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 biblical equivalent, Melchior's name is identical to his biblical counterpart. This 11th-century portrait is one of many images of Jesus in which a halo with a cross is used. ...


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Chrono Trigger Plot FAQ - IGN FAQs (15193 words)
Belthasar foresaw that if the Time Devourer were allowed to remain within the Tesseract unchallenged, it would eventually reach maturity, at which time it would have the power to reach outside of its dimension and begin consuming all space-time, reducing all existance to nothingness.
Belthasar merely tells us that it was "long ago, in the distant past," and the Chrono Cross Ultimania Guide seems to imply that it was 10,000 years ago when FATE and the Chronpolis defeated the Dragon God and the Terra Tower.
Belthasar then set into motion an extremely complex and far-reaching plan that would take a lot of work from a lot of individuals to be fulfilled, all for the purpose of freeing Schala and undoing the Time Devourer's existance.
Chrono Trigger - ThaWiki (4617 words)
However, Chrono Trigger's gameplay deviates from traditional RPGs in that, rather than random encounters, many enemies are openly visible on field maps or lie in wait to ambush the party.
Chrono Trigger's story begins with the Millennial Fair of 1000 A.D., a celebration of the millennium since the founding of the Kingdom of Guardia.
(Chrono Trigger) Tokyo: Square Co., 1995 Lucca determines that Marle is actually the princess of Guardia in 1000 A.D., and that the death of her missing ancestor could cause Marle to never exist.
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