Editing Ayla

{{Infobox CT Character
|name     = Ayla
|image    = [[Image:Ayla.jpg|200px|Ayla]]
|caption  = Official artwork of Ayla by [[Akira Toriyama]].
|year     = [[Prehistory]]
|hometown = [[Ioka Village]]
|age      = 24
|weapon   = [[Fist]]s
|magic    = None
|theme    = [[Ayla's Theme]]
|family   = 
[[Marle]] (descendant) <br /> [[King Guardia XXXIII]] (descendant) <br /> [[King Guardia XXI]] (descendant) <br /> [[Kino]] (husband) <br /> [[Doan]] (descendant) <br> [[Leah]] (possible mother)
|gender   = Female
|friends  = [[Crono]] <br /> [[Lucca]] <br /> [[Citizen|Laruba Elder]] <br /> [[Robo]] <br /> [[Frog]] <br /> [[Magus]] <br /> [[Melchior]] <br /> [[Gaspar]] <br /> [[Belthasar]] <br /> [[Schala]]
}}
{{quote|Ayla fight while alive! Win and live. Lose and die. Rule of life. No change rule.|Ayla}}

{{nihongo|'''Ayla'''|エイラ|Eira|"Eira" in Japanese media}} is a character in {{CT}} and is the chief of the [[Ioka Village|Ioka Tribe]] in [[Prehistory]]. Her people are in constant war against the [[Reptite]]s, an evolved, intelligent race of reptiles. She is characterized as fiercely courageous, decisively confident, and morally pure.

==Appearance==
Ayla's name could be an allusion to {{w|Earth's Children|Jean Auel's Earth's Children series}}, the protagonist of which is a tall, light blonde-hair, blue-eyed, prehistoric girl named Ayla. It could also refer to the tayra (Eira barbara), as her outfit contains a furry tail akin to the one of these animals. In the ending cutscene of the [[PlayStation]] and Nintendo DS port of ''Chrono Trigger'', Ayla is seen brashly forcing engagement on [[Kino]], her suitor and one of [[Marle]]'s ancestors. This displays her confident and strong-willed personality. 

In ''Chrono Cross'', Ayla does not make an appearance. However, a young girl from an area similar to Ayla's prehistoric time named [[Leah]] bears a striking resemblance to her in manner and appearance. She also says to [[Serge]] at the end of the game that she will name her child "''Ayla''", a name meaning "''New song of land''" according to her.

==Biography==
Prior to the year [[65,000,000 B.C.]], Ayla became chief of Ioka village due to her strength and fearlessness, acquiring a sample of [[Dreamstone]] as a symbol of that office. She led her people in the war against the Reptites. When the mysterious time-travelers from the Future arrived, Ayla temporarily relinquished her post to join them in their quest to stop [[Lavos]]. Kino, her mate, served as chief in her place. After the defeat of [[Nizbel]] in the [[Reptite Lair]], she mentions that upon dying or falling ill, [[Kino]] will become chief of the Ioka Village. Because of this, it seems that the title of chief does not necessarily travel to the strongest or most courageous of the Iokan Tribe, but rather, progresses to spouse or the next genetic heir, much like the [[Guardia#Government|monarchy]] that exists in following eras. 

[[File:Ayla2.png|thumb|left|Ayla forces marriage on [[Kino]] in the [[FMV]].]]

In the original Japanese and the re-translated English version of ''Chrono Trigger'', she makes a potentially bisexual comment upon meeting the party (which was censored to "respect" in the original English translation). In the new re-translation in {{CTDS}} In the re-translation, she says that Kino would become chief if she had a baby, rather than falling ill. Ayla expressed concern over the small size of [[Marle]]'s breasts, worrying that they weren't sufficient to give milk to children; this exchange was censored in American versions of the game.  After Lavos hits the planet, dust blasts into the atmosphere and blocks out the sun. This causes an ice age and the extinction of the Reptites. Ayla subsequently retires from her duties as chief, and after the defeat of Lavos, returns to 65,000,000 B.C. and marries Kino with a Dreamstone ring. As she is the distant ancestor of Marle and the Guardia Royal Family, she produced a lineage that survived the Ice Age and even survived the [[Zeal#Destruction and Legacy|Fall of Zeal]]. 

It is unknown whether Ayla re-assumes her role as chief after pregnancy. 

==Story==
Ayla is first introduced to the party when [[Crono]] and his friends visit the [[Prehistory|prehistoric era]] searching for Dreamstone to repair [[Frog]]'s sword, The [[Masamune]]. 
[[File:Ayla_FMV4.png|thumb|left|Ayla and [[Crono]] ride [[Dactyl]]s to [[Tyranno Lair]]. ]]
Upon their arrival in [[Mystic Mountains|Mystic Mountain]], they are ambushed by a seemingly ceaseless swarms of [[Reptite]]. Ayla shows up to fight them off and invites the time-travelers to her village for a party. Ayla, as chieftain, is keeper of the Dreamstone, and during the party, if Crono beats Ayla at an alcohol-chugging competition (censored in the American version as soup), she willingly forks it over. The next day, they find the camp has been ransacked by Reptites and the [[Gate Key]] stolen. Tracking the Reptites to the [[Forest Maze]], Ayla convinces[[ Kino]] to admit he had stolen the Gate Key out of jealousy, after which the Reptites stole it from him. Ayla, Crono, and the others invade the [[Reptite Lair]], defeat [[Nizbel]], and take the Gate Key from [[Azala]] so they can return to the present and repair the sword. Ayla does not appear again until the battle against [[Magus]] transports the party back to [[Prehistory]]. Alongside Ayla, Crono and the others battle the Reptites and witness the arrival of [[Lavos]] on the planet at [[Tyranno Lair]]. As the alien parasite falls from the sky as a "Red Star", Azala predicts an Ice Age will claim the land. It is at this point that Ayla names "Lavos", a word she made up from the root words "''La''" meaning "''fire''" and "''Vos''" "''big''" in the Iokan language.

Ayla then decides to join the party permanently to help defeat Lavos.

==Abilities==
[[File:Ayla Reptites.png|thumb|Ayla fighting [[Reptite]]s in the [[FMV]].]] 
[[File:Ayla_FMV.png|thumb|right|Ayla in the [[FMV]].]]
Ayla cannot use magic because she was born before humans became able to do so (as further explained through human evolution in ''[[Chrono Cross]]''). Highly dexterous, Ayla travels and attacks on her hands and feet, reminiscent of apes or felines.
She relies on unarmed combat and physical prowess in battle. Unable to equip weapons to assist her in battle, she instead receives upgrades to the critical hit rate of her [[Fist]]s. At [[Iron Fist|Level 72]], her critical hit raises to 35% and inflicts the [[Status Effect]], [[Confuse]]. At [[Bronze Fist| Level 96]], her critical hit damage increase to 9,999 damage, much like [[Robo]]'s [[Apocalypse Arm]], the primary difference being that this weapon inflicts normal damage on non-critical hits. Exclusive to the [[Chrono Trigger (DS)|DS release]] of the game are two more upgrades that bridge the gap between Level 1 and Level 72. The upgrade at [[Fist (Level 24)|Level 24]] increases her critical hit rate to 25%, whereas the upgrade at [[Fist (Level 48)| Level 48]] boosts it to 30%. After this, her fists upgrade as they normally would in [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] release. In full-motion video present in the [[PlayStation]] release of the game, Ayla attacks enemies with a club. This never appears in-game.

Departing from the usual role of female characters in [[role-playing game]]s, Ayla is a physical damage dealer. She is the physically strongest character in ''Chrono Trigger'', and is able to take the most damage next to [[Robo]]. 

All of her techs focus on dealing physical damage, except her [[Charm]] [[tech]], which is used to [[steal]] items, and [[Kiss]] which heals one character. This also makes Ayla the game's "thief" character, because her charm ability is the only way to obtain items from enemies.

Although Ayla cannot use magic, she has a small percentage of resistance against Fire magic (each character has a small resistance against ''something''). This suggests that if Ayla had the genetics for [[magic]], she'd be a [[Fire]] innate like [[Lucca]]. Furthering the association, Ayla's name is composed of two syllables, "''Ay''" and "''La''" respectively. She admits that "''La''" in Iokan tongue means "Fire", and "''Ay''" in conventional English is an affirmation or a tongue-in-cheek version of the pronoun "I". In other words, "''I fire''"

==Techs==

{{Ayla Single Techs}}

==Gallery==
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File:Ayla2.jpg|Ayla
File:Ayla.gif|Ayla seen in-game.
File:Picture_ayla.png|A picture of Ayla drawn by one of Lucca's Orphans.
File:Ayla_Sprite.gif|Ayla's menu sprite.
File:Ayla_FMV2.png|Ayla in the [[FMV]] of the [[PlayStation]] release.
</gallery></center>

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[[Category:Chrono Trigger]]
[[Category:Chrono Trigger Characters]]
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[[Category:Prehistory Characters]]
[[Category:Female Characters]]
[[Category:Time Travelers]]
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