Editing Apocalypse

The {{nihongo|'''Apocalypse'''|世界崩壊|Sekai Hōkai}}—also referred to as the {{nihongo|'''Day of Lavos'''|ラヴォスの日|Ravosu no Hi}}—occurs in 1999 AD at 1:24 when [[Lavos]] is set to destroy the world in {{CT}}. Three individuals from other time periods arrive to defeat Lavos, preventing the Apocalypse from occurring.

1999 AD is the only major time period that is not directly available to explore. If the party travels to this time, it is forced to engage Lavos in battle. The party can access Lavos via a bucket in the [[End of Time]] that acts similarly to a regular [[Time Gate]], via the teleporter to the right at the [[Millennial Fair]], via the [[Epoch]], or by defeating [[Queen Zeal]] at the end of the [[Black Omen]]. If accessed via the [[Epoch]] after it has been outfitted with wings, the vehicle crashes into Lavos, entirely avoiding the battle with its shell, but this removes the [[save point]] and Time Gate inside Lavos.

===Relevance to Chrono Cross===

Upon reaching access to the [[Dead Sea]], Serge and the party discover a dimensional distortion consisting of various destroyed futuristic cities surrounding a large tower made of fused buildings, all laying with in a sea frozen in time.

A unique [[game over]] sequence is shown if Lavos defeats the party. The sequence shows Lavos destroying the world, and the perspective then shifts to a lab in which three people, a [[director]], a [[supervisor]] and an [[operator]], are witnessing the coming apocalypse. Locations all over the world are indicated with red dots and labels, showing that they have been destroyed. The lab itself begins to crumble; the director commands the other two to leave immediately and stays, being crushed under the building.

The sequence then shows the planet in its entirety (as seen from space). It goes gray and a message appears: "But... the future refused to change." In the DS version, it says: "In the end the future refused to change."

*Due to its unplayable nature, little is known about 1999 A.D. From [[2300 AD|2300 A.D]]., it can be deduced that the [[Guardia]] line has some amount of control over [[Arris Dome]], as [[Doan]] lives there in 2300.<br />

*[[File:1999AD.png|thumb|300px|Fan art of the world map (1999 A.D.)]]Only about a quarter of the 1999 world, the quadrant in which Lavos erupts, is actually complete. There is a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPSR6cqJVkc video] shows 1999 A.D.'s map is explored. Based on the "location" of the domes, it can be assumed that the Guardia Kingdom eventually relocated into a large Truce-Guardia dome; likewise, Porre relocated into a similar-sized dome. In addition, on the "central" continent, approximately where Medina is, one can see a very technologically advanced facility which is different from everything else. It could be assumed this is the location of [[Chronopolis]] from {{CC}}. However, since the developers never wanted anyone to explore this area (and it is accesible only via codes), the nature of these domes and their locations is unverifiable and cannot be taken as canonical.

 

*One anomaly that occurs if the continents changed shape is the continued existence of roads connecting the continents, Lavos may have caused this.