Ayla

Ayla
Official artwork of Ayla by Akira Toriyama.
Home Time	65000000 BC
Home Area	Ioka Village
Age	24
Weapon Type	Fists
Magic Element	None

Ayla (エイラ, Eira^?, "Eira" in Japanese media) is the chief of the Ioka tribe in 65,000,000 BC. Her people are in constant war against the Reptites, an evolved, intelligent race of reptiles. She is characterized as fiercely courageous, decisively confident, and morally pure. 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. Ayla cannot use magic because she was born before humans became genetically capable of doing so (as further explained through human evolution in Chrono Cross). She relies on unarmed combat and physical prowess in battle. Interestingly, in the original Japanese and the re-translated English version, she makes a bisexual comment upon meeting the party (which was censored to "respect" in the original English translation). In the new re-translation in Chrono Trigger DS there seems to be subtle hints that she is in the very early stages of pregnancy.

Ayla's name could be an allusion to Jean Auel's Earth's Children series, the protagonist of which is a tall, blonde-haired, 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 this animal. 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 prehistoric times 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.

Techs

Tech (PS Name / SNES Name)	MP Cost	TP	Target	Description
Kiss	1	10	One ally	Lightly heal ally and restore status.
Roundillo Kick (Rollo Kick)	2	60	One enemy	Jump-kick an enemy.
Cat Attack	3	100	One enemy	Savagely claw an enemy.
Boulder Toss (Rock Throw)	4	200	One enemy	Lob an enemy as if it were a stone.
Charm	4	400	One enemy	Seduce an enemy to obtain an item.
Tail Spin	10	600	Enemies near Ayla	Spin and strike surrounding enemies.
Dino Tail	15	800	All enemies	Hit all foes. Damage higher when HP is low.
Triple Kick	20	1,000	One enemy	Kick an enemy 3 times.

Trivia

• Ayla strongly resembles Launch from Dragon Ball, another work by the character designer Akira Toriyama.
• Ayla has a resemblance to [Toan]'s second ally, Xiao, in the first [Dark Cloud] game on the Sony Playstation 2.