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{{nihongo|'''Frog'''|カエル|, Kaeru|}} is a knight from the [[Middle Ages]] in {{CT}}. His real name is '''Glenn'''. He was presumably a squire under [[Cyrus]], a "Knight of the Square Table." (This pun only exists in the SNES/PS version.) Glenn had a notably close, although platonic, friendship with [[Queen Leene]].  

He later witnessed Cyrus' death at the hands of [[Magus]], and shortly afterward, was transformed into an anthropomorphic frog by the dark mage. Frog dedicates his life to protecting [[Queen Leene]] and vows to avenge Cyrus by killing Magus. Blaming himself for failing to be strong, Frog is depicted as chivalric but mired in regret over the past. He is the true bearer of the [[Masamune]], an ancient sword whose offensive capabilities against magic users is Magus's major weakness. Frog can later put Cyrus' ghost to rest, regaining his courage and clearing his conscience, and he has the opportunity to either defeat or ally himself with Magus. Frog wields a broadsword and can learn "[[Water]]" magic once he meets [[Spekkio]]; like [[Marle]], he also features a few healing techs.

[[File:Frog_FMV2.jpg|thumb|left|Frog and [[Crono]] in the [[FMV]] of the [[PlayStation]] release. ]]

After facing his generals - [[Slash]], [[Flea]], and [[Ozzie]] - Frog and the rest proceed to the inner sanctum where they find Magus. Magus uses powerful magic against them, but Frog uses the Masamune to break his nigh-impenetrable magic barrier, allowing them to harm him. Their battle weakens him, which causes him to lose control of his spell to summon [[Lavos]]. The creature begins waking up too early, and the space-time distortion it causes sends them all hurtling through time. [[File:Frog_FMV5.jpg|thumb|right|Frog braces for the assault against [[Magus]] in the [[FMV]].]]

An ending exclusive to the [[FMV]] of the [[PlayStation]] release depicts Frog transforming back into a human male. A large ceremony including all of the nobles of the court and the royal guard is held for him, and the King, wielding a jewel-encrusted sword, knights him.

Frog is a very skilled swordsman (er, swordsfrog), able to fight multiple enemies with ease. Upon meeting [[Spekkio]], which can happen any time after the Masamune is reforged, Frog learns to use [[Water]] magic. He is also able to summon forth a powerful, giant frog to trample his enemies. Frog's ability to deal out large amount of physical damage, heal, and inflict magic damage causes fans to consider him one of the most useful characters in the game. His only major downside is that his magic stat, like Crono's, is rather low compared to the magic damage-dealing duo of Marle and Lucca.

In the English translation Frog speaks in a grandiose, semi-Shakespearean manner, using words such as "thou," "thee" and "shalt," though strangely no one else from his era speaks that way—including Frog himself when shown in flashbacks as Glenn. Its interesting to note that in the Japanese version, he does not speak with the "Middle Ages Accent", and instead talks rather rudely(often cursing). Ironically, Frog's old English speaking style has been removed from Chrono Trigger DS and adheres to his original speech in the Japanese version.

There was speculation that [[Glenn (Chrono Cross)|Glenn]] was the human form of Frog, as they both have the Tech X-Strike. However, Glenn is merely a reference. Frog is from 600 A.D. and Glenn is from 1020 A.D.; Glenn's father is Garai and his older brother is Dario. Frog had no such relatives.

[[Turnip]] also resembles Frog's form in ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''.

*The Team wanted to make Frog's transformation into Glenn occur right after the Magus fight, but was decided against after it would require more space, work, and time.  Overall, the response by Beta Testers wasn't in favor, and so the idea was scrapped until Chrono Cross.