Harle
- "If you try and go against réalité... Réalité will surely crush you. Réalité will kill you. And réalité will continue to go on az if not'ing ever happened... From yesterday to today, and from today to tomorrow. Réalité marchez on... Leaving your crushed body behind..."
- — Harle to Serge
Harle (ツクヨミ , Tukuyomi?) is a mysterious harlequin aiding Lynx in Chrono Cross. Harle speaks with an interlanguage called Franglais, which is a blend of English and French, similar to Pierre. In her vocabulary of French words, she most often uses the words "moi" and "oui". Unlike Pierre, Harle uses more complex French phrases, such as Je m'apelle.
Story
Harle is the enigmatic seventh Dragon, created in 1006 A.D. during the magnetic storm that temporarily brought down Chronopolis's power. The Dragon God, consumed by the Time Devourer, was kept in check by Chronopolis; the power failure allowed it to create a life form that could go undetected and act as an agent in El Nido. When created, she bore the resemblance of an eighteen year old girl, dressed in vivacious clothing. From her inception, Harle was given an order to retrieve the Frozen Flame for the Dragon God; to this end, she befriended Lynx and played him for a fool. In 1015 A.D., she accompanied him to Lucca's house, where they set fire and abducted Lucca in hopes of disengaging the Prometheus Circuit. When this effort failed, Harle and Lynx resigned to wait for Serge to cross the dimensions; in the meantime, Harle took up residence in Viper Manor's parlor. In 1020 A.D., she met Serge for the first time, playfully teasing him and angering Kid. She soon after developed an admiration and romantic affection for Serge, though she hid it behind her flippant advances.
After he adopted Lynx's body, she personally helped him exit the Temporal Vortex and regain his footing in the world, employing several philosophical questions concerning reality to make him ponder the recent turn of events. Harle soon became despondent, as any relationship with Serge would be precluded by her mission to retrieve the Frozen Flame. As time went on, this became too painful for her; after the party's visit to the Pearly Gates, she cried aboard the S.S. Invincible. Though Starky pondered why she was sad, she soon left the party to lie in wait to seize the Frozen Flame. When at last Serge reached Chronopolis, she reappeared to hold off Kid from taking the Flame and allow the Dragon God enough time to fuse and claim it. As the Dragon God arrived, she bid Serge farewell and presumably disappeared into the newly reformed monstrosity.
Harle bears a strong resemblance to Kid in facial and physical features. She also shares the same fortune as given by the Fortune Teller of Termina. Many attribute this to the fact that if the Dragon God were to create a human being, the closest set of genetics would be Schala trapped within the Time Devourer. Kid and Harle could thus conceivably come from Schala's genotype.
How to Recruit
Harle will join the party in the Dimensional Vortex.
Harle can also be recruited with the Chrono Cross in a New Game+ if the player defeats the Time Devourer anytime between escaping from Sprigg's dimension, as Lynx, and saving Riddel from Another World's Viper Manor. Harle though, is not required to be in your party when you face the Time Devourer, as you will get the same ending either way.
Boss
- Main article: Harle (Boss)
Harle is fought as an optional boss at Hermit's Hideaway. To avoid battling her, simply board the S.S. Invincible and assist Fargo with fending off the Ghost Ship.
Strengths
- High Stats
- Large Element Grid
Weaknesses
- None
Tech Skills
- MoonBeams - 3 Stars
- MoonShine - 19 Stars
- Lunalretic - 25 Stars
Trivia
- Harle is a condensed form of harlequin, a jester or clown-like figure. Alternatively, the name Harley, which this woman's name strongly resembles, means hare or rabbit hunter in Old English.
- Harle has one line of unused dialogue in the game files. "Se taire! Shut up...!"
Gallery
Innate White |
Doc - Pip - Riddel - Serge - Starky - Steena |
Innate Black |
Grobyc - Guile - Harle - Luccia - Lynx - Mojo - Skelly |
Innate Red |
Draggy - Greco - Janice - Kid - Macha - Miki - Orcha - Zappa |
Innate Blue |
Fargo - Irenes - Korcha - Leena - Marcy - Nikki - Orlha - Pierre |
Innate Yellow |
Funguy - Leah - Mel - Norris - Poshul - Sneff - Viper - Zoah |
Innate Green |
Glenn - Karsh - NeoFio - Radius - Razzly - Sprigg - Turnip - Van |