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{{CCPlayable Character
{{CCPlayable Character
|Name=Lynx
|Name=Lynx
|Image=Lynx1.jpg
|Japanese=ヤマネコ
|Career=Feline Demi-Human
|Image=[[Image:Lynx2.png|200px]]
|Age=? (17 with Serge in his body)
|Career=Feline [[Demi-Human]]
|Age=Unknown (17 with Serge in his body)
|Gender=Male
|Gender=Male
|Origin=[[Arni]]
|Origin=[[Arni]]
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|Build=Solid
|Build=Solid
|Hand=Right-Handed
|Hand=Right-Handed
|Weapon=Swallow/Mastermune
|Weapon= [[Swallow (Chrono Cross)|Swallow]]/[[Scythe]]
|Element=Black
|Element=[[Black (Element)|Black]]
}}
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'''Lynx''' (ヤマネコ, ''Yamaneco'') is a fictional character who serves as one of several antagonists in ''Chrono Cross''. A feline demihuman, Lynx is [[Kid|Kid's]] archenemy. Lynx appears to have insight on [[Serge|Serge's]] current situation, far more than Serge does himself. He is known to be seeking the legendary Frozen Flame, and at the start of the game, he has been living among the Dragoons of Viper Manor. For reasons unbeknownst to Serge, Lynx is actively seeking him out.
{{nihongo|'''{{PAGENAME}}'''|ヤマネコ|, Yamaneko}} is one of Serge's main nemeses in {{CC}} and {{RD}}.


==Story==
==Story==
Lynx is merely using the Dragoons to acquire the Dragon Tear from Viper Manor. Lynx and Serge cross paths a few times, with Lynx repeatedly making cryptic references to things as of yet unknown to the player, such as Serge's status as a "Chrono Trigger". As stated in the previous game and later in ''Chrono Cross'', the definition of a Chrono Trigger is "pure potential"; to be more accurate, the potential for altering history according to one's dream. In a dramatic sequence in Fort Dragonia, Lynx manages to possess Serge's body and to trap Serge[[Image:Serge_as_Lynx|thumb|Serge in Lynx's body.]] in his own, effectively becoming '''Dark Serge.'''[[Image:Dark_Serge|thumb|Lynx in Serge's body.]]   The game continues from there, the player using Lynx's body and his skills. Dark Serge quickly becomes a scourge, tarnishing Serge’s reputation, and placing Kid under a spell, forcing her to follow him.
===''Chrono Cross''===
He is the biological emissary of the [[FATE]] supercomputer. Lynx was shaped from [[Serge]]'s father, [[Wazuki]]; when Wazuki took Serge to be healed by the [[Frozen Flame]] in [[Chronopolis]], he was corrupted by its emanations and subsequently was subject to mind control by the FATE supercomputer. Since the [[Prometheus Circuit]] locked FATE's access to the Frozen Flame, FATE shaped Lynx with the objective of killing Serge and restoring the connection. Total control was achieved in 1010 A.D., the year in which FATE had Wazuki attempt to drown his son. Regardless of whether it succeeded in either dimension, this effectively wiped the last remnants of Wazuki's mind and care for Serge, allowing him to be physically reconfigured to resemble the panther demon that attacked Serge in 1006 A.D. Lynx had a sentience and personality out of his own apart from FATE; he became sadistic and manipulative, motivated only to achieve his goal while sating his own sick desires in the process. In [[Another World]], FATE reasoned that Serge would cross the dimensions in 1020 A.D.; Lynx was called back to set up events that would take advantage of this face. He was sent abroad to [[Porre]] and home to [[Viper Manor]] in order to play the two parties to set up FATE's plan; he was joined by [[Harle]] around this time, who accompanied him.


Once back in his Home dimension, Serge in Lynx's body realizes that Lynx once inhabited Home World as well; he served as an agent of the militarist nation of Porre and helped overtake El Nido. As such, he is highly unpopular among the residents of El Nido. Still, Lynx has not been seen for many years as he had actually led the Acacia Dragoons to be trapped in the Dead Sea while searching for the Frozen Flame. Lynx is not actually seen, but it is confirmed by series creator [[Masato Kato]] in the Ultimania Guide that Lynx did go to the Dead Sea with Harle and died there. After the player succeeds in giving Serge a new human body (he is literally "reborn" as his true self), the player enters the Chronopolis and defeats Dark Serge and FATE.
FATE grew impatient in 1015 A.D., and sent Lynx to [[Lucca]]'s [[Lucca's House|house]] to abduct the famous scientist and use her to disengage the Prometheus Circuit. Lynx set fire to the entire orphanage, nearly killing all the children in the process. [[File:Lynx_FMV.png|thumb|Lynx in one of [[Kid]]'s flashbacks.]] Lucca eventually did not acquiesce to his desires, and probably died as well. A young Kid developed a scathing hatred of the man, who she remembered from the fire. Lynx then continued to pique both Porre and the [[Acacia Dragoon]]'s curiosity concerning the Frozen Flame; by 1020 A.D., Porre stood ready to invade, and the Acacia Dragoons were at Lynx's beck and call. His plan was to lure Serge to [[Fort Dragonia]], and then undertake a ritual to switch bodies with him. This would fool the Chronopolis defense system into thinking Lynx was Serge. He tried to capture the boy early on after Serge raided Viper Manor, but this proved unsuccessful. Knowing that Serge would follow him to the fort anyway, he withdrew with the Dragoons and made preparations. When Serge came, he stabbed General [[Viper]] in the back and undertook the ritual; after its completion, he stabbed [[Kid]] as well, though he later spared her and adopted her as his new traveling companion. He then somehow sent Serge into the [[Temporal Vortex]], and returned to Chronopolis while wreaking havoc on the way.


Near the end of the game, Lynx is revealed to have been Wazuki, Serge's father, brainwashed by FATE. When the young Serge was bitten by a jaguar demon, Wazuki and his friend Miguel sailed to meet the Sage at [[Marbule]]. The violent storm caused by [[Schala]] threw them off course and they ended up in the Sea of Eden. Due to the storm, FATE, the supercomputer which controls Chronopolis, shut down temporarily. Serge was healed by the Frozen Flame but was at the same time chosen as the ''Arbiter of Time'' between Lavos and the beings of the planet. Wazuki's mind was eroded by his fears, catalyzed by gazing into the Flame. Wazuki and Serge returned to Arni, while Miguel remained trapped as FATE rebooted. Despite their return, Wazuki's mind eventually succumbed to FATE; he was turned into the physical manifestation of Serge’s greatest fear, a humanoid [[cougar|panther]], and was instructed to drown Serge in order for FATE to regain control of the Frozen Flame. However, it was not sufficient, as the Flame's chamber is sealed by another defense mechanism. In 1015 A.D., Lynx and his assistant [[Harle]] attempt to persuade [[Lucca|Dr. Lucca Ashtear]] into unlocking the defense mechanism, [[Robo|Prometheus]]. As Lucca does not comply, they burn down her home and [[orphanage]]. This event can be witnessed later in the game, through time travel. Serge watches the scene and meets Kid, before returning to his own time.
He anticipated Serge's return, and launched an offensive on the boy and his friends at [[Hermit's Hideaway]]. He was thwarted by [[Fargo]], who escorted Serge to safety. Lynx then lay in wait at Fort Dragonia in [[Home World]], where he battled the boy once again, duly retreating after his defeat. He kept Kid with him as he returned to Chronopolis; there, he waited for a final showdown with Serge. His close proximity to the FATE computer allowed him to be reshaped into a horrific and terrible adversary, but even in this form, he was vanquished by the young boy along with the FATE supercomputer. His last words mentioned that he was not supposed to die, in effect revealing that he was not privy to the full scope of Project Kid as planned by [[Belthasar]]. This marked the end of Lynx, whose state in death was a far cry from the loving, ordinary father Serge once knew.


In ''[[Radical Dreamers]]'', Lynx is the main antagonist. He resides in Viper Manor, and is the adoptive father of [[Riddel]]. In this version, Lynx is already in possession of the Frozen Flame, but is also looking for the ''Chrono Trigger'' (Time Egg). In one of the alternate scenarios of the New Game + mode, Gil reveals that Lynx's true form is a green alien octopus called the Martian Conjurer, and in another, it is revealed that he had an illegitimate daughter named Shea that he sacrificed for occult practices (which is presumably part of the reason he murdered Lucca and destroyed Kid's home in this dimension). In some of these alternate scenarios, Lynx dies.
===''Radical Dreamers''===
[[File:Lynx_RD.png|thumb|Lynx in {{RD|1}}.]]Usurper of [[Viper Manor (Radical Dreamers)|Viper manor]], Lynx is the holder of the [[Frozen Flame]]. Enticed by the gem's power, [[Kid (Radical Dreamers)|Kid]], along with [[Gil]] and [[Serge (Radical Dreamers)|Serge]], seeks to steal the Frozen Flame. Spying on his infiltrators, Lynx silently watches as they investigate his Manor and weasel their way in and out the traps he lays for them. The inhabitants of the Manor, namely [[Riddel]] and [[Esmeld]], loath him and are all too eager to assist the thieves with finding the Flame.
 
While exploring the estate, the party learns Lynx fooled [[Viper (Chrono Cross)|General Viper]] into securing the Frozen Flame before double-crossing him. Lynx even influences the General's Dragoons into assisting him. [[Radius]] is one such Dragoon, lured by the promise of power. When Kid finally confronts Lynx, she learns he lured her there so as to unite the Flame with the [[Chrono Trigger (Item)|Chrono Trigger]] to enhance his power. It is here, in the [[Zeal Ruins]] which are his sanctuary that he shamelessly admits to murdering [[Lucca]].


==How to Recruit==
==How to Recruit==
Serge is forced to switch bodies with Lynx during the events at the end of Fort Dragonia in Another World, and thus, you automatically recruit him, and he is mandatory.
Serge is forced to switch bodies with Lynx during the events at the end of Fort Dragonia in Another World, and thus, you automatically recruit him.
 
==Boss==
{{main|Lynx (Boss)}}
Lynx is fought twice, first in [[Viper Manor]] and again in [[Fort Dragonia]]. He uses the [[Element]]s [[HellSoul]], [[HellBound]], [[Imbecile]], [[AntiWhite]], and [[Brimstone]].  
 
==Strengths==
*Strongest available character for a large portion of the game
*Large Element Grid
 
==Weaknesses==
*Unavailable for most of the game


==Tech Skills==
==Tech Skills==
{| class="wikitable"
*'''[[GlideHook]]''' - 3 Stars
|                    '''Glide Hook'''  
*'''[[FeralCats]]''' - 15 Stars
|                      "Slice opponent as you gently fly past them"
*'''[[ForeverZero]]''' - 35 Stars
|                      Target: Single foe
|                      Learns: 3 stars
|-     
|                    '''Feral Cats'''
|                      "Invoke a pack of magic cats to attack"
|                      Target: All foes
|                      Learns: 15 Stars
|- 
|                    '''Forever Zero'''
|                      "All things become eternal nothingness"
|                      Target: All foes
|                      Learns: 35 Stars
|}
 


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Lynx's feline appearance, the fact that he manifests as a male incarnation of FATE in your final battle with him, and his largely black and gold color scheme are likely a reference to Tezcatlipoca ([[Wikipedia:Tezcatlipoca]]), the Aztec god of fate, black magic, and chaos. In Aztec myth, Tezcatlipoca was identified with and would take form of a jaguar - the animal that attacked Serge as a child. This would also justify the tribal sounding music that plays in the battle with FATE. In Incan mythology, the cougar (which Lynx is identified as) has a similar role to the jaguar in Mesoamerican mythologies.
*Lynx's feline appearance, the fact that he manifests as a male incarnation of FATE in your final battle with him, and his largely black and gold color scheme are likely a reference to Tezcatlipoca ([[Wikipedia:Tezcatlipoca]]), the Aztec god of fate, black magic, and chaos. In Aztec myth, Tezcatlipoca was identified with and would take form of a jaguar - the animal that attacked Serge as a child. This would also justify the tribal sounding music that plays in the battle with FATE. In Incan mythology, the cougar (which Lynx is identified as) has a similar role to the jaguar in Mesoamerican mythologies.
*When in battle as Lynx the first time (at Fort Dragonia) against Serge, Kid, and your third party member, Lynx comes equipped with a scythe. This is the only battle where you can play as Lynx and use his scythe. Also, Lynx doesn't have the GlideHook Tech Skill. Instead, he comes with Dash&Slash.


==Gallery==
<center><gallery widths="120">
File:Lynx face.png|Lynx as he appears in the Menu
File:Portrait Lynx.png|Lynx's portrait.
File:Lynx Portrait2.png|Lynx's alternate portrait.
File:Dark Serge.png|Dark Serge
File:Dark Serge2.png|Dark Serge's alternative portrait.
File:Lynx_Boss_Battle.png|Lynx prepares for battle.
File:Lynx_Cutscene.png|Lynx in one of the game's cutscenes.
</gallery></center>


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Latest revision as of 04:18, 20 August 2020

Lynx
Lynx2.png
Lynx
Japanese name ヤマネコ
Career Feline Demi-Human
Age Unknown (17 with Serge in his body)
Gender Male
Origin Arni
World Home World
Height 6'4"
Weight 176 lbs
Build Solid
Laterality Right-Handed
Weapon Swallow/Scythe
Innate Element Black


Lynx (ヤマネコ , Yamaneko?) is one of Serge's main nemeses in Chrono Cross and Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki.

Story[edit | edit source]

Chrono Cross[edit | edit source]

He is the biological emissary of the FATE supercomputer. Lynx was shaped from Serge's father, Wazuki; when Wazuki took Serge to be healed by the Frozen Flame in Chronopolis, he was corrupted by its emanations and subsequently was subject to mind control by the FATE supercomputer. Since the Prometheus Circuit locked FATE's access to the Frozen Flame, FATE shaped Lynx with the objective of killing Serge and restoring the connection. Total control was achieved in 1010 A.D., the year in which FATE had Wazuki attempt to drown his son. Regardless of whether it succeeded in either dimension, this effectively wiped the last remnants of Wazuki's mind and care for Serge, allowing him to be physically reconfigured to resemble the panther demon that attacked Serge in 1006 A.D. Lynx had a sentience and personality out of his own apart from FATE; he became sadistic and manipulative, motivated only to achieve his goal while sating his own sick desires in the process. In Another World, FATE reasoned that Serge would cross the dimensions in 1020 A.D.; Lynx was called back to set up events that would take advantage of this face. He was sent abroad to Porre and home to Viper Manor in order to play the two parties to set up FATE's plan; he was joined by Harle around this time, who accompanied him.

FATE grew impatient in 1015 A.D., and sent Lynx to Lucca's house to abduct the famous scientist and use her to disengage the Prometheus Circuit. Lynx set fire to the entire orphanage, nearly killing all the children in the process.

Lynx in one of Kid's flashbacks.

Lucca eventually did not acquiesce to his desires, and probably died as well. A young Kid developed a scathing hatred of the man, who she remembered from the fire. Lynx then continued to pique both Porre and the Acacia Dragoon's curiosity concerning the Frozen Flame; by 1020 A.D., Porre stood ready to invade, and the Acacia Dragoons were at Lynx's beck and call. His plan was to lure Serge to Fort Dragonia, and then undertake a ritual to switch bodies with him. This would fool the Chronopolis defense system into thinking Lynx was Serge. He tried to capture the boy early on after Serge raided Viper Manor, but this proved unsuccessful. Knowing that Serge would follow him to the fort anyway, he withdrew with the Dragoons and made preparations. When Serge came, he stabbed General Viper in the back and undertook the ritual; after its completion, he stabbed Kid as well, though he later spared her and adopted her as his new traveling companion. He then somehow sent Serge into the Temporal Vortex, and returned to Chronopolis while wreaking havoc on the way.

He anticipated Serge's return, and launched an offensive on the boy and his friends at Hermit's Hideaway. He was thwarted by Fargo, who escorted Serge to safety. Lynx then lay in wait at Fort Dragonia in Home World, where he battled the boy once again, duly retreating after his defeat. He kept Kid with him as he returned to Chronopolis; there, he waited for a final showdown with Serge. His close proximity to the FATE computer allowed him to be reshaped into a horrific and terrible adversary, but even in this form, he was vanquished by the young boy along with the FATE supercomputer. His last words mentioned that he was not supposed to die, in effect revealing that he was not privy to the full scope of Project Kid as planned by Belthasar. This marked the end of Lynx, whose state in death was a far cry from the loving, ordinary father Serge once knew.

Radical Dreamers[edit | edit source]

Lynx in Radical Dreamers.

Usurper of Viper manor, Lynx is the holder of the Frozen Flame. Enticed by the gem's power, Kid, along with Gil and Serge, seeks to steal the Frozen Flame. Spying on his infiltrators, Lynx silently watches as they investigate his Manor and weasel their way in and out the traps he lays for them. The inhabitants of the Manor, namely Riddel and Esmeld, loath him and are all too eager to assist the thieves with finding the Flame.

While exploring the estate, the party learns Lynx fooled General Viper into securing the Frozen Flame before double-crossing him. Lynx even influences the General's Dragoons into assisting him. Radius is one such Dragoon, lured by the promise of power. When Kid finally confronts Lynx, she learns he lured her there so as to unite the Flame with the Chrono Trigger to enhance his power. It is here, in the Zeal Ruins which are his sanctuary that he shamelessly admits to murdering Lucca.

How to Recruit[edit | edit source]

Serge is forced to switch bodies with Lynx during the events at the end of Fort Dragonia in Another World, and thus, you automatically recruit him.

Boss[edit | edit source]

Main article: Lynx (Boss)

Lynx is fought twice, first in Viper Manor and again in Fort Dragonia. He uses the Elements HellSoul, HellBound, Imbecile, AntiWhite, and Brimstone.

Strengths[edit | edit source]

  • Strongest available character for a large portion of the game
  • Large Element Grid

Weaknesses[edit | edit source]

  • Unavailable for most of the game

Tech Skills[edit | edit source]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Lynx's feline appearance, the fact that he manifests as a male incarnation of FATE in your final battle with him, and his largely black and gold color scheme are likely a reference to Tezcatlipoca (Wikipedia:Tezcatlipoca), the Aztec god of fate, black magic, and chaos. In Aztec myth, Tezcatlipoca was identified with and would take form of a jaguar - the animal that attacked Serge as a child. This would also justify the tribal sounding music that plays in the battle with FATE. In Incan mythology, the cougar (which Lynx is identified as) has a similar role to the jaguar in Mesoamerican mythologies.
  • When in battle as Lynx the first time (at Fort Dragonia) against Serge, Kid, and your third party member, Lynx comes equipped with a scythe. This is the only battle where you can play as Lynx and use his scythe. Also, Lynx doesn't have the GlideHook Tech Skill. Instead, he comes with Dash&Slash.


Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Lynx as he appears in the Menu

    Lynx as he appears in the Menu

  • Lynx's portrait.

    Lynx's portrait.

  • Lynx's alternate portrait.

    Lynx's alternate portrait.

  • Dark Serge

    Dark Serge

  • Dark Serge's alternative portrait.

    Dark Serge's alternative portrait.

  • Lynx prepares for battle.

    Lynx prepares for battle.

  • Lynx in one of the game's cutscenes.

    Lynx in one of the game's cutscenes.

Characters
Playable characters
Serge - Lynx - Kid - Poshul - Leena - Macha - Korcha - See more...
Non-playable characters
Ash - Belcha - Belthasar - Chief Direa - Dario - Doreen - Dragon God - Dwarf Chieftain - Entity - FATE - Fortune Teller - Garai - Ghetz - Ghost Children - Gogh - Gonji - Kiki - Lisa - Lucca - Marge - Masa & Mune - Mermaid - Old Fisherman - Poet - Prometheus Circut - Romana - Rosetta - Sage of Marbule - Schala - Shaker Brothers - Skelly's Grandmother - Stablekeeper - Statue Cleaner - Tia - Toma XIV - Wazuki - Witch Doctor - Una - Yu and Mi - Zippa - Zelbess
Locations
Dimensions
Another World - Bend of Time - Darkness Beyond Time - Home World
El Nido Archipelago
Arni - Cape Howl - Chronopolis - Dead Sea - Death's Door - Divine Dragon Falls - Dragon King Palace - Earth Dragon Isle - El Nido Triangle - Fossil Valley - Forbidden Island - Fort Dragonia - Gaea's Navel - Ghost Ship - Grand Slam - Guldove - Hermit's Hideaway - Hydra Marshes - Isle of the Damned - Lizard Rock - Lucca's House - Marbule - Mount Pyre - Nadia's Bell - Opassa Beach - Pearly Gates - Porre - S.S. Invincible - S.S. Zelbess - Sea of Eden - Shadow Forest - Sky Dragon Isle - Smithy - Temporal Vortex - Termina - Terra Tower - Viper Manor - Viper Manor Bluffs - Water Dragon Isle
Key Terms
Tech - Element - Enemy Types - Innate - Record of Fate - Demi-human - Acacia Dragoons - Time Egg - Frozen Flame
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