Magus: Difference between revisions

|name    = Magus  

|image    = [[File:Magus2.png|200px|Magus]]

|year    = [[Antiquity]] / [[Middle Ages]]

|hometown = [[Zeal]] / [[Fiendlord's Keep]] / [[North Cape]]

|friends  = [[Dalton]] <small> (hates) </small> <br /> [[Ozzie]] <small> (betrayed) </small> <br /> [[Flea]] <small> (betrayed) </small> <br /> [[Slash]] <small> (betrayed) </small> <br /> [[Crono]](hates) <br /> [[Lucca]] <br /> [[Robo]] <br /> [[Marle]] <br /> [[Alfador]] <br /> [[Frog]](hates) <br /> [[Ayla]] <br /> [[Melchior]] <br /> [[Gaspar]] <br /> [[Belthasar]]

 

{{nihongo|'''Magus'''|魔王|Maō|"Maoh" in the Japanese version, literally "demon king"}} is a character in {{CT}}, and is the dark mage waging war against the [[Kingdom of Guardia]] in [[600 A.D.]]. Magus was originally {{nihongo|'''Janus'''|ジャキ|Jaki|"Jaki" in the Japanese version}}, the young prince of [[Zeal]] in [[Antiquity ]] (12,000 BC). He is portrayed as brooding, potent, gloomy, and indomitably ambitious, especially in regards to finding his sister, [[Schala]].

In [[:File:Janus and Alfador.png|this]] [[FMV]], it is clear that Janus has bright green eyes. Magus' eyes are red, most likely because red eyes denote that a person is evil.

Janus is about the same height as the various Imps in the game, whereas Magus is the tallest playable character. Janus also has very little muscle, while Magus is shown in [[:File:Magus2.png|his official artwork]] with rather formidable muscle mass.

While the heroes were sent to [[Prehistory]], Magus was sent back to his own time. During this time, because of his knowledge of the future, Magus was able to convince his mother [[Queen Zeal]] that he was a powerful oracle, and called himself the '''Prophet'''. When he appears on screen at this point, he is wearing a dark blue cloak that mostly conceals his appearance, but if one looks close enough they can see Magus' boot and hair showing.

During the [[Chrono Trigger (DS)|DS remake]], if the party faces the [[Dream Devourer]] and Magus is present, he will react with shock upon seeing himself from the future (it is unstated whether it's the party's future, or an alternate one). The Future Magus returned to free Schala from [[Lavos]] after discovering he was revived by absorbing Schala. The other Magus goes ahead to face the Dream Devourer and is defeated. After the party "defeats" the Dream Devourer, Schala is able to send them to safety. After a brief conversation with the other Magus, Schala says that Magus cannot save her as he is now. Frustrated by this, Magus destroys his memories and wakes up in the woods. He only remembers that he forgot something important and says he will find whatever it was.  

! style="background: brown;" "border:1px #000000 solid" align="center" colspan=2|<div style="margin-center:65px; font-size:10pt"><font color=white>Fiendlord' Keep</font></div>

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In the first phase, Magus is protected by his powerful [[Barrier]] spell, which is a stronger form of the protection offered by the [[Barrier Sphere]], and also has a very high physical defense. Each time he is hit, he will respond back with barrier change, a spell that allows him to randomly shift elemental weaknesses while absorbing the elements that are not weaknesses. In addition to the barrier shift, he will cast a spell that matches his weakness; Fire II for Fire, Lightning II for Light, Ice II for Water, and Dark Bomb for Shadow. Out of all the Barrier shifts, Dark Bomb is the only spell that will not multi-hit any of your characters. At some points in the first battle, he will cast Geyser, a spell that inflicts little damage to all, but inflicts poison. He will also attack normally, which does medium damage. Frog's [[Masamune]] is the only weapon that can inflict damage without causing Magus' magic barrier to change and lowers Magus' magic defense. Because this is more of a magic battle both offensively and defensively, it isn't recommended to use Robo in this battle even with his healing abilities.

If Frog is one of the three front-line characters and you choose to fight Magus, Frog will fight Magus alone. This match is much easier than having a party of three without Frog because players don't have to worry about massive healing as Magus' spells hit all every time. All that Frog needs to do is attack with Masamune when HP is high and use healing techs when HP is low.

Magus appears in ''[[Radical Dreamers]]'' as {{nihongo|'''Gil'''|ギル|giru}}, a shadowy and handsome member of the Radical Dreamers thieving group. He is depicted as masked and mysterious, though gentle and cultured.<ref>{{cite video game | title=Radical Dreamers | developer=[[Square Co.]] | publisher=Demiforce (fan translation) | date=2005 | platform =Satellaview | language=English |quote='''Serge''': The top half of his face is covered with a mask at all times. I've never even seen what he really looks like. At times, it seems as though I'm hanging around someone from another world -- traveling with this pack is definitely an interesting experience. Kid's quiet about her past too, but it's like I know her entire life story compared to how little I know about Magil.}}</ref> He has the ability to slip in and out of the shadows of the night at will.<ref name="magil-shadows">{{cite video game | title=Radical Dreamers | developer=[[Square Co.]] | publisher=Demiforce (fan translation) | date=2005 | platform =Satellaview | language=English |quote='''Vera''': From what I've heard, this mysterious figure who could allegedly slip in and out of the shadows was the subject of many whispers throughout the manor, long after this incident had come to pass.}}</ref> Magus as Gil was also slated to appear in ''[[Chrono Cross]]''.  

However, as development of the game progressed, designers decided it would be too difficult to integrate his complex story into the plot.<ref name="gameprointerview">{{cite web | date=2000-10-17 | title=GamePro: Interview with Chrono Cross Developers | url=http://gamepro.org/sony/psx/games/features/7033.shtml | work=[http://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/GamePro_Interview.html Chrono Compendium] | accessdaymonth=2 July | accessyear=2006}}</ref> His character, renamed [[Guile]] (Alf in the Japanese version, possibly in reference to Magus' former pet cat Alfador), was thus altered to remove his Magus identity and was left in with no back-story, existing merely as a competent magician seeking enigma in the islands of El Nido. [[Missing Piece]] includes a number of discarded character designs for Guile, including one which is more-or-less analogous to Magus' appearance in ''Chrono Trigger'' (cloak, pointed ears, etc.), as well as one in which he appears as a teenage boy. As it stands, Magus is only mentioned in a letter to Kid from Lucca, in which she assures Kid not to worry as "Janus" is probably watching over her.<ref name="janus-lucca-letter">{{cite video game | title=Chrono Cross | developer=[[Square Co.]] | publisher=[[Square Co.]] | date=2000 | platform =PlayStation | language=English |quote='''Lucca''': I'm not the slightest bit worried about you, Kid! I know that, no matter what happens, '"he"' will always be there looking out for you! Or perhaps he has already found you and is there by your side as you read this? If so, hello, Janus! Please take good care of my '"little sister"' for me!}}</ref> Gil appears in ''Chrono Cross'' only in an easter egg designating the events of ''Radical Dreamers'' as having taken place in an alternate dimension. In the English version of this easter egg, Gil is referred to as "Magil".

When Magus joins the party, his [[HP]] takes a massive drop from his former boss forms, but his damage-dealing ability increases. He fights using a {{w|scythe}} as a weapon. His overall function is as a Black Mage type character (dealing damage with magic), but his physical stats are still higher then those of magically strong characters, such as [[Marle]] and [[Lucca]]. He is the only character in {{CT}} besides [[Robo]] that uses techs of different elements (and has at least one tech of each element), making him more versatile. His own unique Shadow damage techs are among the most powerful in the early game. Dark Bomb is the only level one spell that can hit multiple enemies and is stronger than any level two spell. His [[Dark Mist]] does the same strength as [[Dark Bomb]] but hits everyone on screen. However, his Dark Matter, while very powerful, is not as strong as the other final lvl3 offensive spells in the game like [[Luminaire]] and [[Flare]]. Black Hole can be useful against some of the nastiest regular enemies in the game, especially the [[Iron Maiden]]s in the [[Dimensional Vortex]] in the [[Chrono Trigger DS|DS version]].

Magus, storyline-wise, works well independently and his movesets reflect this. The only moveset he has that helps his party is [[Barrier|Magic Barrier]], which is best used on someone like Robo or [[Ayla]]. He is the only character that does not have a Dual tech (one of his main drawbacks). He is also the only character that cannot learn a [[:Category:Triple Techs|Triple Tech]] naturally, mainly with [[Crono]]; his triple techs, [[Omega Flare]] and [[Dark Eternal]], require the use of special stones, such as [[Black Gemstone]].  

Because Magus' element is Shadow, he is vulnerable to Heaven/Lightning/Light damage, though as a boss he did not have this vulnerability.

* When the party travels to the [[Last Village Commons]] with Magus, his pet [[Cat|Cat,]] [[Alfador]] notices him and starts following him around.

File:Magus Statue.jpg|Magus' Statue in the Cathedral

File:Dark Matter.png|Magus using Dark Matter

File:MagusCloak.gif|Magus with his Cloak

File:Magus.gif|Magus seen in-game

File:Magus2.jpg|Magus

File:Chrono_Trigger_Magus_Menu_Portrait.png|Magus' Menu Sprite

File:Prophet.gif|The Prophet seen in-game

File:Prophet.jpg|The Prophet

File:Janus.gif|Janus seen in-game

File:Janus.jpg|Janus

File:Janus and Alfador.png|Janus and Alfador([[FMV]])

File:Alf Magus.jpg|Alf/Magus as he would appear in ''Chrono Cross''

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