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{{nihongo|'''Queen Zeal'''|ジール|Jīru}} (first name unknown) is the matriarch of [[12000 BC|Antiquity]] in [[Chrono Trigger]]. She is the sole ruler of the [[Kingdom of Zeal]], the most magically advanced civilization throughout Chrono Trigger's timeline. It is unknown how the Queen came to obsess over the power of [[Lavos]], but by the time [[Crono]] and his friends encounter her, she is dangerously fixated on drawing upon Lavos' energies in an effort to become immortal. | {{nihongo|'''Queen Zeal'''|ジール|Jīru}} (first name unknown) is the matriarch of [[12000 BC|Antiquity]] in [[Chrono Trigger]]. She is the sole ruler of the [[Kingdom of Zeal]], the most magically advanced civilization throughout Chrono Trigger's timeline. It is unknown how the Queen came to obsess over the power of [[Lavos]], but by the time [[Crono]] and his friends encounter her, she is dangerously fixated on drawing upon Lavos' energies in an effort to become immortal. | ||
Zeal is maniacal in her efforts to gain power and immortality. She displays a haughty attitude, creating a society which is entirely self-centered, and further centered on her. Her own people are both | Zeal is maniacal in her efforts to gain power and immortality. She displays a haughty attitude, creating a society which is entirely self-centered, and further centered on her. Her own people are both slavishly devoted to her and terrified of her. She is paranoid and manipulative, gladly abusing the vast magical talent that her daughter [[Schala]] displays in order to further her goals. The well-being of her children is forgotten in the face of her desperate desire for power, and she shows a willingness to sacrifice any number of beings in her efforts. | ||
However, it is mentioned by many, including the [[Gurus]], that Queen Zeal did not always behave in such a power-hungry and inhuman manner. [[Melchior]] observes that the Queen's psychological degeneration appears tied directly to how much of Lavos' energy she absorbs through the [[Mammon Machine]]. Though Schala recognizes her mother's maddness, she remains emotionally torn over her inability to accept her mother's behavior. [[Janus]], the Queens only known son, reveals his feelings that Queen Zeal has ceased to be his mother, that she has somehow been changed by the power of Lavos. | However, it is mentioned by many, including the [[Gurus]], that Queen Zeal did not always behave in such a power-hungry and inhuman manner. [[Melchior]] observes that the Queen's psychological degeneration appears tied directly to how much of Lavos' energy she absorbs through the [[Mammon Machine]]. Though Schala recognizes her mother's maddness, she remains emotionally torn over her inability to accept her mother's behavior. [[Janus]], the Queens only known son, reveals his feelings that Queen Zeal has ceased to be his mother, that she has somehow been changed by the power of Lavos. | ||
