Reptite
Reptites(きょうりゅうじん, Dinomen) were the first sentient race to evolve in the world of Chrono Trigger. As their name suggests, they are a race of evolved reptiles.
It is known that the human race evolved due to the quantity of Dreamstone in the planet's crust, so it can be assumed that the Reptites may have evolved for the same reason.
Society
During the era of Prehistory, they already have a society at around the same technological level as humans have in 600 AD, if not moreso.
The Reptites are led by their lord, Azala. The center of their society was Tyranno Lair, which sat atop a high mountain in a volcanic mountain chain.
They used other reptilian creatures like Megasaurs, Avian Rex, and Terasaurs as guard-beasts for their lairs.
Physiology
Being reptiles, Reptites are stronger and more hardy than humans. Their tough, scaly skin protects them from dangers. However, they are very sensitive to lightning, which can shock them.
Reptites are cold-blooded, which is why their castle sat amid a chain of volcanoes.
Hunting Humans
The Reptites were always engaged in fights with the fledgling human race. During the course of the game, they burn down the village of Laruba and kidnap many people.
The Coming of Lavos
When Lavos came to the planet, he crashed on the volcanic mountain where Tyranno Lair was. Most of the Reptites on the mountain died in the explosion, although there are a few survivers in the Giant's Claw in 600 AD. Also, the rest outside the base, died from the Ice Age.
Lost Sanctum
A colony of Reptites became lost in time years before 65000000 B.C. Known as the Lost Sanctum, it featured an entire swath of land and a fully-preserved and populated Reptite village. The party's visit to the Lost Sanctum illustrated some prototypical elements of Reptite and Dragonian culture, including the existence of shrines that require an emblem to access (the Reptmark for the Reptites, and the Dragon Emblem for the Dragonians). The ritual of fusing two Prismastones together carries similarities to the fusion of two Dragon Tears to make the Chrono Cross. The party also discovered that the Reptites, while intelligent, still believed in mythology (and even considered the party gods after Crono helped them).
Ending
One of the twist endings happen when you defeat Lavos after fighting Magus, but before fighting Azala and the Black Tyrano. Since you took Ayla out of prehistoric times, and didn't defeat Azala yourself, then you've changed history in an unexpected way. This ending sequence is exactly the same as the opening of the game (Crono wakes up and goes to the Millennial Fair, bumping into Marle) except for one small fact. Every person is now a reptite. The dino men became the dominant species since Ayla wasn't there to defeat them. Now the only human in the world is in the spot where the green ambler was in the foot race.
Chrono Cross
After 1000 A.D., large excavations were carried out on central continent Zenan that revealed Reptite dwellings and possibly the Tyrano Lair itself. Analysts noted that the Reptites' civilization existed long before the first human settlements were formed, and that the Reptites had acquired an advanced skill of architecture before becoming extinct in the Ice Age.
The Reptites would exert much influence from beyond the grave, however, as another dimension existed in which Lavos never fell and the Reptites came to dominate the planet with the defeat of the early humans. The Reptites continued to prosper, eventually developing a philosophy of close, symbiotic relationship with nature. As the Reptites evolved over millions of years, they became Dragonians and created vast cities. Their ultimate achievement was the creation of Dinopolis, a floating city headed by the Dragon God, a machine that enabled control over the natural world. Dinopolis was dragged into the Keystone Dimension as part of Project Kid; the planet somehow shunted it there to act as a counterbalance against Chronopolis, which had just traveled backward in time after the Time Crash. The resulting battle would echo the fate of the Reptites millions of years before; the Chronopolis forces gutted the city and captured the Dragon God, whom they split up into six parts and used to terraform El Nido. The surviving Dragonians dispersed onto the new islands, where they mingled with the Chronopolis workers dispatched to populate the new paradise. Some become involved with the humans, resulting in the new Demi-human species. The Dragonians also continued to revere nature religiously, and created several dwellings and fortresses that operated on Elements. Unfortunately, the introduction of settlers from Zenan in 920 A.D. disrupted their fragile way of life, and the remaining Dragonians died off. Their traditions were still maintained by Demi-humans, though by 1020 A.D., only the establishment known as Fort Dragonia remained operative.
After the Dragon God was defeated and returned to the belly of the Time Devourer, the only Reptite influences left in the world were the presence of Demi-humans and the physical architecture remaining around El Nido.
Forces
- Reptite (Green)
- Reptite (Purple)
- Kilwala
- Crested Sprinter
- Golden Eaglet
- Red Eaglet
- Bao Bao
- Aecyto Weevil
- Megasaur
- Mossback
- Cave Ape
- Avian Rex
- Schist
- Terasaur
- Volcanite
- Aecytosaur
- Aecytonyx
- Lizardactyl
- Fossil Ape
