Robo
"Although I have no emotions, there is something warm and cozy about this letter."
- Robo
Robo | |
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Official artwork of Robo by Akira Toriyama. | |
Home Time | 2300 AD |
Home Area | Proto Dome |
Age | Over 300 |
Weapon Type | Mechanical Arm |
Magic Element | None |
Gender | male |
Friends / Colleagues | Lucca (friend) Crono (friend) Marle (friend) Frog (friend) Ayla (friend) Kino Melchior Gaspar Belthasar King Guardia XXXIII King Guardia XXI Queen Leene Atropos XR (before she got reprogrammed) Mother Brain (hates) Magus Schala Fiona Marco |
Robo (ロボ Robo?) is a robot originally created to assist humans at the Proto Dome. His real name is Prometheus (プロメテス Purometesu?), and his serial number R-66Y. Having a curious and bright personality, he was rendered dormant by the Apocalypse in 1999 AD, but is found and repaired by Lucca in the year 2300 AD. Upon his reactivation, Robo has no memory of his prior mission and joins the party. He uses his robotic arm as a weapon and although Spekkio cannot grant him the power to use magic (Spekkio being unable to properly read his character), Robo can use laser attacks that are similar to Shadow magic.
In an optional side quest, Robo is punished by his corrupted maker, "Mother Brain", for having sympathy for humans, and he meets his long-lost companion robot Atropos XR. In another side quest, Robo can volunteer to spend four hundred years restoring Fiona's forest. During this time, Robo ponders the existence of an "Entity", a being having guided Crono and his friends through time for some purpose. He explains his theory to the party when they are reunited outside the Forest Shrine in 1000 AD.
In the best ending, Robo still exists in the new timeline and as the Epoch is searching for Crono's mother, Robo and Atropos XR are overlooking a more beautiful landscape (as Lavos didn't destroy it in 1999 AD).
In the Japanese version, Robo has a unique speech; he speaks with bits of katakana in his sayings and has trouble with pronunciations. Most of the robots talk in all katakana, with the exception of Johnny.
Appearance
Rotund and bulky, there is no doubt Robo packs a punch. Unlike the other robots similar in contrustion to him, which are blue, and Atropos XR which is pink, Robo is beige and brown. The color of his metal skin is presumably the result of the weather in 2300 AD, which appears to be severely polluted. The color may also be attempt on the part of the game designers to highlight the dissonance between Robo and the other robots of this era. His outer body equates to an exoskeleton of metal plates that splay or separate under duress or emotional excitement. Underneath, there is a soft layer of what appears to be black rubber or another sleek oily material.
Robo is bipedal with two claw-like feet and two arms, one serving as a three-fingered mandable and the other as a laser cannon. Robo also has bluish green eyes. Vents serve as the creature's mouth and nostrils.
Robo is decidely male. The other robots refer to him as such, and his romance with pink Atropos XR also alludes to the robot's gender. On his back, Robo wears what appears to be some sort of cooling appartus, indicated by the smoke-spewing chimney that branches from it. Robo speaks with a Vicotrian-esque eloquence.
Single Techs
Tech (PS Name / SNES Name) | MP Cost | TP | Target | Description |
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Rocket Punch | 1 | N/A | One enemy | Launch fist at an enemy. |
Cure Beam | 2 | N/A | One ally | Restore a small amount of HP to an ally. |
Laser Spin | 3 | 5 | All enemies | Attack all enemies with laser. (Shadow) |
Robo Tackle | 4 | 150 | One enemy | Charge and attack an enemy. |
Heal Beam | 3 | 400 | All allies | Restore a small amount of HP to all allies. |
Rapid-fire Fist (Uzzi Punch) | 12 | 600 | One enemy | Barrage an enemy with rocket punches. |
Proximity Bomb (Area Bomb) | 14 | 800 | Enemies close to Robo | Blast surrounding enemies. (Fire) |
Electrocute (Shock) | 17 | 1,000 | All enemies | Zap all enemies with electricity. (Light) |
Chrono Cross
In Chrono Cross, Robo makes an appearance as the Prometheus Circuit terminated by FATE. Masato Kato has officially gone on record as stating the circuit is Robo. "Anyway, if you have played Trigger, then Prometheus should be very familiar to you. I'm sure a lot of players would make a similar 'big fuss' over the death of such a much-loved friend..."
Triple Techs
- Omega Flare "Ultimate Laser"- Deals various magic damage to all enemies. Requires Robo to know Laser Spin, have Lucca (with Flare) and Magus (with Dark Bomb) in the party and one of them has the Blue Rock equipped.
- Triple Attack -Requires Robo to know Robo Tackle, Crono to know Cyclone, and Frog to know Slurp Slash.