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Robo
Robo
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
"Although I have no emotions, there is something warm and cozy about this letter."
— Robo, commenting on the letter left on the Rainbow Shell by Queen Leene.

Robo (ロボ Robo?) is a robot originally created to assist humans at the Proto Dome in Chrono Trigger. 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.

Story

Robo as the party found him in the FMV of the PlayStation release.

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.

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Appearance

Robo in the FMV.

Rotund and bulky, there is no doubt Robo packs a punch. Unlike the other R-Series robots similar in construction 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 or spring-loaded fist. 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
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

Etymology

  • As with Atropos XR, his mechanical lover, Robo was named after a figure in Greek Mythology. Renowned for his mischievous intelligence, Prometheus the Titan stole fire from Zeus and provided it to early humans. Prometheus is often blamed, in ancient sources, for his pivotal role in history. Likely, Robo was given this extra name to explicate his role as a time-travler and his outright defiance of Mother Brain for sympathizing with humans.
  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstien is subtitled "The Modern Prometheus". This adds a new dimension to the man-made qualities of Robo and the struggle encountered as he develops human identity.

Gallery

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Characters
Playable characters
Crono - Marle - Lucca - Frog - Robo - Ayla - Magus
Non-playable characters
Lavos - Doan - Johnny - Old Man - Spekkio - Cyrus - Masa & Mune - Doreen - Melchior - Alfador - Belthasar - Queen Zeal - Schala - Dalton - Azala - Kino

Queen Leene - King Guardia XXI - King Guardia XXXIII - Chancellor - Master of Kitchens - Crono's Mother - Commander - Fiona - Ozzie - Flea - Slash - Ozzie VIII - Toma - Taban - Lara - Banta - Marco - Fritz - Elaine - Queen Aliza - Toma XIII

Eras and locations
65 000 000 B.C.
Mystic Mountains - Forest Maze - Ioka Village (Trading Hut) - Laruba Ruins - Dactyl Nest - Reptite Lair - Hunting Grounds - Tyranno Lair - Sun Temple - Singing Mountain
12000 B.C.
Zeal - Enhasa - Kajar - Blackbird - Zeal Palace - Algetty - Mudbeast Den - Mountain of Woe - Ocean Palace - Black Omen - Sun Shrine - Sun Temple - Last Village - Last Village Commons - North Cape - North Palace - Land Bridge - Skyway
600 A.D.
Truce Canyon - Truce - Guardia Forest - Guardia Castle - Zenan Bridge - Manolia Cathedral - Cursed Woods - Fiona's Villa - Denadoro Mountains - Porre - Choras - Dorino - Elder's House - Magic Cave - Fiendlord's Keep - Sun Temple - Sunken Desert
1000 A.D.
Leene Square - Lucca's House - Guardia Forest - Guardia Castle - Zenan Bridge - Porre - Truce - Prison Towers - Medina Village - Forest Ruins - Heckran Cave - Melchior's Cabin - Choras - Crono's House - Mayor's Manor - Sun Temple - Fiona's Forest - Fiona's Shrine
1999 A.D.
Arris Dome
2300 A.D.
Arris Dome - Proto Dome - Site 16 - Site 32 - Keeper's Dome - Death Peak

Trann Dome - Bangor Dome - Geno Dome - Derelict Factory - Sun Shrine - Sun Temple

End of Time
Arena of the Ages
Events
Millennial Fair - Moonlight Parade - Fall of Guardia - Apocalypse
Terms
Tech - Magic - Save point - Telepod - Jetbike - Dactyl - Epoch - Masamune - Mammon Machine - Fiend - Guru - Enlightened Ones - Earthbound Ones - Chrono Trigger
Archives
Enemies and bosses - Items - Key Items - Music - Weapons - Armor - Headgear - Accessories
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