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'''Alfador''' is a character in {{CT}}. He appears in the [[Antiquity]] era as the pet [[Cat]] of [[Magus|Janus]] and dutifully follows him around. | '''Alfador''' is a character in {{CT}}. He appears in the [[Antiquity]] era as the pet [[Cat]] of [[Magus|Janus]] and dutifully follows him around. | ||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
[[Image:Alfador.gif|left|Alfador]]Inseparable as Janus and Alfador are, they are first encountered in [[Enhasa]], City of Dreams, after [[Crono]] travels to [[Zeal]] via the [[Skyway]]. Alfador is not spotted again until the party reaches [[Zeal Palace]], where Janus remarks that Alfador only likes him. Interestingly, like many other [[Enlightened Ones]], Alfador has purple hair. He is the only feline in the game with fur of that color. | [[Image:Alfador.gif|left|Alfador]]Inseparable as Janus and Alfador are, they are first encountered in [[Enhasa]], City of Dreams, after [[Crono]] travels to [[Zeal]] via the [[Skyway]]. Alfador is not spotted again until the party reaches [[Zeal Palace]], where Janus remarks that Alfador only likes him. Interestingly, like many other [[Enlightened Ones]], Alfador has purple hair. He is the only feline in the game with fur of that color. | ||
After the [[Ocean Palace]] disaster, Alfador resides in the [[Last Village Commons]]. There, he follows [[Magus]] around if he is in the party, but he ignores the party completely otherwise. | After the [[Ocean Palace]] disaster, Alfador resides in the [[Last Village Commons]]. There, he follows [[Magus]] around if he is in the party, but he ignores the party completely otherwise. | ||
In one of the many alternate endings in ''Chrono Trigger'', Alfador is seen following the Prophet as Janus and Schala exit their quarters in the Palace. Oddly enough, only Alfador suspects the true identity of the Prophet as Janus. | In one of the many [[List of Chrono Trigger endings|alternate endings]] in ''Chrono Trigger'', Alfador is seen following the Prophet as Janus and Schala exit their quarters in the Palace. Oddly enough, only Alfador suspects the true identity of the Prophet as Janus. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
*His Japanese name seems to be Alphard, the brightest star in the constellation Hydra. The name comes from Arabic and translates to “solitary one”. This is appropriate for Janus. | *His Japanese name seems to be Alphard, the brightest star in the constellation Hydra. The name comes from Arabic and translates to “solitary one”. This is appropriate for Janus. | ||
{{Chrono Trigger}} | {{Chrono Trigger}} | ||
[[Category:Chrono Trigger Characters]] | [[Category:Chrono Trigger Characters]] | ||