This is it, the end of our intrepid crew… just kidding! Trapped in a cage of worlds new and old, our heroes must devise a cunning escape plan that will require everything that they know about the world of Chrono Trigger… probably! At the very least they might need to call in help from some unexpected friends…

In our world, T and G attempt to unveil the storied past of the trio of misfits Ozzie, Flea, and Slash… if they had one?! In particular:

• What we actually know about these characters (surprise! It’s… not a lot). More interestingly, how differences in localization can dramatically alter how the characters are perceived (with a bunch of examples)


• A tiny bit about localization in the 90s, and in particular, Nintendo’s localization policy


• A lot of speculation around what we don’t know about them, and why such ‘small’ characters (relative to how long they are in the game) have such a big impact. Also, why Flea is the best.
  

Editing, scripting, and podcast visual design by Nick Terwoord. Special thanks to Square Enix for making that game that we love, Chrono Trigger ...and for not suing us.

Episode Cast

Alphabetically, by actor:

• Dan Charrington (aka The Video Ninja) in the role of Ozzie


• Manda Whitney in the role of Azala


• Nick G in the role of his fictional self, “Magus” and discussion host


• Nick T in the role of his fictional self, “Slash”, Robo, and discussion host


• Patrick "TrickyLove" Moylan in the role of Nizbel III


• SMZeldaRules in the role of Lucca Ashtear and “Flea”

Musical Credits

• [00:00 ] Context: Inception by The ARTISANS Beats used under Jamendo’s standard license


• [00:05 ] A delicate situation: ReMix: Chrono Trigger "Subterranean Opus" by zircon from http://ocremix.org used under ocremix.org content policy


• [06:27 ] Trip to the Hardware Store: ReMix: Chrono Trigger "Punk Hairdo Kid" by HyperDuck SoundWorks from http://ocremix.org used under ocremix.org content policy


• [31:13 ] A plan is hatched: ReMix: Chrono Trigger "Subterranean Opus" by zircon from http://ocremix.org used under ocremix.org content policy


• [31:49 ] It’s a g-g-g-dead guy! ReMix: Chrono Trigger "The Dark Defender" by Pavos from http://ocremix.org used under ocremix.org content policy


• [34:57 ] ...than taking you down! ReMix: Chrono Cross "A Timely Victory" by Lemonectric from http://ocremix.org used under ocremix.org content policy


• [35:47 ] You think this changes anything? ReMix: Xenogears "Babel: A Prison of Fate" by bustatunez from http://ocremix.org used under ocremix.org content policy

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Additional Notes

Background: What we know… maybe

• Oftentimes, background of the game is mechanical (i.e. written into the code), from first-hand sources (e.g. game text, game guides, interviews, notes in related media) or from third-parties (e.g. fans)


• In the case of these three characters… there’s actually a lot that we don’t know!
  
  
  • Normally we could ‘mine the appendices’ via Chrono Cross