Chrono Trigger Walkthrough

14. Magus' Castle

Enemies:	Hench, Omnicrone, Decedent, Shadow, Sorcerer, Grimalkin, Juggler, Roly, Save Point, Outlaw, Roly Bomber, Groupie, Flunky
Treasures:	Mid Ether x4, Shelter x2, Barrier x2, Slasher, Magic Tab x2, Mist Mail x2, Dark Mail, Lapis, Speed Belt, Magic Scarf

When you enter, all is quiet. There are actually townspeople in the castle, including Crono's Mom, Queen Leene, and either Taban, Lucca, or King Guardia, depending on who you have with you in your party. Travel to the ends of each hallway, then return to the front hall. A save point will have appeared.

Unfortunately, this isn't so much a save point as it is a trigger for the next event - Ozzie will come out of the wall when you step on it and start a fight with a bunch of enemies, claiming that you'll have to defeat all 100 to fight Magus. He'll leave, and the dungeon has begun.

After defeating the first group of enemies, you'll have to decide which hall to take. I recommend going down the left hallway first. The hallway has incredibly easy enemies dating back to the Prison, and before you know it you'll be thrust before Slash, the swordsman.



After you defeat him, he'll grab the sword off the wall and initiate a second fight.



When you beat him, he'll leave behind the Slasher Sword for Crono and a Save Point. Use a Shelter, save your game, and head down the right hallway. All of the people here are actually enemies in disguise (hmm, ya think?), and are also avoidable, so if you don't feel like fighting, you don't have to. At the end of the hallway, you'll first fight someone named "Flea?" but it goes down in one hit, taking your MP along with it. Afterwards, the real Flea reveals himself as the bat that had been following you around since the Magic Cave. After some interesting and androgynous introductions, the battle will begin.



Flea will leave behind a Magic Tab after its defeat, leaving you with the only option of returning to the front hall. Ozzie's save point will have returned, and now you'll be able to move on through a new, central hall.

This hall is basically a Hall of Enemies, with the number and type of monsters progressing as you move along. At the end of the hall, you'll meet Ozzie, who will run away from you. Grab the Mist Mail and equip it on the female of your choice, then move on.

The next room has no enemies but you can still take damage from Ozzie's falling scythes. Dodge them as best you can and Ozzie will run off once more, leaving you with the DoomFinger for Robo and the Dark Mail, which should be given to Frog.

All enemies in the next area can be dodged if you just pause while the Roly rolls by. If you move, it will activate the fight with the nearby enemies.

In the next room, Ozzie will open holes in six different places if you stand on them. Fortunately, each hole can only be activated once, and if you play it smart, you can avoid the fights almost entirely. Here's how it works: There are six holes that go in order, and at the bottom of each hole are four save points. If, after falling down the FIRST hole, either the North or South Save Point is an enemy, then the teleporter is either West or East (the other will be a real save point). In the second hole, whichever pair had the enemies before (in the hypothetical situation, it was north-south) will now contain the Teleporter or the save point (in the hypothetical situation, it's east-west). If you're set on avoiding the fights, it's in your best interest to activate all of Ozzie's traps.

The next area is like the first Roly area except the Rolys are now Roly Bombers, and there are Outlaws, meaning you'll actually have to fight here. When you get to the top, move on along.

In the next area, Ozzie will annoyingly pull up four enemies at a time for you to fight, but they're not that difficult. The most difficult is the one with four Jugglers, but if you have learned Fire 2 for Lucca you can take all of them out at once. Ozzie will once again run away at the end. Grab the Speed Belt.

Most people don't realize that all of the battles in the next hall are easily avoidable if you just go around the statues. The battles won't activate and you'll move on easily. Even if you do decide to fight the battles, you shouldn't have any trouble whatsoever.

Afterwards, you'll enter Ozzie's lair. Grab his treasures and then fight him.



Two glistening spots will appear: To the right is a save point, and to the left lies Magus. Make sure you prepare yourself by using a Shelter and equipping any necessary equipment. Then, move on, listening to Magus' chants and taunts, and the fight will begin.



After you defeat Magus, a huge Gate will open and you'll learn that Magus did not create Lavos - he only summoned him. Your party will be sucked into the gate along with Magus.

Chapters
1. The Millennial Fair	2. The Queen Returns	3. The Queen is Gone	4. We're Back!
5. Beyond the Ruins	6. The Factory Ruins	7. The End of Time	8. The Village of Magic
9. The Hero Appears	10. Tata and the Frog	11. The Rare Red Rock	12. Footsteps! Follow!
13. The Masamune!	14. Magus' Castle	15. Forward to the Past	16. Unnatural Selection?
17. The Magic Kingdom	18. Break the Seal!	19. The Guru on Mt. Woe	20. What Lies Beyond?
21. Lavos Beckons	22. The New King	23. The Time Egg	24. The Fated Hour
25. The Moon Stone	26. Ozzie's Fort	27. Cyrus and the Masamune	28. The Rainbow Shell
29. King Guardia's Trial	30. Fiona and the Sunken Desert	31. The Genocide Dome	32. Preparing for Lavos
33. The Black Omen	34. The Final Battle (Part 1)	35. The Final Battle (Part 2)