Cronos (Bloody Roar)

Cronos (クロノス) is a fictional character from the Bloody Roar series. He appears as a main character in the games, /Extreme. He is the boss for most of the other characters.

Affiliation

Shina - Childhood Friend
Ganesha - Righthand Man/Bodyguard
Uranus - Potential Mother(?)

King Orion - Father

History

Bloody Roar: Primal Fury/Extreme

Cronos has several unanswered questions about his father, such as the experiments that his father keeps performing on his people and how his mother died. He feels that joining the tournament will answer these questions.

Personality

Cronos is a kindly young man, dedicated to bringing peace to his people. Though he is rather naïve and finds himself manipulated by his father and it may appear at times he's an antagonist/villain, but he only does so to protect his father. Because of his upbringing, he always acts professional and has good manners. He's a good sport, and respects his opponents. He also greatly values friendship.

Gameplay

Cronos is a strong character, though has the issue of a weak beast transform. As a penguin, he loses reach, speed and strength though does have the advantage of being able to dodge a lot of moves because of his stature. His more powerful phoenix form can be used to devastating effect, though this form can only last for less then fifteen seconds before the transformation breaks. To make up for his disadvantages, his human form has above average stats.

Endings

Bloody Roar: Primal Fury/Extreme

Cronos learns the truth about the experiments going on behind the scenes. At first, he is horrified, but his father is able to convince Cronos that they are for the good of his people.

Trivia

*Cronos appears in a few of the characters endings in "Primal Fury/Extreme" besides his own - these are: Yugo's, Uriko's, Shina's, Alice's, Ganesha's, Xion's and Long's.
*Cronos was replaced by Reiji in the 4th game because his design didn't fit into the darker setting - http://www.hudson.co.jp/hde/vol013/index.html
*Cronos's name comes from the Greek Titan Cronus, ruler of the titans and father of Zeus.
*Cronos's fight style is really particular because some moves look more like a dance with his enemy than fight techniques.
*There is a debate on his relation to another character in the series - Uranus - saying that he is in fact her son. According to Cronos's story, his mother was killed in a war along with his best friend, Jane. Though, in argument, because Jane survived the incident, his mother could have also. The fact her story mentions the Greek myth relations of the titans seems too coincidental. Other argued facts are the unstable beast forms and the unexplained fact Cronos faces Uranus in his final battle instead of someone connected to his storyline, like Ganesha or Yugo. All these items are debatable. This connection might be only made through the English version of the game. In the Bloody Roar: Primal Fury strategy guide, their relation is printed on Cronos's page. Other fact to debate is that even the existence of Uranus in the canon story is questionable (Uranus has never had an ending sequence or story, implying that she's more a bonus 'side' character than one with a real background). Still, this subject it's a matter of debate or choice for fans of the series.