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Lavos, the Planet, and other Entities / How did lavos absorb DNA?
« on: March 23, 2012, 08:41:55 pm »
One thing that has always bothered me is that I keep hearing about Lavos "absorbing" DNA into its own and also directing the evolution on the planet, but it is not clear to me how it can do so.
Seeing as how Lavos is buried (and possibly dormant) deep within the planet, it never actually is able to make any physical contact with organisms from the surface world except for possibly upon its landing on earth and the 2 times that it had surfaced (12000BC and 1999AD). Is it physically gathering this DNA? If so, by what means? It certainly does not have access to the corpses of deceased organisms when it is buried that deeply in the planet.
If it is simply observing the genetic makeup of organisms and integrating certain traits into itself, how is it performing this observation? To my understanding, other than the frozen flame and mammon machine, there is no other way in which Lavos can sense and influence anything on the surface. That is the whole reason why it had to burst through surface in 12000BC and 1999AD, because the only way it could influence the surface world was physically. If instead it were able to "psychically" read and alter the genetic makeup of organisms on the surface, then it could have just easily unleashed some sort of genetic disorder or disease that would wipe out surface life in 1999AD from the comfort of being below the surface instead of putting itself at risk by surfacing (which ultimately lead to its demise).
Any thoughts?
Seeing as how Lavos is buried (and possibly dormant) deep within the planet, it never actually is able to make any physical contact with organisms from the surface world except for possibly upon its landing on earth and the 2 times that it had surfaced (12000BC and 1999AD). Is it physically gathering this DNA? If so, by what means? It certainly does not have access to the corpses of deceased organisms when it is buried that deeply in the planet.
If it is simply observing the genetic makeup of organisms and integrating certain traits into itself, how is it performing this observation? To my understanding, other than the frozen flame and mammon machine, there is no other way in which Lavos can sense and influence anything on the surface. That is the whole reason why it had to burst through surface in 12000BC and 1999AD, because the only way it could influence the surface world was physically. If instead it were able to "psychically" read and alter the genetic makeup of organisms on the surface, then it could have just easily unleashed some sort of genetic disorder or disease that would wipe out surface life in 1999AD from the comfort of being below the surface instead of putting itself at risk by surfacing (which ultimately lead to its demise).
Any thoughts?
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Chrono Trigger DS Analysis / Dream Devourer's Diet
« on: January 29, 2011, 02:56:34 am »
One thing that I've been wondering is why the Dream Devourer was given its name. We know from dialog in CC that the Time Devourer "consumes all space-time at maturity". From my recollection of CT:DS, there is no dialog even mentioning the dream devourer at all. Does it actually consume dreams? And if so, how?
Looking at the Compendium entry on Lavos, http://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Lavos.html#Chrono_Trigger_DS, we see that the Dream Devourer is "capable of feeding on thoughts, memories, and dreams across time". This is exactly what happened when Magus spoke with Schala while she was part of the Dream Devourer. His dream of freeing her was destroyed after their conversation and as a result, he abandoned all hope and ultimately inflicted self-amnesia, thus also being robbed of his thoughts and memories.
Is this a coincidence? Was the dream devourer given its name because of its encounter/effect on Magus? Another possibility is that the Schala whom Magus spoke with wasn't her consciousness at all, but really the Dream Devourer controlling her body the entire time to deceive Magus so as to feed off of his dreams (whom we all know has one of the strongest "thoughts, memories, and dreams" of all the characters in CT).
Thoughts??
Looking at the Compendium entry on Lavos, http://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Lavos.html#Chrono_Trigger_DS, we see that the Dream Devourer is "capable of feeding on thoughts, memories, and dreams across time". This is exactly what happened when Magus spoke with Schala while she was part of the Dream Devourer. His dream of freeing her was destroyed after their conversation and as a result, he abandoned all hope and ultimately inflicted self-amnesia, thus also being robbed of his thoughts and memories.
Is this a coincidence? Was the dream devourer given its name because of its encounter/effect on Magus? Another possibility is that the Schala whom Magus spoke with wasn't her consciousness at all, but really the Dream Devourer controlling her body the entire time to deceive Magus so as to feed off of his dreams (whom we all know has one of the strongest "thoughts, memories, and dreams" of all the characters in CT).
Thoughts??
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