Chrono Cross Team (Memory of)

Inquiry[edit]

Schala noted that Serge would forget his memories of the adventure, and perhaps by extension that the others would too. Additionally, only three people fought at the Darkness Beyond Time, meaning if history were changed on the outside, the party members still in the real world would be changed as well to new versions without any knowledge of the adventure. Who remembers the journey after it is all said in done?

Theory[edit]

We can rely on a few observations for this inquiry. Firstly, when Serge returns from the Darkness Beyond Time, he mentions some aspects of the quest to Leena, suggesting that instead of having his memory "wiped" of the data, it's simply being locked away akin to amnesia, perhaps able to be retrieved through psychiatry in the future. In this manner, Serge would forget the adventure so that he could more easily blend back into his normal life. The reasons for this are shaky; undoubtedly, Serge grew as a person while traveling to save time, and denying him his memories and experience would deny him growth. Since nothing definitive is given on the subject apart from Schala's promise, it is possible that Serge did remember, and that his muttering about FATE can be considered evidence supporting this idea. But that leaves the rest of the party, not counting Kid. Would they remember? The principles of time and dimensional travel dictate that if the party members were in the real world with time being changed externally in the past from the Darkness Beyond Time, their personal histories would be rewritten and they would have no knowledge of the change. This sounds somewhat harsh, as they are also being denied their growth, but unlike Serge's case, we never see what happens to them. Three more stipulations apply:

1. Time Traveler's Immunity would ensure a version of them would appear in 1020 A.D. at Opassa Beach due to the Gate Effect. However, this Gate Effect would rely on acting on the foundation of two dimensions, and the dimensional unification only leaves one.

2. The characters at the Darkness Beyond Time with Serge all talk about what they plan to do in the future, suggesting they remember.

3. The characters at the Darkness Beyond Time would also being exempt from having their history rewritten.

With these facts in mind, it is conceivable that a few characters (the ones Serge brought with him to the Darkness Beyond Time) could remember the adventure, but the rest would largely have no idea it ever took place. Though this seems harsh, the nature of the dimensional unification might at least leave their actions intact by creating a world with the best possible outcome. One interesting tenet of this situation is that Magus, unless he were in an extra temporal location or in contact with Belthasar, would have no idea what happened to his sister after the quest ended.

From: Theory (Plot and Other)