» Chrono Cross » Characters

In Chrono Cross there are a lot of characters you can take in your party.
Here's a complete list.

Name: Serge
Innate: White
Recruit: Start a new game
Opinion: One of the best characters. Strong stats, techs and many Grids. He's the main character.

Name: Kid
Innate: Red
Recruit: 1. After the fight with Karsh, 2. In Termina, 3. When you save her in Guldove, 4. When you complete the pirate ship when you didn't save her. The choice is yours. (I recommend you get her in Termina. Refuse her after the fight with Karsh.)
Opinion: Also a character that's important for the story. She's very strong, just like Serge.

Name: Leena
Innate: Blue
Recruit: Refuse Kid after the fight with Karsh. She'll join the next morning.
Opinion: She's a magic user. But she can do some damage by attacking.

Name: Poshul
Innate: Yellow
Recruit: In Arni, give her a Heckran Bone. If you don't get her then, she joins together with Leena.
Opinion: She's weak. She has high HP, Attack and Defence. But she has low Magic and Magic Defence. And you need those stats in the game.

Name: Mojo
Innate: Black
Recruit: In Home World's Arni, get the Shark Tooth from Kiki's father. In Another World's Arni, go to the same guy and give him the Shark Tooth. Exit the room and Mojo joins.
Opinion: High Magic Defence and Agility. His Attack, Defence and Magic sucks. Not worth the trouble.

Name: Guile
Innate: Black
Recruit: Talk to him in Termina Bar. You must not talk with Pierre or Nikki's manager. (choose Guile, Nikki or Pierre. You can choose only once.)
Opinion: A real magic user. He has almost no low-level Grids, but many high-level Grids.

Name: Nikki
Innate: Blue
Recruit: Go to the ship in Termina and talk to Nikki's manager. Then go to the Shadow Forest and save him. You must not talk with Pierre or Guile.
Opinion: All of his stats are mostly good, except his defence.

Name: Pierre
Innate: Blue
Recruit: Go to Termina blacksmith. Get his Medal back from the kid in the backyard. Give it to Pierre.
Opinion: Weak and an idiot. His stats start off very low. They can improve, but he won't become one of the strongest. You must not talk with Nikki's manager or Guile.

Name: Korcha
Innate: Blue
Recruit: In Guldove. If you choose to save Kid.
Opinion: Pretty strong, except magic offence.

Name: Razzly
Innate: Green
Recruit: In the Hydra Marshes when you've chosen to save Kid. Rescue Razzly from the Pentapus. (go up the tree, fall through the crack in the floor after the death of the Wingapede.)
Opinion: A forest fairy, and therefore a magic user. But she dies easily from Yellow attacks.

Name: Mel
Innate: Yellow
Recruit: In Guldove when you've chosen to save Kid. Chase and catch her to get Kid's Elements back. Leave Guldove and then enter again. Talk to Mel with Kid in your party.
Opinion: Not really strong or weak. But I don't recommend her if it's your first time playing.

Name: Macha
Innate: Red
Recruit: In Guldove. Choose not to save Kid. Macha will join instead of Korcha.
Opinion: Not really strong. Certainly not cool.

Name: Glenn
Innate: Green
Recruit: In Termina after you've chosen not to save Kid. He joins when you get the boat from Macha.
Opinion: A great fighter with some magic offence. Really a worthy addition to your team.

Name: Doc
Innate: White
Recruit: In Guldove when you've chosen not to save Kid. He joins after Kid is better again.
Opinion: A strong guy. He can attack and use magic pretty well.

Name: Luccia
Innate: Black
Recruit: In Viper Manor after you complete the quest there. Go to the balcony and talk to her. Then go to her lab and ask her to join.
Opinion: Starts off weak most of the time, but can become better.

Name: NeoFio
Innate: Green
Recruit: Get the Green Tinkler from the dwarf in Guldove bar. Then go to the Hydra Marshes and get the Life Sparkle. Go to the balcony of Viper Manor and use the Life Sparkle on the plant in the water.
Opinion: Weak. She can get stronger, and against dwarves she's pretty powerful.

Name: Skelly
Innate: Black
Recruit: Get the skull when you first go to Fossil Valley. Then find all of his bones in Another World. (Shoulderblades, Spine, Pelvic Bone, Mixed Bones, Ribcage and Skull)
Opinion: Stupid and not strong.

Name: Greco
Innate: Red
Recruit: After the Viper Manor quest, go to his house in Termina's graveyard.
Opinion:
He could be a lot stronger if he had decent Magic and Magic Defence stats. But he has almost no Magic and Magic Defence, so that makes him weak.

Name: Pip
Innate: White
Recruit: On the Pirate Ship. Talk to him several times.
Opinion:
He can change his form when he battles enough. I haven't tried this out yet.

Name: Lynx
Innate: Black
Recruit: After the Fort Dragonia quest.
Opinion:
He's strong and pretty cool. His techs are also powerful.

Name: Sprigg
Innate: Green
Recruit: In the Dimension Vortex. Get into Sprigg's house somehow.
Opinion: She's an average character in stats, and she has only 4 Grids that are available! But one of those Grids has the Dopplegang tech. With it, Sprigg can change herself into monsters.

Name: Harle
Innate: Black
Recruit: In the Dimension Vortex Tower. Walk into the same doors as the spirit Serge does.
Opinion: Although she's not in your team forever, she's strong in attacking and magic. Her third tech is very powerful.

Name: Radius
Innate: Green
Recruit: In Arni Village, after you escape from the Dimension Vortex.
opinion: He's strong, but he could use some more HP.

Name: Norris
Innate: Yellow
Recruit: In Viper Manor basement.
Opinion:
Pretty powerful.

Name: Zappa
Innate: Red
Recruit: In Termina's Blacksmith.
Opinion:
Strong Attack and Defence and low-to-avarage Magic. But he has only 8 Stamina....

Name: Van
Innate: Green
Recruit: In Termina. Go to his home.
Opinion:
Avarage strength. Nothing more.

Name: Funguy
Innate: Yellow
Recruit: In the Shadow Forest. Get the Mushroom from the path to Viper Manor. Then go to his place behind the waterfall and offer him the mushroom.
Opinion:
Sometimes strong....sometimes not.

Name: Starky
Innate: White
Recruit: In Sky Dragon Isle. Get the Star Fragment from El Nido Triangle. Bring it to the Sky Dragon Isle and fight Megastarky.
Opinion:
Avarage character, but you'll need him later in the game.

Name: Irenes
Innate: Blue
Recruit: Complete the quest on the S.S. Zelbess.
Opinion:
A strong character. Both in attack and magic power.

Name: Sneff
Innate: Yellow
Recruit: Complete the quest on the S.S. Zelbess. Exit the ship and enter again. Go to Sneff and talk to him.
Opinion:
Not really worth the taking in your party. Just get him to join and don't use him.

Name: Janice
Innate: Red
Recruit: In S.S. Zelbess "Grand Slam". Beat her monsters 3 times.
Opinion:
Don't let her appearance fool you, she's very strong.

Name: Karsh
Innate: Green
Recruit: In Termina. Choose him or Zoah. The one you don't choose joins later on the pirate ship.
Opinion:
A cool character and very powerful! Use him!!!

Name: Zoah
Innate: Yellow
Recruit: In Termina. Choose him or Karsh. The one you don't choose joins later on the pirate ship.
Opinion:
Almost as strong as Karsh.

Name: Grobyc
Innate: Black
Recruit: Beat him in battle at Viper Manor.
Opinion:
He's strong, but his Magic stat could be better.

Name: Orcha
Innate: Red
Recruit: Beat him in battle at Viper Manor.
Opinion:
Avarage character...

Name: Riddel
Innate: White
Recruit: Go to Hermit's Hideaway after you rescue her from Viper Manor.
Opinion:
A very good magic user.

Name: Viper
Innate: Yellow
Recruit: He joins on the pirate ship after the raid on Hermit's Hideaway by the enemy.
Opinion:
A good fighter.

Name: Marcy
Innate: Blue
Recruit: She joins on the pirate ship after the raid on Hermit's Hideaway by the enemy.
Opinion:
A good fighter and magic user.

Name: Fargo
Innate: Blue
Recruit: He joins on the pirate ship after the raid on Hermit's Hideaway by the enemy.
Opinion:
For a while, he's the only team with a stealing tech. You may want to steal the items from all Dragon Gods.

Name: Leah
Innate: Yellow
Recruit: Defeat the Green Dragon in Gaea's Navel.
Opinion:
Strong fighter.

Name: Turnip
Innate: Green
Recruit: Cool down the floor in Hermit's Hideaway in Another World with Ice Breath. Take Poshul to the new plant at Hermit's Hideaway in Home World.
Opinion:
I haven't really tried him out, but his stats didn't impress me much....

Name: Miki
Innate: Red
Recruit: Talk to her on the S.S. Zelbess after you defeat all of the Lagoonates in Marbule.
Opinion:
She has power and beauty.

Name: Steena
Innate: White
Recruit: Get all 6 Dragon God Relics. Get the Dragon Emblem from the Shaman in Another World. Take it to the Shaman in Home World.
Opinion:
A very good character and cool too.

Name: Draggy
Innate: Red
Recruit: Get the Big Egg at Fossil Valley. Bring it to the hatching machine in Home World's Fort Dragonia.
Opinion:
Not very strong.

Name: Orlha
Innate: Blue
Recruit: Go to Guldove after Viper and co. have joined you. Defeat Orlha there. Bring back the Sapphire Brooch to her when you have your real identity back.
Opinion:
A good fighter who can use some magic.

Thanks goes out to LanceVarsconi for writing this.