Post-Chrono Cross Schala believes the past only causes pain to the point where she rejects it entirely. * (In a more extreme sense, the same can be said of their alternate counterparts. They both find a middle ground by the end of Reflections and marry in the epilogue.)
Schala is calm, polite, and tries to seek peaceful solutions to problems if possible while Cain is brash, impulsive, and uses force as his first response to issues, both mindsets excerbated by their respective positions as princess and bodyguard respectively. * Reconstructed - Finally, after loads of Character Development from both of them and a massive heart-to-heart talk, they finally play it straight again and hook up near the end of the story.įoil - Ironically enough, (Cain and Schala are this to each other. One Heroic Sacrifice, one restoration of memories, and one look into Cain's past later, Schala) laments never realizing or returning Cain's feelings until after (he was gone, or so she thought). * Inverted - Once Reflections rolls around (an amnesiac Schala as Zero) develops feelings for Cain while the latter unconsciously avoids her (thinking she's just a doppledoll and not the real Schala. Even worse, Cain is completely oblivious to any of this, and comes to unhealthily see Schala as his single emotional anchor/Morality Chain and refuses to imagine life without her. * Deconstructed - Due to a massive misunderstanding, Schala comes to resent Cain, even after she learns that Cain was the little boy she met so long ago. They remain friendly with each other however, at least until King Zeal's death. * Subverted - When they officially meet again as bodyguard and charge, Schala doesn't quite recognize him while Cain never forgot her. * Played Straight - Cain and Schala first meet as children and go on a brief adventure through the kingdom, though she never learns his name before they're caught. Played with in just about every way imaginable.
One of the major plot points of the Reflections project. (The final battle of Reflections takes place in a Black Omen reconstruction of the core chamber of Zeal where Cain and Schala destroy the last shades of Lavos and the Frozen Flame.)Ĭhildhood Friend Romance - Between Cain and Schala. Moving forward without thought, consideration, or closure will only invite misunderstanding and resentment."īook Ends - Alphard's death and the deterioration of Cain and Schala's lives (thanks to the Frozen Flame and Lavos) begins in the core chamber of the inner bowels of Zeal.
#CAIN AND ABEL TV TROPES FREE#
"Being free from the suffering of one's past is a noble pursuit, but not at the expense of those left behind. After all, there will always be a consequence, for good or for ill, for one's actions." "While there are no absolutes or certainties when it comes to mankind's potential, the same cannot be said for other aspects of life. Any suffering that comes about is ultimately the moral failure of the user or seeker, but all the same, one should never be afraid of taking the risk when it could possibly help others." Enjoy the Tropes for Chrono Reflections and its prequel, Reflections: Before the Fall.Īn Aesop - "Power in and of itself is neither good nor evil, but dependent on the person wielding or pursuing it. Partly because I had so much fun thinking up these characters that I don't want to put them on the shelf yet.Īlright, that should be everything. Not until I can find a way to get off my duff and start writing.ĭisclaimer 3: If characters seem familiar to those who actually read my Sea of Dreams synopsis, that's because they are. No, I don't give a crap.Įdit: Also, because there is no 'spoiler' type font or html that I know of around here, things that can be considered spoilers will be put in parenthesis.ĭisclaimer 2: Because said story has not been written, I don't want to actually put this on TV Tropes quite yet. This time, it's the wonderful life-ruining magic of TV Tropes!ĭisclaimer: Due to the nature of TV Tropes, there will be SPOILERS for a story that hasn't been written yet.
With my last story, Sea of Dreams, it was a full-blown story synopsis. since I don't have a reliable way of keeping notes. Welcome to another unorthodox attempt at me making notes for my next story.