Frog (Chrono Trigger)
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Frog is a playable character in Squaresoft's Chrono Trigger.
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Frog was originally a young squire named Glenn who was a good friend of the hero Cyrus of Guardia. According to the storyline, the sorcerer Magus killed Cyrus and turned Glenn into a frog on "advice" from his assistant Ozzie. Ashamed of his new form, Glenn took on the name Frog and lived the life of a hermit in a remote forest. During Chrono Trigger, Frog must acquire the Masamune/Granleon and the Hero's Medal to muster up the power to reconfront Magus. He joins Crono and travels to Magus's castle, eventually defeating the powerful wizard. Frog confronts Magus once again following the disaster at Zeal's Ocean Palace. If the player decides against an aggressive course of action, Magus will join the party. If Magus is fought and killed, however, Frog will turn back into a human during certain endings.
In one of the side-quests near the end of the game, Frog has to go into the haunted grave of Cyrus to make peace with his spirit. In doing so, Frog shows his true will, impressing Masa and Mune/Gran and Leon. They reveal they had been holding back throughout the game, but now they believe that Frog is worthy of their true power. This full power Masamune/Granleon becomes the second most potent weapon in the entire game, next to Crono's sword, Rainbow.
Frog speaks in a grandiose, archaic manner often using words such as 'thou' 'thee' and 'shalt' (albeit somewhat inaccurately, as he often produces ungrammatical sentences by adding the archaic suffixes '-est' and '-eth' to verbs where they do not belong according to the grammar of Early Modern English). It is notable as no one else in his era talks this way. When Frog is shown in flashbacks as Glenn he talks normally.
There is also an unrelated character named Glenn in Chrono Cross.
In the original Japanese version, Frog's name was カエル (kaeru). This is a pun as this can be read both as "frog"（蛙）or the verb "to transform, to change" (変える）. It should be noted that, in the Japanese version, he did not speak with the "Middle Ages Accent" that he has in the American version and instead, talks rather rudely.
In combat, Frog is an excellent swordsman, right up there with Crono in terms of sheer physical damage. His element is water, like Marle, but he has relatively average magic strength. He learns a number of attack and healing spells, giving him some versatility.
