Today I found out that Grobyc is Cyborg backwards lol.

There’s a quote in the game by Harle which read “Every problem has a solution”. I carried that throughout my life 😂😂😂 I was like 8/9 when I played this game. I’m 29 now 😂

Chrono cross.... The golden era where you EARN characters through gameplay.... Instead of from a lootbox.

Fargo is also great because of the Pillage skill, since is the only one that can steal items from bosses when you play as Lynx.

Even though you have to struggle with Pierre for most of the game, once you have the Hero equipment, he basically doubles in power. It might not be worth the hassle, but it's worth noting.

I agree with almost the whole list except pip. A fully evolved pip can be any innate you want with summons and exclusive spells from another innate. Hell that alone makes him B tier.

Back then, Orlha and Steena were the two characters I was really hoping to be recruitable. I was not disappointed.

Spriggs transformations can make her completely broken. Also use the forget-me-not pots on whoever is dealing the final blow in most battles to quickly unlock them. It's also tied to the battle on the Zelbess, so mopping that place up is a breeze if Sprigg has her transformations unlocked. Sprigg is S Tier.

With the remaster just getting announced ... this was timely.

I used to get frustrated over rpgs where there’s a bunch of characters and you can miss out on some. But now it’s I enjoy finding as much as I can and finding out who works best together.

Great to see my boy Glenn at the top where he belongs. The only thing that ever really bothered me is how you can only get him when you choose not to save Kid, feels like they’re rewarding the player for being a shitty person lol

Here's the twist: Leah is Ayla's mother.

Pierre is actually really good once he's equipped with the hero equipment. I usually run with serge, glenn, and pierre. pierre's crit rate with the hero equipment is insane, use him as a basic attacker and you can't go wrong. also with the hero equipment, he can utterly destroy and can do 3 - 4k dmg against red enemies/bosses. he's a good candidate for the evasion equipment you pick up during the game making him quite difficult for the enemies to hit. from what I can tell only 3 characters can get "Ultimate" equipment in this game, pierre is one of them and can easily turn him into one of the best characters for damage in the game, just don't use his skills [they suck and you will get more damage from his basic attacks] and it's probably best to outfit him with defensive magic [healing and buff/debuff magic]. However, Pierre is very squishy for a large majority of the game and keeping him alive durring most boss fights is a challenge before you can get good gear for him

One of my favorite RPGs ever, and I still haven’t fully explored all of the many characters. Your tier list is about how I would make it, though I do have a soft spot for Starky :) Agreed that Grobyc is a total badass and Steena is hot as a jalepeno.

Pierre, is either amazing or terrible. He requires as much training as pip, but has pretty consistent growth. My most recent playthrough he kept up with dual Einlanzer Glenn. Blue element is top 3, for healing alone. However, I prefer Fargo, Leena, or Nikki for blue elemental. I recruit Starky just so I can get the Plasma gun for Norris, which is between Denodorite and Rainbow in attack bonus, who I do use most of the Lynx period. I generally agree with most picks, except for korcha... he belongs in an F teir, by himself.

It always frustrated me that there were so many characters with different innate elements and stats but you can only have 3 in your party. At least in games like Suikoden, you had 6 party members. But its fun to try out so many different party members, even some of the fighters that aren't that good are still kind of fun to mess around with with like wacky attacks and stuff.

Leena is one of my favs just for the good ending. Also, watching her bonk stuff with a ladle and then nuke enemies with icebergs is entertaining no matter how many times it happens.

I really love this game, and it kinda sucks that you cannot recruit everyone in your first playthrough, cause this game is very long. I also would like some more character interactions or closure or even development. For example, I would like to see Glenn finally promoted to become a Dragoon like Karsh and the others, I mean he IS stronger than those 3, especially later in the game. I also would like to see Fargo, Nikki and Marcy have their family reunion, cause SPOILERS Fargo is the father of Nikki and Marcy, and yes, both Nikki and Marcy are siblings. Perhaps if there is a remake, hopefully there would be some added story content.

Pip is really good, grows into a S-tier character imo. Unfortunately hes glitched in the non-Japanese versions, his transformed stats become corrupted if you turn off the playstation. However, if you know the work-around, patch the game, or play the Japanese version, hes super strong. Can be any color, meaning he can allocate multiple unique color only Elements including vigora, he can be the strongest yellow mage if you make him a yellow archangel

did you see the last Nintendo direct? CC is coming to all platforms with the visual novel Radical dreamers in a few months! The moment they showed the screenshot with the two moons I was throwing money at my screen... when they announced the radical dreamer addition I just threw more :P

Omg, 20 years of this game and you casually mention that grobyc is cyborg backwards. I'm sitting here at 2:22 am with my mind blown. Lolol. Thank you.

Saving this video for when I play this in my backlog. Now I’ll know which characters are worth having and which ones I can forget about. I’ll recruit everyone that is a B or higher. Thanks!!

Specifically, Sprigg can transform into Lagoonate fairly soon after you get her, which has the very powerful skill Just4Kicks... which it also has a lot of, along with the ability to heal with Cureplus.

I thought Leahs ending alluded to the fact she was Ayla's mother?

I love that you put Karsh at S tier. He kicks tail in battle. I always choose him and not Zoah to take to Viper Manor. And his comments are hilarious at times along with his backstory really making you feel. I was rooting for Riddel to warm up to Karsh and choose him and I'd like to think I can't be the only one!

Harle is head and shoulders above everyone else in this game. She has THE best grid bar none, her stats are statistically the best overall in the game, she has above average stamina recovery as well and her abilities are very useful and not just attack 1 enemy like most characters. Janice on the other hand is not A on any list, she has a good grid but with a bad magic stat which negates even having a good grid, so other than that her stats are slightly below average and only has a 10 in stamina recovery. She's the most middle of the road character in the game, right next to Radius.

Loved Karsh to death. He is one of the simplest "S-Tiers" to get (when you HAVE to choose between him and Zoah at a certain point) and a BRUTAL hitter. His strongest attacks animation and sound effect are so satisfying to me even today. Another one that I certainly brought with me more than once is Norris. A weird one story-wise, since the game doesn't show much of him (aside from being from Porre, one of the links between Cross and Trigger), but he's my favorite gunner. Hits hard and my no 1 yellow innate pick. Out of curiosity, during the pre-faq era, it took me literally 12 or so playthroughs to finally get freaking Glenn, which I just couldn't discover by myself (spoiler: who the f#ck would know that you can just let Kid get poisoned and not try to help her?). Macha and Doc are characters from the same branch, so I rarely had time to play with them also. I always liked the axe users, so I don't remember disliking Funguy. A goofy-looking character, but a decent fighter. Boomerang users were by far the worse in my experience (maybe together with the instrument people - their attacks were not satisfying at all to me). Mel was kinda useful for her tech with Kid, great for people that love messing around with stealing. After maxing out everything, some of the characters were cool to play as simply for their design. I frequently used Steena and Guile solely for this reason. Of course, two-sworded Glenn was a must considering this criteria too.

One character who really grew on me playing Radical Dreamers Edition was Razzly. Her magic spells put her on par with Glenn. Also, finished off many enemies with Raz Star.

Norris was always my fav ch So when the remaster comes out he has a guaranteed spot on the team

I’m glad to see Grobyc in S tier, he’s my favorite character. Second is Guile, best mage for me, and I think he is a S tier mage. Their damage is absolutely destructive. I beat the game with Serge, Grobyc and Guile. Best trio 👌

Just to correct one point: Leah is Ayla's mother!

E = Excellent.....Funguy is best in the game! 😂This is one hell of a list and puts into perspective how many characters and options you really have. The diversity is cool but really I feel like the roster has so many options that there are just too many characters to flesh out. This remastered battle scene the creator made is beautiful. Fun video!

This looks better than the official remaster. Runs better too

Also, I'd love to see a tier list of the characters according to story/plot relevance instead of just combat stats. Like a tier of which characters are most important to the main plot vs. which characters are just filler/boring/gimmick characters.

Nice. I been waiting for this. I knew you'd do it eventually

Damn, you did Macha dirty. Korcha's mama is actually one of the best characters in the game statistically.

As a kid, I always liked FunGuy, but no wonder I had such a tough time with him. But it looks like most of my other instincts were spot on. Glenn OP

Chrono cross is the epitome of playing a rpg for the fun of playing a rpg and experimenting around. lot of people have something against how weird the story gets at the end, or how it doesnt compare to chrono trigger but man, rpgwise its a masterpiece, even if the equipment system is obsolete.

I seriously wanted Serge or some character from Chrono Cross to be in Super Smash Bros! Imagine Serge fighting and his ultimate in the game!

In Pierre's defense, he does have really good equipment that makes him the best of the first three later on. And even then, I personally never found it worth the wait, so I never bother with him anyway.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought it was more believed Leah was Ayla's mother.

Thanks for the video! Love seeing CC content!

I haven't played Chrono Cross since probably when it first came out when I was in my late teens, but I do remember enjoying the game as well as liking Serge, Lynx, Harle, Guile, and Glenn as characters. The remastered-looking visuals are quite great and I hope a remastered version of the game ends up looking that nice. Watching this also makes me curious to play the game again to see what my older self thinks of it.

Leena is definitely s tier And macha should be higher she’s super well rounded

You should do the suikodens next!

I love watching these. It's a game where you can literally use who you wish no problem, but I love watching someone rank the characters. I still want an rpg that reminds me of this game, but hey, dare to dream. Good video bud :)

I'm FINALLY playing Chrono Cross!! Played it 20 years ago, was 75% through the game and my PlayStation was stolen. Memory card gone. Always vowed to play it again and never got around to it. I'm a couple hours in and knew EXACTLY what youtuber to go to. Always a huge fan of this channel and remember how it's your favorite Rpgs. Excited to finally experience this classic. Long overdue, thank you for the guide!

The only thing I think this misses is each character’s stamina recovery. Mojoy becomes pretty powerful with his average attacks looking a lot more Impressive when you factor in how quickly he can get into full stamina.

I swear by Janice. This is half remembered, but... She comes at a time when your character options are somewhat limited, and at that time, she is more or less your best physical attacker - Her physical attributes are really good, but even better when her competition is so scarce, and her Carrot weapon is actually really strong for when you get it (It does actually have stats, and they are a lot higher than most of the stuff you can get if you recruit her early; this really props her up when you first get her before the Dead Sea) Tying in to this theme that she is good not just out of her innate stats, but because she can get powerful options a bit early, she can also uniquely get her ultimate skill before any other character. The carrot is cute and makes her really stand out, as she is less reliant on equipment, though it's efficacy falls off towards the late game until you get the Beta Carotine upgrade. In any case, having her ultimate weapon just given to you is nice. The result of all this is a character I always recruit right away, and who then ends up among my most powerful physical attackers for the rest of the game because she accumulates stat increases over the time in my party when she shines. She also has a number of properties that are fun and unique in a game packed with kind-of-samey characters. Edit: Sneff is actually worth recruiting before you go to the dead sea, not because he's good, but because he has a good weapon. The PrivateDeck is in the same 'tier' as Denadorite weapons; ie, just below rainbow, and is available at a really early point for that. This is easily missed because Sneff is terrible can even this crutch does not make him good... But, he happens to share a weapon type with the all-around-awesome Harle, who is in your party at the time and can be absolutely amazing with the weapon.

I wish they make the monster arena a permanent part of the game. I replayed the game a few times when I was younger just to unlock all the monsters so I can use them during the arena. You can easily win it with the two monsters from the Earth Dragon Isle (you know the two), the bird from the canyon and the three secret bosses.

Lynx, Harle and Sprigg are my dream team.

Norris should be a little higher simply due to the combo with Karsh. Pip should be higher, same w Pierre! I think Niki and Skelly are too high up

Razzly and Riddel should be A tier imo, and Pip can be up to A or even S with the evolutions.

“Do not recruit this guy” had me in tears bro I was laughing so hard haha like this dudes so terrible don’t even bother getting him

Rejoice! We are now having an actual remaster.

You actually got me when you said mojo was one of the best characters in the game. I was ready to hear how on earth you made them useful.

Holy crap! It's the guy that fought Kurama in the first round of the Dark Tournament! Lol jokes aside, great video! A lot of these characters don't ever get talked about, so thank you!

I always did serge, kidd, glenn, and poshul as backup tank.

I play Chrono Cross at least once a year and I’m super hyped for the remake. I try to change things up but I always default to Kid and Glen.

Orlha has the best tush in the game. High booty defense.

Not even mention the steal ability for Kid and Fargo and they're still ranked as A. Feels good

Bless you for your love of Harle sir! I'm the same in that she is one of my favourite characters in any video game. Not just CC.

The instance you put Funguy as a E, I lol'ed.

“Kid really isn’t that great of a character” *puts her on A tier*

Love seeing this list and kinda funny it came out right before they announced the Remake. That said one point you missed that I think is something big to point out is Fargo and Kid is their thief ability which can be pretty nice to have. Especially in your first play through. Good video!

I'd put Fargo & Kid as S due to Stealing function which is broken in this game due to being able to run from every fight if you fail to steal.

I would bump Riddel up to A and Pip has so much potential that it feels like he should be at least a tier o two higher. FAscinating list though. I haven't played CC in twenty year so I had forgotten a lot of these, lol.

Such a nostalgia..i really wish you could do a series about WILD ARMS

Solid list, only a couple things I'd change. I'm probably one of the only people who likes Funguy lol. I did a Yellow innate only run years ago and he was my mvp by far. He grew into a badass mage and a decent physical attacker. Had to beat Garai with him, Sneff and Norris. My final party was Funguy, Viper and Zoah I believe. It wasn't new game+ either, I played on an emulator and hacked Serge out so it wouldn't be too easy. You should try it sometime!

Loved this list man! It was fun to see your choices and what you said really resonated with me at times. I loved Harle as well (something about her character/charm made me easily prefer her over Kid) and Grobyc is certainly one of the more underrated characters in the game. Serge and Glenn (love the "Frog" reference especially since they can execute the X Dash attack!) are insanely powerful when paired up and you are making me want to focus more on Karsh and Orlha (two characters I liked but didn't use a ton back in the day).

Youre very generous with some of your rankings. Lol. But that's why I love your content. You find the best out of your playable characters. Great video, man!

I still think Miki and Marcy should be on A tier. Miki and Nikki double tech is actually quite good. Both Marcy and Miki has great stats and strong magic power.

My favorite game of all time. Thanks.

This video will be more popular after 4/8/22 when remastered releases 😏

I totally appreciate you putting together this tier list, and agree with a lot of your rankings! I do wish you had included/considered some of the more unique aspects of the characters though. Like Guile's reverse Element grid giving him more early game spell slots than any other character. Or Kid, Mel, and Fargo being the only characters who can steal items. Or Leena being the only character that can recharge used elements. Or Razzly being one of the only characters in the game with a triple tech.

"if it ever gets remastered" Spoke too soon and had too much faith in Square.

“Luccia fights with a gun” Huh? There’s only two characters who use guns, and they aren’t her.

bro I didn't even know you made a tier list. Stupid youtube. Well, I'm hype for Chrono Cross.

The ranking of pierre is a shame. If you get his hero items he becomes an ultra badass and those moves that miss actually hit and hard. Pierre is a solid A. He would be an S if it didn't take so long to get his last hero item.

Wow, shockingly good timing on this one!

Stumbled across this and I absolutely loved it! As a fellow fan of the game, I agreed with a ton of your thoughts, but some of them really threw me for a loop. I might have to give Orlha a try when the remaster releases!

Nice video. I was on the verge of asking how you got it remastered while the remastered version was just released last week, Apr 7.

Characters that can steal automatically go in the S or A tier for me. They are indispensable; you gotta have one of them in your party at all times (at least on the first playthrough). Razzly... I wonder why she got such a low rank on your list. I would have put Razzly in S tier because she isn't just a good mage, I'd say she is the best glass cannon mage in the game, has an awesome lv3, and a triple tech with Leena and Serge. Also she is the cutest character in the entire game.

Well, along the years with my not so many times I beat CC, Glenn always made part of my two optional characters (with Serge). As Lynx, Nikki always had sure place. For the another one, I used to pick Leah, or Mikki, or Viper, or Draggy

Having played this game like 100 times i can say grobyc is a unit and a half. Hes to good all on his own.

Played this game atleast 3 times and this is the first time i heard some of these characters

My boy Pierre. What have you done to him? You aren't wrong, he's not a great character - but I really enjoy him.

Chrono Cross is finally here!

1. Glenn is the best warrior 2. Fargo the rougue is better than Kid 3.Draggy is the best fire mage 4.Doc is the best healer 5. Riddell is the best magician 6. Guile is the best battle mage, but almost not needed in battle 7. Pierre from the weakest becomes strong if you do not score on him. I calmly passed the game Serge-Pierre-Glenn without any problems. For let me remind you that when you defeat the bosses, the characteristics of the characters become much better than just from the "stars". 8. Starky are the only white element when you play Lynx with good skills. 9. Harle and Kid trash due to the fact that it appears, it disappears completely from the plot. Easily replaced. 10. Karsh is a good replacement in the story until Glenn is gone. The rest of the characters are just "unnecessary" Steena joins too late when she is no longer needed, but she is good ( Miguel is dead :(

Zappa might deserve a higher grade, not because he is a great character, but because he can forge rainbow equipment. That alone is a huge asset in this game.

I consider the size of the element grid, availability, and relative to other options of the same color: Doc ~ E-Tier, can't think of a worse white, don't like the "not save Kid" branch Draggy ~ D-Tier, I remember a smaller grid, later availability, better red options Fargo ~ S-Tier, best blue, crucial theft tech when facing dragons, great backstory Funguy ~B-Tier, decent for a yellow, available relatively early Glenn ~C-Tier, don't like the "not save Kid" branch, Karsh relatively peer, many good green options Greco ~ E-Tier, worst red due to poor magic, smaller grid if I recall Grobyc ~ B-Tier, later availability but better than average black Guile ~ E-Tier, hate the inverted grid making far less useful in a first run, better black options Harle ~ S-Tier, best black when available, but not available early and late Irene ~ B-Tier, average blue with lots of good options, decent backstory Janice ~ C-Tier, decent but average red Karsh ~ S-Tier, best all-around green, available relatively early, great backstory Kid ~ S-Tier, best all-around red, theft tech, but not available for half the game, great story Korcha ~ E-Tier, can't think of a worse blue Leah ~ - A-Tier, likely the best yellow (none are S-Tier) but later addition Leena ~ B-Tier, better than average blue, early game option, but other blues surpass later Luccia ~ C-Tier, bland average black Lynx/Serge ~ S-Tier Macha ~ E-Tier, hate "not save Kid" path, better reds Marcy ~ C-Tier, others love but I never use, always better blues Mel ~ A-Tier, additional theft tech early, solid for a yellow Miki ~ B-Tier, great red but late recruit Mojo ~ B-Tier, early available black NeoFio ~ C-Tier, worse than Razzly Niki ~ B-Tier, best early story branch, good backstory, can trap Iceberg early Norris ~ C-Tier, average among the generally poor yellows Orhca ~ C-Tier, average among competitive reds, more backstory than most Orlha ~ C-Tier, great blue but very late addition in a first run, lost of good blue options Pierre ~ E-Tier, path not preferred, weak stats Pip ~ E-Tier, special evolution aspect not worth the trouble Poshul - B-Tier, first available addition, decent yellow Radius - B-Tier, solid overall green, available relatively early, good backstory Razzly ~ A-Tier, available early in preferred story branch, one of the better greens among strong options Riddel ~ A-Tier, good storyline, one of the best whites Skelly ~ C-Tier, solid overall black Sneff ~ E-Tier, worst among bad yellows, crappy techs Sprigg ~ S-Tier, allows for early trapping of high elements Starkey ~ S-Tier, likely best overall white addition and recruited relatively early, good storyline Stenna ~ B-Tier, better than average white but later addition Turnip ~ E-Tier, likely the worst of a strong group of greens Van ~ C-Tier, generally poor green relative to other options, but good story and WetPaint fun to try and use with summons Viper ~ C-Tier, average among the poor yellows Zappa ~ D-Tier, relevant to story and allows crafting on the go, but better red options for battle Zoha ~ C-Tier, relevant to story but average among poor yellows

Guile, Glenn and Serge were always my endgame combination.

My current party is Serge, Glen and Graco. I'll recruit Fargo soon.

Hahaha! That’s funny. When i was younger i finished chrono cross more than 10 times. And I would always rotate using those characters in your “S” tier list. I had no idea back then who were the strong ones in the game. They just felt like the best for me personally. Quite surprised they all end up in S tier though hahaha

Riddel is definitely S tier character as the strongest mage in the game (60 MAX MAG - the 2nd are Guile and Harle with 58). Using proper equipment, under Genius and Magnify she can destroy some bosses with single UltraNova

This is a great list. I'd have loved to see a bit more detail on things like stamina regeneration and element grid size (I find that these factors are the biggest deal-breakers for me when I'm choosing my party).

Poshul is an incredible heal tank! She can hit pretty good physicals and survive ANYTHING.

I have been wanting to play trigger or cross for the first time, and have been hesitant to start trigger first but since you love cross so much maybe I'll start there. I know I won't appreciate it more but idk maybe trigger second.

DISAGREE! Irene deserves AT LEAST “A” if not a S! She is a GOOD mage, but most important, she is a GREAT HEALER! And plus it is easy to have her joined at fairly early in the game.

I haven't played this game in about 20 years, but I remember using Leena, Razzly, Pip and Draggy and having a lot of fun. I would put hundreds of hours into this game if it got a remaster for sure.