


Status: Deceased (Killed by Crono and co.)Īlignment: Chaotic Evil (Used the Mammoth Machine to absorb all the magic from her citizens to re-summon Lavos, making her willing to even put her own daughter and son in harms way in order to obtain her immortality)ĭimensionality: 3-D, likely higher while merged with the Black Omen (The Black Omen transcends time and space across all temporal dimensions, which could possibly make Zeal’s own dimensionality higher)Īttack Potency: Multi-Continent level ( Fought Crono and co. Name: Queen Zeal (Her first name is unknown and was never mentioned)Īge: Unknown, Extra-Temporal when one with the Black Omen (The Black Omen transcends time and exists at all points in time and across every temporal dimension)Ĭlassification: Queen, Enlightened One, Mother of Schala and Janus However, the actual dynamic of their relationship is never fully explored, and one can only speculate as to its true nature. All of this may suggest a unique relationship between the two, with Zeal's worship both drawing strength from and channeling power into Lavos. Also potentially noteworthy, Lavos does not mimic her powers during Crono's encounter with him, despite the fact that she is one of the most powerful boss characters in the game. She treats Lavos as a god-like being worthy of worship, yet at the same time Lavos makes no attempt to absorb or destroy her, and indeed seems to follow her commands during the fateful encounter in the Ocean Palace. She is the only known entity to establish any sort of a rapport with the creature. It is important to note that Queen Zeal is extremely unique in terms of her relationship with Lavos. Queen Zeal makes her final stand against Crono at the heart of the Black Omen, where she is finally defeated. It is possible, though, that this is due to the Omen's time-bending nature rather than proper immortality. Indeed, after the events in the Ocean Palace and the rising of the Black Omen, Queen Zeal does seem to obtain some form of immortality, since she exists in any time period that the Omen can be found in.

It is this power which Zeal believes will make her immortal. It is during the rule of Queen Zeal that humanity first comes into possession of magic, which is revealed to be a concentrated form of Lavos' power. Janus, the Queens only known son, reveals his feelings that Queen Zeal has ceased to be his mother, that she has somehow been changed by the power of Lavos. Though Schala recognizes her mother's madness, she remains emotionally torn over her inability to accept her mother's behavior. Melchior observes that the Queen's psychological degeneration appears tied directly to how much of Lavos' energy she absorbs through the Mammon Machine. However, it is mentioned by many, including the Gurus, that Queen Zeal did not always behave in such a power-hungry and inhuman manner. The well-being of her children is forgotten in the face of her desperate desire for power, and she shows a willingness to sacrifice any number of beings in her efforts. She is paranoid and manipulative, gladly abusing the vast magical talent that her daughter Schala displays in order to further her goals. Her own people are both slavishly devoted to her and terrified of her. She displays a haughty attitude, creating a society which is entirely self-centered, and further centered on her. Zeal is maniacal in her efforts to gain power and immortality. It is unknown how the Queen came to obsess over the power of Lavos, but by the time Crono and his friends encounter her, she is dangerously fixated on drawing upon Lavos' energies in an effort to become immortal. She is the sole ruler of the Kingdom of Zeal, the most magically advanced civilization throughout Chrono Trigger 's timeline. Queen Zeal is the matriarch of Antiquity in Chrono Trigger.
