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"I am Chronos... The dark sun that kills its father and wields the scythe of false power... See the karma controlling one's destiny..."
—Chronos, Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Chronos is a demon in the series.

History[]

Chronos[]

Chronos, alternatively spelled as Khronos or Chronus, is one of the first primordial Deities created by Chaos in the Greek mythology, said to be the personification of time and eternity and the lord of the Zodiac. His name means the word "time." During antiquity, Chronos was occasionally interpreted as Cronus. The original meaning of the word "chronos" is uncertain.

He was initially portrayed to possess an incorporeal figure as a serpent with three heads; one of a man, the second of a bull, and the last of a lion. Chronos is usually portrayed as an old, wise man with a long, grey beard, similar to Father Time. In some Greek sources, Kairos is mentioned as a brother of Chronos. However, other sources point out that it is his son.

Cronus[]

Cronus, alternatively spelled as Kronos or Cronos, is the lord of the Titans and a time and harvest deity. Enticed by his mother Gaia, Cronus picks up the sickle and castrates his own father, Ouranos, thus becoming the new king of the gods, and ruled during the mythological Golden Age. However, fearing the same fate would befall him, Cronos devours his own offspring.

His consort Rhea secretly gives Cronus a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes, which he promptly swallowed, thinking that it was his son while she kept the newborn Zeus safe in Crete. Zeus later lead his free siblings in a war to overthrow Cronus, repeating history. This war is called Titanomachy.

Cronus was usually depicted with a harpe, scythe or a sickle, which was the instrument he used to castrate and depose Uranus, his father. In Athens, a festival called Kronia was held in honor of Cronus to celebrate the harvest, as a result of his association with the virtuous Golden Age, Cronus continued to preside as a patron of the harvest.

When the Greek myth was absorbed into the Roman pantheon, Cronos was identified as Saturnus.

Appearances[]

Profile[]

Persona 2: Innocent Sin[]

Chronos

Chronos, of the Fortune Arcana, is the evolved Persona of Jun Kurosu, obtained by mutating his prior Persona, Hermes, in the Velvet Room after having it equipped during the Aquarius Temple boss battle. His design shows him to have a clock instead of a face, attached on his head and four wings are attached to his back, with two of them sheltering his shoulders toward the front. His helmet also has wings, similar to Hermes. This evolution allows Jun to block any kind of attacks of the Wind, Light, and Dark elements, but its weakness against Earth may be a concern. Chronos learns powerful Wind-based spells and some useful recovery skills, and is also capable of performing one of the most powerful Fusion Spells in the game, Grand Cross.

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment[]

Chronos appears in a golden metallic form, summoned by Metal Jun of the Metal Trio, encountered in Xibalba. His unique spell, "Terror of Fortune," reflects the original Chronos' skill, "Cross Fortune."

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth[]

Chronos is a god of death and time, born from man's collective unconscious to guide and accompany them to the afterlife. However, his encounter with the ghost of a young girl called Niko lead him to abandon his duties and reside in the world he made for her taking the form of a fake Yasogami High School and separating himself into Zen and the Clockwork God.

In order to prevent Rei from regaining her memories and suffering from pain, he wiped out his and her memories and hid four items that were buried alongside Rei in her funeral into the Yasogami High Cultural Festival attractions acting as Labyrinths in the game. He also assigned his minions to guard them from any intruders alongside countless Shadows. One such guardian is the Best Friend, a Shadow Self of Rei, indicating that he can control Shadow Selves, and he is even shown to be able to trap Philemon's butterfly form in a web. The guardians will not let even their owner Chronos (Zen) take the items unless they are defeated.

Knowing that they had the power to accomplish what needed to be done, the piece of Chronos known as the Clockwork God summoned the P3 Hero and P4 Hero and their companions to the rift where Zen and Rei were residing in order to force them to traverse the labyrinths so Zen could regain his memories and resume his duties. Both identities of Chronos had initially consented to carry out this operation, but after being convinced by the party, Zen admits the entire thing as a cover up for his grave mistake and seeks to defeat the Clockwork God and save Rei. He succeeds in defeating the Clockwork God with the Persona users' help and both Zen and Rei return to the Sea of Souls.

This makes Chronos both a major ally and the main antagonist of this game, as he is responsible for deluding Rei and creating the alternate reality, acting against the party as the Clockwork God and assisting them as Zen, who managed to end the crisis he started with their assistance.

Stats[]

Megami Tensei II[]

Chronos Megami Tensei II
Race Level HP MP CP
Vile 58 699 82 -
Formations MAG Macca Item Drops
1 116 928 -
Stamina Intelligence Attack Agility Luck Defense
24 24 16 10 8 16
List of Spells
Bufulaon Mediahan Curse 3


Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei[]

Megami Tensei II[]

Chronos Kyuuyaku
Race Level HP MP VIT INT STR SPD LUC DEF
Vile 58 700 82 24 24 16 10 8 16
CP NOA EXP Macca MAG Item Drops
- 1 300 116 -
Swd Gun Fir Ice Elc Exp For Bnd Crs Nrv Mnd
- 38 48 48 - - 48 Nu Nu Nu Nu
List of Spells
Skill Cost Effect
Bufulaon 9 MP Heavy Ice damage (2-3 enemies)
Mediahan 10 MP Large HP recovery (all allies)
Curse Extra Chance of instant death (1 enemy)


Persona 2: Innocent Sin[]

Chronos P2IS PSP
I am Chronos... The dark sun that kills its father and wields the scythe of false power...
See the karma controlling one's destiny...
Arcana Type Level SP cost Bonus Returns °
Fortune Wind 57 76 Lu +1 Earthquake Card
Exclusive to Jun Traits Forceful
The Greek deification of time.
Atk Def Matk Mdef
Strength 42
Vitality 45
Dexterity 55
Agility 47
Luck 50
198 204 155 159
Sw Rn Sk Th Hv Fi Wt Wi Er Ic El Nc Li Dk Al Nr Mn
- - - - - - - Nu 1.5× 24 24 24 Nu Nu - Rf Rf
Summon Information
Mutation Mutated from Hermes if it is equipped during the Aquarius Temple boss battle.
List of Skills
Rank Skill Effect
1 Garudyne Deal high Wind damage to one enemy.
3 Wing Flap Deal medium Havoc damage to all enemies.
4 Heartfelt Prayer Recover high HP for all allies. Cannot be used outside of battle.
6 Magarudyne Deal high Wind damage to an enemy group.
8 Cross Fortune Deal high Wind + Light damage to all enemies. May cause status ailments. (96% chance)
Mutation Samarecarm Revive and recover full HP for one ally.
Unique Fusion Spells
Skill Effect Order/Skill/Persona
Grand Cross The planets align to deal heavy Almighty
damage to all enemies.
1. Nova Kaiser - Apollo
2. Bloody Honeymoon - Hades
3. Foamy Lover - Venus
4. Cross Fortune - Chronos
5. Crescent Mirror - Artemis


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Trivia[]

  • Chronos is often confused with Cronos because these two names primarily differ in the initial consonant of the spelling, kh and k, even the Japanese Katakana rendition of both names are the same. This confusion is intended by the game developer as shown in Chronos/Cronos's in-game description along with his speech when mutated from Hermes. Nevertheless Kaneko's artwork features wings and elements of the mechanical clock, referencing the Greek father of time. Jun's complex about his father, Akinari Kashihara, can be related to Cronos and his relations with his father, Uranus.
  • Jun's Zodiac sign is Aquarius. It is ruled by the planets Saturn and Uranus. The name of the planet Saturn comes from the Roman god Saturnus who is identified as Cronos.
  • Chronos in Persona Q is so far the only major Persona antagonist to be capable of threatening Philemon.


Characters
Playable - P3 P3 hero - Yukari Takeba - Junpei Iori - Akihiko Sanada - Mitsuru Kirijo - Fuuka Yamagishi - Aigis - Koromaru - Ken Amada - Shinjiro Aragaki
Playable - P4 P4 hero - Yosuke Hanamura - Chie Satonaka - Yukiko Amagi - Kanji Tatsumi - Rise Kujikawa - Teddie - Naoto Shirogane
Playable - PQ Rei & Zen
Non-playable Elizabeth - Margaret - Theodore - Marie - Nanako Dojima - Queen of Hearts - Merciful Clergyman - Kind Doctor - Best Friend - Clockwork God - Chronos - Zeus
Locations
Origin Tartarus - Yasogami High School
Main Hub Handcrafted Workshop - Nurse's Office - Velvet Room
Labyrinths You in Wonderland - Group Date Cafe - Evil Spirit Club - Inaba Pride Exhibit - Clock Tower
Music
Albums Original Soundtrack - Sound of the Labyrinth
Songs "Maze of Life" - "Light the Fire Up in the Night" - "Laser Beam" - "Changing Me"
Archives
Terminology Persona (Sub-Persona) - Persona user - Velvet Room - Fusion (Sacrificial Fusion) - Shadow (F.O.E) - Wild Card - Dark Hour - Evoker - Boost - Power Spot - Skill Card - SEES - Investigation Team - Cut-in - All-out Attack
Lists Arcana - Personas - Shadows - Bosses - Skills (Skill Cards) - Items - Ailments - Requests - Patches and Updates
Other Media
Manga -Roundabout- - Side:P3 - Side:P4
Productions Escape From Persona Q: Cyber Labyrinth - Official Visual Material
Evil
Foul Green Slime - Will O' Wisp - Crap Slime - Ascomid - Kurabebi - Man Eater - Gold Slime - Bone Golem - Backbeard - Pyro Jack - Dream Kiss
Kyojin Punks - Kin's Head - Metal - Highway Star - Friday - Fallen Monk - Mutant - Assassin - Junkie - Dr. Bacta - Heavy Metal - Redrum - Interipelli
Spirit Zombie - Ghoul - Corpse - Bodyconian - Sakasakubi - Chon Chon - Pisaca - Upyr - Spectre - Spartoi
Machine LB-501A - GDR1000 - Talos
Jaki Orc - Wendigo - Bugbear - Minotaur - Clay Golem - Aim - Cyclops - Stone Golem - Fleurety - Berith - Ekimmu - Azazel
Wilder Dead Lobster - Wyrm - Jabberwocky - Garm - Orobas - Cockatrice - Humbaba - Nue - Ladon - Dodongo - Valac - Worm - Fafnir
Haunt Wight - Nosferatu - Mudman - Biwa Hoshi - Lich - Vetala - Dullahan - Hakuma-Bhuta - Utukku - Girimehkala
Night Lemures - Nebiros - Larvae - Leonard - Phantom - Amdusias - Succubus - Celuluk - Sawo Bhaku
Femme Furiae - Siren - Taraka - Arachne - Kiyohime - Druj - Rarung - Medusa - Volvo - Tamamo-no-mae - Rangda
Kaijuu Wyvern - Manticore - Basilisk - Scylla - Apollyon - Typhon - Fenrir - Hydra - Vritra - Nidhoggr - Leviathan - Tiamat
Vile Sargatanas - Balaam - Arioch - Mammon - Echidna - Chronos - Loki - Seth - Geryon - Belphegor - Asura
Tyrant Pazuzu - Bael - Asmodai - Belial - Moloch - Mitra - Astaroth - Beelzebub - Lucifer - Satan
Neutral
Fairy Pixie - Harpy - Goblin - Elf - Merrow - Kelpie - Apsaras - Ocypete - Aello - Celaeno - Rusalka - Bogle - Legba - Troll
Jirae Kobold - Dwarf - Bucca-Boo - Tanki - Tsuchigumo - Atlas - Sallos - Giant - Upelluri
Yoma Coatlicue - Centaur - Nekomata - Coin Knight - Jack Frost - Kushinada-Hime - Morgan - Cup Knight - Okuninushi - Amy - Hannya - Houri - Valkyrie - Gomory - Wand Knight - Sword Knight
Beast Pegasus - Orthrus - Stonka - Tammuz - Yatagarasu - Gryphon - Cerberus - Kyuubi no Kitsune - Chimera - Bai Long
Brute Carbuncle - Kimaris - Forneus - Kwancha - Gaap - Momunofu - Sytry - Arahabaki - Gozuki - Jinn - Mezuki - Purski - Mephistopheles - Oni - Choronzon
Good
Element Earthy Slime - Airy Slime - Aquan Slime - Flamey Slime - Gnome - Sylph - Undine - Vepar - Lakhe - Salamander
Holy Qilin - Gandharva - Unicorn - Genbu - Quetzalcoatl - Pabilsag - Rakcarango - Phoenix
Genma Alraune - Ukobach - Aiwass - Eligor - Kinnara - Cu Chulainn - Baphomet - Damballah - Lamia - Lakshmi - Kikuri-hime - Agares - Focalor - Hanuman
Divine Uriel - Raphael - Cherub - Nike - Gabriel - Michael
Kishin Zouchouten - Koumokuten - Rakshasa - Jikokuten - Ifrit - Susano-o - Tamonten - Ganesha - Thor - Amon - Kali
Avatar Naga - Sphinx - Barong - Garuda - Qing Long
Deity Brahman/Brahma - Odin - Vishnu - Artemis - Baal - Leto - Ahura Mazda - Apollo - Shiva - Zeus - Lucifer
Major Arcana
Fool Sarutobi Sasuke - Tenjiku Tokubei - Tobi Katou - Fuuma Kotarou
Magician Tengu - Agrippa - Abe no Seimei - Manannan - Isis
Priestess Tensen Nyannyan - Sif - Parvati - Izanami - Hathor - Lakshmi
Empress Vesta - Arianrhod - Nemesis - Seioubo - Durga - Kali - Gaia
Emperor Airgetlam - Marduk - Baal - Huracan - Indra - Odin - Vishnu
Hierophant Xuanzang - Umayadono-Ouji - Sakya - Yama - Mithra - Varuna - Brahma
Lovers Eros - Pixie - Robin Goodfellow - Jack Frost - Pyro Jack - Eros Prime - Vivian - Venus
Chariot Minotaur - Taranis - Seiten Taisei - Susano-O - Ares - Mahakala - Shiva
Strength Longma - Otohime - Culebre - Taksaka - Vritra
Hermit Nekomata - Marshal Tianpeng - Gullinbursti - Byakko - Genbu - Kinich Ahau
Fortune Hermes - Cerberus - Chronos - Urd - Verdandi - Skuld - Fenrir
Justice Mars - Nezha - Kundali Vidyaraja - Skanda - Bishamonten - Pallas Athena
Hanged Man Shax - Kabandha - Barbatos - Adramelech
Death Rhadamanthus - Hel - Rhadamanthus Prime - Ankou - Charon - Hades - Mot
Temperance Harpy - Fjalar - Stymphalides - Phoenix - Suzaku
Devil Poltergeist - Surt - Beelzebub - Lucifer
Tower Kanaloa - Loki - Aeshma - Seker - Seth
Star Kinnara - Iris - Gandharva - Juanlian Dajiang - Hoenir - Valkyrie - Hanuman
Moon Maia - Pairika - Maia Prime - Succubus - Artemis - Tsukuyomi - Nanna
Sun Vulcanus - Surya - Kinich Kakmo - Vulcanus Prime - Heimdall - Ildanach - Apollo - Virochana
Judgement Phaleg - Angel - Principality - Melchizedek - Armaiti - Throne - Ameretat - Michael - Satan
World Demeter - Njord - Hunab Ku - Mucalinda - Seiryu - Ouroboros
Minor Arcana
Coin Fukurokuju - Ebisu - Sarasvati
Cups Galahad - Bacchus - Dagda
Sword Cu Chulainn - Arthur - Futsuno Mitama
Wand Budai - Shou Shen - Quetzalcoatl
Major Arcana
Fool Sarutobi Sasuke - Tenjiku Tokubei - Tobi Katou - Junnosuke Kuroda - Fuuma Kotarou
Magician Tengu - Agrippa - Abe no Seimei - Manannan - Isis - Rangda
Priestess Tensen Nyannyan - Sif - Parvati - Izanami - Hathor - Scathach - Lakshmi
Empress Arianrhod - Nemesis - Seioubo - Rinok - Kali - Gaia
Emperor Airget Lam - Marduk - Baal - Hurakan - Indra - Odin - Lugh - Vishnu
Hierophant Genjo - Aizen Myouou - Umayado no Ouji - Shaka - Yama - Mithra - Varuna - Alfred - Brahma
Lovers Pixie - Robin Goodfellow - Jack Frost - Jack O' Lantern - Vivian - Alice
Chariot Minotaur - Taranis - Seiten Taisei - Susano-O - Ares - Mahakala - Siva
Justice Helios - Mars - Nata - Gundari Myouou - Skanda - Bishamonten - Hyperion - Pallas Athena
Hermit Nekomata - Tenhou Gensui - Grinbulsti - Byakko - Genbu - Kinich Ahau - Tishtoriya
Fortune Cerberus - Urd - Verdandi - Skuld - Fenrir - Gyokukou Joutei
Strength Ryume - Otohime - Kerepres - Takshaka - Vritra - Wong Long
Hanged Man Odysseus - Shax - Kabandha - Barbatos - Adramelech - Prometheus - Azazel
Death Hel - Ankou - Charon - Mot
Temperance Harpie - Fearal - Stuparideth - Phoenix - Suzaku
Devil Poltergeist - Surt - Beelzebub - Lucifer
Tower Kanaloa - Loki - Aeshma - Seker - Hastur - Seth
Star Callisto - Kimnara - Iris - Gandharva - Kenren Taishou - Heinir - Valkyrie - Astria - Hanuman - Fariedone
Moon Maia - Pariker - Maia Custom - Succubus - Tsukuyomi - Maihime Amano - Artemis - Nanna
Sun Surya - Kinich Kakmo - Heimdal - Il-Dana - Tatsunoshin Suou - Apollo - Virochana
Judgement Phaleg - Nike - Melchisedec - Armati - Amurtart - Gabriel - Michael - Satan
World Demeter - Njord - Hunab Ku - Mucalinda - Seiryu - Uroboros - Shokuin
Minor Arcana
Rod Hotei - Nankyoku Roujin - Nodens - Quetzalcoatl
Cups Matsuo-sama - Galahad - Bacchus - Dagda
Sword Kanshou - Chu Chulainn - Arthur - Futsuno Mitama
Pentacle Fukurokuju - Yebisu - Peri - Sarasvati
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