Chrono Cross
"Radical Dreamers" preceded "Chrono Cross", a full role-playing video game sequel to "Chrono Trigger". Masato Kato cited the desire to "redo "Radical Dreamers" properly" as the genesis of "Cross", attributing the latter's serious atmosphere to the former. Kato's desire to finish the story of the characters Kid and Serge principally shaped the plot of "Cross". Several events in "Chrono Cross", such as the infiltration of Viper Manor, were also a direct reference to events in "Radical Dreamers". He also incorporated "Radical Dreamers" into the plot of "Chrono Cross" as an alternate timeline. The character Gil, confirmed by Kato to be Magus, was going to be featured in "Chrono Cross". This idea was scrapped due to difficulties in representing the story of Magus among the game's numerous other characters; the unrelated, enigmatic magician Guile was created instead.