At its current rate of decline, humanity is doomed. The disease you call despair already consumes you from within.
— Robo · Chrono Trigger (1995)
Behind the line
Spoilers for Chrono Trigger
What it means
Our interpretation.
Robo names despair as a danger to humanity's future. His mechanical directness makes the diagnosis feel stark, but the heroes' journey leaves room to resist it. The warning asks what happens when people stop believing that their actions can change anything.
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- PolygonEntry 96: Robo in Chrono Trigger (1995), including the observation about despair.Reference checked
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