 He is called Chrono in the Japanese version, and Crono in the North American version.Concerning his death in the game, Kato noted that his policy has always been "to try and create games that run counter to users' expectations, surprise them".Kato and Yuji Horii initially proposed Crono's death, though they intended he stay dead; the party would have retrieved an earlier, living version of him to complete the quest.