 Kato noted that Magus' non-appearance in the game is "in a way, […] a pity".Though he died in "Chrono Trigger", Balthazar reappears alive and well in "Chrono Cross" due to the changed future created by Crono's actions.Belthasar initiated "Project Kid", a complicated series of events that would lead to the saving of Schala and the annihilation of the Devourer of Time, thus saving the universe.