 Several designs were considered for his appearance, including one close to his "Chrono Trigger" design, one as a teenage boy, and one as a masked magician called Guile.However, as development of the game progressed and the number of playable characters increased, the staff decided it would be too difficult to integrate his complex relationship with Schala into the plot.Consequently, Guile's backstory as Magus was removed and his design was altered to look paler.