Guide to recovering your stolen items, weapons, and money aboard the Blackbird in Chrono Trigger. Includes walkthrough steps and boss strategies for Golem Overlord and Dalton.
Walkthrough
- 1Awaken on the Blackbird; all items, weapons, and money are gone. Save at the save point and climb the ladder to exit the room.
- 2Realize you are on the Blackbird. Head back inside and find an air duct.
- 3If Ayla is in your party, choose to pretend to be sick. Defeat the guard who comes to check on you and exit the room. If Ayla is not present, you must go through the air ducts.
- 4Go south, exit the room, defeat the nearby Byte, and head west.
- 5Enter the next room, defeat the 3 Daltonites, and open the chest to reclaim your money.
- 6Leave the room and go east to the conveyor belt. Activate the controls to move south, then ride it.
- 7At the end, head south and west. Defeat the Byte, enter the room, defeat the Daltonites, and open the chest to recover your third party member's equipment.
- 8Leave this room, defeat the Byte in the hallway again.
- 9Visit the room to the far east and defeat the Daltonites for experience if desired.
- 10Use the conveyor belt controls to change its direction. Ride it north.
- 11At the end, head east and north through the halls. Defeat the 2 Daltonites guarding a door and enter.
- 12Defeat the Byte and open the chest to recover your second party member's equipment.
- 13Leave this room, head west, ride the conveyor north, and proceed to the next room.
- 14Defeat the guarding Daltonites, head west, and enter the room. Defeat the enemies and open the chest to recover all your items.
- 15Leave this room and go up one of the conveyors. Continue north to the northwest area by a ladder.
- 16Climb the ladder into the ducts. Go east, then south. Head west at the first turn and go down the ladder into a previously inaccessible room.
- 17Defeat the sleeping Daltonite and open the chest to recover your first party member's equipment.
- 18Return to the northwest area of the large room via the ladder. Change the conveyor controls to move southward.
- 19Defeat the Byte on the conveyor, ride it south, and enter the southwest room. Defeat any enemies and proceed through the next door.
- 20Go straight and up the ladder to a new area.
- 21You will have a final chance to turn back. Choose "Don't care" to proceed.
- 22On the wing, hold B to run against the wind and defeat the Turrets for experience and Tech points.
- 23After clearing the wing, heal your party and head to the southwest end. The Golem Overlord will appear for a boss fight.
- 24After the Golem Overlord fight, Dalton attacks with the Epoch. You will jump onto the Epoch for another boss fight.
- 25After both boss fights, Dalton is defeated, and you regain the Epoch.
- 26Follow the button prompts to shoot down the Blackbird.
- 27Your party escapes on the Epoch and lands near the Last Village.
Tips
- Having Ayla in your party simplifies bypassing the initial guard by feigning illness.
- Defeating enemies in the eastern room on the first pass offers extra experience.
- Remember to use the conveyor belts strategically to access different areas of the ship.
- Hold the B button to run against strong wind currents on the Blackbird's wing.
- Heal your party before the Golem Overlord boss fight.
- All stolen items, weapons, and money are recovered.
- Experience and Tech points from defeating enemies and bosses.
- The Epoch is regained after defeating Dalton.
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