
Max uses blunt items-mainly wrenches and hammers-and a gun, while Monica uses swords and armlets. They are also given 2 weapons each to compensate. Unlike in the original game, there are only two primary playable characters, although Max and Monica have secondary abilities of attack Max is given "Steve the Ridepod", a machine built by Cedric, and Monica can collect monster badges, which allows her to morph into monsters. She tells him that the forces of evil (Emperor Griffon and his servants) are erasing things from her time period as well as Max's, but with the power of the Atlamillia (the jewels), they can fix the time periods by recovering their "origin points". She carries the same jewel as Max, except hers is blue and worn as a bracelet. With Cedric's help, Max restores the trains and leaves the town, and quickly runs into Monica, a female knight from 100 years into the future. Upon escaping, he discovers an abandoned railroad, which connects to "the outside world". While attending a circus in the town square, Max is attacked by the ringmaster Flotsam and his goons, who are after the red jewel that Max wears around his neck. Max loves to create a myriad of inventions while working in the local repair shop, run by an old man named Cedric. Dark Chronicle (or Dark Cloud 2) (2003) - Maximillian (or just Max) is a boy who resides in Palm Brinks, which is mysteriously cut off from the rest of the world.
