NeoFio (改良種フィオ,Kairyōshu Fio?, lit. "Improved seed Fio") is the sprightly, sometimes moody creation of Luccia in Chrono Cross.
"There is no meaning to my existence... Other life-phorms are born naturally, then raised to adulthood, give birth to ophspring, then die... Perhaps I am like that, in a way..." — NeoFio
Planted in the year 1015 AD. NeoFio grew for five years before receiving life thanks to the Life Sparkle, retrieved from the Hydra Marshes by Serge. Upon awakening, NeoFio immediately displayed intelligence and grasp of the language, thanking Luccia for creating her and deciding to journey with Serge. After Porre seized control of the Manor, NeoFio waited around Hermit's Hideaway when not with Serge directly. She also made good friends with Turnip, who shared her condition of being a sentient plant.
How to Join[]
Find the Life Sparkle in Hydra Marshes (Another World) and bring it to the pool at the top of Viper Manor (Another World).
BamBamBam - Talk to the Octo chasing the butterfly in Sky Dragon Isle (Home World) a few times. Go up the stairs and return, then talk to him until he spits out the butterfly.
NeoFio's name may be constructed from the particle "neo", which indicates something new, and fiore, the Italian word for "flower". This could be a reference to her status as a created lifeform. It is also interesting to note that fio, in Latin, may mean "I become" or "I am made", both of which are also appropriate to the way she was created.
