With his middling damage and excellent speed, Crono's best chance of a win is to fight people who can’t quickly kill him. Too bad for him that Riou has a Holy nuke that the will make Crono whimper in pain; at least, he’d whimper if he could talk, and wasn't reduced to a fine powder by the first hit. With no status at his disposal, Crono has one measly turn to disable Riou, which is quite an unlikely gambit. Not even his 20% Holy resistance will deter the almighty power that is Forgiver Sign. And should Crono manage to withstand a shot of the Sign, Riou will be fully healed, no closer to losing than he was when the battle began, and Crono will still be on death’s door. Last silent laugh to Riou!