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Chronomancer

時間術師 · Chronomancer — The forbidden extreme of one who wields time itself as a weapon

The chronomancer manipulates the flow of time — an extremely rare magical class. Wielding slowdown, acceleration, rewind, and stop magic, theoretically the most powerful class, but time magic's side effects — paradoxes, parallel world fractures, self-erasure — are severe enough that most magic schools forbid or seal it. The name combines Greek 'chronos' (time) and 'manteia' (divination), originally meaning time divination. Late D&D editions' Chronomancer, FF's Time Mages, and Dissidia's Ulrien are prominent examples, with modern SF films like Looper and Tenet featuring time manipulators. A single chronomancer can change the outcome of war, making them objects of fear.

Origin

Time magic was a concept that existed only in theory in most magical systems, but developed into an independent class in fantasy literature and games. Chrono Trigger popularized this concept in modern fantasy.

Features

Time Stop: completely halting time within a specific range
Time deceleration/acceleration: gaining combat advantage by speeding up allies and slowing down enemies
Rewind: restoring to a state from a certain time ago (small scale)
Time Paradox: risk of world fracture from incorrect time manipulation

Usage

Combat power approaching theoretical invincibility. The counter to every class — if time is stopped to fight, there is no losing.