Square's PS1 fighting game was nearly based on JRPG icon Chrono Trigger until Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama showed up and said "I'll draw some new characters"
Square was known as an RPG powerhouse even back in the '90s, which made its dip into the world of fighting games with the PS1 title Tobal No. 1 a bit of a curiosity. It turns out, however, that Tobal was originally meant to be an action adaptation of the beloved JRPG classic Chrono Trigger.