The Time Being

The Time Being​​ is a minor antagonist in Dragon Quest VII.

Appearance
The Time Being is a giant humanoid sage with one eye.

Biography
When the party arrived El Ciclo, they discovered that the village seems to not face any immediate threat. And they find out that a bridge designed by Pomposo the architect will have a grand opening tomorrow. However, after they spend a night in the inn. They discovered that the guards told them the opening of the bridge is at the next day. They than spent another night and the grand opening is still the day after. It is when they realized El Ciclo is trapped in a infinite time loop. And The Time Being is the one behind this infinite time loop. The party than seek help from Pomposo, who gave them a key to the village's clock tower. After pulling a switch in the tower. The time of El Ciclo completely froze, and a painting of the clock tower is glowing ominously. After they approach the painting, they are wrapped into a dimension called Time Frame, where they met The Time Being and his underlings, Side Winders. They get into a battle, and The Time Being is defeated. Before dying, The Time Being also accidentally leaked the way to break loop. Thus the party is able to break the infinite time loop and saved El Ciclo.