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[[Shigesato Itoi]]'s cult [[RPG]] [[MOTHER 1|tri]][[EarthBound|lo]][[Mother 3|gy]] has a cast as [[Loads and Loads of Characters|large]] as it is [[Widget Series|whimsical]] and charming.
[[Shigesato Itoi]]'s cult [[RPG]] [[MOTHER 1|tri]][[EarthBound|lo]][[Mother 3|gy]] has a cast as [[Loads and Loads of Characters|large]] as it is [[Widget Series|whimsical]] and charming.


== MOTHER ==
== ''MOTHER'' ==
== Ninten ==
== Ninten ==
A twelve-year-old American boy, who lives with his parents and twin younger sisters outside the town of Podunk ([[Stealth Pun|Mother's]] Day). He sets out to find the Eight Melodies and possibly uncover secrets about his mysterious great-grandparents. Not much information is given about his personality, but he seems to be a kind, brave kid, if with a bit of a temper. He loves prime ribs, penguins, and baseball, and occasionally suffers from asthma.
A twelve-year-old American boy, who lives with his parents and twin younger sisters outside the town of Podunk ([[Stealth Pun|Mother's]] Day). He sets out to find the Eight Melodies and possibly uncover secrets about his mysterious great-grandparents. Not much information is given about his personality, but he seems to be a kind, brave kid, if with a bit of a temper. He loves prime ribs, penguins, and baseball, and occasionally suffers from asthma.
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* [[The All-American Boy]]: He's a bat-wielding [[Every Man]] boy from a small American town.
* [[The All-American Boy]]: He's a bat-wielding [[Every Man]] boy from a small American town.
* [[Badass Adorable]]: Much like his fellow ''MOTHER''-series playable characters, his adorableness hides the fact that he's skilled with bats and can beat you to death with them.
* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Batter Up]]: Uses baseball bats as weapons.
* [[Batter Up]]: Uses baseball bats as weapons.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Lying about his mother calling him is not a smart move, hippies.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Lying about his mother calling him is not a smart move, hippies.
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* [[Fountain of Expies]]: His appearance (especially his trademark striped shirt) set the standard for ''MOTHER'' series protagonists.
* [[Fountain of Expies]]: His appearance (especially his trademark striped shirt) set the standard for ''MOTHER'' series protagonists.
** Ness is the most obvious example, as he is almost an exact copy of him. As Ness is more well-known, this sometimes leads to confusion, as they share the same outfit. Fans often draw Ninten wearing a red neckerchief and with a slightly different shirt stripe pattern to differentiate them, based on a live-action Japanese commercial for ''MOTHER''.
** Ness is the most obvious example, as he is almost an exact copy of him. As Ness is more well-known, this sometimes leads to confusion, as they share the same outfit. Fans often draw Ninten wearing a red neckerchief and with a slightly different shirt stripe pattern to differentiate them, based on a live-action Japanese commercial for ''MOTHER''.
* [[The Hero]]
* [[The Hero]]: Naturally, he's the series' very first.
* [[Heroic Mime]]: {{spoiler|Until the ending, at least in the English prototype}}.
* [[Heroic Mime]]: {{spoiler|Until the ending, at least in the English prototype}}.
* [[Jack of All Stats]]: Unlike Ness and Lucas in the sequels, Ninten isn't held back by a horrible Speed stat, and actually only gives the illusion of being a tank due to spending most of the game next to Lloyd and Ana, who both lean more towards the lightweight, fragile side. Ninten himself is as balanced as the game's engine allows for; aside from HP and PP, his base stats are all 5 across the board, with identical level-up growth rates to match. On the flipside, his PSI movelist is ''less'' well-rounded than Ness' or Lucas', being comprised exclusively of healing and supportive PSI, with no damaging techniques in sight.
* [[Jack of All Stats]]
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: The novelization written by Saori Kumi portrays him as this.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: The novelization written by Saori Kumi portrays him as this.
* [[Magic Knight]]: Has healing and shield PSI, with strong attack and good defense.
* [[Magic Knight]]: Has healing and shield PSI, with strong attack and good defense.
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* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Prime ribs.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Prime ribs.


== Loid ==
== Lloyd ==
The eleven-year-old boy genius from Merrysville (Thanksgiving). Loid is brilliant, but is often bullied by his classmates for being a nerd and a weakling. He developed a tendency to hide in trash cans to avoid confrontation. Despite this, he has a great deal of determination, even when it comes to the dreaded gym class. Bullying has left him very shy and cowardly when he joins Ninten, but over time he becomes stronger and more confident in himself. He likes rockets, science, computers, and ''[[Superman]]''.
The eleven-year-old boy genius from Merrysville (Thanksgiving). Lloyd is brilliant, but is often bullied by his classmates for being a nerd and a weakling. He developed a tendency to hide in trash cans to avoid confrontation. Despite this, he has a great deal of determination, even when it comes to the dreaded gym class. Bullying has left him very shy and cowardly when he joins Ninten, but over time he becomes stronger and more confident in himself. He likes rockets, science, computers and ''[[Superman]]''.
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* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: {{spoiler|He saves Ninten, Ana, and Teddy from being slaughtered by the [[Hopeless Boss Fight|R7038]], but he is too late to save the critically-wounded Teddy. He still manages to destroy the R7038, however}}.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: {{spoiler|He saves Ninten, Ana and Teddy from being slaughtered by the [[Hopeless Boss Fight|R7038]], but he is too late to save the critically-wounded Teddy. He still manages to destroy the R7038, however}}.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: He gets bullied a lot at school, and everyone calls him a weakling.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: He gets bullied a lot at school, and everyone calls him a weakling.
* [[Child Prodigy]]: According to ''MOTHER'' Encyclopedia, he made his first invention, the "Bathroom TV", when he was just ''four years old''. He built a time machine for a science fair when he was ''eight'' (though no one knew it was him because he was hiding from bullies in a trash can). He also demonstrated an astounding memory, which allowed him to win first place at the Pan-American Concentration Convention, a contest that tested a person's intelligence.
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: Was able to fix up the boat on Mt. Itoi. Also, see [[Child Prodigy]] above.
* [[Heroic Albino]]
* [[Heroic Albino]]: Never explicitly stated to be albino; however, fans like to portray him as this, given his white hair and poor eyesight.
* [[Lovable Coward]]: Ninten meets Loid hiding from bullies in a garbage can. He later gets over his cowardice through [[Character Development]].
** Lloyd could be leucistic, as albinos are intolerant to the ultraviolet radiation of sunlight.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Loid's name comes from his Japanese name, "Roido," coming from the word "roidomegane", meaning "round glasses with thick plastic rims".
* [[Lovable Coward]]: Ninten meets Lloyd hiding from bullies in a garbage can. He later gets over his cowardice through [[Character Development]].
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Lloyd's name comes from his Japanese name "Roido", coming from the word "roidomegane", meaning "round glasses with thick plastic rims."
* [[Nerd Glasses]]
* [[Nerd Glasses]]
* [[The Smart Guy]]: In Ninten's party. Besides being a [[Gadgeteer Genius]], he is stated to be very intelligent.
* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: ''[[MOTHER 1|Earthbound Zero]]'' translates his name as "Loid," but his sticker in [[Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] calls him "Lloyd."
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: ''[[MOTHER 1|Earthbound Zero]]'' translates his name as "Loid", but his sticker in ''[[Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' calls him "Lloyd".
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Or at least the white-haired part, anyway.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Or at least the white-haired part, anyway.


== Ana ==
== Ana ==
The only permanent female member of the group, Ana is a twelve-year-old from Snowman. A sweet, but timid girl, Ana has never ventured out of Snowman alone. She is described as kind at heart, with a great sense of direction. Before the start of the adventure, Ana was unable to sleep due to odd dreams, and sets out with Ninten in hopes of finding her abducted mother. She is deeply religious (one of her favorite possessions being a Bible), is a skilled piano player, and also collects stamps and envelopes.
The only permanent female member of the group, Ana is a twelve-year-old from Snowman. A sweet, but timid girl, Ana has never ventured out of Snowman alone. She is described as kind at heart, with a great sense of direction. Before the start of the adventure, Ana was unable to sleep due to odd dreams, and sets out with Ninten in hopes of finding her abducted mother. She is deeply religious (one of her favorite possessions being a Bible), is a skilled piano player, and also collects stamps and envelopes.
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* [[Lady of Black Magic]]
* [[Lady of Black Magic]]
* [[Missing Mom]]: One of the big reasons she offers to join [[The Hero|Ninten]] is to find her mother.
* [[Missing Mom]]: One of the big reasons she offers to join [[The Hero|Ninten]] is to find her mother.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Returning it to her is what gets her to join the party.
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Psychic Powers]]: Her PSI, which is even better than Ninten's. She is also able to see things yet to come in her dreams, much like Paula from the sequel.
* [[Psychic Powers]]
* [[Squishy Wizard]]: [[Glass Cannon|Boy, is she ever]].
* [[Squishy Wizard]]: [[Glass Cannon|Boy, is she ever]].
* [[White Magician Girl]]
* [[White Magician Girl]]: Subverted. She has the typical personality of this trope, but is actually a [[Red Mage]].


== Teddy ==
== Teddy ==
Unlike the other members of the party, Teddy is not a kid; rather, he is a young man in his late teens to twenties. Leader of the B.B. (Black Blood Gang), he is the kingpin of the town of Ellay (Valentine) until some kids came in and started messing with his crew. After he is beaten by Ninten, he joins the party as to avenge the death of his parents. He likes smoking, leather jackets, and rock and roll.
Unlike the other members of the party, Teddy is not a kid; rather, he is a young man in his late teens to twenties. Leader of the B.B. (Black Blood Gang), he is the kingpin of the town of Ellay (Valentine) until some kids came in and started messing with his crew. After he is beaten by Ninten, he joins the party as to avenge the death of his parents. He likes smoking, leather jackets and rock and roll.
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* [[The Big Guy]]: He's in his late teens/early twenties, so it's only natural he looks like this in comparison to the cast of kids you play as. Encyclopedia ''MOTHER'' says he's 188 cm (or about 6'2") tall. Also has the single highest Strength and Speed stat growth of all the characters in the game, and can easily one shot a lot of enemies in Mt. Itoi should you spend some time leveling him up.
* [[The Big Guy]]
* [[Cool Shades]] / [[Triangle Shades]]: He was doing [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Kamina's shades]] over a decade before Kamina ([[Pokémon (anime)|or Squirtle]]).
* [[Cool Shades]]/[[Triangle Shades]]: He was doing [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Kamina's shades]] over a decade before Kamina ([[Pokémon (anime)|or Squirtle]]).
* [[Delinquents]]: Seems to be based more on the Japanese variety than the American ones seen in ''[[EarthBound]]'' though, with shades of [[Greaser Delinquents]] thrown in.
* [[Delinquents]]
* {{spoiler|[[Guest Star Party Member]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Guest Star Party Member]]: If you play through the game the intended way, at least}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]: Only in the original Japanese version. In the translated prototype and the ''MOTHER 1 + 2'' GBA port, he is shown recovering in a hospital.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]: Only in the original Japanese version. In the translated prototype and the ''MOTHER 1 + 2'' GBA port, he is shown recovering in a hospital}}.
* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: It is said that teddy smokes [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|"Horse Shit" brand cigarettes]] in the [[All There in the Manual|MOTHER Encyclopedia]].
* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: It is said that teddy smokes [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|"Horse Shit" brand cigarettes]] in the [[All There in the Manual|''MOTHER'' Encyclopedia]].
* [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid]]: A NPC will tell you that, before his parents' deaths, he was very nice boy.
* [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid]]: A NPC will tell you that, before his parents' deaths, he was very nice boy.
* [[You Killed My Father]]: His parents were supposedly killed by wild animals, and he joined Ninten in order to avenge them. {{spoiler|The MOTHER Encyclopedia says that it was actually a car accident, but he refused to pay attention to this finding.}}
* [[You Killed My Father]]: His parents were supposedly killed by wild animals, and he joined Ninten in order to avenge them. {{spoiler|The MOTHER ''Encyclopedia'' says that it was actually a car accident, but he refused to pay attention to this finding}}.


== Pippi ==
== Pippi ==
A pigtailed young girl whom Ninten must save from zombies.
A pigtailed young girl whom Ninten must save from zombies.
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* [[Crutch Character]]: Though she does turn an unintended encounter group location into a [[Peninsula of Power Leveling]].
* [[Cute Bruiser]]: You wouldn't expect her to have ''the exact same stat growths as Teddy''.
* [[Cute Bruiser]]: You wouldn't expect her to have ''the exact same stat growths as Teddy''.
** If you realize she's [[Pippi Longstocking]], then yes, yes you would.
** If you realize she's [[Pippi Longstocking]], then yes, yes you would.
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]: She wears her hair in gravity-defying braids instead.
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: She only joins Ninten briefly, from when you rescue her in the graveyard until you bring her back to her mother.
** [[Crutch Character]]: Though she does turn an unintended encounter group location into a [[Peninsula of Power Leveling]].
* [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]]: Of [[Pippi Longstocking]].
* [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]]: Of [[Pippi Longstocking]].


== Queen Mary ==
== Queen Mary ==
The ethereal, beautiful queen of the mysterious land of Magicant. She has fallen gravely ill, and the only thing that will restore her to her former self are the Eight Melodies. {{spoiler|She is Ninten's great-grandmother, and was the deeply-beloved foster mother of Giygas.}}
The ethereal, beautiful queen of the mysterious land of Magicant. She has fallen gravely ill, and the only thing that will restore her to her former self are the Eight Melodies. {{spoiler|She is Ninten's great-grandmother, and was the deeply-beloved foster mother of Giygas}}.
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* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[The High Queen]]
* [[The High Queen]]: Of Magicant, where she is the ruler of all who live there.
* {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father]]}}: {{spoiler|She is Ninten's great-grandmother, who disappeared a long time ago and has been trapped in her own mental world ever since.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father]]}}: {{spoiler|She is Ninten's great-grandmother, who disappeared a long time ago and has been trapped in her own mental world ever since}}.
* [[Princesses Prefer Pink]]: Or queens, anyway.
* [[Princesses Prefer Pink]]: Or queens, anyway.


== [[Spell My Name with an "S"|Giegue/Gyiyg/Giygas]] ==
== [[Spell My Name with an "S"|Giegue/Gyiyg/Giygas]] ==
The grim leader of the invading alien forces. {{spoiler|He leads the invasion to take revenge for the human theft of his race's PSI technology, but his resolve crumbles when confronted with the memory of his beloved foster mother, and swears to come back to finish the job later.}}
The grim leader of the invading alien forces. {{spoiler|He leads the invasion to take revenge for the human theft of his race's PSI technology, but his resolve crumbles when confronted with the memory of his beloved foster mother, and swears to come back to finish the job later}}.
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* [[Anti-Villain]]: If you pay attention to his backstory and see what happens to him in the second game, he arguably can be interpreted as eventually becoming one of these.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: If you pay attention to his backstory and see what happens to him in the second game, he arguably can be interpreted as eventually becoming one of these.
* [[Big Bad]]: He and his kind are responsible for almost every single single thing that's happened in the series.
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Expy]]: Mewtwo of ''[[Pokémon]]'' was based on his design, and depending on the ''Pokémon'' canon in question other similarities crop up.
* [[Expy]]: Mewtwo of ''[[Pokémon]]'' was based on his design, and depending on the ''Pokémon'' canon in question other similarities crop up.
* [[Galactic Conqueror]]
* [[Galactic Conqueror]]
* [[Humans Are Ugly]]
* [[Humans Are Ugly]]
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]:
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Depending on the translation, his name came up as: Giegue in the original [[Video Game]]/Mother1 prototype, Gyiyg in [[EarthBound|Mother 2]] and in [[EarthBound]] as Giygas.
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Depending on the translation, his name came up as: Giegue in the original ''Mother 1'' prototype, Gyiyg in ''[[EarthBound|Mother 2]]'' and in ''[[EarthBound]]'' as Giygas.
* [[Start of Darkness]]: His role here lay the foundation for what he became in ''[[EarthBound]]''.
* [[Start of Darkness]]: His role here lay the foundation for what he became in ''[[EarthBound]]''.
* [[Talking the Monster to Death|Singing the Alien to Death]]
* [[Talking the Monster to Death]]: Or singing the monster to flight, as the case may be.
* [[Tragic Monster]]: Especially once you learn what happens to him later...
* [[Tragic Monster]]: Especially once you learn what happens to him later...
* [[We Can Rule Together]]: Though not exactly, but why else does he want to spare Ninten's life?
* [[We Can Rule Together]]: Though not exactly, but why else does he want to spare Ninten's life?
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== MOTHER 2/EarthΒound ==


== Ness ==
[[File:131px-Claynes 1700.png|frame| Don't get homesick!]]


A perfectly average boy living in Onett, Eagleland. Sets out to find the eight "My Sanctuary" locations and to locate the other three heroes. Little is said about his personality in-game, but his appearances in [[Super Smash Bros.]] describe him as being courageous and good-natured.

{{quote|Voiced by [[Makiko Ohmoto]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''}}
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* [[Adrenaline Makeover]]: [[Informed Attribute|Supposedly]] loses weight over the course of his adventure, as some characters point out in the ending.
* [[The All-American Boy]]
* [[Badass Adorable]]: The little guy has ''very'' high offense stats.
* [[Barrier Warrior]]: Complementing his [[Combat Medic]] role.
* [[Batter Up]]: Uses a baseball bat as his main melee weapon.
* [[Combat Medic]]: Has the best healing PSI, as well as the highest attack and defense by far.
* [[Expy]]: Of Ninten.
* [[Glacier Waif]]
* [[The Hero]]
* [[Heroic Mime]]: {{spoiler|You do get a chance to hear his thoughts late in the game, though.}}
** Lampshaded by a couple [[NPCs]], one of which being Franky.
* [[I Miss Mom]]: He can get ''homesickness'' as a status effect. It's remedied by calling home, of course. [[Heartwarming Moments|D'aww!]]
* [[Kid Hero]]
* [[Light'Em Up]]: PSI Flash, which creates a bright flash of light that may [[One Hit KO]] enemies.
* [[Magic Knight]]: He's the party's [[Stone Wall|tank]], physical powerhouse, and medic. {{spoiler|This is even without the Magicant boosts, which tone down [[Mighty Glacier|his speed weakness]].}}
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Has extremely high offense and hit points, but is the slowest party member by far. {{spoiler|Once he overcomes the evil in his heart and gains the power of the Sanctuaries, his HP and PP increase to [[Game Breaker|truly ludicrous levels]] and his speed improves; though he is still somewhat slow.}}
* [[Nice Guy]]: One of few traits known from Ness's personality.
{{quote|''"Even if he had telepathic powers, I don't think he'd use them to mess with you like that. I hear he's a good kid."'', from [[Metal Gear|Solid Snake]]'s Codec call on him.}}
* [[Nice Hat]]: That lovely baseball cap.
** Heck, {{spoiler|it's the one sole piece of clothing he keeps on in the Japanese version of Magicant where he's running around nude. He must really be attached to it a lot if it's the one thing he didn't lose and kept on even at that point of the game after losing the rest of his articles of clothing}}.
* [[Official Couple]]: With Paula.
* {{spoiler|[[Out-of-Clothes Experience]]}}: {{spoiler|In the Japanese version, Ness is naked in [[Magicant]], complete with [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]]. (Remember that, in Japan, nudity is used as a symbol of purity.) This was changed in the US version, where he's in the pajamas he was wearing at the start of the game.}}
* [[Psychic Powers]]
* [[Pure Energy]]: This is what PSI Rockin' is.
* [[The Chosen One]]: ''Ness, it is my opinion you are that boy. This I believe...''
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: {{spoiler|After defeating the darkness in his heart in Magicant, gaining several levels and strong boosts to his statistics.}}
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Steak, or whatever you [[Hello, Insert Name Here|put as the favorite food]] at the start of the game.


== Paula Polestar ==
[[File:115px-Paula Polestar Clay 6426.png|frame| ''I'm calling out to you who I've never met...'']]


A young girl who lives in Twoson and who possesses powerful psychic abilities. Ness must come to her rescue after she is kidnapped by the Happy Happyist cult.
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* [[Alliterative Name]]: Not official (the guide says that her last name is 'Jones') but most people think her last name is Polestar, the name of the preschool she and her parents work at.
* [[Badass Adorable]]: Cute little girl dressed all in pink. Can set you on fire with her mind.
* [[Black Mage]]: She's the primary offensive magic user, later sharing this spot with Poo.
* [[Chekhov's Skill]]: Her unique ability, 'Pray', is generally useless in battle, as its effects are completely random—a full-party heal is nice, but do you really want to risk reviving all your defeated enemies or having everyone start feeling strange? {{spoiler|You use it to call out to the whole world for help in the final battle against Giygas.}}
* [[The Chick]]
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: {{spoiler|Happens '''three times'''. Getting her back the third time is one of the hardest parts of the game; you will not take her for granted afterward.}}
* [[Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs]]: Wears a large red ribbon in her hair, and has access to unique ribbon accessories.
* [[Expy]]: Of Ana.
* [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]]: She's got all three as her offensive PSI.
* [[Fragile Speedster]]: She has the highest speed of the four heroes, and is about as durable as a wet piece of tissue paper.
* [[Frying Pan of Doom]]: Uses a frying pan as her main weapon.
* [[Hair Decorations]]: Has a large red ribbon in her hair, and has ribbons as most of her 'other' equipment.
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Glass Cannon]]
* [[The Lancer]]
* [[Lady of Black Magic]]
* [[Official Couple]]: With Ness. [[Squee|D'aww]].
* [[Pink Means Feminine]]
* [[Psychic Powers]]
* [[Squishy Wizard]]: Easily two-shotted due to her low level at first, and then two-shotted at later levels due to her mediocre defense and terrible HP growths. She has around 250HP at LV60-LV70, and that's if the game was generous with RNG and if you're not (ab)using the [[Game Breaker|game breaking]] rock candy + sugar packet trick. The other party members' HP will be double (or triple in [[Mighty Glacier|Ness]]' case) that. She has the best offensive spells (and a couple good defensive spells too), and is fast enough to get them off before her foes can act, but she'll always trail behind the other party members in terms of HP and defense.
* [[White Magician Girl]]: Subverted: has the personality of one, but almost all of her PSI are destructive in nature. [[Alternative Character Interpretation|Make of]] [[Cute and Psycho|this what]] [[Mama Bear|you will]].

== Jeff Andonuts ==
[[File:115px-Jeff Andonuts Clay 9631.png|frame| ''Uh, those glasses look good on you.'']]


A child prodigy attending a boarding school in Winters. Comes to Ness and Paula's rescue after they are captured by zombies, after receiving a telekinetic message from Paula.
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* [[Badass Adorable]] [[Adorkable]]
* [[Badass Bookworm]]
* [[Badass Normal]]: Is the only character in the main party with no psychic powers, but has a variety of self-made weapons and is frequently the team's pilot.
* [[BFG]]: His bazookas are just as destructive as you would imagine.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: His solo journey from Winters to Eagleland to [[Dynamic Entry|bust Ness and Paula out of prison]].
* [[Boarding School]]: Attends one in Winters.
* [[Bow Ties Are Cool]]
* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: Has a body count of two Sky Runners, both of which crashed under his piloting. (Though he can ''usually'' repair them.) The submarine somehow remained unscathed.
* [[Enemy Scan]]: Can use his unique ability, Spy, to display an enemy's stats and status ailment weaknesses. And to [[Video Game Stealing|steal any items they might have on them.]]
* [[Expy]]: Of Loid.
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: Jeff lacks the psychic powers of his friends, but he can take things you'd find in most typical junkyards, such as broken harmonicas, irons, pipes, and antennas, and somehow retrofit them into highly advanced laser guns, psychic shield destroyers, and slime blasters.
* [[Heroic Self-Deprecation]]: His self-introduction to Ness and Paula.
* [[Item Caddy]]
* [[Macross Missile Massacre]]: The only character who can use the massively damaging bottle rocket items.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Not quite as bad as [[Cloudcuckoolander|his father]] yet, but gets up to some impressive scientific feats for his young age.
* [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter|Mad Scientist's Cute Son]]
* [[Mr. Fixit]]: Can turn broken junk you find lying around into laser guns, psychic field neutralizers, bazookas...
* [[Muggle]]: Like Loid, he can't use PSI.
* [[Nerd Glasses]]: Self-described as "really nearsighted", he's probably [[Blind Without'Em]].
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Grew up in an exclusive boys' boarding school and hasn't seen his father in ten years.
** His father's response on seeing him? "Let's do this again in another 10 years."
* [[Ray Gun]]: Uses [[Gadgeteer Genius|homemade]] laser guns as his weapons.
* [[School Uniforms Are the New Black]]
* [[Science Hero]]
* [[The Short Guy with Glasses]]
* [[The Sleepless]] / [[Plot-Powered Stamina]]: When staying at inns, he'll stay up all night fixing that broken junk you've accumulated, and his battle prowess doesn't suffer a bit for it.
* [[The Smart Guy]]: A scientific prodigy and son of the famous Dr. Andonuts, he boasts the highest IQ and IQ growths in the game.
* [[The Team Normal]]
* [[Teen Genius]]
* [[Toy Ship]]: With [[Ho Yay|Tony]].
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Averted. He isn't hung up on this, but later on, his own father, despite being a flightly [[Cloudcuckoolander]], [[Heartwarming Moments|tells his son he is indeed proud of him.]]
* [[Youthful Freckles]]


== Poo ==
[[File:115px-Poo Clay 532.png|frame| ''I am the one who will fight beside you.'']]


The prince of Dalaam who comes to Ness's aid to fulfill a prophecy dictated by his mentor. He arrives after Ness and company accidentally trip out on some [[G-Rated Drug|Magic Cake]].
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* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Bare-Fisted Monk]]: At least if you don't pick up the [[Randomly Drops|notoriously rare]] Sword of Kings. Even then, the command isn't changed to slash. Either he equips it because he becomes stronger just having it, or only uses the hilt. (Or the "Sword" part was [[If You Know What I Mean|symbolic]].)
* [[Bald of Awesome]]
* [[Battle Butler]]: Swears to serve Ness upon meeting him.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: He swoops in (literally) and deals the finishing blow to Master Belch.
* [[The Big Guy]]
* [[Can't Catch Up]]: He joins at an extremely low level for the point of the game you're at, and has trouble catching up.
* [[Chick Magnet]]: Very popular with the ladies of Dalaam.
* [[Colony Drop]]: '''PK STARSTORRRM!!!'''
* [[Dynamic Entry]]: Seems fond of this—he drops out of the sky in his first appearance to Ness and company, and it is also a big part of his [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment against Master Belch.
* [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]: The Sword of Kings, one of those infamous rare item drops.
* [[Informed Attractiveness]]: When playing as him, you get a lot of attention from the ladies in Dalaam.
* [[Jack of All Stats]]: He can use [[The Red Mage|both healing and offensive PSI]], and has decent overall stats as well.
* [[Look What I Can Do Now!]]: PK Starstorm Alpha.
* [[Mega Manning]]: Has the unique ability to transform himself into certain enemies during battle.
* [[Mind Screw]]: So, was Ness controlling him, just watching/having a premonition, or happily tripping out while Poo set out for unrelated reasons?
* [[Picky Eater]]: Dislikes (or just isn't used to) most Western foods, and gets minimal HP restoration from eating them.
* [[Psychic Powers]]
* [[The Red Mage]]: Has access to a variety of both healing and offensive PSI, unlike specialists Ness and Paula.
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]
* [[Spoony Bard]]: Oh, boy...his PP is low, but he can restore it by drinking cheap bottles of water. He isn't used to Western food and gains minimal HP restoration from it. He can only use certain pieces of equipment, and any others will lower his stats—he has exactly ONE weapon, and it's an [[Randomly Drops|incredibly rare]] drop from an enemy in a one-time-only area. It's also extremely difficult for him to [[Can't Catch Up|catch up level-wise]] because he requires the ''most'' EXP for each individual level up.
* [[Toy Ship]]: With...[[Kidanova|all the ladies of Dalaam]], [[Chick Magnet|really]].
* [[Training from Hell]]: His Mu training, at the end of which he {{spoiler|is ritually, symbolically killed by the spirits of his ancestors}}.
* [[Unfortunate Name]]: It isn't as unfortunate in Japan, as his name is read as "Puu" there. It's intended to be Asian-sounding, but the North American release Romanized it differently... and unfortunately. Prerelease images indicate it was almost Romanized as "Pu"; you have to wonder whether the change had anything to do with [[Toilet Humor|the game's unfortunate advertising campaign]].
* [[Warrior Prince]]


== King ==
[[File:King Clay 5447.png|frame| ''Awoooof! (I'm outta here!)'']]


Ness's lovely little pet dog. He's a [[Guest Star Party Member]] early on in the game, and does substantial damage. He chickens out and runs away when Buzz Buzz appears, because the party limit is four.

BUT! It was meant to be five! That's right, King was meant to be a permanent party member. This model ''does'' however return in [[Mother 3|Boney]].

* [[Arbitrary Headcount Limit]]: If he'd been permanent, he would've extended it to 5.
* [[Big Friendly Dog]]
* [[Demoted to Extra]]
* [[Heroes Love Dogs]]
* [[The Lancer]]: Until he leaves the party.
* [[Lovable Coward]]
{{quote|King: I'm not going out again. I don't care if everyone thinks I'm a stubborn mutt.}}
* [[Muggle]]
* [[What Could Have Been]]: It's given away by an unused climbing sprite.


== [[Spell My Name with an "S"|Porky/Pokey]] Minch ==
[[File:Pokey Minch Clay 4697.png|frame| ''Come and get me, loser!'']]


Ness's next-door neighbor. A selfish, spoiled brat who loves to cause trouble and {{spoiler|is Giygas's [[The Dragon|right-hand man]], pulling strings behind the scenes.}}
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* [[Abusive Parents]]: In the Japanese version of ''Mother 2'', Pokey glumly says that if his parents find out he and Picky were out late, he gets spanked 100 times; this had to be changed because of Nintendo's rules of content. Thus, in the American version of [[EarthBound]], he gets no dessert for the rest of the decade.
* [[Amazing Technicolor Population]]: {{spoiler|Turns sickly blue as a side-effect of abusing time travel}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Big Bad Friend]]}}: Or at least ''he'' thought of Ness as a friend.
* [[Blinding Bangs]]
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]
* [[Dirty Coward]]
* [[The Drag Along]]: "[[The Chosen One|Three boys]], he said? ...Uhhh...I'm not one of those three, am I?...'Cause... I'm not into this kind of thing at all..."
* {{spoiler|[[Dragon-in-Chief]]}}: With {{spoiler|Giygas}} in ''[[EarthBound]]'', as by the time you fight them Giygas is barely sentient and clearly incapable of acting of his own accord. This could make Porky {{spoiler|[[The Dragon]], part a [[Big Bad Duumvirate]], or the outright [[Big Bad]]}}; it's very open to interpretation, like most things in ''MOTHER''.
* [[Dumb Is Good]]: As he becomes {{spoiler|more and more evil}}, his speech is more erudite, as well.
* [[Enfante Terrible]]
* [[Evil Costume Switch]]: As a "consultant" to Fourside's corrupt Mayor, Porky dons a [[Badass in a Nice Suit|snazzy red suit]].
* {{spoiler|[[Evil Counterpart]]}}: To Ness.
* [[Fat Bastard]]: [[Up to Eleven]], to the point where NPCs ''always'' refer to him as a "pig-looking kid". [[Meaningful Name|Consider his name, for one]].
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: His parents are pretty loathsome. Either one would sell out humanity for a nickel, so it's no surprise that Porky is so susceptible.
* {{spoiler|[[From Nobody to Nightmare]]}}
* [[Gonk]]
* [[I Just Want to Have Friends]]: According to [[Word of God]]. Porky's manifestation in Magicant is quite friendly and wishes to mend fences with Ness.
* [[Jerkass]]: [[Serial Escalation|Taken to ever-increasing levels. Just when you think he can't possibly get any worse, he somehow finds a way to top himself. Again. And again. And again.]]
* {{spoiler|[[Laughing Mad]]}}: During the {{spoiler|final boss battle}}, even though he admits {{spoiler|Giygas}} terrifies him as much as Ness.
* [[The Load]]: Although he's only with you at the very beginning of the game, all he does is alternately whine, [[Ain't Too Proud to Beg|beg for mercy]], [[Security Cling|hide behind Ness]], [[Playing Possum|play dead]], and otherwise do nothing to contribute.
** He manages to keep being the load thereafter by associating himself intimately with whoever happens to be standing in your way at the moment and making it very clear that, now that he has powerful new friends, he's far too good for the likes of you. When you inevitably prevail, he begs for forgiveness just long enough to make a getaway.
* {{spoiler|[[The Man Behind the Man]]}}: To Carpainter and Mayor Monotoli. Also one interpretation of his relation with {{spoiler|Giygas}}.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Yeah, you can't deny he's quite porky.
* {{spoiler|[[Mobile Menace]]}}: Steals the chopper Ness is intending to use to fly to Scaraba. Jeff later finds its crashed wreckage in the swamp; Porky somehow managed to navigate it on foot. The kicker, though, is when he pops up in the Cave of the Past after a long absence.
* [[More Than Mind Control]]: As demonstrated when he 'snaps out of' the Happy Happyism Cult brainwashing.
* {{spoiler|[[Mouth of Sauron]]}}: Who better to be {{spoiler|the herald of Giygas}} than Ness' annoying neighbor?
* {{spoiler|[[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]}}: Taunts Ness to cry out and <small>PRAY</small> to his friends ("I know you have telepathy, or something") for help. {{spoiler|Guess what Giygas' one weakness is}}?
* [[Not So Harmless]]
* {{spoiler|[["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]}}: A particularly chilling one during {{spoiler|the final boss battle}}.
* [[Retreaux]]: His battle music starts out like this.
* [[Sinister Minister]]: Blithely resurfaces as a Priest in the Happy Happyist cult.
* [[Slasher Smile]]: {{spoiler|Heavily-armed Pokey}}.
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Originally "Porky" in Japanese, but because the localization staff apparently missed the joke ([[Fridge Logic|and yet kept all the other pig jokes about him and his family]]), his name in the English version is Pokey. Much later, [[Super Smash Bros Brawl]] rectified the mistake and called him Porky, as did the ''MOTHER 3'' fan translation, and fans are divided on what they want to call him.
* [[Spider Tank]]: His preferred method of offence/defence/not dying.
* [[This Loser Is You]]: Yup. Itoi considers Porky "a symbol of mankind."
* [[Unfortunate Name]]
* [[We Used to Be Friends]]: Is implied to have been friends with Ness at some point. Though why Ness didn't hang out with Picky instead is anyone's guess.
* [[We Will Meet Again]]: Once Giygas is destroyed, {{spoiler|Pokey uses time travel to escape into another era}}, but not before taunting Ness one last time.
* [[Yin-Yang Clash]]: The Minches are a bizarro reflection Ness' family. Porky does ''not'' like steak, which is Ness' canon favorite food.


== Giygas ==
[[File:BossGiygas 5733.png|frame| ''Ness... Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness.'']]


The Universal Cosmic Destroyer who once again menaces Earth, and according to Buzz Buzz, successfully obliterates it [[Bad Future|in the future]]. Things are... [[Eldritch Abomination|different]] [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|this]] time.
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* [[Abstract Apotheosis]]: Has become evil itself.
* [[Background Boss]]: Played with; Giygas ''is'' the background.
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Diabolus Ex Nihilo]]
* [[Doppelganger Attack]]: Smacking him around causes Giygas to split into these, until there's literally a ''sea'' of undulating, screaming faces. Y'know, for kids.
* [[The Dreaded]]: Giygas: a physical manifestation of people's fear.
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: He doesn't have a form, he exists in the future and the past, and his only dialog is inspired by the trauma of viewing a violent murder scene misinterpreted by Itoi as a rape scene in a movie [[Nightmare Fuel|that scarred him when he was a kid]].
* [[Eldritch Location]]: It's very easy to interpret him as being this as well, as it's implied that he's just ''that'' big and distorted.
* [[Evil Is Visceral]]: He looks like this when the Devil Machine is active. After that... it's a little hard to classify what he looks like, other than [[Nightmare Fuel]] personified. Giygas' first form provides one of the page images.
* [[Galactic Conqueror]]
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]: It's suggested that his highly conflicted feelings of love for Mary and hate for mankind, his weakness in ''MOTHER'', are what pushed him over the edge to turn him into his present form.
* [[Made of Evil]]: In ''[[MOTHER 1|MOTHER]]'', he was an angry [[The Greys|grey alien]]. Now he is a disembodied entity of ''pure evil''.
* [[Madness Mantra]]: "Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness ''Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness '''Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS'''''..."
* [[Mirror Boss]]: His first form attacks with Psi, and even sports Ness's face.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: '''The Universal Cosmic Destroyer'''
* [[No Pronunciation Guide]]: Really, how do you pronounce "Giygas"?
** /'gaj.gəs/?
** Actually a case of [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]. In Japan, its pronounced "geeg" and the ''[[MOTHER 1|EarthBound Zero]]'' prototype calls him the more directly-translated Giegue.
** Apparently, the most literal translation equals "Gyiyg" (as seen in the Japanese version's opening), pronounced, again, "geeg".
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: They call him the Universal Cosmic Destroyer for a reason.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Though he's talked up all throughout the game, you never see his true form until the final battle. It's probably the most memorable part about the game.
* [[Red and Black and Evil All Over]]
* [[Restraining Bolt]]: Pokey's "Devil's Machine."
* [[Surprise Creepy]]
* [[Ultimate Evil]]
* [[Vile Villain Saccharine Show]]: You would think a series as cartoony and (initially) light-hearted as this would provide only ordinary [[Nightmare Fuel]] at worst, but [[Surprise Creepy|Giygas begs to differ]].
* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]
* [[You Cannot Grasp the True Form]]: [[Trope Namer]].


== Mr. Saturn ==
[[File:200px-MrSaturn 5330.png|frame|''Dakota!'']]

A race of cute, innocent creatures that live in the secluded Saturn Valley. Actually highly intelligent in spite of their goofy personalities, they {{spoiler|help Dr. Andonuts create the time machine necessary to reach Giygas}}.
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* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]
* [[Black Bead Eyes]]: Like everyone else in the series, but exaggerated: they're ''much'' smaller than their eyebrows.
* [[Cephalothorax]]: A variation without arms.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]
* [[Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs|Every Saturn Is Cuter With Hair Decs]]—Every Mr. Saturn sports a cute red ribbon in their (single) hair.
* [[Gag Nose]]
* [[Genius Ditz]]: The entire species.
* [[Painting the Fourth Wall]]: Mr. Saturns weird very font have, boing!
* [[Planet of Hats]]: Every Mr. Saturn is named Mr. Saturn.
* [[Punny Name]] / [[Lost in Translation]]: Mr. Saturn in Japanese is Dousei-san - which means both "Mr. Saturn" and "Mr. Samename."
* [[Ridiculously Cute Critter]]
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Their speech is littered with "zoom"s, "boing"s, and "ding"s.
* [[Waddling Head]]
* [[Wingdinglish]]: Mr. Saturn's speech is displayed in loopy, childish font to emphasize their odd speech patterns, zoom.

== Buzz-Buzz ==
A small, bee-like ([[I Am Not Weasel|or not]]) visitor from the future, who has traveled back in time to warn Ness of Giygas' pending invasion.
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* [[Almost-Dead Guy]]: The page picture.
* [[First Episode Spoiler]]: Killed only a few minutes into the game, after putting the plot in motion.
* [[Glass Cannon]]: Powerful attacks and psychic shields. Killed in a single swat.
* [[I Am Not Weasel]]: "A bee I am... not."
* [[Psychic Powers]]
* [[Sacrificial Lamb]]
* [[A Taste of Power]]: Without him, you probably wouldn't survive that first Starman fight. Too bad he gets squished only a few minutes later.

== The Runaway Five ''(The Tonzura Brothers)'' ==
A famous jazz band that the party befriends in Twoson after helping them out of their debts.
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* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: {{spoiler|Bursting into the room to save Ness and Jeff in the Monotoli Building.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Cut the Juice]]: How they defeat the Clumsy Robot.}}
* [[Expy]]: Themed after the [[Blues Brothers]]. The English version [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo|reduced this]] by recolouring their black suits into brighter colours.
* [[Work Off the Debt]]: They're not too great with contract negotiations. The party has to bail them out ''twice''. Though they do repay the favor by giving them rides in their tour bus, and by {{spoiler|bailing Ness and Jeff out of a boss fight.}}


== Dr. Andonuts ==
[[File:Dr Andoclay 3794.png|frame| ''Would you like a donut?'']]


A brilliant scientist from Winters. He is Jeff's father, and helps the party on numerous occasions with his inventions; from the flying Sky Runner to the {{spoiler|time machine necessary to reach Giygas}}.

{{spoiler|He reappears in MOTHER 3, having been kidnapped by Porky to work on his machines, most notably, The Absolutely Safe Machine.}}
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* [[Absent-Minded Professor]]
* {{spoiler|[[And Your Little Dog, Too]]: Is targeted for kidnapping by Giygas' forces and stuffed into a [[People Jars]] in Stonehenge Base.}}
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Upon seeing his son for the first time in ten years, he asks him whether he would like a doughnut. If Jeff answers in the affirmative, Dr. Andonuts wistfully comments that he'd like one, too.
* [[Einstein Hair]]
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: Must run in the family.
* [[Mad Scientist]]
* [[Omnidisciplinary Scientist]]: A world-renowned expert in robotics, physics, medicine, engineering...
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Hasn't seen his son, Jeff, in ten years; despite living a short walk away from his boarding school.

== Tony ==
Jeff's best friend and roommate at his boarding school. He frets over Jeff during his friend's long and dangerous adventure and worries about his health and safety; even going so far as to [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|try to get to know the mysterious person guiding them]].
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* {{spoiler|[[And Your Little Dog, Too]]: Is targeted for kidnapping by Giygas' forces and stuffed into a [[People Jars]] in Stonehenge Base.}}
* [[Boarding School]]: Attends one in Winters.
* [[Clingy Jealous Girl|Clingy Jealous Guy]]: A pretty benign example, but he gets awfully anxious whenever he thinks that Jeff is ignoring him for his new friends.
* [[Fourth Wall Observer]]: He is the only character who addresses the player directly, calling to ask for your name.
* [[Nice Hat]]: A porkpie.
* {{spoiler|[[Rescue Romance]]: He KNEW Jeff would come to rescue him!}}
* [[Invisible to Gaydar]]
* [[Word of Gay]]: [http://earthboundcentral.com/2008/06/yes-tony-is-gay-and-mr-saturn-is-innocent/ Confirmed by Itoi.]


== Apple Kid ==
[[File:115px-Apple Klayd 4727.png|frame| ''Orange kid is much better.'']]


An aspiring inventor that Ness & Co. inadvertently start funding. His odd (and oddly-specific) inventions come in handy throughout the game. He proves himself capable by {{spoiler|helping Dr. Andonuts and the Mr. Saturns create the time machine necessary to reach Giygas}}.
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* {{spoiler|[[And Your Little Dog, Too]]: Is targeted for kidnapping by Giygas' forces and stuffed into a [[People Jars]] in Stonehenge Base.}}
* [[Fat Bastard]]: Played with and averted nicely. He's perceived as one by the people of Twoson owing to his bulk, lack of self-hygiene and poor social skills... but he proves himself to be anything ''but'' and is critical in Ness's success.
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]
* [[Mad Scientist]]
* [[Never Accepted in His Hometown]]: Widely disliked in his hometown of Twoson in favor of his more charming and less talented rival, [[Small Name, Big Ego|Orange Kid]].
* [[Phlebotinum Bomb]]: Specializes in making extremely specific machines that only erase, for example, pencils. Or erasers.


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Shigesato Itoi's cult RPG trilogy has a cast as large as it is whimsical and charming.

MOTHER

Ninten

A twelve-year-old American boy, who lives with his parents and twin younger sisters outside the town of Podunk (Mother's Day). He sets out to find the Eight Melodies and possibly uncover secrets about his mysterious great-grandparents. Not much information is given about his personality, but he seems to be a kind, brave kid, if with a bit of a temper. He loves prime ribs, penguins, and baseball, and occasionally suffers from asthma.

  • The All-American Boy: He's a bat-wielding Every Man boy from a small American town.
  • Badass Adorable: Much like his fellow MOTHER-series playable characters, his adorableness hides the fact that he's skilled with bats and can beat you to death with them.
  • Batter Up: Uses baseball bats as weapons.
  • Berserk Button: Lying about his mother calling him is not a smart move, hippies.
  • Combat Medic: He has a very powerful physical attack, but all of his PSI is assist and healing. He doesn't even get a signature move like Ness's PSI Rockin or Lucas's PK Love. Even so, he is the strongest permanent party member.
  • Fountain of Expies: His appearance (especially his trademark striped shirt) set the standard for MOTHER series protagonists.
    • Ness is the most obvious example, as he is almost an exact copy of him. As Ness is more well-known, this sometimes leads to confusion, as they share the same outfit. Fans often draw Ninten wearing a red neckerchief and with a slightly different shirt stripe pattern to differentiate them, based on a live-action Japanese commercial for MOTHER.
  • The Hero: Naturally, he's the series' very first.
  • Heroic Mime: Until the ending, at least in the English prototype.
  • Jack of All Stats: Unlike Ness and Lucas in the sequels, Ninten isn't held back by a horrible Speed stat, and actually only gives the illusion of being a tank due to spending most of the game next to Lloyd and Ana, who both lean more towards the lightweight, fragile side. Ninten himself is as balanced as the game's engine allows for; aside from HP and PP, his base stats are all 5 across the board, with identical level-up growth rates to match. On the flipside, his PSI movelist is less well-rounded than Ness' or Lucas', being comprised exclusively of healing and supportive PSI, with no damaging techniques in sight.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: The novelization written by Saori Kumi portrays him as this.
  • Magic Knight: Has healing and shield PSI, with strong attack and good defense.
  • Nice Hat: The baseball cap that he convinced his dad to buy for him.
  • Official Couple: Ninten X Ana is the only true relationship between the playable characters in the series.
  • Psychic Powers
  • Support Party Member: Has only support/healing PSI, but is capable of powerful normal attacks.
  • Trademark Favorite Food: Prime ribs.

Lloyd

The eleven-year-old boy genius from Merrysville (Thanksgiving). Lloyd is brilliant, but is often bullied by his classmates for being a nerd and a weakling. He developed a tendency to hide in trash cans to avoid confrontation. Despite this, he has a great deal of determination, even when it comes to the dreaded gym class. Bullying has left him very shy and cowardly when he joins Ninten, but over time he becomes stronger and more confident in himself. He likes rockets, science, computers and Superman.

  • Badass Adorable
  • Big Damn Heroes: He saves Ninten, Ana and Teddy from being slaughtered by the R7038, but he is too late to save the critically-wounded Teddy. He still manages to destroy the R7038, however.
  • Butt Monkey: He gets bullied a lot at school, and everyone calls him a weakling.
  • Child Prodigy: According to MOTHER Encyclopedia, he made his first invention, the "Bathroom TV", when he was just four years old. He built a time machine for a science fair when he was eight (though no one knew it was him because he was hiding from bullies in a trash can). He also demonstrated an astounding memory, which allowed him to win first place at the Pan-American Concentration Convention, a contest that tested a person's intelligence.
  • Gadgeteer Genius: Was able to fix up the boat on Mt. Itoi. Also, see Child Prodigy above.
  • Heroic Albino: Never explicitly stated to be albino; however, fans like to portray him as this, given his white hair and poor eyesight.
    • Lloyd could be leucistic, as albinos are intolerant to the ultraviolet radiation of sunlight.
  • Lovable Coward: Ninten meets Lloyd hiding from bullies in a garbage can. He later gets over his cowardice through Character Development.
  • Meaningful Name: Lloyd's name comes from his Japanese name "Roido", coming from the word "roidomegane", meaning "round glasses with thick plastic rims."
  • Nerd Glasses
  • The Smart Guy: In Ninten's party. Besides being a Gadgeteer Genius, he is stated to be very intelligent.
  • Spell My Name with an "S": Earthbound Zero translates his name as "Loid", but his sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl calls him "Lloyd".
  • White-Haired Pretty Boy: Or at least the white-haired part, anyway.

Ana

The only permanent female member of the group, Ana is a twelve-year-old from Snowman. A sweet, but timid girl, Ana has never ventured out of Snowman alone. She is described as kind at heart, with a great sense of direction. Before the start of the adventure, Ana was unable to sleep due to odd dreams, and sets out with Ninten in hopes of finding her abducted mother. She is deeply religious (one of her favorite possessions being a Bible), is a skilled piano player, and also collects stamps and envelopes.

Teddy

Unlike the other members of the party, Teddy is not a kid; rather, he is a young man in his late teens to twenties. Leader of the B.B. (Black Blood Gang), he is the kingpin of the town of Ellay (Valentine) until some kids came in and started messing with his crew. After he is beaten by Ninten, he joins the party as to avenge the death of his parents. He likes smoking, leather jackets and rock and roll.

  • The Big Guy: He's in his late teens/early twenties, so it's only natural he looks like this in comparison to the cast of kids you play as. Encyclopedia MOTHER says he's 188 cm (or about 6'2") tall. Also has the single highest Strength and Speed stat growth of all the characters in the game, and can easily one shot a lot of enemies in Mt. Itoi should you spend some time leveling him up.
  • Cool Shades/Triangle Shades: He was doing Kamina's shades over a decade before Kamina (or Squirtle).
  • Delinquents: Seems to be based more on the Japanese variety than the American ones seen in EarthBound though, with shades of Greaser Delinquents thrown in.
  • Guest Star Party Member: If you play through the game the intended way, at least.
  • Killed Off for Real: Only in the original Japanese version. In the translated prototype and the MOTHER 1 + 2 GBA port, he is shown recovering in a hospital.
  • Smoking Is Cool: It is said that teddy smokes "Horse Shit" brand cigarettes in the MOTHER Encyclopedia.
  • Used to Be a Sweet Kid: A NPC will tell you that, before his parents' deaths, he was very nice boy.
  • You Killed My Father: His parents were supposedly killed by wild animals, and he joined Ninten in order to avenge them. The MOTHER Encyclopedia says that it was actually a car accident, but he refused to pay attention to this finding.

Pippi

A pigtailed young girl whom Ninten must save from zombies.

Queen Mary

The ethereal, beautiful queen of the mysterious land of Magicant. She has fallen gravely ill, and the only thing that will restore her to her former self are the Eight Melodies. She is Ninten's great-grandmother, and was the deeply-beloved foster mother of Giygas.

Giegue/Gyiyg/Giygas

The grim leader of the invading alien forces. He leads the invasion to take revenge for the human theft of his race's PSI technology, but his resolve crumbles when confronted with the memory of his beloved foster mother, and swears to come back to finish the job later.


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