List of Mother 3 characters

This is a list of characters from the Nintendo role-playing game "Mother 3" for the Game Boy Advance.

Main playable characters

Lucas

nihongo|Lucas|リュカ|Ryuka is the protagonist of Mother 3. He is a timid young boy who has dormant psionic (PSI) powers. Lucas is the son of Flint and Hinawa, and the younger twin brother of Claus. He lives in Tazmily Village [cite web | year=1998 | title=Archived Official Mother 3 (N64) page | url=http://web.archive.org/web/19980530122715/www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/mother/index.html | accessdate=May 30th | accessyear=1998] with his family and dog Boney. His PSI powers are awakened by Ionia, one of the seven Magyspies. Because Lucas knows PK Love, he is able to pull the seven needles and wake the Dragon sleeping under Nowhere Islands.

Lucas has blonde hair, black eyes, a yellow t-shirt with crimson stripes, blue shorts, white socks, and red sneakers that resemble Converse tennis shoes. He is about 8-10 years old at the beginning of the game. And is about 12-13 years old at the end of the game. He is voiced by Lani Minella in both English and Japanese versions. His name is pronounced as "lyukah" in Japanese and comes from the French novel 'The Notebook' by Agota Kristof, although it is pronounced as written in English.

Also, Lucas loves omelettes. He heals more HP than other characters. Lucas is a playable character in "Super Smash Bros. Brawl"

Duster

nihongo|Duster|ダスター|Dasutā is a thief, skilled at climbing mountainsides and walls using thief's tools known as the "Wall Staples' -- detachable rings that he carries with him everywhere. The Wall Staples may also be used in battle to temporarily immobilise an opponent. He is first introduced in chapter one, and becomes the main protagonist in chapter two. He joins Lucas at the end of Chapter 4 and gets separated from the group at the end of chapter 5, but then comes back in chapter 7.

When Duster walks, he appears to limp on one leg. Wes alludes to an incident in his past in which he blames himself for paralyzing Duster's left leg. It is kept regardless of what he is wearing (such as when he is in the guise of a Pig Soldier). However, he has no difficulty running and moving on staircases, and he fights using his feet, so his leg might not be completely immobile.

Kumatora

nihongo|Kumatora|クマトラ is the tomboyish princess of Osohe Castle. She is saved by Duster and Wes in Osohe Castle, and joins them in their search for the Hummingbird Egg (an artifact that plays an important role in a later chapter). She joins Lucas during Chapter 4 and remains with him until the end of the game.

Her hair is the same reddish colour as the magypsies, she possesses PSI, and doesn't act girl-like: this is because she was raised by the magypsies as a child, what happened to her real parents isn't revealed until Chapter 8.

Kumatora's PK Starstorm is an attack she gains late into the game.

She also has a brief appearance as a waitress, referred to as Yoshikoshi.

Boney

Boney (ボニー "Boni") is the family dog initially owned by Flint. He originally helps Flint in chapter one, but when Lucas grows up he joins the party as a permanent member. Boney can only equip hats and collars and cannot use PSI. Towards the end of the game, the player can find Boney's only weapon, the "Canine Club." Gameplay wise, Boney usually attacks first.

alsa

nihongo|Salsa|サルサ|Sarusa is a monkey who is looking for his girlfriend. He is captured and forced to work under Yokuba, who frequently punishes Salsa by shocking him with a remote-controlled shock collar. He is freed from Yokuba by Kumatora and Wes. Afterwards he begins searching for his girlfriend again, who is being held at the Chimera Lab. He resembles the Bubble Monkey from "EarthBound".

Flint

nihongo|Flint|フリント|Furinto is the main protagonist of chapter one. He lives in Tazmily Village with his dog, Boney, his two sons, Lucas and Claus, and his wife, Hinawa. Flint makes appearances in later chapters, but is only playable in the first.

While going through the game's memory it was found that Flint could equip some of Lucas' better weapons in the game. The strongest he can equip is the Mystical Scepter. This may hint that Flint was once intended to be with the gang in the later chapters. This is supported further by Flint appearing in a cutscene from Chapter 5 in the preview of the scrapped Nintendo 64 (N64) version of Mother 3 (EarthBound 64). Furthermore, a sprite of Flint hanging on to someone ala Lucas, Kumatora and Boney was left in the game's programming, as well as a sprite of Flint dodging the train ala Lucas and Boney that appears in chapter 4 as well.

It was also found that Flint's bandana can be equipped by Duster, as well as be sold. This is significant because the bandana that Flint can equip is only accessible in chapter 1, after Boney leaves the party, which means it can't even be given to Boney and be used in chapter 4 when Boney becomes a permanent member.

Claus

nihongo|Claus|クラウス|Kurausu is Lucas' older twin, and the son of Flint and Hinawa. Claus is energetic and far more courageous than Lucas. He has a near-identical appearance to Lucas, the only difference is that he has light orange hair, wears a light-blue and yellow striped T-Shirt, has brown pants, and wears blue sneakers. He makes his first appearance in the Prologue. He may only fight one battle in the game but he is technically a playable character. He disappears after Chapter 1, trying to avenge his mother's death by killing the Drago that killed her, but ends up getting killed, too. He plays a much larger role in the story as the Masked Man, the ressurected, brainwashed general of the Pig Mask army, who is the only other person besides Lucas who can pull the Seven Needles and release The Dragon. Near the end of the game, he fights a one on one battle with Lucas, and eventually regains his sense of self. However, he is struck down by a burst of thunder that reflects off the Franklin Badge. He lives long enough to talk with Lucas one last time before he dies. Claus is an anagram of Lucas. His name is pronounced "klous" and comes from the French novel 'The Notebook' by Agota Kristof. He appears as an alternate costume for Lucas in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, also appearing as a sticker.

Tazmily residents

Hinawa

nihongo|Hinawa|ヒナワ is Flint's wife, and the mother of Lucas and Claus. "Mother 3" begins with Hinawa, Lucas and Claus visiting her father, Alec, in his house in the mountains north of Tazmily Village. She meets an unfortunate end during Chapter 1, but still plays a large role in the story such as helping defeat the final boss.

Wes

Wes is Duster's father, who joins with Duster in Chapter 2. After Duster steals the wrong artifact from Osohe Castle, Wes goes along to make sure they get the right one. He can throw electric bombs that hit all enemies, but sometimes he'll do nothing. He is playable again to help Salsa in Chapter 3.

It was found while going through the game's memory that Wes could gain levels at one point in development. Players can alter his level in the debug room. It affects him too. He does much better damage with just his regular attacks.

Thomas

Thomas joins Flint in Chapter 1. He does basic attacks in battle. He leaves you after you find Lighter on the ground when Terry Forest is on fire.

Lighter

Lighter is Fuel's father and a close friend of Flint. He is usually seen carrying a large piece of wood around. Despite his friendship with Flint, he has no choice but to subdue Flint after his mental breakdown due to Hinawa's death.

Fuel

He is Lighter's son. Fuel joins Flint in Chapter 1 after rescuing him. In battle, he can do basic attacks or heal Flint. If Fuel is put into the later chapters of the game, he, like Claus, does not use his teenage sprite. One of Ness's alternate costumes in Super Smash Bros Brawl resembles Fuel.

Bronson

An important character during Chapter 1, he is one of Flint's largest sources of help and often gives him encouragement and moral advice. He also looks out for other Tazmily residents. He is the one who alerts Flint of Hinawa's death. He also was the person who spoke to Flint when he woke up in the jail, implying he may be the jailer.

Alec

Hinawa's father and Lucas and Claus's grandfather. He is a source of moral support for the party and often assists Wes in helping Lucas and company. Of the normal humans, he seems to possess the most knowledge of the Magypsies, as he is good friends and neighbors with Ionia. He can get quite angry when upset, for example, he calls Lucas an idiot when he finds out Lucas didn't try to stop Claus.

Mapson

Mapson, like his name suggests, is a geographical master who knows most places on Nowhere Island and circles them on your map.

Leder

The bellringer in Tazmily Village, he is recognised for his very tall height. He is a silent character who is always ringing a bell tower and never replies to you. He plays a more significant role in the story during Chapter 8, revealing the events prior to the game to Lucas and company, as well as the reason why he never speaks. His name is a Japanization of 'Leader'.

During the 8th chapter, you can find him imprisoned in a room where he tells you about the destruction of the world, how people escaped to Nowhere Island on a ship and had erased their memories; he was the one responsible with remembering this, and to protect this secret, he became a mute and rang a bell to vent his feelings. There is also an insect present in the room which he asks to write this down. The insect joins you until the end of the game, recapping the history of Nowhere Island if you ask it to.

Tessie

Tessie is quite a caring woman. She is the one who takes care of Lucas and Claus when they are found alone in the forest, and she shields their eyes from Flint's rampage.

Nippolyte

Nippolyte is the village gravedigger, digging the grave for Hinawa and putting up with zombies. In Chapter 7, Nippolyte presents Lucas with the Badge of Courage, which later becomes the Franklin Badge through the help of a Mr. Saturn.

Magypsies

The magypsies are the oldest residents of Nowhere Island, able to live for several hundreds of years and possess PSI powers. They dress like women but appear to have facial hair and masculine figures, regardless, they refer to themselves as women. Their homes are pink shells which resemble the houses in Magicant in "Mother". Their names are based on the modes of the diatonic scale.

Aeolia

The lead magypsy, who lives on the outskirts of Tazmily. Not much is said about Aeolia, although she seems to possess more knowledge of Osohe Castle than the others. His/her needle is in the back courtyard of Osohe Castle.

Doria

Doria is the most sympathetic magypsy, having looked after Kumatora in her youth. His/her needle is at the bottom of a pond near the Chimera Lab.

Lydia

Lydia resides in the snowy mountain. Lydia is also very sympathetic, looking after several rabbits in his/her home. His/her needle is at the summit of the snowy mountain.

Phrygia

A magypsy who resides near the volcano and sleeps most of the time. She is self-proclaimed to be much more serious than the others. His/her needle is inside the volcano.

Mixolydia

Mixolydia lives on Tanehineri Island with his/her assistant Hachi, who is an octopus (his name means 'eight', referring to his tentacles). During a scene in Chapter 7, Mixolydia can be seen in a completely female appearance. His/her needle is on a mountaintop on Tanehineri Island.

Ionia

The most recurring magypsy. Ionia teaches PSI to Lucas and briefly joins the party towards the beginning of Chapter 7. His/her needle is in Chupichupyoi Temple.

Locria/Yokuba

The seventh magypsy, who after betraying the magypsies and began working for Porky, adopted the identity of Yokuba. he is never seen as a magypsy, but it is revealed near the end of the game when the player discovers his coif and banana peels at his house in New Pork City's Empire Pork building. His needle is under New Pork City, and is said to be directly embedded in the Dragon's head.

Pig King Empire

The Pig King (Porky Minch)

The Pig King, referred to more generally as "King P", is the leader of the Pig Army and the one responsible behind the strange chimeras appearing on Nowhere Island. He is never seen in public, leaving his identity as a mystery. He is revealed to be Pokey Minch, who after escaping in "EarthBound", has aged an unknown number of years due to a side effect of time travel, which he has abused to a great extent, and has become trapped in this current time period. Through some side effect of his heavy abuse of time travel (or possibly from his service to Giygas), Porky effectively became immortal (albeit bedridden, left in a static near-death state) -- Porky himself comments that he could be a thousand or even ten thousand years old by the time Lucas meets him, but he doesn't even know anymore. His hair and skin are discoloured (to shades of white and grey, respectively,) in a way reminiscient of his appearance in the first stage of "EarthBound" final boss battle against Giygas. Although he has aged many years, his mind apparently never aged with him, as he still retains the immaturity and cowardice that he displayed throughout his childhood. His goal throughout the game is to change the current world into the "old" corrupted state that led to its destruction, convinced that human beings can't change their ways

During the last chapter, Porky constructs a highly advanced city, claiming himself to be the ruler of the world, and relocates the people of Nowhere Island to the city. This city, New Pork City, resembles a giant amusement park and is filled with images of young Porky, most notable of them all being a giant stone statue topped with a crown. New Pork City holds many references to his past life in EarthBound. The room leading to his throne room contains a boat ride through a museum of sorts containing various objects from the previous game, including the Phase Distorter and Porky's original spider mecha.

After he is defeated in combat, Porky encapsulates himself and his mecha-bed in the "Absolutely Safe Capsule", a completely indestructible device invented by Dr. Andonuts which Porky intended to use as a safe haven during an emergency. However Dr. Andonuts cleverly designed it so that nothing could ever enter "or exit" the machine upon activation, thus dooming Porky to spend eternity in isolation.

New Pork City also appears as a stage in "Super Smash Bros. Brawl". In addition to a viking ship ride which can be used as a platform, the stage presents most of the city's layout in the background, including Porky's statue. The Ultimate Chimera occasionally spawns in the area and wanders around. Anyone who touches the Chimera is bitten and sent flying at an incredible speed. The attack is survivable, but only under the rarest circumstances in an area where the player has many platforms to collide with and dampen his momentum.

In addition, Porky appears in The Subspace Emissary as a high-ranking member of the Subspace Army. His role was controlling a giant Pig King Statue that chased Lucas down, and he himself is later fought as a boss in his "spider-mech" after the statue is destroyed by Ness. While still bed-ridden and discolored, he appears much younger than he does in Mother 3.

Yokuba

Yokuba has a high position in the Pig Mask army. He has a love for bananas and frequently laughs in a 'Nuehehehe' style. He forces Salsa to serve him in Chapter 3 by threatening his girlfriend and frequently abuses him with an electric collar. In battle, he can deal attacks which are considerably stronger than Salsa's, but at other times he simply uses Salsa's shock collar, dealing light damage. He dresses in an Arabian style and has a pet mouse in which he cares for. He usually drops banana peels whenever finishing a banana. He becomes a cyborg later on in the game after falling off Thunder Tower, which resulted losing his voice and his mouth/nose replaced with two saxophones, which his personal robot translator can translate from. After his second battle with Lucas and the gang in the New Pork City sewers, he says to the party that he has one last chance to regain his pride from his previous defeats and attacks Lucas. After the battle he expresses regrets for his previous actions and says that now the only way for him to escape from Pokey's game is to end his own life. His cybernetic implants then explode and he falls into the sewer water.

In Chapter 8, it is revealed that Yokuba is the 7th and final Magypsy.

cary Pig-Mask

This muscular Pig Mask major is usually seen flirting with women or bossing his subordinates around (which sometimes causes fans to refer to him as the "Scary Womanizing Pig Mask"). He is a die-hard fan of DCMC, appearing at every concert and has lots of merchandise in his base. Using DCMC goods on him during battle will distract him. (This applies to all Pig Masks, but he's the most susceptible. [http://walkthrough.starmen.net/mother3/enemylist_full.php According to the stat lists here, all Pig Masks have a non-zero weakness to DCMC goods.] )

Masked Man

A mysterious silent masked man who appears during Chapter 7. He is the only other person besides Lucas capable of removing the Seven Needles. He attacks with a lightning sword, a beam gun and some PSI powers; he also has the ability to destroy PSI Shields and use mechanical wings to fly away. He works under Porky and never says a word in the story.

The Masked Man is in reality Lucas's twin brother, Claus, who died early in the game and was reanimated by the Pig Army, likely using the same process they used to create the Chimeras. During this time, Porky used him as a loyal servant and gave to him near full command of the Pig Army.

D.C.M.C.

A popular music band in "Mother 3", their catchphrases are 'Tondagossa', a greeting, and "Nantekodda", a good-bye. The name is a play with the Australian band AC/DC. D.C.M.C. stands for Desperado Crash Mambo Combo. 'D.C.M.C.' can also be seen in trailers for the canceled N64 version of Mother 3.

OJ

The band's frontman, he plays the saxophone.

Magic

He plays the electric guitar.

Batch

He plays the drums.

himmy Zmizz

He plays the electric piano. His name is a play on musician Jimmy Smith.

Other characters

Osohe Ghosts

Generic ghosts which reside on Osohe Castle, they appear as both friends and enemies. All they do in the afterlife is have parties (which one of the ghosts appears to detest), and as a result they are in a perpetual state of intoxication. They can be seen feasting and playing music in Osohe Castle's banquet hall.

Keeper Man

A traveler who pulls a wagon behind him, he acts as an item storage and will keep items for you. He appears frequently on your travels, being in almost every location you visit.

Dr. Andonuts

Dr. Andonuts appears in the Chimera Laboratory hiding in a trash can as the Ultimate Chimera ravages the building. After the chimera is deactivated, Andonuts helps the party drain a lake to reach one of the Seven Needles. It is revealed that Porky kidnapped Dr. Andonuts and forced him to do experiments on the animals and plants of Nowhere Island and create machines for the Pig Army's use.Dr. Andonuts was also a key character in Earthbound/MOTHER 2 and the father of one of the chosen four, Jeff (who is friends of Ness, Paula, and Poo).

Okera

A mole cricket who claims to be a strong fighter, serving as the battle tutorial for Lucas in the game's prologue. He is beaten quite easily and promises to meet Lucas again in the 'Mole Cricket Arena'. Lucas actually arrives there during Chapter 7, where he quickly defeats Okera again. After this, Okera accepts he is not a fighter and becomes a salesman instead, appearing in various places throughout the game to sell equipment and items.

Clay Guy

The main workforce in the Pig King Empire, they are given jobs of manual labour such as digging, lifting and sometimes fighting. They are mass-produced from clay and powered by electricity, they need to be recharged every so often. An inactive clay guy can be quickly revived through any strong jolt of electricity.

Ultimate Chimera

A creature created in the Chimera Labs during Chapter 7, like its name implies, it cannot be killed and can defeat the player instantly by merely being touched. Instead, it needs to be avoided and run away from. It has a button on its back which switches it off, but the bird on its head will simply press the button again to revive it. It appears again in the toilets during Chapter 8 but it is still undefeatable.

The Ultimate Chimera appears on the New Pork City stage in "Super Smash Bros. Brawl", and true to the series, getting bitten by the creature will result in an instant K.O. Though the button is visible on his back, it is impossible to press it and shut the chimera off.

Mr. Saturns

The Mr. Saturns from "Earthbound" return in Mother 3, in another Saturn Valley on Nowhere Island. They do not appear to be as inventive as they were in "EarthBound" but you have the optional choice of riding on a transport vehicle they made (Mr. Saturn's Tea Table) and in a redesigned Pork Bean. They appear during Chapter 7 but do not contribute much to the overall plot.

The table also makes an appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Lucas enters using this item before every match.

Rope Snake

Duster buys Rope Snake from the ghosts in Osohe Castle. He helps Duster and company cross pits by allowing him to grasp candlesticks on the wall. Rope Snake also is used later to grab the getaway ship atop Lightning Tower, but cannot support the weight of four people, must let go, and is captured along with Duster in Saturn Valley (hung on a clothes line). After the party flies back to Tazmily Village by holding onto a cage of birds, Rope Snake fails a second time, and leaves the party. During the credits it is revealed he changed his name to Snake Rope to help live with the shame of failure.

Lucas uses the Rope Snake as his grab/tethering move in "Super Smash Bros. Brawl", even though the only person to use the Rope Snake in-game was Duster.

Drago

A dinosaur creature which is friends with the residents of Tazmily Village. There are several Dragos but the main one is seen with his wife and son, named Drago Jr. He appears in the prologue to show players how to dash and takes on a more important story role during Chapter 1.

ave Frogs

Save Frogs appear in various places, and will save the player's progress or hold dragon power (the game's currency) for them. They replace the phones and ATMs from "Mother" and "EarthBound".

The Dragon

The nickname for a being or creature which resides underneath Nowhere Island. For an unexplained reason, humans and The Dragon became unable to coexist and the Magypsies sealed him into the earth with the Seven Needles. Apparently, he will obey specific individuals who have the power to lift the Needles and have The Dragon reflected in their hearts.

At the game's climax, the Dragon is summoned by Lucas, and the ultimate fate of the world is left unknown. However, everyone survives and thanks the player for their help.

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