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* WellDoneSonGuy: Averted. He isn't hung up on this, but later on, his own father, despite being a flightly ClocdCuckooLander, [[HeartwarmingMoments tells his son he is indeed proud of him.]]

* UnfortunateName: Her surname could mean polestar as in a pole star . . . or a stripper.

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.

** 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]].

* AllAmericanBoy

* PinkBoyBlueGirl: He and Kumatora.

A twelve-year-old, all-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 not with a bit of a temper.) He loves ribs, penguins, and baseball, and occasionally suffers from asthma.

* AllAmericanBoy

* FountainOfExpies: His appearance (especially his trademark striped shirt) set the standard for Mother series protagonists.
** Ness, from Mother 2 / EarthBound, is the most notable 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. Fandom often draws him wearing a red neckerchief or in a different outfit to differentiate them.

* TheMario

* SupportPartyMember: Has only support/healing PSI, but is capable of powerful attacks.

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 with the dreaded gym class. Bullying has left him very shy and cowardly when he joins Ninten, but over time he becomes stronger and more confidant in himself. He likes rockets, science, computers, and {{Superman}}.

* CoolShades: He was doing [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina's shades]] over a decade before Kamina ([[Anime/{{Pokemon}} or Squirtle]]).

* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: Only in the original Japanese version. In the version that was to be released in North America and the Mother 1 + 2 GBA port, he is shown recovering in a hospital.]]

* YouKilledMyFather: His parents were supposedly killed by wild animals, and he joined Ninten in order to avenge them. [[spoiler: MOTHER Encyclopedia says that it was actually a car accident, but he refused to listen.]]

* {{Expy}}: Mewtwo from ''{{Pokemon}}'' was based on his design.

[[folder: MOTHER 2/EARTHBOUND]]

* TheMario: He can use [[TheRedMage both healing and offensive PSI]], and has decent overall stats as well.

* UnfortunateName: 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".

* [[spoiler: BigBad: [[BigBadDuumvirate Shares this title]] with Giygas in ''EarthBound'', as by the time you fight them Giygas is barely sentient and clearly incapable of acting of his own accord. This either makes Porky TheDragon, or a BigBadDuumvirate.]]
** [[spoiler: BigBadFriend: [[{{Mother 3}} Or at least]] ''he'' thought of Ness as a friend.]]

* EldritchAbomination: 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 the writer as a rape scene in a movie [[NightmareFuel that scarred him when he was a kid]].

** Actually a case of SpellMyNameWithAnS. In Japan, its pronounced "geeg" and the ''EarthboundZero'' prototype calls him the more directly-translated Giegue.
** Apparently, the most literal translation equals "Gyiyg", pronounced, again, "geeg".

A small, insect-like visitor from the future, who has traveled back in time to warn Ness of Giygas' pending invasion.

[[WMG: The Runaway Five]]

* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown: Widely disliked in his hometown of Twoson in favor of his more charming and less talented rival, Orange Kid.

* DisabilitySuperpower: He walks with a limp, and it's noted by several characters. Surprisingly, [[IKnowKungFu he incorporates it into his Secret Thief Arts combat style]]. [[ArmedLegs Duster's weapons are shoes, and he kicks enemies in combat.]] He can make preemptive attacks at the start of random encounters, and he can even negate sneak attacks.

* Rancher

** [[spoiler: Locria might have died before his Needle was pulled, although they NeverFoundTheBody.]]

* [[SirSwearsalot Lady Swearsalot]]: Although what profanity there is in the fan translation isn't very strong, most of it comes courtesy of [[TomboyPrincess Kumatora]].

* [[spoiler:MismatchedEyes: The Masked Man is often depicted with these in fanart, even though it isn't actually in the game. This probably is based off the end of Chapter Seven when he leaps at you to engage in combat. The eye under the lens on his helmet [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glows red]]]].]].

* Cephalothorax: A variation without arms.

* [[spoiler:SpiderTank: His preferred method of offence/defence/not dying.

* TeenGenius
* TheShortGuyWithGlasses

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]].

** If you realize she's PippiLongstockings, then yes, yes you would.

ShigesatoItoi's cult {{RPG}} [[{{MOTHER}} tri]][[EarthBound lo]][[{{MOTHER 3}} gy]] has a cast as [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters large]] as it is [[WidgetSeries whimsical]] and charming.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: EarthBoundZero translates his name as "Loid," but his sticker in [[SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] calls him "Lloyd."

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.

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.

* GirlishPigtails

* [[spoiler: LukeIAmYourFather]]: [[spoiler:She is Ninten's great-grandmother, who disappeared a long time ago and has been trapped in her own mental world ever since.]]

* [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath Singing The Alien To Death]]

* IMissMom: He can get ''homesickness'' as a status effect. It's remedied by calling home, of course. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming D'aww!]]

* StaffChick: Subverted; has the personality of one, but almost all of her PSI are destructive in nature. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Make of]] [[CuteAndPsycho this what]] [[MamaBear you will]].
* SquishyWizard: 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 [[GameBreaker gamebreaking]] rock candy + sugar packet trick. The other party members' HP will be double (or triple in [[MightyGlacier 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.

* [[BadassAdorable Badass]] {{Adorkable}}

* MadScientist: Not quite as bad as [[CloudCuckooLander his father]] yet, but gets up to some impressive scientific feats for his young age.

* BareFistedMonk: At least if you don't pick up the [[RandomlyDrops 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 [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean symbolic]].)

* TheMario: He can use [[TheRedMage both healing and offensive PSI]], and has decent overall stats as well.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething

* SpoonyBard: Oh, boy...his PP is low, but he can restore it simply 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 [[RandomlyDrops incredibly rare]] drop from an enemy in a one-time-only area. It's also extremely difficult for him to [[CantCatchUp catch up level-wise]] because he requires the ''most'' EXP for each individual level up.

** [[spoiler: BigBadFriend: [[{{MOTHER 3}} Or at least]] ''he'' thought of Ness as a friend.]]

* TheLoad: Although he's only with you at the very beginning of the game, all he does is alternately whine, beg for mercy, hide behind Ness, 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.

* MadeOfEvil: In ''{{MOTHER}}'', he was an angry [[TheGreys grey alien]]. Now he is a disembodied entity of ''pure evil''.

** Actually a case of SpellMyNameWithAnS. In Japan, its pronounced "geeg" and the ''EarthBoundZero'' prototype calls him the more directly-translated Giegue.

* ATasteOfPower: Without him, you probably wouldn't survive that first Starman fight. Too bad he gets squished only a few minutes later.

* [[spoiler: AndYourLittleDogToo: Is targeted for kidnapping by Giygas' forces and stuffed into a [[PeopleJars people jar]] in Stonehenge Base.]]

* [[spoiler: AndYourLittleDogToo: Is targeted for kidnapping by Giygas' forces and stuffed into a [[PeopleJars people jar]] in Stonehenge Base.]]

* [[ClingyJealousGirl Clingy Jealous Guy]]: A pretty benign example, but he gets awfully anxious whenever he thinks that Jeff is ignoring him for his new friends.

* [[spoiler: AndYourLittleDogToo: Is targeted for kidnapping by Giygas' forces and stuffed into a [[PeopleJars people jar]] in Stonehenge Base.]]

* BigDamnHeroes and CrowningMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Comes out of nowhere when Salsa, Kumatora, and Wess are cornered by Pigmasks and calls the mother Drago to completely destroy the Pigmasks surrounding them.]]

* [[spoiler:EvilRedhead: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]- he's just BrainwashedAndCrazy.]]

* [[spoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather Lucas I Am Your Brother]]: As the Masked Man.]]

* [[spoiler:MismatchedEyes: The Masked Man is often depicted with these in fanart, even though it isn't actually in the game. This probably is based off the end of Chapter Seven when he leaps at you to engage in combat. The eye under the lens on his helmet [[GlowingEyesofDoom glows red]]]].]].

* BadassNormal: In a world where the {{mook}}s wield rayguns and the heroes wield psychic powers, he's still more than capable of making his way on his quest with nothing more than a good block of wood.

* PapaWolf: A [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]]; he gets so torn up about Claus' disappearance that he spends most of the game neglecting his other son in his rampant search for him.

* EvilDetectingDog: During the MushroomSamba on Tanetane Island, Boney's the only one that won't follow you into the hot spring. And for good reason...

* ArmedLegs: Duster attacks enemies by kicking with his [[strike:injured]] ''crippled'' leg.

* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: After the mission in Osohe Castle that Wess sends him on, he's never shown stealing anything, despite being classed as a thief.

* BlatantLies: "[[CrowningMomentOfFunny I'm not going to stick my butt out or anything, though.]]"

* TheReveal: [[spoiler: While you're heading through the [[VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Empire Porky Building,]] you come across a Magypsy's shell home. Inside you find several banana peels, a pair of musical horns, and Fassad's clothing.]]

* [[spoiler:VillainousCrossdresser: Inverted -- the rest of the Magypsies are all psychic crossdressing guardians for good, except the comparatively conservatively-dressed Locria/Fassad.]]

* [[spoiler: [[SealedEvilInACan Sealed Evil In A Capsule]]: The Absolutely Safe Capsule, in which the user is indeed [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Absolutely Safe]], but can never leave.]]

The Universal Cosmic Destroyer who once again menaces Earth, and according to Buzz Buzz, successfully obliterates it [[BadFuture in the future]]. Things are... [[EldritchAbomination different]] [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity this]] [[{{Understatement}} time]].

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