History Characters / Mother4

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: According to [[WordOfGod Pastel]], he loves eating chicken fried steak.

* GreaserDelinquents: He's way older than the usual example due to being in his thirties, but his appearance is reminiscent of one, not to mention being the leader of a biker gang who may or may not share the trope.

* PartsUnknown: We don't know what town or city he's from, since he refuses to talk about it. However, WordOfGod stated that he lives somewhere "way up north".

* VagueAge: His exact age is unknown, as his profile says, "Buzz off" when asked. However, WordOfGod stated in [[http://blog.mother4game.com/post/146285450824/update-on-the-update-2 this update]] that Leo is somewhere in his thirties.

Travis' older, more talented brother.

* VagueAge: Like Leo, no information was given about his exact age, though he's implied to be in his late teens since he's physically younger than Leo, yet older than Travis.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: According to WordOfGod, he loves eating chicken fried steak.

* DoesNotLikeSpam: WordOfGod says he doesn't like foreign food, and thinks they're only good for hangovers and jet lag.

* BadassAdorable: As per-tradition for ''Franchise/{{Mother}}'' protagonist.
* BarrierWarrior: One of his Support moves includes "Shield" (which replaced the former "PSI Shield").

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: It's said that it could be a reason why he [[NoBigDeal accepts his PSI powers easily]].

* CombatMedic: His profile explains that he has healing powers, as per precedent for protagonists in [[VideoGame/{{Mother}} the Mother series]].
* FanBoy: Like his predecessors Ness and Ninten, he is a baseball fan.

* TheHero: Continues the many traditions of ''Franchise/{{Mother}}'' protagonist, sharing a love for baseball and striped shirts.
* HeroesLoveDogs: Continuing the ''Mother'' tradition, Travis' family has a dog named Domino. Unlike King from ''VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'' and Boney from ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'', he will not be a party member. WordOfGod states that Domino will stay at home.

* KidHero: He is 13. What else would you expect from a fan game based on the ''Mother'' series?

* TheParalyzer: Among his PSI abilities include "Paralysis".

A fourteen-year-old girl gifted with powerful PSI and the ability to see into the future from the town of Citrus Hills. Not afraid to get her hands dirty, always seeing the bright side of things. She's confident she can take anything with her future sight and psychic powers, which makes her a bit reckless, but she means well.

* AnIcePerson: Has PK Freeze. In the gameplay trailer, she used it to [[KillItWithIce defeat a Melty Robot]].

** BadassBookworm: Because of her love for reading and studying, she has a lot of knowledge on PSI, and she certainly knows how to use it!

* {{Expy}}: Of both [[VideoGame/EarthBound Paula and Jeff.]] Meryl shares Paula's [[NiceGirl sweet-natured personality]] [[PsychicPowers and knowledge of PSI]], along with Jeff's [[{{Bookworm}} love of reading]] [[TeenGenius and studying.]] Her unusual hair color and reckless confidence also have shades of [[VideoGame/{{Mother3}} Kumatora]].

* HotBlooded: Due to her strong PSI abilities, she's confident she can take on anything by herself. However, that aspect of her originally belonged to Travis; it wasn't until 2014, where the characters underwent a second revamp, that she was rewritten as such.
* HotBloodedSideburns: A female example. She has long locks that cover her ears, and tends to place great confidence in her psychic powers.

* [[KidHero Kid Heroine]]: Just like Kumatora, Ana, and Paula before her.

* PlayingWithFire: Has PK Fire, [[KillItWithFire which she uses to toast enemies]].

* ShockAndAwe: Has PK Thunder.

* BadassNormal: The only teammate to not have PSI..., but he does have [[EveryManHasHisPrice cash]]. Specifically, the party's hard-earned cash. He's also the only party member who can distract enemies just by ''talking'' to them, which can be a pretty ballsy yet awesome thing.

* KidHero: An ongoing tradition with MOTHER protagonists.

** MuggleBestFriend: In keeping with MOTHER tradition, he's the only friend of [[TheHero Travis]] who doesn't have PSI.

* AdultsAreUseless: Averted; he's a psychic gang leader in his thirties who joins Travis and his friends in their quest to save the world from the Modern Men.

* BewareTheQuietOnes: He's said to not speak much, but he won't hesitate to kick your ass with his PSI powers if you cross him.

* MundaneUtility: His idle animation has him use PK Fire to light up his smokes.

* RedMage: Is adept in both healing and attack PK, but not the same extent as Travis and Meryl, respectively. Keeps from being a QuirkyBard like Poo in that he's still able to do a fair bit of damage with his offense PK and physical attacks and doesn't have specific foods you need to heal him with.

* ShockAndAwe: PK Thunder. In a leaked screenshot he was using it against a sentient painting.

* BadassNormal: Despite having no PSI, Zack can get by with just his fists. He even serves as a temporary party member.

* {{Expy}}: Zack seems to be one for [[VideoGame/{{Mother3}} Claus]], being a brother of the main protagonist, and having a similar hairstyle. [[spoiler:Unlike Claus, he has no PSI and he continues to live with his brother in a loving family, especially with a mother who's still alive]].

* PsychicPowers: Like other protagonists in the series before him, following the trend of healing and support powers and a powerful signature attack named after his favorite thing (PK Daydream).

* StuckInTheirShadow: An InUniverse {{Subversion}} of this trope. He is comfortably in his older brother Zack’s shadow, and doesn’t put forth any effort into being anything but average.
** In MOTHER 4's early stages, Travis (back when he was named "Chase") was more proactive with this trope, desiring to be as good as Zack and perhaps even beyond, but suffers from insecurity from not being able to do so.

* {{Telepathy}}: In [[http://blog.mother4game.com/post/129271682889/update-7-on-the-mind a post]] on the MOTHER 4 blog, it was displayed that Travis is capable of using an ability simply called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin telepathy]] to read the minds of NPC's, and he can use it in battle to [[EnemyScan reveal enemy characteristics]] as well.

* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The Sanguine.

* PsychicPowers: Has been shown to use battle-oriented PSI [[FireIceLightning Fire, Freeze, and Thunder]], along with possessing precognitive powers, which are referred to as "future sight".
* PurpleIsPowerful: She has purple hair and wears purple stockings. She also possesses strong PSI abilities.

** To Travis, an average kid who is calm, quiet, introverted, and a frequent daydreamer. He's also one to Leo, who is older, soft-spoken, and more experienced.

* {{Muggle}}: A charming one at that.

* TheTeamNormal: Has no PSI, but he has the unique ability to chat with (and bribe) anyone during a fight.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red Oni to Travis' Blue.

* AdultsAreUseless: Averted; he's a psychic gang leader in his thirties who joins Travis and his friends in their quest to save the world.

* AllThereInTheManual: His biography on the current MOTHER 4 website states that his favorite thing is dishwashers.

* BadassBiker: Considering this is the MOTHER universe and that he's one of the four main characters, he's likely to become this.

* {{Delinquents}}: Implied to be this along with his biker gang. Naturally, it has shades of GreaserDelinquents.

* {{Expy}}: Appears to be one of [[VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings Teddy]] and [[VideoGame/EarthBound Poo]], with the former in appearance and occupation as gang leaders, and the latter in flexible PSI he shares with Meryl.
* FingerSnapLighter: One of his idle animations has him light a cigarette this way, using PK Fire.
* {{Foil}}: The older, soft-spoken, and experienced opposite of Floyd, who is younger, hotheaded, and a smooth talker.

* HellBentForLeather: As per Greaser tradition, he wears a black leather jacket.

* HotBlooded: While cool and soft-spoken, he's described as "impatient".

* MagicKnight: Can do a fair bit of damage with both his PK and physical attacks.

* PlayingWithFire: PK Fire, which he uses [[MundaneUtility as a lighter]] and [[KillItWithFire as a weapon]].
* PsychicPowers: Shown to use PK Beam Alpha, PK Thunder, and PK Fire.
* TheQuietOne: He's described as a man with few words.

* RuleOfCool: In the AttractMode trailer, he doesn't use a lighter to light his cigarette. He uses PK Fire.

* VagueAge: His exact age is unknown, as his profile says, "Buzz off" when asked. However, WordOfGod stated in [[http://blog.mother4game.com/post/146285450824/update-on-the-update-2 this update]] that Leo is in his thirties.

* {{Foil}}: To Travis, an average kid who is calm, quiet, introverted, and a frequent daydreamer. He's also one to Leo, who is older, soft-spoken, and more experienced.

* RuleOfCool: In the AttractMode trailer he doesn't use a lighter to light his cigarette. He uses PK Fire.

A starry, celestial being of unknown origin, and a boss the ''MOTHER 4'' party must fight. He is described as the leader of the illusive Modern Men.

![=NPCs=]
[[folder:Travis/Zack's Parents]]
The (currently) unnamed mother and father of Travis and his older brother, Zack. Together with their two children, they make up a traditional nuclear family. The father works in a faraway city, while the mother stays at home.

!Main characters:

* GoodParents: Travis' parents are these, even though [[WhenYouComingHomeDad his father is busy working most of the time]].

* StrongFamilyResemblance: To his mother. His brother more closely resembles their father.

* [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]

* {{Expy}}: Zack seems to be one for [[VideoGame/{{Mother3}} Claus]], being a brother of the main protagonist. Unlike Claus [[spoiler: he has no PSI and he continues to live with his brother in a loving family, especially with a mother who's still alive]].

* GoodParents: Shares this with Travis, even though [[WhenYouComingHomeDad his father is busy working most of the time]].

* StrongFamilyResemblance: To his father. By contrast, his younger brother Travis closely resembles their mother.

[[WMG: '''Travis''']]

[[WMG: '''Meryl Hinton''']]

[[WMG: '''Floyd''']]

[[WMG: '''Leo''']]

[[WMG: '''Zack''']]

* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Zack's father works in TheCity, which is far away from where the family lives. WordOfGod says that this will become important to the plot.

* BarrierWarrior: One of his Support moves includes "PSI Shield".

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Leo's Manly Man.

A SpoiledSweet fourteen-year-old girl gifted with powerful PSI and the ability to see into the future from the town of Citrus Hills. Not afraid to get her hands dirty, always seeing the bright side of things. She's confident she can take anything with her future sight and psychic powers, which makes her a bit reckless, but she means well.

* SpoiledSweet: Old supplementary material from the Starmen.net website had Meryl depicted as a studious and sheltered [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]] who is the heir of a very wealthy family. Due to the recent changes made to MOTHER 4, it is not known whether Meryl's backstory will still have elements of this in the final product.

* MeaningfulName: Floyd is a variation of "Lloyd", the name of a character from ''VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings''. Lloyd also means "grey", in that Floyd is more [[GuileHero pragmatic]] than his friends - he is the only party member who, through the 'Talk' option, can distract enemies and [[EveryManHasHisPrice bribe them with the player's money]].

* RichKids: Old supplementary material from the old Starmen.net website depicted Floyd as the [[SpoiledBrat spoiled]] yet heroic wealthy son of a very successful businessman who runs a global MegaCorp. However, due to the many changes made to MOTHER 4, Floyd is now an ordinary boy from Pennyburg, a small farming hamlet-esque town with pickup trucks, cows, and wheat fields.

The leader of a motorcycle gang from an unknown location, dependable despite being a wild card and is a quiet sort as well as slightly impatient. He is wanted all over the world, being a bit of a brawler with his psychic powers swinging around things like cinder blocks and stop signs.

* AdultsAreUseless: Averted; he's a psychic gang leader who joins Travis and his friends in their quest to save the world.

* HeroesLoveDogs: Continuing the ''Mother'' tradition, Travis' family has a dog named Domino. Unlike King from 'VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'' and Boney from ''VideoGame/{{Mother3}}'', he will not be a party member. WordOfGod states that Domino will stay at home.

* HeroesLoveDogs: Continuing the ''Mother'' tradition, Travis' family has a dog named Domino. Unlike King from 'VideoGame/Earthbound'' and Boney from ''VideoGame/{{Mother3}}'', he will not be a party member. WordOfGod states that Domino will stay at home.

* HeroesLoveDogs: Continuing the ''Mother'' tradition, Travis' family has a dog named Domino. Whether or not he's a temporary member like King in ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' has yet to be seen.

* PlayingWithFire: Has PK Fire.

* GuileHero: see TheCharmer above.

* AdultsAreUseless: Averted; WordOfGod stated he's in his thirties, but he's a psychic gang leader who personally joins Travis and his friends in their quest to save the world.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: His first characterization (back when MOTHER 4 was under Chaisu) was that of a psychic StreetUrchin. During the game's first revamp, he was redesigned as a former businessman who turned to crime, with an old character biography describing him as "The ex-businessman with something to lose". It's currently unclear if this trope will be part of his final characterization, but an unused (now deleted) music track named "Leo's Lament" heavily implies this. And if his current biography is to go by, he apparently did things in the past that warranted having the police constantly on his tail.

* {{Expy}}: Appears to be one of [[VideoGame/{{MOTHER 1}} Teddy]] and [[VideoGame/EarthBound Poo]], with the former in appearance and occupation as gang leaders, and the latter in flexible PSI he shares with Meryl.

* {{Foil}}: The older, soft-spoken, and experienced opposite of Floyd, who is younger, hot-headed, and a smooth talker.

* HellBentForLeather: As per Greaser tradition, he wears a leather jacket.

* PartsUnknown: We don't know what town or city he's from, since he refuses to talk about it.
--> '''Leo:''' What are you, a cop?

* SleevesAreForWimps: Two of his sprites before the second revamp wore a blue sleeveless undershirt.

* AdultsAreUseless: Averted; he's implied to be in his twenties, but he's a psychic gang leader who personally joins Travis and his friends in their quest to save the world.

* VagueAge: He is probably a young adult in his twenties, given that his clay model and in-game sprite is older and bigger than the other kids, who are teens. His response when you ask for his "actual" age, though?
--> '''Leo:''' Buzz off.

* HeroesLoveDogs: Continuing the ''Mother'' tradition, Travis has a family dog. Whether or not he's a temporary member like King in ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' has yet to be seen.

[[WMG: '''Meryl''']]

* HotBlooded: Due to her strong PSI abilities, she's confident she can take on anything by herself. However, that aspect of her originally belonged to Travis, and it wasn't until 2014, where the characters underwent a second revamp, that she was rewritten as such.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only girl in the main party, just like Paula.

** MuggleBestFriend: The only friend of Travis who doesn't have PSI.

* RichKids: Old supplementary material from the old Starmen.net website depicted Floyd as the wealthy son of a very successful businessman who runs a global MegaCorp, with traces of [[SpoiledBrat spoilt behavior]]. However, due to the many changes made to MOTHER 4, Floyd is now an ordinary boy from Pennyburg, a small farming hamlet-esque town with pickup trucks, cows, and wheat fields.

** He's also this game's equivalent to [[VideoGame/EarthBound Jef]]'''[[VideoGame/EarthBound f]]''' and [[VideoGame/{{MOTHER 1}} L]]'''[[VideoGame/{{MOTHER 1}} loyd]]'''.

* HotBlooded: Due to her strong PSI abilities, she's confident she can take on anything by herself.

* HairDecorations: Wears a white headband.

* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]

* ProperTightsWithASkirt
* PsychicPowers: Has been shown to use battle-oriented PSI [[FireIceLightning Fire, Freeze, and Thunder]], along with possessing precognitive powers.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has purple hair.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: His first characterization (back when MOTHER 4 was under Chaisu) was that of a psychic StreetUrchin. During the game's first revamp, he was redesigned as a former businessman who turned to crime, with an old character biography describing him as "The ex-businessman with something to lose". It's currently unclear if this trope will be part of his final characterization, but an unused (now deleted) music track named "Leo's Lament" heavily implies this.

* {{Expy}}: Zack seems to be one for [[VideoGame/{{Mother3}} Claus]], being a brother of the main protagonist. Unlike Claus [[spoiler: he has no PSI and he lives with his brother in a loving family, especially with a mother who's still alive]].

* AdultsAreUseless: Averted!

* HellBentForLeather: As per Greaser tradition, he wears a Schott Perfecto leather jacket.

* [[KidHero Kid Heroine]]

** MuggleBestFriend

* DarkAndTroubledPast: It's unclear if this will be part of his final characterization, but an unused music track named "Leo's Lament" heavily implies this.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: He's one of the four playable characters, yet he's wanted by the police.

* {{Expy}}: Appearance-wise, Zack looks like [[VideoGame/{{Mother3}} Claus]] [[spoiler: if he continued to grow up in a loving family instead of becoming the Masked Man]].

* ManlyManSensitiveGuy: The Sensitive Guy to Leo's Manly Man.

* ManlyManSensitiveGuy: The Manly Man to Travis' Sensitive Guy.

* TheQuietOne: He's described as a man with few words.

* GirlyRun: Her running animation is this.

* [[{{Seers}} Seer]]: She has a vision that shows the group together, possibly being the driving force that gets them to meet. Her powers do cause her to become a bit reckless, though.

* {{Foil}}: To Travis, an average kid who is calm, quiet, introverted, and a frequent daydreamer.

* SmokingIsCool: Shown in the level up music video to smoke, as well as holding a cigar in his clay model.

** CuteBookworm

* TeenGenius: She's stated to be fourteen, yet she's very intelligent in spite of it.

* BadassNormal: The only teammate to not have PSI..., but he does have [[EveryManHasHisPrice cash]]. Specifically, the party's hard-earned cash.

%% Not sure if there's enough characterization yet to make it clear if he even acts like a jerk at all.
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's narrow-minded and easily frustrated by unfamiliar situations, but when his friends need help, he'll do anything to aid them to the best of his ability.
* KidHero

* BewareTheQuietOnes: He's stated to be a character who doesn't speak much, but he won't hesitate to kick your ass with his PSI powers if you cross him.

* {{Expy}}: Appears to be one of [[VideoGame/{{MOTHER 1}} Teddy]] and [[VideoGame/EarthBound Poo]], the former in appearance and occupation as gang leaders, and the latter in flexible PSI he shares with Meryl.

* MagicKnight: Can do a far bit of damage with both his PK and physical attacks.
* MeaningfulName: Leo is Latin for "lion", which is a pretty noble and heroic name for a shady character like say, a biker.

* {{Expy}}: Appearance-wise, Zack is basically [[VideoGame/{{Mother3}} Claus]] [[spoiler: if he continued to grow up in a loving family instead of becoming the Masked Man]].

* {{Tuckerization}}: In the game's early development stages, Travis was originally named "Chase", after one of the game developers.

* NiceGirl

* Foil: To Travis, an average kid who is calm, quiet, introverted, and a frequent daydreamer.

%% Not sure if there's enough characterization to make it clear if he even acts like a jerk at all.

* StuffedIntoATrashcan: In the gameplay trailer, he is dragged to a dumpster by Travis, who looks at it then back at Floyd as if he's seriously considering the obvious.