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* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: [[spoiler: Inverted at the game's climax. By praying for the four's success, ''you'' help them defeat Giygas alongside everybody they met on their journey.]]
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** Also, in the Japanese version, the "Don't Care" preset names for the main characters were grouped by the following themes: The Beatles, VideoGame/SuperMarioBros, primates, the Japanese band SMAP, the character's signature head ornament, and dog commands, in addition the starting "Ness, Paula, Jeff, etc." Of course, those sets, like some other things, got LostInTranslation.
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** Also, in the Japanese version, the "Don't Care" preset names for the main characters were grouped by the following themes: The Beatles, VideoGame/SuperMarioBros, Franchise/SuperMarioBros, primates, the Japanese band SMAP, the character's signature head ornament, and dog commands, in addition the starting "Ness, Paula, Jeff, etc." Of course, those sets, like some other things, got LostInTranslation.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: It's really not too much of a stretch that Aloysius and Lardna Minch's treatment of their children is undoubtedly what set Pokey on his villainous path. While Giygas is indeed a threat either way, Pokey's actions nearly causes the destruction of the world given he aids and ultimately ''releases'' Giygas in an attempt to kill Ness and co. There are very, VERY subtle hints (or perhaps wishful thinking on Ness's part) that Pokey simply wanted someone to care and is lashing out in anger for being treated horribly all his life by his parents.
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* UltimateEvil: Throughout the whole game, you constantly hear about this great evil known as "Giygas" that is supposedly behind everything. However, this is a [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools very rare case]] where the reveal is not only scary, but is actually ''[[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm far]]'' [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm scarier than practically anyone could have anticipated!]]
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** Master Belch, as well, becomes a joke of a boss if you open the jar of Fly Honey that the game strongly hints you should. He spends the rest of the battle feasting as Ness, Paula, and Jeff are free to unleash on him. If you opt to fight him normally, though... good luck.
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* ViewerPronunciationConfusion: According to localizer Marcus Lindblom, Giygas' name is officially meant to be pronounced "gee gus," matching his Japanese name, Gyiyg (pronounced "geeg"). However, thanks to an ad where the announcer mispronounced his name, English-language fans often assume that it's meant to be read as "guy gas."
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* ViewerPronunciationConfusion: According to localizer Marcus Lindblom, Giygas' name is officially meant to be pronounced "gee gus," matching his Japanese name, Gyiyg (pronounced "geeg"). However, thanks to an ad where the announcer mispronounced his name, English-language fans often assume that it's meant to be read as "guy gas."
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** Also, in the Japanese version, the "Don't Care" preset names for the main characters were grouped by the following themes: The Beatles, Videogame/SuperMarioBros, primates, the Japanese band SMAP, the character's signature head ornament, and dog commands, in addition the starting "Ness, Paula, Jeff, etc." Of course, those sets, like some other things, got LostInTranslation.
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** Also, in the Japanese version, the "Don't Care" preset names for the main characters were grouped by the following themes: The Beatles, Videogame/SuperMarioBros, VideoGame/SuperMarioBros, primates, the Japanese band SMAP, the character's signature head ornament, and dog commands, in addition the starting "Ness, Paula, Jeff, etc." Of course, those sets, like some other things, got LostInTranslation.
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* UpdatedRerelease: This game and [[VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings its predecessor]] have been compiled into a single cartridge and rereleased for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance under the title ''MOTHER 1+2'' ([[NoExportForYou only in Japan, of course]]).
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* UpdatedRerelease: This game and [[VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings its predecessor]] have been compiled into a single cartridge and rereleased for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance under the title ''MOTHER 1+2'' ([[NoExportForYou only released in Japan, of course]]).
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You can view the main page [[VideoGame/EarthBound HERE!]]
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* TeleportersVisualizationClause: ZigZagged. Normally PSI Teleport only takes a person to someplace they've visited first, but Poo uses PSI Teleport Beta immediately after learning it in order to reach Summers from Dalaam and meet with Ness, Paula, and Jeff for the first time.
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* TimedMission: One of the last parts of a ChainOfDeals in the underground Monkey Cave is a monkey requesting a Fresh Egg. If you don't have one, another monkey from earlier in the cave will give you endless ones for free. However, if you don't get back to the requester monkey in time, the Fresh Egg will hatch into a Chick and you'll have to start over.
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* TeleportationWithDrawbacks:
** Played straight with Teleport α, which requires an unobstructed running start in order to use.
** Teleport β subverts this, as the user only has to run in a circle which makes it far easier to use.
** Averted with the Starmen, who can teleport without moving, and Poo shows an implied variant called PSI Farewell at the end of the game that only requires him to spin in place, eliminating the weakness altogether.
** Played straight with Teleport α, which requires an unobstructed running start in order to use.
** Teleport β subverts this, as the user only has to run in a circle which makes it far easier to use.
** Averted with the Starmen, who can teleport without moving, and Poo shows an implied variant called PSI Farewell at the end of the game that only requires him to spin in place, eliminating the weakness altogether.
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* {{Teleportation}}: A PSI power with [[SpellLevels two levels]]. It lets the player revisit towns they've already been to.
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* TransformationTrinket: The bag of dragonite, which turns the player into a dragon temporarily, has no explanation where it comes from or how it is made. Although a monkey wonders, "is it really made by dragons?"
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** PK Thunder is the cheapest of the the three elemental spells, dealing just a bit less damage than PK Freeze for a bit less PP and being able to instantly remove an enemy's shield. Unfortunately it targets a random enemy, with it's accuracy dropping the fewer enemies there are. By the time it hits you could either have used one of Jeff's devices that removes shields, used lower powered PK Freeze/Fire to widdle the shield down, or just beaten the enemy to death. Against enemies that don't use shields it's completely worthless because PK Freeze is superior for single target damage against anything that isn't resistant and PK Fire does comparable damage to a group of enemies, both of which work 100% of the time.
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** PK Thunder is the cheapest of the the three elemental spells, dealing just a bit less damage than PK Freeze for a bit less PP and being able to instantly remove an enemy's shield. Unfortunately it targets a random enemy, with it's accuracy dropping the fewer enemies there are. By the time it hits you could either have used one of Jeff's devices that removes shields, used lower powered PK Freeze/Fire to widdle whittle the shield down, or just beaten the enemy to death. Against enemies that don't use shields it's completely worthless because PK Freeze is superior for single target damage against anything that isn't resistant and PK Fire does comparable damage to a group of enemies, both of which work 100% of the time.
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* UltimateEvil: Throughout the whole game, you constantly hear about this great evil known as "Giygas" that is supposedly behind everything. However, this is a [[TropesAreNotBad very rare case]] where the reveal is not only scary, but is actually ''[[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm far]]'' [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm scarier than practically anyone could have anticipated!]]
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** PK Thunder is the cheapest of the the three elemental spells, dealing just a bit less damage than PK Freeze for a bit less PP and being able to instantly remove an enemy's shield. Unfortunately it targets a random enemy, with it's accuracy dropping the fewer enemies there are. By the time it hits you could either have used one of Jeff's devices that removes shields, used lower powered PK Freeze/Fire to widdle the shield down, or just beaten the enemy to death. Against enemies that don't use shields it's completely worthless because PK Freeze is superior for single target damage against anything that isn't resistant and PK Fire does comparable damage to a group of enemies, both of which work 100% of the time.
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* TearfulSmile: The famous credits theme, "Smiles and Tears", seeks to induce this ''on the player''.
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* WhamShot: When you are about to engage Giygas to save the universe, you are interrupted by [[spoiler:Porky]], who had been missing after the events at Fourside. And then you realize he's been upgraded from being an annoying NonActionGuy at most, to being the [[LetsGetDangerous Heavily Armed]] [[TheDragon Dragon]] of Giygas (if not outright being the BigBad).
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* TorturedMonster: Giygas. "It hurts, Ness... ...I'm h...a...p...p...y... ...friends... ...It hurts, ...ithurts... Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness,Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness..... ...go... b... a... c...k... ...Ness... I feel... g... o... o... d... ...I'm so sad... .....Ness Ness! Ah, Grrr, Ohhh... Argh... Yaaagh!... It's not right... not right... not right..." It's even worse if you've played [[VideoGame/MOTHER1 the game before this]], because you'll understand why.
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* TorturedMonster: Giygas. "It hurts, Ness... ...I'm h...a...p...p...y... ...friends... ...It hurts, ...ithurts... Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness,Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness..... ...go... b... a... c...k... ...Ness... I feel... g... o... o... d... ...I'm so sad... .....Ness Ness! Ah, Grrr, Ohhh... Argh... Yaaagh!... It's not right... not right... not right..." It's even worse if you've played [[VideoGame/MOTHER1 [[VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings the game before this]], because you'll understand why.
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* TooAwesomeToUse: Bags of Dragonite, which do massive damage to all enemies and of which there are only 6 in the game.
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** The Hand-Aid that you get from Paula's mother from the near start of the game. It is a single-use item that provides full status recovery; in an ironic twist, there are easily purchased items which have the exact same effect midway through the game, and superior items not long after that. However, the Hand-Aid is technically irreplaceable.
** Bags ofDragonite, which do massive damage Dragonite cause the user to all enemies cast ''very'' powerful single-use attack, and unlike bottle rockets, anyone can use it. A total of which six of them can be found, but many players may never use a single one.
** Magic Truffles are the best PP recovery item in the game, and there are only6 six of them in the game.game. Five are found by hunting around Deep Darkness with a Piggy Nose - an annoying proposition given that standing in the water hurts you and slows you down, and very difficult to find them all without using a guide - and the sixth is gained through what may be the most obscure sidequest in the game, the Insignificant Item. They tend to get saved for the very final dungeon, if they get used at all.
** Sometimes skipping the awesome part, a few items like the Pair of Dirty Socks or Monkey's Love, which have effects that are easily reproduced through other means, end up unused but kept even in a game with limited inventory, simply because they are unique. It doesn't hurt that you actually have to go through amusing dialogue or even hunt down an item to obtain them.
** Finally, PSI Caramel and Cup of Lifenoodles have identical effects to Magic Tart and Horn of Life respectively, but neither can be purchased while the alternatives can. PSI Caramel can be rarely dropped from some enemies, but only ten Cups of Lifenoodles can be found in a playthrough. Particularly obsessive players may prefer to use the easily obtained items, but it's fairly unlikely that you'll even need that many field revives in a whole playthrough.
** The Hand-Aid that you get from Paula's mother from the near start of the game. It is a single-use item that provides full status recovery; in an ironic twist, there are easily purchased items which have the exact same effect midway through the game, and superior items not long after that. However, the Hand-Aid is technically irreplaceable.
** Bags of
** Magic Truffles are the best PP recovery item in the game, and there are only
** Sometimes skipping the awesome part, a few items like the Pair of Dirty Socks or Monkey's Love, which have effects that are easily reproduced through other means, end up unused but kept even in a game with limited inventory, simply because they are unique. It doesn't hurt that you actually have to go through amusing dialogue or even hunt down an item to obtain them.
** Finally, PSI Caramel and Cup of Lifenoodles have identical effects to Magic Tart and Horn of Life respectively, but neither can be purchased while the alternatives can. PSI Caramel can be rarely dropped from some enemies, but only ten Cups of Lifenoodles can be found in a playthrough. Particularly obsessive players may prefer to use the easily obtained items, but it's fairly unlikely that you'll even need that many field revives in a whole playthrough.
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* UnendingEndCard: Given how this game tells you to shut down the game console when you choose to save and quit rather than return to the title screen like most other games with that option, that makes it an indicator that this trope will come into play for when you reach the end. It does so on a black screen with "THE END...?"
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* WakeUpCallBoss: Frank Fly and his robot, Frankystein Mark II are the first real boss battle you have. They are not particularly difficult, but you do need to know what you are doing by that point.
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** If Frank didn't wake you up, Titanic Ant won't let the job go unfinished. Uses brutal physical attacks, drains your PP, and has flunkies to use Lifeup on him, in addition to having much more HP than anything you've fought until now. Defeating him virtually requires PSI Rockin, which in turn will probably require Ness to level up a bit. Unlike Frank, he's at the end of a somewhat dangerous dungeon, rather than having a save point close by. He also uses a pretty effective battle script; whereas most mooks up to this point have wasted a lot of turns, and Frankystein Mark II spent literally half its turns generating steam, Titanic Ant really doesn't play around.
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* WingedSoulFliesOffAtDeath: Dead party members follow you around translucent, legless and with a halo above their head.
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* UpdatedRerelease: This game and [[VideoGame/MOTHER1 its predecessor]] have been compiled into a single cartridge and rereleased for the GameBoyAdvance under the title ''MOTHER 1+2'' ([[NoExportForYou only in Japan, of course]]).
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* WhatTheHellHero: When you first take control of Jeff at the boarding school, opening all the presents a fellow student has recently wrapped will elicit a similar response.
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** When you first take control of Jeff at the boarding school, opening all the presents a fellow student has recently wrapped will elicit a similarresponse.response.
** If three Flying Men are killed in Magicant, the fourth one asks you not to treat them like trash before joining you. If you get the fourth one killed, the fifth Flying Man snaps at you and says "This isn't courage, it's desperation" before naming himself the last Flying Man and joining you. The tombstones also have more and more lazy descriptions on them, with the last one simply reading 'Tombstone'.
--> ''"Here he rests. I didn't have time to have his name chiseled into the tombstone."''
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** If three Flying Men are killed in Magicant, the fourth one asks you not to treat them like trash before joining you. If you get the fourth one killed, the fifth Flying Man snaps at you and says "This isn't courage, it's desperation" before naming himself the last Flying Man and joining you. The tombstones also have more and more lazy descriptions on them, with the last one simply reading 'Tombstone'.
--> ''"Here he rests. I didn't have time to have his name chiseled into the tombstone."''
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* YouALLLookFamiliar: A few NPC sprites, including what some gamers call "Creator/MrT". But overall, for a SNES game, is done uniquely and has a variety of different [=NPCs=].
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* TagLine: The Japanese tagline stated this was a game that adults, children, and ladies could enjoy. The American ads instead warned that the game stinks.
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* TagLine: The Japanese tagline stated this was a game that adults, children, and ladies "your sister" could enjoy. The American ads instead warned that the game stinks.
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* TheMaze: By far the largest maze in the game is the one inside of Dungeon Man, but that's not to say that Moonside is not a maze in itself.
