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** It could also be a reference to The Garden of Eden which features the first two humans, Adam and Eve. Eve would have been the "mother" of humanity.
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* The Yucca Desert is in an odd place, as deserts don't develop in northern areas near the ocean. A war veteran lives there selling plane and tank rides. If whatever war he participated in happened around this area, it may explain why the land is so arid.
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* George and Maria had a child before getting kidnapped, both are explicitly Ninten's ''direct'' great-grandparents, this is important since Maria dissapears after George return to Earth... [[TearJerker now put yourself in the shoes of their child for a momment.]]
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* The Japanese only strategy guide gives some backstory about the game. Before George and Maria disappeared, a group of children had vanished near Mt. Itoi. They suddenly reappeared a day later with no memory of anything happening. George was a newspaper reporter and began investigating. A few days later he and Maria vanished. This brings up a lot of questions about the aliens and their intentions. Why were they abducting humans? How long had they been doing this? Did they take George and Maria against their will? Considering that [[Giegue was putting people into tubes on Mt. Itoi, and struggling to deal with his emotions]], they may not have been a very friendly race.
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* The Japanese only strategy guide gives some backstory about the game. Before George and Maria disappeared, a group of children had vanished near Mt. Itoi. They suddenly reappeared a day later with no memory of anything happening. George was a newspaper reporter and began investigating. A few days later he and Maria vanished. This brings up a lot of questions about the aliens and their intentions. Why were they abducting humans? How long had they been doing this? Did they take George and Maria against their will? Considering that [[Giegue [[spoiler: Giegue was putting people into tubes on Mt. Itoi, and struggling to deal with his emotions]], they may not have been a very friendly race.
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* The Japanese only strategy guide gives some backstory about the game. Before George and Maria disappeared, a group of children had vanished near Mt. Itoi. They suddenly reappeared a day later with no memory of anything happening. George was a newspaper reporter and began investigating. A few days later he and Maria vanished. This brings up a lot of questions about the aliens and their intentions. Why were they abducting humans? How long had they been doing this? Did they take George and Maria against their will? Considering that [[Giegue was putting people into tubes on Mt. Itoi, and struggling to deal with his emotions]], they may not have been a very friendly race.
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* EVE has a peculiar name for a robot, Pixar movies nonwithstanding. However, in the Famicom version of Mother 1, many of the towns are named after holidays, so a name like Eve makes a lot more sense in that context.
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* The only things we know about what happened to George and Maria are basic facts: they vanished without a trace, George suddenly reappeared after two years and became obsessed with research he'd obtained, and Maria was never seen again [[spoiler: but her spirit somehow created Magicant, with her being Queen Mary]]. First of all, what happened that caused George to flee [[HeKnowsTooMuch with the PSI knowledge]]? Second of all, what happened to Maria [[spoiler: and how did she become Queen Mary]]? Did the aliens do something to her? [[spoiler: Did ''Giegue'' [[SelfMadeOrphan do something to her?]]]]
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* The lack of bosses in this game is unusual, but fits in nicely with the themes. When you reach the final boss you do not fight him, but instead must focus on surviving for a certain amount of turns. This is why the game puts so much focus on having you trek through long dungeons where your goal is to focus on survival. Ninten mainly learning healing and defensive PSI abilities could also be part of the connection. It puts him at a stark contrast to [[spoiler:Giegue]] who only uses offensive PSI.
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* ThePowerOfLove. Most examples turn "love" into magic sparkles or beams made of hearts in a very cheesy way, but in this game you ''literally defeat your enemy with the actual feeling of love.'' You short-circuit Giegue's KillAllHumans programming by reminding him of the human who loved him as her own child. And in case you haven't noticed, that is also why the game is called ''[[TitleDrop Mother]].''
* Here's one that applies to the first two: Take a look at the names of the female leads. Now put them together. Paula-Ana. Pollyanna is the main theme of the series!
** Polly is a common nickname for Mary or Maria.
* I initially wondered why an Earth served as the logo of the series, since it seemed rather dissimilar to the title of series (which may have been why it was called Earthbound elsewhere). Then I realized it was very obvious-Mother Earth! What could possibly be a better symbol of nurturing, life, and maternal themes?
* Here's one that applies to the first two: Take a look at the names of the female leads. Now put them together. Paula-Ana. Pollyanna is the main theme of the series!
** Polly is a common nickname for Mary or Maria.
* I initially wondered why an Earth served as the logo of the series, since it seemed rather dissimilar to the title of series (which may have been why it was called Earthbound elsewhere). Then I realized it was very obvious-Mother Earth! What could possibly be a better symbol of nurturing, life, and maternal themes?
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* ThePowerOfLove. Most examples turn "love" into magic sparkles or beams made of hearts in a very cheesy way, but in this game you ''literally defeat your enemy with the actual feeling of love.'' You short-circuit Giegue's KillAllHumans programming by reminding him of the human who loved him as her own child. And in In case you haven't noticed, that is also why the game is called ''[[TitleDrop Mother]].''
* Here's one that applies to the firsttwo: two games: Take a look at the names of the female leads. Now put them together. Paula-Ana. Pollyanna is the main theme of the series!
** Polly is also a common nickname for Mary or Maria.
*I One may initially wondered wonder why an Earth served serves as the logo of the series, since it seemed seems rather dissimilar to the title of the series (which may have been why it was called Earthbound elsewhere). Then I realized it was very obvious-Mother you realize the obvious - Mother Earth! What could possibly be a better symbol of nurturing, life, and maternal themes?
* Here's one that applies to the first
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* Magicant in this game serves as a clever metaphor for home. There are multiple sports where you get free healing, free items, and the NPC’s talk about how you are always welcome and everyone loves you. Going there is easy thanks to the Onyx hook, but leaving takes much longer. Not to mention some of the enemies are floating eyes of various family members who seem to be judging you.
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* Magicant in this game serves as a clever metaphor for home. There are multiple sports spots where you get free healing, free items, and the NPC’s talk about how you are always welcome and everyone loves you. Going there is easy thanks to the Onyx hook, but leaving takes much longer. Not to mention some of the enemies are floating eyes of various family members who seem to be judging you.
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*Magicant in this game serves as a clever metaphor for home. There are multiple sports where you get free healing, free items, and the NPC’s talk about how you are always welcome and everyone loves you. Going there is easy thanks to the Onyx hook, but leaving takes much longer. Not to mention some of the enemies are floating eyes of various family members who seem to be judging you.
*The overworld being one giant map is a good representation of how a young child would view the world around them for the first time.
*When fighting [[spoiler:Giegue at the end of the game there is an unpleasant, piercing noise in the background. It’s pretty much akin to anti-music, fitting for a boss that is defeated by a song.]]
*The overworld being one giant map is a good representation of how a young child would view the world around them for the first time.
*When fighting [[spoiler:Giegue at the end of the game there is an unpleasant, piercing noise in the background. It’s pretty much akin to anti-music, fitting for a boss that is defeated by a song.]]
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* I initially wondered why an Earth served as the logo of the series, since it seemed rather dissimilar to the title of series (which may have been why it was called Earthbound elsewhere). Then I realized it was very obvious-Mother Earth! What could possibly be a better symbol of nurturing, life, and maternal themes? -Blueflame724
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* I initially wondered why an Earth served as the logo of the series, since it seemed rather dissimilar to the title of series (which may have been why it was called Earthbound elsewhere). Then I realized it was very obvious-Mother Earth! What could possibly be a better symbol of nurturing, life, and maternal themes? -Blueflame724
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* ThePowerOfLove. [[spoiler:Most examples turn "love" into magic sparkles or beams made of hearts in a very cheesy way, but in this game you ''literally defeat your enemy with the actual feeling of love.'' You short-circuit Giegue's KillAllHumans programming by reminding him of the human who loved him as her own child.]] And in case you haven't noticed, that is also why the game is called ''[[TitleDrop Mother]].''
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* ThePowerOfLove. [[spoiler:Most Most examples turn "love" into magic sparkles or beams made of hearts in a very cheesy way, but in this game you ''literally defeat your enemy with the actual feeling of love.'' You short-circuit Giegue's KillAllHumans programming by reminding him of the human who loved him as her own child.]] And in case you haven't noticed, that is also why the game is called ''[[TitleDrop Mother]].''
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* I initially wondered why an Earth served as the logo of the series, since it seemed rather dissimilar to the title of series (which may have been why it was called Earthbound elsewhere). Then I realized it was very obvious-Mother Earth! What could possibly be a better symbol of nurturing, life, and maternal themes?-Blueflame724
* The Onyx ''Hook'' is found after battling a ''fish''.
* [=EVE=] serves as the sole powerhouse by OneHitKill-ing everything your team encounters. [[spoiler:She's just doing her job as Ninten's protector, which George designed her to do]].
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* At first, you're thinking, [[spoiler: Hey, Maria's not dead after all! In fact, she's been Queen Mary all along, everything's gonna be alright.]] But then you realize that [[spoiler:Giegue himself accidentally killed Maria after freaking out because of her song and imprisoned her mind within Magicant, although whether this was a purposeful act of mercy to try to preserve some part of her rather than destroying her utterly (which in itself backfired because she's unable to rest in peace or be whole in this state) or an unplanned effect of what happened to her mind/soul when Giegue psionically lashed out and killed her is unknown.]]
* The Onyx ''Hook'' is found after battling a ''fish''.
* [=EVE=] serves as the sole powerhouse by OneHitKill-ing everything your team encounters. [[spoiler:She's just doing her job as Ninten's protector, which George designed her to do]].
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* At first, you're thinking, [[spoiler: Hey, Maria's not dead after all! In fact, she's been Queen Mary all along, everything's gonna be alright.]] But then you realize that [[spoiler:Giegue himself accidentally killed Maria after freaking out because of her song and imprisoned her mind within Magicant, although whether this was a purposeful act of mercy to try to preserve some part of her rather than destroying her utterly (which in itself backfired because she's unable to rest in peace or be whole in this state) or an unplanned effect of what happened to her mind/soul when Giegue psionically lashed out and killed her is unknown.]]
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* I initially wondered why an Earth served as the logo of the series, since it seemed rather dissimilar to the title of series (which may have been why it was called Earthbound elsewhere). Then I realized it was very obvious-Mother Earth! What could possibly be a better symbol of nurturing, life, and maternal themes?-Blueflame724
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* The Onyx ''Hook'' is found after battling a''fish''.
* [=EVE=] serves as the sole powerhouse by OneHitKill-ing everything your team encounters. [[spoiler:She's just doing her job as Ninten's protector, which George designed her to do]].
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* At first, you're thinking, [[spoiler: Hey, Maria's not dead after all! In fact, she's been Queen Mary all along, everything's gonna be alright.]] But then you realize that [[spoiler:Giegue himself accidentally killed Maria after freaking out because of her song and imprisoned her mind within Magicant, although whether this was a purposeful act of mercy to try to preserve some part of her rather than destroying her utterly (which in itself backfired because she's unable to rest in peace or be whole in this state) or an unplanned effect of what happened to her mind/soul when Giegue psionically lashed out and killed her is unknown.]]''fish''.
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* [=EVE=] serves as the sole powerhouse by OneHitKill-ing everything your team encounters. [[spoiler:She's just doing her job as Ninten's protector, which George designed her to do]].
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* At first, you're thinking, [[spoiler: Hey, Maria's not dead after all! In fact, she's been Queen Mary all along, everything's gonna be alright.]] But then you realize that [[spoiler:Giegue himself accidentally killed Maria after freaking out because of her song and imprisoned her mind within Magicant, although whether this was a purposeful act of mercy to try to preserve some part of her rather than destroying her utterly (which in itself backfired because she's unable to rest in peace or be whole in this state) or an unplanned effect of what happened to her mind/soul when Giegue psionically lashed out and killed her is unknown.]]
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* [=EVE=] serves as the sole powerhouse by OneHitKill-ing everything your team encounters. [[spoiler:She's just doing her job as Ninten's protector, which George designed her to do]].
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* The Onyx ''Hook'' is found after battling a ''fish''.
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* I initially wondered why an earth Earth served as the logo of the series, since it seemed rather dissimilar to the title of series (which may have been why it was called Earthbound else where).elsewhere). Then I realized it was very obvious-Mother Earth! What could possibly be a better symbol of nurturing, life, and maternal themes?-Blueflame724
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* At first, you're thinking, [[spoiler: Hey, Maria's not dead after all! In fact, she's been Queen Mary all along, everything's gonna be alright.]] But then you realize that [[spoiler:Giegue himself accidentally killed Maria after freaking out because of her song and imprisoned her mind within Magicant, although whether this was a purposeful act of mercy to try to preserve some part of her rather than destroying her utterly (which in itself backfired because she's unable to rest in peace or be whole in this state) or an unplanned effect of what happened to her mind/soul when Giegue psionically lashed out and killed her is unknown.]]
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* How could George and Maria [[spoiler:have had a kid anyway]]? By the time George returns to Earth, [[spoiler:Maria has already been sealed in Magicant]], and the prologue makes no mention of them having children.
** They had a child before the aliens took them away, and he or she just went unmentioned.
* How does Ana manage to wear short sleeves in such a snowy place as, well, Snowman?
* If Podunk, Merrysville, and Ellay were originally called Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, and Valentine, then why weren't the towns of Reindeer, Spookane, Snowman, and Youngtown also named after holidays? Or should I ask why the former three were in the first place?
** [[http://forum.starmen.net/forum/Games/Mother1/Japanese-names Spookane was named Halloween in the original Japanese, and Youngtown was named Easter]]. Reindeer and Snowman are probably named for the Christmas icons, as Union Station was originally Santa Claus Station.
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* How could George and Maria [[spoiler:have had a kid anyway]]? By the time George returns to Earth, [[spoiler:Maria has already been sealed in Magicant]], and the prologue makes no mention of them having children.
** They had a child before the aliens took them away, and he or she just went unmentioned.
* How does Ana manage to wear short sleeves in such a snowy place as, well, Snowman?
* If Podunk, Merrysville, and Ellay were originally called Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, and Valentine, then why weren't the towns of Reindeer, Spookane, Snowman, and Youngtown also named after holidays? Or should I ask why the former three were in the first place?
** [[http://forum.starmen.net/forum/Games/Mother1/Japanese-names Spookane was named Halloween in the original Japanese, and Youngtown was named Easter]]. Reindeer and Snowman are probably named for the Christmas icons, as Union Station was originally Santa Claus Station.
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* At first, you're thinking, [[spoiler: Hey, Maria's not dead after all! In fact, she's been Queen Mary all along, everything's gonna be alright.]] But then you realize that [[spoiler:Giegue himself accidentally killed Maria after freaking out because of her song and imprisoned her mind within Magicant, although whether this was a purposeful act of mercy to try to preserve some part of her rather than destroying her utterly (which in itself backfired because she's unable to rest in peace or be whole in this state) or an unplanned effect of what happened to her mind/soul when Giegue psionically lashed out and killed her is unknown.]]
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* How could George and Maria [[spoiler:have had a kid anyway]]? By the time George returns to Earth, [[spoiler:Maria has already been sealed in Magicant]], and the prologue makes no mention of them having children.
** They had a child before the aliens took them away, and he or she just went unmentioned.
* How does Ana manage to wear short sleeves in such a snowy place as, well, Snowman?
* If Podunk, Merrysville, and Ellay were originally called Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, and Valentine, then why weren't the towns of Reindeer, Spookane, Snowman, and Youngtown also named after holidays? Or should I ask why the former three were in the first place?
** [[http://forum.starmen.net/forum/Games/Mother1/Japanese-names Spookane was named Halloween in the original Japanese, and Youngtown was named Easter]]. Reindeer and Snowman are probably named for the Christmas icons, as Union Station was originally Santa Claus Station.]]
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* How could George and Maria [[spoiler:have had a kid anyway]]? By the time George returns to Earth, [[spoiler:Maria has already been sealed in Magicant]], and the prologue makes no mention of them having children.
** They had a child before the aliens took them away, and he or she just went unmentioned.
* How does Ana manage to wear short sleeves in such a snowy place as, well, Snowman?
* If Podunk, Merrysville, and Ellay were originally called Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, and Valentine, then why weren't the towns of Reindeer, Spookane, Snowman, and Youngtown also named after holidays? Or should I ask why the former three were in the first place?
** [[http://forum.starmen.net/forum/Games/Mother1/Japanese-names Spookane was named Halloween in the original Japanese, and Youngtown was named Easter]]. Reindeer and Snowman are probably named for the Christmas icons, as Union Station was originally Santa Claus Station.
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* At first, you're thinking, [[spoiler: Hey, Maria's not dead after all! In fact, she's been Queen Mary all along, everything's gonna be alright.]] But then you realize that [[spoiler:Giegue himself accidentally killed Maria after freaking out because of her song and imprisoned her mind within Magicant, although whether this was a purposeful act of mercy to try to preserve some part of her rather than destroying her utterly (which in itself backfired because she's unable to rest in peace or be whole) whole in this state) or was an unplanned effect of what happened to her mind/soul when Giegue psionically lashed out and killed her is unknown.]]
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* At first, you're thinking, [[spoiler: Hey, Maria's not dead after all! In fact, she's been Queen Mary all along, everything's gonna be alright.]] But then you realize [[spoiler: Oh, wait- she was kidnapped and placed in a completely remote, barren area for supposedly the rest of her life with only her imagination to keep her company.]]
** [[spoiler: It's even worse, as it is heavily implied in the original version that Giygas himself killed Maria after freaking out because of her song, and imprisoned her mind within Magicant, probably believing that to an act of mercy on his behalf.]]
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** [[spoiler: It's even worse, as it is heavily implied in the original version that Giygas himself killed Maria after freaking out because of her song, and imprisoned her mind within Magicant, probably believing that to an act of mercy on his behalf.]]
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* And in the original ''Mother'', I still feel that it's an example of ThePowerOfLove. [[spoiler:Most examples turn "love" into magic sparkles or beams made of hearts in a very cheesy way, but in this game you ''literally defeat your enemy with the actual feeling of love.'' You short-circuit Giegue's KillAllHumans programming by reminding him of the human who loved him as her own child.]] And in case you haven't noticed, that is also why the game is called ''[[TitleDrop Mother]].''
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* And in the original ''Mother'', I still feel that it's an example of ThePowerOfLove. [[spoiler:Most examples turn "love" into magic sparkles or beams made of hearts in a very cheesy way, but in this game you ''literally defeat your enemy with the actual feeling of love.'' You short-circuit Giegue's KillAllHumans programming by reminding him of the human who loved him as her own child.]] And in case you haven't noticed, that is also why the game is called ''[[TitleDrop Mother]].''
* Here's one that applies to the first two: Take a look at the names of the female leads. Now put them together. Paula-Ana. Pollyanna is the main theme of the series!
** Polly is a common nickname for Mary or Maria
* I initially wondered why an earth served as the logo of the series, since it seemed rather dissimilar to the title of series (which may have been why it was called Earthbound else where). Then I realized it was very obvious-Mother Earth! What could possibly be a better symbol of nurturing, life, and maternal themes?-Blueflame724
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* At first, you're thinking, [[spoiler: Hey, Maria's not dead after all! In fact, she's been Queen Mary all along, everything's gonna be alright.]] But then you realize [[spoiler: Oh, wait- she was kidnapped and placed in a completely remote, barren area for supposedly the rest of her life with only her imagination to keep her company.]]
** [[spoiler: It's even worse, as it is heavily implied in the original version that Giygas himself killed Maria after freaking out because of her song, and imprisoned her mind within Magicant, probably believing that to an act of mercy on his behalf.]]
[[AC:FridgeLogic]]
* How could George and Maria [[spoiler:have had a kid anyway]]? By the time George returns to Earth, [[spoiler:Maria has already been sealed in Magicant]], and the prologue makes no mention of them having children.
** They had a child before the aliens took them away, and he or she just went unmentioned.
* How does Ana manage to wear short sleeves in such a snowy place as, well, Snowman?
* If Podunk, Merrysville, and Ellay were originally called Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, and Valentine, then why weren't the towns of Reindeer, Spookane, Snowman, and Youngtown also named after holidays? Or should I ask why the former three were in the first place?
** [[http://forum.starmen.net/forum/Games/Mother1/Japanese-names Spookane was named Halloween in the original Japanese, and Youngtown was named Easter]]. Reindeer and Snowman are probably named for the Christmas icons, as Union Station was originally Santa Claus Station.
* And in the original ''Mother'', I still feel that it's an example of ThePowerOfLove. [[spoiler:Most examples turn "love" into magic sparkles or beams made of hearts in a very cheesy way, but in this game you ''literally defeat your enemy with the actual feeling of love.'' You short-circuit Giegue's KillAllHumans programming by reminding him of the human who loved him as her own child.]] And in case you haven't noticed, that is also why the game is called ''[[TitleDrop Mother]].''
* Here's one that applies to the first two: Take a look at the names of the female leads. Now put them together. Paula-Ana. Pollyanna is the main theme of the series!
** Polly is a common nickname for Mary or Maria
* I initially wondered why an earth served as the logo of the series, since it seemed rather dissimilar to the title of series (which may have been why it was called Earthbound else where). Then I realized it was very obvious-Mother Earth! What could possibly be a better symbol of nurturing, life, and maternal themes?-Blueflame724
[[AC:FridgeHorror]]
* At first, you're thinking, [[spoiler: Hey, Maria's not dead after all! In fact, she's been Queen Mary all along, everything's gonna be alright.]] But then you realize [[spoiler: Oh, wait- she was kidnapped and placed in a completely remote, barren area for supposedly the rest of her life with only her imagination to keep her company.]]
** [[spoiler: It's even worse, as it is heavily implied in the original version that Giygas himself killed Maria after freaking out because of her song, and imprisoned her mind within Magicant, probably believing that to an act of mercy on his behalf.]]
[[AC:FridgeLogic]]
* How could George and Maria [[spoiler:have had a kid anyway]]? By the time George returns to Earth, [[spoiler:Maria has already been sealed in Magicant]], and the prologue makes no mention of them having children.
** They had a child before the aliens took them away, and he or she just went unmentioned.
* How does Ana manage to wear short sleeves in such a snowy place as, well, Snowman?
* If Podunk, Merrysville, and Ellay were originally called Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, and Valentine, then why weren't the towns of Reindeer, Spookane, Snowman, and Youngtown also named after holidays? Or should I ask why the former three were in the first place?
** [[http://forum.starmen.net/forum/Games/Mother1/Japanese-names Spookane was named Halloween in the original Japanese, and Youngtown was named Easter]]. Reindeer and Snowman are probably named for the Christmas icons, as Union Station was originally Santa Claus Station.
