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| 6 | [[folder:Giygas]] |
| 7 | [[WMG: Gyiyg/[[DubNameChange Giygas]]]] |
| 8 | [[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/giygas_1.png]] |
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| 10 | -->''"Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness..."'' |
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| 12 | 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 time]]. |
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| 14 | * AbstractApotheosis: Has become evil itself during his battle. |
| 15 | * AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In the [[Literature/Mother2 official novelization]], Giygas has always been a destructive EldritchAbomination that has annihilated many worlds ForTheEvulz and is a completely different being from the Giygas that is featured in ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings''. Giygas instead comes to Earth via the meteorite that crashes in Onett, at which point he attaches himself to Porky who came to look. |
| 16 | * AdaptationDeviation: Saori Kumi's interpretation of Giygas has no connection whatsoever to the character from the original ''[[VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings Mother]]'' (which Kumi interpreted as being set in a completely different universe a la ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'') and is depicted as a planet-killing [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch being]] from the very start. Interestingly, Giygas' full form in the novel is never seen and spends most of the time acting through Porky, whom Giygas [[spoiler:is growing inside of as part of a BizarreAlienReproduction cycle.]] He is only briefly glimpsed as a set of thick, spider-like legs that [[spoiler:sprout from Porky's mouth]] at the novel's climax, but thanks to Ness, he is destroyed before he can fully emerge. |
| 17 | * AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the official novelization, to [[spoiler:[[AdaptationalHeroism Porky]]. Rather than Porky being Giygas' treacherous servant, Giygas attaches himself to Porky and explicitly brainwashes him into evil. When Porky is very briefly freed from Giygas' control, [[HeroicSacrifice he asks Ness to kill both of them]].]] |
| 18 | * AdaptationalVillainy: Giygas is arguably more evil in the ''Literature/Mother2'' novelization than in the game. The Giygas of the novel is established as being a completely separate individual from the alien being introduced in ''Mother'', and is implied to have been a horrific cosmic destroyer from the very start with nothing resembling the redeeming features he had in the games. |
| 19 | * AlmightyIdiot: The TropeNamer. [[spoiler:Porky gives him the label after unleashing him from the Devil's Machine.]] |
| 20 | * AmbiguousSituation: He's in a lot of these at the same time. [[spoiler:How sane was he during the timeline of the game? Was he manipulating Porky or was Porky the manipulator, if not both? And most of all, ''how the heck did he end up like this?'']] |
| 21 | * AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Considering how his face is permanently screaming, it makes you wonder if being inside the Devil's Machine gave him an extreme case of sensory deprivation.]] |
| 22 | * AsteroidsMonster: After Paula prays for the first time against Giygas (in his second form), his defenses suddenly become unstable, and his form wavers as well. He now transitions into his third phase, where he's literally a ''sea'' of undulating, blood-red, screaming faces. |
| 23 | * AttackReflector: Any damage Giygas takes in his first phase will be reflected onto one of your party members. |
| 24 | * BackgroundBoss: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]]; Giygas ''is'' the background. |
| 25 | * BestServedCold: He spent ten years planning out his revenge after his initial defeat by Ninten, and said plan opted for a more subtle and gradual approach rather than a sudden head-on invasion. |
| 26 | * BigBad: He must be defeated in order to prevent a BadFuture. Unlike his HiddenVillain status from ''VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings'', Giygas's role as the antagonist to defeat is set up barely after the game starts. |
| 27 | * BodyHorror: His original form [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/earthbound/images/1/10/Giygas_In-Battle_Mother.png/revision/latest?cb=20110822040744 wasn't nearly so monstrous,]] but after he let his anger and hatred consume him, destroying his original body as a result... well, what you see in the spoilered image is as close as it gets to his real shape. |
| 28 | * ClippedWingAngel: [[spoiler:His intense psychic power [[PowerIncontinence utterly destroyed him]], leaving behind an EldritchAbomination that has almost no ability to perceive the world around it or sense the consequences of its actions.]] |
| 29 | * DarkLordOnLifeSupport: [[spoiler:The Devil's Machine, whatever it is, seems to benefit his physical and mental health, although it also doubles as [[SealedEvilInACan the Can in which Evil is Sealed]] in that if it's turned off, it releases... ''[[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm something]]''.]] |
| 30 | * DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler:After Ness defeats Porky, it can be thought of that he becomes this once Porky leaves him to kill the heroes. But this depends on how you depict it.]] |
| 31 | * DemotedToDragon: [[spoiler:In some interpretations of the final battle, Porky decides to [[TheStarscream betray]] Giygas by ''using'' him as a way to destroy Ness. So the moment Porky turns off the Devil's Machine, Giygas is TheDragon and Porky is the DragonAscendant. Though, it could also be believed that Porky released him simply to show Ness that he and his friends had no possible way to beat his master.]] |
| 32 | * TheDreaded: Until his reveal at the end of the game, his name is spoken of with blind curiosity at best and absolute terror at worst, and for good reason. He's powerful enough to destroy the universe, and he's extremely terrifying to look at. Probably the only time Porky is telling you the truth throughout the game is when he tells you that Giygas is incredibly scary. |
| 33 | * DubNameChange: His name was changed from Gyiyg from the Japanese versions to Giygas in the English translation. |
| 34 | * EarlyBirdCameo: If you pay attention to the opening cinematic when booting up the game, you see red static before it cuts to a still showing a fleet of [=UFOs=] opening fire at a targeted town. [[spoiler: That static is identical to Giygas' death animation at the end of the game]]. |
| 35 | * EldritchAbomination: Giygas is something of Lovecraftian proportions. He doesn't appear to have a form (though some have made him out to look like a hurricane with a screaming face), he exists in the future and the past, and his only dialogue is inspired by the trauma of viewing a violent murder scene misinterpreted by Itoi as a rape scene in [[Film/TheMilitaryPolicemanAndTheDismemberedBeauty a movie]] that scarred him as a child. His appearance is so out-of-this-world, he could make frickin' ''Cthulhu'' look like an adorable puppy. |
| 36 | * EldritchLocation: It's very easy to interpret him as being this as well, as it's implied that he's just ''that'' big and distorted. Porky even states that Giygas, in his gigantic encompassing state, is a bizarre dimension unto himself, meaning that Ness and co. are fighting INSIDE of Giygas during the final battle. |
| 37 | * EldritchTransformation: We don't get to see it, but Giygas goes from a grey alien in the previous game to... whatever this is supposed to be. |
| 38 | * EvilFeelsGood: One of the most bizarre examples of the whole trope. Despite being stated to be the "Embodiment of Evil", he claims to feel "good" amongst all the rest of his incoherent babbling. |
| 39 | * EvilIsVisceral: It's a little hard to classify what he looks like, other than horror personified; there's a reason why Giygas's third form provides the page image for ''[=EarthBound/MOTHER=]'' NightmareFuel. Some could say he looks like a vortex. Others say he resembles a mist or a cloud consisting of howling faces. Others who never played ''[=EarthBound=] Beginnings'' might think he looks like a fetus. [[spoiler:The Devil's Machine also looks like a mass of tendrils and intestines holding a large eyeball, though it's possible you're just standing on an elaborate plumbing system surrounding a spherical holding cell either way. It's portrayed as deliberately visceral. After that... we see the monster's true form.]] |
| 40 | * EvilMakesYouMonstrous: [[spoiler:Just look at the image and compare his [[TheGreys form in the first game]] and you'll see a huge difference - aside from the ears, they look like completely different characters. Let's not mention that he literally ''becomes'' evil itself in this game, as stated by Porky. You can believe this or not.]] |
| 41 | * {{Expy}}: Of [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Azathoth]]. He's an amorphous [[AlmightyIdiot mindless god-like entity]] who babbles incoherently and is capable of devastating the universe [[ObliviouslyEvil without even knowing that he's doing it]]. |
| 42 | * FinalBoss: Giygas is built up as the ultimate evil for Ness and co. to defeat throughout the entire game, and ...well, let's just say he exceeds expectations. |
| 43 | * GameBreakingBug: |
| 44 | ** For a given definition of "bug", it's actually an absolutely ''fiendish'' DRM. If the game detects forgery of any sort (including improperly-configured emulators/[=ROMs=]), then just before you actually get to fight Giygas once he is released from the Devil's Machine, the game locks up and ''deletes all your save files!'' |
| 45 | ** A straighter example of the trope in the Game Boy Advance version, an alternative (not intended) way to defeat Giygas is with [[StatusEffects Poison]].[[note]]He's supposed to be technically invincible despite the damage numbers shown from attacking him, but Poison doesn't check for this and instead kills him in a few turns. After this, the game either proceeds as if you won normally... or hangs and forces you to reset.[[/note]] |
| 46 | * GiantEyeOfDoom: [[spoiler:When Ness finally meets Giygas, he's residing inside "the Devil's Machine." The machine opens a giant eye with a face in the pupil that resembles Ness (or maybe it's Ninten?), though it's unclear if this is an actual eyeball, just a machine meant to look like one, or some kind of reflection.]] |
| 47 | * GenericDoomsdayVillain: He wants to spread darkness throughout the world. The actual reasons are only alluded to in ''VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings''.[[note]]The reality is that he got hit with MotiveDecay '''''hard.''''' His original plan was to invade and take over Earth, with the intent of punishing humans for stealing the secrets of his race's technology. But his rage and hatred, his conflicted feelings towards his foster human mother Maria, and his vast psychic powers destroyed him in both body and mind. As a result, he was left an all-powerful, but completely incoherent, gibbering mess.[[/note]] |
| 48 | * GhostlyGape: [[spoiler: Once he's freed from the Devil's Machine, his expression becomes a drawn-out, broke stare with no eyes and a wide gaping mouth, seemingly screaming with agony]]. |
| 49 | * GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:While not mentioned at all, his influence lingers long after being destroyed, in ''VideoGame/Mother3'', through Porky.]] |
| 50 | * GuideDangIt: By the time you reach him at the end of this long game, you'll probably not have used the [[spoiler:"Pray" command]] and possibly even forgot that it exists. Using it is how you beat him. Without prayer, Ness and his friends will become, as Porky says, "just another meal to him." |
| 51 | ** This is only SLIGHTLY alleviated by Porky telling the heroes to cry out for help and that it won't do them any good. The player is supposed to put together that 1) "crying out for help" sounds a lot like praying for help, which is effectively what Paula does with the "Pray" command, and 2) Porky is a known liar and braggart, so his "cry out for help; nobody can save you" rant is actually the hint as to what to do when you can't seem to do anything further to Giygas. Granted, it does take a bit of a leap of logic to arrive at that conclusion, but it IS a subtle hint at least. |
| 52 | * HatePlague: Giygas's influence reaches across time and space, fostering evil in the minds of, humans, beasts and even ''non-living'' things. |
| 53 | * HumanoidAbomination: [[spoiler:His first and second forms most certainly look like a blood-red vortex, emitting a face with thin ears similar to his original form, albeit permanently and constantly screaming as if in extreme ''agony''. If you turn the image of this form upside-down, you can see his face from when he was just an alien. His later forms, once he starts splitting up into multiple copies of himself, form a silhouette that looks disturbingly like a newborn baby. ''Looks,'' being the operative word.]] |
| 54 | * InconsistentSpelling: He was called Giegue in the unproduced English translation of the previous game, and "The Geek" in one preview of ''Magazine/NintendoPower''. The fandom typically accepts it as Giygas due to it being part of a final release. However, a large portion of fanworks give him the Ganon/Ganondorf treatment and use Giegue to denote his original form, saving the name of Giygas for the AlmightyIdiot. [[TakeAThirdOption Alternatively, you can go with the original name and call both forms Gyiyg.]] |
| 55 | * InvincibleVillain: Just like his previous appearance, a full on assault on Giygas is useless. You are required to damage him in one phase, but Porky just shows up and tells you how pointless it is. You must find another method to defeat him... |
| 56 | * KnightOfCerebus: He's a font of evil and NightmareFuel personified. Once he actually appears, the game's light-hearted and silly atmosphere goes down the drain. |
| 57 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHfkk5PGUDI Giygas' Intro]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_HnKJpj8PU Giygas Stirs]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9LbIHoiqrI Giygas' Intimidation]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsESDrxesCg Giygas is Wounded]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K74BdbI2wgc Giygas is Fatally Wounded]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5u8ZztWzAk Giygas Disintegrates]]. All of these are [[HellIsThatNoise incredibly unsettling]] HarshNoise backdrops and are used as BGM during the the battle against him.[[note]]Respectively they are used: before the battle; his release from the Devil's Machine; base form; provoked and destabilized forms; wounded form; death blow against him.[[/note]] |
| 58 | ** The song that plays before the actual fight with Giygas, "Pokey Means Business!", is also heavily associated with him, despite the name and the fact that really, you're fighting Porky. In Japanese, the song is known as "イナクナリナサイ！" ("Inakunarinasai!"), which roughly translates to "Cease To Exist" - a quote that aligns with Giygas' [[KillAllHumans goals]] (it's also written entirely in katakana, mirroring Giygas' speech pattern), although that name isn't official either. Regardless of name, however, the song itself has a certain MoodMotif that matches his character - chiptune to represent his status as a returning foe after ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings'', and hardcore metal to tell the player that he [[OmnicidalManiac wants you]] ''[[OmnicidalManiac annihilated]]''. |
| 59 | * MadeOfEvil: He's a disembodied entity of ''pure evil''. [[spoiler:In ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings'', however, he was just an angry [[TheGreys grey alien]].]] |
| 60 | * MadnessMantra: |
| 61 | ** His most known one: |
| 62 | --> '''Giygas:''' "Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness..." |
| 63 | ** He also says, "...I am ...h...a...p...p...y..." and "I feel... g...o...o...d..." quite frequently. |
| 64 | * MercyKill: Mentioned in the Nightmare Fuel page for the game, but there is an unprovable theory that a ''VERY'' tiny sliver of lucidity still remains in Giygas, enough of one that is horrified at what he's become and maybe even desperate to be put out of his agonizing misery. If true, then Ness and co. are effectively saving Giygas from himself, not just saving the world from him. Kinda makes the relief at finally putting him down for good take on a completely new meaning. |
| 65 | * MirrorBoss: While inside the Devil's Machine, he attacks with PSI Rockin, and even sports Ness' (or maybe Ninten's?) face. Also, every attack you hit him with bounces right back at you. |
| 66 | * MonsterDelay: Giygas' presence is felt throughout the entire game and you are repeatedly told about them, but you never get an idea of what they're really like until the very end of the game. Players unaware of Giygas will be surprised that he completely shatters the saccharine tone of the game. |
| 67 | * MotiveDecay: [[spoiler:In ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings'', he wanted to punish the entire human race for the actions of that game's protagonist Ninten's great-grandfather George, who stole knowledge of his people's technology. In the sequel, his goal is to bring Darkness in the whole universe. Justified, considering the fact that [[SanitySlippage he's gone completely insane]].]] |
| 68 | * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: |
| 69 | ** '''The Universal Cosmic Destroyer.''' Also, '''The Embodiment of Evil.''' |
| 70 | ** The machine which he resides in, the [[spoiler:'''Devil's''' Machine]], also fits this trope. |
| 71 | * NighInvulnerability: In all of his forms after his first one, only praying can damage him. Prayer will destabilize his defenses, and all other prayers after that will cause damage. Praying more and more makes the damage caused by it grow exponentially until it reaches ''5-digit numbers worth of damage.'' All other attacks deal 0 damage despite having numbers pop-up when they hit. |
| 72 | * NightmareFace: His face [[spoiler:when he comes out of the Devil's Machine]] resembles a horrifying version of TheScream and is permanently frozen that way. |
| 73 | * NoSell: He reflects ''any'' attack thrown at him in the first phase. Notably, he reflects PSI attacks even if they were his own and bounced off of your own shields, which normally isn't possible. |
| 74 | * NothingIsScarier: The amount of info in the game you're given about Giygas equates to "he is the ultimate evil and you are destined to stop him." Anyone who mentions him, [[spoiler:even Porky,]] knows absolutely nothing about him other than that. You go through the entire game having no clue what to expect, making it all the more intense and terrifying when you finally confront him and see what's become of him. It's considerably more jarring if you've played through the original ''MOTHER'' and know that Giegue and Giygas are one and the same, because you'll be expecting [[spoiler:a little grey alien in a life support pod]], but instead get... ''this.'' |
| 75 | * ObliviouslyEvil: After his powers destroyed his body and mind, Giygas lost self-awareness and doesn't realize what he's doing. [[spoiler:He can only think rationally with the help of the Devil's Machine. Without it, he returns to a total chaotic mass with no rational thought or awareness.]] |
| 76 | * OmnicidalManiac: They call him the ''Universal Cosmic Destroyer'' for a reason. |
| 77 | * OrcusOnHisThrone: [[spoiler:He's immobile while inside the Devil's Machine, so he doesn't really have a say in the matter. But he ''does'' require it to think straight.]] |
| 78 | * ThePowerOfHate: [[spoiler:Giegue was forced to choose between the love of his adopted mother, Mary, and loyalty to his race. In the original ''MOTHER'', he was defeated when Ninten reminded him of Mary's old lullaby, which tore him up emotionally and made him reluctant to attack Earth. It won't be so easy this time: Giegue has crossed the MoralEventHorizon since then, having chosen to wipe out humanity and resurfaced as a being of pure hate, with a new name.]] |
| 79 | * PowerIncontinence: [[spoiler:Giygas became so powerful that his power literally destroyed his entire being, reducing him to the horrifying EldritchAbomination he is now. He needs the Devil's Machine so he can retain his mind, because without it, he returns to a chaotic mass of raw power. He's so powerful now that he can't maintain sanity -- or solid form -- without it.]] |
| 80 | * RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: ''[[MadeOfEvil One of the most literal examples in all of fiction]]''. |
| 81 | * RestrainingBolt: [[spoiler:The Devil's Machine.]] Somewhat subverted in that the difference when the bolt is removed is minor, though the difference in question is "have some ''slight'' rhyme and reason to his actions" and "destroy everything indiscriminately". |
| 82 | * ReturningBigBad: The FinalBoss from ''VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings'' makes his grand return with more power at the cost of his sanity. |
| 83 | * TheReveal: Yes, we knew he was coming from the very beginning, but it's safe to say that ''nobody'' could have made a decent guess of [[SurprisinglyCreepyMoment what happened to his appearance]] following the period between ''[=EarthBound=] Beginnings'' [[spoiler: where he's [[TheGreys a simple grey alien]] and ''[=EarthBound=]''.]] |
| 84 | * RiddleForTheAges: We know what happens to Giygas at the end of ''VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings'', but what happened to him after that to make him like... this? |
| 85 | * SameCharacterButDifferent: In ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings'', Giygas, while still an absurdly powerful psychic, had a definite form as an intelligent [[TheGreys Grey-like alien]] and was a conflicted, tragic figure who struggled with his lingering affection for his human foster mother and his orders to destroy humanity so they could never gain his people's technology and psychic abilities. In this game, Giygas is completely formless and mindless, and his previous internal conflict is never mentioned. No explanation is given that bridges the two appearances. |
| 86 | * SanitySlippage: [[spoiler:It's clear that his conflicted loyalties between his own race and his adoptive foster mother Mary/Maria got him hit with MotiveDecay and eventually made him jump into the deep end. Come the final battle, he's completely ''lost it'']]. It's implied that this is happening even during the second game, as the "coffee break" in Saturn Valley and the "tea break" in Tenda Village both talk about how Giygas is struggling and having problems of his own. |
| 87 | * TheScream: Giygas's howling face is permanently frozen like this. |
| 88 | * SatanicArchetype: Before he's encountered, he seems to be one. He has monikers like the "the enemy of the universe" and "embodiment of evil" which are usually reserved for Satan. He can corrupt people by exploiting and amplifying their inner evil thoughts. He's apparently come into conflict with gods before, and his forces are said to have retreated into a place of pure darkness beyond time and space. Not to mention that strongest of his minions is a hellhound that lives in a realm of fire. [[spoiler: However, in person he’s more of a tragic Lovecraftian… thing.]] |
| 89 | * SequentialBoss: [[spoiler:He's first fought in the Devil's Machine (though you're really fighting Porky at this point), then in his true form, then his true form again only closer and swirling, then when he goes AsteroidsMonster after his defenses are destabilized, and when he's on the brink of defeat.]] |
| 90 | * StylisticSuck: Despite being much larger than any boss faced thus far, the face he creates upon the Devil's Machine is a stretched-out, blurry copy of Ness' tiny sprite. |
| 91 | * SufficientlyAdvancedAlien: More or less. |
| 92 | * TalkativeLoon: His "dialogue" in his boss battle is basically complete nonsense. Unlike most examples of this trope, this is actually creepy as it only further serves to warn the player of just how far gone he is. |
| 93 | * TermsOfEndangerment: Curiously, in the Japanese version, he addresses Ness with a polite [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics "-san"]] honorific during the infamous MadnessMantra where he repeats his name (this was LostInTranslation in the localization given that the translation does not utilize honorifics). Few other characters in the game refer to Ness this way, let alone any ''villains'', and even in ''Earthbound Beginnings'' Giygas did not use any honorific when speaking to Ninten. |
| 94 | * TorturedMonster: During the battle, Giygas moans about how nothing is right, says he's sad, and claims he is hurting amongst his insane blathering. |
| 95 | --> '''Giygas:''' It hurts... It hurts... |
| 96 | * TragicVillain: [[spoiler:In the first ''MOTHER'' game, he was an alien who was forced to pick between his beloved foster mother Mary/Maria, and his loyalty to his own race after Ninten's great-grandfather George studied knowledge of their technology and stole it without permission. Eventually his highly conflicted feelings made him decide to give up his humanity and become an all-powerful font of evil and hatred. By the time the final battle rolls around, his physical body has been destroyed by his own power, and he's completely lost his marbles to the point he has little to no comprehension of his actions or his present surroundings, and in the midst of his [[MadnessMantra babbling]], he calls for Ness and screams how everything "hurts"]]. |
| 97 | * TurnsRed: Well, he's already red to begin with, but once he is released from the Devil's Machine, he starts getting two attacks per turn. As he takes more damage, this gets bumped up to ''three'' attacks per turn. [[spoiler: If you don't start cranking out the prayers as fast as you can, Giygas will flat out destroy you.]] |
| 98 | * UnusualEars: The only feature he kept in-between forms was his pair of wispy feline ears from ''MOTHER'', which are still faintly visible on the top of his head. |
| 99 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler: Once the Devil's Machine turns off, Giygas could be thought of as this to Porky. But that depends on how you interpret it.]] |
| 100 | * VillainousBreakdown: With his increasing power, Giygas ended up going insane and turned into nothing but evil and madness itself. |
| 101 | * VileVillainSaccharineShow: You would think a series as cartoony and (initially) light-hearted as this would provide only ordinary terror at worst, but [[SurprisinglyCreepyMoment Giygas begs]] [[NightmareFuel to differ.]] |
| 102 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoiler:During the fight with Porky, Giygas resides in a floating container not unlike his ''MOTHER'' incarnation: the Devil's Machine. However, he has already lost his original form and become something that destroyed his own body and mind. The first phase of the actual fight with him lets him out of said floating container and reveals that, while he got a ''massive'' power boost that put him on a near-god level, it turned him into an insane EldritchAbomination who constantly screams how everything hurts and has little to no comprehension of what he's doing or his present surroundings]]. |
| 103 | * WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:Well, a [[BuffySpeak cat-alien-thing]], anyway. All he is now is a swirling mass of destructive cosmic energy and hatred, though if you flip his face upside down you can see it's actually his original head flipped upside down and mutated by his uncontrollable power.]] |
| 104 | * WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:In ''MOTHER'', all he really wanted was his family back. In ''[=EarthBound=]'' he... well, the best equivalence humans can understand would be an extreme case of sensory deprivation; he can no longer recognize the world around him, which means he can't sense Paula's prayers being the cause of his ''immeasurable pain''. During his final battle, he also goes on rambling about it "hurting", calling out for "friends", warning the heroes to "go back", and claiming something is "not right", with the implication of the latter quote being [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone in the moral sense]].]] |
| 105 | * YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: [[TropeNamer He named this one too:]] it's his attack announcement. |
| 106 | --> "You cannot grasp the true form of Giygas' attack!" |
| 107 | ** Though unlike other examples, Giygas's attacks are actually regular attacks used in the game, only disguised (using PSI Brainshock on him will reveal which attack he's really using). For example, he can use PSI Thunder and the '''much worse''' [[StatusEffects PSI]] [[OneHitPolykill Flash]]. The only exception is what can be described as a party-wide PSI Freeze. |
| 108 | ** From a story perspective, this makes a lot of sense. In ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}'', his mental power was so far beyond the protagonists they couldn't process what he was using for PSI. [[spoiler:In ''[=EarthBound=],'' however, as the EldritchAbomination he's become now, he's so large and all-encompassing, you simply can't tell where his attacks are coming from. Either that, or he's become so immeasurably powerful now, so mind-numbingly strong, that in terms of power, his attacks are now ''completely beyond mortal comprehension.'']] |
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| 110 | |
| 111 | [[folder:Porky Minch]] |
| 112 | [[WMG: Porky ([[DubNameChange Pokey]]) Minch]] |
| 113 | [[quoteright:270:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pokey_minch.png]] |
| 114 | [[caption-width-right:270:''Three boys, he said? Uhhh... I'm not one of those three, am I?'']] |
| 115 | |
| 116 | Ness's next-door neighbor. Seemingly harmless at first, yet well-known for being [[{{Jerkass}} rude, obnoxious, cowardly and a downright troublemaker,]] his HiddenDepths have [[MoreThanMeetsTheEye more to him than meets the eye.]] |
| 117 | ---- |
| 118 | * AbusiveParents: In the Japanese version of the game, Porky glumly says that if his parents find out he and Picky were out late, he gets spanked 100 times; this had to be changed because of Nintendo's rules of content at the time. Thus, in the English version, he gets no dessert for the rest of the decade, but still gets yelled at. To be fair, that's probably ''worse'' for Porky than getting spanked. |
| 119 | * AdaptationalHeroism: In the official novelization, [[spoiler: Giygas parasitically attaches himself to Porky at the beginning, which gradually turned Porky more and more evil as a result. During the final battle, he briefly regains control of his mind and asks Ness (who was hesitant to fight Porky, whom he considers a close friend) to kill him and prevent Giygas from fully awakening. Furthermore, Giygas' defeat creates a new timeline where Porky is ''[[AdaptationalAlternateEnding Ness' older brother]]'' (Picky becomes an only child, FamilyThemeNaming be damned) and they have a very good relationship with each other. Also, [[BeautyEqualsGoodness Porky becomes physically fit and attractive.]] It should be noted here that the novel was written over a decade before the release of ''Videogame/Mother3''.]] |
| 120 | * AdmiringTheAbomination: Very impressed by Giygas. |
| 121 | * AllegoricalCharacter: Itoi considers Porky as a symbol of [[HumansAreFlawed humanity's flaws.]] |
| 122 | * AllianceWithAnAbomination: [[spoiler:Porky shows up at the game's climax, revealing himself to be Giygas' ally. However, who's really in charge is left unclear]]. |
| 123 | * AmbiguousInnocence: It can be said that the trilogy exemplifies that ChildrenAreInnocent... well, [[InvertedTrope inverted]] with Ness's Nightmare, but he gets that over and done with. When considering [[EnfantTerrible Porky]], you can't tell whether or not if he was innocent to begin with. |
| 124 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: In conjunction with [[AmbiguousInnocence Ambigiously Innocent]], his character is so vague that only guesses can be interpreted to his actions throughout the whole game (even though, oddly enough, he has the most character tropes in the game because of this). [[spoiler: Did he join forces with Giygas out of opportunity, or was he corrupted from the Mani Mani Statue as well, just like Lier X. Agerate, Mr. Carpainter, and Monotoli? Did he really consider Ness to be a friend or foe the whole time? Did he do everything out of free will or not? Was he even evil from the beginning? This is all up for you to decide.]] |
| 125 | ** [[spoiler:His actions in [[VideoGame/{{MOTHER3}} the sequel]] don't help his case.]] |
| 126 | * AmbitionIsEvil: [[spoiler:Considering the order of power who he betrays each time.]] |
| 127 | * AnimalMotifs: Pigs, considering his name; pigs are considered slovenly, dirty creatures, and Porky is an obnoxious outcast in Onett. [[spoiler:Come the final boss battle, spiders apply as well, as he rode a SpiderTank and possibly manipulated ''[[EldritchAbomination Giygas]]''.]] |
| 128 | * ApologizesALot: One of his actions as the GuestStarPartyMember in the beginning of the game would be to "apologize profusely". |
| 129 | %% AttentionWhore: |
| 130 | * BackForTheFinale: After Fourside is completed, he completely vanishes and stays one step ahead of the party. [[spoiler:They finally catch up to him at the end of the game, at which point he's in a position of considerable influence to Giygas, if not outright dominance. But it's up for interpretation whether Porky is actually loyal to Giygas or not.]] |
| 131 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: He's pretty much a joke in the first half of the game. [[spoiler:The final act sees him acting as emissary to the Universal Cosmic Destroyer himself, and possibly the one in outright control of said destroyer.]] |
| 132 | * BigBadFriend: He becomes the [[spoiler:DragonAscendant when Giygas is destroyed, and promises this isn't the end..]] However, we may really never know if he was truly friends with Ness, as evidenced from the player's decision in the beginning of the game. To Porky, he may think he is friends with Ness, but to us, it's not so sure. |
| 133 | ** Heavily implied in Ness's Magicant that he can see right through his act. |
| 134 | * BigBrotherBully: Implied to be this to his younger brother, Picky, during the tour in Magicant. |
| 135 | -->'''Picky:''' ''"Ness! Porky took my snack!"'' |
| 136 | * BigEater: He's a FatBastard whose AnimalMotifs references pigs, which are stereotyped as gluttons, he's implied to steal his little brother Picky's snacks, and the self-serve shop in Happy Happy Village closes down because Porky ate all the food without paying for it. |
| 137 | * BlowingARaspberry: Does this in the Japanese version multiple times. |
| 138 | * BodyHorror: [[spoiler:Not a very drastic case, but he turns a sickly blue as a side-effect of either abusing time travel and[=/=]or becoming fully corrupted by Giygas's influence. Maybe both?]] |
| 139 | * BoisterousWeakling: [[spoiler:The final boss battle has him as this.]] |
| 140 | * ChildishOlderSibling: While he's older than Picky, he acts a lot more immaturely. Picky even lampshades this, asking which of them is the ''real'' older brother. |
| 141 | * ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He first shows signs of this by abandoning Carpainter when he and the rest of the cult reform, though it wasn't too bad since he was the only evil person in Happy Happy Village after Carpainter's defeat and he didn't cause any major damage. Abandoning Monotoli and stealing his helicopter to spite the party, all while mocking them, is when he gets worse. [[spoiler:But his final backstab is the worst: he backstabs ''all life in existence'' by turning off the Devil's Machine and unleashing Giygas in all his power, content for all the "garbage" in the universe to burn as the Universal Cosmic Destroyer begins to sentence everything to neverending darkness.]] |
| 142 | * ColorMotif: As a "consultant" to Fourside's corrupt Mayor, Porky dons a [[BadassInANiceSuit snazzy striped suit]]. It's [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red and black]]. [[spoiler:Just like Giygas.]] |
| 143 | * CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler:Once he takes enough damage, he turns off the Devil's Machine to release Giygas out on the heroes. Either he's using the EldritchAbomination as an attack dog, or he's confident that the all-powerful Embodiment of Evil will destroy them effortlessly.]] |
| 144 | * CondescendingCompassion: [[spoiler:During the final boss battle toward the Chosen Four. Or maybe he's just [[LaughingMad laughing too hard.]]]] |
| 145 | -->'''Porky:''' [[spoiler:In this bizarre dimension, you four are the only force fighting for justice... and here you stand, waiting to be burned up with all the rest of the garbage of this universe... Haaaaah! That's so sad. I can't help but shed a tear.]] |
| 146 | %%* ConMan |
| 147 | * ConspicuousConsumption: His lofty position in Fourside exemplifies this. His room is embellished in ''gold''. |
| 148 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To Giygas as he appeared in the previous game. [[spoiler:Giygas in that game was so hidden even the idea of a single BigBad was never even suggested until just before the final battle, whereas Porky is one of the very first characters introduced and becomes a recurring thorn in Ness's side. Giygas was a member of an extraordinarily powerful psychic alien race while Porky is weak even by human standards. Giygas had a loving mother in the form of Maria while Porky was stuck with the abusive Aloysius and Lardna. And ultimately, while Giygas tried to win Ninten over and was driven off by ThePowerOfLove, Porky is antagonistic for the entire final battle and can only be defeated with violence.]] |
| 149 | * TheCorruptible: Somewhat. He's strongly associated with the corruptive Mani Mani Statue for the first arc of the game, but there are many hints that Porky's evil runs a bit deeper, most notably how he never reforms like the rest of the statue's victims, even after it's destroyed. [[spoiler:Even after Giygas is killed, he's still evil]]. |
| 150 | * CowerPower: When [[GuestStarPartyMember accompanying you]] in the beginning of the game, one of his actions includes using Ness as a HumanShield. |
| 151 | * CreepyChild: A very obnoxious kid who goes from picking on his little brother and is noted in-game to be the "worst person in the neighborhood", to joining the Happy Happyist cult. [[spoiler:Then he sides with an EldritchAbomination, possibly manipulates said Abomination, and has a KickTheDog moment with Ness before escaping through time-travel, setting up the events for ''MOTHER 3'', ''all while still a kid''.]] |
| 152 | * DealWithTheDevil: Is heavily implied throughout the whole game... [[spoiler:and in the final battle.]] |
| 153 | * DeceptiveDisciple: [[spoiler:''Maybe'' directed towards Giygas. He buggers off with Giygas's technology and steps back as Giygas unleashes his full power upon Ness and his friends. But Porky probably didn't think that Giygas would be meet his ultimate demise in the battle that followed.]] |
| 154 | * DesperatelyCravesAffection: [[spoiler:More on the crossover with also seeking [[AttentionWhore attention]], what he says before his departure in the final battle implies this towards Ness.]] |
| 155 | -->[[spoiler:''"So now which one of us do you think is the cool guy?!"'']] |
| 156 | * DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: [[spoiler:Porky insults Giygas during the final battle, calling him an AlmightyIdiot after explaining how Giygas destroyed his entire being with his power.]] |
| 157 | %%* DidYouJustScamCthulhu |
| 158 | * DirtyCoward: Makes it very clear that, now that he gets a taste of his own power, he's [[JustYouAndMeAndMyGUARDS far too good for the likes of you]]. When you inevitably prevail, [[RedemptionRejection he begs for forgiveness just long enough to make a getaway.]] |
| 159 | * DisproportionateRetribution: Applied to Ness. [[spoiler:It gets '''''worse'''''.]] |
| 160 | * TheDragAlong: Porky is not very enthusiastic about the prospect of a journey to save the world. |
| 161 | -->'''Porky:''' [[TheChosenOne Three boys]], he said? ...Uhhh...I'm not one of those three, am I?... ...'Cause... [[GenreDeconstruction I'm not into this kind of thing at all...]] |
| 162 | * TheDragon: Starts his villainous career as one to Carpainter, but unlike the other cultists, he stays evil after Carpainter's defeat. He's seen again in Fourside as Monotoli's Dragon before abandoning him, as well. [[spoiler:His final affiliate is Giygas himself, though which one is dominant is a bit vague.]] |
| 163 | * DragonAscendant: [[spoiler:After Giygas is mortally wounded, Porky becomes this, promising he'll be back.]] |
| 164 | ** [[spoiler:It can also be thought of as Porky became this when he decides to shut off the Devil's Machine.]] |
| 165 | * DragonInChief: By the time you fight them, [[spoiler:Giygas is barely sentient and clearly incapable of acting of his own accord.]] This could make Porky [[spoiler:TheDragon, part a BigBadDuumvirate, or the outright BigBad]]; it's very open to interpretation, like everything else in the entire series. |
| 166 | ** In the original Japanese, Porky tellingly drops the [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics "-sama" honorific]] from [[spoiler:Giygas]]'s name. Similarly, in the English translation, he drops the title of "Master" from his name. Maybe it's because he thinks no title is truly worthy of Giygas anymore, as he's become so freaking powerful. Or Porky is becoming [[TheStarscream a Starscream]]: as in he no longer considers [[spoiler:Giygas]] his boss or his better, but as something more of an [[RightHandAttackDog attack dog.]] |
| 167 | * DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler:Either is the Dragon in question or Giygas is this to him.]] |
| 168 | %%* DragonWithAnAgenda: |
| 169 | * DramaQueen: Practically acts like this once he has to [[GuestStarPartyMember follow you around.]] |
| 170 | * DrivenByEnvy: While he does flat out say that [[spoiler:he wants to obliterate the universe to a crisp]], he has some underlying notion that he wants to top Ness in any way possible throughout the whole game. |
| 171 | * DrivenToVillainy: Debatably. It's not clear if it was because of his parents that set him off or if [[spoiler:he joined Giygas out of his own free will.]] It's possible that [[spoiler:Giygas's]] evil influence warped Porky's mind just like all of your other foes -- but if that were the case, why doesn't Porky ever snap out of it, particularly when Carpainter and Monotoli regain their free will? |
| 172 | * DrunkOnTheDarkSide: [[spoiler:The first part of the final boss battle explains it for itself.]] |
| 173 | * DrunkWithPower: Implied as he goes into more higher powers throughout the whole game, [[spoiler:maybe to even top Giygas himself at the end.]] |
| 174 | * DumbIsGood: [[spoiler:In the beginning. As he becomes more evil and twisted, his speech becomes more erudite as a sign of his newly earned omnipotence given to him by Giygas]]. |
| 175 | * EnfantTerrible: He's not much older than Ness, a middle schooler, yet becomes increasingly wicked thanks to Giygas' influence and exploitation of his abusive upbringing, becoming a recurring antagonist throughout the game and eventually [[spoiler:usurping Giygas himself]]. |
| 176 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: While you can argue that most of his whole character can be decided by the player, the one noticeable trait that always drags him down is being a DirtyCoward. This is fully enforced in the beginning of the game when he acts as the temporary GuestStarPartyMember. |
| 177 | * EtTuBrute: While it is not clear whether or nor he is really friends with Ness to begin with, it is implied. |
| 178 | * EvilAllAlong: Possibly, but it's left ambiguous if this is the case. It's implied that he and Ness were once friends, but it's never confirmed. He's established as a {{Jerkass}} during present events, but by the end [[spoiler:he's become Giygas' right-hand, [[NotSoHarmlessVillain and may actually be the one calling the shots by that point]]]]. It's left to interpretation if his ambition for power was always there, or if he [[SlowlySlippingIntoEvil Slowly Slipped Into Evil]]. |
| 179 | * EvilCounterpart: Buzz Buzz, or rather, fate, chooses Ness as his champion; [[spoiler:Giygas chooses Porky]]. |
| 180 | * EvilerThanThou: [[spoiler:If he really has been manipulating Giygas once they met, he effectively asserted himself as the BigBad of the rest of the franchise.]] |
| 181 | * EvilFormerFriend: [[spoiler:It can be said that he was friends with Ness before the meteorite incident if you replied ''"Yes"'' to the police officer in the beginning of the game that asks if you are both friends. Of course, if you say ''"No"'', this trope still may or may not be included because we never really know the actual backstory between the two.]] |
| 182 | * EvilOldFolks: Was turned into this after abusing time travel in ''MOTHER 3''. |
| 183 | * EvilMakesYouMonstrous: [[spoiler: His sprite in the final battle clearly depicts him with blue skin and darker hair, which prior has been a trademark sign of other NPC's who've been influenced by Giygas. This was just the beginning of the transformation, as the effects of time travel made things much worse]]. |
| 184 | * FaceHeelTurn: Debatable if he was good to begin with but either way, he once was Ness's neighbor and (possibly) friend who later became [[spoiler: Giygas's right-hand man]]. |
| 185 | * TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether: His father and him run the show for Monotoli during their stay in Fourside. Soon after, however, Porky ditches his father after his plans go sour, leaving his father to lose their newfound success. |
| 186 | * FatBastard: To the point where [=NPCs=] ''always'' refer to him as a "pig-looking kid." [[MeaningfulName Consider his name, for one.]] |
| 187 | * {{Foil}}: To Ness. |
| 188 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The foolish to Picky's responsible. |
| 189 | * ForTheEvulz: By [[spoiler:switching off the Devil's Machine]], Porky removes the last vestiges of [[spoiler:Giygas's conscious and strategic mind, returning him to his state as an all-devouring abomination.]] Porky must suspect he's just doomed himself, too, and confesses that he's now gone insane with fear. But he's [[LaughingMad also laughing]]. |
| 190 | * FreudianExcuse: For starters, his parents are pretty loathsome. Either one would sell out humanity for a nickel, so it's no surprise that Porky is so susceptible. [[spoiler:Then later, there's the possibility that he's been manipulated by Giygas for almost the entire time...]] |
| 191 | * FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:Went from a troubled insecure boy to a [[OmnicidalManiac deranged lunatic bent on the destruction of the entire universe]]; and that was just the beginning...]] |
| 192 | * GagNose: He has a prominently large, round nose on his sprites that emphasizes his goofy demeanor and comic relief nature at the start of the game. |
| 193 | * {{Gonk}}: Unlike the chubby but cute and heroic Ness, Porky is a very fat kid who heavily resembles a pig, with the obnoxiousness to boot. |
| 194 | * GreenEyedMonster: Porky's incarnation in Magicant claims to be envious of Ness. A lot of his later behavior is geared toward belittling or dominating our hero. |
| 195 | * HatedByAll: He's the {{Foil}} to the ever-popular Ness. In fact, he is considered, in-game, the "worst person in the neighborhood". |
| 196 | * HateSink: Played with. Porky was already no saint at the start, being a [[DirtyCoward cowardly]], [[{{Jerkass}} rude]] kid whose also {{ungrateful|Bastard}}, but his FreudianExcuse in his AbusiveParents and hidden depths in wanting to reconcile are believable enough. As time goes by, however, his behavior becomes more and more despicable and clearly meant to tick the player off, that it can be hard to sympathize with him, not helped by how he almost unleashes the purest form of evil in the world [[DisproportionateRetribution simply to lash out at the same world who ostracized him]]. Come ''Mother 3'', and it's clear his FreudianExcuse has [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse rang hollow on the wake of everything he's done]], playing this trope straight. |
| 197 | * {{Herald}}: [[spoiler:To Giygas.]] |
| 198 | %%* HijackingCthulhu |
| 199 | * HumansAreTheRealMonsters: [[spoiler:After rendering himself motionless and dumb with his immeasurable power -- leaving him unable to directly affect things in the present --]] Giygas selected Porky to be his physical agent. [[spoiler:Note, however, that Giygas's original plan -- before losing his mind to his own power -- was to rule the universe, ''not'' destroy it. What he didn't realize was that Porky was so consumed by envy and self-loathing that he'd be delighted to set the universe on fire, as long as his enemies all perish. But then again, after his transformation into a being that wanted to destroy everything, Giygas and Porky probably found common ground on that subject.]] |
| 200 | * HypocriticalHumor: Even as he pesters the cops at the meteor crash site, he tells Ness to buzz off and stop "rubber-necking". |
| 201 | * IFightForTheStrongestSide: Porky's FreudianExcuse for becoming Giygas' Dragon. |
| 202 | -->'''Porky:''' I assist only the strong and able! [[ThirdPersonPerson That's Porky.]] |
| 203 | * IJustWantToHaveFriends: Porky's manifestation in Magicant is actually quite friendly and wishes to mend fences with Ness, which further adds to his HiddenDepths. |
| 204 | * ImprobableAge: How in the ''world'' does he know how to fly a helicopter? Let alone be a priest in Happy Happy Village, a consultant to Monotoli, ''AND'' [[spoiler:[[AlternateCharacterInterpretation possibly control Giygas in the final battle.]]]] Even if the latter may be interpreted in two different ways, he did orchestrate more of the misfortunes the Chosen Four come across throughout their adventure than a preteen kid / young teenager would realistically be able to. |
| 205 | ** Then again [[spoiler: Porky and Giygas's alliance, no matter which way you look at it, eventually became a DealWithTheDevil, so this is likely the reason he's gain so much knowledge in such a short timespan]]. |
| 206 | %%* InferioritySuperiorityComplex |
| 207 | * InformedPoverty: His father states this to Ness soon after bringing his boys back home, [[PotteryBarnPoor despite the fact that their house is twice as large as Ness's house.]] If Ness talks to Picky when the meteor first lands, he'll mention that Aloysius and Lardna are dining at an expensive restaurant. |
| 208 | -->'''Aloysius Minch:''' ''"We've loaned your father a lot of money. It may have been a hundred thousand dollars or more... Well, I guess it really [[EvilIsPetty could have been less.]]"'' |
| 209 | * IrrationalHatred: Towards Ness. |
| 210 | * {{Jerkass}}: [[TookALevelInJerkass Taken to ever-increasing levels.]] Just when you think he can't possibly get any worse, he somehow finds a way to top himself. Again, and again, and again. |
| 211 | * KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: When Giygas is finally destroyed and his reign of terror ends, it's only a sign that Porky's has just begun.]] |
| 212 | * KickTheDog: Several times, but a particularly shining example is the graffiti message directed at Ness written on a billboard in Summers. [[SarcasmMode Brilliant idea for fun, Porky.]] |
| 213 | -->''"Ness can eat my shorts! For a neighbor, he's a loser!"'' |
| 214 | * KidsAreCruel: It's implied he [[BigBrotherBully picks on his younger brother Picky occasionally]], and did pretty bad things to warrant being called the "worst person in the neighborhood." Then after finding the meteorite, the {{Jerkass}} tendencies escalate from there. [[spoiler:By the time the final battle comes around, you're already feeling like you want to strangle him. Don't get us started on ''MOTHER 3''...]] |
| 215 | * KiddieKid: Oddly enough, he acts quite immature and childish his age for a villain, that is, considering he is an adolescent. Take into account how he taunts the heroes throughout the whole game and his actions in his GuestStarPartyMember appearance in the beginning of the game. |
| 216 | * TheKidWithTheRemoteControl: [[spoiler:He has control over the Devil's Machine during the final boss battle.]] |
| 217 | * LaughingMad: During the [[spoiler:final boss battle]], even though he admits [[spoiler:Giygas]] terrifies him as much as Ness. |
| 218 | * {{Leitmotif}}: Has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1520VLwKrM weird and disharmonious tune]] that follows him. |
| 219 | ** Also, his epic boss theme, [[LetsGetDangerous "Pokey Means Business!"]] |
| 220 | * LetsGetDangerous: [[spoiler:A rare villainous example during the final battle. Granted, he's backed up by Giygas here, but Heavily Armed Porky on his own would've made for a rather challenging boss if he were encountered any sooner.]] |
| 221 | ** [[spoiler:The music that plays is even titled "[[http://starmen.net/mother2/music/142-%20Earthbound%20-%20Pokey%20Means%20Business!.mp3 Pokey Means Business!]]", and "Cease to Exist!" in Japanese regions]]. |
| 222 | * LikeFatherLikeSon: Even if we, the audience, doesn't get to see much of his father, it is evident that his father can be just as malicious as his son. [[WordOfGod Itoi]] commented that the "apple doesn't fall far from the tree" in regards to Porky's relationship with his father. |
| 223 | * TheLoad: Although he's only with you at the very beginning of the game, all he does is alternately whine, [[AintTooProudToBeg beg for mercy]], [[SecurityCling hide behind Ness]], [[PlayingPossum play dead]], and otherwise do nothing to contribute. Even Picky makes some attempt to contribute, even if it's mostly futile. |
| 224 | %%* LonersAreFreaks |
| 225 | * LostInTranslation: An unintentional side effect of his name change to Pokey in the English translation, as [[spoiler:Porky's army in ''Videogame/Mother3'', released many years after ''Earthbound'', made it clear his name is a reference to pigs]]. Videogame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl renames him Porky to keep the meaning. |
| 226 | * TheManBehindTheMan: To Carpainter and Monotoli. Also one interpretation of his relation with [[spoiler:Giygas.]] |
| 227 | %%* ManOfWealthAndTaste |
| 228 | * MarkOfTheBeast: [[spoiler:As with some human enemies and the Happy Happyist cult, the whole game suggests that whoever is under Giygas's control is "blue", so to speak. Porky is no exception; in the final boss battle, he gains blue-colored skin just like the former, with the more corpse-like shade possibly indicating he's reached a further stage of this phenomenon]]. |
| 229 | * MeaningfulName: Yeah, you can't deny he's quite porky. |
| 230 | * MobileMenace: Steals the chopper Ness is intending to use to fly to Summers. Jeff later finds its crashed wreckage in the swamp; Porky somehow managed to navigate it on foot. The kicker, though, is when [[spoiler: he pops up in the Cave of the Past after a long absence]]. |
| 231 | ** [[spoiler:One theory revolves around the strange metal 'tentacle tree' at the cave's starting point, which doesn't do anything. In ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings'', there was a rock-like structure marked with double x's (sometimes nicknamed the "God's Tail" by fans) that was left in a cave east of Podunk placed there specifically to warp Ninten to Magicant. This may be a similar-looking "tail" that was specifically placed there for Porky to bring him to Giygas.]] |
| 232 | * MouthOfSauron: Who better to be [[spoiler:the herald of Giygas]] than Ness's annoying neighbor? |
| 233 | * NeverMyFault: Blames the cops for Picky's "disappearance", despite the fact it was he who [[DirtyCoward chickened out and left him back at the meteor site.]] |
| 234 | -->'''Porky:''' Suddenly, I noticed that Picky was gone. I blame the cops... [[BlatantLies it certainly wasn't my fault at all.]] |
| 235 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain: Taunts Ness to cry out and pray to his friends for help near the end of the game [[spoiler:which serves as a clue to Giygas's one weakness. He also disables the Devil's Machine, which would have made Giygas invincible and impossible to beat]]. |
| 236 | * NonActionGuy: Porky himself never once fights anybody directly in the entire series, only ever participating in combat from the safety of mechanized battle vehicles that do much of the work for him and shamelessly bowing out as soon as it becomes clear a fight isn't going his way. |
| 237 | %%* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Poor Ness. |
| 238 | %%* NoSocialSkills: Never was nice to begin with. |
| 239 | * NosyNeighbor: The start of the game readily establishes his reputation for sticking his nose into situations where he doesn't belong, pestering police officers at the site of the meteor crash. |
| 240 | * NotAsYouKnowThem: [[spoiler:His appearance in the final boss battle has him rocking a totally different sprite color while showing he's also gone completely off his rocker.]] |
| 241 | * NotBrainwashed: As demonstrated when he pretends to shake off the Happy Happyism Cult's brainwashing; however, this only occurred in the English translation. |
| 242 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: [[spoiler:You didn't think that a fat, immature, and obnoxious kid would become TheDragon to an EldritchAbomination, possibly manipulate said Abomination, and become the BigBad for ''MOTHER 3'', did you?]] |
| 243 | * NouveauRiche: Becomes this by the time Ness sees him again in Fourside. He notifies you of his success in the least classy way possible: by summoning his henchmen to 'escort' you out. |
| 244 | -->'''Guard:''' ''"And don't let me catch you near Master Porky again!"'' *'''SLAM'''* |
| 245 | * OddFriendship: He and Ness, if you think they even had a friendship in the first place. [[spoiler:Things suddenly all go downhill from there.]] |
| 246 | * OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:Expresses this idea very clearly during the final battle.]] |
| 247 | -->[[spoiler:''"And here you stand, waiting to be burned up with all the rest of the garbage of this universe..."'']] |
| 248 | * PokeThePoodle: His demand towards Ness to help him find his brother. |
| 249 | --> ''"If you refuse me, I'll say something that'll cut you like a knife."'' |
| 250 | * PowerDyesYourHair: [[spoiler:His hair considerably darkens when confronted in the Cave of the Past as Giygas' right-hand man, on both his overworld and in-battle sprites.]] |
| 251 | * PreFinalBoss: While Porky is technically [[spoiler:fought alongside Giygas as the final battle's first phase]], in actual practice, the battle is solely against Porky, with [[spoiler:Giygas' invincibility making him nothing more than an extra turn for the kid]]. It's only after depleting Porky's HP that the ''real'' final battle against [[spoiler:Giygas himself]] begins. |
| 252 | * ProfessionalButtKisser: While he does [[ChronicBackStabbingDisorder betray whomever he partners up with]], he only does after their untimely demise by the Chosen Four. During that, he acts like the right hand man to most of them. |
| 253 | * ProphecyTwist: [[spoiler:States that the [[CrystalBall Apple of Enlightenment]] hasn't predicted his appearance in the final boss battle]]. |
| 254 | -->'''Porky:''' [[spoiler:''"I was led by Giygas, and now I'm here. The Apple of Enlightenment couldn't predict this."'']] |
| 255 | * PsychoSupporter: Towards Carpainter, Monotoli and [[spoiler:Giygas.]] |
| 256 | * PutOnABus: Happens multiple times throughout the whole game. |
| 257 | * TheQuisling: He quickly curries favor with both Carpainter and Geldegarde Monotoli when they fall under the Mani Mani Statue's influence, becoming the right-hand man to both of them. [[spoiler:When the Mani Mani statue is destroyed, Porky in turn curries favor with Giygas himself, becoming the game's PreFinalBoss as a result.]] |
| 258 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[spoiler:Gives Ness a particularly chilling one during the final boss battle.]] |
| 259 | * RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: [[spoiler:He doesn't become associated with red and black until much later during the final battle with Giygas. At that point he starts wearing red-black pinstripe suits. Ironic, considering Giygas' colors.]] |
| 260 | * RedRightHand: See MarkOfTheBeast above. |
| 261 | * ReformedButRejected: In the Japanese version, right after Carpainter's defeat, it is highly evident that Porky wanted to make amends to Ness, but took [[HeroicMime Ness's silence]] as a no. |
| 262 | * RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:In the battle versus the Devil's Machine, Porky seems to be betting on Ness exhausting his energy on targeting Giygas. Once Porky begins taking damage instead, he shuts off the Machine -- setting off a chain reaction rather than let Ness win.]] |
| 263 | * TheResenter: He's very clearly jealous of Ness, perhaps because Porky's less popular than Ness, and never mind the differences between their respective parental figures... |
| 264 | * {{Retreaux}}: His battle music starts out entirely in {{chiptune}}. [[LastNoteNightmare It]] [[SongStyleShift gets]] [[SoundtrackDissonance more]] [[AutobotsRockOut serious...]] |
| 265 | * TheRival: To Ness in the majority of the time in the game. |
| 266 | * RousseauWasRight: [[WordOfGod Itoi]] states that the "apple doesn't fall far from the tree", suggesting that Porky was shaped after his father and mother. This drives home Rousseau's point, even for the most malicious character in the trilogy. |
| 267 | * RuleOfSymbolism: As seen in AllegoricalCharacter, he represents humanity's flaws, which makes his very ambiguous relationship with Giygas symbolic of the relationship between human flaws and the Idea of Evil. |
| 268 | * PrivilegedRival: More or less during the game. |
| 269 | %%* RivalTurnedEvil |
| 270 | * TheRunaway: Considering as to what happens [[spoiler:after the epilogue]], he can be recognized as this. |
| 271 | * SarcasticDevotee: [[spoiler:Him talking about Giygas has him as this.]] |
| 272 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After Giygas is mortally wounded, Porky bails. |
| 273 | -->'''Porky:''' Ness! Now, I... well... It's going to ''seem'' like I'm running away... But perhaps I'll just sneak off to another era [[DistinctionWithoutADifference to think about my next plan.]] |
| 274 | * SharpDressedMan: He's seen wearing a red pinstripe suit when he's encountered in Fourside. [[spoiler:And sticks with the suit during the final battle.]] |
| 275 | * ShaveAndAHaircut: The most annoying door knock in the universe. |
| 276 | * SiblingYinYang: With Picky, who's more reasonable and decent while his older brother is a fat and obnoxious slob. |
| 277 | * SinisterMinister: Blithely resurfaces as a Priest in the Happy Happyist cult. |
| 278 | * SlasherSmile: [[spoiler:He sports a deranged, toothy grin on his face during the final battle.]] |
| 279 | * SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: [[spoiler:You can notice this throughout all the times you see or notice his presence in certain areas of the game. It can be debated if he was EvilAllAlong, but his actions become more heinous as the story goes on]]. |
| 280 | %%* SmallNameBigEgo |
| 281 | * SmugSmiler: He has a ridiculous and stupid looking smirk when you encounter him in Fourside. |
| 282 | * SmugSnake: [[spoiler:Considering that he possibly has the ''Universal Cosmic Destroyer'' [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation bending to his whim]] at the final battle, there's no reason why he ''shouldn't'' act all smug about it. [[YouAreTooLate Or maybe he's just so confident that Giygas will win, hands-down.]] But, his overconfidence of Giygas goes a bit too far...]] |
| 283 | %%* SocialClimber |
| 284 | * SpannerInTheWorks: Attempts to be this for the Apple of Enlightenment's prophecy, as something it couldn't predict. |
| 285 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: Originally ''Porky'' Minch in Japanese, but because the localization staff apparently missed the joke ([[FridgeLogic and yet kept all the other pig jokes about him and his family]]), his name in the English version is ''Pokey'' Minch instead. Much later, ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER3}}'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' rectified the mistake and began calling him Porky again. |
| 286 | * SpiderTank: [[spoiler: He's in one during the first portion of the final boss battle; whether it was a piece of Giygas's technology still left on standby or he actually made it himself with his newfound omnipotence is up in the air]]. |
| 287 | %%* SpoiledBrat |
| 288 | * StalkerWithoutACrush: He would be portrayed as one since he always [[MobileMenace comes first]] to the place the Chosen Four are going to next. [[spoiler:He is trying to slow the heroes down, so it's reasonable]]. |
| 289 | * TheStarscream: [[spoiler:One interpretation of the final battle is that Porky is ''betraying'' Giygas in shutting off the Devil's Machine, using the EldritchAbomination as an attack dog.]] |
| 290 | -->'''Porky:''' [[spoiler:His (Giygas') own mind was destroyed by his incredible power. What an [[AlmightyIdiot almighty idiot]]! Yep, that's what he is!]] |
| 291 | ** [[spoiler:It can be subverted if it's believed that the reason Porky shut off the Devil's Machine was because he believed his master could deal with him, and that his calling Giygas an AlmightyIdiot was just BrutalHonesty]]. |
| 292 | %%* StepfordSmiler: |
| 293 | * ThemeMusicPowerUp: While not necessarily his {{Leitmotif}} playing, [[spoiler: his battle music drastically changes from 8-bit to a more intense version of the theme. It's often referred to as "Pokey Means Business" for a reason, you know.]] |
| 294 | * ThisLoserIsYou: His entire character is symbolic of humanity's flaws according to [[WordOfGod Itoi]]. |
| 295 | %%* TheUnfettered |
| 296 | * UngratefulBastard: Say, why does Ness let him get off scot-free every time they come face to face? |
| 297 | * UnreliableExpositor: He is ''the'' main reason why most of the unanswered questions in the whole trilogy is shrouded in theories and guesses. The worst part? He is the only NPC who ever gives an {{Exposition}} about the major points of the game. It's your job as the player to take it to heart or not. |
| 298 | * VillainsWantMercy: After you beat Carpainter, he does this. |
| 299 | -->''"What a horrible nightmare. I somehow woke up. Ness, let's be friends again. Please answer me. I promise to be good. ...uh ...okay?"'' |
| 300 | ** This was interestingly changed in the English version of the game. Immediately after he says the above quote, he says that he was kidding and runs away, insulting Ness. In the original Japanese, however, he was honest, and he even yells at Ness [[HeroicMime for not]] [[WhatTheHellHero answering him]]. |
| 301 | * WalkingSpoiler: Porky turns out to be MoreThanMeetsTheEye and his appearance at the end of this game [[spoiler:and the next one]] turn out to be very big surprises. |
| 302 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: Is implied to have been friends with Ness at some point. Though why Ness didn't hang out with Picky instead is anyone's guess. |
| 303 | * WeWillMeetAgain: [[spoiler: Once Giygas is destroyed, Porky uses time travel to escape into another era, but not before taunting Ness one last time.]] |
| 304 | * WhosLaughingNow: While it is not evident that he has been bullied, as the trope page suggests, he proves to Ness that he won't be stooped any further and can be as powerful as Ness can be [[spoiler:during the final boss battle.]] |
| 305 | * WithFriendsLikeThese: His relationship with Ness. |
| 306 | %%* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity |
| 307 | %%* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Considering the final battle against the Chosen Four.]] |
| 308 | * TheXenophile: Taking into account how [[spoiler:he handles and talks about Giygas during the final battle]], he is most likely this. |
| 309 | * YouHaveNoChanceToSurvive: [[spoiler:Points this out multiple times in the final battle.]] |
| 310 | [[/folder]] |
| 311 | |
| 312 | !The Sanctuary Guardians |
| 313 | |
| 314 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 315 | [[quoteright:128:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yoursanctuarybossoverworld.png]] |
| 316 | Eight monsters that guard the Sanctuary from Ness and party. |
| 317 | |
| 318 | ---- |
| 319 | |
| 320 | * AnachronicOrder: With the exceptions of Titanic Ant, Shrooom!, Thunder & Storm and Electro Specter, you can battle most of the Guardians in any order. |
| 321 | * BattleThemeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snKJPEVbQoE Sanctuary Guardian]], with a few exceptions. It is a slow-paced remix of a battle theme from the previous game. |
| 322 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "You finally got here. This is the (numeral order) "Your Sanctuary" location. But it's mine now. Take from me, if you dare..." |
| 323 | * KingMook: The first five Sanctuary bosses are boss versions of enemies found in the immediate area. |
| 324 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R0cog38XBg Sanctuary Guardian's Challenge]] |
| 325 | [[/folder]] |
| 326 | |
| 327 | [[folder:Titanic Ant]] |
| 328 | [[quoteright:102:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/titanicant.png]] |
| 329 | Guardian of the "Giant Step" in Onett. |
| 330 | |
| 331 | ---- |
| 332 | |
| 333 | * AntAssault: It's a giant ant that guards the Sanctuary from Ness. |
| 334 | * BigCreepyCrawlies: Again, it's a giant ant. |
| 335 | * FlunkyBoss: The Titanic Ant is aided in battle by two Antoids. |
| 336 | * KingMook: For the Black Antoids found in the area. It's even accompanied by two of them as its flunkies. |
| 337 | * PaletteSwap: A yellow version of its sprite is later used for the Gigantic Ant enemies in the gold mine dungeon. |
| 338 | * ShootTheMedicFirst: It is advised to attack his Antoids first as they have PSI Lifeup to heal the boss. |
| 339 | * WakeUpCallBoss: Whoo boy is it ever. Not counting the Starman Jr who can't be lost to, this is the first boss fight in the game where Ness has to face someone that uses PSI techniques. The Titanic Ant can lower Ness' defense and put up up a shield to tank Ness' physical hits. To make matters worst, it can even use PSI Magnet which ''drains'' Ness of minimal PP. Even when it's not using its crazy special moves, one of it's bites hits ''hard'' (it has 2 bites attacks of different power that show the exact same text). This can ''definitely'' be bad when it lowers Ness' defense. Oh yeah! Don't forget about the two Antoids that can use Lifeup to heal the Titanic Ant. |
| 340 | [[/folder]] |
| 341 | |
| 342 | [[folder:Mondo Mole]] |
| 343 | [[quoteright:128:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mondomole.png]] |
| 344 | Guardian of the Lilliput Steps near the Happy Happy Village. |
| 345 | |
| 346 | ---- |
| 347 | |
| 348 | * KingMook: For the Moles Playing Rough, although they have little in common other than design. |
| 349 | * MoleMen: More mole than man, but the point stands. |
| 350 | * PaletteSwap: A blue version of its sprite is used for the five Guardian Diggers in the gold mine dungeon. |
| 351 | * SkippableBoss: {{Downplayed}}. While defeating Mondo Mole is required to access its melody, defeating it isn't required to progress the plot when you first discover it. |
| 352 | * WeaksauceWeakness: |
| 353 | ** Hit him with PSI Paralysis and [[ZeroEffortBoss he can't even damage you]]. Of course, [[GuideDangIt you have to know about that weakness to begin with.]] |
| 354 | ** Alongside Thunder & Storm, Mondo Mole is also one of the only two bosses weak to PSI Flash (everyone else has, at most, a 50/50 chance of being affected). However, it's very unlikely that Ness would have access to PSI Flash β or higher (which have a chance of instantly killing vulnerable enemies) by this point; β is learned at level 38, while Ness is likely to be within the low 20s by the time he meets Mondo Mole. |
| 355 | [[/folder]] |
| 356 | |
| 357 | [[folder:Trillionage Sprout]] |
| 358 | [[quoteright:128:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/trillionagesprout.png]] |
| 359 | Guardian of the Milky Well in Saturn Valley. |
| 360 | |
| 361 | ---- |
| 362 | |
| 363 | * FlunkyBoss: It is accompanied with two Tough Mobile Sprouts. |
| 364 | * GreenThumb: If it had thumbs, that is. |
| 365 | * KillItWithFire: It and the Sprouts are weak to PSI Fire. |
| 366 | * KingMook: For the Mobile Sprouts. Much like Titanic Ant, it is accompanied by the sprouts as flunkies. |
| 367 | * NeverGrewUp: Implied by its name and appearance. |
| 368 | * ShootTheMedicFirst: The Tough Mobile Sprouts have PSI [=LifeUp=] to heal the boss, PSI Magnet to drain your PP, and can grow more of themselves so it is advisable to take them out. |
| 369 | * SkippableBoss: {{Downplayed}}. You will have to defeat it to gain the melody from My Sanctuary, but you can always go back and beat it later when you're stronger. |
| 370 | * TakenForGranite: Its gaze has the power to Diamondize a party member. Because it is 50% vulnerable to PK Flash, which has a small chance of causing confusion, it is possible, if unlikely, for it to Diamondize itself. |
| 371 | [[/folder]] |
| 372 | |
| 373 | [[folder:Shrooom!]] |
| 374 | [[quoteright:128:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shrooom.png]] |
| 375 | Guardian of the Rainy Circle in Winters. |
| 376 | |
| 377 | ---- |
| 378 | |
| 379 | * EarlyBirdCameo: Appears early on during Jeff's introduction, but refuses to fight him until Ness arrives. |
| 380 | * KingMook: For the Ramblin' and Struttin' Evil Mushrooms, down to being able to scatter spores that plant a "confusing" mushroom. |
| 381 | * MushroomMan: It's a humanoid mushroom with tiny arms and legs and a big head. |
| 382 | * NoIndoorVoice: Anyone that says its name as the exclamation mark is part of it. |
| 383 | [[/folder]] |
| 384 | |
| 385 | [[folder:Plague Rat of Doom]] |
| 386 | [[quoteright:128:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/plagueratofdoom.png]] |
| 387 | Guardian of the Magnet Hill in Fourside. |
| 388 | |
| 389 | ---- |
| 390 | |
| 391 | * CheshireCatGrin: It sports a toothy, mischievous grin that looks like it's going to do something naughty. |
| 392 | * CriticalHitClass: Like the Rowdy and Deadly Mice it is based on, it has abnormally high Guts and can consistently land critical hits. |
| 393 | * KingMook: For the Rowdy and Deadly Mice, even sharing both enemies' ability to land consistent critical hits and the latter's poisonous bite. |
| 394 | * PoisonousPerson: Its bite is capable of poisoning one of your party members. |
| 395 | * RodentsOfUnusualSize: Much larger than the other rat enemies, befitting a boss. |
| 396 | * SkippableBoss: {{Downplayed}}. You can defeat it at any time when the sewer opens up if you don't want to fight it right away. You do still need to beat it to get into Magicant, and to access the Pink Cloud where the next Sanctuary Guardian is. |
| 397 | * YouDirtyRat: A quite literal example, considering it lives in the sewer and has fungi growing out of his backside. |
| 398 | [[/folder]] |
| 399 | |
| 400 | [[folder:Thunder & Storm]] |
| 401 | [[quoteright:128:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sans_titre_4.png]] |
| 402 | Guardian of the Pink Cloud in Dalaam. |
| 403 | |
| 404 | ---- |
| 405 | |
| 406 | * BattleThemeMusic: Strangely, this boss's theme is "Kraken of the Sea" instead of the usual "Sanctuary Guardian", a trait shared with Electro Specter. |
| 407 | * DualBoss: Only in appearance, as the game counts them as a single entity. |
| 408 | * LightningWindJuxtaposition: They're a lightning spirit intertwined with a wind spirit in respective reference to Raijin and Fujin. The duo's two PSI attacks, PSI Thunder β and PSI Flash β, are respectively described in-game as "a Crashing Boom Bang attack" (representing a lightning strike and the accompanying thunderclap) and conjuring up a storm of wind. |
| 409 | * ShockAndAwe: Of course they have thunder attack, one of them is literally called "Thunder". |
| 410 | * SkippableBoss: {{Downplayed}}. Defeating it for the melody is essential, but you can go fight it whenever you want once you have the Carrot Key. |
| 411 | * WeaksauceWeakness: Alongside Mondo Mole, they're one of the only two bosses in the game that are weak to PSI Flash; everyone else has at least average resistance to it (which makes PSI Flash's chances of working 50/50 at most). ''Un''like Mondo Mole, Ness is much more likely to have access to at least PSI Flash β by this point, meaning that the average player will readily have the opportunity to instantly kill Thunder & Storm with it. |
| 412 | * WeatherManipulation: They can summon a storm, which acts identically to PSI Flash β. |
| 413 | [[/folder]] |
| 414 | |
| 415 | [[folder:Electro Specter]] |
| 416 | [[quoteright:128:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eb_electro_specter_sprite.png]] |
| 417 | Guardian of the Lumine Hall in a cave connected to the Tenda Village. |
| 418 | |
| 419 | ---- |
| 420 | |
| 421 | * BattleThemeMusic: Similar to Thunder & Storm, this boss's theme is "Kraken of the Sea" rather than the usual "Sanctuary Guardian". |
| 422 | * ShockAndAwe: In addition to the name, this boss uses PK Thunder. |
| 423 | * {{Unobtainium}}: [[AllThereInTheManual According to the North American Player's Guide]], the Spectre is made up of an element unknown to the Earth. |
| 424 | [[/folder]] |
| 425 | |
| 426 | [[folder:Carbon/Diamond Dog]] |
| 427 | [[quoteright:122:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carbondog.png]] |
| 428 | [[caption-width-right:122:[[labelnote:Click to see his Diamond Dog form]]\ |
| 429 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sans_titre_12_4.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 430 | Guardian of the Fire Spring deep under the Lost Underworld. |
| 431 | |
| 432 | ---- |
| 433 | * AttackReflector: Diamond Dog comes pre-equipped with a Shield Beta, reflecting your physical attacks back at you. Of note is this actually applies to the attack that causes Carbon Dog to transform into Diamond Dog, which will be reflected if it was a physical attack. |
| 434 | * CrystallineCreature: His second form of course. |
| 435 | * DiscOneFinalBoss: Of the Your Sanctuary arc, guarding the final area that leads Ness to Magicant. |
| 436 | * {{Hellhound}}: Its Carbon Dog form is a flaming, snarling, supernatural attack hound in an underground lava cave. |
| 437 | * PlayingWithFire: Can spit a fire ball or spray a spray of fire (basically a PK Fire Omega). |
| 438 | * TakenForGranite: As Diamond Dog, it can inflict Diamondization (equivalent to a KO) on your party members with its bites. Amusingly, since it's weak to Brainshock and there's no such thing as Diamondization resistance, you can have it ''[[HoistByHisOwnPetard do this to itself]]'', allowing you to [[https://youtu.be/fVAPX2cRXSY?t=1419 win with its sprite still on screen]]. |
| 439 | * TitledAfterTheSong: Diamond Dog's name is an open-faced nod to the 1974 Music/DavidBowie album ''Music/DiamondDogs'' and its TitleTrack. Like the album and song title, Diamond Dog's Japanese name is written in katakana (albeit using the entire English phrase instead of "diamondo no inu"). |
| 440 | * TurnsRed: Carbon Dog transforms into Diamond Dog after losing enough of its HP. Amusingly, the more powerful form is bluish white, whereas the weaker form is red. |
| 441 | * WreathedInFlames: Its Carbon Dog form looks like a dog covered in fire. |
| 442 | [[/folder]] |
| 443 | |
| 444 | !Minor Antagonists |
| 445 | |
| 446 | [[folder:Starman Junior]] |
| 447 | [[quoteright:114:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/m2_starman_junior_sprite.png]] |
| 448 | One of Giygas' minions, who followed Buzz Buzz to the present to kill him. |
| 449 | ---- |
| 450 | |
| 451 | * TerminatorTwosome: The evil half of the twosome. Buzz Buzz is trying to change the future for the better, whereas Starman Junior wants to make sure that it keeps its current course. |
| 452 | * ZeroEffortBoss: Buzz Buzz will do most of the fighting, and will make sure to keep a shield up on Ness. It's basically impossible to lose. |
| 453 | |
| 454 | [[/folder]] |
| 455 | |
| 456 | [[folder:Frank Fly]] |
| 457 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/frank_fly_clay.png]] |
| 458 | [[caption-width-right:250:""Fail-proof" Frank can't be beaten."]] |
| 459 | Leader of the Sharks gang in Onett. He is essentially the first obstacle in Ness's journey. |
| 460 | ---- |
| 461 | * AlliterativeName: '''F'''rank '''F'''ly. |
| 462 | * ArcVillain: For Onett, being the leader of the Sharks and having the town in complete fear of him until Ness defeats him. |
| 463 | * BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:He appears as one of the people that Paula prayed for in the final battle against Giygas.]] |
| 464 | * CheshireCatGrin: His clay model and battle sprite sport huge grins, and so does his robot Frankystein Mark II. Averted with his regular in-game sprite, though. |
| 465 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: He becomes nicer after he is defeated by Ness, and after disbanding the Sharks gang he is employed by a burger shop. Ness and his party can talk to him to recover HP and PP. |
| 466 | * {{Delinquents}}: He's implied to be between his late teens to early twenties. Also led the Sharks gang that terrorized Onett until Ness stopped them. |
| 467 | * DelinquentHair: His hair is a combination of a shark fin-shaped mohawk and a mullet, and he's the (former) leader of the Sharks gang. |
| 468 | * DualWield: He carries two daggers in his hands, and isn't afraid to use them. One of his attacks has him "brandishing a knife". |
| 469 | * HeelFaceTurn: He gives up a life of crime and work in a local burger shop after losing to Ness. |
| 470 | * RecurringElement: Like [[VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings Teddy]], he's a gang leader who, [[DefeatMeansFriendship after getting an ass-kicking from Ninten/Ness]], leaves his gangs to pursue a different career (Frank works at a local burger shop; Teddy [[spoiler:becomes a regular singer at the Live House (at least in the international version and ''MOTHER 1+2'')]]). Both also use knives as their main weapons, wear CoolShades, and lack PSI (though unlike Frank, Teddy is a playable character). |
| 471 | * ReformedCriminal: Disbanded the Sharks after his defeat, and shown to be working at the burger shop. |
| 472 | * RottenRockAndRoll: [[https://youtu.be/c3sdoKO-cLU His boss theme]] takes cues from 50s rock and roll songs, namely [[Music/ChuckBerry "Johnny B. Goode"]] and [[Music/JerryLeeLewis "Great Balls of Fire"]]. |
| 473 | * SequentialBoss: Even if you did win against him, you still have to face Frankystein Mark II with no opportunity to rest up between fights. If you lose to Frankystein Mark II, you'll have to fight Frank again. |
| 474 | * SharpDressedMan: Is always seen wearing a dark red pinstripe suit, even while working at a burger shop. [[spoiler:Porky seems to take after him in this regard later in the game.]] |
| 475 | * ShoutOut: According to [[WordOfGod Itoi]], he was named after the band Music/FrankieGoesToHollywood. |
| 476 | * SinisterShades: Wears a pair of black sunglasses. He still wears them even after he pulls a HeelFaceTurn. |
| 477 | * StarterVillain: The first major boss to be faced. |
| 478 | * WakeUpCallBoss: If the difficulty spike the Sharks provided wasn't enough of a clue, this is the first battle where you can and ''will'' lose if you are not ready to fight him. |
| 479 | * WouldHurtAChild: He'll brutalize Ness for messing with the Sharks. |
| 480 | * YoungerThanHeLooks: Apparently he's not old enough to have alcohol despite looking at least well into his 20s. Since the post-game, he offered to have a drink of mineral water with Ness. |
| 481 | [[/folder]] |
| 482 | |
| 483 | [[folder:Captain Strong]] |
| 484 | [[quoteright:128:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/captain_strong_eb_sprite.png]] |
| 485 | The Chief of the Onett Police Force. He has the town under lockdown since the meteorite crashed. |
| 486 | ---- |
| 487 | * BossRush: Before you even fight him, you have to take care of five of his Crooked Cops, one at a time, though the fifth one chickened out in the end. By the time you fight Strong, you are likely to be weakened from healing and wasting PP and out of items from healing yourself. |
| 488 | * DaChief: He's the top dog of the Police Force. |
| 489 | * DisproportionateRetribution: Had five of his best officers lay a beatdown on Ness for disobeying a "No Trespassing" sign. |
| 490 | * GracefulLoser: He backs off and lets Ness go to Twoson after his defeat. |
| 491 | * PaletteSwap: A blue version of his battle sprite is used for the rare Over Zealous Cop enemy in Summers. |
| 492 | * PoliceAreUseless: The only thing they're good at is setting up roadblocks. After defeating him in battle, Captain Strong ends up spending the rest of ''[=EarthBound=]'' goofing off and playing... ''[=EarthBound=]''. |
| 493 | * PoliceBrutality: Having arranged five of his men to beat up a small kid, later stepping in for an officer that chickened out. |
| 494 | * ThresholdGuardians: Ness must overcome him and his men in order to leave Onett. |
| 495 | * WouldHurtAChild: Arranging a trap for Ness by having his officers beat him up. When his last standing officer bailed out, he took his place. |
| 496 | [[/folder]] |
| 497 | |
| 498 | [[folder:Mr. Carpainter]] |
| 499 | [[quoteright:128:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mrcarpainter_5.png]] |
| 500 | The leader of the Happy Happyist cult. He believed that the key to happiness is to color the world blue. |
| 501 | ---- |
| 502 | * ArcVillain: For Twoson as the one who masterminded Paula's kidnapping, although it turns out the Mani Mani Statue was influencing him. |
| 503 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: As the result of the Mani Mani Statue. |
| 504 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: It is just Carpainter, nothing about his real name is mentioned. |
| 505 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: Carpainter's signature ability is his Crashing Boom Bang attack, which instantly defeats Ness if he confronts him unprotected. After grabbing the Franklin Badge from Paula and then confronting Carpainter, however, the badge consistently reflects the attack back at him, which damages him during their fight. |
| 506 | * ShockAndAwe: He used the Crashing Boom Bang (or PSI Thunder β) attack. In fact, he sends you away with the attack when trying to take him on without getting the Franklin Badge first. |
| 507 | * PunnyName: Car''paint''er. |
| 508 | [[/folder]] |
| 509 | |
| 510 | [[folder:Master Belch]] |
| 511 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/masterbelch_5.png]] |
| 512 | [[caption-width-right:250:Suffer, spanky! Gha, gha, gha, gha, gha! Buuuurp!]] |
| 513 | A large, animated pile of puke working for Giygas. He causes trouble for Saturn Village when he kidnaps and enslaves several Mr. Saturn to make him Fly Honey. After his first defeat, he evolves into Master Barf, and becomes stronger. |
| 514 | ---- |
| 515 | * AchillesHeel: He gets distracted by the Jar of Fly Honey, which makes him lose his regeneration abilities. [[spoiler:As Master Barf, he isn't as distracted by it.]] |
| 516 | * ArcVillain: For Threed, being responsible for a horde of zombies and ghosts terrorizing Threed and enslaving several Mr. Saturns. |
| 517 | * BlobMonster: A creature made of puke. |
| 518 | * CheatedAngle: Belch only has one angle for sprite, and if you talk to him at the front, he doesn't face directly like the other [=NPCs=]. |
| 519 | * EvilLaugh: Did this a lot in his introductory blurb to Ness. |
| 520 | * {{Gasshole}}: As given away by his initial name, he burps a ''lot''; this is even incorporated in his battles, where one of his attacks is to make party members nauseous by burping in their faces. |
| 521 | * KingMook: An oversized version of the Mini Barf, Slimy Little Pile, and Even Slimier Little Pile enemies, right down to sharing the ability to inflict nausea with his burps. In fact, [[spoiler:one of the first bits of {{foreshadowing}} about his return in Deep Darkness is the presence of the latter enemy in the area]]. |
| 522 | * MeaningfulName: Master Belch and Master Barf are appropriate monikers for an animated pile of vomit with noxious burps. |
| 523 | * PaletteSwap: The Big Pile of Puke is a tan recolor of his battle sprite, and [[spoiler:his return as Master Barf changes his battle sprite to red]]. |
| 524 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Fly Honey. He loves it so much that he enslaved several Mr. Saturn and forced them to mass-produce it. If Ness' party carries the Jar of Fly Honey item, he'll be completely distracted. [[spoiler:As Master Barf, this is no longer the case]]. |
| 525 | * TookALevelInBadass: Master Belch's weakness as mentioned above makes his boss fight very easy. [[spoiler:When he returns as Master Barf, he's no longer saddled with that weakness. He's not incredibly tough, but he's not a pushover anymore, either]]. |
| 526 | [[/folder]] |
| 527 | |
| 528 | [[folder:Geldegarde Monotoli]] |
| 529 | [[quoteright:105:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/geldegarde_monotoli_eb_overworld_sprite.png]] |
| 530 | The mayor of Fourside, and the most recent owner of the Mani Mani Statue. |
| 531 | ---- |
| 532 | * ArcVillain: Subverted; Monotoli is built up to be Fourside's main baddie due to his apparent hostile takeover of the city and his involvement in [[spoiler:Paula's second kidnapping]]. Once the Mani Mani Statue enters the picture, however, it becomes clear that it is the real villain manipulating Monotoli. |
| 533 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: Thanks to the Mani Mani Statue. He claims after his HeelFaceTurn that he was somewhat aware of what was going on, but kept being drawn to the Mani Mani Statue. |
| 534 | * HeelFaceTurn: Already pulled one by the time you reach him in the Monotoli Building. Thanks to Paula. |
| 535 | * MayorPain: Usurped the position from Enrich Flavor. He since resigned in the post-game. |
| 536 | * APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: He's apparently responsible for the collapse of his former boss's company. Said boss hangs out in Jackie's Café in hopes that Monotoli will stop by so that he can learn his secrets. |
| 537 | * {{Trumplica}}: Keeping in line with the game's riffing on American pop culture, Monotoli is a former real estate mogul who owns a lavish, gilded tower named after himself. |
| 538 | * TheUnfought: The only antagonist the party meets that isn't actually fought, owed to the fact that he's actually a frail, cowardly old man beneath his mafia-like grip on Fourside. Instead, Ness and Jeff confront the thing controlling Monotoli, the Mani Mani Statue. |
| 539 | |
| 540 | [[/folder]] |
| 541 | |
| 542 | [[folder:Mani Mani Statue]] |
| 543 | [[quoteright:120:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mani_mani_statue.png]] |
| 544 | A psychic statue used by Giygas to spread his evil influence. It is initially unearthed by Lier X. Agerate in Onett, but eventually becomes a recurring threat afterwards. |
| 545 | ---- |
| 546 | * ArcVillain: Acts as a sort of GreaterScopeVillain for the Twoson segment, but it eventually takes center stage as the main threat during the Fourside arc. |
| 547 | * ArtifactOfDoom: It's a golden statue that magnifies its target's greedy thoughts. Checking the statue when Lier X. Agerate first excavates it results in an ominous jingle playing to highlight its malevolence. |
| 548 | * DiscOneFinalBoss: The confrontation with the statue in Moonside essentially concludes the trip through Eagleland and therefore the first half of the game. While it is followed by one more minor boss, the Clumsy Robot, the Mani Mani Statue still has a greater role in the plot and has a more climactic encounter. |
| 549 | * EnemyWithin: [[spoiler:For no explained reason, Ness's Nightmare at the end of Magicant takes the form of the Mani Mani Statue. Theories on why this is range from the Mani Mani Statue imposing a psychic block on Ness's full power, to the Mani Mani Statue being Ness's own worst fear.]] |
| 550 | * LightEmUp: It knows the "glorious light" version of PK Flash, equivalent to the Omega level, giving it a 40% chance of OneHitKill. Thankfully, the Night Pendant is available in the area to NoSell it. |
| 551 | * LivingStatue: It can't talk or move, but it seemingly manipulated Agerate, Carpainter, and Monotoli to execute Giygas' will. Once confronted, it defends itself. |
| 552 | * MasterOfIllusion: Before the confrontation with it, the statue generates Moonside, a bizarre mirror of Fourside, in order to confuse Ness and Jeff. |
| 553 | * PaletteSwap: A gold-colored version of its battle sprite is used for [[spoiler:Ness' Nightmare]]. |
| 554 | [[/folder]] |
| 555 | |
| 556 | [[folder:Starman Deluxe]] |
| 557 | [[quoteright:134:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/starman_dx.png]] |
| 558 | A powerful Starman variant and the boss of Stonehenge base who the heroes must defeat in order to rescue their kidnapped friends. |
| 559 | ---- |
| 560 | * BringIt: It admits that the Chosen Four were [[WorthyOpponent far more powerful]] than the forces of Giygas had expected but then tells the heroes not to underestimate ''them'' before starting the boss fight. |
| 561 | * FlunkyBoss: Can call Starmen and Starmen Super to support it during it's boss battle though they will be automatically defeated when the Deluxe goes down. |
| 562 | * KeystoneArmy: When it's defeated, all the other enemies swarming throughout Stonehenge base permanently retreat from the area. |
| 563 | * PaletteSwap: A gold recolor of its sprite is used for the Final Starman enemy in the Cave of the Past. |
| 564 | * SpikesOfVillainy: It has large spikes protruding from its head and shoulders. |
| 565 | * SuperPrototype: According to the ''[=EarthBound=] Player's Guide'', Starman Deluxe is a prototype that took so long to build that only one could be made and sent to fight the heroes. |
| 566 | [[/folder]] |
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