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Ness is a fictional character from the 1994 video game EarthBound and an ensemble cast member in the Super Smash Bros. series.

EarthBound[edit]

Ness is the protagonist of EarthBound,[a] the second game in the three-part Mother series. Upon lackluster sales in North America, EarthBound became the last and only game of the series to receive an English-language release, and, subsequently, became a cult classic. The game presents a humorous parody of American culture and role-playing video game genre.[1]

Super Smash Bros.[edit]

Though EarthBound sold poorly in the United States, Ness became popular through his addition to the Super Smash Bros. fighting game series roster,[1] where he appeared in all four games: the original Super Smash Bros. and its sequels Melee, Brawl, and 3DS/Wii U.[2] Ness was among the biggest surprise inclusions in the original 1999 Super Smash Bros.,[3] which gave Mother series fans "hope for the future".[4] His spot in the game was actually intended for Mother 3 protagonist Lucas, but the developers later fit Ness into the character design[5] when Mother 3 was delayed.[6] In the original game, some characters had move sets imported from their own games, while move sets for characters like Ness had to be invented.[7] Ness was a hidden character and had odd controls, but IGN wrote that he was "one of the most powerful characters" when players perfected his psychic power move set.[3] In Europe, which did not see an EarthBound release, Ness was better known for his role in the fighting game than for his original role in the role-playing game.[8]

He returned in the 2001 Melee with EarthBound's Mr. Saturn, which could be thrown at enemies and otherwise pushes items off the battlefield.[3] Melee also had an unlockable Fourside level based on the EarthBound location.[9] Mother 3's Lucas joined Ness in Brawl,[10][11] along with items, characters, settings,[12] and villains from Mother 3.[13] Thomas East of the Official Nintendo Magazine blog suggested that Ness should be removed from future versions of the fighting game due to his lack of popularity.[8]

Notes and references[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ EarthBound is known as Mother 2 in Japan.
References
  1. ^ a b George, Richard. "EarthBound - #13 Top 100 SNES Games". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Macy, Seth G. (October 3, 2014). "NINTENDO REVEALS SECRET SMASH BROS. FIGHTERS COMING TO WII U". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c IGN Staff (June 27, 2001). "Smash Profile: Ness". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  4. ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (August 17, 2006). "RETRO REMIX: ROUND 25". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "速報スマブラ拳!! : ネス" [Breaking Fist Smash Bros.:! Ness] (in Japanese). Nintendo. July 17, 2001. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014. 実は当初、MOTHER3の主人公に変更する予定でしたが、いろいろあって遠回りしながら、元のさやに収まりました。
  6. ^ Kolan, Patrick (May 31, 2007). "SUPER SMASH BROS: EVOLUTION". IGN. Ziff Davis. p. 3. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  7. ^ Kolan, Patrick (May 31, 2007). "SUPER SMASH BROS: EVOLUTION". IGN. Ziff Davis. p. 1. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  8. ^ a b East, Thomas (September 11, 2012). "Smash Bros characters who need to be dropped for Wii U and 3DS". Official Nintendo Magazine. Future Publishing. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  9. ^ IGN Staff (December 3, 2001). "Unlock SSB Melee Secrets!". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  10. ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (February 1, 2006). "Smash It Up! – The Final Roster". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  11. ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (November 16, 2007). "Smash It Up! – Veterans Day". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  12. ^ Gamin, Mike (February 12, 2008). "Super Smash Bros. Brawl". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  13. ^ East, Tom (March 17, 2008). "Smash Bros. Boss Screens". Official Nintendo Magazine. Future Publishing. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
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