Ness


 * For fighter info, see Ness (SR).

Ness (ネス) is the main protagonist of the cult classic Super Nintendo Entertainment System Role Playing Adventure EarthBound, the most popular and successful game in the Mother franchise. He appears as the sole representative of both the game and the series in Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, he appears alongside fellow Mother representative, Lucas, who hails from Mother 3.

Character description
In EarthBound, Ness is a courageous boy, from the fictional town of Onett located in north-western country of Eagleland. He possesses strong psychic powers called Psychokinesis (hence the abbreviation PK, which is called PSI in the American adaption), and in the year 199X, utilizes his abilities to defeat a vengeful alien known as Giygas (although Giygas's motivation for revenge is only known from playing Mother). He is the successor of Ninten, the star of the original Mother(localized as "EarthBound Beginnings"), the game in the MOTHER series before EarthBound and the first out of the trilogy. Some say Ninten and Ness are identical; however, the games take place in different settings, and there are several differences between the two boys. (Ninten knows no offensive PSI attacks, for example.)

Among many weapons, Ness wields slingshots, yo-yos, and most famous of all, Ness' signature baseball bat. Ness is also a master of the psychic powers called PSI, and knows PSI attacks like PSI Flash, PSI Rockin', PSI Shield, Lifeup, Healing, Hypnosis, Paralysis and Teleport. Paula and Poo's moves (PK Fire, PK Thunder, PSI Magnet, and PK Starstorm) would be borrowed by Ness for combat in the Super Smash Bros. series.

As a playable character


Ness reappears in Smash Remix along with the rest of the original characters from Smash 64.

Strangely, none of Ness' Special Moves are his own; the PSI Magnet, PK Fire and PK Thunder, (B + Down, B and B + Up, respectively), were originally used by his ally Paula in EarthBound. A possible explanation for this discrepancy is offered in the sequel to this game, Super Smash Bros. Melee, which states that Paula may have taught him these techniques to use in battles.

In-game description:
 * Ness was a seemingly-average kid from Onett, but in truth, he was destined for much more. When a strange meteorite landed near his hometown, the little boy with psychic powers set out to save the world. Little has been said of Ness' character, and much remains hidden.


 * Works:
 * EarthBound (SNES)