History Characters / EarthboundTheChosenFour

* DecoyProtagonist: Buzz-Buzz said he thought he was the hero who was prophesied to be the one to defeat Giygas, but... [[spoiler: He's wrong. Paula was the one to defeat Giygas. All Ness did was soften and weaken him enough for Paula to deal the killing blow.]]

* PunnyName: His name may either reference the {{UsefulNotes/SNES}}, which his name is an anagram of, or the {{UsefulNotes/NES}}.

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* {{Acrofatic}}: A downplayed example, but there is NPC dialogue that suggests he's a little on the chubby side. One of the Onett cops calls him "fat boy", while the Twoson bus driver calls him "Chubs". Depending on what's set as his TrademarkFavoriteFood (the default being steak), it's kind of inevitable when his mother seems to make it for him whenever he wants.

* DecoyProtagonist: Buzz-Buzz said he thought he was the hero who was prophesied to be the one to defeat Gyigas but... [[spoiler: He's wrong. Paula was the one to defeat Gyigas. All Ness did was soften and weaken him enough for Paula to deal the killing blow.]]

* BalancePowerSkillGimmick: Poo has access to both offensive and defensive PSI ('''balance'''), Paula uses offensive PSI ('''power'''), Ness' PSI is mostly centered around defense and support ('''skill''') and Jeff has no psychic powers but has access to technology that none of the other party members can use ('''gimmick'''). Poo has a "gimmick" too, but it's mostly a weakness: He can't use most equipment and doesn't heal as much from non-Dalaam food.

* HeroicMime: Like most RPG protagonists of the era, Ness is completely silent throughout the game, something that other characters frequently lampshade. This ends up being somewhat picked apart, as Ness' silence aggravates Frank when the two first meet, and a later attempt by Porky at making amends with Ness after Carpainter's defeat results in him mistaking Ness' silence for disdain, running off again as a result. [[spoiler:You do get a chance to hear Ness' thoughts late in the game, though.]]

* IWantMyMommy: Heavily downplayed, but that actually is the point of the ''Homesickness'' ailment that is unique ONLY to Ness. Long periods of time traveling, facing Giygas' influence everywhere they go would weigh on any 13yr old kid, so Ness will wind up severely depressed and longing to hear his mother to cheer up. Obviously this requires he find someplace with a phone to call home, getting encouragement from her and feeling better afterwards.

* WithFriendsLikeThese: His chemistry with Porky.

* FriendToAllChildren: They see her as a mother figure, after all...

* NiceGirl: She's widely regarded as ''the'' nicest person out of the four heroes.

* UndyingLoyalty: Upon being introduced to Ness and his friends, he immediately pledges himself to Ness' cause despite having little to no knowledge about the kids he just got himself involved with.

* OutOfClothesExperience: [[spoiler:In the Japanese version, Ness is naked in {{Magicant}}, complete with BarbieDollAnatomy. (Remember that, in Japan, nudity is used as a symbol of purity.) This was changed in the U.S. version, where he's in the pajamas he was wearing at the start of the game.]]

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* TheDreaded: Should Ness and his friends be at a high enough level or have defeated the boss of the area, enemies will actively flee from them, making them easy to get EXP from. Dialogue late in the game suggests that even '''''[[FinalBoss Giygas]]''''' is growing afraid of the party.

* {{Kiai}}: This is the [[DubNameChange original Japanese name]] for Rockin, which gives the impression that PSI Rockin[=/=]PK Kiai is some kind of [[MakeMeWannaShout damaging psychic battle cry]]. The official novelization describes it as an EnergyBall that he hits like a baseball with his bat, though.

* BarrierWarrior: Complementing his CombatMedic role.

* AllThereInTheManual: According to the original U.S. player's guide, he's the same age as Ness. His surname is also Andonuts or (probably a misspelling) Andonut, after his father rather than MissingMom — making him the only playable character in the entire ''MOTHER'' series with a known last name.

* OddFriendship: With Porky, if you believe it to be. [[spoiler:[[FightingYourFriend It ends badly.]]]]

* DecoyProtagonist: Buzz-Buzz said thought he was the hero that was prophesied to be the one to defeat Gyigas but... [[spoiler: He's wrong. Paula was the one to defeat Gyigas. All Ness did was soften and weaken him enough for Paula to deal the killing blow.]]

* MacrossMissileMassacre: The only character who can use the massively damaging bottle rocket items. This is more explicit in the Japanese version, where the Big Bottle Rocket and Multi Bottle Rocket's original names are Pencil Rocket (5) and Pencil Rocket (20) respectively, implying that the two later variants are actually multipacks of the items.

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: He is one of the Manly Men to Jeff's Sensitive Guy. On the other hand, Ness can get quite emotional through the homesickness ailment, something that Poo doesn't deal with, making Ness the Sensitive Guy to Poo's Manly Man

* MommasBoy: To the point where he has to call her on a regular basis to keep his spirits high. Otherwise, he might get to a point that he misses her too much to fight anything. The figment of his mother in his Magicant even states that Ness is welcome to stay with her forever.

* DaddysGirl: She has a [[OverprotectiveDad dad who is extremely protective of her]], so much that he becomes hysterically panicked whenever she's in danger.

** Heck, [[spoiler:it's the one sole piece of clothing he keeps on in the Japanese version of Magicant where he's running around nude. He must really be attached to it a lot if it's the one thing he didn't lose and kept on even at that point of the game after losing the rest of his articles of clothing]].