Magicant (EarthBound Beginnings)
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Magicant (Japanese: マジカント Magicant) is a location in both EarthBound Beginnings and EarthBound. Magicant is a world created by and resides in one's mind, and serves an important purpose in both games. Magicant is also the only realm where Flying Man exists.
In EarthBound Beginnings
Magicant マジカント Magicant |
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Magicant Underground Queen Mary's Castle |
Overview
EarthBound Beginnings's variation of Magicant takes place in Maria's mind, with her world being characterized by light green rivers and a pink cloud-like ground. There are many things here, such as shops selling the only defensive equipment in the game, a hospital and hotel free of charge; and the Mysterious Goods-Keeper that Ninten can give items to for storing, and the Mysterious Mimicker that acts as a save point. There is also an abundance of Red Weeds in Magicant, which when taken to Queen Mary's Fountain, will turn into Magic Herbs. With the Onyx Hook that is obtained in Magicant Underground, the player can return to Magicant anytime.
Points of interest
Queen Mary's Castle
- Main article: Queen Mary's Castle
The castle where Queen Mary resides. In here there are many rooms, some are empty and some have items. The player can speak to Queen Mary who wants the remember a song that she used to sing.
Queen Mary's fountain
To the west of the castle is a fountain. Here, the player can use telepathy to summon the Benevolent Old Man, who acts as an ATM for the player to withdraw money (In Mother he instead is a healer for status ailments such as poison or stone). The player can also put a Red Weed into the fountain, turning it into a Magic Herb.
History
Ninten arrives here via using telepathy on a mysterious rock-like object outside of Podunk. He hears a voice speaking into his mind "Who has lost its tail?" (Japanese: "Where is God's tail?"), then by reading a passage from the Great Grandfather's diary, he warps into Magicant. He then goes to Queen Mary's Castle where he meets Queen Mary, who is the ruler of Magicant. She begs Ninten to learn a certain song she used to sing that is 8 notes long. Later, after Ninten collects all 8 of the notes, he and his friends return to Magicant to sing the song to Queen Mary (In Mother he instead returns to Magicant after collecting the 7th melody, then sings it to Queen Mary who remembers 8th melody on her own). Upon hearing the full song, Queen Mary remembers that she is George's wife Maria, and that she raised Giegue as a child. She then joins her husband George in heaven, and in the process Magicant disappears.
Items
Enemies
Sprite | Enemy name | Notes |
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BigWoodoh | Explodes upon defeat. May drop a Noble Seed. | |
Dadseyes | None | |
Foureyes | None | |
Groucho | May say "Hello", and walk away, giving more experience than defeating it in battle. | |
Magic Snail | Has quite high Defense. | |
Momseyes | Can do a continous attack. | |
Raeb Yddet | When it spawns closer to the side, it may call a Sky Yddet to battle. | |
Sky Yddet | Has a dangerous "Final Blow" attack, which also defeats itself. | |
Watcher | None | |
Woodoh | None |
Shops
Left
Left Shop [[File:|left]] | |||
Item | Price | Effect | |
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[[File: |{{{Size}}}]] | Magic Herb | $30 | Heals 30 HP. |
[[File: |{{{Size}}}]] | Peace Coin | $260 | Increases Defense by 5. |
[[File: |{{{Size}}}]] | Protection Coin | $648 | Increases Defense by 11. |
[[File: |{{{Size}}}]] | Magic Coin | $1200 | Increases Defense by 20. |
Middle
Middle Shop [[File:|left]] | |||
Item | Price | Effect | |
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[[File: |{{{Size}}}]] | Magic Herb | $30 | Heals 30 HP. |
[[File: |{{{Size}}}]] | Brass Ring | $460 | Increases Defense by 8. |
[[File: |{{{Size}}}]] | Silver Ring | $825 | Increases Defense by 14. |
[[File: |{{{Size}}}]] | Gold Ring | $1510 | Increases Defense by 28. |
Right
Middle Shop [[File:|left]] | |||
Item | Price | Effect | |
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[[File: |{{{Size}}}]] | Repel Ring | $160 | Prevents from encountering monsters weak compared to player. |
[[File: |{{{Size}}}]] | H2o Pendant | $700 | Halves damage taken from PK Fire. |
[[File: |{{{Size}}}]] | Fire Pendant | $700 | Halves damage taken from PK Freeze. |
[[File: |{{{Size}}}]] | Earth Pendant | $700 | Halves damage taken from PK Thunder. |
In EarthBound
Magicant マジカント Magicant |
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Sea of Eden |
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Welcome Self (town) Labyrinth of a Dream (spiral) |
Overview
In EarthBound, Magicant is created when Ness gathers all the Eight Melodies of the world. Ness's Magicant has illusions of friends and enemies he's met on his journey, and old memories of his family, friends, and the younger versions of himself. His Magicant also changes color depending on who he talks to, and it can be reverted back by talking to sunflowers or walking out of a building. The first area is a grassy area with giant vegetables, the second area is snowey, and the third area is a large swirling pink-colored path. It has a hotel free of charge, and a shop that only sells Earth Pendants and Magic pudding. To the north of the second area is where the Flying Man house is located.
History
After collecting the final melody, Ness wakes up in a realm within his dream known as Magicant. Similar to Maria's Magicant, Ness's Magicant is a place inside his mind that contains his memories, such as friends and family he met and enemies. He can interact with his friends and family, and also enemies he met, he can also interact with his younger self. He can also talk to Porky, who tells Ness he wants to be friends, this implies that Ness may actually want to be friends with Porky. Magicant also has the Flying Men who represent Ness's courage. Ness's purpose in Magicant is that he must travel through the Sea of Eden to reach his nightmare, and conquer the evil in his mind once and for all. Once defeated, Ness hears his own voice speaking about how Giygas intends to wipe out the universe, however the Apple of Enlightenment predicated that Ness and his friends will defeat Giygas. Finally Ness hears his voice saying that he must go to Saturn Valley to reach Giygas. After this, Ness's mind is cleared of all evil and his strength increases significantly, Ness then wakes up and Magicant vanishes similar to Maria's Magicant.
Items
Enemies
Sprite | Enemy name | Notes |
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Care Free Bomb | 4/128 chance of dropping a Super bomb | |
Electro Swoosh | 4/128 chance of dropping a Sudden guts pill | |
French Kiss of Death | 2/128 chance of dropping a Horn of life | |
Loaded Dice | 4/128 chance of dropping a PSI caramel | |
Mr. Molecule | 2/128 chance of dropping a Magic tart |
Shop
Magicant Shop | |||
Item | Price | Effect | |
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[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]] | Magic pudding | $680 | Restores about 40 PP |
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]] | Earth Pendant | $4000 | +16 Defence. Protects from Fire, Freeze, Flash (50%)] |
In Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
Magicant appears as a stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. In this, it draws inspiration from the Mother incarnation, rather than that of Earthbound. You can see scenes from Mother and EarthBound in this stage from dimensional rifts.
Trophy description
- A magical world in Mother and EarthBound, brought to life by the memories of certain characters. In this game, Magicant is a cloud stage where giant tomatoes, metal octopuses, and even the Sky Runner may appear. Even the hulking Dungeon Man may show up. What an unusual battlefield...
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Magicant is a returning stage in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and received a large graphical update. Gameplay wise, it is identical to its appearance in the 3DS version of Smash 4.
Trivia
- In the Japanese version of EarthBound, Ness is naked in Magicant.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Dutch | Magicant | - |
French | Magicant | - |
German | Magicant | - |
Italian | Magicant | - |
Korean | 매지컨트 maejikeonteu |
Magicant |
Russian | Грезия Greziya |
Dreamia |
Spanish | Magicant | - |
Locations in EarthBound |
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Eagleland
Cities and towns
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FoggyLand Winters • Snow Wood Boarding House • Brick Road Maze • Lake Tess • Stonehenge • Summers • Scaraba Cultural Museum • Toto • Stoic Club |
Chommo Dalaam • Mu • Scaraba • Pyramid • Dungeon Man • Deep Darkness • Tenda Village |
Special locations
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Sanctuaries
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Games • • • Stages Onett • Fourside • New Pork City • Magicant Items Mr. Saturn • Franklin Badge • Ramblin' Evil Mushroom Assist Trophies Jeff • Starman Other Trophies • Stickers • Spirits | ||||