5,769
edits
Ninten: Difference between revisions
From WikiBound, your community-driven EarthBound/Mother wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
m
→Trivia: Minor trivia rewrite
(→Gallery: Meant to do this before but forgot) |
m (→Trivia: Minor trivia rewrite) |
||
| Line 254: | Line 254: | ||
*Ninten's has been known by several different names in Japan: he was named '''Boku''' (which means "Me") in the instruction manual, and the novelization named him '''Ken'''. However, the name Ninten was used in ''Encyclopedia Mother'' and for his figure that released in Japan. | *Ninten's has been known by several different names in Japan: he was named '''Boku''' (which means "Me") in the instruction manual, and the novelization named him '''Ken'''. However, the name Ninten was used in ''Encyclopedia Mother'' and for his figure that released in Japan. | ||
*Ninten's name comes from the first six letters in Nintendo. | *Ninten's name comes from the first six letters in Nintendo. | ||
*Ninten never | *Ninten is the only ''EarthBound'' series protagonist to never have a spoken line in Japan, as Ness is implied to be speaking in {{ebb|Magicant}} after defeating Ness's Nightmare, and Lucas speaks during his NPC roles prior to Chapter 4. | ||
**However the English release and ''Mother 1+2'' port of the game added the extra ending where Ninten does speak the following line: | |||
{{Textbox|Well, now that the Earth's crisis is finally over, I think I'll just lay down for a moment and Zzzzzzzzz}} | {{Textbox|Well, now that the Earth's crisis is finally over, I think I'll just lay down for a moment and Zzzzzzzzz}} | ||
*Ninten is the only main protagonist to not appear as a fighter in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. | *Ninten is the only main protagonist to not appear as a fighter in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. | ||
*The name Ninten was used in manuals for other [[Nintendo]] media when referring to a character who the player names<ref name=Ninten>[http://earthboundcentral.com/2011/03/ninten-isnt-exactly-ninten/ Ninten isn't Exactly Ninten - EarthBound Central.] Retrieved March 16th, 2011.</ref>. | *The name Ninten was used in manuals for other [[Nintendo]] media when referring to a character who the player names<ref name=Ninten>[http://earthboundcentral.com/2011/03/ninten-isnt-exactly-ninten/ Ninten isn't Exactly Ninten - EarthBound Central.] Retrieved March 16th, 2011.</ref>. | ||
**Additionally, Ninten was originally going to be one of the few default names of [[bulbapedia:Red (game)|Red]], the protagonist of [[bulbapedia: | **Additionally, Ninten was originally going to be one of the few default names of [[bulbapedia:Red (game)|Red]], the protagonist of [[bulbapedia:Pokémas the most known family relatives of the series' main protagonists, having six (seven if Giygas is counted, which in that case would make Giygas his adoptive grand-uncle) compared to Ness having three, and Lucas having four. | ||
*The E3 2015 trailer for ''EarthBound Beginnings'' erroneously entered '''steak''' for Ninten's favorite food instead of '''prime-ribs'''; steak is Ness's favorite food, not Ninten's. | *The E3 2015 trailer for ''EarthBound Beginnings'' erroneously entered '''steak''' for Ninten's favorite food instead of '''prime-ribs'''; steak is Ness's favorite food, not Ninten's. | ||
