User:Ultimate Toad/April Fools: EarthBound: Down Under

Announced in the April 1st Nintendo Direct, EarthBound: Down Under is an upcoming title in the EarthBound series scheduled to release next year. The game is being developed with the help of the creator of the indie game Undertale, Toby Fox, as a crossover between EarthBound and Undertale.

Plot
The story takes place after the monsters were freed from the Underground by Frisk. The monsters then explore the world which was revealed to be Eagleland, with Sans going to Onett. It was then revealed that Sans was actually Ness in disguse, who traveled to the Underground through a hole left from the meteorite that landed atop of Mt. Ebott in Onett, in hopes to help Frisk free all of the monsters who were banished to the Underground. However, three months later the Porky Minch stole the seven human souls and used them to revive Giygas, whom Porky uses to attempt to banish everyone in the world, including humans, into the Underground. Ness then teams up with Frisk, who is revealed to be Ninten and Ana's child, and travel between the Underground and outside world to find the souls that were scattered in the form of melodies along with the eighth one to save the world.

Characters
The two main protagonists are Ness and Frisk. Later the player will meet two more unrevealed characters who will join the duo to form a party of four akin to the EarthBound games.




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Antagonists
Porky: The main antagonist of the game. His goal is to take control of Giygas and his destructive powers to banish everyone into the Underground.

Giygas: The secondary antagonist. He has been revived by Porky and is being controled to carry out Porky's wishes.

Battle
Much like previous games, the battle system is turn based and enemies appear in the overworld. This game uses the rhythm based combat from Mother 3. An extra command called mercy is added of which instead of beating the enemy the player will spare them. EXP points are determined not only by the strength or rarity of the enemy, but also by how the battle was played. In general, getting perfect combos or taking out enemies faster increases The EXP points earned, while having party members faint decreases the EXP points earned. Using the mercy command will either increase or decrease the amont of EXP earned.

Enemy groups
The enemies are seperated into two different groups: innocent enemies, and evil enemies. Innocent enemies are beings that are not naturally evil, but are being controled by Giygas's influence. Innocent enemies include people and animals that are under Giygas's influence, and will be returned to their senses when spared.

Evil enemies are creatures that are Giygas's minions who were created to do his will. These include beings that were created by Giygas, such as Starmen.

Endings
Much like Undertale it has been revealed that there are going to be three different endings depending on how the player deals with the enemies: The normal ending, the bad ending, and the true ending. The normal ending is accessed when most but not all of the enemies in both groups are killed. The bad ending is accessed when all of the innocent enemies are killed, and most of the evil enemies are spared. The true ending is accessed when all of the innocent enemies are spared and most or all of the evil enemies are killed.

Clay models
It was announced that clay models of Ness, Frisk, and several other characters are being made to be released to those who pre-order the game. The pre-ordered version of the game will come in a special packaging that includes 5-inch high figures of characters. Ness's clay model is based on his American clay model that is featured on the back of EarthBound's boxart, and in the Player's Guide. Previously it was a photoshoped images of Ness's original clay model in Mother 2.

Trivia

 * This game confirms a controversial theory that Sans is actually Ness.