Teddy
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Teddy テディ Teddy | |
Teddy's clay model from Mother | |
Gender | Male |
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Appears in | Mother |
Residence | Ellay |
Relatives | Deceased parents |
Traveling partners | Ninten Ana |
Signature weapon | Blades |
Non-PSI ability | None |
Teddy (full name rumored to be Teddy Junior, the 3rd)[1] is one of the main characters in Mother. He lives in Ellay, where he is the leader of the infamous Bla-Bla Gang.
Physical appearance
Teddy weighs 78kg and is 188cm tall.[2] He has black hair in the shape of a mohawk, with visible sideburns below his ears; although his hair appears to be colored red in his battle sprite. He appears to have muscular arms and and a muscular torso, and a prominently pointed chin. He wears a pair of red eyeglasses, a red sleeveless shirt, a pair of yellow trousers supported by a black belt, and a pair of red, white-bordered shoes with white laces; his trousers does however appear slightly more brown in his battle sprite. Additionally, he appears to have three black dots marked on his left arm in his battle sprite, possibly resembling tattoos.
Teddy is the only main character in Mother who doesn't share any notable physical features with the main characters of the game's sequel.
Personality and other characteristics
Being the leader of a criminal gang, Teddy shows several typical properties of one. He displays violent behavior, already having taken a liking for fighting at the age of five, and frequently smokes. Already as a toddler, his behavior was similar to that of an adult, and he often carried around a package of chocolate cigarettes with him. He is however said to have been more mild-mannered before the death of his parents.[3] He likes to sing,[4] play guitar and listen to light rockabilly performances at the Live House, an example being the Blue Suede Shoes.[5] Teddy possesses some of the best stats among the playable characters of the game, featuring the best HP, Offense and Speed. His main weapons are knives and swords, a trait being partly succeeded by Poo in EarthBound.
Among his favorite things are his guitar, his cigarettes, his sunglasses, his leather jacket, his pet iguana, and his book on E. Yazawa.[6] He occasionally plays on his guitar while being inside his room, where he quietly hums on a ballad along the sound of the guitar. It's implied that he got the sunglasses when he was looking in a store for a pair, and when the store was revealed to not be selling any, he punched out the front teeth of the store owner, who in obligation took a pair of glasses and named it "Teddy Glass" after the one who had attacked him, and thereafter sold it to him. His leather jacket does he prefer to not wear, hinted to be because of his dislike of spending time with his fellow gang members; the jacket does instead act as a memento of his father after his death. He got the pet iguana from one of the rivaling criminal groups, the Jet Lizard Gang, after a fight where the Bla-Bla Gang was victorious. The Jet Lizard Gang swore allegiance to Teddy after the incident, and gave him the iguana to prove it; despite his dislike of it, Teddy ended up raising and taking care of the iguana. The autobiography by Eikichi Yazawa, a Japanese musician, was sent to him by one of his fellow gang members, Koyano. In spite of the fact that he does not understand Japanese, he can feel the message written within.[7]
History
Teddy first meets Ninten in the Live House after the party's musical performance, and challenges him to a fight because Ninten beat up some of his gang members. After a few turns, Teddy stops fighting and deems Ninten a strong person and asks to travel with him for a while. Teddy wants to go to Mt. Itoi to avenge his parents that were killed there, and takes Ninten and Ana up the mountain, taking Lloyd's place.
While going up Mt. Itoi, the trio rest at a cabin on the mountain plateau. However, during their stay, they are attacked by a massive robot. Teddy got severe injuries after the ambush, while Ninten and Ana make it out safely, due to a lucky save by Lloyd and his borrowed tank. He is left to recover at a healer's house near Mt. Itoi's base for the rest of the game.
After the game's events, Teddy is shown to have recovered from his injuries and has given up being the leader of the local gang, instead choosing to become a singer. In the original Japanese version of Mother, however, it's implied that he dies. However, Mother 1+2, released in Japan, added the ending sequence that was added to the English prototype.
As an enemy
B.B.'s Boss BBだんのボス B.B. Gang's Boss | ||||
Stats | ||||
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HP N/A |
PP 0 |
Offense 57 |
Defense 51 |
Fight 50 |
Force 36 |
Speed 81 |
Strength 54 |
Wisdom 18 | |
Experience/money yields | ||||
Exp. 0 |
Money $0 | |||
Locations | ||||
Live House | ||||
Description | ||||
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Teddy's enemy sprite shows him holding a knife in Mother, though it was removed in the English prototype and Mother 1+2.
In-game description
"Maybe he is not really rotten to the core...."
Gallery
Game appearances
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References
- ↑ "The Bla-Bla Boss, Teddy's real name is... Teddy Junior, the 3rd. Ha. But, it's only a rumor, though." - NPC
- ↑ Excerpt from Teddy's Encyclopedia Mother Entry
- ↑ "Teddy's parents were killed by mountain creatures. Before that, he was a gentle kid." - NPC
- ↑ Teddy, his health fully recovered, now sings daily at The Live Show. - N/A
- ↑ MOTHER Encyclopedia - The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant
- ↑ MOTHER Encyclopedia - The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant
- ↑ MOTHER Encyclopedia - The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant
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