Baseball bat: Difference between revisions

|caption=Artwork of the Hank's bat from  ''Encyclopedia Mother''

|games=''[[EarthBound Beginnings]]''<br>''[[EarthBound]]''<br>''[[Mother 3]]''

'''Baseball bats''' equippable items in the ''{{se|EarthBound}}'' series. They are used as weapons in all of the ''{{se|EarthBound}}'' games, primarily in the {{vg|Mother|first}} and [[EarthBound|second]] games.

==Usage==

When equipped, baseball bats increase the [[Status#Offense|Offense]] of the holder by a varying amount, although some bats have additional effects. Baseball bats are the signiture weapons of [[Ninten]] and [[Ness]], who are the main protagonists of the first two games. In ''[[Mother 3]]'' they are replaced with [[Sticks]] which serve a similar purpose as the signiture weapon of [[Lucas]], however there are two bats that are still present in the game.

==List of baseball bats==

===In ''[[EarthBound Beginnings]]''===

The baseball bats in ''EarthBound Beginnings'' are [[List of equippable items in Mother|equippable items]] that only are usable by [[Ninten]]. There is a total of four different bats that can be obtained throughout the game, with varying [[Status#Offense|Offense]] increasing values.

{{Itemlist/head|Heading=List of baseball bats in ''EarthBound Beginnings''|color=EBB}}

{{Itemlist/tabletop|Offense|Price|Notes|Where to find|color=EBB|EBsprite=yes}}

{{Itemlist/cell|Name=Plastic bat |Sprite=[[File:PlasticBatEncyclopedia.png|100px]]|Jpkana={{tt|ボロのバット|Boro no Batto}}|Jptrans=Worn-out bat|Effect=+3|Price={{$}}80|Extra=Its Japanese name matches that of the [[#Cracked bat|Cracked bat]] from EarthBound.|Where=The basement in [[Ninten's house]]<br>[[Podunk]] [[Department store]]<br>Northwestern portion of [[Sweet's Little Factory]]<br>Second classroom from the right on the second floor of  [[Twinkle Elementary School]]|Desc=This weapon is OK for Ninten. USE it!.}}

{{Itemlist/cell|Name=Wooden bat|Sprite=[[File:WoodenBatEncyclopedia.png|100px]]|Jpkana={{tt|ふつうのバット|Futsū no Batto}}|Jptrans=Ordinary bat|Effect=+12|Price={{$}}500|Extra=Its Japanese name matches that of the [[#Tee ball bat|Tee ball bat]] from EarthBound.|Where=[[Podunk]] and [[Merrysville]] [[Department store]]s|Desc=Ninten, USE this weapon to fight with weak enemies.}}

{{Itemlist/cell|Name=Aluminum bat|Sprite=[[File:AluminumBatEncyclopedia.png|100px]]|Jpkana={{tt|いいバット|Ī Batto}}|Jptrans=Good bat|Effect=+30|Price={{$}}1000|Extra=Its Japanese name matches that of the [[#Sand lot bat|Sand lot bat]] from EarthBound.|Where=[[Merrysville]] and [[Reindeer]] [[Department store]]s|Desc=With this weapon Ninten can easily fight tougher enemies.}}

{{Itemlist/cell|Name=Hank's bat|Sprite=[[File:HanksBatEncyclopedia.png|100px]]|Jpkana={{tt|さいこうのバット|Saikō no Batto}}|Jptrans=Supreme  bat|Effect=+48|Price=N/A|Extra=If Hank's Bat would get confiscated by the police in Ellay, it can be rebought for {{$}}1400 from a policeman in the city's police station.

Its Japanese name matches that of the [[#Hall of fame bat|Hall of fame bat]] from EarthBound.|Where=[[Cave of Mt. Itoi]]|Desc=This awesome bat was personally autographed.}}

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{{gallery/cell|plastic bat.jpg|120px|Illustration of the Plastic bat (Worn-out bat).}}

=== In ''[[EarthBound]]''===

Similar to ''EarthBound Beginnings'', the baseball bats are [[Ness]]'s primary offensive weapon, and can only be used by Ness. There are a total of 13 different bats with varying offense increasing values, with a select few also having additional effects.

{{Itemlist/head|Heading=List of baseball bats in ''EarthBound''|color=EB}}

{{Itemlist/tabletop|Offense|Price|Additional effects|Where to obtain|color=EB|EBsprite=yes}}

{{Itemlist/cell|Sprite=[[File:Cracked bat.jpg|50px]]|Name=Cracked bat|Jpkana={{tt|ボロのバット|Boro no Batto}}|Jptrans=Worn-out bat|Effect=+4|Price={{$}}18|Extra=|Where=[[Ness's house]] <small>([[present]])</small><br>[[Onett]] [[Drugstore]]|Desc=}}

{{Itemlist/cell|Sprite=[[File:tee ball bat.jpg|50px]]|Name=Tee ball bat|Jpkana={{tt|ふつうのバット|Futsū no Batto}}|Jptrans=Ordinary bat|Effect=+8|Price={{$}}48|Extra=|Where=[[Onett]] [[Drugstore]] and [[Twoson]] [[Department store]]|Desc=}}

{{Itemlist/cell|Sprite=[[File:sand lot bat.jpg|50px]]|Name=Sand lot bat|Jpkana={{tt|いいバット|Ī Batto}}|Jptrans=Good bat|Effect=+15|Price={{$}}98|Extra=|Where=[[Happy Happy Village]] [[Drugstore]],<br>[[Fourside]] [[Grand Department Store]] |Desc=}}

{{Itemlist/cell|Sprite=[[File:minor league bat.jpg|50px]]|Name=Minor league bat|Jpkana={{tt|とてもいいバット|Totemo Ī Batto}}|Jptrans=Excellent bat|Effect=+26|Price={{$}}399|Extra=|Where=[[Threed]] [[Drugstore]] and [[Fourside]] [[Grand Department Store]]|Desc=}}

{{Itemlist/cell|Sprite=[[File:Mr baseball bat.jpg|50px]]|Name=Mr. Baseball bat|Jpkana={{tt|ミスターのバット|Misutā no Batto}}|Jptrans=Mister's bat|Effect=+38|Price={{$}}498|Extra=|Where=[[Dusty Dunes Desert]] [[Drugstore]] and [[Fourside]] [[Grand Department Store]]|Desc=}}

{{Itemlist/cell|Sprite=[[File:t-rex's bat.jpg|50px]]|Name=T-rex's bat|Jpkana={{tt|ゴヂラのバット|Godjira no Batto}}|Jptrans=[[wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla]] bat|Effect=+48|Price={{$}}698|Extra=|Where=[[Winters]] [[Drugstore]]|Desc=}}

{{Itemlist/cell|Sprite=[[File:big league bat.jpg|50px]]|Name=Big league bat|Jpkana={{tt|ゴージャスなバット|Gōjasu na Batto}}|Jptrans=Gorgeous bat|Effect=+54 |Price={{$}}3080 <br><small>(in [[Summers]])</small><br>{{$}}1380<br><small>(in [[Scaraba]])</small>|Extra=|Where=[[Summers]] and [[Scaraba]] [[Drugstore]]s|Desc=}}

{{Itemlist/cell|Sprite=[[File:Casey bat.jpg|50px]]|Name=Casey bat|Jpkana=かたにちからバット|Jptrans=All-your-Might bat|Effect=+125|Price=N/A|Extra=Misses 3/4 of the time|Where=Always dropped by [[Master Barf]] in [[Deep Darkness]]|Desc=}}

{{Itemlist/cell|Sprite=[[File:Hall of fame bat.jpg|50px]]|Name=Hall of fame bat|Jpkana={{tt|さいこうのバット|Saikou no Batto}}|Jptrans=Supreme bat|Effect=+62|Price=7th Horn of life|Extra=|Where=[[Tenda Village]]{{tt|*|trade a Horn of Life}}|Desc=}}

{{Itemlist/cell|Sprite=[[File:Ultimate bat.jpg|50px]]|Name=Ultimate bat|Jpkana={{tt|きゅうきょくバット|Kyūkyoku Batto}}|Jptrans=Ultimate bat|Effect=+68|Price={{$}}2298|Extra=|Where=[[Lost Underworld]] store|Desc=}}

{{Itemlist/cell|Sprite=[[File:Magicant bat.jpg|50px]]|Name=Magicant bat|Jpkana={{tt|マジカントバット|Majikanto Batto}}|Jptrans=Magicant bat|Effect=+80|Price=N/A|Extra=|Where={{Eb|Magicant}} <small>([[present]])</small>|Desc=}}

{{Itemlist/cell|Sprite=[[File:Legendary bat.jpg|50px]]|Name=Legendary bat|Jpkana={{tt|でんせつのバット|Densetsu no Batto}}|Jptrans=Legendary bat|Effect=+110|Price=N/A|Extra=|Where=[[Cave of the Past]] <small>([[present]])</small>|Desc=}}

{{Itemlist/foot|Sprite=[[File:Gutsy bat.jpg|50px]]|Name=Gutsy bat|Jpkana={{tt|ガッツのバット|Gattsu no Batto}}|Jptrans=Guts bat|Effect=+100|Price=N/A|Extra=+127 Guts|Where=Dropped by [[Bionic Kraken]] in the [[Cave of the Past]] <small>(1/128 chance)</small>|Desc=}}

====Artwork====

{{gallery|galleryname=EarthBound Player's Guide depictions|color=EB}}

{{gallery/cell|Tee-ballBatArtwork.png|104px|Artwork of the Tee ball bat from ''[[EarthBound]]''.}}

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===In ''[[Mother 3]]''===

Unlike the previous two games, [[Lucas]]'s primary weapon are instead [[Stick]]s and there are only two baseball bats that can be found in ''Mother 3'': the fake bat and the real bat, both of which are only usable by Lucas.

{{Itemlist/head|Heading=List of baseball bats in ''Mother 3''|color=M3}}

{{Itemlist/cell|Name=Fake Bat |Sprite=[[File:FakeBat.png]]|Jpkana={{anchor|Fake Bat}}{{tt|ニセバット|Nise Batto}}|Jptrans=Fake Bat|Effect=+30|Price=20000 DP|Extra=Changes Lucas's combo instrument.|Where=[[New Pork City]] <small>(theater)</small>|Desc=A bat that is obviously fake. Offense +30.}}

{{Itemlist/foot|Name=Real Bat|Sprite=[[File:RealBat.png]]|Jpkana={{anchor|Real Bat}}{{tt|ホンモノのバット|Honmono no Batto}}|Jptrans=Real Bat|Effect=+100|Price=N/A|Extra=PP+50|Where=[[Final area]]|Desc=A bat that brims with mystery and courage. Offense +100.}}

==In the ''{{se|Super Smash Bros.}}'' series==

[[File:Ness's bat SSB.jpg|thumb|250px|right|In the Super Smash Bros. series, Ness uses a baseball bat for his {{sw|forward smash}}.]]

Ness uses a baseball bat for his {{sw|forward smash}} in all six of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games. His bat is not designed after a particular bat in the ''EarthBound'' series, it appears as a wooden baseball bat that has the words "Nett sports" inscribed on it. Throughout the series the tip of his bat is the strongest part, where it deals the most damage and knockback compared to other places, whereas the weakest part is towards the handle. It also has a unique property where it will reflect projectiles with correct timing.

 

==={{sw|Home-Run Bat}}===

[[File:Homerunbat.png|thumb|200px|right|The Home-Run Bat as it appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'']]

 

It is often speculated that the one-hit KO smash attack from the Home-Run Bat is based off of when the characters land a {{smashhit}} hit, in particular Ninten and Ness as they primarily use baseball bats, as a {{smashhit}} is much more powerful than a regular hit. In addition, it is also possible that the difficulty in landing the one-hit KO hit with the Home-Run Bat is based off of the Casey bat, as the Casey bat's low accuracy causes the player to miss most of the time, however it also has the highest offense increasing value of all the bats in the game, allowing it to one-hit KO enemies often.

*An [https://earthboundcentral.com/2011/11/the-gutsy-bat-is-a-lie infamous mistake] in the EarthBound Player's Guide states the Gutsy Bat is obtained from the Krakens in the Sea of Eden.

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