Lloyd

Lloyd ロイド Loid
File:Loid.png Lloyd's clay model from Mother
Gender	Male
Age	yes
Appears in	Mother
Residence	Merrysville
Relatives	Unnamed father Unnamed mother
Traveling partners	Ninten Ana
Signature weapon	Guns
Non-PSI ability	Can use special items

Lloyd (alternatively Loid or Roid)^[1] is one of the main characters of Mother. He lives in Merrysville and goes to school at Twinkle Elementary School. Although he cannot use PSI, he is skilled at using various mechanical objects and explosives.

Physical appearance

Lloyd weighs 40 kg, is 149 cm tall and has blood type AB.^[2] He has gray hair that ends just above his ears, and that is parted in the middle. He wears a pair of round eyeglasses, being one of his favorite possessions that he very rarely takes off; being only when he is by himself. Clothing-wise, he wears a red t-shirt, a pair of brown shorts, and a pair of red, white-edged shoes with white laces. Red blushes, being a typical trait among various Mother characters, can also be seen on his cheeks.

He bears some slight resemblance to Jeff, a main character in EarthBound, primarily being that they both wear glasses when it comes to their physical appearances. Other similarities include their incapability of utilizing PSI, which is compensated by their ability to use various mechanical weapons, such as guns and bottle rockets. Early concept art from EarthBound, notably, depicts Jeff also wearing a red shirt and having lighter hair, making him more resemble Lloyd.^[3]

Personality and other characteristics

Lloyd is depicted as a stereotypically nerdy person, being shy and intelligent, and frequently bullied by several of his fellow schoolchildren; he is as a result usually found hiding in trash cans while being at school. As a toddler, he did already display introverted qualities, not letting anyone besides his mother be affectionate toward him. Lloyd already showed a liking of his idol, Albert Einstein, at an extremely young age, when he read a book by him on the subject of the theory of relativity, which became one of his most treasured possessions when he grew up. He is shown to have a strong liking for science, mainly mechanics, as he is seen to be able to activate industrial rockets and navigate military tanks. His main weapons, only being usable by him, are guns. He also likes to experiment with mechanical objects, as can be seen in the game when he tries to reproduce a Bottle Rocket. Physical education is his least favorite school subject, being something in which he shows little interest. Despite the fact that he is almost daily subjected to bullying, he is more determined than most of his other classmates, doing his best to manage through the days. When he has gone home after school, he usually spends his time on science, together with his father. Later during night, he sleeps for approximately three hours.^[4] Lloyd also owns an Apple Computer, which usually greets him in the morning, and he is revealed to love a certain theme from the movie Ben-Hur.^[5]

Lloyd's five most treasured possessions are his theory of relativity book, his PC software, his Superman doll, his tool set, his eyeglasses, and his trophy from the "Pan-American Concentration Convention: Boy's Division Championship". He found the theory of relativity book on his father's bookshelf at the age of three, and it sparked his interest for Albert Einstein during the following years. He mainly uses his PC to play games, and he can sometimes display aggressive behavior upon losing a game or if a game starts to malfunction. The Superman doll is one of his few possessions that doesn't pertain to science, where it's hinted that it may be due to him being able to identify himself with Superman, as he has two roles: one as an ordinary man, and one as a hero. His tool set serves more as a memento rather than building devices, as that specific tool set is the first one he ever got, being bought by his mother. Lastly, the trophy he got at the convention was one he managed to win after having displayed an impressive memory capacity, though all that is left of the actual trophy is its stand, as he has used the copper that the trophy consisted of for his various experiments.^[6]

In Mother

Ninten first meets Lloyd in Twinkle Elementary School, hiding in a trash can from the other schoolchildren. He is said to be weak and is often picked on by other kids. Lloyd joins Ninten on his adventure after Ninten gets him a Bottle Rocket from Sweet's Little Factory. He also clears the path for the train station by detonating a couple rockets from Duncan's Factory, allowing him and Ninten to continue on their journey.

Later, while progressing through the swamp to Ellay, the party briefly meets Lloyd's father hiding in a trash can. Lloyd's father asks for the player's name if they didn't input it on their visit in Snowman.

He leaves the party temporarily in Ellay, being replaced by Teddy on their journey to Mt. Itoi. Lloyd ends up catching up with them on the mountain, however, and manages to rescue everyone in time when they are attacked by a giant robot. He had also borrowed a tank during this time from the man they had met earlier in the Yucca Desert. Template:Sectstub