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Merrysville

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Merrysville
サンクスギビン Thanksgiving

MerrysvilleMap.png
Merrysville as it appears in Mother.

Region
America
Connected areas
Magicant
Sweet's Little Factory
Twinkle Elementary School
Duncan's Factory
Union Station
Pilgrim's Rocky Mountain

Merrysville is a town in Mother, featuring an elementary school and a train station, and is also the hometown of Lloyd. Merrysville has an average temperature of 18°C, and its main industries are industrial manufacture and commerce.[1]

Overview

Merrysville consists of twenty multi-storied buildings, five of which can be accessed; being the town's burger shop, department store, hospital, hotel, and elementary school. When first visiting the town, several inhabitants are concerned about the rocks lying on the railroad track, making the train unable to pass.[2][3][4] Others inform Ninten about there being a factory to the north of the town, which have started to produce rockets,[5][6] one individual even suggesting that they might help him to get rid of the rocks on the tracks.[7] Some people comment on how hostile beings roam the outskirts of the town.[8][9]

A man located between the department store and hotel asks Ninten to answer his questionnaire, which consists of two questions. One is about whether or not he thinks the train tickets are too expensive, and one is about whether or not he has used the Bullhorn yet; whatever Ninten replies, the man will thank him for his cooperation and give him the Telephone Card in return.

Geography

Merrysville has a population of 57 individuals and is the fourth biggest settlement in the game, featuring an area of 8,719 square meters,[10] and is surpassed by Reindeer, Podunk and Ellay. It appears to be a relatively industrialized town, being near both Sweet's Little Factory and Duncan's Factory. It is also in a very mountainous region, being surrounded from all sides by a large cliff. Various symmetrically placed flowers and bush-like plants can be seen throughout the town. A railroad track leading from the Union Station to Reindeer, Spookane and Snowman can also be seen in the eastern portion of the town, being surrounded by several bushes, forming an allée.

To the west of Merrysville lies Podunk. Other nearby locations include Sweet's Little Factory, lying to the south, and Duncan's Factory and Union Station, lying to the north.

History

Ninten first arrives at Merrysville after exiting Magicant via the Magicant Underground, where he is transported to a cave in the southern outskirts of the town. After entering the town, he goes to the town's elementary school, where he meets a boy hiding in a trash can on the school's roof, who introduces himself as Lloyd, also mentioning his liking for the Bottle Rockets that are produced at Sweet's Little Factory. After Ninten manages to find one in the factory and gives it to Lloyd, Lloyd takes him to the school's lab room, where he, after a failed experiment involving his newly obtained rocket, joins Ninten on his journey.

The party discovers that the path leading to the town's train station is blocked by a set of rocks. They head toward Duncan's Factory, where they find a Pass on the way, which supposedly grants access to the factory. The dog guarding the factory's entrance notcies that the pass is expired, and battles them instead of letting them in. After defeating the dog, the party enters the factory, and after having managed to navigate through the maze-like building, they do, thanks to Lloyd, activate a rocket, which they send towards the rocks. After successfully clearing the path to the train station, the two of them exit the factory, and continue with their journey via the newly accessible train station.

Businesses

Department store

2nd floor
Name Price
Antidote $20
Asthma Spray $148
Life Up Cream $194
Insecticide $300
3rd floor
Name Price
Wooden Bat $500
Aluminum Bat $1000
Boomerang $1100
4th floor
Name Price
Orange Juice $5
Bread $30
Sports Drink $75
5th floor
(English prototype and Mother 1+2 port)
Name Price
Ruler $22
Stun Gun $300
Rope $600
Repel Ring $160
5th floor
(Japanese Famicom version)
Name Price
Ruler $22
Telephone Card $50
Stun Gun $300
Rope $600

Burger shop

Name Price
Orange Juice $5
French Fries $15
Hamburger $25

Hotel

The hotel in Merrysville is $65 per person.

Big Ben Casey Hospital[11]

Unlike the other hospitals in Mother, treatment of status ailments by the doctor in Merrysville is always half of the amount of money Ninten is carrying. Revival of unconscious party members is consistently $190, however.

Items

Enemies

North of town

Sprite Enemy name Notes
BagLady.gif Bag Lady May drop a Hamburger
File:EagleSprite.gif Eagle None
Fugitive.gif Fugitive None
LilSaucer.gif Lil Saucer None
File:MadCar.gif Mad Car None
File:MadTruck.gif Mad Truck None
File:ManiacTruck.gif ManiacTruck None
File:PsychoCar.gif Psycho Car None
File:PsychoTruck.gif PsychoTruck None
Rope.gif Rope May drop a Rope

South of town

Sprite Enemy name Notes
File:BarbotSprite.gif Barbot None
File:BearSprite.gif Bear None
File:CougarSprite.gif Cougar None
File:EagleSprite.gif Eagle None
LilSaucer.gif Lil Saucer None
File:SkunkSprite.gif Skunk None
File:WolfSprite.gif Wolf None

Gallery

Gallery
ThanksgivingMap.jpg
Map of Merrysville from Encyclopedia Mother.
ThanksgivingOverview.jpg
Image of Merrysville from Encyclopedia Mother.

References

  1. Excerpt from Thanksgiving's (Merrysville's) Encyclopedia Mother Entry
  2. "There was a rock- slide near Union Station. The train can't get through until it has been removed." - NPC
  3. "Big rocks block the railroad. The train cannot pass." - NPC
  4. "How can we get the big rocks off the railroad tracks? I'll bet the Mayor leaves them there 'til election time." - NPC
  5. "I got this from Duncan's factory in the north." - NPC
  6. "I've heard that in Duncan's Factory up north, they've started building huge rockets." - NPC
  7. "I think... I think... The rockslide on the railroad tracks... Could be blown up with a Duncan Factory Rocket." - NPC
  8. "I've heard many scary monsters lurk outside town. I'm so afraid that they'll take my money away. - NPC
  9. "An awful creature beat me up. If you're going to the station, watch out!" - NPC
  10. Excerpt from Thanksgiving's (Merrysville's) Encyclopedia Mother Entry
  11. Ad from Encyclopedia Mother

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