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Ness is one of the most recognized characters in the [[EarthBound series]] to the point where he is often seen as the flagship character of the series. His appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series have considerably boosted his public image, as well as for the EarthBound series as a whole. Ness became more or less a mainstream character in gaming culture rather than a curious cult character from Nintendo's 90's days, and he has become a well-known character in Nintendo gaming. | Ness is one of the most recognized characters in the [[EarthBound series]] to the point where he is often seen as the flagship character of the series. His appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series have considerably boosted his public image, as well as for the EarthBound series as a whole. Ness became more or less a mainstream character in gaming culture rather than a curious cult character from Nintendo's 90's days, and he has become a well-known character in Nintendo gaming. | ||
== | ==Biography== | ||
Ness wears a blue shirt with yellow stripes, a brown backpack, blue shorts, red shoes with white socks, and a red baseball cap with a blue bill turned to its side. According to the [[EarthBound Player's Guide]], his cap has his favorite team's logo on it. | Ness wears a blue shirt with yellow stripes, a brown backpack, blue shorts, red shoes with white socks, and a red baseball cap with a blue bill turned to its side. According to the [[EarthBound Player's Guide]], his cap has his favorite team's logo on it. Ness is implied to be overweight by several NPCs, plus in the game's epilogue a person says Ness has lost weight further implying this. While his original clay model and appearence in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Brawl depict him to be overweight, his American clay model and appearence in [[Super Smash Bros. 4]] and onward depict him as being more slender. | ||
Ness shares many similarities to Ninten, the protagonist of [[EarthBound Beginnings]], although with a few minor differences: Ness's cap is pointed left while Ninten's is pointed right, Ness's hair is rounded whereas Ninten's is more spiky, Ness wears white socks and red shoes while Ninten wears red socks and blue shoes, and Ness carries a backpack which Ninten lacks. Shigesato Itoi confirmed Ness was intentionally designed to be similar to Ninten in appearance to allow the player to choose whether they were the same person or different<ref>[http://yomuka.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/famitsu-06191992/ Weekly Famitsu – June 19, 1992]</ref>. | In terms of physical appearence, Ness shares many similarities to Ninten, the protagonist of [[EarthBound Beginnings]], although with a few minor differences: Ness's cap is pointed left while Ninten's is pointed right, Ness's hair is rounded whereas Ninten's is more spiky, Ness wears white socks and red shoes while Ninten wears red socks and blue shoes, and Ness carries a backpack which Ninten lacks. Shigesato Itoi confirmed Ness was intentionally designed to be similar to Ninten in appearance to allow the player to choose whether they were the same person or different<ref>[http://yomuka.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/famitsu-06191992/ Weekly Famitsu – June 19, 1992]</ref>. | ||
===Personality and other characteristics=== | |||
Like most silent protagonists, little is said about Ness's personality. Ness is shown to be kind and helpful, while also being strong on courageous. Ness is willing to endure any dangerous situation to save the world. Ness is shown to be fond of baseball with the EarthBound Player's Guide saying he has his favorite team's logo on his cap. This is further alluded with Ness's choice of weapon being baseball bats. | |||
Ness is implied to be close to his home and his family, as implied by how he starts feeling [[homesick]] if he is away from home for long. Outside of Dr. Saturn the only way to cure his homesickness is talking to his mother, implying he is in particular close to his mother<!--The chick does not cure homesickness contrary to popular belief-->. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||