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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.

==History==

With this knowledge, Ness accompanies Porky and Picky back to their home but is confronted by a Starman Jr, who was sent by Giygas to kill Buzz-Buzz. The Starman Jr. confirms the prophecy before attacking the group. However, it is defeated through Buzz-Buzz's massive PSI powers and Ness's physical attacks. Upon arriving at Porky's house, Buzz-buzz is unceremoniously killed who was mistaken for a dung beetle by Lardna Minch. As he is dying, Buzz-Buzz explains to Ness that he must reach the eight [[Your Sanctuary]] locations and passes on the [[Sound Stone]], a special stone that records the special [[Eight Melodies|melodies]] from each Sanctuary, to Ness and starts him on his quest to save the world.

In Twoson, it is revealed that Ness was telepathically contacted by [[Paula]], another member of his party, who this time asks him to come and rescue her. In [[Burglin Park]] Ness encounters friendly gangster named [[Everdred]] the leader of Burglin Park. When defeated, he tells Ness about that Paula was kidnapped and was considered being used as a sacrifice. Ness then meets an inventor named [[Apple Kid]], who after Ness invests in him, tells Ness that he will give him an invention after it is finished. Ness then enters [[Peaceful Rest Valley]], however he is unable to progress as the bridge is broken and the detour is blocked by an iron pencil-shaped statue. Upon returning to Twoson, Ness receives a call from Apple Kid saying his invention is finished, and Ness receives the [[Pencil Eraser]] from him. Ness removes the pencil statue with the machine and finds his way through Peaceful Rest Valley to [[Happy Happy Village]], which is under the influence of the [[Happy Happyism|Happy Happyist]] Cult. He finds Paula locked in a cell in a hidden house. She gives Ness the [[Franklin Badge]] so that he can withstand the lightning attacks of [[Mr. Carpainter]], the Happy Happyist leader. As Ness leaves the house, he is ambushed by Porky who reveals he is the high priest behind Happy Happyism and attacks Ness with [[Spiteful Crow]]s. After defeating them, Ness confronts Carpainter and defeats him, thereby breaking the influence of Happy Happyism over the valley. He explains that a certain statue has caused him to do strange things, and Carpainter thanks Ness for freeing him and gives him the key to Paula's cell. Ness encounters Porky outside who says he has also been freed and then apologizes, but then reveals he was lying and escapes. Ness frees Paula and enters a nearby cave where they encounter the [[Mondo Mole]], who is guarding the second sanctuary location, [[Lilliput Steps]]. They defeat it and Ness gains the power of Lilliput Steps. 

Following the cave and progressing through a small valley, they come upon Saturn Valley, a town inhabited by strange but friendly beings called [[Mr. Saturn]]. The town is under the threat of [[Master Belch]], who not only was responsible for the zombie infestation in Threed, but has kidnapped many innocent residents of the valley. They infiltrate a secret base behind [[Grapefruit Falls]] near the valley and encounter Master Belch who is a major henchmen of Giygas. The three take advantage of his obsession with fly honey and easily defeat him and free the Saturn Valley inhabitants, and in the process learn their next destination is the city of [[Fourside]]. They then travel through a cave and find the [[Trillionage Sprout]], guardian of the [[Milky Well]], the third sanctuary. They defeat it and Ness gains the power of the Milky well.

Later on, while shopping in the Fourside Department Store, there is a sudden power failure and Paula is snatched away in the dark. Hearing a call on the intercom, Ness and Jeff go to an office on the top floor where they encounter the [[Department Store Spook]], an alien henchman of Giygas. They fight and defeat the Department Store Spook and continue looking for clues to Paula's disappearance. They then enter Jackie's Cafe where they hear a strange noise outside, and after leaving, find Everdred lying injured on the ground. He explains that he stole the [[Mani-Mani Statue]] from the Carpainter and Monotoli stole it from him as well. He says Monotoli gets his evil power from the Mani Mani statue and tells Ness and Jeff to check behind the cafe counter. Upon checking? Ness and Jeff unexpectedly stumble upon a bizarre alternate dimension called Moonside. Navigating the oppositely-oriented domain, they find Monotoli looking at the statue, and upon talking to him he denies he is Monotoli and disappears.  They fight and destroy the Mani Mani statue, and find that it was a device that created illusions. They realize Moonside was an illusion the whole time, and that they have been in the storeroom to Jackie's Cafe all along.

Afterwards, Paula receives a telepathic message saying they need to return to Threed. The Runaway Five take them back to Threed where they repair the Sky Runner and fly to Winters. While Dr. Andonuts remodels the Sky Runner, they find their way to the [[Rainy Circle]] guarded by [[Shrooom!]]. They defeat it and Ness receives the Rainy Circle's power.

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Ness appears in the Super Smash Bros. series. He is playable in every game of the series. He is an unlockable character in the Smash 64, Brawl, the 3DS version of Smash 4, and Ultimate, but is a default character in Melee and the Wii U version of Smash 4.

Ness is one of the four unlockable characters in Super Smash Bros. To unlock him, the player must complete the 1P Game on a difficulty of Normal or higher, with three lives or less and using no continues. Ness then must be defeated on [[smashwiki: Dream Land|Dream Land]]. Ness's Special Attacks are PK Fire (Standard B), PK Thunder (Up + B), and PSI Magnet (Down + B). His up and down Smash Attacks uses his Yo-Yo, and his side Smash Attack uses his Baseball bat. His Baseball bat can also reflect projectiles, though it is difficult.

Ness returns in Super Smash Bros. Melee. This time, he is a default character, meaning that he is playable from the start. He now has a new Special Attack, PK Flash, which is now Standard B. PK Fire is now moved to Side + B.

Ness returns in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He is an unlockable character. To unlock his, the player must either play 5 VS. Matches, reflect 10 projectiles, or have him join your party in the Subspace Emissary. With the exception of the third method, Ness must then be defeated on Onett. Along with the other characters, he now has a Final Smash, which summons PK Starstorm. He also appears in the game's story mode, The Subspace Emissary.

In The Subspace Emissary, Ness appears after saving [[Lucas]] from the giant [[King Statue]], which is soon revealed to be [[Porky Minch]]. Lucas and Ness team up to defeat Porky. After the two defeat Porky, [[smashwiki: Wario|Wario]] appears and attacks Ness with a [[smashwiki: Dark Cannon|strange cannon]], and Ness successfully dodges each shot. Wario, however, then aims at Lucas, forcing Ness to push Lucas out of harm's way and take the arrow from the Dark Cannon, which turns him into a trophy. As Lucas is too scared to face Wario, he leaves Ness behind as Wario cackles in the rain. Most of Lucas's story in SSE involves getting revenge on Wario and trying to find Ness.

Ness is not seen again until much later in the story, where he and Luigi are revived thanks to the Dedede Badges. Upon inspecting Luigi's badge, he notices that it looks like Dedede, and, assuming that Dedede made them, proceeds to revive him. Upon being revived, King Dedede gives both of them a hug before they team up and rescue Lucas, along with most of the other characters. Kirby, who was revived by the Dedede brooch he swallowed earlier, revives whatever characters that Ness' group did not come across, including Wario. Wario then bashes Dedede in the head as revenge for Dedede stealing his cargo and trophies. He is then surprised to see Ness and Luigi on Dedede's side. They offer to let Wario to join them, and he agrees and rides his bike up to the entrance of [[smashwiki: The Great Maze|The Great Maze]]. After clearing The Great Maze, the characters reaches Tabuu again. He attempts to use his Off Waves attack, but they are destroyed by [[smashwiki: Sonic|Sonic]]. Lucas, along with the other revived characters team up to defeat [[smashwiki: Tabuu|Tabuu]], the ruler of [[smashwiki: Subspace|Subspace]].

In the Subspace Emissary, characters are playable by what's going on in the story. Ness is playable in [[smashwiki: The Ruined Zoo|The Ruined Zoo]], [[smashwiki: Subspace (Part I)|Subspace (Part I)]], and [[smashwiki: The Great Maze|The Great Maze]]. After the game is completed, Ness can be played on any level.

Ness returns again for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U. To unlock him in the 3DS version, the player must either play 10 VS Matches, or clear Classic Mode on any difficulty. After completing one of the two methods, Ness must then be defeated on Magicant. In the Wii U, Ness a default character, meaning he is playable from the start. His moveset is largely unchanged, but with considerable buffs, making him a much stronger character. His overall appearance has changed as well, wearing brighter colors and his overall head being more proportional to his body, as well as losing the rosy cheek accents that were there previously. He retains PK Starstorm as his Final Smash.

Ness, along with the other characters (excluding DLC characters), have Custom Moves, which are Special Attacks with different effects. The Custom Moves [[PK Freeze]], PK Fire Burst, Lasting PK Thunder, and Forward PK Thunder have similar effects to how Lucas preforms them in Brawl.

Ness, along with Lucas, returned in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which was released on December 7, 2018.

:''In EarthBound, this PSI ability belonged to Poo, the Crown Prince of Dalaam and one of Ness's friends. Ness must have learned it especially for Smash Bros.! The attack makes a shower of meteors fall onto the stage, damaging any foe it hits. While the attack's in progress, Ness is invincible and can adjust the meteors' trajectory.

Note: This trophy only appears in the Wii U version.

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===Sprites===

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{{Gallery/cell|Ness robot sprite.png|Robot|Ness as a robot.}}

{{Gallery/cell|Ness ghost sprite.png|Unconscious|Ness's unconscious sprite.}}

{{Gallery/cell|Young Ness.png|18px|Ness when he was younger}}

{{Gallery/cell|Ness bike sprite.png|Biking|Ness on his [[bicycle]].}}

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=== Art ===

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{{Gallery/cell|Ness SSB4 Trophy.png|80px|Ness trophy}}

{{Gallery/cell|Ness (Alt) Trophy SSB3DS.png|80px|Alternate trophy in the 3DS version}}

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{{Gallery/cell|PK Starstorm Trophy SSBWiiU.png|80px|[[PK Starstorm]] trophy}}

{{Gallery|color=red|galleryname=From [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]}}

{{Gallery/cell|Ness SSBU.png|80px|Artwork of Ness from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate}}

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