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'''Ninten''' ({{tt|ニンテン|Ninten}} ''Ninten'') named '''Ken''' in the novelization<ref name=Ninten/> is the main character and protagonist in ''[[EarthBound Beginnings]]'', the first game of the [[EarthBound (series)|EarthBound series]]. He lives together with his [[Carol|mother]], his [[Mimmie and Minnie|sisters]] and his [[Mick|dog]] in a [[Ninten's house|house]] in the northern outskirts of [[Podunk]].

Ninten weighs 42 kg, is 152 cm tall, and has blood type A.<ref name=SomeNintenInfo/> He has short, black hair, although he usually wears a red cap with a blue brim, likely due to his interest in baseball, making his hair unable to be seen in-game; in his clay model, he is also shown to have visible forelocks. He wears a striped t-shirt, with the colors blue and yellow; however, the t-shirt of his Japanese sprite was originally colored blue with one black stripe. He also wears blue shorts, blue shoes with white edges, and a pair of red socks, which together make a portion of his legs visible. Red blushes can also be seen on his cheek on his clay model, being a typical feature of several ''Mother'' characters.

His physical appearance is compared with [[wikipedia:Luke Skywalker|Luke Skywalker]] from the ''Star Wars'' franchise by several of his female classmates.<ref name=kenisu>[http://kenisu.webs.com/motherencyclopedia.htm MOTHER Encyclopedia - The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant]</ref>

Ninten displays few distinct traits and little personality throughout the game, due to him having the role of a typical [[wikipedia:Silent protagonist|silent protagonist]]. He has only one sentence of actual dialogue in the entire game, being in the ending sequence of the game, where he merely states that it would be nice to have some rest, as the Earth's crisis is over.<ref>"Well, now that the Earth's crisis is finally over, I think I'll just lay down for a moment and Zzzzzzzzz" - Ninten</ref> He is however shown to be the only main character in the game who is [[Status ailment#Asthma attack|asthmatic]], being a property which affects him negatively in-game if he is exposed to exhaust gases, and can only be cured by the use of [[List of recovery items in Mother#Asthma Spray|Asthma Spray]]. He and [[Ana]] are also the only party members that can utilize [[PSI]], although Ninten is only capable of using defensive PSI moves. His main weapons are [[Baseball bat]]s, being the only items in the game that are unique to him, and which is also a trait that is succeeded by [[Ness]] in ''[[EarthBound]]''. His personality has been expanded and elaborated on in several guides and books, though the degree of canonicity in these are debatable.

Among Ninten's favorite things are his baseball cap, a ticket to the Tokyo Giants, a photo of [[Maria|his great-grandmother]], a ball signed by [[wikipedia:Shigeo Nagashima|Shigeo Nagashima]], a bent spoon, and a penguin toy.<ref name=NintensFavoriteThings>[[:File:Ninten's Favorite Things.png|Excerpt from Ninten's Encyclopedia Mother Entry]]</ref> He got the baseball cap from his father, and it is considered to be his trademark; he rarely takes it off, being mainly when he showers, when it comes off as a result from a powerful swing when playing baseball, or when he sleeps, as can be seen in the expanded ending of ''[[EarthBound Beginnings]]''. The Tokyo Giants tickets were brought to him by his father after a trip to Japan, which Ninten believes is the "sister team" of the [[wikipedia:San Francisco Giants|San Francisco Giants]], being his favorite team. The sepia-colored, elliptical-bordered photo of his great-grandmother is kept in his desk, and is something he really treasures. The right half of the photo, which is thought to depict her husband, [[George]], has been torn off. Ninten received the ball signed by Shigeo Nagashima when he was watching a match in the "big leagues", and thereafter noticed that Nagashima sat next to him, recalling him from a special feature in a baseball magazine. The bent spoon became curved when he played with it during a dinner, when he already was full due to earlier having eaten at a hot dog stand, and as a result was unable to restrain himself, and bent the spoon through unknown means. Lastly, Ninten keeps the penguin toy due to his interest of penguins. When penguins were introduced at the [[Choucream Zoo|local zoo]], it made a really big impression on him, as he previously only had seen them on pictures and TV.<ref name=kenisu/><ref name=NintensFavoriteThings/>

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The game starts off with Ninten's [[Ninten's house|home]] being invading by a poltergeist. Several inanimate objects are brought to life during the paranormal phenomenon, including [[lamp]]s and one of Ninten's [[Mimmie and Minnie|sister]]s' [[doll]]s. After defeating the doll, he finds a music box inside of it, which starts to play a [[Eight Melodies|melody]], whose significance is left ambiguous, but still is memorized by him. After the event is over and the poltergeist has disappeared, Ninten gets a call from his [[Ninten's father|father]], who vaguely expresses that it is time for Ninten to go on "a little adventure" in order to explore the potential of his powers. He also tells Ninten that there is something in the house's basement that might assist him during his journey, although he has forgotten where he put the key that is needed in order to make it accessible. After Ninten has retrieved the [[List of key items in Mother#Basement Key|key]] from [[Mick|his dog]] and obtained his [[Great-Grand Father's Diary|great-grandfather's diary]] from the basement, he initiates his journey by heading to the closest town, Podunk.

After the defeat of Giegue, the party frees the humans that have been abducted by Giegue, several of whom return to their children in [[Youngtown]]. Ninten himself returns to his home in Podunk, being greeted by his mother and sisters. He and Ana are confirmed to stay in touch by sending each other letters after the events of the game. Ninten can also be seen resting in the ending, due to the Earth's crisis finally being over.

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