Paula: Difference between revisions

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{{Character infobox

|image=Paula.png

|size=200px

|gender=Female

|eyes=Blue

|age=11<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Super-Nintendo/EarthBound-771110.html#Characters EarthBound page on UK Nintendo site, characters page]</ref>

|town=[[Twoson]]

|occupation=Caretaker at [[Polestar Preschool]]

|travelparty=[[Ness]]<br>[[Jeff]]<br>[[Poo]]

|nonPSIspecial=[[Paula#Praying{{!}}Praying]]

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She can also use the [[Paula#Praying|pray]] command in battle, which has a large amount of random effects. Among these effects include restoring HP to party members, making both enemies and the party [[Status effects|cry]], and reviving both unconscious party members and enemies.

==Biography==

Paula lives in the town of Twoson in Polestar Preschool, which doubles as her home. Paula is a member of the Jones family along with her mother and her father Paul Jones.

In the Japanese release of Mother 2 she is depicted as also being weak and passive, to the point where she would have cried if Ness hadn't come to rescue her when she was locked up in the cell. In the English release of EarthBound, however, her stronger side is further shown as the line saying she almost cried was changed to say she would have tried to bust her way out if Ness didn't come. According to the English script writer Marcus Lindblom, he changed it intentionally as the original line made her seem very weak and sensitive, and he instead wanted to potray her as a forceful American girl with a "willing to destroy" personality.

In the final battle against [[Giygas]], Paula uses her praying abilities to contact various characters they met on their journey, including [[the player]]. With everyone's powers combined, they all manage to defeat Giygas. At the end of the game, Paula receives a letter from the children at the Polestar Preschool, and Ness escorts her back home to [[Twoson]].

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{{Character learnlist}}

{{Character learnlist/cell|1|PK Freeze{{!}}PSI Freeze|alpha}}

{{Character learnlist/cell|25|PK Thunder{{!}}PSI Thunder|beta}}

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{{Character learnlist/cell|29|Defense Down{{!}}Defense down|alpha}}

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[[File:SSBU Ness PK Starstorm.png|thumb|Paula assisting Ness with [[PK Starstorm]] in [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]]]

Paula appears as a trophy in [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] and a sticker in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]], which raises [[PSI|PK Attack]] by 10. She appears in [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]] as a cameo in the background of the {{SSB|Magicant}} stage. She also appears in [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]], both as a spirit and as part of Ness's Final Smash, where she, alongside [[Poo]], assists Ness when using [[PK Starstorm]].

===Art===

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{{gallery/cell|Paula Trophy.png|80px|Paula's trophy in [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]].}}

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==Default names==

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*Paula is the only PSI user in the EarthBound series that never learns [[Healing]] and [[Lifeup]].

*Paula is the only party member who does not have a party of their own for a short time.

*Two of her default names, [[Nancy]] and [[Jane]], may come from the [[EarthBound Beginnings]] enemies of the same names.