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*Ninten has been known by several different names in Japan. In the instruction manual, no name for him is given, and he is referred to simply as '''Boku''', a masculine first-person pronoun often used by young boys, as the manual is written from Ninten's perspective. The novelization named him '''Ken'''. However, the name Ninten was used in ''Encyclopedia Mother'' and for his figure that released in Japan. | *Ninten has been known by several different names in Japan. In the instruction manual, no name for him is given, and he is referred to simply as '''Boku''', a masculine first-person pronoun often used by young boys, as the manual is written from Ninten's perspective. The novelization named him '''Ken''' while the Choose-Your-Own-Adventure book named him '''Douglas "Doug" Halloway'''<ref name=cyoa>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/13mLQBxVzwvBMWrv3CA1a4z1SYGwjr3Ni8LaevLLpP5w/edit MOTHER: Invasion from the Unknown]</ref>. However, the name Ninten was used in ''Encyclopedia Mother'' and for his figure that released in Japan. | ||
*Among fans, Ninten's signiture PSI move is commonly believed to be 4th-D Slip, as he is the only character in the series who is able to learn the move. | *Among fans, Ninten's signiture PSI move is commonly believed to be 4th-D Slip, as he is the only character in the series who is able to learn the move. | ||
*Ninten is the only ''EarthBound'' series protagonist to never have a spoken line in Japan, as Ness is implied to be speaking in {{ebb|Magicant}} after defeating Ness's Nightmare, and Lucas speaks during his NPC roles prior to Chapter 4. | *Ninten is the only ''EarthBound'' series protagonist to never have a spoken line in Japan, as Ness is implied to be speaking in {{ebb|Magicant}} after defeating Ness's Nightmare, and Lucas speaks during his NPC roles prior to Chapter 4. | ||
