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===Physical appearance=== | ===Physical appearance=== | ||
Ness wears a blue shirt with yellow stripes, a brown backpack that is described as yellow by some NPCs, blue jean shorts, red sneakers 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 baseball team's logo on it. Likewise, according to the lyrics for [[Smiles and Tears]], his shoes are described as worn and faded. Ness is implied to be overweight by several NPCs, plus in the game's epilogue a person says that Ness has lost weight further implying this. While his original | Ness wears a blue shirt with yellow stripes, a brown backpack that is described as yellow by some NPCs, blue jean shorts, red sneakers 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 baseball team's logo on it. Likewise, according to the lyrics for [[Smiles and Tears]], his shoes are described as worn and faded. Ness is implied to be overweight by several NPCs, plus in the game's epilogue a person says that Ness has lost weight further implying this. While his original clay model and appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Brawl'' depict him to be overweight, his American clay model and appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and onward depict him as being more slender. Like many characters in the series, his eyes are depicted as black, but are shown to have a purple hue in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and he is often shown with pink blush marks along his cheeks. | ||
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>. | 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>. | ||
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{{Gallery|galleryname=Clay figures|color=red}} | {{Gallery|galleryname=Clay figures|color=red}} | ||
{{Gallery/cell|Ness-clay.png|80px|Ness's | {{Gallery/cell|Ness-clay.png|80px|Ness's clay model from ''Mother 2''.}} | ||
{{Gallery/cell|NessUS.png|62px|Ness's | {{Gallery/cell|NessUS.png|62px|Ness's clay model from ''[[EarthBound]]''.}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The | *The clay models for Ness and Paula for the US release of ''EarthBound'' are actually photo edits of their Japanese ''Mother 2'' models. In Ness's case, he may have been altered to appear more masculine so that ''EarthBound'' could appeal more to American audiences. | ||
*In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, Ness is voiced by Makiko Ōmoto, who also voices Kirby. | *In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, Ness is voiced by Makiko Ōmoto, who also voices Kirby. | ||
*During the development of ''Melee'', Ness was intended to be removed and replaced by [[Lucas]]. However, due to the numerous delay and the cancellation of [[EarthBound 64]], Ness was kept in the game. | *During the development of ''Melee'', Ness was intended to be removed and replaced by [[Lucas]]. However, due to the numerous delay and the cancellation of [[EarthBound 64]], Ness was kept in the game. | ||
