Earthbound is the english version of mother 2, mother 1 is earthbound beginnings who final Boss is guiegue (Giygas but less powerful, with a physical form and he had the Power of thinking)
I couldn't imagine how the FULL game would turn out. If you didn't know, Itoi said Mother 3 was going to be a lot more depressing and darker than the final version, but I think because of memory limitations they had to be cut. These include Porky's death; three flashbacks involving Lucas and Claus for the final battle; an animation of Claus being constructed into a robot AKA the Masked Man; Kumatora being a Magypsie instead of Fassad, meaning that when you pull the final needle you have to sacrifice Kumatora; unused battle backgrounds that involve having Claus in it; an unused boss referred to as "Lucas's Nightmare"; etc.
I really like how the two brothers represent the two states of the world showcased in this game. Lucas represents the untouched, natural beauty of the world at the beginning of the game while Claus represents the cold, artificial reality of Porky’s mechanical utopia.
That actually brings a lot to the title screen at the end of the game because instead of being mechanical and organic it is only wood symbolizing Lucas’ side
11 years ago, when I posted this, I had no idea it'd become my most viewed video. I simply wanted to share my experience on my small channel. Thank you all for viewing it, but the real credit goes to Itoi who created this masterpiece.
For those wondering, if the player selects, "no" when Lucas pulls the needle, Lucas will pull it anyway. Lucas has grown so determined that even the player can't alter his decision. Brilliant storytelling!
Either that or he's just forcing himself to do it even thou he doesn't want to, his brother just died on a horrible way and context in front of him, yet nobody gives him a moment to take it in or simply grieve, cry his heart out, they'll just tell him to do it right here right now (althought there was no rush, nobody else was trying to pull the needle anymore). No wonder the world went to hell, if they just gave the kid some time to chill maybe there would still be an island
@@facundosilveira5535 I always interpreted it as the dragon reconstructing the world, this is hinted at with the title screen becoming whole again instead of being an amalgamation of natural and mechanical elements
@@facundosilveira5535 Thats... not the theme of the game at all. The needles represent pain and trauma, the dragon represents rebirth. The game is about Lucas overcoming his trauma and growing up. Its about pushing through trauma and letting that help you be strong, not to corrupt you. He doesn't have time to cry and do nothing, because he's becoming strong now, and being so means that you have to shoulder responsibility for everyone you love.
"im going where mom is now" "i hope we can see each other again someday" "bye" "I'm sorry" - Claus gave his last breath Right in the feels. Right in the goddamn feels....
i love the stiltedness of Claus' final words. It would have been so easy to end on "I'm going to where Mom is now", but it just feels a bit more real to have his rambling "thank you" and "sorry" just come out as he fades out of life.
Oh god... i literally burst into tears when I read "Claus gave his final breath", and let it sink in. Everything Lucas has gone through. His brother being missing. And everything slipping away from him. I can only think of one other time something has pushed me to tears from what it puts out, and I was mostly tired at the time. Mother 3 is truly a masterpiece of a game. It deserves a world of attention. A VC release at the very bear minimum.
13:37 Man... This is what got me. Look at how happy things were when Lucas and Claus were born in comparison to the end game. Flint and Hinawa didn't have a doubt in the world at this point. 2 incredibly thrilled parents hoping for the best to come out of their children as they grew up. This cut scene really forces you to look over everything that's happened in the story. Animals being modified into dangerous creatures, the Sunshine Forest burned down, Hinawa's death, the introduction of money, the people of Tazmily becoming selfish, people losing their home just because they rejected Happy Boxes. The once ancient magypsies finally dissappearing, and now your own brother trapped undet Porky's control. This whole game is tragic if you think about it.
Itoi left the ending open, but at the same time, there are many hints that speak of a happy ending. The player had to be attentive to details to understand this. Conversations on a black background are definitely not in the afterlife, because you are touching Porky, locked in a completely safe capsule, Porky cannot die. Now a little about whether Hinawa and Claus were revived. Here is some evidence. First, after the meteor destruction, there are dialogues in which someone says "Did the Dragon's revival give power to all life?" and "I thought everything was about to be destroyed...but everyone is alive" and also mentions a miracle. It would be pointless to state unless someone who was lost had come back, such as Claus. Secondly, Itoi Shigesato in one of his interviews says: Question: In the end, the dragon is revived and the island is completely destroyed, but everyone is still alive, aren't they? Itoi: "That's right. So to bring out the strength in these human beings, no matter what, Hinawa and Claus had to make sure to tell everyone their goodbyes." If Claus and Hinawa were left dead, then it would be logical to mention that Claus' self-sacrifice saved the world. Instead, Itoi says that everyone is alive and Claus and Hinawa just had to say goodbye because they didn't know for sure what the future would be like. Third, Before the cast, after Lucas supposedly said "Thanks. We sure had a lot of fun, didn't we?" followed by an unknown character who wants to say goodbye to the player, but feels awkward or insecure. Unlike all other characters, he says "Thanks..." after some hesitation of about 2 lines. Considering everything that had happened it would make sense that Claus would be hesitant around the player, and say so little.
@@elenan.798 giving Lucas comfort and closure kind of like performing last rites to keep his doubts from clouding his judgment. Similar to how facing your own inner turmoil conquering your own demons one unchecked contradiction or sin if you want to call it that is a reminder of what you used to be like can undo all your progress, basically if hinawa didn't help, Lucas may have had dark thoughts of revenge or fear in him and the dragon would have destroyed everyone. I like how flint teaches Lucas how to forgive because he wanted to kill the mecha drago but decided not to pull the trigger. If he did and flint didn't say anything to him or just say "well pull it already." Yeah the world would be annihilated. Very mature writing for what on the surface is a kid friendly game.
I love how the doorknob that thomas pulls out around the start of the first chapter follows you throughout the game and even appears lastly in the credits
Mother 1/Earthbound Zero: You drove away a alien by singing a song. Mother 2/Earthbound: You killed a gruesome and scary creature by praying. Mother 3/Earthbound 2: The boss mess with your mind and Hinawa keeps telling he's Lucas brother and killed him by reflecting the most powerful PK Thunder i've seen. Mother final bosses in a nutshell
Look i know masked man is final boss of this game but i think porky's battle gave a feel like "Final boss" too by saying weird things and those words gets more understandable after knowing the past of pokey/porky. But of course masked man's battle was sad too like most sad boss battle i ever seen.
Mother 1= sing Mother 2= praying Mother 3= saving his long lost brother by hinawa talking to claus but then commits suicide because of all the bad things he didnt realise he did
25:55 I was like "seriously you're gonna let that bastards flee after all the horrible things they made?!" And then when the meteorite hits them I was like "oh, thanks"
That moment of AGONY where Lucas just doesn't even know what to DO anymore...no one would, in that kind of situation! Hasty, indeed. -wipes at tears- So many emotions. This is definitely Mother 2's (Earthbound) opposite. Instead of battering the final boss with human emotion, the boss batters US with human emotions. Pure genius. So deep.
Everything about this is so powerful. Everything right down to the tiny little pauses in text: "Lucas's Franklin Badge... reflected the lightning back!" That little pause there made it really sink in. You know what was going to happen, but it leaves you in disbelief.
17:41 Man, this just hits so hard. The Love theme starts playing right when Hinawa starts calling out Claus name plus the “Come to your Mother” just...Man.
The part that gets me the most is where the cast of characters are talking to you at the end. Not you the character, but you the player. The line that got me was “hey, other world? Be good to him” and I have no idea why, but I love this game to bits and always will
What really gets me is that when the player makes Lucas hit the Masked Man/Claus, Hiwana tells him to stop. Doing it more in the second phase causes Lucas to feel heartbroken and cry. It's honestly so gut-wrenchingly depressing and terrible, this game really knows how to get you in the feels
I heard that Porky was originally going to die at that part, before they came up with the idea of the ASC. When the meteor hits the ship, Porky's spider mech was gonna fall out. and hit the ground, causing the glass on Porky's mech to shatter and fall on him, killing Porky.
I'll leave this here for those who want to see a happy ending here. Even if you don't think the credits mean anything, you can consider what happened before the credits. Before the credits, there is the phrase "A crisis gone is easily forgotten. In any case, everyone is peachy-keen now." Sorry what? Is everyone carefree and happy? Just ask yourself under what conditions can a crisis be easily forgotten? Only if you and your loved ones escaped death. If someone dies, then the hole in the heart stays with you for life. If the dragon had not revived everyone, then Lucas would never have been able to be peachy-keen. Claus as a zombie and as a mechanical cyborg wouldn't make Lucas carefree either. Mention of a miracle, the phrase "We've regained something incredibly immense!" and multiple thanks to the player for saving the world also hint that something so incredible has happened that it's hard to imagine. The dragon revived everyone, literally everyone, even mole crickets. I think that the very last frame of the game, where Hinawa sends pigeon mail, is not accidental. This was the moment when everyone was still happy, and the Dragon allowed everyone to return to the psychological and emotional state that was at that time. I do not mean a rollback of events, I think that it was the revival of all the characters and sentient beings that happened, and they have a memory of these three years. Hell, I'm sure Itoi didn't want to leave us all weeping over the fate of Lucas and Claus forever. Enough of the tears that we shed during the final battle! This conversation in the dark just doesn't make sense if Claus is dead.
yeah i agree and i mean lucas pulled 4 out off the 7 (i forgot how they were called ) so they defenently didnt die and in general it just be anticlimatic like all the events for the mother series the gyigas boss fight like could you imagine off all that was for nothing? i think that be kinda stupid
The line that really got me was "You'll forgive your hasty brother, won't you?" Flint saying this to Lucas just has a sort of finality to it, like a kind of forgive and forget thing. It's so sad for me, and it really shows just what mastery Mother 3 had on storytelling. This is without a doubt, the BEST Mother boss for me. An absolute masterpiece.
I just wanted to say I'm preventing myself from watching the end again, because I know there's going to be water works. I remember when I first played through the end of MOTHER 3, I was just on the edge of beginning to cry and my mom randomly comes by and asks if I'm okay. I ended up taking my laptop to my room (it was night time, anyway) and I finished it there. Let me just say my eyes were so puffy and my face hurt from crying a lot. It was like how I felt after watching Grave of the Fireflies.
As someone who lost his mother a year ago and has had a troubled relationship with his brother, this game hit a lot harder than I was expecting it to. Cathartic in many ways. What started off as a silly adventure turned into one of the most introspective games and endings I've ever experienced
@@mudkipbrainrot Thanks, appreciate it. Time heals all wounds, and my brother and I are slowly patching things up. In retrospect, I think this game really helped me process my loss, and it will always be one of my favorites
I beat this game over 3 years ago, and yet I still find myself coming back to this video at regular intervals.. It may sound cheesy, but this game has stuck with me for a long time, and will continue to do so for the rest of my life..
that's true, when you meet again with someone who hasn't seen in years, the smell is the first thing you notice when you see that person; this is why when other person smells similar to another one you know, you look around to see if it's that person you know.
When I first played the game, this line caught me off guard. But when I thought about it more, it's very human. Smell is often an extremely powerful tool to remember something by. Like for example, I played Ocarina of Time as a kid around the same time our basement was being repainted, and to this day whenever I smell fresh paint, I can catch a glimpse of Link running through Hyrule Field at sunset. Recognizing the smell of a missing family member you've been searching for for years though... I'd imagine the rush of emotion would be staggering on its own.
fun little neuroscience fact- mammal's sense of smell indicates what we evolved from- prehistoric rat like creatures, for whom the sense of smell was the one they most relied upon for survival (to know what to avoid- e.g cats and what to approach- e.g food) Our brain is linked in such a way that the sense of smell is still the one most related to emotions and memory. (even tho sight is the most important one for us- takes nearly 25% of the brain to process)
Mother 1: Proto-Mewtwo Mother 2: "I walked into the wrong theatre and this is how i remember it" Mother 3: Luke Skywalker joins the Dark Side in Episode 4
*Claus fired an intense bolt of lightning!* huh- *Lucas's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!* wait a minute- *Claus took mortal damage!* *OH SHI-*
I only wish I could experience this again for the 1st time. I can easily say this is my favorite gba game despite the many more hours ive put into so many others but none of that can top the story that this game told. I dont think any game has made me cry before but this one did it, Itoi really knew what he was doing I suppose. I can only hope that many more people can experience this masterpiece someday...
I love how Mother final bosses are defeated in less expected ways. First we have Mother with Giegue, Giegue is an alien from outer space which you defeat via singing the hell out of your throats. Then there's Giygas, the destroyed, deformed and distorted version of Giegue, which you defeat via praying like you were doing the 10 Hail Mary's, and then there's the masked man, which you defeat via deflecting a thunder shock with a badge. This trilogy is insane.
13:38 I started to ... oh lord. I never thought that i was gonna cry..but i cried... I hope he went to heaven ... and.... I cant... the saddest thing i´ve seen in a long, long, long time. I think that this game is all about reflections of what you feel when you loose someone who was important in your life, the one that you love, it dont matter if is your mother, your brother, your girlfriend... The feel of emptyness, loneliness but also with the hope to see them again...
This masterpiece have a special place in my heart, cuz 2 years ago my brother passed away in front of my eyes, took last breath in my hands. Everytime I listen this soundtrack, I can't hold my tears, it make me remember Claus death also my brother too Thanks for uploading this ❤ To everyone who see this, may all your family members be given health and long life so you can spend more time with them ❤
I just finished the game recently, and honestly, I feel sad that I finished the game. I actually had fun playing this game from the beginning to end. from having a happy normal life to a silly and deep adventure that ends with a sad ending. the fact that everyone thanks you and good bye you and hoping to meet again it feels hard since the game never localized outside from japan, I really do hope to meet them again in the future, even if the game never gets released or a remake.
Mother 1 (I haven't played it yet) Mother 2 - You pray with the characters to save the universe Mother 3 - The characters thank you for saving them and staying with them in the end.
... Lucas was never finished in the Mother series. Now when you think about it, in Subspace his character finally got his ending. We find him still remorseful and sad about the events of this game, but then is ambushed by the Subspace armies and the King Statue. It is now he meets Ness, the Earthbound Protagonist who had a happier ending in his game of the same series. Ness has Lucas' back. They destroy Pokey together and rid him from both of their lives. But then comes Wario, taking the only friend and confidence that Lucas had just gained. After fleeing, Lucas runs into Red, the Pokemon trainer, and they get ambushed by the Subspace armies. After emerging victorious, Lucas and Red venture forth together, finding the other two Pokemon Red needs to fight. Some time passes, and before long the duo run into Wario. But this time, Lucas isn't scared. He's mad. He's confident. He remembers Wario. And he fights with full force. Who would have ever thought a character could be finished outside their main game?
Man, this part with Wario blasting them with this arrow gun is fucking weird. Like, c'mon, they both had offensive PSI capable of obliterating him and a heck ton of different shields but no, let's act like stupid kids and do nothing that actual Ness/Lucas would do
@@starstruxtion it is not even about dodging, it is about failing to counter such dumb shit coming from someone comparing to who you are stronger tenfold
"So, who do you think is the cool one now?" *Ness tried PK Rockin Omega* *Paula tried PK Freeze Omega* *Jeff used the Multi-Bottle Rocket* *Poo tried PK Starstorm Omega* "Well shit."
“Claus fired a fierce lightning attack!” ... “Lucas's Franklin Badge..” *...* “reflected the lightning back!” the delivery of this is amazing. love this game
The old world has been destroyed by the Dark Dragon. Naught is left, but a few lifeforms, an indestructible capsule containing an equally immortal human sealed within, and a lone doorknob.
imagine if mother 3 ended like this: Claus: “Lucas! Wake up! What? Masked Man, Needles? What’s that about? You probably just had a bad dream. Anyway, today’s the day…” that would be something
Here in Brazil few people know this game, I fixed my game boy advance and bought the game mother3 I was impressed with the unfolding of this story, just perfect
I'm not the type to talk to the TV like some people do, but the first time I played this fight and Claus fires an intense bolt of lightning I yelled out "NO!"
Colorized footage of robotized kid committing suicide and his brother causing the second end of the humanity. Brought to you by Dr. Andonuts, who was kidnapped by the kid who helped an alien nearly destroy the world, then he gone to the future.
Mother 3 Final Boss: *THE FEELS!*
Earthbound Final Boss: *THE FEARS!*
+Kin Thegamer (Kin2444) *Mother Final Boss
Kin Thegamer "EarthBound Beginnings" is a crappy name tbh
Kin Thegamer It is
WHY IS THE MOTHER SERIES SO FUCKED UP. IM NOW SCARED OF WHAT IS HIDDEN IN THE FIRST ONE IF THE SECOND IS ULTIMATE FEAR AND THE THIRD IS ULTIMATE FEELS
You prolly just said it in a japanese accent
Mother 2: You played with the boss feels
Mother 3: The boss play with your feels
Claus AND!!
AppleKid12 Mother 4 Boyce tf....everyone knew that
There isn't any proof that the chimera Claus is made of Lucas brother and Giygas
Also there isn't mother 0
Earthbound is the english version of mother 2, mother 1 is earthbound beginnings who final Boss is guiegue (Giygas but less powerful, with a physical form and he had the Power of thinking)
I couldn't imagine how the FULL game would turn out. If you didn't know, Itoi said Mother 3 was going to be a lot more depressing and darker than the final version, but I think because of memory limitations they had to be cut. These include Porky's death; three flashbacks involving Lucas and Claus for the final battle; an animation of Claus being constructed into a robot AKA the Masked Man; Kumatora being a Magypsie instead of Fassad, meaning that when you pull the final needle you have to sacrifice Kumatora; unused battle backgrounds that involve having Claus in it; an unused boss referred to as "Lucas's Nightmare"; etc.
Holy shit that's bad but I would so play it lol
Have you heard the Unused Gygas boss theme for this game?
+Akadoo Yes.
+Sonic the Cutehog I wonder how the story would play out with Gygas involved.
+Akadoo It probably would have been the same as Mother 1 and 2, because of Giygas and the unused Sanctuary Guardian Theme.
I really like how the two brothers represent the two states of the world showcased in this game. Lucas represents the untouched, natural beauty of the world at the beginning of the game while Claus represents the cold, artificial reality of Porky’s mechanical utopia.
I never realized that. Goddamn this game has literary merit.
Well said ann takamaki
•Simon• well said to you too Goro Akechi
You're so right
That actually brings a lot to the title screen at the end of the game because instead of being mechanical and organic it is only wood symbolizing Lucas’ side
11 years ago, when I posted this, I had no idea it'd become my most viewed video. I simply wanted to share my experience on my small channel. Thank you all for viewing it, but the real credit goes to Itoi who created this masterpiece.
nice to see you're still around! glad you archived this :)
Congrats my dude
Glad to see you still around
The game is so sad
My man this video made me cry so hard i became obsessed with the Masked man / Claus and im thanking you for that.
For those wondering, if the player selects, "no" when Lucas pulls the needle, Lucas will pull it anyway.
Lucas has grown so determined that even the player can't alter his decision. Brilliant storytelling!
Either that or he's just forcing himself to do it even thou he doesn't want to, his brother just died on a horrible way and context in front of him, yet nobody gives him a moment to take it in or simply grieve, cry his heart out, they'll just tell him to do it right here right now (althought there was no rush, nobody else was trying to pull the needle anymore). No wonder the world went to hell, if they just gave the kid some time to chill maybe there would still be an island
@@facundosilveira5535 I always interpreted it as the dragon reconstructing the world, this is hinted at with the title screen becoming whole again instead of being an amalgamation of natural and mechanical elements
@@facundosilveira5535 i thought this comment get's 700 likes😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
@@facundosilveira5535 Thats... not the theme of the game at all. The needles represent pain and trauma, the dragon represents rebirth. The game is about Lucas overcoming his trauma and growing up. Its about pushing through trauma and letting that help you be strong, not to corrupt you. He doesn't have time to cry and do nothing, because he's becoming strong now, and being so means that you have to shoulder responsibility for everyone you love.
@@G0NNG_official1360 Its literally not true though
"im going where mom is now"
"i hope we can see each other again someday"
"bye"
"I'm sorry"
- Claus gave his last breath
Right in the feels. Right in the goddamn feels....
VoiceFromThePast I'll be honest, the "Bye" part made me laugh and kinda ruined the moment.
@@cowboyluigi5275 Trying to cope with feels by inserting humor. Don't worry. It's ok to cry.
Shadow Offspring say what you want, but it did ruin the moment for me.
-It hit me so much i believed that Lucas pulling the needle brought hime back-
Lucas wtf u could have used lifeup beta
Mother 1: you used gigue's emotions to defeat him
Mother 2: you used emotions to defeat giygas
Mother 3: you get the mindfuck emotions this time
so i got defeated in the end? clever...
@@naoaquieopatrickpatrick8565 clever portal the ultimate learning app
@@naoaquieopatrickpatrick8565 Neither Lucas or claus win in mother3
@@sebasw3359 They both win because Lucas recreates the world and would most definitely bring Claus back
Actually in mother 2 the enemy is... SPOILER
i love the stiltedness of Claus' final words. It would have been so easy to end on "I'm going to where Mom is now", but it just feels a bit more real to have his rambling "thank you" and "sorry" just come out as he fades out of life.
This is just sad, and really explains why Lucas is so glum in Super Smash Bros Brawl. Such bs he had to lose his mother and brother.
And his home sank into the ocean
Is that why it's called Mother? (I'm sorry, I turned a powerful moment into a joke. I'M SORRY!)
THEY DIED?!?!?!?!?!
ItsMeSteph97 Official it’s not like getting your heart stabbed and being struck by powerful lightning is going to keep you alive or anything
ItsMeSteph97 Official also Hinawa is buried and you see Claus’s corpse
The part where masked man makes lucas indirectly kill him was genius in writing.
ok
Yes that was unexpected and very VERY sad
Well you saw what he did I would kill myself too
>sees brother for the first time in years
>fucking dies
@@PETRIXXXX >says near nothing to brother even when attacking
>refuses to elaborate
>dies
Oh god... i literally burst into tears when I read "Claus gave his final breath", and let it sink in. Everything Lucas has gone through. His brother being missing. And everything slipping away from him. I can only think of one other time something has pushed me to tears from what it puts out, and I was mostly tired at the time.
Mother 3 is truly a masterpiece of a game. It deserves a world of attention. A VC release at the very bear minimum.
21:51
100Darkspine i
100Darkspine It needs a 3DS remake
It needs a switch remake
Atleast they are still havin fun in heaven.
7:55 After Flint gets wounded, you can actually start attacking Claus. If you keep it up, Hinawa starts pleading for you to stop :(
Can you kill Claus?
@@werz_music nah I don't think so
Aero ??? Nope, too high of health and Lucas can’t take it
@@werz_music It has infinite life points, there's just no way you can beat him
Considering Claus just took out their father, I think starting to fight back is a reasonable response.
-"Let me check your toughness level before entering the tough club.
-"Bitch I finished Mother 3 without crying"
-"Come on in"
I'm in the tough club then
I finished it and I only cried for an hour and a half
@@dontron0107 me too
I played mother 3 and didn't cry once
Welcome to the Salty Spittoon.
*Ness appears out of nowhere*
"I think I teleported to the wrong place..."
*Ness teleports out*
When
@@retrogamer7543 a joke bud
@@retrogamer7543 r/wooosh
@Raggy123 I don't know
@@Dat1snivy That subreddit has 4 o's.
13:37 Man... This is what got me.
Look at how happy things were when Lucas and Claus were born in comparison to the end game. Flint and Hinawa didn't have a doubt in the world at this point. 2 incredibly thrilled parents hoping for the best to come out of their children as they grew up. This cut scene really forces you to look over everything that's happened in the story. Animals being modified into dangerous creatures, the Sunshine Forest burned down, Hinawa's death, the introduction of money, the people of Tazmily becoming selfish, people losing their home just because they rejected Happy Boxes. The once ancient magypsies finally dissappearing, and now your own brother trapped undet Porky's control. This whole game is tragic if you think about it.
I mean the money isn’t the bad part, it’s mainly the happy boxes & brainwashing
@@PETRIXXXX not money but the obsession with it and materialistic/consumerism/yada yada you get the gist
Oh don’t forget the fact flint basically forgot about Lucas and spent 3 years looking for claus to ultimately see him die once he found him
Itoi left the ending open, but at the same time, there are many hints that speak of a happy ending. The player had to be attentive to details to understand this.
Conversations on a black background are definitely not in the afterlife, because you are touching Porky, locked in a completely safe capsule, Porky cannot die.
Now a little about whether Hinawa and Claus were revived. Here is some evidence.
First, after the meteor destruction, there are dialogues in which someone says "Did the Dragon's revival give power to all life?" and "I thought everything was about to be destroyed...but everyone is alive" and also mentions a miracle. It would be pointless to state unless someone who was lost had come back, such as Claus.
Secondly, Itoi Shigesato in one of his interviews says:
Question: In the end, the dragon is revived and the island is completely destroyed, but everyone is still alive, aren't they?
Itoi: "That's right. So to bring out the strength in these human beings, no matter what, Hinawa and Claus had to make sure to tell everyone their goodbyes."
If Claus and Hinawa were left dead, then it would be logical to mention that Claus' self-sacrifice saved the world. Instead, Itoi says that everyone is alive and Claus and Hinawa just had to say goodbye because they didn't know for sure what the future would be like.
Third, Before the cast, after Lucas supposedly said "Thanks. We sure had a lot of fun, didn't we?" followed by an unknown character who wants to say goodbye to the player, but feels awkward or insecure. Unlike all other characters, he says "Thanks..." after some hesitation of about 2 lines. Considering everything that had happened it would make sense that Claus would be hesitant around the player, and say so little.
@@elenan.798 giving Lucas comfort and closure kind of like performing last rites to keep his doubts from clouding his judgment. Similar to how facing your own inner turmoil conquering your own demons one unchecked contradiction or sin if you want to call it that is a reminder of what you used to be like can undo all your progress, basically if hinawa didn't help, Lucas may have had dark thoughts of revenge or fear in him and the dragon would have destroyed everyone. I like how flint teaches Lucas how to forgive because he wanted to kill the mecha drago but decided not to pull the trigger. If he did and flint didn't say anything to him or just say "well pull it already." Yeah the world would be annihilated. Very mature writing for what on the surface is a kid friendly game.
I love how the doorknob that thomas pulls out around the start of the first chapter follows you throughout the game and even appears lastly in the credits
Ohh so that's what that was lmfao. Makes sense!
And at the end, you finally pick it up. What a way to end off.
Mother 1/Earthbound Zero: You drove away a alien by singing a song.
Mother 2/Earthbound: You killed a gruesome and scary creature by praying.
Mother 3/Earthbound 2: The boss mess with your mind and Hinawa keeps telling he's Lucas brother and killed him by reflecting the most powerful PK Thunder i've seen.
Mother final bosses in a nutshell
The_meme _lover125 My heart couldn't take it anymore..
Earthbound beginnings = mother 1
Mother 1: you break the heart of an alien with the painful memories of his dead mom by singing the song she sung to em as an infant.
Look i know masked man is final boss of this game but i think porky's battle gave a feel like "Final boss" too by saying weird things and those words gets more understandable after knowing the past of
pokey/porky. But of course masked man's battle was sad too like most sad boss battle i ever seen.
Mother 1= sing
Mother 2= praying
Mother 3= saving his long lost brother by hinawa talking to claus but then commits suicide because of all the bad things he didnt realise he did
25:55 I was like "seriously you're gonna let that bastards flee after all the horrible things they made?!" And then when the meteorite hits them I was like "oh, thanks"
Karma is a bitch
I feel kinda bad about them, they were bring from other ages, and brainwashed, who knows, maybe one of them is Jeff Andonuts
Imagine the great Jeff A donuts being a pig nazi.
@@andygiraldo7898 No... Jeff has too high of an IQ to be brainwashed. Plus, Porky doesn't like him anyway.
They deserved more than one asteroid in my opinion
That moment of AGONY where Lucas just doesn't even know what to DO anymore...no one would, in that kind of situation! Hasty, indeed. -wipes at tears- So many emotions. This is definitely Mother 2's (Earthbound) opposite. Instead of battering the final boss with human emotion, the boss batters US with human emotions. Pure genius. So deep.
"You'll forgive your hasty brother won't you?"
Gets me every time
Ness' Nightmare: Not a real thing, a fight you must overcome to defeat Giygas.
Lucas' Nightmare: Very real, and he probably lives with it everyday.
both battles have the same background
Everything about this is so powerful. Everything right down to the tiny little pauses in text:
"Lucas's Franklin Badge... reflected the lightning back!"
That little pause there made it really sink in. You know what was going to happen, but it leaves you in disbelief.
17:41 Man, this just hits so hard. The Love theme starts playing right when Hinawa starts calling out Claus name plus the “Come to your Mother” just...Man.
13:45 My late grandmother, who was very similar to Hinawa, said this exact quote when she gave birth to twin sons. I miss her so much... RIP.
That's incredible. I hope you are well, and I'm glad Itoi was able to make such a great story for us to share. ❤️
That is one of the most sweet things that you can say.
That is one of the most sweet things that you can say.
The part that gets me the most is where the cast of characters are talking to you at the end. Not you the character, but you the player. The line that got me was “hey, other world? Be good to him” and I have no idea why, but I love this game to bits and always will
What really gets me is that when the player makes Lucas hit the Masked Man/Claus, Hiwana tells him to stop. Doing it more in the second phase causes Lucas to feel heartbroken and cry. It's honestly so gut-wrenchingly depressing and terrible, this game really knows how to get you in the feels
So this is possibly where toby got the soul idea from
This entire ending was spoiled for me before I played through it.
I still sobbed.
25:55 Pokey and the Pigmasks' pathetic escape
i really felt good at this point.
.. and for i know of, Porky is still inside of that capsule.
PieriPlolz Gaming i was so happy when they got hit
I heard that Porky was originally going to die at that part, before they came up with the idea of the ASC. When the meteor hits the ship, Porky's spider mech was gonna fall out. and hit the ground, causing the glass on Porky's mech to shatter and fall on him, killing Porky.
Tyrantis Productions Isnt Porky immortal?
Ricardo Gameplays due to going through time and the capsule, so he’s double immortal
I'll leave this here for those who want to see a happy ending here.
Even if you don't think the credits mean anything, you can consider what happened before the credits.
Before the credits, there is the phrase "A crisis gone is easily forgotten. In any case, everyone is peachy-keen now." Sorry what? Is everyone carefree and happy? Just ask yourself under what conditions can a crisis be easily forgotten? Only if you and your loved ones escaped death. If someone dies, then the hole in the heart stays with you for life. If the dragon had not revived everyone, then Lucas would never have been able to be peachy-keen. Claus as a zombie and as a mechanical cyborg wouldn't make Lucas carefree either.
Mention of a miracle, the phrase "We've regained something incredibly immense!" and multiple thanks to the player for saving the world also hint that something so incredible has happened that it's hard to imagine. The dragon revived everyone, literally everyone, even mole crickets. I think that the very last frame of the game, where Hinawa sends pigeon mail, is not accidental. This was the moment when everyone was still happy, and the Dragon allowed everyone to return to the psychological and emotional state that was at that time. I do not mean a rollback of events, I think that it was the revival of all the characters and sentient beings that happened, and they have a memory of these three years.
Hell, I'm sure Itoi didn't want to leave us all weeping over the fate of Lucas and Claus forever. Enough of the tears that we shed during the final battle! This conversation in the dark just doesn't make sense if Claus is dead.
yeah i agree and i mean lucas pulled 4 out off the 7 (i forgot how they were called ) so they defenently didnt die and in general it just be anticlimatic like all the events for the mother series the gyigas boss fight like could you imagine off all that was for nothing? i think that be kinda stupid
16:59
So this is the end.
Nothing left to say.
But I feel within my heart,
We'll meet again someday...
I cried. And I never cry over fiction. I bawled like a little girl.
i don't like those scary german fairy tales didn't we all?
I cried too ; ;
The line that really got me was "You'll forgive your hasty brother, won't you?" Flint saying this to Lucas just has a sort of finality to it, like a kind of forgive and forget thing. It's so sad for me, and it really shows just what mastery Mother 3 had on storytelling. This is without a doubt, the BEST Mother boss for me. An absolute masterpiece.
The Mother series first fight is a lamp. The last Mother series fight is your hypnotized brother. Wow. How the times have changed.
oh, CLAUS and LUCAS, I get it, anagrams, eh
Nagaram and anagram are anagrams
Lucas
cLaus
Fuck you
@@athletikfederation8891 is this like, a massive spoiler or what
@@Zhuinden five years later though
Naming them after my actual parents and brother was a mistake.
I'm so so sorry
I just wanted to say I'm preventing myself from watching the end again, because I know there's going to be water works. I remember when I first played through the end of MOTHER 3, I was just on the edge of beginning to cry and my mom randomly comes by and asks if I'm okay. I ended up taking my laptop to my room (it was night time, anyway) and I finished it there. Let me just say my eyes were so puffy and my face hurt from crying a lot. It was like how I felt after watching Grave of the Fireflies.
Same here
I didn't even cry lol noob
Grave of the Fire Flies makes me cry when I start thinking about it. I'm tearing up just writing the title.
"Come to your mother. You must be so exhausted."
That was it for me, flood gates were open and I was an emotional mess
“Claus took mortal damage”
To 10 last words said before disaster
As someone who lost his mother a year ago and has had a troubled relationship with his brother, this game hit a lot harder than I was expecting it to. Cathartic in many ways. What started off as a silly adventure turned into one of the most introspective games and endings I've ever experienced
Hey man, I’m really sorry that happened. I really hope you’re doing better now. ❤
@@mudkipbrainrot Thanks, appreciate it. Time heals all wounds, and my brother and I are slowly patching things up.
In retrospect, I think this game really helped me process my loss, and it will always be one of my favorites
Anyone notice how the metal sphere on the Mother logo in the end has become Earth?
It's meant to say the the world is now pure no machines no greed just pure happiness
Before: M⚪THER 3
After: M🌎THER 3
Just like the Mother logo
@Raggy123You always want to start arguments.
@Raggy123 I asked. Who asked you?
I beat this game over 3 years ago, and yet I still find myself coming back to this video at regular intervals..
It may sound cheesy, but this game has stuck with me for a long time, and will continue to do so for the rest of my life..
"Lucas remembered Claus's smell."
Me: Haha!
Me: ...
Me: Wait what?
that's true, when you meet again with someone who hasn't seen in years, the smell is the first thing you notice when you see that person; this is why when other person smells similar to another one you know, you look around to see if it's that person you know.
When I first played the game, this line caught me off guard. But when I thought about it more, it's very human. Smell is often an extremely powerful tool to remember something by. Like for example, I played Ocarina of Time as a kid around the same time our basement was being repainted, and to this day whenever I smell fresh paint, I can catch a glimpse of Link running through Hyrule Field at sunset.
Recognizing the smell of a missing family member you've been searching for for years though... I'd imagine the rush of emotion would be staggering on its own.
fun little neuroscience fact- mammal's sense of smell indicates what we evolved from- prehistoric rat like creatures, for whom the sense of smell was the one they most relied upon for survival (to know what to avoid- e.g cats and what to approach- e.g food)
Our brain is linked in such a way that the sense of smell is still the one most related to emotions and memory. (even tho sight is the most important one for us- takes nearly 25% of the brain to process)
I am too damned sad to even care about that 😭
You'll forgive your hasty brother, won't you?
An Orange Fellow NO
yes
I’ll consider the possibility at this point in time while I destroy the world real quick.
Wam bam
Nah I’m good
OF COURSE
Oh yeah he just wanted to destroy the world of course ill forgive him
Mother 1: Proto-Mewtwo
Mother 2: "I walked into the wrong theatre and this is how i remember it"
Mother 3: Luke Skywalker joins the Dark Side in Episode 4
because of this fight, this is I think the only game that actively gets me teary-eyed just thinking about it. What a phenomenal game.
This ending is without a doubt one of the most powerful endings in any video game ever. It even makes me cry today and I'm an adult.
*Claus fired an intense bolt of lightning!*
huh-
*Lucas's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!*
wait a minute-
*Claus took mortal damage!*
*OH SHI-*
Should have given the Franklin Badge to Salsa smh
There's just some onions conveniently placed next to while sand and dust flew into my eyes. I not crying* sniff*
Did shrek leave these here?
That Guy squidward!!!!
There not cut though.
So you MUST be crying!
When they said "No crying until the end" holy shit were they not kidding
Why are people sad? Claus and Hinwana was revived in the ending.
@@ortherner
Because the final boss basically commits suicide upon realizing that he just nearly kills his brother, father and dog
@@azurestarseliph5926 Claus was revived though
@@ortherner We don't know what happens after Lucas pulls the final needle, but Claus was already dead.
@@PinClockFuntime Ya but he was revived
Remember when 480p was HQ ?
in my country it stills
@@cancerdeporonga666 That's rough buddy.
@@cancerdeporonga666 Damn, that sucks...
@@Azure1013 i know ;-;
Ooooo I 'member
the pause between franklin badge and reflected the lighting was the icing on the cake
well, cake of sadness
the last part of the character credits with claus's grown up sprite always hits me. i can't help but cry a lil'
love the photo
Mother is definitely one of my favorites video games series, its goofy, weird and fun while managing to hit you right in the feelings
"Flint suffered major damage.
Flint couldn't stand up."
Jesus.
It's just horrifying to see flint take not one, but TWO PK Love omegas back to back. It's truly a wonderful example of writing gameplay into a plot
I only wish I could experience this again for the 1st time. I can easily say this is my favorite gba game despite the many more hours ive put into so many others but none of that can top the story that this game told. I dont think any game has made me cry before but this one did it, Itoi really knew what he was doing I suppose. I can only hope that many more people can experience this masterpiece someday...
This is definitely one of the most darkest and heartbreaking deaths in Fiction History.
I love how Mother final bosses are defeated in less expected ways. First we have Mother with Giegue, Giegue is an alien from outer space which you defeat via singing the hell out of your throats. Then there's Giygas, the destroyed, deformed and distorted version of Giegue, which you defeat via praying like you were doing the 10 Hail Mary's, and then there's the masked man, which you defeat via deflecting a thunder shock with a badge. This trilogy is insane.
•It looks like things will work out here, but what about your world? Will it be alright?
•Hey, other world.
•Be good to our friend!
13:38 I started to ... oh lord. I never thought that i was gonna cry..but i cried... I hope he went to heaven ... and.... I cant... the saddest thing i´ve seen in a long, long, long time.
I think that this game is all about reflections of what you feel when you loose someone who was important in your life, the one that you love, it dont matter if is your mother, your brother, your girlfriend... The feel of emptyness, loneliness but also with the hope to see them again...
This masterpiece have a special place in my heart, cuz 2 years ago my brother passed away in front of my eyes, took last breath in my hands. Everytime I listen this soundtrack, I can't hold my tears, it make me remember Claus death also my brother too
Thanks for uploading this ❤
To everyone who see this, may all your family members be given health and long life so you can spend more time with them ❤
I just finished the game recently, and honestly, I feel sad that I finished the game. I actually had fun playing this game from the beginning to end. from having a happy normal life to a silly and deep adventure that ends with a sad ending. the fact that everyone thanks you and good bye you and hoping to meet again it feels hard since the game never localized outside from japan, I really do hope to meet them again in the future, even if the game never gets released or a remake.
"Lucas remembered Claus' smell"
You're not gonna make me cry. You are NOT. I won't let you.
Mother 1 (I haven't played it yet)
Mother 2 - You pray with the characters to save the universe
Mother 3 - The characters thank you for saving them and staying with them in the end.
There isn't really any interaction with or mention of the player in Mother 1.
mother 1: (insert spoiler here)
basically just mewtwo
“The masked man took damage from the lighting bolt!” Gives me chills..
I recognize that background. that's the Mani Mani / nightmare background
DonTron010 Oh yeah it is from Mother 2
It's also the background of lucas's final smash in super smash bros ultimate
"You must be so exhausted..."
That one hit me HARD.
Who else legit sat through this whole video and didn't skip to the end?
Wes I did
Me
me.
... Lucas was never finished in the Mother series. Now when you think about it, in Subspace his character finally got his ending. We find him still remorseful and sad about the events of this game, but then is ambushed by the Subspace armies and the King Statue. It is now he meets Ness, the Earthbound Protagonist who had a happier ending in his game of the same series. Ness has Lucas' back. They destroy Pokey together and rid him from both of their lives. But then comes Wario, taking the only friend and confidence that Lucas had just gained. After fleeing, Lucas runs into Red, the Pokemon trainer, and they get ambushed by the Subspace armies. After emerging victorious, Lucas and Red venture forth together, finding the other two Pokemon Red needs to fight. Some time passes, and before long the duo run into Wario. But this time, Lucas isn't scared. He's mad. He's confident. He remembers Wario. And he fights with full force. Who would have ever thought a character could be finished outside their main game?
Man, this part with Wario blasting them with this arrow gun is fucking weird. Like, c'mon, they both had offensive PSI capable of obliterating him and a heck ton of different shields but no, let's act like stupid kids and do nothing that actual Ness/Lucas would do
@@seneryy yeah I always wondered why Lucas didn't dodge like Ness
@@starstruxtion it is not even about dodging, it is about failing to counter such dumb shit coming from someone comparing to who you are stronger tenfold
You know what is the saddest part for me ?
Seeing this name appear : 46:26
Damn. Your right
The little interphases where hinawa tries breaking up the fight literally melt my heart
To think if Ness actually killed Porky before fighting Giygas, Lucas and Claus would've lived regular lives.
"So, who do you think is the cool one now?"
*Ness tried PK Rockin Omega*
*Paula tried PK Freeze Omega*
*Jeff used the Multi-Bottle Rocket*
*Poo tried PK Starstorm Omega*
"Well shit."
Tbh he probably would have if Porky didn't run away.
That logo transition is the best thing I've ever seen
for some reason the masked man looks a lot like luke skywalker with his pilot suit
Ángel Pérez I know right?
Luke in spanish is LUCAS omg MOTHER 4 confirmed!!!
George LUCAS
Haha that's funny
@@ricardogameplays225 el emascarado se volvió a claus
@17:18 "Lucas wanted to cry"
Me too bud, me too...
To think that many people were already crying by the time Lucas himself only WANTED to cry and people still call him a crybaby…
"Nintendo games are for little kids"
Really now? 'Splain this.
BeCaUsE iT lOoKs LiKe A kId'S gAmE iT's FoR kIdS
Thats most deep nintendo game so i must agree
Yet, there is a reason it hasn't been officially localized.
And Fire Emblem (specifically Fates), also Metroid, kinda.
Pokemon: evil teams that want to take over the world
Zelda: majoras mask and botw enough said
Splatoon: humans are extinct(probably)
Me: *crying*
Freind: why are crying
Me I'm not crying I just caught something in my eye
Freind: what did you catch
Me: tears...
***** alright then
Oh god... Undertale...
The Yin Of Yangs Nah
but that's what everyone who watch this video felt anyway. Might as well bring it up.
Mysteryo lol dats from undertale
''Claus fired an intense bolt of lightning''
Me : Nooooooo! D':
“Claus fired a fierce lightning attack!”
...
“Lucas's Franklin Badge..”
*...*
“reflected the lightning back!”
the delivery of this is amazing. love this game
Leik dis if u cry every tiem
krie evrei*
@George Shaw idk y but i just cant cry
i wanted to but i couldnt
26:05 i know this is supposed to be a tragic ending but the distorted version of that song just sends me laughing for some reason
it’s like a voice crack in musical form
I like how Claus is just beating up Lucas and he's just eating like nothing is even happening
lmao
whoowie! Every time I watch Mother 3 ending stuff, I still tear up! Such a beautiful game. . .thanks for sharing.
Random guy decides to study alien technology.... Many domino effect events later..... A dragon ends up killing / saving? the last humans on earth.
Reminder that this started with a battle against a lamp.
I have a twin brother in real life... I named Lucas and Claus with ours... You guys may have cried, but this touched me on a whole different level
Don’t know why my screen always got so blurry at this fight.
Maybe it was just your tears?
@@burghelyaficionado9567 r/whoosh
@@dim7ay how was that a woosh? I made a joke. How was that a woosh?
@@burghelyaficionado9567 bc thats the joke they madee
Its because you start crying
This game is extremely sad. Lucas really just went through hell and lost everything.
The old world has been destroyed by the Dark Dragon. Naught is left, but a few lifeforms, an indestructible capsule containing an equally immortal human sealed within, and a lone doorknob.
imagine if mother 3 ended like this:
Claus: “Lucas! Wake up! What? Masked Man, Needles? What’s that about? You probably just had a bad dream. Anyway, today’s the day…”
that would be something
Mother 2 final battle: Scary and Horrifying
Mother 3 final battle: Sad and emotional
Mother 4/oddity final boss: 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I held my tears in throughout the whole fight. The feels is so strong here.
Here in Brazil few people know this game, I fixed my game boy advance and bought the game mother3 I was impressed with the unfolding of this story, just perfect
Zerei hj
I thought many people knew it
At least everything reset in the end.
Ninten and Ness smile down upon Lucas.
Seeing Iwatas name in the credits makes me happy and sad.
I'm not the type to talk to the TV like some people do, but the first time I played this fight and Claus fires an intense bolt of lightning I yelled out "NO!"
*"You'll forgive your hasty brother, won't you?"*
Thank god there’s no option for that like there usually is
26:50 out of everything that happened? This is what has scarred me the most in this game.
I feel so bad for Lucas. This is heart wrenching
Whenever someone says that Video Games can't be art, show them this.
This, Bloodborne, Shadow of the Colossus and Hollow Knight are probably the best examples of games that can make the audience choke up.
Why are people sad? Claus and Hinwana was revived in the ending.
@@ortherner We don't know anything that happens after Lucas pulls the final needle.
Colorized footage of robotized kid committing suicide and his brother causing the second end of the humanity. Brought to you by Dr. Andonuts, who was kidnapped by the kid who helped an alien nearly destroy the world, then he gone to the future.
lmao
What hurt the most to me was seeing all of that nice infrastructure being torn up.