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The player's '''party''' consists of the current controllable character and whoever is accompanying them at the time. Throughout the series, the leading party member generally does not speak, with only the accompanying members having spoken roles.
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The player's '''party''' consists of the current [[playable character]] and whoever is accompanying them at the time. Throughout the series, the leading party member generally does not speak, with only the accompanying members having spoken roles.


==In Mother==
Below is a list of all of the party members throughout the series.
 
==In ''[[EarthBound Beginnings]]''==
===Controllable characters===
===Controllable characters===
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{{Character list|color=M1|Character|Name|Availability}}
!
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Ninten sprite.png|25px|link=Ninten]] | [[Ninten]] | Entirety of the game}}
!Character
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Pippi sprite.png|25px|link=Pippi]] | [[Pippi]] | Rescue in the [[South Cemetery]] until she is escorted to City Hall in [[Podunk]]}}
!Availability
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Lloyd sprite.png|25px|link=Lloyd]] | [[Lloyd]] | [[Twinkle Elementary School]] once he is brought a {{linkitem|battle|Mother|Bottle Rocket}} from [[Sweet's Little Factory]] until the [[Live House]] in [[Ellay]]<br>End of the [[R7038]] battle on [[Mt. Itoi]] until the end of the game}}
|-
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Ana sprite.png|25px|link=Ana]] | [[Ana]] | [[Snowman Chateau]] until the end of the game}}
|[[File:Ninten sprite.png]] || [[Ninten]] || Entirety of the game
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Teddy sprite.png|25px|link=Teddy]] | [[Teddy]] | [[Live House]] until the R7038 battle on Mt. Itoi}}
|-
|[[File:Pippi sprite.png]] || [[Pippi]] || Rescue in the [[South Cemetery]] until she is escorted to [[City Hall]] in [[Podunk]]
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|[[File:Lloyd sprite.png]] || [[Lloyd]] || [[Twinkle Elementary School]] once he is brought a {{linkitem|battle|Mother|Bottle Rocket}} from [[Sweet's Little Factory]] until the [[Live House]] in [[Ellay]]<br>End of the [[R7038]] battle on [[Mt. Itoi]] until the end of the game
|-
|[[File:Ana sprite.png]] || [[Ana]] || [[Snowman Chateau]] until the end of the game
|-
|[[File:Teddy sprite.png]] || [[Teddy]] || [[Live House]] until the R7038 battle on Mt. Itoi
|}
|}


===Non-controllable characters===
===Non-controllable characters===
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{{Character list|color=M1|Character|Name|Availability}}
!
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Flying Man M1.png|25px|link=Flying Man]] | [[Flying Man]] (x5) | Once one joins you in {{ebb|Magicant}} until Magicant is exited or it is defeated<br>Five available in total; only one may join the party at a time (optional)}}
!Character
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Eve.gif|link=EVE]] | [[EVE]] | Underwater lab on [[Mt. Itoi]] until the [[R7038XX]]}}
!Availability
|-
|[[File:Flying Man M1.png]] || [[Flying Man]] (x5) || Once one joins you in [[Magicant]] until Magicant is exited or it is defeated<br>Five available in total; only one may join the party at a time (optional)
|-
|[[File:Eve.gif]] || [[Eve]] || Underwater lab on [[Mt. Itoi]] until the [[R7038XX]]
|}
|}


==In EarthBound==
==In ''[[EarthBound]]''==
===Controllable characters===
===Controllable characters===
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{{Character list|color=M2|Character|Name|Availability}}
!
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Ness sprite.png|25px]] | [[Ness]] | Beginning of the game until ambush in [[Threed]] [[Hotel|Sunset Hotel]]<br>Rescue in the Threed cemetery by [[Jeff]] until eating magic cake in [[Summers]]<br>[[Poo]] joining the party in Summers until the end of the game}}
!Character
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Paula sprite.png|25px]] | [[Paula]] | Cabin in [[Peaceful Rest Valley]] after defeating [[Mr. Carpainter]] until ambush in [[Threed]] [[Hotel|Sunset Hotel]]<br>Rescue in the Threed cemetery by [[Jeff]] until kidnapping in the [[Grand Department Store]] in [[Fourside]]<br>Rescue in [[Monotoli Building]] in Fourside until Ness eats magic cake in [[Summers]]<br>[[Poo]] joining the party in Summers until [[Fire Spring]] [[Your Sanctuary|sanctuary]]<br>Return from {{eb|Magicant}} until the end of the game}}
!Availability
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Jeff sprite.png|25px|link=Jeff]] | [[Jeff]] | [[Snow Wood Boarding House]] in [[Winters]] after Ness and Paula are ambushed until Ness eats magic cake in [[Summers]]<br>[[Poo]] joining the party in Summers until [[Fire Spring]] [[Your Sanctuary|sanctuary]]<br>Return from {{eb|Magicant}} until the end of the game}}
|-
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Poo sprite.png|25px|link=Poo]] | [[Poo]] | [[Dalaam]] after Ness eats the magic cake until exiting the [[Pyramid]] in [[Scaraba]]<br>[[Master Barf]] battle in [[Deep Darkness]] until [[Fire Spring]] [[Your Sanctuary|sanctuary]]<br>Return from {{eb|Magicant}} until the end of the game}}
|[[File:Ness sprite.png]] || [[Ness]] || Beginning of the game until ambush in [[Threed]] [[Hotel|Sunset Hotel]]<br>Rescue in the Threed cemetery by [[Jeff]] until eating magic cake in [[Summers]]<br>[[Poo]] joining the party in Summers until the end of the game
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|[[File:Paula sprite.png]] || [[Paula]] || Cabin in [[Peaceful Rest Valley]] after defeating [[Mr. Carpainter]] until kidnapping in the [[Grand Department Store]] in [[Fourside]]<br>Rescue in [[Monotoli Building]] in Fourside until [[Fire Spring]] [[Your Sanctuary|sanctuary]]<br>Return from [[Magicant]] until the end of the game
|-
|[[File:Jeff sprite.png]] || [[Jeff]] || [[Snow Wood Boarding House]] in [[Winters]] after Ness and Paula are ambushed until [[Fire Spring]] [[Your Sanctuary|sanctuary]]<br>Return from [[Magicant]] until the end of the game
|-
|[[File:Poo sprite.png]] || [[Poo]] || [[Dalaam]] after Ness eats the magic cake until exiting the [[Pyramid]] in [[Scaraba]]<br>[[Master Barf]] battle in [[Deep Darkness]] until [[Fire Spring]] [[Your Sanctuary|sanctuary]]<br>Return from [[Magicant]] until the end of the game
|}
|}


===Non-controllable characters===
===Non-controllable characters===
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{{Character list|color=EB|Character|Name|Availability}}
!
{{Character list/cell|[[File:King sprite.gif|25px|link=King]] | [[King]] | [[Ness's house]] until just before the meteor in [[Onett]] (optional)}}
!Character
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Pokey sprite.gif|25px|link=Porky]] | [[Porky]] | [[Ness's house]] until he is returned home after the [[Starman Junior]] battle}}
!Availability
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Picky sprite.gif|25px|link=Picky Minch]] | [[Picky Minch|Picky]] | Meteor in Onett until he is returned home after the [[Starman Junior]] battle}}
|-
{{Character list/cell|[[File:BuzzBuzzFlying.gif|12px|link=Buzz Buzz]] | [[Buzz Buzz]] | Meteor in Onett until he is killed by [[Lardna Minch]]}}
|[[File:King sprite.gif]] || [[King]] || [[Ness's house]] until just before the meteor in [[Onett]] (optional)
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Tony.png|25px|link=Tony]] | [[Tony]] | [[Snow Wood Boarding House]] in [[Winters]] until [[Jeff]] departs the school}}
|-
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Bubble Monkey sprite.gif|25px|Bubble Monkey]] | [[Bubble Monkey]] | [[Drug store|Drug Store "Best Friend"]] in [[Winters]] until the exit from [[Rainy Circle]] near [[Stonehenge]]}}
|[[File:Pokey sprite.gif]] || [[Porky Minch|Pokey]] || [[Ness's house]] until he is returned home after the [[Starman Junior]] battle
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Dungeon Man sprite.gif|70px|link=Dungeon Man]] | [[Dungeon Man]] | Southern [[Scaraba]] desert after [[Brick Road]]'s face is spoken to until he is caught in the trees slightly to the south}}
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{{Character list/cell|[[File:Flying Man EB.png|25px|link=Flying Man]] | [[Flying Man]] (x5) | Once one joins you in {{eb|Magicant}} until Magicant is exited or it is defeated<br>Five available in total; only one may join the party at a time (optional)}}
|[[File:Picky sprite.gif]] || [[Picky Minch|Picky]] || Meteor in Onett until he is returned home after the [[Starman Junior]] battle
|-
|[[File:BuzzBuzzFlying.gif|5px]] || [[Buzz Buzz]] || Meteor in Onett until he is killed by [[Lardna Minch]]
|-
|[[File:Tony.png]] || [[Tony]] || [[Snow Wood Boarding House]] in [[Winters]] until [[Jeff]] departs the school
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|[[File:Bubble Monkey sprite.gif]] || [[Bubble Monkey]] || [[Drug store|Drug Store "Best Friend"]] in [[Winters]] until the exit from [[Rainy Circle]] near [[Stonehenge]]
|-
|[[File:Dungeon Man sprite.gif]] || [[Dungeon Man]] || Southern [[Scaraba]] desert after [[Brick Road]]'s face is spoken to until he is caught in the trees slightly to the south
|-
|[[File:Flying Man EB.png]] || [[Flying Man]] (x5) || Once one joins you in [[Magicant]] until Magicant is exited or it is defeated<br>Five available in total; only one may join the party at a time (optional)
|}
|}


===Miscellaneous===
===Miscellaneous===
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{{Character list|color=M2|Character|Name|Availability}}
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{{Character list/cell|[[File:TeddyBearOverworld.png]] | {{linkitem|battle|EarthBound|Teddy bears}} | Teddy bear: Various locations beginning in [[Twoson]]<br>Super plush bear: Various locations beginning in [[Summers]]}}
!Subject
{{Character list/cell|[[File:TinyLilGhost.png]] | [[Status ailment#Possessed|Tiny Li'l Ghost]] | Follows the party as long as a party member is [[Status ailment#Possessed|possessed]]}}
!Availability
|-
|[[File:TeddyBearOverworld.png]] || {{linkitem|battle|EarthBound|Teddy bears}} || Teddy bear: Various locations beginning in [[Twoson]]<br>Super plush bear: Various locations beginning in [[Summers]]
|-
|[[File:TinyLilGhost.png]] || [[Status ailment#Possessed|Tiny Li'l Ghost]] || Follows the party as long as a party member is [[Status ailment#Possessed|possessed]]
|}
|}


==In Mother 3==
==In ''[[Mother 3]]''==
===Controllable characters===
===Controllable characters===
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{{Character list|color=M3|Character|Name|Availability}}
!
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Lucas stand.png|25px|link=Lucas]]  
!Character
| [[Lucas]] | [[Prologue]]<br>[[Chapter 4]] until the end of the game}}
!Availability
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Claus child sprite.png|25px|link=Claus]] | [[Claus]] | [[Prologue]] battle against the [[Mole Cricket]]}}
|-
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Flint.png|25px|link=Flint]] | [[Flint]] | [[Chapter 1]]}}
|[[File:Lucas sprite.png]] || [[Lucas]] || [[Prologue]]<br>[[Chapter 4]] until the end of the game
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Boney M3 Sprite.png|25px|link=Boney]] | [[Boney]] | [[Chapter 1]] post-fire until after the [[Reconstructed Caribou]] fight<br>[[Chapter 4]] until end of the game}}
|-
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Duster M3 Sprite.png|25px|link=Duster]] | [[Duster]] | [[Chapter 1]] at the Great Cliff in [[Sunshine Forest]] until after the Reconstructed Caribou fight<br>[[Chapter 2]] until after the [[Oh-So-Snake]] battle<br>After [[Stone-Sheet-Clippers]] in [[Chapter 4]] until the end of [[Chapter 5]]<br>Rescue in [[Saturn Valley]] in [[Chapter 7]] until the end of the game}}
|[[File:Claus child sprite.png]] || [[Claus]] || [[Prologue]] battle against the [[Mole Cricket]]
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Kumatora M3 Sprite.png|25px|link=Kumatora]] | [[Kumatora]] | Past the trash can room in [[Osohe Castle]] in [[Chapter 2]] until the end of the chapter<br>After rescuing [[Salsa]] from the [[Yado Inn]] in [[Chapter 3]] until the end of the chapter<br>After [[Stone-Sheet-Clippers]] in [[Chapter 4]] until the end of [[Chapter 5]]<br>[[Doria]]'s house in [[Murasaki Forest]] in [[Chapter 7]] until the end of the game}}
|-
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Salsa.png|25px|link=Salsa]] | [[Salsa]] | [[Chapter 3]]<br>After disabling the [[Ultimate Chimera]] in the [[Chimera Laboratory]] in [[Chapter 7]] until Doria's [[Seven Needles|Needle]] is pulled}}
|[[File:Flint.png]] || [[Flint]] || [[Chapter 1]]
|-
|[[File:Boney sprite.png]] || [[Boney]] || [[Chapter 1]] post-fire until after the [[Reconstructed Caribou]] fight<br>[[Chapter 4]] until end of the game
|-
|[[File:Duster sprite.png]] || [[Duster]] || [[Chapter 1]] at the Great Cliff in [[Sunshine Forest]] until after the Reconstructed Caribou fight<br>[[Chapter 2]] until after the [[Oh-So-Snake]] battle<br>After [[Stone-Sheet-Clippers]] in [[Chapter 4]] until the end of [[Chapter 5]]<br>Rescue in [[Saturn Valley]] in [[Chapter 7]] until the end of the game
|-
|[[File:Kumatora sprite.png]] || [[Kumatora]] || Past the trash can room in [[Osohe Castle]] in [[Chapter 2]] until the end of the chapter<br>After rescuing [[Salsa]] from the [[Yado Inn]] in [[Chapter 3]] until the end of the chapter<br>After [[Stone-Sheet-Clippers]] in [[Chapter 4]] until the end of [[Chapter 5]]<br>[[Doria]]'s house in [[Murasaki Forest]] in [[Chapter 7]] until the end of the game
|-
|[[File:Salsa.png]] || [[Salsa]] || [[Chapter 3]]<br>After disabling the [[Ultimate Chimera]] in the [[Chimera Laboratory]] in [[Chapter 7]] until Doria's [[Seven Needles|Needle]] is pulled
|}
|}


===Non-controllable characters===
===Non-controllable characters===
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{{Character list|Character|color=M3|Name|Availability}}
!
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Thomas.PNG|25px|link=Thomas]] | [[Thomas]] | Beginning of [[Chapter 1]] until just before the [[Firefly|Fireflies]] battle in [[Sunshine Forest]]}}
!Character
{{Character list/cell|[[File:FuelYoung.png|25px|link=Fuel]] | [[Fuel]] | Rescue from his house in [[Sunshine Forest]] in [[Chapter 1]] until the [[Forest Prayer Sanctuary]]}}
!Availability
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Alec.png|25px|link=Alec]] | [[Alec]] | From his [[Alec's Log House|house]] in [[Chapter 1]] until the end of the chapter}}
|-
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Wess.png|25px|link=Wess]] | [[Wess]] | From [[Duster]]'s return with the {{linkitem|key|Mother 3|Noble Spittoon}} in [[Chapter 2]] until the end of the chapter<br>After rescuing [[Salsa]] from the [[Yado Inn]] in [[Chapter 3]] until the end of the chapter}}
|[[File:Thomas.PNG]] || [[Thomas]] || Beginning of [[Chapter 1]] until just before the [[Firefly|Fireflies]] battle in [[Sunshine Forest]]
{{Character list/cell|[[File:Fassad.png|25px|link=Fassad]] | [[Fassad]] | [[Chapter 3]] until Salsa is rescued by [[Kumatora]] and [[Wess]] (except during [[Happy Box]] delivery)}}
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{{Character list/cell|[[File:Ionia.png|25px|link=Ionia]] | [[Ionia]] | Beginning of [[Chapter 7]] until the pulled [[Seven Needles|needle]] in [[Osohe Castle]] courtyard}}
|[[File:FuelYoung.png]] || [[Fuel]] || Rescue from his house in [[Sunshine Forest]] in [[Chapter 1]] until the [[Forest Prayer Sanctuary]]
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|[[File:Alec.png]] || [[Alec]] || From his [[Alec's Log Cabin|house]] in [[Chapter 1]] until the end of the chapter
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|[[File:Wess.png]] || [[Wess]] || From [[Duster]]'s return with the {{linkitem|key|Mother 3|Noble Spittoon}} in [[Chapter 2]] until the end of the chapter<br>After rescuing [[Salsa]] from the [[Yado Inn]] in [[Chapter 3]] until the end of the chapter
|-
|[[File:Fassad.png]] || [[Fassad]] || [[Chapter 3]] until Salsa is rescued by [[Kumatora]] and [[Wess]] (except during [[Happy Box]] delivery)
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|[[File:Ionia.png]] || [[Ionia]] || Beginning of [[Chapter 7]] until the pulled [[Seven Needles|needle]] in [[Osohe Castle]] courtyard
|}
|}


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*While the leading character generally does not speak, a [[Pigmask]] mistaking Lucas for [[Masked Man|his commander]] when spoken to will give him a gift, saying it's "strictly in a friend sense!" Talking to him again, Lucas will then repeat this line, being one of the few times this occurs.
*While the leading character generally does not speak, a [[Pigmask]] mistaking Lucas for [[Masked Man|his commander]] when spoken to will give him a gift, saying it's "strictly in a friend sense!" Talking to him again, Lucas will then repeat this line, being one of the few times this occurs.


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Latest revision as of 23:27, 29 August 2023

The player's party consists of the current playable character and whoever is accompanying them at the time. Throughout the series, the leading party member generally does not speak, with only the accompanying members having spoken roles.

Below is a list of all of the party members throughout the series.

In EarthBound Beginnings

Controllable characters

Character Name Availability
Ninten sprite.png Ninten
Entirety of the game
Pippi sprite.png Pippi
Rescue in the South Cemetery until she is escorted to City Hall in Podunk
Lloyd sprite.png Lloyd
Twinkle Elementary School once he is brought a Bottle Rocket from Sweet's Little Factory until the Live House in Ellay
End of the R7038 battle on Mt. Itoi until the end of the game
Ana sprite.png Ana
Snowman Chateau until the end of the game
Teddy sprite.png Teddy
Live House until the R7038 battle on Mt. Itoi

Non-controllable characters

Character Name Availability
Flying Man M1.png Flying Man (x5)
Once one joins you in Magicant until Magicant is exited or it is defeated
Five available in total; only one may join the party at a time (optional)
Eve.gif EVE
Underwater lab on Mt. Itoi until the R7038XX

In EarthBound

Controllable characters

Character Name Availability
Ness sprite.png Ness
Beginning of the game until ambush in Threed Sunset Hotel
Rescue in the Threed cemetery by Jeff until eating magic cake in Summers
Poo joining the party in Summers until the end of the game
Paula sprite.png Paula
Cabin in Peaceful Rest Valley after defeating Mr. Carpainter until ambush in Threed Sunset Hotel
Rescue in the Threed cemetery by Jeff until kidnapping in the Grand Department Store in Fourside
Rescue in Monotoli Building in Fourside until Ness eats magic cake in Summers
Poo joining the party in Summers until Fire Spring sanctuary
Return from Magicant until the end of the game
Jeff sprite.png Jeff
Snow Wood Boarding House in Winters after Ness and Paula are ambushed until Ness eats magic cake in Summers
Poo joining the party in Summers until Fire Spring sanctuary
Return from Magicant until the end of the game
Poo sprite.png Poo
Dalaam after Ness eats the magic cake until exiting the Pyramid in Scaraba
Master Barf battle in Deep Darkness until Fire Spring sanctuary
Return from Magicant until the end of the game

Non-controllable characters

Character Name Availability
King sprite.gif King
Ness's house until just before the meteor in Onett (optional)
Pokey sprite.gif Porky
Ness's house until he is returned home after the Starman Junior battle
Picky sprite.gif Picky
Meteor in Onett until he is returned home after the Starman Junior battle
BuzzBuzzFlying.gif Buzz Buzz
Meteor in Onett until he is killed by Lardna Minch
Tony.png Tony
Snow Wood Boarding House in Winters until Jeff departs the school
Bubble Monkey Bubble Monkey
Drug Store "Best Friend" in Winters until the exit from Rainy Circle near Stonehenge
Dungeon Man sprite.gif Dungeon Man
Southern Scaraba desert after Brick Road's face is spoken to until he is caught in the trees slightly to the south
Flying Man EB.png Flying Man (x5)
Once one joins you in Magicant until Magicant is exited or it is defeated
Five available in total; only one may join the party at a time (optional)

Miscellaneous

Character Name Availability
TeddyBearOverworld.png Teddy bears
Teddy bear: Various locations beginning in Twoson
Super plush bear: Various locations beginning in Summers
TinyLilGhost.png Tiny Li'l Ghost
Follows the party as long as a party member is possessed

In Mother 3

Controllable characters

Character Name Availability
Lucas stand.png Lucas
Prologue
Chapter 4 until the end of the game
Claus child sprite.png Claus
Prologue battle against the Mole Cricket
Flint.png Flint
Chapter 1
Boney M3 Sprite.png Boney
Chapter 1 post-fire until after the Reconstructed Caribou fight
Chapter 4 until end of the game
Duster M3 Sprite.png Duster
Chapter 1 at the Great Cliff in Sunshine Forest until after the Reconstructed Caribou fight
Chapter 2 until after the Oh-So-Snake battle
After Stone-Sheet-Clippers in Chapter 4 until the end of Chapter 5
Rescue in Saturn Valley in Chapter 7 until the end of the game
Kumatora M3 Sprite.png Kumatora
Past the trash can room in Osohe Castle in Chapter 2 until the end of the chapter
After rescuing Salsa from the Yado Inn in Chapter 3 until the end of the chapter
After Stone-Sheet-Clippers in Chapter 4 until the end of Chapter 5
Doria's house in Murasaki Forest in Chapter 7 until the end of the game
Salsa.png Salsa
Chapter 3
After disabling the Ultimate Chimera in the Chimera Laboratory in Chapter 7 until Doria's Needle is pulled

Non-controllable characters

Character Name Availability
Thomas.PNG Thomas
Beginning of Chapter 1 until just before the Fireflies battle in Sunshine Forest
FuelYoung.png Fuel
Rescue from his house in Sunshine Forest in Chapter 1 until the Forest Prayer Sanctuary
Alec.png Alec
From his house in Chapter 1 until the end of the chapter
Wess.png Wess
From Duster's return with the Noble Spittoon in Chapter 2 until the end of the chapter
After rescuing Salsa from the Yado Inn in Chapter 3 until the end of the chapter
Fassad.png Fassad
Chapter 3 until Salsa is rescued by Kumatora and Wess (except during Happy Box delivery)
Ionia.png Ionia
Beginning of Chapter 7 until the pulled needle in Osohe Castle courtyard

Trivia

  • While the leading character generally does not speak, a Pigmask mistaking Lucas for his commander when spoken to will give him a gift, saying it's "strictly in a friend sense!" Talking to him again, Lucas will then repeat this line, being one of the few times this occurs.


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