List of party members in the EarthBound series

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.

In Mother

Controllable characters

	Character	Availability
	Ninten	Entirety of the game
	Pippi	Rescue in the South Cemetery until she is escorted to City Hall in Podunk
	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	Snowman Chateau until the end of the game
	Teddy	Live House until the R7038 battle on Mt. Itoi

Non-controllable characters

	Character	Availability
	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	Underwater lab on Mt. Itoi until the R7038XX

In EarthBound

Controllable characters

	Character	Availability
	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	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	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	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	Availability
	King	Ness's house until just before the meteor in Onett (optional)
	Pokey	Ness's house until he is returned home after the Starman Junior battle
	Picky	Meteor in Onett until he is returned home after the Starman Junior battle
	Buzz Buzz	Meteor in Onett until he is killed by Lardna Minch
	Tony	Snow Wood Boarding House in Winters until Jeff departs the school
	Bubble Monkey	Drug Store "Best Friend" in Winters until the exit from Rainy Circle near Stonehenge
	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 (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

	Subject	Availability
	Teddy bears	Teddy bear: Various locations beginning in Twoson Super plush bear: Various locations beginning in Summers
	Tiny Li'l Ghost	Follows the party as long as a party member is possessed

In Mother 3

Controllable characters

	Character	Availability
File:Lucas sprite.png	Lucas	Prologue Chapter 4 until the end of the game
	Claus	Prologue battle against the Mole Cricket
	Flint	Chapter 1
File:Boney sprite.png	Boney	Chapter 1 post-fire until after the Reconstructed Caribou fight 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 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
File:Kumatora 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	Chapter 3 After disabling the Ultimate Chimera in the Chimera Laboratory in Chapter 7 until Doria's Needle is pulled

Non-controllable characters

	Character	Availability
	Thomas	Beginning of Chapter 1 until just before the Fireflies battle in Sunshine Forest
	Fuel	Rescue from his house in Sunshine Forest in Chapter 1 until the Forest Prayer Sanctuary
	Alec	From his house in Chapter 1 until the end of the chapter
	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	Chapter 3 until Salsa is rescued by Kumatora and Wess (except during Happy Box delivery)
	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.