Does the dog die?
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There are several dog-like enemies toward the beginning of the game that can be fought, but the flavor text after battle states "The Runaway Dog became tame!" and it is implied that they do not die.
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Pokey/Porky and Picky Minch have abusive parents. (In the Japanese version they are implied to be physically abusive.)
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Pokey/Porky is an a dysfunctional household and in the Japanese release is beat by his father for sneaking out at night. In the localization, it was heavily toned down.
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Are there abusive parents?
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Pokey's dad is heavily implied to abuse him and his brother. The English version downplays it by cutting out references to him hitting the boys, but still leaves the implication of verbal abuse with him yelling at his kids. And the writing (Pokey and Picky are "really going to get it") and sound effects are vague enough that they could easily be mistaken for him still hitting them, especially if you don't speak to Pokey after he's punished by his dad.
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Pokey and Picky have abusive parents. Pokey becomes a major villain, and his toxic frenemy relationship with Ness could be read as abusive as well (at least inasmuch as it can be given their age). Picky on the other hand is nothing but pleasant.
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Is someone stalked?
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Up for debate? In the department store in Fourside, an alien known as the Department Store Spook may of been able to see Ness, Paula and Jeff through security cameras. This could be counted as stalking?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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There is a building in Fourside that the text refers to as a café where people drink coffee, but is visually implied to be a bar with drunks.
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In Summers, there's a lady who sells magic cake which causes hallucinatory effects. It isn't stated if the cake contains drugs or not but it does contain "leftover ingredients". This isn't exactly skippable because you have to eat the cake to get Poo to join your party.
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You can fight against multiple dogs but dogs don’t fight against each other.
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Is there a dead animal?
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There are zombified dogs as an enemy in one part of the game. They are cartoonish in nature, however, and "become tame" when defeated.
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Does a horse die?
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No horses in Earthbound
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Does a dragon die?
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No but there are dinosaurs
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Are there bugs?
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Many enemies in the game are bugs, and the player's psychic powers can be recharged using a magic butterfly.
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Are there snakes?
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Snakes are a prominent enemy in multiple parts of the game.
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Is someone drugged?
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There is a part where you can buy "magic cake" from this guy's wife. It displays some trippy visuals before returning to normal.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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During Poo's spiritual training, the player is required to consent to this, which is visually represented by a fade to black. (This does turn out to be an illusion.)
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Is there excessive gore?
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The game is mostly bloodless, and the characters go unconscious when their health reaches zero. However, one of the characters is mutilated, albeit it is not shown, and is revealed to be in an illusion.
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Is there body horror?
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Not at all. During Poo's Mu training, his great ancestor talks about breaking or removing parts of his body in a rather violent manner, but he is perfectly fine as this is part of his training and he doesn't get hurt
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Is someone burned alive?
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PSI Fire can be used, but it's not graphic when used.
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Is there a hanging?
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There is an enemy inspired by a noose but nothing else
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Is someone buried alive?
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Two characters are stuck in a room underground.
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Is there amputation?
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While undergoing spiritual training as Poo, the player is, in an illusion, required to consent to mutilation, during which the character takes damage, game audio is muted, then the screen fades to black (each as a result of various mutilations described).
The amputation is only described in text, not depicted visually, and the character is shown whole in subsequent scenes.
The amputation is only described in text, not depicted visually, and the character is shown whole in subsequent scenes.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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No characters have seizures but in Earthbound there are a lot of “trippy” visuals and flashing lights/images.
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Does a kid die?
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The player characters are children who can be defeated in battle. While the game refers to them as "unconscious" and they can be recovered at a hospital, while they are in this state they are depicted as angels (transparent, winged, with halos).
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Death
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Family
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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The teddy bears can be destroyed
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Does someone cheat?
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Yes. At the end of the game, Lardna Minch is implied to have cheated on (or divorced) Aloysius Minch and got with a random guy called Mr Prettyman
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Is someone kidnapped?
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The character Paula is introduced by being kidnapped and held captive for a human sacrifice ritual (which is thwarted and not described with much seriousness).
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Are there ghosts?
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One of the towns, Threed, is overrun by zombies.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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One of the villains is based off of vomit, and there are jokes here and there about it as well.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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A main character is said to be prone to wet the bed, and in dialogue it's said people will wet themselves or have wet themselves, but this is not depicted.
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Is there copaganda?
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You fight several police officers who are corrupt and portrayed as such.
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Medical
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Is there a hospital scene?
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You have the option of going to hospitals to heal your party.
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there misophonia?
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Debatably, there is a type of enemy that makes burping noises, which can be gross
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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A couple of enemy types are named to indicate mental illness (the 'Psychic Psycho' and the 'Insane Cultist').
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Definitely, the world is full of aliens and sentient objects or creatures that wouldn't fit in a normal world and it gets stranger as you progress. Some locations can be rather unrealistic and alien-like, especially in the endgame
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Monotoli laments the shape and weakness of his body after losing the power of the Mani Mani statue.
Buzz Buzz is taunted about being stuck in the body of an insect.
Brick Road does not express unhappiness with his body but carries out an ambition to have a doctor drastically change his body.
Buzz Buzz is taunted about being stuck in the body of an insect.
Brick Road does not express unhappiness with his body but carries out an ambition to have a doctor drastically change his body.
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Noxious
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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The use of certain attacks, specifically psychic (or PSI) attacks, make use of many incredibly jarring, bright, and colorful strobe lights. Even as a person without sensitivities and playing in a well-lit room on a small screen, I was bothered by it; people with epilepsy should stay away.
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Does a baby cry?
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There is a scene with Ness as a baby but he does not cry
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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You, the player, are given the option to enter your name into the game. This becomes a plot point during the final boss (though not in a way that's intended to be scary).
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Are there abortions?
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No, but (SPOILERS) there's a disturbing (and disproven) fan theory that the final battle is Ness and his friends going back in time to abort Giygas as a fetus.
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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In a flashback cutscene, Ness is shown as a baby in a crib.
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Prejudice
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Are there fat jokes?
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The main character, Ness, is made fun of for being fat by several characters on 2 different occasions despite his sprite not indicating that he's overweight. Pokey/Porky, a character who is overweight, is commonly referred to as "some chubby kid" by npcs who do not know his name, and there are quite a few jokes about his weight and how much he eats.
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One NPC states they "heard [Giygas] might be female", then says they're "not really sure whether Giygas is a
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male or a female."
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Tony, a gay kid, is kidnapped at some point alongside several other characters but he is later saved and is alive at the end of the game.
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Is there hate speech?
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Not really hate speech to any groups in particular, but some characters (mainly Ness?) end up getting picked on by some characters
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Not exactly. The overworld sprites for The Sharks look slightly like blackface (as their bodies are fully black and they have red lips on the overworld sprites for them), however in battle, they are not actually in blackface and they are just wearing normal clothing (for Skate Punks and Pogo Punks anyways. It's worth mentioning that all the overworld sprites for all the sharks are most likely based on the Yes Man Jrs, as they are wearing full bodysuits, however they are in purple bodysuits and not black bodysuits)
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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The Happy Happy Cult is based off a real life religious cult and thus shares a few elements. Furthermore, Paula is religious (likely Christian) and has pray as a command.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Are there nude scenes?
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In the original Japanese version (Mother 2), your character is nude when in Magicant. In the English localization he is in pajamas instead.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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A strange woman in a bikini lures you and your companion into a strange hotel, which ends up being a trap. This is required to progress. One NPC says that he would "like to spend some time with her".
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Is there BDSM?
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No. The Sharks overworld sprites could possibly be mistaken for them wearing gimpsuits though due to them wearing black bldysuits and having red lips (which ALSO ties in to them accidentally being mistaken for wearing blackface too! The controversies never end with these guys I swear 😭)
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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No, but does have a cliffhanger after.
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Vehicular
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Cars will stop for you in Onett.
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Does a plane crash?
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No planes, but the Sky Runner (which looks more like a spaceship/flying saucer) does crash.
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Is there gun violence?
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Technically?? Jeff’s main weapons are guns (as well as bombs and bottle rockets)
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