Cave Master (MOTHER)

Background

The Fish is an enemy in MOTHER (localized as EarthBound Beginnings), found in the Magicant Underground. It resembles a yellow carnivorous fish in an upright position. It is the game's only optional boss, and guards the Onyx Hook, an item which can transport Ninten to Magicant whenever he uses it. The Fish itself resides in the Magicant Underground, and the battle will more specifically initiate once Ninten has stepped on the stairs leading to the room which contains the Onyx Hook. Despite its ability to use moderately damaging continuous attacks, it is not a difficult enemy to defeat and goes down in a few physical hits.

General Information

Name: Cave Master, The Fish (Localization name)

Origin: MOTHER

First Appearance: MOTHER 1

Latest Appearance: MOTHER 1

Company: Nintendo

Creator: Shigesato Itoi

Sex: Unknown

Age: Unknown

Homeworld: Queen Mary's Magicant

Residence: The Well

Story Role: Mini-Boss

Classification: The Fish, Magicant Being

Species: Fish

State of Being: Mental Construct (Citizens of Magicant are abstract beings of one's consciousness)

Physiology: Fish Physiology

In-Universe Creator: Queen Mary

Occupation: None

Status: Deceased (Was a creation of Queen Mary's magicant, which she completely erased by the end of the game)

Date of Death: Ending of MOTHER 1 (After singing the melodies to Queen Mary)

Alignment: Unaligned (An animal that merely guards the Onyx Hook)

Threat Level: Street Threat (Serves only as a threat to those who enter it's room)

Codex Statistics

Grade: B

Tier: 9-A

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Room level (Potency) (Can fight Ninten after he fought Starman Jr., who should be comparable to late early game Ness, who eventually became strong enough to use attacks that rival the Territorial Oak in damage, who is around 4.5 to 5 meters making its self-destruction which would be around this levels of energy)

Durability: Room level

Striking Strength: Room Class (Potency)

Lifting Strength: Unknown

Travel Speed: Unknown

Attack Speed: Superhuman (Can tag Ninten, who can move 700 meters in about 13 seconds)

Reaction Speed: Superhuman

Stamina: Limitless physiology

Range: Standard Melee, Kilometers with Onyx Hook (Onyx Hook takes one back to Magicant, no matter where one is in Eagleland)

Intelligence: Unknown Intelligence

Knowledge: Unknown level

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Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Abstract Existence (Idea, Primordial Source; Citizens of Magicant are abstract beings of one's consciousness), Teleportation (With Onyx Hook, allows The Fish and co. to teleport back to Magicant without the need of finding an entry point. This can also help get him out of BFR)

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Equipment

Onyx Hook

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Notable Techniques

• Continuous Attack: Attacks twice in one turn.

Other

Standard Tactics: The Fish will do a continuous attack.

Weaknesses: Nothing notable.

Battle Records

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