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Giygas
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| “ | It hurts, Ness...…It hurts, …it hurts… | „ |
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Background
Giygas (originally Gyiyg, also mistranslated in MOTHER's localization as Giegue) is the main antagonist of MOTHER (localized as EarthBound Beginnings) and its sequel, MOTHER 2 (localized as EarthBound). He was raised at infancy by a human couple that was kidnapped from Earth, named George and Maria. Due to George learning the powers of his race and escaping, Giygas was forced to invade Earth in order to prevent the spread of PSI, but he was defeated by Ninten and his friends through a special lullaby that Maria sung to him during his childhood. Sometime after his defeat at the hands of Ninten, Giygas was driven mad and inexplicably gained unimaginable power, transforming himself into an eldritch abomination that embodies evil itself. He is ultimately killed in his fated confrontation with Ness when Paula calls upon the Player.
General Information
Origin: MOTHER
First Appearance: MOTHER 1
Latest Appearance: MOTHER 1
Company: Nintendo
Creator: Shigesato Itoi
Sex: Male
Pronouns: He/Him
Age: Unknown
Homeworld: Unknown (It is within the far ends of the universe)
Story Role: Villain, Main Antagonist, Alien Invader
Classification: Alien Warlord
Species: Unknown
State of Being: Regular
Physiology: Alien Physiology
Occupation: Alien Warlord
Affiliations: Starman, Mooks, Mind Controlled Enemies, R-7037, R-7038, R-7038XX, Maria (Foster mother), George (Formerly- Foster father)
Enemies: Ninten (Grandnewphew, offered to let him live if he let him go through with his plans), Ana (Apart of the group trying to stop him), Lloyd (Apart of the group trying to stop him), Teddy (Apart of the group trying to stop him), Humanity (Kidnapped many of the adults across the world, along with making all of the monsters go crazy to attack people)
Status: Alive
Alignment: Lawful Evil (Strictly follows the will of his race, even carrying out a large scale attack against the Earth. Kidnapped a large group of human adults, including the likes of Ana's mom, a bunch of parents from their kids in Easter reducing the town to only kids who had to fend for themselves, most of them crying out of fear and anguish. Offered to spare Ninten due to his relation to Maria, whom he cared deeply for, along with trying to tell Ninten to leave instead of directly killing him himself, with him even acknowledging Ninten and co. were too weak to face him. Giygas even goes as far as to call off the invasion upon fully hearing of Maria's lullaby, filling him with guilt)
Threat Level: Global Threat (Plans to destroy the earth and all of its people with the Earth being noted to be in danger, with Ninten himself calling it the Earth's crisis)
Origin: MOTHER
First Appearance: MOTHER 2
Latest Appearance: MOTHER 2
Company: Nintendo, HAL Laboratory
Creator: Shigesato Itoi
Gender: Male
Sex: Unknown (Constrained within the Devil's Machine making it unknown what his physical form is)
Pronouns: He/Him
Age: Inapplicable
Homeworld: Unknown
Story Role: Villain, Main Antagonist, Alien Invader
Classification: Universal Cosmic Destroyer, Eldritch Horror, Conceptual Being
Species: Unknown
State of Being: Unknown
Physiology: Unknown Physiology (Giygas is never truly seen until Porky Minch releases him from the seal, in which Giygas becomes a bizarre dimension of darkness)
Occupation: Alien Warlord
Affiliations: Starman, Mooks, Mind Controlled Enemies, Porky Minch
Enemies: Ness, Paula, Jeff Andonuts, Poo, The Player
Status: Deceased (Was killed by the prayers sent from the Player)
Date of Death: End of MOTHER 2
Alignment: Neutral Evil (Became the evil itself and conquered the universe ten years in the future, casting everything into darkness so that he could hold complete control over reality. His influence has full control over the evil in people's hearts, turning people insane and trying to attack Ness) | Unaligned (Being released into his true form destroyed his mind and left him with a shattered psyche that is incapable of forming coherent thoughts)
Threat Level: Cosmic Threat (Giygas is coined the universal cosmic destroyer, where it's noted everything in the universe could be destroyed at the hands of Giygas along with him being noted as the arch fiend of the universe and noted by Porky Ness and co. would burn up with the rest of the garbage in the universe after Giygas is unleashed upon it)Codex Statistics
Tier: Unknown-B
Cardinality: Finite
Dimensionality: 3-D
Attack Potency: Unknown: Powerful level (Vastly superior to Ninten and his allies, even while holding back considerably, stating that they are too weak to do anything and have powers comparable to an insect)
Durability: Unknown: Powerful level (Maria states that she does not believe any weapon can harm him. Completely unaffected by attacks from Ninten and his allies)
Striking Strength: Unknown: Powerful Class (Never shown to attack physically)
Lifting Strength: Unknown: Powerful Class (His telekinesis should vastly exceed what other characters in the series have demonstrated, such as Ness and his friends, who are able to lift a submarine, which weigh around 4,750 tons)
Travel Speed: At least Superhuman (Vastly superior to Ninten and his allies). Faster Than Light with Mothership (With his mothership capable of intergalactic travel as Giygas' species comes from the ends of the universe)
Attack Speed: At least At least Transonic (Vastly superior to Ninten and his allies and can easily keep up with them in battle even while holding back, who can tag a Starman, who can tag the late game MOTHER 2 cast, who can fight similar enemies to the cast of MOTHER 3, who can dodge shouts from the Steel Mechorilla)
Reaction Speed: At least At least Transonic (Vastly superior to Ninten and his allies)
Stamina: Limitless (Giygas is the only character within the game that does not lose PP points from using his PSI attacks no matter how many times he uses it)
Range: Standard Melee, At least Hundred of Meters, likely Higher with PSI (Possesses PSI much more advanced than that of any human, which should include PSI Starstorm). Thousands of Kilometers with his influence (Caused black clouds to appear over the mountains causing all the townsfolk and its people to go crazy, this did not only stop within Valentine, his influence even extends into areas around Ninten's hometown of Mother's Day, where he has caused enemies to go crazy and attack being both human and animals. His influence has also extended to Thanksgiving, causing strong monsters to attack the civilians trying to go to the train station. His influence has also extended to Halloween, where the monster It's noted that Giygas' influence is causing major panics breaking out everywhere)
Intelligence: Supergenius Intelligence (Leads an entire race of highly advanced PSI wielding aliens that are vastly superior to humanity. His race was able to construct a mother ship that can cross the universe in short time frames, created time travel technology superior to that of the Phase Distorter as it allowed Porky Minch to travel to the past without demolishing his body, and it is implied that they created the Apple of Enlightenment, a device that delivers 100% accurate prophecies of the future and foretold the defeat of Giygas at the hands of Ness. His mastery over PSI is so advanced that even the most gifted humans aren't able to comprehend his attacks at all, and can utilize complex PSI, including PK Starstorm, a technique that is said to only be usable after a higher level of intelligence has been reached)
Knowledge: Grandmaster level
Key Information
- Sealed: This key covers Giygas being stabilized within the Devil's Machine, greatly suppressing his power.
- Unsealed: This key covers Giygas upon being released from the Devil's machine, where he is far superior to the likes of the Chosen Four by this point, resulting in Paula needing to pray in order to win.
Grade: S | S
Tier: Unknown-A | Unknown-A. 2-C with Environmental Destruction
Cardinality: Unknown
Dimensionality: Unknown (The Devil's Machine stabilizes Giygas's form) | Unknown (Exists as a bizarre dimension of darkness that cannot be comprehended)
Attack Potency: Unknown: Cosmic level (Fought against Ness and could damage him with his PSI. Noted by Porky that Giygas will be stronger and a more powerful entity than any other after he defeats Ness. His power is stabilized and constrained by the Devil's Machine so that he is able to control it properly) | Unknown: Cosmic level (Far superior to the likes of Ness, who was unable to perceive the true nature of his attacks properly, his nature and state of being cannot be explained through conventional tiering). Universe level with Environmental Destruction (Giygas is coined the universal cosmic destroyer, where it's noted everything in the universe could be destroyed at the hands of Giygas along with him being noted as the arch-fiend of the universe and noted by Porky Ness and co. would burn up with the rest of the garbage in the universe after Giygas is unleashed upon it)
Durability: Unknown: Cosmic level (The Devil's Machine is protected by a shield that reflects all attacks, even those from Ness) | Unknown: Cosmic level (Was only slightly harmed by Ness, even after the first prayer destabilized his defenses. Required the Player to intervene and finish him off with their own prayers)
Striking Strength: Unknown: Cosmic Class | Unknown: Cosmic Class
Lifting Strength: Unknown: Cosmic Class (His telekinesis should be superior to that of Ness) | Unknown: Cosmic Class
Travel Speed: Immobile (Sealed within the Devil's Machine) | Unknown: Undefinable (Exists as a bizarre dimesnion of darkness that cannot be explained)
Attack Speed: Unknown: Undefinable (Able to hit Ness with his attacks) | Unknown: Undefinable (Able to fight back against Ness)
Reaction Speed: Unknown: Undefinable (Cannot dodge attacks due to being sealed in the Devil's Machine) | Unknown: Undefinable (Almost completely unaware of what he is doing)
Stamina: Limitless (Has unlimited PSI and can never run out unlike other enemies) | Limitless
Range: None physically (Cannot physically attack within the Devil's Machine). At least Hundreds of Meters, likely Higher with PSI. Universal with his influence (Giygas is able to attack from many years in the past) | Universal (Exists as a bizarre dimesnion of darkness that cannot be explained)
Intelligence: Supergenius Intelligence when sealed, Mindless Intelligence when unsealed (Being released into his true form destroyed his mind and left him with a shattered psyche that is incapable of forming coherent thoughts)
Knowledge: Grandmaster level when sealed, Mindless level when unsealedPowers and Techniques
As Giygas' influence is what affects enemies, he is directly the reason for them having specific PSI, thus he should also have the following: Energy Manipulation & One Hit KO (Barbot uses PK Beam gamma, which instantly knocks one out regardless of health or level. The Old Robot can use PK Beam alpha. The Scrapper can use PK Beam alpha. His Starman robot have access to PK Beam attacks. Giga Borg has PK Beam alpha and gamma. Juana has access to PK Beam gamma. Omega Borg has access to PK Beam Beta and Gamma), Power Nullification (The Lil Saucers have access to PSI-Block, which prevents one from using PSI techniques), Forcefield Manipulation (The Lil Saucer have access to PSIShield alpha, which shields one and halves the damage), Fire Manipulation (The Fire Ball uses PK Fire alpha, which hits a row of enemies with fire. Gargoyle uses PK Fire beta. Juana has access to PK Fire gamma. Omega Borg has access to PK Fire Beta), Air Manipulation & Cold Manipulation (Big Foot can use all forms of PK Freeze, which makes the temperature of the air extremely cold to freeze a target. The Oh-Mooks can also use PK Freeze. The Rockoyle uses PK freeze. Omega Borg has access to PK Freeze Omega), Durability Negation (Can utilize PK Freeze gamma, which reduces one enemy's health to critical status regardless of level, health, or defense), Electricity Manipulation (Juana can use PK Thunder Beta and Gamma, which allows them to shoot down a thunderbolt to one or all enemies. Omega Borg has access to PK Thunder Gamma), Mind Manipulation (Zombie has BrainShock, which makes on feel strange), Sleep Manipulation (The Titanees are able to use hypnosis alpha, which puts a target to sleep)
All previous abilities. Has the abilities of his unsealed self though cannot use them due to being sealed, Enhanced Imperceivable Attacks (Giygas' attacks form cannot be comprehended or understood, even to those with ultimate intelligence such as Ness), Time Paradox Immunity (Grandfather Paradox; Unaffected by the changes he made to the present. Upon being released from the Devil's Machine, he would have destroyed the entire universe long before he was even born), Abstract Existence (Physical, Primordial Source; Became evil energy itself), Immortality (Ageless) and Self-Sustenance (Respiratory, Nutritional, & Restful; Planned to ultimately destroy the universe meaning he required no form of sustenance, existing as a pure dimension of darkness), Clairvoyance (Watched the entirety of Ness's journey from across time), Non-Standard Interaction (Time Interaction; Giygas is able to attack from many years in the past), Absorption (Paula's call for help was absorbed into the darkness), Hell Manipulation and Darkness Manipulation (Became evil energy itself. Controls individuals by manipulating the evil within their hearts), Attack Reflection (Passive; The Devil's Machine is protected by a shield that reflects all attacks).
As Giygas' influence is what affects enemies, he is directly the reason for them having specific PSI, thus he should also have the following: Air Manipulation & Cold Manipulation (Programmed the Starman, where Starman Jr. can use PSI Freeze alpha. Dept. Store Spook uses PSI freeze alpha. Manly Fish's Brother uses PSI freeze beta. Lesser Mooks can use PSI Freeze alpha and beta), Fire Manipulation (Programmed the Starman, where Starman Jr. can use PSI Fire alpha and beta. Criminal Caterpillar can use PSI Fire alpha. Smilin' Sphere can use PSI Fire Beta. Dept. Store Spooky can use PSI Fire alpha. Master Criminal Worm can use PSI Fire alpha and beta), Power Absorption (The Mobile Sprout has PSI Magnet alpha, which drains PSI from an enemy. Foppy uses PSI Magnet alpha. Gigantic Ant uses PSI Magnet alpha. Dept. Store Spook can use PSI Magnet omega, drains psi from all enemies. Hostile Elder Oak can use PSI Magnet alpha), Healing (The Mobile Sprout has Lifeup alpha, which recovers health for a user. Mr. Carpainter uses lifeup alpha. The Smelly Ghost uses lifeup alpha. Mystical Record uses lifeup alpha), Electricity Manipulation (Mr. Carpainter uses Crash Boom Bang Attack, which is the equivalent of PSI Thunder Beta, where thunder randomly attacks an enemy. Skelpion uses PSI Thunder alpha. Dread Skelpion can use PSI Thunder alpha and beta), Battlefield Removal (Application Based; Mr. Carpainter is able to send Ness away from hitting him with PSI Thunder), Forcefield Manipulation (Programmed the Spinning Robo, who uses PSI Shield alpha. Mr. Carpainter uses shield alpha. Guardian Digger can use PSI Shield Beta, which creates a physical shield), Mind Manipulation (The Territorial Oak uses PSI Brainshock alpha, which makes an enemy feel strange. Handsome Tom uses Brainshock alpha. Foppy uses PSI Brainshock alpha. Dept. Store Spooky can use PSI Brainshock alpha. The Kraken can use PSI Flash Beta, which is a chance of strangeness. Hostile Elder Oak can use PSI Brainshock alpha. Final Starman can use PSI Brainshock omega, all party members begin to feel strange), Sleep Manipulation (Handsome Tom uses hypnosis alpha to put an enemy to sleep. The Crazed Sign can use hypnosis alpha. Manly Fish's Brother uses PSI hypnosis alpha. Pit Bull Slug can use PSI hypnosis alpha. Lesser Mooks can use PSI hypnosis alpha), Statistics Reduction (Smilin' Sam uses defense down alpha, which lowers one party member's defense. Red Antoids cause defense down alpha), Light Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation & Status Effect Inducement (With PSI Flash alpha, can cause one to cry and can cause strangeness. The Kraken can use PSI Flash Beta), Paralysis Inducement (The Crazed Sign can use paralysis alpha, which paralyzes one party member. Gigantic Ant uses PSI Paralysis alpha. The Kraken can use PSI Flash Beta, which has a chance of paralysis. Manly Fish's Brother uses PSI paralysis alpha), One Hit KO (The Kraken can use PSI Flash Beta, which as a chance of instant defeat), Purification, Restoration, & Resurrection (Material Purification; Manly Fish's Brother uses PSI healing omega, which heals all status ailments, including incapacitation and death), Curtain Fire (Programmed the Starman Ancestor, who can use Starstorm Omega, which causes the control of a multitude of meteors to do damage to all enemies)
All previous abilities, Abstract Existence (Conceptual, Absolute Abstraction; Giygas is noted to be evil itself, being a bizarre dimension of darkness), Enhanced Mind Manipulation (Giygas upon awakening destroyed his entire mind with his unimanginable power), Omnipresence (Aspatiotemporal Omnipresence), Acausality (Irregular Causality) & Reality Separation (Spatio-Temporal Lock; Upon Porky opening the devil machine Giygas became an entire dimension of pure darkness), Eldritch Physiology (Giygas is noted to be something that can't be made sense of[4], being an entire bizarre dimension of darkness)
Equipment
Mother ship, various minions | Devil's Machine, Apple of Enlightenment, Mani Mani Statue, various minions
Notable Techniques
- Inexplicable Attack: Giygas attacks with an incomprehensible psychic power to deal damage to all targets. It ignores resistances and shields. In Mother 2, his incomprehensible attack can have the properties of PK Flash Omega, PK Freeze Beta, or PK Thunder Beta.
- Evil Influences: One of Giygas’s special and main abilities, which allows him to corrupt any victim caught by this and causes them to bend to his will. As described by Buzz Buzz, this mind manipulating technique influences the evil in someone’s heart, providing Giygas full control over them; typically turning them violent and distressed to fully serve Giygas’s will. This ability has worked on a great variety of beings that aren’t just restricted to humans such as Inanimate objects, Ghosts, Zombies, Abstract beings, Animals, and goes as far as to block off the Universal System from interacting with Ness in his Magicant. It’s worth noting that he’s able to control enemies even inside metaphysical universe where abstract beings based on the users psyche resides in, along with slowly corrupt beings of pure heart such as Ness.
- PK Rockin: A powerful psychokinetic wave that damages all enemies. It is not resisted by any enemies but is the only offensive PSI that can be avoided.
Other
Standard Tactics: Giygas will attack his opponent with inexplicable PSI. When he is released from the Devil's Machine, he is almost completely unaware of what he is doing and does not use any strategy.
Weaknesses: Giygas is filled with guilt during his fight against Ninten, with Ninten and co. using Maria's Lullaby to make him flee. | Giygas is vulnerable to brainshock. | Giygas is vulnerable to Brainshock. Prayers can greatly damage him and reduce his defense, and can potentially kill him if they are strong enough (such as when Paula reached out to The Player).
Battle Records
0-2-0
None.
- Ninten, Ana, & Lloyd - Fight
- Conditions: Ninten, Lloyd, & Ana all teamed up, needing to sing to defeat Giygas.
- Location: Top of Mt. Itoi
- Note: Ninten, Lloyd, & Ana could only defeat Giygas through singing Maria's melody, filling Giygas with guilt and causing him to run away, without this, they would've had no chance to win.
- Ness, Paula, Jeff Andonuts, & Poo - Fight
- Conditions: Giygas had help from Porky Minch
- Location: Cave of the Past, later in Giygas' Bizarre Dimension
- Note: Ness, Paula, Jeff, & Poo were powerless to stop Giygas, with them needing to pray for help, ending with Paula needing to call for The Player.
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References
- ↑ The Subtitle: “Giygas Strikes Back”
Itoi In the last game, MOTHER 1, Giygas appeared as the final boss, but he didn’t actually end up dying. That’s why the subtitle this time is “Giygas Strikes Back.” It’s really straightforward, but it fits (laughs). So it’s pretty clear that he’s the one you face at the end!
— Does that mean the main character is the same as last time?
Itoi The player names the main characters, so those who played M1 might use those same names this time. But people who started the series from M2 might feel like everything starts at that point. That’s why you can either see them as the same kid, or as two different kids.
— Hmm, like it could go either way.
Itoi I see no problem with thinking of them as the same person. It’s fine if people see them as different, though. I leave it up to them to decide. - ↑ Profile Note: Nothing implies Giygas' influence is a new ability of his and Itoi treats it as his return from MOTHER 1 thus using Giygas' influence from MOTHER 2 is considered fine, it also functions the same as many of the enemies in MOTHER 1
- ↑ "PSI is a mysterious and useful power that can replenish your energy or even assist in your transportation needs. Using PSI will deplete your PP." MOTHER 3 Memo Description
- ↑ Itoi: Basically, Giygas is something you can’t make sense of, you know? But there’s also a part to him that’s like a living being that deserves love. That part is the breast of Hisako Tsukuba from “The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty”. (NOTE: you can see a summary of this movie here)
