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Articles About Giygas
Official Media MOTHER - Manga - Novel

• Ninten! I am grateful to your family. Your Great-Grandparents, George and Maria raised me. But, George stole vital information from our planet that can be used to betray my people... And now, one of his descendants is obstructing our plans, and must be stopped!! Ninten! I am talking about you! Go home now! Perish with the rest of the ugly Earth People. Foolish one, you cannot do a thing with your meager powers... Powers worthy of a lowly insect. Ninten! You alone, I may save you. Just you alone. Board our Mother Ship with me... then, fall into a long sleep with your friends and the other ugly earth people.

• The form of Giygas’s attack was inexplicable!

• Stop singing.

STOP singing!

STOP! Stop the song!

STOP IT!! STOP THAT SONG!

You puny little Earth bugs! Shut up, and STOP singing!!

The SONG...

STOP IT!!! !!!!!

Stop... Pleeease, stop!

!!!!!!!


• ........How could I be defeated by a song like that? I will... sometime... Ninten! We SHALL meet again!

Versus Giegue

• Ness! Are you surprised? It’s me, Porky. You know! Me, Porky, ally of the strong! Man, you look really pathetic now, you know that? The “Apple of Wisdom” perfectly predicted that you guys would finally make it here. But things won’t go the way the Apple of Wisdom says. You’re going to be defeated, and Master Giygas will become even more powerful and even more terrifying. Why, you ask? ‘Cause of me, of course! It was thanks to Master Giygas’s guidance that I, the great Porky, made it here. The Apple of Wisdom never predicted this. …Master Giygas – no, just plain ol’ Giygas – is the embodiment of evil… Or so it might seem, but that’s not the case. Giygas has become “evil” itself… Evil energy which not even he can control.
-Porky Minch upon confronting the chosen four

• I understand you guys are already claiming to be heroes. Well, it is a gazillion years too early for you to oppose Giygas! You must feel pretty stupid to keep fighting without even knowing what Giygas looks like! If you were to ever see Giygas, you'd be so petrified with fear, you'd never be able to run away! ...That's how scary it is! So, do you want me to turn off the "Devil's Machine?" Well, prepare to be amazed!
Pokey Means Business

• So, isn't this terrifying? I'm terrified too. Giygas cannot think rationally anymore, and he isn't even aware of what he is doing now. His own mind was destroyed by his incredible power. What an all-mighty idiot! Yep, that's what he is! Heh heh heh heh... and you... you will be... just another meal to him!
-Porky describing Giygas
• You cannot grasp the true form of Giygas' attacks!

• Ness...Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness....I’m h..a..p..p..y… …friends…

• Ness! Ah, Grrr, Ohhh… Argh… Yaaagh!… It’s not right… not right… not right
“ It hurts, Ness...…It hurts, …it hurts… „

• ...go...b...a...c...k....
• I feel g...o...o...d...
• …I’m so sad… …..Ness

Giygas's theme
The Evil Giygas Attacks!

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

Name: Giygas

Origin: MOTHER

First Appearance: MOTHER 1

Latest Appearance: MOTHER 1

Company: Nintendo

Creator: Shigesato Itoi

Gender: 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)

Name: Giygas Origin: MOTHER First Appearance: MOTHER 2 Latest Appearance: MOTHER 2 Company: Nintendo, HAL Laboratory Creator: Shigesato Itoi Gender: Male Gender: 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

Grade: S

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: Sealed | Unsealed 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 unsealed

Powers 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:

All previous abilities. Has the abilities of his unsealed self though cannot use them due to being sealed.




As Giygas' influence is what affects enemies, he is directly the reason for them having specific PSI, thus he should also have the following:

All previous abilities.

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

  • MOTHER 1: Giygas is filled with guilt during his fight against Ninten, with Ninten and co. using Maria's Lullaby to make him flee.
  • MOTHER 2 (Sealed): Giygas is vulnerable to brainshock.
  • MOTHER 2 (Unsealed): 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.

None.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ "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
  4. ↑ 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)
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