Background
Claus (pronunciation: klaos; Japanese: クラウス; Klaus in the North American version of Brawl) is a major character in Mother 3. He is a boy from Tazmily Village. Claus is energetic and far more courageous than Lucas. He is last seen by the player lying motionless near the Drago Plateau, although the residents of Tazmily are never made aware of this.
The Masked Man is the secondary antagonist of Mother 3; a mysterious character who debuts during the final scene of the fifth chapter. He is the only other person besides Lucas capable of removing the seven Needles. He attacks with lightning, a sword, an arm cannon and PK Love. Additionally, he has the ability to destroy PSI Shields and use mechanical wings to fly away. He also has a lightning attack that is able to instantly render Lucas's entire party unconscious, meaning that only himself and Lucas (because of the Courage Badge that was revealed to be a Franklin Badge) remain in the battle. The attack is unavoidable.
The Masked Man works for Porky Minch, the Pig King, as what he refers to as his "adorable little monster," and never says a word in the story onscreen. A Pigmask states to Lucas (who thought he was the Masked Man since he answered his phone) that he sounded "kind of cheery", possibly signalling that the Masked Man can, in fact, talk, though in an emotionless tone. The Masked Man is the final boss of Mother 3, rather than Porky Minch himself. Because of this, Porky has been the penultimate boss in both games he has appeared in.
The Masked Man is in reality, Claus, who was apparently discovered near the Drago Plateau by the Pigmask Army. He was brought back to consciousness and turned into a human chimera. It is unknown whether or not he was dead when found, though the implications point more toward being dead, as the Magypsies sensed no heart in him, and it's also impossible to hear his heartbeat in battle. During this time, Porky used him as a loyal servant and gave to him near full command of the Pigmask Army. While under the control of Porky, Claus's sense of self and memories had been forgotten and pushed deep inside of him.
At the end of the final battle with the Masked Man, after realizing his true identity and revealing himself as Claus, he fires an intense bolt of lightning at Lucas, purposely reflecting it off of Lucas's Franklin Badge, causing himself mortal damage and ultimately killing himself.
Note: Credit to the EarthBound wiki
Powers and Stats
Tier: 8-B, higher with Intense Bolts of Lightning
Name: Claus, The Masked Man
Origin: Mother 3
Gender: Male
Age: 12
Classification: Human, Psychic, Cyborg
Attack Potency: City Block level (Should be equal to, if not stronger than his Brother. Fought against him and his party members at the same time but lost), higher with Intense Bolts of Lightning (Was able to knock-out Lucas and his party members with this technique)
Dimensionality: 3-D
Travel Speed: Subsonic (Can tag Lucas and his party members in which they had fought against Porky Minch, who previously fought the Chosen Four)
Combat Speed: FTL (Fought Lucas in a one on one battle in the end, who can avoid laser beams from the K9000. Should scale to Porky Minch, who fought the Chosen Four in the end)
Reaction Speed: FTL (Able to react to Lucas and his party members attacks, who were able to dodge laser beams from the K9000. Should scale to Porky Minch)
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Should scale to the playable characters)
Striking Strength: City Block Class (Can harm Lucas with physical attacks)
Durability: At least City Block level (Could briefly withstand his own "Intense bolts of lightning". Able to tank attacks from the rest of the party)
Stamina: Very High
Range: Extended melee range. Hundreds of meters with PSI and his Arm canon.
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Supernatural Willpower (Was able to break free of Porky's control upon being reminded of his true identity), Cyborgization (Partial), Weapon Mastery (Skilled with energy sword and arm-cannon), Damage Boost (Can occasionally land critical hits that deal much more damage than his standard attacks), Non-Physical Interaction (Should scale to Lucas, who can harm intangible and incorporeal beings such as ghosts with physical attacks and PSI), PSI (Telekinesis, Energy Manipulation and Projection, Lightning and Electricity Manipulation), Power Nullification (Can break shields and forcefields regardless if they were barriers for physical or psychic attacks via the Shield Killer), Sealing Negation (Can use PK Love to pull the Seven Needles that sealed the Dark Dragon and was what put it to sleep), Flight (With mechanical wings), Explosion Manipulation (Carries bombs with him), Passive Fate Manipulation, Probability Manipulation, Plot Manipulation (Type 3), Causality Manipulation, Time Manipulation, Dream Manipulation, and Subjective Reality (Is protected by the Truth of the Universe. Survived his encounter with the Mecha Drago as a young boy and was found by Porky in time to be revived as a cyborg. Hinawa watches over him and Lucas to ensure their safety. Is one of two individuals who is capable of PK Love, making him one of the chosen ones spoken of in the Magypsy's prophecy), possible Magicant Creation and Astral Projection (It is implied that all humans are able to create a Magicant), limted Power Bestowal (PSI users are able to teach PSI to other psychics)
Resistance: Status Effect Inducement (Completely immune to Brainshock, Paralysis, Hypnosis. Uncontrollable crying (Crying is only 40% effective), Fire Manipulation, Air Manipulation and Heat Manipulation (PK Freeze and Fire are only 60% effective), Electricity Manipulation (PK Thunder is only 85% effective), Explosion Manipulation (Bombs are 60% effective on him)
Standard Equipment: Sword, Arm-canon, Mechanical Wings, Bombs
Intelligence: Genius (Should be comparable to Lucas as they are twins. Capable enough to command the entire Pigmask Army and carry out Porky's plan of awakening the Dark Dragon. Was able to break free of Porky's control upon being reminded of his true identity)
Standard Tactics: Always leads with Intense Bolt of Lightning. Will swing with his sword at his opponent and use PK Love along with his Arm cannon.
Weaknesses: If he is reminded of who he is, then he will stop fighting.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Sword Swing: Swings his sword to attack the enemy. Can also do this by leaping into the enemy.
- Beam: Fires an energy beam from his arm-cannon.
- Electrical Shock: Produces electricity to attack multiple enemies.
- Shield Killer: Stabs sword to automatically break any shields or forcefields the enemy is using.
- Intense Bolts of Lightning: Uses his sword to conduct very powerful lightning bolts to rain down. His most powerful move.
- PK Love: Powerful psychic attack that assaults all enemies. Can also be used to pull the seven needles. Him and Lucas are the only ones who can use it.
Gallery
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The Masked Man using the Intense Bolt of Lightning on Lucas and his party members
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Claus as he appears as a skin for Lucas in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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The Masked Man as he appears as a skin for Lucas in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS
Battle Records
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