Department Store Spook

Battle Against an Unsettling Opponent

“	After the alien hits the lights and captures Paula, head to the fourth floor to fight the green fiend. It uses Fire, Freeze and Brain Shock. You should use Jeff's Bottle Rockets.	„
	~ Player's Guide Description

Background

The Department Store Spook (デパートのかいじん, Department Store Monster) is a mini-boss in MOTHER 2 (localized as EarthBound). It appears in the Fourside Department Store after the Runaway Five are freed from their contract with the Topolla Theater, where it kidnaps Paula and subsequently battles Ness and Jeff.

General Information

Name: Department Store Spook

Origin: MOTHER 2

Sex: Unknown

Age: Unknown

Classification: Alien, Minion of Giygas

Status: Deceased (Seemingly succumbed to his wounds from his battle with Ness and Jeff)

Alignment: Lawful Evil (Giygas's minions follow his orders obediently and without question due to either being under his influence)

Codex Statistics

Tier: Low 8-C

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Small Buiding level (Potency) (Able to damage Ness and Jeff)

Durability: Small Buiding level (Able to take hits from Ness and Jeff)

Striking Strength: Unknown (The Department Store Spook does not use physical attacks)

Lifting Strength: Unknown

Travel Speed: Superhuman (Was able to kidnap Paula and escape with her without being seen)

Attack Speed: Superhuman (Can keep up with and hit Ness and Jeff)

Reaction Speed: Superhuman (Can dodge attacks from Ness and Jeff)

Stamina: Unknown

Range: Hundreds of Meters with PSI (Should have comparable range to other PSI users)

Intelligence: Genius Intelligence (Able to use PSI)

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Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Superhuman Speed, Mind Manipulation and Energy Manipulation (Can manipulate psychic energy using PSI), Heat Manipulation and Air Manipulation (Able to use PK Freeze), Fire Manipulation (Able to use PK Fire), Healing (Able to use Lifeup α to restore its own Hp), Absorption (Able to use PSI Magnet Ω, which steals psychic energy from all opposing targets), Damage Boost and Forcefield Negation (Can occasionally land critical hits that deal much more damage than standard physical attacks. Critical hits instantly destroy a target's physical shield), Non-Standard Interaction (Metaphysical Interaction; All enemies in MOTHER 2 can hit ghost)

Fire Manipulation (Only takes 75% damage from fire based attacks), Heat Manipulation (Only takes 75% damage from freeze based attacks), Mind Manipulation (Brainshock is only 10% effective against it), Light Manipulation and Durability Negation (PK Flash is only 50% effective against it) Paralysis Inducement (Paralysis is only 10% effective against it), Sleep Manipulation (Hypnosis is only 50% effective against it)

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Notable Techniques

• PK Freeze α: Deals 135 to 225 freeze damage to a single target. Has a 50% chance of solidifying the target.

• PK Fire α: Deals 60 to 100 fire damage to a row of targets.

• Lifeup α: Restores 75 to 125 Hp to itself.

• PSI Magnet Ω: Absorbs 2 to 8 PP from all targets.

• Brainshock α: Inflicts a single target with strangeness.

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Other

Standard Tactics: The Department Store Spook uses a variety of PSI in battle. When it isn't attacking, it will attempt to inflict strangeness on its opponents using Brainshock and steal their psychic energy using PSI Magnet, while also keeping itself alive with Lifeup.

Weaknesses: None notable.

Battle Records

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