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

Grade: B

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

Innate AbilitiesWith PSI

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Superhuman Speed, 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).

Resistance to 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)

Innate PSI AbilitiesUnique PSI Abilities

Psionics & Energy Manipulation (PSI is the manipulation of psionic energy, being described as a mysterious and useful power), Telekinesis (PSI Users such as Ninten can use their psi to telekinetically unbend a spoon, along with Ness as an infant being able to telekinetically move his baby bottle), Telepathy (PSI users all naturally share PSI Telepathy, Ninten uses this to be able to read minds and speak to animals, Paula uses it to telepathically call to Ness in her dreams, along with telepathically speak to other members of the Chosen Four from across towns or even continents. The ability seems to be universal to all PSI users as their consciousness no matter their age is fully aware and can speak with people), Power Bestowal (Limited; PSI users can give PSI abilities to other PSI users, such as when an infant used their mind to give Ninten PSI Teleport, or when the Chosen Four taught a monkey how to use PSI Teleport).

Resistance to Mind Manipulation (The natural PSI users consciousness is already matured and able to defend against other mental attacks)

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)

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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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