Titanic Ant

“	The first major enemy you'll encounter on this journey is the Titanic Ant. To sink it, you'll have to use both PSI attacks and regular Bash attacks.	„
	~ Titanic Ant’s EarthBound Player's Guide description

Background

Titanic Ant is the first Sanctuary Boss in EarthBound. It resembles a giant, grey ant with black stripes and red and blue tips of its antennae. It guards the first Your Sanctuary location, Giant Step, and resembles both a Black Antoid and a Gigantic Ant. When it enters battle, the Titanic Ant is accompanied by two Black Antoids, making it one of only two Sanctuary Bosses that don't fight alone. After defeating the Titanic Ant, Ness is free to enter Giant Step and obtain the first part of the melody for the Sound Stone.

Statistics

Tier: At least 9-B

Name: Titanic Ant

Origin: Mother 2

Sex: Unknown

Age: Unknown

Classification: Sanctuary Guardian, Ant

Attack Potency: At least Wall level (Absorbed energy from Giant Step, which allows the user to perform “wondrous feats” according to Frank. Superior to Frankystein Mark II. Could fight an early game Ness)

Dimensionality: 3-D

Travel Speed: Unknown

Combat Speed: Superhuman (Fought an early game Ness)

Reaction Speed: Superhuman

Lifting Strength: Unknown

Striking Strength: At least Wall Class

Durability: At least Wall level

Stamina: Unknown

Range: Standard Melee, Higher with PSI

Powers and Abilities:

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Power Absorption (Absorbed power from Giant Step), Statistics Reduction (With Defense Down alpha, decreases one persons defense), Forcefield Creation (With Shield alpha, creates a shield that cuts physical damage in half), Absorption (With PSI Magnet alpha, drains psi from one),

Fire Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, Light Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement, Mind Manipulation, & Sleep Manipulation (Has a 50% resistance to fire, ice, paralysis, and hypnosis, along with a higher resistance to flash and brainshock)

Standard Equipment: None

Intelligence: Genius (Was able to absorb power from the Giant Step)

Standard Tactics: Normally uses a biting attack, accompanied with one of the 3 PSI abilities it knows.

Weaknesses: Nothing notable.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Use a biting attack: Deals low-level damage to one party member.
• Use a biting attack: Deals high-level damage to one party member.
• Defense down α: Decreases one party member's defense.
• Shield α: Cuts physical damage in half for one enemy.
• PSI Magnet α: Drain 2-8 PP from one party member.

Battle Records

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