Claus (MOTHER 3)

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“	Claus...You aren't Porky's robot. You're our son!* Claus, Come to your mother... You must be so exhausted.*	„
	~ Hinawa reaching out to Claus

“	Claus, please remember... I've been looking for you for so long	„
	~ Flint to Claus after jumping in to save Lucas

Strong One

Battle Against The Masked Man

Memory of Mother

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The Masked Man removed his mask. His face looked just like Lucas's. It was Claus. Claus fired an intense bolt of lightning! Lucas's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back! Claus took mortal damage!

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“	I'm sorry it turned out like this. I'm really happy you could be with me just before the end...Thanks. Dad. I'm sorry I didn't listen to you. I'm going to where Mom is now. Lucas. I hope we meet again someday. Bye. Thank you. I'm sorry. I'm sure we'll meet again.	„
	~ Claus before passing on

Love Theme

Its Over

“	Dad. It's me. Claus. I told Lucas to come too, but he's been crying at Mom's grave all this time. Dad. I'm gonna leave this apple here. The core might be hard, but... The core... The core might be too hard to eat, but be SURE you eat it! I'm gonna get stronger. ...I'm gonna get so strong even Dragos won't stand a chance against me! Dad... I...	„
	~ Claus to Flint

Background

Claus (pronunciation: klaos; Japanese: クラウス; Klaus in the North American version of Super Smash Bros. 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.

Statistics

Tier: 8-B, Higher with Intense Bolts of Lightning

Name: Claus, The Masked Man

Origin: MOTHER 3

Sex: Male

Age: 12

Classification: Human, Psychic, Cyborg

Status: Unknown (Took his own life by purposely reflecting his lightning off of Lucas's Franklin Badge, although it is possible that he was brought back to life when the Dark Dragon reset the universe)

Alignment: Chaotic Good normally, Lawful Evil while controlled by Porky

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: City Block level (Should be equal to, if not stronger than Lucas. Fought against him and his party members at the same time but lost. Lucas and co. can fight similar endgame enemies to the Mother 2 party members, such as the Nuclear Reactor Robot, who can do small nuclear explosions with even the smallest real world nuclear weapons reaching up to 20 tons of TNT equivalent), higher with Intense Bolts of Lightning (Was able to knock-out Lucas and his party members with this technique)

Durability: City Block level (Could briefly withstand his own "Intense bolts of lightning". Able to tank attacks from the rest of the party)

Striking Strength: City Block Class (Can harm Lucas with physical attacks)

Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Should scale to the playable characters)

Travel Speed: Superhuman (Can tag Lucas, who had previously fought against Porky Minch, who briefly fought the Chosen Four at the end of Mother 2)

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 late-game Chosen Four)

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)

Stamina: Very High

Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee with his sword. Hundreds of meters with PSI and his Arm canon.

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)

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), Regeneration (Mid-Low. Should be comparable to the playable characters), Immortality (Type 4; Losing a battle causes his defeat to be unwritten, becoming a bad dream and allowing Claus to wake up at his last save location. Type 6; Can take fatal attacks and still hang on with 1 Hp as long as he has greater than 1 Hp, as well as being able survive any fatal damage as long as he wins the battle before his Hp rolls down all the way), Damage Boost (Can occasionally land critical hits that deal much more damage than his standard attacks), Accelerated Development (Grows from battle very quickly, with his strength trivializing enemies from previous areas as he progresses), 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, which can cause paralysis), 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 Protection, Probability Manipulation, Plot Manipulation (Type 3), Truth Manipulation, Causality Manipulation, Time Manipulation, Dream Manipulation, and Subjective Reality (Is protected by the Universal System. 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)

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

Notable 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.

Other

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.

Gallery

The Masked Man using the Intense Bolt of Lightning on Lucas and his party members
Claus as he appears as a skin for Lucas in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
The Masked Man as he appears as a skin for Lucas in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS