Ness

Ness is the primary protagonist of "Mother 2" (Japan) or "EarthBound" (United States). He is a young boy from Onett, charged with the protection of the Earth from Giygas and his group of extraterrestrial invaders. In combat, Ness uses a baseball bat and psychic attacks. His friends and allies in battle are Paula, Poo and Jeff Andonuts.

Ness' name is a play on the Nintendo Entertainment System. In the original Mother (Not officially released outside of Japan) for the NES, the main character was a boy named "Ninten", who is very similar to Ness. It can be assumed that Mother 2/Earthbound is a different, easier version of Mother, and that Ness & Ninten are basically the same, even though there are big differences between both games & characters.

Super Smash Bros.
In the original Super Smash Bros. game for the Nintendo 64, Ness was unlockable by beating the single player campaign on "Normal" difficulty with three lives and no continues. Here, he was one of the better characters in the game, mostly because of his strong Yo-Yo attacks and high priority throwing moves.

Super Smash Bros. Melee
In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Ness is available from the start. Like the rest of the original characters in the Nintendo 64 game, Ness maintains most of the moves he had from Super Smash Bros. The only difference, aside from his moves being weaker than in SSB, is that PK Fire went from being his standard B special move to a side B special move, replaced by PK Flash.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Ness returns in the third installment, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, once again as an unlockable character, though he is present in the opening sequence of the game.