References for all of my Earthbound Beginnings/Mother 1 character designs. I really like how a lot of these turned out! When I replayed Beginnings about a year ago, I loved it, and now it’s my favorite Mother game. I love drawing art of it, but the thing is… I don’t like the official character design much. It’s too simple, and bland for me.

So I made these up to use whenever I draw fanart. If I wasn’t so busy I might’ve even made an Earthbound Beginnings comic adaptation, but sadly that’s a bit too ambitious for anything I would be able to do.

From left to right -

Ninten - A 12 year old boy who lives in Podunk. Infamous as the town troublemaker, he’s a delinquent who follows his own rules. However, he has a hidden heart of gold that comes out when it needs to, and will he stand against anything that threatens someone he loves. Features a Yucca Desert outfit!



Ana - A 12 year old girl who lives in Snowman. She is a devoted Christian who’s parents run the town church. Kind, motherly, and a strict follower of rules, she is the complete opposite of Ninten. But even so, they manage to fall for each other during their adventure. Ana is freakishly tall for her age, and very insecure about it, so please don’t point it out to her. Features a Yucca Desert outfit!



Lloyd - An 11 year old boy who lives in the town of Merrysville. Not in the best physical shape, he makes up for it with his amazing wit and determination. The most common target for bullying, he spends his school hours mostly to himself, working on any cool inventions he can think of. Features a Yucca Desert outfit!



Teddy - Actually didn’t change much with him, he was already pretty good. Leader of the Bla-Bla Gang.



Pippi - A 9 year old girl who lives in Podunk, neighbor to Ninten. Very adventurous and tomboyish, but will always deny it. She secretly looks up to Ninten and tries to mimic his troublemaking actions.



Ms. Lindgren - Pippi’s mother. Her job, lack of a lover, and the recent disappearance of her daughter has leaved her very stressed, to the point where she gets virtually no sleep. She’s a good mother, you just have to bare with her.



Carol - Ninten’s mother. A happy housewife, she just loves to care for her children. But she can get scary, to the point where even Ninten doesn’t dare disobey her.



Minnie - The slightly older of Ninten’s identical twin sisters, she is the girly girl of the duo. She loves to help her mother with around the house activities more than go outside with Ninten and her sister, but isn’t above fooling around every once in a while. Is aware that her sister hates being mistaken for her, but will tease her anyway, by telling people that she’s Mimmie.



Mimmie - The slightly younger of Ninten’s identical twin sisters, and the tomboy of the duo. She claims to despise all things “girly”, but wears pink on most of her outfits anyway. Everyone is aware, but she will always come up with an excuse. She tries way too hard to be like her brother Ninten and ends up embarrassing herself usually. Never mistake her for her sister Minnie unless you wish for death.



Queen Mary - Yes. I know she looks like Peach. You don’t need to tell me.



EVE - Big robot.



Giygas - Still working on this design, but his freakish anatomy is definitely intentional.



I kinda got bored at the end of writing these little quips, but I ain’t in the mood right now for any more writing. I just wanted to have an “official” post for these in case I make an ask blog for Mother 1 later. Which could be a possibility if people show support for it enough…