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Mother 3/Unused Enemy Battles

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This is a sub-page of Mother 3.

Mother3 battle debug.png

Notably, using Boney's smell ability on unused enemies will sometimes display the string "Debug Text".

Hmmm...
To do:
* Verify that these battles are referencing legitimate data and not garbage data.
  • Organize everything into a table.
  • Check Some of these enemies again for their backgrounds, I probably missed a few.

Drago

Yes, the black square is its battle sprite.

When using the walk-through-walls cheat in the Prologue, the player can battle the green Dragos by walking into them! The Drago in battle does not attack and only confides "its worries to you", which makes you cry. When defeated, it leaves behind a Chimera Lab Map. The map will be in your inventory instead of the key items where maps usually go. It can't be discarded, though, so be careful. You can also access the enemy with the cheat 020047EC:D6.

Am I the only one who thinks about Metroid when they see the picture?

The Drago has a good amount of health, making it an extremely-long battle so early in the game. Due to it dropping a Chimera Lab Map, there is very strong evidence tying this battle to the frozen Drago in the Chimera Lab in Chapter 7.

Tiny Forest

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By far the most complete of all the unused enemies. The Tiny Forest seems to have been cut rather late into development as it is fully functional and has balanced stats. Thanks to some unused Battle Memory text, we know that this was originally meant to be a miniboss that would have likely been encountered at the end of the Mole Cricket Hole before exiting to Snowcap Mountain. Access it with 020047EC:BA.

Broom

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Similarly to the green Dragos, you can fight the Brooms in Oshoe Castle using the walk-through-walls cheat or using the code 020047EC:ED. The Broom does not have any battle behavior, though.

Rope Ladder

Mother3 rope ladder unused.png

Does not attack. Access it with 020047EC:DC.

Three Amigos

Mother3 Three AMigos.png

Uses an unused background. Attacks with bombs or does 1 damage. Access it with 020047EC:DA.

Flower

Does not attack. Access it with 020047EC:DB.

Flame 3

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Uses an unused background. Access it with 020047EC:DD.

Flag

Does not attack. Access it with 020047EC:DE.

Pick

Smells like an animal to Boney. Access it with 020047EC:C0.

Antlion

Access it with 020047EC:C1.

Fierce Pork Trooper C2

Access it with 020047EC:C2.

Crab

Access it with 020047EC:C3.

Electric Catfish C4

Access it with 020047EC:C4.

Shimmy Zmizz

Access it with 020047EC:C5.

Magic

Access it with 020047EC:C6.

Duster

Duster vs. Duster?

Does not attack. Access it with 020047EC:C7.

Keyboard

Mash your keyboard!

Does not attack. Access it with 020047EC:C8.

OJ

Not OJ Simpson.

OJ is one of the DCMC band members. This sprite is also the same as Keyboard's and Duster's but due to the background they can't be seen. This enemy also doesn't attack. Access it with 020047EC:C9.

Robot

Admire the detailed sprite work.

Access it with 020047EC:CA.

Dung Beetle

Mother3 Dung Beetle battle unused.png

Uses an unused background. Access it with 020047EC:CB.

Tent Person

Mother3 Tent Person battle unused.png

Access it with 020047EC:CC.

Snow Bunny

Mother3 Snow Bunny battle unused.png

Access it with 020047EC:CD.

Clayman

Mother3 Clayman battle unused.png

Access it with 020047EC:CE.

Sign F1

Mother 3 Sign 2.png

Same as the other Sign with a different background. Access it with 020047EC:F1.

Sign F2

Mother3 sign unused.png

Does not attack. Access it with 020047EC:F2.

Train

Mother3 train unused.png

Access it with 020047EC:F0.

Vapor

Mother3 Vapor battle unused.png

When battling the Vapor, it will make you feel strange. Access it with 020047EC:CF.

Rope Snake

Mother3 Rope Snake unused.png

Access it with 020047EC:D0.

Rope Snake

The return of the Rope Snake

Access it with 020047EC:D1.

Aeolia's Table

Mother 3 Aeolas Table.png

Access it with 020047EC:D2.

Straw

MOther 3 STraw.png

Access it with 020047EC:D3.

Vapor 2

Mother 3 Vapor 2.png

Access it with 020047EC:D4.

Mini Elevator

Uses the same Background as Vapor 2. Access it with 020047EC:D5.

Fierce Pork Trooper D7

Fierce pork trooper Mother 3.png

Uses an unused background. Attacks with whirlpools. Access it with 020047EC:D7.

Green Train

Same as Fierce Pork Trooper. Access it with 020047EC:D8.

Pump Drago

Bursts into laughter and throws a bomb. Same background as Unworked Clay. Access it with 020047EC:D9.

Piece

Doesn't attack. Access it with 020047EC:E1.

Flame 1

Doesn't attack. Access it with 020047EC:E2.

Lotus Root

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Uses an unused background. Access it with 020047EC:E3.

Unworked Clay

Mother 3 unworked clay.png

Almost finished enemy lacking a sprite. It can scream, dealing damage plus poision to the party, make a pose that gives crying to the party (used by the barrier trio), and burst into laughter throwing a bomb. It's extremely hard to hit. Might have been used in the Clayman Factory. Uses an unused background. Access it with 020047EC:E4.

Explosion

Has a move called Pk followed by a greek letter. Beta Numbs your party, Gamma poisons it and Omega puts it to sleep. Scream attack like Unworked Clay as well. Same background as Unworked Clay. Access it with 020047EC:E5.

Smoke

Doesn't attack. Access it with 020047EC:E6.

Statue Head

MOther 3 statue head.png

Uses an unused background. Access it with 020047EC:E7.

Carousel

MOther 3 Carousel.png

Doesn't attack. Access it with 020047EC:E8.

Nippo's Dresser

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Uses an unused background. Access it with 020047EC:E9.

Firefly Swarm

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Uses an unused background. Access it with 020047EC:EA.

Hinawa's Cloth

Access it with 020047EC:EB.

Electric Catfish EC

Same Moves as Explosion. Access it with 020047EC:EC.

Fish

Doesn't attack. Access it with 020047EC:EE.

Sea Urchin

Mother 3 sea urchin.png

Uses an unused background, looks similar to the Sancturary guardian background from Earthbound. Access it with 020047EC:EF.

Portrait

Doesn't attack. Access it with 020047EC:F4.

Friendly Ghost

Doesn't attack. Access it with 020047EC:F5.

Trash Can

Doesn't attack. Access it with 020047EC:F6.

Steel Ball

Doesn't attack. Access it with 020047EC:F7.

Egg of Light

Doesn't attack. Access it with 020047EC:F8.

Chestnut

Doesn't attack. Access it with 020047EC:F9.

Rockin' Ghost

Access it with 020047EC:FA.

Candle

Doesn't attack. Access it with 020047EC:FB.

Mouse

Doesn't attack. Access it with 020047EC:FC.

Energy Machine

Doesn't attack. Access it with 020047EC:FD

Light Blade

Doesn't attack. Access it with 020047EC:FE

Wine Glass

Mother 3 Enemy Wine Glass.png

Doesn't attack. Access it with 020047EC:FF.