Japanese Paula vs. American Paula
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- Опубліковано 6 чер 2022
- A look at the character of Paula, and how she's changed and been changed throughout the years.
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Japanese Ness vs. American Ness: • Japanese Ness vs. Amer...
Art credits:
"Ninten Meets Ness" by OmegaScott64 on DeviantArt
"Ness vs Paula" by Nuez93 on DeviantArt
Music:
The Metropolis of Fourside - EarthBound
Paula's Theme - EarthBound
Boy Meets Girl / Twoson - EarthBound
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My favorite thing about Earthbound is the conceit that these little kids have demi-god-like psychic powers. They can teleport, bring stars down, heal, it's such an awesome juxtaposition.
Hell nah Little Timmy shooting fire at my house 😭
those are literally starmen in disguise what are you talking about
I agree with you that Paula could have had more attention on her in the game but to be fair she does ALMOST single-handedly save the world.
I pretty much consider the prayer segment to more or less be "her part."
Paula was likely the origin point of my love of mages. She was clearly the Black Mage of the group, and that made her awesome in my book.
@Blitz Poo is monk mage lol
If we were to give them all traditional classes, where would Jeff fit in? Artificer maybe? I remember in Lufia II there's a scientist who attacks with items but that game eschews traditional classes as well
@@richarddavis8863 It may not be traditional and it may be a cop out, but Machinist would fit Jeff like a glove. He'd be the Edgar of FF6 of the party.
@@LuckyIStar oh yeah that works too. Always loved him and Sabin on a team. Brains and brawn. Those fighting game combos in an RPG were so cool to me
@@richarddavis8863 I think of them in traditional RPG classes like this:
Ness -> Paladin/Cleric
Paula -> Wizard/Sorcerer
Jeff -> Rogue
Poo -> Druid/Monk
Paula is literally my fave character and I wish she got more of a spotlight. She’s so genuinely cool and so useful in battle! Gotta love her!
Freeze kinda op though
when you say "more of a spotlight" do you mean more visible or more of an important role? because she IS the most important character.
@@pakalupapito5578 how is she more important than Ness?
edit, ah I guess you mean the final battle. fair enough. but in that case you could argue that YOU are the most important character haha
@@richarddavis8863 I think she's equally as important as Ness for a few key reasons. Ness would have died to Carpainter without Paula's help (Franklin Badge). Ness and Paula would have remained captured without Paula being able to contact Jeff via his dreams (she use this type of telepathy a few other times too). Paula solos Giygas, the party would lose without her Prayer.
same :D
4:07 "Sorry Duster, you're hopeless"
LMAO
He's too busy sleeping or something. I haven't gotten that far in mother 3
This is all really speculation, but Lucas having a support based PK list and Kumatora having an offense one is because what abilities one is able to awaken to directly relates to their mental and emotional state. Kumatora is the tough type so her mind grants her the ability to use powers that harm her enemies. Lucas is timid and nervous, so his mind grants him the ability to protect himself and others. Lucas probably would not have had the mindset necessary to comprehend starstorm during the events of the game, nor the lived perspective to truly comprehend kumatora's mindset, but smash bros sometimes likes to vaguely imply that lucas has grown since then into a competent youth who seeks adventure, so hes probably more prepared to learn it. Because of the immense mental training it took poo to learn starstorm, its possible that perhaps ness and his friends just didn't have the mental fortitude and maturity necessary to share skills before gaining the perspective and life experience at the end of their journey.
the reason that theres no part of the game where you play as paula alone is probably because paula is one town over, while poo and jeff probably arent even in the same country, but it would be interesting to play as paula alone
Probably.
That and she walks with you at the end of the game and has the most important role in the final fight
@@ma.2089 well i dont see why that would stop her from having a segment where you only play as her
I think she lets herself be captured because she's following her visions and knows Ness will come to her
Ah, so a Joker/Dark Knight situation.
Why tho
Paula definitely needs more spotlight for sure. She’s probably my fav female character and I wish she could’ve had her own section, even if it was a simple piece about her getting kidnapped at four side or happy happy village
I guess the reason she got captured was because she doesn't have any reliable recovery psi early in the game like Ness does.
Or just because Giygas doesn’t want Paula teaming up with Ness.
I always like the apeal of the clay models. American or Japan, both versions are really pleasing to look at. It was really smart that they've decided to model Ness after his clay model for smash and I hope they will do the same if Paula, Ninten or any of the main party members that gets added in the future.
Poo and Paula do appear in ness's final smash and jeff is an assist trophy, all with that same style
So it's safe to say any mother/earthbound characters added will roughly match that
can't wait for the japanese jeff vs. american jeff
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This sounds like a cybershell video
Now we only need Smash to do 3D model for the Mother 1 Party and Duster.
I was waiting for the gun joke the whole time
This video was very fun but I also wanted to say that at 5:25 it really shows how well the chosen four contrast each other with not only representation but also color schemes
I heard that when they were remaking the clay models for the American localization, Nintendo of America specifacally asked to cover the clay models in garbage juice, to go along with the marketing of the game.
Source?
@@iwatatiff none, I made zit up
@@Sagern17 At-least you’re honest.
@@Sagern17 the source is i made it the f up
I remember when I first got into EarthBound I had a phase where Paula was my favorite character, and honestly she still is. She's adorable, badass, and she prays when she's in doubt (as well as having that broken-ass PK Freeze). Love that lil angel lol 💜💖
Prototype Paula makes me want to protect the things I love
Me: hears battle against a machine
Also me: cup of lifenoodles to Paula
*Paula Got hurt and fainted!
Can't go 2seconds without Paula looking like she's about to pull a gun on you. XD
I love how all the clay models have the unused suitcase
I wish the smash model made Ness a bit tubby like he was described in game. He was described by a police officer as fat and another person said he lost a few pounds at the end of the game. Like no obese like Porky but overweight.
Uhhh he's literally that lol. I don't know if it's me, but his body is a lot more round.
@@Player-jh4ko Also, I wish they didn't get the voice actor of Kirby to voice him. I wish they got an American to voice him.
@@DerpDerp3001 Yeah I agree with that tho.
Great video! I always personally preferred the Japanese clay models because of the height consistency between all 4 of the kids and I'm really pissy that way but even without that part I just really liked them looking short in general.
I feel like I should call you Earthbound Cybershell.
That early Paula clay model was used as the basis for the Coca Cola keychain figure
I simply adore Paula myself! I just have a thing for cute characters who are also awesome, which is why I love Kirby myself!
Hey MonkeyNess! I really enjoyed today's video and I'm looking forward to seeing more in this series if there are even clay models for Jeff and Poo. I was curious what editor do you use for editing videos? I'm not sure what editor I should use, but I love how you edit your videos! I've decided to try my hand at content creation, and you're one of my biggest inspirations! Anyways, I'm just curious what editor you use, as I can't find one that fulfills my needs. If you could let me know, that'd be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Hi! I personally use Adobe Premiere, but highly recommend Da Vinci Dissolve! It’s free, and has virtually all the tools mine does. Hope this helps! :)
Thank you so much for your recommendations! :)
Thanks Salsa
Bro i was listening in the dark and that deep sound effect when he was talking about her void eyes gave me a heart attack
2:15 y’know if you twist your mind to it it looks like Paula has like reddish teddy bear ears
I personally think paula looks better with red shoes. I think the pink shoes kinda throws the colour balance off a little due to her red bow
That makes sense too.
One cool thing about her American version is her sense of agency. Instead of breaking down if Ness can't save her, American Paula says she would just break out of her cell if Ness took too long
I never noticed that American Paula didn't have a bow. That's wacky
You should have mentioned that her name is Paula Jones! SHE HAS A LAST NAME! ITS JONES... I think at least. I'm pretty sure it says that in the strategy guide
I like that Paula didn't get her own section in Earthbound. She was a damsel in distress pretty much the entire game having to be reacued 3 times(once by Ness, 2nd by Jeff in Threed and again in Fourside).
They wrote and designed her really well. Shes not a Mary Sue nor weak and worthless as a party member. Her PSI prowess is awesome, but even during gameplay its obvious she still needs to be protected because she just can't take hits like the boys. Her ability to Pray and ultimately pray to God for victory is something ive never seen in any Video game other than Earthbound.
We have to remember that not only was EB released 30 years ago and times were different, but i also think EB was simply going for a traditional approach with her character. She is very feminine and plays into that role well and traditionally. I mean shes in all pink with ribbons and hits things with a Frying Pan lmao.
imagine that Paula section in EarthBound would show how she got kidnapped
It baffles me on how she even got kidnapped when she has the best PSI
i think jeff and poo’s american clay model don’t change because they aren’t supposed to be american boys
"paula and kumatora taught ness and lucas the psi they didn't know"
i didn't know paula could use starstorm
She can’t, but she can use Fire!
@@MonkeyNess true, i guess poo taught him starstorm then
I thought this would tell us differences between the translations and how it changes the character of Paula somehow, so far you’re just talking about the literal clay models? I hope theres more to this.
Nice video!
I like both Japan Mother 2 clay models of Ness and Paula
the first one who being saved and join Ness... and she had a powerful PK Fire! o_o
Where did that peanuts art come from near the end of the video?? I need a new desktop background.
American Paula looks scared
love ur vids!
Thank you!
So were the american clay models done at NoA?
Forgot to add, if you looks closely at Smash Paula has the less round face that the american model had, which I guess also falls into what you said about her "slimming down".
Yes!
I guess it's a mixture of both designs. It's not that noticeable to me tho.
her smash models face shape always felt off to me, wish they kept it the same
I think Paula’s story would involve her walking around Twoson fighting cranky ladies and little girls with PSI before being kidnapped by Carpainter. Then she calls Ness. Carpainter would beat Paula in a fight.
I’d hate how her clay model head is too different from her side Sprite.
I thought Ness used PK Fire in smash because that's canonically his favorite thing
Weird thing to ask, but is there a confirmation the models are made of clay? I read an interview of Itoi where he says they are paper mache with a shiny finish.
Also, I love the way Earthbound does its protagonist characterization through gameplay. Ness being a healer whose most powerful attack is just thinking about his favorite thing. When Paula is kidnapped again, one can say that’s a cliche but making players annoyed with her small HP feel the loss of her damage output was essential. Without it we’d have people talking about her being useless.
Everywhere I've seen them has them labeled as "clay"--do you have a link to this interview? I'd be interested in reading it.
American paula looks like she’s gonna call the cops on some black teenagers for standing in front of her house
who made the art at 6:15
Smash bros Paula is the best Paula.
I was gonna make a psycho joke bit I forgot it.
bruh if you want high quality scans of the earthbound models, just look at a PDF scan of the player's guide
Even the Player's Guide's scans aren't great, less distortion around the edges, but still not very good because of the poor lighting in the initial pictures.
@@MonkeyNess oh i see. i guess that makes sense to be honest.
I honestly would have loved to see Paula in smash bros. But ik it won't ever happen.
paulas spirit is in smash and she also helps ness use pk starstorm
could be an echo
So, I Guess I Prefer The Japanese Paula Just It’s Because I Felt The Details Are Better! ☺️💖
never forget poo
never again
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#PaulaForSmash6
Hehe funni girl hehe
For some strange reason the other clay model felt a bit unsettling compare to the american version.
There's something definitely "creepy china doll" about it.
@@MonkeyNess
yeah
american paula kinda scares me
black screen poo: *B A L D*
Just a detail, Im pretty than the american clay models for Paula and Ness don´t exist. they just Photoshoped the japanese models, so you could tecnically recreate the american ones if you fina good HD art of the japanese ones.
Heard this from someone else too, where does this information come from? Is there a confirmation on this somewhere from an official source?
@@MonkeyNess There is no confirmation, but I see the models and I see the photoshoping, just cut the heads, make them smaller and ad necks using the legs or arms. The fact that the arms in both the amerian and japanese clay mothers are identical its the biggest giveaway to me. Also way easier that making new models.
I have that same feeling, it's just weird that if this is the case, why the lighting of the two NOA models is so different.
@@MonkeyNess Probably diferent picutures used as a base (but to me it doesnt look like diferent ilumination, just that they played with the cantrast and saturation from the photo)
@@Flintofmother Probably true, but WHY
Why didn't they teach the skills to ness and Luka in their games. Simple in the games they might not have had the time
But there is in Smash?
Maybe they taught the skills after the threat of their respective game passed for if something like that happened again
It’s pronounced Paura in Japan
Zat'su leishisto.
Actually its "Pora"
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