Lucas (Mother 3)

Lucas is the main character and protagonist of the Japan-Only game Mother 3. Like Ness, he has physic powers (or PSI powers if you want to call it that).

Why He Rocks

 * 1) He has an awesome design and sprite, especially for a video game.
 * 2) At first, he starts out as shy and timid, but later in the game, he becomes brave and strong.
 * 3) Like Ness, he is one of the strongest kids in gaming history, since he has PSI powers.
 * 4) 2 years after Mother 3's release, he made his first appearance outside Japan! That game is Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii.
 * 5) He has a good chemistry with Ness in the Subspace Emissary.
 * 6) Speaking of Ness, in Lucas' reveal trailer in Super Smash Bros: 3DS and Wii U as DLC, he saves Ness from getting trampled over by Bowser. A similar scene happens later in his reveal trailer where he uses his PSI Magnet to protect Ness from getting burnt by Bowser's fire breath, proving that he is a hero.
 * 7) He has an emotional backstory, which explains why he mostly never smiles in Mother 3.
 * 8) He is fun to play as in the Super Smash Bros. series.
 * 9) *His legendary Up Smash, and it is super powerful especially in the start of the move.
 * 10) *He has an unexplainably good recovery, he can use his snake and his PK Thunder Tackle goes a long distance.
 * 11) *Has a boatload of options for KOing with his throws. For instance, his forward throw, backward throw and up throw.
 * 12) *Not to mention, his PK Freeze is also strong, especially at max charge.
 * 13) In a scene in the Subspace Emissary, after Meta Knight saves him and Pokemon Trainer, he finally smiles, which can also prove how grateful he is too.
 * 14) * There are also a few times he smiles in the Smash series outside the story mode, like his victory screens, which is nice.
 * 15) *Also, he smiles even more in later installments of the series, which is a real breath of fresh air after all the melancholy he

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Most of the time, he never smiles in Mother 3, which makes him a rather depressing protagonist for a kids' game (then again, the poor kid has been through a lot).
 * 2) * Thankfully, he does smile more in the Super Smash Bros. series.
 * 3) He lacks some personlality clarity in Mother 3 due to his lack of spoken lines.
 * 4) He suffered a minor flanderization (which thankfully didn't deprive him of his likability) in the Subspace Emissary story for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, where he is a bit more cowardly, unlucky and clumsier than usual.
 * 5) Just like Ness, Lucas in the Super Smash Bros. games uses Special Moves, a Final Smash and even a taunt/tether grab that were never used by him in Mother 3, but by his party members.