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) He gets great character development during the game, starting out as shy and timid but becoming braver and stronger as the story progresses.
 * 3) Like Ness, he is one of the strongest kids in gaming history, in part thanks to his PSI powers.
 * 4) 2 years after Mother 3's release, he made his first appearance outside Japan thanks to his inclusion.
 * 5) He has a good chemistry with Ness in the Smash Bros. series, where Ness indirectly pushes him to act more heroically.
 * 6) * In Lucas' reveal trailer for Smash Bros. 4, for example, he saves Ness from being trampled by Bowser and even uses his PSI Magnet to protect him from the Koopa King's fire breath.
 * 7) He has a truly emotional backstory, which explains why he mostly never smiles in Mother 3.
 * 8) He is fun to play as in SSBB and onwards:
 * 9) *His legendary Up Smash is super powerful (especially in the start of the move);
 * 10) *He has an unexplainably good recovery, using his snake and his PK Thunder Tackle going a long distance;
 * 11) *He has a boatload of options for KOing with his throws. For instance, his forward, back and up throws;
 * 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.
 * 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 displayed until that point.

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, unluckier 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.
 * 6) * To add insult to injury, just like Ness' PK Fire move, his PK Freeze move is annoying, and most people spam it in online gameplay too, leading to him gaining a hatebase as well.