Ninten (SSS)

:This article is strictly about how Ninten appeared in Super Smash Stadium. For information about him in general, see his article on the EarthBound Wiki.
Ninten is a retired character on Super Smash Stadium. Debuting alongside Spookane, he is by far the longest-serving retired character on the show, active for just shy of 32 years and with almost 1,300 appearances; however, the fact that he looked almost identical to Ness and had slightly worse stats is believed to have figured into his downfall.
==In his own universe==
Ninten is apparently a George Lucas fan, having shown interest in both Star Wars and Indiana Jones. He is apparently also a San Francisco Giants fan and once saw a Tokyo Giants baseball game; this led to him thinking that the Tokyo team was San Francisco's "sister team". He can also apparently play guitar. He also loves prime ribs and penguins. Outside of that, however, very little is known about him.
The events of EarthBound Beginnings are initiated when Ninten's house begins to be affected by poltergeists. He starts walking around to discover that these poltergeists are terrorizing people all over his world. After much adventuring, he confronts the source of all the ghosts, "Giegue" (AKA Giygas), and defeats him. Giygas ultimately moves to Eagleland to terrorize Ness and his friends.
==Attributes==
Ninten was essentially Ness with defensive special moves rather than offensive ones. As such, Ninten had to rely on his baseball bat and Smash attacks to deal any sort of damage. Thankfully, these were stronger than Ness's moves.
But the main negative about him, one that actually brought controversy, was the fact that he had asthma. Asthma meant that his Smash attacks had SEVERE cooldown lag (up to ten seconds in some cases!) as he paused to catch his breath. Dashing attacks were made difficult because he could only run half the length of Final Destination without getting tired. While under the effects of asthma, he could not act at all. If any gas was active on a stage, he would suffer from asthma, and if a Koffing or Weezing (ironic names, huh?) had been let loose from a Poké-Ball, he was screwed.
So controversial was the asthma gimmick, especially during the identity politics mess that was rampant during George H.W. Bush's presidency, that after some playings of Spookane or after a round with Ninten as a fighter, the show's hosts actually took time off to rant about it and bash "the political correctness nuts from the special-ed groups" on air. The show claimed to keep a running total of the amount of death threats and bomb threats they received over Ninten, which allegedly hit 1,000 by the time of the "5,000th episode" in April 1998.
The hosts would often claim that they had to carry guns because of how viciously some people hated the asthma gimmick, with one even showing his gun on-camera in a 1992 episode. Another episode, circa 1987, featured a host reading "fan mail", after which he proceeded to dox said fan on the air (including his Social Security number!) and flip his middle finger to the "fan". (The FCC actually attempted to fine Suburban Sprawl Entertainment and St. Clair Publications over this, but failed because the show was on a cable network, which isn't supposed to be regulated by the FCC.)
===Changes===
*Season 15: Slight power boost, and he was affected by asthma slightly less.
===Moveset===
Entrance: Uses PK Teleport to warp in, but botches it and is left covered in ash, which he shakes off.
Move Name	Description
Neutral Special:
PK Life-Up	Ninten heals himself, as well as any partners in team matches. As with the Wario Waft, this move is stronger the longer he goes without using it. The maximum is 50%, a charge that can be reached in five minutes.
Can't kill, duh.
Side Special:
PK Shield	Halves the knockback that he and partners take for 15 seconds. Becomes less effective if spammed.
Cannot kill.
Up Special:
PK Teleport	Ninten warps. Steer it with .
Cannot kill.
Down Special:
4th-Dimension Slip	A counter. Ninten disappears for a second, and if anyone was about to hit him, he reappears behind them and pays their move back by 1.5×.
Final Smash:
Defense Down	Surrounds all opponents in a blue aura for a full minute, during which they take increased damage and knockback. The aura persists even when they die.
===Taunts===
*Faces the camera and nods.
===Victory===
*Pose: Flips his baseball bat and walks off.
*Theme: Team EarthBound's victory theme.
*"No Contest"/Loss Theme: Team EarthBound's loss theme.
==Costumes==
*Default
*Fan Default: The red, white, and blue appearance and scarf pictured above.
*San Francisco Giants: A black/orange outfit.
*Pink
*Green
*Blue
Category:Humans