Claus (Mother 3)

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==Summary==
Note: Credit to the EarthBound wiki
Claus (pronunciation: klaos; Japanese: クラウス; Klaus in the North American version of Brawl) is a major character in Mother 3. He is a boy from Tazmily Village. Claus is energetic and far more courageous than Lucas. He is last seen by the player lying motionless near the Drago Plateau, although the residents of Tazmily are never made aware of this. 
The Masked Man is the secondary antagonist of Mother 3; a mysterious character who debuts during the final scene of the fifth chapter. He is the only other person besides Lucas capable of removing the seven Needles. He attacks with lightning, a sword, an arm cannon and PK Love. Additionally, he has the ability to destroy PSI Shields and use mechanical wings to fly away. He also has a lightning attack that is able to instantly render Lucas's entire party unconscious, meaning that only himself and Lucas (because of the Courage Badge that was revealed to be a Franklin Badge) remain in the battle. The attack is unavoidable.
The Masked Man works for Porky Minch, the Pig King, as what he refers to as his "adorable little monster," and never says a word in the story onscreen. A Pigmask states to Lucas (who thought he was the Masked Man since he answered his phone) that he sounded "kind of cheery", possibly signalling that the Masked Man can, in fact, talk, though in an emotionless tone. The Masked Man is the final boss of Mother 3, rather than Porky Minch himself. Because of this, Porky has been the penultimate boss in both games he has appeared in.
The Masked Man is in reality, Claus, who was apparently discovered near the Drago Plateau by the Pigmask Army. He was brought back to consciousness and turned into a human chimera. It is unknown whether or not he was dead when found, though the implications point more toward being dead, as the Magypsies sensed no heart in him, and it's also impossible to hear his heartbeat in battle. During this time, Porky used him as a loyal servant and gave to him near full command of the Pigmask Army. While under the control of Porky, Claus's sense of self and memories had been forgotten and pushed deep inside of him.
At the end of the final battle with the Masked Man, after realizing his true identity and revealing himself as Claus, he fires an intense bolt of lightning at Lucas, purposely reflecting it off of Lucas's Franklin Badge, causing himself mortal damage and ultimately killing himself.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , far higher with Electric attacks
Name: Claus, Masked Man
Origin: Mother 3
Gender: Male
Age: 10
Classification: Unknown
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Skilled with energy sword and arm-cannon, PSI (Telekinesis, Energy Manipulation and Projection, Lightning and Electricity Manipulation), Can Negate all shields and forcefields (Whether they were barriers for physical or psychic attacks), Flight (With mechanical wings), Possible Passive Fate Manipulation & Minor Probability Manipulation (Should be protected from the Universal System of Fate which is the Truth of The Universe in a similar manner as Ness and his brother are, as he can use PK Love, making him a Chosen one like the latter)
Attack Potency: Town level (Should be equal to, if not stronger than his brother. Fought against him and his party members, at the same time but lost), far higher with Electric attacks (Was able to knock out all the members of the cast at the same time except Lucas, due to him being protected from the Franklin Badge)
Speed: Relativistic+ (Via scaling from Lucas), far higher with Electric attacks (The main party couldn't even react to his lightning bolts)
Lifting Strength: Class M
Striking Strength: Town level
Durability: Town level
Stamina: Very high
Range: Extended melee range. Hundreds of meters with attacks. Low Multiversal, possibly Multiversal with Fate Manipulation & Probability Manipulation (The Truth of The Universe is an universal system of fate which is across space and time and applies to the various universes, as it has showcased to protect Ness and Lucas despite them being in different universes)
Standard Equipment: Sword, Arm-canon, Mechanical Wings, Bombs
Intelligence: Brainwashed but still good enough to command an army.
Weaknesses: Weaker to lightning than other elements (presumably due to suit).
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Sword Swing: Swings his sword to attack the enemy. Can also do this by leaping into the enemy.
*Beam: Fires an energy beam from his arm-cannon.
*Electrical Shock: Produces electricity to attack multiple enemies.
*Shield Killer: Stabs sword to automatically break any shields or forcefields the enemy is using.
*Intense Bolts of Lightning: Uses his sword to conduct very powerful lightning bolts to rain down. His most powerful move.
*PK Love: Powerful psychic attack that assaults all enemies. Can also be used to pull the seven needles. Him and Lucas are the only ones who can use it.
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