Fred

> Hey! Just 'cuz I touched that big hunk o' rock doesn't mean I started this mess!
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> **Fred**

**Fred** is a fan-made character based on the *Mother* series. He appears as a major character in the fanfiction *The Post-War Era* as Douglas' secondary travelling companion on his journey to eventually defeat Giygas. A young psychic based in Onett, Fred is a relative of Ness, as well as a good friend of Douglas.

## Early life/Hobbies

Not much is known regarding Fred's early life, except that he claims that he is related to Ness, which most likely explains his psychic abilities. Fred often keeps his family life to himself, and isn't open about it in conversation. However, around Onett, Fred is regarded as a hero for protecting the city from the rise of former Shark members and Happy Happy cultists. He also isn't shy of showing off his reputation in front of opponents and enemies. Meanwhile, he is nearly the exact opposite at the Onett Library, where he struggles to maintain the same level of respect from everyone. Although he performs quite well in class, he is disliked by most for his brash attitude and often idiotic decisions, leading him to hold the title of the troublemaker in the classroom.

Despite being an easy target to punish in the eyes of teachers, Fred has forged a tight relationship with Douglas, and has formed a club called "the Jacks" in the refurbished treehouse just outside of the Library, where as the Jacks leader, he is seen in high regard as a town hero as well as the only schoolboy with guts to fight against the system.

## *The Post-War Era*

Fred appears as a supporting character in The Post-War Era, serving as Douglas' second-hand man as well as the main source of comic relief.

First appearing in Chapter 1, Fred begins his new school year, already finding people to bicker with, most notably his new teacher, Ms. Paw. During the first few classes, Fred struggles to pick his battles and is easily aggroed against Paw, as well as rich figure Simon Monotoli, but Douglas prevents and talks him out of causing trouble for the two of them. However, trouble quickly rises for the two boys when in Chapter 3, Fred and Douglas discover a strange red aura atop the Onett foothills. As Fred places his hand inside it, the aura discharges a thick smoke that envelopes Eagleland; Fred and Douglas quickly figure out that the fog intensifies the evil within living beings, as explained by a newly reinvigorated Starman that approaches and taunts them about the revival of Giygas. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Fred equips himself with a rusty slingshot in case of danger.

Soon, Fred meets and recruits Macy, the daughter of the acclaimed singer Venus, in Chapter 7. All three students agree to team up and prevent the spread of anymore evil in the world. However, Fred quickly gets in trouble after accidently destroying school property for defending himself against a poisonous rat, and is subsequently thrown into the dreaded and mysterious school prison. Despite spending the night, hungry and poisoned, Fred is rescued by his friends and recovers quickly.

Following his jailbreak, in Chapter 10 Fred is persuaded into helping Douglas pinpoint sources of evil around Threed, and soon finds the abandoned circus tent in the center of town as a major hotspot of seeping darkness. As Fred is off on an errand for his friends, Douglas and Macy accidently open up a portal leading to the Realm Down Under. As Douglas and Macy jump into the Realm, Fred quickly follows suit. The three teenagers explore the dark universe and eventually come face to face with Clutch, the living offspring of the Realm. Clutch criticizes Fred's actions and usefulness, throwing Fred into a fit of rage and attempts to kill the creature with PSI Fire, but fails to do so. Clutch absorbs Fred's psychological power and uses it to chain Fred down, allowing Clutch to banish Fred out of the Realm and into the ocean.

The following day, Fred washes up on Summers' Carrilon Beach and is discovered by a local police officer. After resting up at the hospital, Fred vaguely mentions Clutch to the cop, sending him into an abnormal state of panic. Believing Fred is possessed, the cop attempts to kill him with a knife, but Fred manages to protect himself from the blade. Soon, another cop (revealed to be Captain Strong) defeats the evil cop and takes Fred to his beach hut in Toto. Strong explains to Fred that he is knee-deep into a stressful case and urges Fred to stay put in the hut until further notice, but Fred grows rebellious and strolls around Summers without Strong's permission, leading him to running into Cooter the biker, and his gang, creating more uneasy enemies in the process.

## In Battle

### General Abilities

Fred possesses psychic capabilities, and utilizes them more efficiently compared to Macy. Although he has a weird set of PSI attacks, he has more psychic points (PP) overall compared to Macy. Fred's weapon of choice are slingshots, which in general deal good damage, but miss sometimes. In terms of in-battle stats, Fred's HP, Defense and Guts are very effective, essentially making him a tank, similar to Ninten and Ness in canonical titles. This makes Fred harder to fall in battle, and makes him essential in debuffing enemies, as well as casting physical shields without worry of Fred dying early on. Meanwhile, his Offense and Luck critically tear Fred apart in being useful in physical attacks. This is strongly tied to Fred strictly using slingshots, which miss their targets on a regular basis on their own. Although his weapons deal enough damage to make the job done, Fred is easily seen more as a support character, effectively dealing damage in PSI, and buffing up his fellow party members.

### PSI

Fred is psychic, and is mainly talented in assist/support moves, but also utilizes some offensive and recovery moves. Another tidbit to note is that Fred performs these moves in a style similar to fighting games. Nearly half of his attacks also look similar to special moves in fighting games, but are barely noticeable.

## Personality

Fred, similar to Doug, has a tough attitude to anything that comes his way, but isn't afraid to have a little fun. Also, very similarly to Doug, he enjoys fighting, perhaps even more than Doug. However, conversely to Doug, Fred is much more louder and isn't as shy as his best friend is. Fred is also very dedicated to continuing the legacy Ness left after his journey, and has stuck to the fact that Ness is part of his family, and gets angry when people don't believe him. Although he gets in trouble and is seen in school as a mean schoolmate who often beats up schoolmates who mock him, Fred is very protective of his friends, willing to put himself in harm's way if needed.

Even though he is ultimately loyal and human, Fred holds an undeniably sharp tongue, often cursing teachers behind their backs and holding a massive grudge against Simon for poking fun at his lower-classed and mostly diminished social status. In fact, Fred might despise Simon even more than Doug. However, Fred has never attacked Simon before, usually badmouthing him behind Doug's back. It is often considered by his best friend that Fred has a number of enemies, especially on school grounds. Nearly every teacher tells on Fred, and even the ones that don't keep an eye on him, leading Fred to be rebellious against most adults.

## Appearance

Fred tends to wear the greaser look, with a fresh denim jacket, dark jeans, and worn boots. Bandages can also be seen wrapped on his knee, possibly from all the fights he gets himself into. Fred is also seen with a small green backpack with the supplies he uses to defend himself from danger, as well as some tools that Douglas uses.

## Trivia

* The idea and personality of Fred is slightly based on John Bender from *The Breakfast Club.*