Paula

Paula (, Paula) is a character originally appearing in , as one of Ness' friends and a party member.

Origin
Ness first receives a telepathic message from Paula in his sleep after defeating the Titanic Ant. She has been kidnapped and needs his assistance to break out. He travels through Peaceful Rest Valley and to a cabin, where she is being held. Mr. Carpainter had kidnapped her, in hopes to use her as the "high priestess" for Happy Happyism. Paula tells Ness that Mr. Carpainter holds the key to her prison, and gives him the Franklin Badge for protection from his otherwise-deadly lightning attacks. After he retrieves the key, Paula joins his party and accompanies him for the rest of the game. When the two of them get imprisoned in Threed by zombies, she sends a telepathic message to Jeff, urging him to go south from Winters to rescue them.

Later, in Fourside, she is kidnapped in the department store by the Dept. Store Spook, working for Mr. Monotoli. Ness and Jeff defeat the Dept. Store Spook, although by the time they do so, it is too late, and Paula is trapped in the Monotoli Building. The two of them go through Moonside, and destroy the Mani-Mani Statue that was possessing Mr. Monotoli. They then ascend the Monotoli Building, and upon reaching the 50th floor, Mr. Monotoli gives Paula back, and apologizes for the ordeal. Paula uses her gnostic abilities to sense that they must go back to Threed to reach Summers, where they find the now-repaired Sky Runner to fly.

In the final battle against Giygas, Paula uses her praying abilities to contact various characters they met on their journey, including the player. With everyone's powers combined, they all manage to defeat Giygas. At the end of the game, Paula receives a letter from the children at the Polestar Preschool, and Ness escorts her back home to Twoson.

In Super Smash Bros.
Paula appears on the Congratulations screen upon completing the 1P Game with.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee
Paula appears as a trophy in Melee.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Paula appears as a sticker in Brawl.

In Super Smash Bros. 4
Paula makes several cameos in Magicant when the background rips to reveal several points in Ness' adventures.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Paula, along with Poo, accompany when he uses PK Starstorm in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Spirit
Paula also appears as a Legend-class primary spirit.

Paula's Spirit Battle uses a puppet fighter and is fought on the Onett stage. She is fought along the Ness puppet fighter. During the the battle, the Villager will appear after Ness performs a Final Smash immediately after the start of the battle. Also, Ness's PSI attacks will have increased power, referencing how Paula has advanced PSI abilities.

Trivia

 * While Paula does aid Ness in utilizing his Final Smash, PK Starstorm, only Poo is able to utilize the technique in EarthBound.
 * Furthermore, while Paula is able to utilize PK Fire, PK Thunder, and PSI Magnet in her home series, Ness cannot use any of the three. It is hinted by her trophy in Melee that she was the one to teach him these techniques prior to his appearance in Super Smash Bros..