Paula

Paula
Official papier mâché model of Paula from Mother 2.
Universe	EarthBound
Debut	EarthBound (1994)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Mother 3 (cameo, 2006)
Console/platform of origin	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Place of origin	Twoson
Created by	Shigesato Itoi
Article on WikiBound	Paula

Paula (ポーラ, Paula) is a character originally appearing in EarthBound, 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.

Ness's 1P Game congratulations screen.

Paula appears on the Congratulations screen upon completing the 1P Game with Ness.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Paula appears as a trophy in Melee.

Trophy

Paula's trophy in Melee

Paula

Paula is a PSI master who used her incredible psychic abilities to call Ness from afar. Ness rescued Paula from the blue-stained clutches of the Happy Happyist cult, and she became integral to his EarthBound adventure. Originally, Ness didn't know either PK Thunder or PK Fire, so Paula probably taught him these techniques.

EarthBound (6/95)

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Paula appears as a sticker in Brawl.

Sticker

Name	Game	Effect	Fighter(s)
Paula	Earthbound	Attack +10	Ness Lucas

Paula (EarthBound)

In Super Smash Bros. 4

One of Paula's brief cameos in the background of Magicant.

Paula makes several cameos in Magicant when the background rips to reveal several points in Ness' adventures.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Ness using PK Starstorm, with Paula appearing on the left.

Paula, along with Poo, accompany Ness 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 Villager puppet fighter and is fought on the Onett stage. She is fought along the Ness puppet fighter. During 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.

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slots	Base	Max	Base	Max	Base	Max	Ability	Series
572		Paula		★★★★	3	4204	10511	1357	3392	2465	6164	PSI Attack ↑	EarthBound Series

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	ポーラ, Paula
English	Paula
French	Paula
German	Paula
Spanish	Paula
Italian	Paula
Chinese	Paula
Korean	폴라, Paula
Dutch	Paula
Russian	Пола

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..