AskClaus

"Dad. It's me. Claus. I told Lucas to come too, but he's been crying at Mom's grave all this time. Dad. I'm gonna leave this apple here. The core might be hard, but... The core... The core might be too hard to eat, but be SURE you eat it! I'm gonna get stronger. ...I'm gonna get so strong even Dragos won't stand a chance against me! Dad... I..." — Claus

Claus (クラウス Kurausu) is a major character Mother 3. He is a boy from Tazmily Village, And the energetic twin of Lucas. Claus looks very similar to Lucas other than the different colors of his clothing and hair, though he 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.

Age:12 yrs old

Origin: Tazmily Village

Affiliations:Pigmask Army (Brainwashed and turned into a human chimera)

Appearance: Mother 3

Status:Chapter 7 boss/Final Boss

Nom de guerre: Masked Man

Personality

Determined and Strong willed

Fun Facts

■Claus's name is an anagram of "Lucas."

■When Flint and Alec meet the Magypsies, Aeolia realizes that Flint is his father, noting the resemblance and that they have the same eyes.

■Shigesato Itoi revealed in an interview with Mycom Inc. that Claus and his twin brother Lucas were inspired by two characters of the same name from the novel "The Notebook" (by Agota Kristof), which he described as a novel "about the bonds between twins." The novel is part of a trilogy, which also includes the books "The Proof" and "The Third Lie"-- both of which further explore the relationship between Kristof's twin characters. Claus's earlier render for EB 64.

■The main cast, Flint, Claus, Lucas, and Boney's renders from Earthbound 64.

■The fight background of the final battle with Masked Man is very similar to the fight backgrounds of Ness's Nightmare and Evil Mani Mani.

■In the commercials for EarthBound 64, Claus is depicted with brown hair rather than orange hair.

■While it has been said that Claus was turned into a cyborg by the Pigmask Army, it is not said how much of him was replaced by cybernetics, aside from his right arm still having an arm cannon as seen in an unused sprite.

■In the first fight against the Masked Man, even though lightning is reflected back at him, he takes no damage when the battle begins. However, when fought again as the Final Boss and lightning is reflected back at him, he takes damage as the battle begins. The reason for this is not explained.

■Ironically, the Pigmask Army made it possible for Claus to fulfill his last sentence to Flint in Chapter 1.

■The Masked Man is said to have no heart. In keeping with this idea, the Masked Man has absolutely no heartbeat file present in the game for either of his battle themes.

■In Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver, the character Blue wears clothes similar to the Masked Man.

■The Masked Man seems to be referrential to Darth Vader from the Star Wars franchise, in both appearance and biography.

■The Masked Man seems to bear a slight resemblance to Capcom character Mega Man due to his helmet having a similar design and the fact that both characters have arm cannons.

■An earlier render of Claus from Earthbound 64 looked like Ness or Ninten.