Giygas: The tragic story of the scariest final boss

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  @minirock4858 · 2 weeks ago (edited) · pinned

  You know, I think Giygas being defeated by a song is a bit more complicated than the way you put it.<br><br>This wasn&apos;t just any song, but a lullaby that used to be sung to him by the only person who ever showed love and care towards him.<br>Remember Giygas turned evil because his foster father, first didn&apos;t show care for him anymore after discovering PSI (first treason) and second he divulged sensitive information about his species (second treason).<br><br>Giygas is a being that got betrayed and abandoned, first by his foster father, and second by his foster mother when she passed away.<br>He is in rage because he is affraid: all he wants is be united with his foster mother again, the only true important person to him.<br><br>The Mother games put a heavy emphasis on psychology; even the powers are called PSI and to me that&apos;s no coïncidence.<br>The games put a heavy emphasis on the will to fight, even testing Ness and his friends to the ultimate test when they have to give up their very bodies and have their souls trapped in tin cans.<br><br>So, given all of the above, my interpretation is that there is only one thing that can tame Giygas in the first game is the lullaby that reminds him of his mother, making him lose all will to fight and, with it, all of his powers and therefor is forced to flee.<br><br>All in all, the Mother series are stories about what can happen when someone is deprived of the care and love any child deserves and needs.

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• ZA

  @zacharykenniston748 · 12 days ago

  The song destroyed him emotionally… it reminded him of the only person that ever loved him and how he could never be with her again… it also made him feel love. Which is why he couldn’t bring himself to kill the kids…

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• TH

  @thearrivalcyberseignister8898 · 11 days ago

  Man those giygas recordings were raw, good job

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• SU

  @SugarOverSweet · 8 days ago

  holy guacamole those Giygas recordings were just top tier

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• BL

  @bluebricks_36 · 10 days ago

  Bros getting springlocked

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• D4

  @D4Skewer · 10 days ago (edited)

  So the Devil&apos;s Machine, a lot of people can&apos;t seem to agree on what it is, but from what I understand the most likely explanation is the simplest. It is Giygas&apos; mothership from Mother1. Take note of its structure and layout, you will see it is eerily similar to his battle sprite in Mother1. Giygas is an alien and if his forces are to be used as evidence: all of his devices are bio-mechanical. Andonuts likewise tells us that time travel has drastic effects on organic materials; if I recall correctly, Andonuts says that organic material can not <b>survive</b> the trip, but Porky is evidence that Andonuts isn&apos;t completely correct; but Porky likewise serves as proof that his theory regarding time travel having drastic effects on organic material is grounded.<br><br>When Giygas decided to run off to the past to plot and become more powerful, the time travel warped the organic portions of his ship and caused it to mutate and evolve out of control; likewise, Giygas&apos; psychic powers followed suit.<br><br>The abortion theory, I don&apos;t agree with it. The boss starts out as quite confident and then erodes, it&apos;s more a remix of the Mother 1 boss. Giygas is still an immature creature who despite being all powerful, is scared of the unknown. As the fight progresses, we are only able to see what the robots can translate and perceive, so all we really get is symbolism instead of what is truly there. I believe in the 3rd phase he takes the form of a fetus because he is regressing to a state of infantilism, probably to symbolize an infant needing his mother to take care of him. In the end, he wants Maria back.

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• TH

  @theunknownminimalist · 3 weeks ago

  I can imagine being in Ness and the three other teammates shoes. I’d be pissin and shittin my pants.

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• VI

  @vitthor · 6 days ago

  Damn bro i know giygas screams are obviously supposed to be loud but not THAT loud lol

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• DA

  @Dayne-Lua · 1 month ago (edited)

  Controversial opinion: I do think if Big Jack Horner was in the Earthbound series. I do not think they would of done the bad stuff that Giygas and Big Jack Horner would of happen.<br><br>Let me explain. Since Giegue also known as Giygas who is an alien kid was on Earth living with Maria was outside hanging out with the other human beings in the playground and other places. Giegue also known as Giygas.<br><br>Saw a big, fat kid that has pink hair who is sad because he has no friends and given he comes from a wealthy family no one wanted to be his friend and his name is Jack Horner.<br><br>Giegue saw this and comfort a kid version of Jack Horner. Giegue shows empathy towards Jack Horner being sad and ask him whats wrong. Jack Horner told Giygas no one wanted to be his friend because he is rude to them. Giygas ask Jack Horner why he acts rude to others.<br><br>Jack Horner told Giygas that he was singing nursery rhymes all the time that his family got bored and when Pinocchio shows up and everyone gives Pinocchio attention because he has magic Jack Horner got jealous. Giygas shows sympathy towarda Jack Horner and told him that he can relate to Jack Horner when Giygas lost to Ninten.<br><br>Giygas reminds Jack Horner that everything is going to be okay because he has a family that loves him and his family will support him until the end of times. Giygas even say that he has a family that also loves him too and that his family will support him unt the end of time. Jack Horner was confident with what Giygas said.<br><br>Giygas offers Jack Horner that he views Jack Horner as a genuine friend and Jack Horner views Giygas as his friend as well.<br><br>The two relatable children are now good friends and they stay that way and the two never went in their evil ways. Giygas and Jack Horner are best friends forever. However in my fanmade verse Porky Minch is still evil.

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• MI

  @michaelosborn6048 · 1 month ago (edited)

  Your channel is a hidden gem

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• SI

  @Sillierest_Goose · 1 day ago

  Be honest, how loud did you yell for the giygas recording?

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• AN

  @animuszen136 · 10 days ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mThi2mC7t44&amp;t=664">11:04</a> pretty sure the Mani Mani statue is a remnant of the invasion from 1000s of years ago from the time the Sphinx was used to defend against the alien invasion from antiquity. We see that Lier X Agerate has to dig it up in the optional side dialogue at the beginning of the game.<br><br>Giygas could have reactivated to get it to serve for his second invasion (really the third invasion attempt we know of) but that thing is real old and was set up way in advance.<br><br>Plus you never mentioned Buzz Buzz!!!

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