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Enemy Names
When MOTHER 2 was translated into EarthBound, the new programming allowed for longer enemy names. This was used to make the otherwise okay enemy names a little more interesting. Mind you, some of the Japanese names were amusing. It just seems that the English versions have more "fun" to them. For instance, the "New Age Retro Hippie" was originally "Carefree Guy" in MOTHER 2, and "Ramblin' Evil Mushroom" was simply "Walking Mushroom" (you can even see this in an early screenshot in the EB Player's Guide, page 10).
Below is a list of all the enemies and their names in both versions. Ones that I feel were really changed are in red. Note I don't think the changes are bad. In many cases I think they're cool.
Note that because of how languages work, sometimes there are names that can't be translated, sometimes they're sound effects or just weird things that evoke certain images or feelings. In those untranslatable cases, I made the names as close as I could to the original.
| MOTHER 2 | EarthBound | |
| Coil Snake | Coil Snake | |
| Ungrateful Dog | Runaway Dog | |
| Detestable Crow | Spiteful Crow | |
| Starman's Son | Starman Junior | |
| Rebound Kid | Pogo Punk | |
| Luck-Pushing Kid | Yes Man Junior | |
| Punk Boarder | Skate Punk | |
| Frank-sama | Frank | |
| Frankystein 2 | Frankystein Mark II | |
| Reckless Slug | Attack Slug | |
| Delinquent Mouse | Rowdy Mouse | |
| Ant Ant Black | Black Antoid | |
| Giant Ant | Titanic Ant | |
| Policeman | Cop | |
| Captain Strong | Captain Strong | |
| Walking Sprout | Mobile Sprout | |
| Walking Mushroom | Ramblin' Evil Mushroom | |
| Troublesome Man | Annoying Old Party Man | |
| Nag Lady | Cranky Lady | |
| Plain Guy | Unassuming Local Guy | |
| Carefree Guy | New Age Retro Hippie | |
| Tonchiki-san | Everdred | |
| Taciturn UFO | Li'l UFO | |
| Big Woodoh | Territorial Oak | |
| Spiiiin | Spinning Robo | |
| Violent Cultist | Insane Cultist | |
| Carpainter-san | Mr. Carpainter | |
| Pretending-to-be-Mean Mole | Mole Playing Rough | |
| Bat-san | Mr. Batty | |
| Incredibly Strong Bear | Mighty Bear | |
| Giant Mole | Mondo Mole | |
| Cute Tom-kun | Handsome Tom | |
| Mischievous Sam-kun | Smilin' Sam | |
| Not Good Fly | No Good Fly | |
| Moldy-Smellingman | Putrid Moldyman | |
| Slightly Smelly Ghost | Smelly Ghost | |
| Halloween Guy | Trick or Trick Kid | |
| Urban Zombie | Urban Zombie | |
| Zombie Dog | Zombie Dog | |
| Possessing Zombie | Zombie Possessor | |
| Violent Goat | Gruff Goat | |
| Delinquent Duck | Mad Duck | |
| What Do I Matter Anyway | Worthless Protoplasm | |
| Bad Mushroom | Struttin' Evil Mushroom | |
| Bigfoot | Cave Boy | |
| Monster Tent | Boogey Tent | |
| Muddy Zombie | Farm Zombie | |
| Blergh | Mini Barf | |
| Armor Frog | Armored Frog | |
| Plain Alligator | Plain Crocodile | |
| Ant Ant Red | Red Antoid | |
| It | Violent Roach | |
| Deheraa | Foppy | |
| Pretty Bad Fly | Mostly Bad Fly | |
| Squishy Slime | Slimy Little Pile | |
| Belch | Master Belch | |
| Ranboob | Ranboob | |
| Strong Walking Sprout | Tough Mobile Sprout | |
| Trillion Year-Old Sprout | Trillionage Sprout | |
| Buffalo | Bad Buffalo | |
| Crestaran | Crested Booka | |
| Kind UFO | Cute Li'l UFO | |
| Desert Wolf | Desert Wolf | |
| Skelpion | Skelpion | |
| Smile Ball | Smilin' Sphere | |
| Wanted Bug | Criminal Caterpillar | |
| Bothersome Older Man | Annoying Reveler | |
| Nag Nag Lady | Extra Cranky Lady | |
| Mad Sign | Crazed Sign | |
| Mad Taxi | Mad Taxi | |
| Even More Giant Ant | Gigantic Ant | |
| Coil Snake Dry | Thirsty Coil Snake | |
| Ropeman | Noose Man | |
| Hole Master | Guardian Digger | |
| Musica | Musica | |
| Killer Cup | Scalding Coffee Cup | |
| Mysterious Record | Mystical Record | |
| Department Store Monster | Dept. Store Spook | |
| Mystery Art | Abstract Art | |
| Lost Memory | Dali's Clock | |
| Angry Plug | Enraged Fire Plug | |
| Robo Gallon | Robo-pump | |
| Mani Mani Demon | Evil Mani Mani | |
| Guard Robo | Sentry Robot | |
| Careless Robo (as in drops its guard carelessly) | Clumsy Robot | |
| Spider! | Arachnid! | |
| Bat-sama | Elder Batty | |
| Incredibly Strong Bear Seven | Mighty Bear Seven | |
| Strong Alligator | Strong Crocodile | |
| Giant Mushroom | Shrooom! | |
| Overly Violent Cop | Over Zealous Cop | |
| Bring-It-On Man | Tough Guy | |
| Crack Shatter Man | Shattered Man | |
| Evil Mouse | Deadly Mouse | |
| That It | Filthy Attack Roach | |
| Bad Smell Ghost | Stinky Ghost | |
| Giant Rat | Plague Rat of Doom | |
| Ele-Shocker | Conducting Menace | |
| Little Thunder | Thunder Mite | |
| Sir Tengu (info on tengu) | Tangoo | |
| Devil's Kiss | Kiss of Death | |
| Lightning + Storm | Thunder and Storm | |
| Kraken | Kraken | |
| Considerate UFO | Beautiful UFO | |
| Skelpion Dead | Dread Skelpion | |
| Grestaran | Great Crested Booka | |
| High-class UFO | High-class UFO | |
| Rare Wanted Bug | Master Criminal Worm | |
| Spider!!!! | Arachnid!!!! | |
| Shibaki Crack Shatter (not sure what this is) | Fierce Shattered Man | |
| Snake Hieroglyph | Lethal Asp Hieroglyph | |
| Cursed Hieroglyph | Guardian Hieroglyph | |
| Royal Stone Statue | Petrified Royal Guard | |
| Statue Boss | Guardian General | |
| ALM-OST-OCTOPUS | Marauder Octobot | |
| Huge Barfy Slime | Big Pile of Puke | |
| Devil Rafflesia | Demonic Petunia | |
| Barfy Slime | Even Slimier Little Pile | |
| Tough Alligator | Hard Crocodile | |
| Gutsy Woodoh | Hostile Elder Oak | |
| Fish-Human | Manly Fish | |
| Fish-Human Brother | Manly Fish's Brother | |
| Persistent Slug | Pit Bull Slug | |
| Electric Eeeel | Zap Eel | |
| Return of Belch | Master Barf | |
| Domook Easy | Lesser Mook | |
| Spiiiiiiiin | Hyper Spinning Robo | |
| Suisui (not even sure how to explain this) | Wooly Shambler | |
| Energy Robo | Atomic Power Robot | |
| LOOKS-LIKE-OCTOPUS | Military Octobot | |
| Domook Senior | Mook Senior | |
| Super Starman | Starman Super | |
| Starman | Starman | |
| DX Starman | Starman Deluxe | |
| Elec-Spirit | Conducting Spirit | |
| Deheheraa | Fobby | |
| Creepy Ball | Uncontrollable Sphere | |
| Electricrackle | Electro Specter | |
| Starvingsaurus | Chomposaur | |
| Kanimesaurus (not sure what this means) | Wetnosaur | |
| Very Certain Stone | Ego Orb | |
| Cursed Annoyance | Evil Elemental | |
| PK Man | Psychic Psycho | |
| PK Man - Superior | Major Psychic Psycho | |
| Hotly-Burning Enemy | Soul Consuming Flame | |
| Carbon Dog | Carbon Dog | |
| Diamond Dog | Diamond Dog | |
| No Worries Bomb | Care Free Bomb | |
| Electric Woosh | Electro Swoosh | |
| Deep Devil's Kiss | French Kiss of Death | |
| Unfaithful Die | Loaded Dice | |
| All in a Lump | Mr. Molecule | |
| Ness's Demon | Ness's Nightmare | |
| Stare-inger | Evil Eye | |
| Starman Ancestor | Ghost of Starman | |
| VE-RY-OCTOPUS | Mechanical Octobot | |
| Final Starman | Final Starman | |
| Sudararatta (not even sure how to explain this) | Wild 'n Wooly Shambler | |
| Super Energy Robo | Nuclear Reactor Robot | |
| ACT-UAL-OCTOPUS | Ultimate Octobot | |
| Hermit Devil | Squatter Demon | |
| Kraken Bio | Bionic Kraken | |
| Heavily Equipped Porky | Heavily Armed Pokey | |
| Giegue/Gyiyg | Giygas |
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