MOTHER 1/Fridge

• Fridge Horror:
  • At first, you're thinking, Hey, Maria's not dead after all! In fact, she's been Queen Mary all along, everything's gonna be alright. But then you realize Oh, wait- she was kidnapped and placed in a completely remote, barren area for supposedly the rest of her life with only her imagination to keep her company.
  • Its even worse, as it is heavily implied in the original version that Giegue himself killed Maria after freaking out because of her song, and imprisoned her mind within Magicant, probably believing that to an act of mercy on his behalf.

Fridge Brilliance

• And in the original Mother, I still feel that it's an example of The Power of Love. Most examples turn "love" into magic sparkles or beams made of hearts in a very cheesy way, but in this game you literally defeat your enemy with the actual feeling of love. You short-circuit Giegue's Kill All Humans programming by reminding him of the human who loved him as her own child. And in case you haven't noticed, that is also why the game is called Mother.
• Loid appears to be an albino. People with albinism tend to have poor eyesight - which explains why Loid is wearing glasses. --Silver Moon Dance
• Here's one that applies to the first two: Take a look at the names of the female leads. Now put them together. Paula-Ana. Pollyanna is the main theme of the series!
• I initially wondered why an earth served as the logo of the series, since it seemed rather dissimilar to the title of series (which may have been why it was called Earthbound else where). Then I realized it was very obvious-Mother Earth! What could possibly be a better symbol of nurturing, life, and maternal themes?-Blueflame724