Lucas

Lucas is a character from the EarthBound/Mother series, who debuted in the Japan-Only game, Mother 3. He will be appearing in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as a playable character, representing the EarthBound series. Lucas's Special Moveset is almost exactly like Ness's from the previous games, but with a few minor tweaks. All his normal moves, and Smash Attacks, however, are completely different. He will also use the Rope Snake as his Grab move, as well as his Tether Recovery move. Lucas is seen with a home-run bat in a recent video, just like what Ness has. Lucas's home stage will be New Pork City.

Trivia

 * Lucas was originally meant to replace Ness in Super Smash Bros. Melee. However, Mother 3 (at that time, known as EarthBound 64), was delayed for 2006 for release on the Game Boy Advance. As such, Ness was kept in Super Smash Bros. Melee to avoid confusion.
 * Although Masahiro Sakurai said he would not be putting an emphasis on Japan-only characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Lucas is indeed a Japan-only character - his game, Mother 3, was only available in Japan.
 * One of his alternate colors is that of his brother, Claus.
 * His name and Claus's came from a trilogy of French books, "The Three Lies" by Agota Kristof. A few parallels can be found between the series and Mother 3, though the trilogy is much more tragic and horrifying. They had a profound influence on Shigesato Itoi.