Photo-man
| Photo-man 天才写真家Genius Photographer | |
 The photo-man as he appears inEarthBound. | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Appears in | EarthBound |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Thephoto-man[1] is a character inEarthBound. He appears at various points throughout the game, taking pictures ofNess and his companions to preserve their memories of their adventure. When Ness walks onto a set area, the Photo-Man will gracefully fall down to take a picture, saying "Pictures taken instantaneously! I'm a photographic genius if I do say so myself!" Instead of the commonly-used "Say, cheese!", the photo-man exclaims, "Say... fuzzy pickles!" ("cheese sandwich" in the Japanese version).[2] At the end of the game, after bringingPaula home, when Ness arrives at his home, his mother will tell him that a man dropped by a photo album. During the credits sequence,the player can see all of the photographs taken by the photo-man.
Photo locations
The photo-man takes a total of 32 pictures throughout the game. Below is a list of locations:
- In front ofNess's house after the sun rises.
- Inside the $7500 house inOnett.
- In front of the Bike Shop inTwoson.
- NorthernPeaceful Rest Valley.
- In front of the cabin Paula was locked in.
- In front of theChaos Theater in Twoson.
- In front of a tent by the coast of Lake Tess inWinters.
- After checking a sign ironically pointing out caution towards falling objects in theBrick Road Maze.
- The graveyard inThreed.
- In front of the waterfall inGrapefruit Falls.
- In front ofMilky Well caves inSaturn Valley.
- In front of the circus tent in Threed after clearing out thezombies.
- After talking to the blacksesame seed in theDusty Dunes Desert.
- TheGold Mine entrance after clearing it out of all fiveGuardian Diggers.
- On the bridge toFourside.
- Outside theDinosaur Museum in Fourside.
- Inside the Dinosaur Museum in Fourside.
- Behind theMonotoli Building in Fourside.
- The top floor of theFourside department store.
- In front ofPoo's throne in the palace inDalaam.
- In front of the palace in Dalaam.
- Below the entrance toStonehenge Base.
- In front of the hotel inSummers.
- Inside the restaurant in Summers.
- Next to an umbrella on the beach in Summers.
- On one of the docks inToto.
- Beside the bazaar inScaraba.
- In front of thePyramid.
- Near the trees in southern Scaraba.
- Near apresent inDeep Darkness.
- After talking to theTenda chief after loaning them "Overcoming Shyness".
- Saturn Valley after defeatingGiygas. (The Photo-Man does not appear, but the picture is seen during the credits.)
Trivia
- InAnimal Crossing: New Leaf,Gulliver may describe himself as being in "a fuzzy pickle", in reference to Photo-Man's commonly used phrase "Say... fuzzy pickles!"
References
- ↑"The photo-man brought an album by. I'd like to look at it with you..." -Ness's mother
- ↑EarthBound Central: "MOTHER 2 vs. EarthBound: Onett"
| Characters inEarthBound | |
|---|---|
| Main Party |  Ness •  Paula •  Jeff •  Poo |
| Allies | Buzz Buzz • Tracy • Runaway Five • Apple Kid • Tony • Bubble Monkey • Dr. Andonuts • Mr. Saturn • Tenda • Flying Man |
| Antagonists | Frank • Captain Strong • Everdred • Mr. Carpainter • Geldegarde Monotoli |
| Villains | Master Belch • Mani-Mani Statue • Ness's Nightmare • Pokey Minch • Giygas |
| Other characters | Ness's mother • Ness's father • King • Picky Minch • Lardna Minch • Aloysius Minch • Lier X. Agerate • Photo-Man • B.H. Pirkle • Ruffini • Paula's family • Orange Kid • Mr. Poochyfud • Gonzares • Maxwell • Tessie • Brick Road • Sebastian •George Montague • Gerardo Montague • Sanchez Brothers • Sesame seed • Penetella Giovanni • Miss Fake • Venus • Mr. Spoon • Electra • Jackie • Warp Man • Talah Rama • Man K. Man • Monkonna • Risosha Richmonde • Mr. Fork • Poo's Master • Star Master • Red Snake • Ay-go Stikke • Nico • Mr. Prettyman • Enrich Flavor List of all characters |
