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TheSeven Needles are a major plot point inMother 3. They are formally introduced inChapter 7, although they are alluded to before then.

In Mother 3

TheDark Dragon protects theNowhere Islands in its sleep with its power; however, if the Dragon were to be ever awakened, its power would be too much for any human to control. To keep the Dark Dragon from waking up, the Seven Needles were created and placed all over the islands by theMagypsies' ancestors. A Needle exists for each of the Magypsies, and they all guard their respective Needles closely.

The ability to pull Needles is limited exclusively to those who can learnPK Love, an exceedingly rare ability. The Dark Dragon will yield to the will of the one who pulls the most Needles, regardless of if they are good or evil. If they have good intentions and a pure heart, the Dark Dragon will recreate the world. However, if one has wicked intentions and wishes for the world to fall into ruin, the Dark Dragon will obey without hesitation.

Lucas and theMasked Man are the only people with the ability to pull the Seven Needles in the game. While Lucas is kindhearted, the Masked Man lacks any intentions himself, being completely controlled byPorky, who intends to destroy everything. Not even the Magypsies themselves know what would become of the world if the Masked Man were to succeed.

Needle locations

• Osohe Castle (Aeolia)
• Murasaki Forest (Doria)
• Snowcap Mountain (Lydia)
• Fire Mountain (Phrygia)
• Tanetane Island (Mixolydia)
• Argilla Pass (Ionia)
• Depths ofNew Pork City (Locria)

Memo

"Seven Needles"Memodescription

"Once all of the Needles are pulled, what will happen? The die is cast. There is no choice but to go on."

"Needle Locations"Memodescription

"There are seven Needles in all. The Belly Button Needle is in Osohe Castle. The Heart Needle is in Murasaki Forest, near the factory. The Left Hand Needle is located on Snowcap Mountain, far to the northeast. The Right Hand Needle is located in the crater of a volcano to the far east of the highway. The Right Foot Needle is located on Tanetane Island south of Tazmily. The Left Foot Needle is in the temple of Chupichupyoi on Mt. Oriander. And the last Needle... No one knows where it is. Too bad."

Gallery

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  Aeolia's Needle atOsohe Castle.
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  Doria's Needle inMurasaki Forest.
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  Lydia's Needle atSnowcap Mountain.
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  Phrygia's Needle atFire Mountain.
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  Mixolydia's Needle atTanetane Island.
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  Ionia's Needle inChupichupyoi Temple.

Trivia

• The second through fifth Needles, in reality, may be pulled in any order. However, the most common and linear order is as listed above.
  • The Magypsy guarding the fifth Needle to be pulled will always be the one to giveLucas theJar of Yummy Pickles to give toIonia.

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