Editing Lucas

:''For fighter info, see [[Lucas (SSBB)]], [[Lucas (SSB4)]], and [[Lucas (SSBU)]].''

'''Lucas''' ({{ja|リュカ|Ryuka}}, ''Lucas'') is a character in the {{uv|EarthBound}} universe, debuting in the Japan-only ''[[Mother 3]]'' for the Game Boy Advance.

Lucas is the main protagonist of ''Mother 3''. The son of {{s|wikibound|Flint}} and {{s|wikibound|Hinawa}}, he is characterized as more timid than his twin brother, {{s|wikibound|Claus}}. While playable briefly during the {{s|wikibound|prologue}} of ''Mother 3'', he is an NPC for the first three chapters of the game, with Flint, {{s|wikibound|Duster}}, and {{s|wikibound|Salsa}} being the main characters of those chapters. After reappearing in the climax of {{s|wikibound|Chapter 3}} against the {{s|wikibound|Pork Tank}}, he becomes the main playable character after the three-year time skip to {{s|wikibound|Chapter 4}}, and retains this role for the remainder of the game.

On July 17th, 2001, [[Masahiro Sakurai]] updated the [[Smabura-Ken]] on Ness's profile, revealing that Ness was planned to be scrapped and replaced by Lucas as a playable character. However, Ness instead reprised his role due to the cancellation of ''Mother 3'' on the Nintendo 64.

[[File:Lucas - Brawl Trophy.png|thumb|left|100px|The Lucas trophy from ''Brawl''.]]

:''The younger of twin brothers living in Tazmily Village in the Nowhere Islands. He's a kind boy who can communicate with animals, but he's shy and never really got over the tragedy that struck his mother. He fights a warped dictatorship, hunts the Seven Needles, and crosses swords with his missing brother, Claus. In the end, the young boy with psychic PSI powers grows up.''

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[[File:Lucas SSB4.png|thumb|200px|right|Lucas, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.]]

:{{Flag|North America}} ''Before adventuring, Lucas was a timid, cautious boy. His journey has made him a stronger person. Maybe he met someone to spend his life with... Hang on—we're moving way too fast! For now, remember that Lucas and Ness are favorites in the hearts of EarthBound fans.''

:{{Flag|Europe}} ''Once upon a time, Lucas was a bit of a cry-baby. You might even say he was a wimp. But then, well...he had more than his fair share of rough times and toughened up a bit. Who knows what he's up to now? Whatever he's doing, his story - much like Ness's - lives on in the hearts of all Mother series fans.''

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:{{Flag|North America}} ''The younger of the twin brothers from Nowhere makes his triumphant return to the game of Smash. Hailing from the Japan-only game Mother 3, Lucas's specialty is psychic projectile attacks. He can use these PSI attacks to do things like absorb enemy projectiles and deal supernatural damage!''

:{{Flag|Europe}} ''Lucas, the younger of the twin brothers from Tazmily, comes originally from the Japan-only game, Mother 3, and now makes his triumphant return to Super Smash Bros.! Here he makes great use of his PSI powers with lots of projectile attacks, and can use his faster attacks on anybody who gets too close.''

:{{Flag|North America}} ''Lucas’s up special PK Thunder can hit enemies multiple times, but if you hit yourself with it, you can then tackle and launch opponents! Lucas’s up smash has the strongest launch power of any fighter's up smash. The range for this attack is wide, and it’s strongest right after Lucas unleashes the attack.''

:{{Flag|Europe}} ''Lucas's up special, PK Thunder, can either hit enemies multiple times, or hit Lucas himself to push him into a powerful charge attack. Meanwhile, his up smash attack is the most powerful launching move in the entire game, so make good use of it! It's a wide-range attack that is most effective right after Lucas unleashes it.''

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[[File:Lucas SSBU.png|thumb|200px|right|Lucas, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]]

In his transition from ''SSB4'', Lucas has received a mix of buffs and nerfs. His combo game was toned down due to his down throw having more end lag and footstools being [[tech]]able. He has recieved buffs, however, such as [[PK Freeze]] launching opponents horizontally making it a lethal edge-guarding technique, furthermore ''Ultimate''{{'}}s engine indirectly buffed him as the return of directional [[air dodge]]s allow Lucas to have a reliable mixup in place of [[PK Thunder]].

Initially, Lucas's results and representation were scarce, especially compared to his fellow {{Uv|EarthBound}} fighter {{SSBU|Ness}}. However, his playerbase has slowly expanded as the metagame has progressed, with the likes of {{Sm|Mekos}}, {{Sm|ChocoTaco}}, {{Sm|Remi}} and {{Sm|WhYYZ}} achieving respectable results at regional and even national tournaments.

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*None of Lucas' special moves are used by him in ''Mother 3''. Rather, they are all learned by Kumatora instead. This is similar to Ness, who uses [[PK Fire|three]] [[PK Thunder|special]] [[PSI Magnet|moves]] that he could not learn in ''EarthBound'', but were instead learned by [[Paula]] and [[Poo]].

**Alongside Rope Snake, Lucas' neutral attack and down tilt are references to {{s|wikibound|Duster}}, whose primary form of attack consists of kicks.

**In addition, despite Lucas using PK Freeze rather than Ness's PK Flash, Lucas can learn PK Flash in ''Mother 3''.

*Although Lucas has only appeared in a Japanese-exclusive game, ironically he is voiced by Lani Minella, an American actress.

*Lucas is the only playable character in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series that has never appeared outside Japan otherwise.

**[[Roy]]'s debut game was never released outside of Japan, although he later appeared in ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade}}'' (albeit only as a cameo) in 2003. He also appeared as a DLC unit in ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Awakening}}'' and as a summonable unit in ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Heroes}}''.

**This thus makes Lucas and Roy the only characters whose debut games were never released outside of Japan.

*Lucas, [[Roy]], and [[Dark Pit]] are the only characters to have never appeared on a home console outside of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series or the [[Virtual Console]].