The Negative Man is an enemy in Mother 3, encountered exclusively in a cave in Argilla Pass. He is a yellow, rectangular creature that is always depressed, and does not move from his spot in the cave.
Battle
Negative Man, true to his moniker, spends the majority of his turns making nihilistic statements. On the rare occasions he does attack, he will only do 1 damage. Among his quotes are:
- "Life is but a moment, a meaningless grain of sand..." (A line from the lyrics of the Flying Man's theme)
- "I'm nothing but a worthless protoplasm..."
His theme is Strong One, a deliberate contrast to his status as one of the weakest enemies in the game.
In spite of his weak offense, his hp is really high, so it cannot be considered the weakest enemy in the game.
Rarely, Negative Man drops Baked Yams when defeated, and has the Meteotite as an even rarer drop.
His battle sound is Battle Sound 2 which falls under Code Numbers 442 for regular attack, 443 for Smaaaash! and 444 for Miss.