EarthBound Name Generator

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Names for an EarthBound playthrough or a story in its style: a labeled block of canon names such as Ness (EarthBound) and Lucas (Mother 3), then new ones like Grumpy Mailbox, Pickle Kid, Fiveton and Saucer Scout.

About EarthBound names

EarthBound names are either very plain or very odd, and almost never in between. The heroes have short first names (Ness, Paula, Jeff, Poo, and a dog called King), the towns count upward (Onett, Twoson, Threed, Fourside), and the enemies are a mood attached to something ordinary: Spiteful Crow, Runaway Dog, Unassuming Local Guy.

The list opens with 80 names from the series, each labeled with its game in parentheses: EarthBound, Mother 3 or EarthBound Beginnings. That block is a sample, not a full roster. Everything without a label is new and only follows the style, so do not quote it as canon.

The new names start with what the game asks you to fill in: short names for the four party slots (Ned, Tess, Hank, Dot), a dog (Duke, Scout), a favorite food (Tacos, Nachos) and a favorite thing (Comics, Kites). The rest is for your own stories, fan projects and tabletop nights: townsfolk named after one trait (Pickle Kid, Doorbell Lady), enemies such as Grumpy Mailbox and Overconfident Pigeon, saucers and robots, towns that keep counting (Fiveton, Sixburg), bosses, and a few chimeras and tool-named villagers in the spirit of Mother 3.

How to choose EarthBound names

For the four party slots, short and plain works best: a name like Ned or Dot reads well in every line of dialogue. Try anything longer on the naming screen before you commit to it.
The favorite thing you enter turns up again as the name of a psychic attack, so pick a word that sounds good in a fight. Tricks or Drums beats Naps.
To write your own enemy, take an everyday thing and give it a mood: Snippy Parking Meter, Hotheaded Toaster. The more ordinary the noun, the better the joke.
Towns work as a series. If you use Fiveton, follow it with Sixburg and Sevengate so that players notice the count.
Names with a game in parentheses are canon. Drop the label when you copy one, and keep the unlabeled names out of wiki edits and trivia answers.

Frequently asked questions

Which names on this list are canon?

Only the ones with a game in parentheses, such as Ness (EarthBound), Kumatora (Mother 3) and Ninten (EarthBound Beginnings). That block is a sample of the cast, towns and enemies, not a complete roster. Every other entry, from Grumpy Mailbox to Fiveton, is new and only follows the style.

What do you get to name at the start of EarthBound?

The game asks for names for the four heroes and the dog, then for a favorite food and a favorite thing. This list has short first names, dog names such as Duke and Scout, foods such as Tacos and Nachos, and things such as Comics and Kites for those prompts.

How are EarthBound enemy names put together?

Most pair a mood or a habit with something you could meet on an ordinary street: Spiteful Crow, Cranky Lady and Mad Taxi are canon examples. The new ones here follow the same recipe, as in Jaywalking Tortoise, Disgruntled Vending Machine and Slightly Evil Houseplant.

Can I use these names in a fan game or a tabletop campaign?

The new names are yours to use for characters, towns and encounters. EarthBound and Mother are Nintendo series and this page is not connected to Nintendo, so treat the labeled canon names as references and follow the rules of wherever you publish.

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All 500 EarthBound names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

Plain text, one name per line.

A: 17 names

Abe
Absolutely Feral Hamster
Abstract Art (EarthBound)
Admiral
Aggressive Coupon Guy
Almighty Alarm Clock
Almost Mecha-Gopher
Ambassador Blip
Ana (EarthBound Beginnings)
Angry Alarm Clock
Annoying Old Party Man (EarthBound)
Apple Kid (EarthBound)
Apricot Girl
Arcade Regular
Arlo
Aunt Marmalade
Autumns

B: 30 names

Backfiring Pickup Truck
Bad-Mannered Moose
Bad-Tempered Bagpipe
Bagels
Bandit
Baron
Bedhead
Beeping Probe
Bellows
Bess
Bewildered Gopher
Big Boss Bullfrog
Bikes
Biscuit
Bitter Ice Cream Man
Bix
Bo
Boiling Tea Kettle
Boney (Mother 3)
Boomer
Bottle Cap Kid
Bouncing Beach Ball
Brick Road (EarthBound)
Bubble Monkey (EarthBound)
Bubbles
Bugs
Burger
Burger Shop Clerk
Bus Stop Regular
Buzz Buzz (EarthBound)

C: 34 names

Cackling Magpie
Cal
Camelobster
Cantankerous Catfish
Captain
Captain Pancake
Captain Strong (EarthBound)
Carbon Copy Cat
Cereal
Chess
Chief
Chili
Chip
Chrome Visitor
Clanking Tin Soldier
Claus (Mother 3)
Coach Hiccup
Cocoa
Coil Snake (EarthBound)
Colossal Pigeon
Comet Cadet
Comics
Commander Zorp
Conniving Blue Jay
Contrary Compass
Cookie
Cosmic Hitchhiker
Count Fluff
Cousin Static
Cranky Lady (EarthBound)
Crazed Sign (EarthBound)
Crepes
Crocodoodle
Curry

D: 23 names

Dalaam (EarthBound)
Defiant Lawn Flamingo
Devious Duckling
Dex
Dinah
Discount Magician
Disgruntled Vending Machine
Dizzy Weather Vane
Donuts
Doorbell Lady
Dot
Double-Dealing Card Shark
Dozen Pines
Dozenville
Dr. Andonuts (EarthBound)
Dr. Pretzel
Dr. Saltshaker
Drugstore Cashier
Drums
Duke
Dumpling
Dungeon Man (EarthBound)
Duster (Mother 3)

E: 11 names

Economy-Class UFO
Eightbridge
Eighton
Electrified Fence Post
Elevenford
Ember
Emperor
Emperor Earwig
Equinox Falls
Eraser Kid
Everdred (EarthBound)

F: 24 names

Famished Bear Cub
Fed-Up Meter Reader
Feral Vacuum Cleaner
Fern
First Frost
Firstfield
Fivespot
Fiveton
Flickering Neon Sign
Flint (Mother 3)
Flo
Flustered Mall Guard
Food Court Zombie
Forgetful Phantom
Fourside (EarthBound)
Frank Fly (EarthBound)
Frantic Paperboy
Frazzled Substitute Teacher
Freeloading Seagull
Friendly Bellhop
Fries
Frogs
Fudge
Fuming Tailpipe

G: 18 names

Gamma Lurker
Gargantuan Goldfish
Genuinely Crabby Crab
Giraffrog
Giygas (EarthBound)
Glorbax the Patient
Goldie
Gossiping Hen
Grand Slam Gopher
Gravy
Grits
Gruff Goat (EarthBound)
Grumpy Mailbox
Guardian of the Cul-de-Sac
Gumball Kid
Gumbo
Gus
Guy Who Lost His Hat

H: 21 names

Hal
Halfway Hollow
Hank
Harmonica Kid
Harvests
Hatchet
Haughty Swan
Haunted Jukebox
Heavily Caffeinated Bear
Hinawa (Mother 3)
Hippopotaduck
Hissing Radiator
Hoagie
Hoops
Hotdog
Hotel Piano Player
Hotheaded Toaster
Huey
Huffy Hedgehog
Humming Disc
Humongous Hermit Crab

I: 5 names

Impatient Bus Driver
Indignant Crossing Guard
Invasion Intern
Irate Beekeeper
Irritable Tuba Player

J: 8 names

Jam
Jaywalking Tortoise
Jeff (EarthBound)
Jittery Coffee Pot
Jokes
Jumbo Jackrabbit
June
Junebury

K: 8 names

Kazoos
Kettle
King (EarthBound)
King Dandelion
Kit
Kites
Know-It-All Owl
Kumatora (Mother 3)

L: 12 names

Ladle
Lady with the Parasol
Latch
Lew
Lieutenant Gleep
Light-Fingered Ferret
Little Green Accountant
Lloyd (EarthBound Beginnings)
Lord of the Parking Lot
Low-Budget Ghost
Lucas (Mother 3)
Lurking Manhole Cover

M: 41 names

Mabel
Mad Duck (EarthBound)
Mad Taxi (EarthBound)
Magicant (EarthBound)
Magnet Kid
Mailbox Man
Mailbox of Doom
Major
Malfunctioning Butler Bot
Maps
Mayor Butterworth
Mayor of Mold
Mean Green Bean
Mecha-Badger
Mecha-Heron
Meddling Mime
Melodramatic Possum
Melting Snow Cone
Merrysville (EarthBound Beginnings)
Midge

M, continued

Midwinter
Mighty Bear (EarthBound)
Mildly Rude Squirrel
Mirror-Faced Stranger
Misbehaving Garden Hose
Misplaced Umbrella
Miss Kettle
Mobile Sprout (EarthBound)
Moe
Mondo Mole (EarthBound)
Monstrous Marshmallow
Moody Street Lamp
Moonside (EarthBound)
Moose
Mr. Doorknob
Mr. Lemon
Mr. Saturn (EarthBound)
Mr. Turnip
Mr. Woofers
Mrs. Thimble
Muffin

N: 15 names

Nachos
Naps
Nearly Friendly Porcupine
Nebula Soldier
Ned
Nell
Ness (EarthBound)
New Age Retro Hippie (EarthBound)
Newsstand Ned
Nineside
Ninevale
Ninten (EarthBound Beginnings)
Noisy Leaf Blower
Nora
Nosy Neighbor

O: 22 names

Octoberry
Off-Key Doorbell
Officer Noodle
Old Reliable
Ominous Sock Puppet
Onett (EarthBound)
Opal
Orange Kid (EarthBound)
Orbit Trooper
Ornery Armadillo
Otis
Out-of-Tune Piano
Overacting Understudy
Overcaffeinated Commuter
Overclocked Calculator
Overconfident Pigeon
Overdue Library Book
Overeager Barbecue Dad
Overlord of Lost Socks
Overlord Trainee
Owlligator
Ozzie

P: 36 names

Pairsville
Passive-Aggressive Note
Paula (EarthBound)
Payphone Pete
Peanut
Peeved Piñata
Peg
Pencil Girl
Penny
Petty Parking Attendant
Pickle Kid
Pickles
Picky Minch (EarthBound)
Pigmask (Mother 3)
Pim
Pip
Pippi (EarthBound Beginnings)
Pizza
Plague Rat of Doom (EarthBound)
Podunk (EarthBound Beginnings)
Pogo Punk (EarthBound)
Pokey Minch (EarthBound)
Polite Little Saucer
Polly
Poo (EarthBound)
Porcupelican
Possessed Lawn Chair
Pretentious Poodle
Probe No. 7
Professor
Professor Walnut
Pudding
Puddles
Puns
Pushy Door-to-Door Salesman
Puzzle

Q: 3 names

Quarterton
Quasar Captain
Queen of the Anthill

R: 24 names

Ramblin' Evil Mushroom (EarthBound)
Ramen
Rampaging Tricycle
Rascal
Rattling Filing Cabinet
Rebellious Rhubarb
Reckless Lawn Mower
Reconstructed Moose
Rental Saucer
Resentful Snowman
Restless Traffic Cone
Restless Tumbleweed
Rhinostrich
Rivet
Robo-Janitor
Robots
Rocco
Rogue Satellite Dish
Rogue Skateboard
Rolling Bass Drum
Rudy
Runaway Dog (EarthBound)
Runaway Shopping Bag
Rusty Patrol Bot

S: 64 names

Salsa (Mother 3)
Sandwich Lady
Sarcastic Parrot
Sarge
Saturn Valley (EarthBound)
Saucer Scout
Scalding Coffee Cup (EarthBound)
Scaraba (EarthBound)
Scout
Secondhand Spaceship
Self-Aware Blender
Self-Important Rooster
Septemburg
Sevengate
Shady Used Car Dealer
Sheriff
Shifty Pawn Shop Guy
Shoelace Kid
Short-Tempered Cactus
Sid
Sir Barks
Sixburg
Sixpence
Skate Punk (EarthBound)
Skip
Skittish Fawn
Sleepwalking Accountant
Slightly Evil Houseplant
Smug Garden Gnome
Sneaky Raccoon
Snippy Parking Meter
Snow

S, continued

Soggy Newspaper
Solstice
Songs
Sparking Automaton
Spindle
Spiteful Crow (EarthBound)
Spookane (EarthBound Beginnings)
Spooked Scarecrow
Springs
Squire
Squirrelaroo
Stampeding Marching Band
Stamps
Starman (EarthBound)
Starman Deluxe (EarthBound)
Starman Junior (EarthBound)
Stars
Steam-Powered Stag
Stew
Sticky Gum Wad
Stray Bowling Ball
Stubborn Goose
Stupendous Snail
Sulking Trombone
Summers (EarthBound)
Sundae
Sunny
Supreme Garden Gnome
Supremely Bored Lifeguard
Surly Hot Dog Vendor
Sushi
Suspicious Shopping Cart

T: 47 names

Tacos
Tadpole Kid
Tamale
Tap-Dancing Termite
Tazmily Village (Mother 3)
Teddy (EarthBound Beginnings)
Tenfold
Tenpenny
Territorial Oak (EarthBound)
Tess
Tessie (EarthBound)
Testy Toll Collector
The Great Lint Ball
The Mayor
Thimble
Thing in the Meteor
Thoroughly Lost Tourist
Thousand-Year Turnip
Three-Eyed Tourist
Threed (EarthBound)
Thriceton
Thunder
Thunder and Drizzle

T, continued

Thundering Bowling Pin
Ticket Booth Tina
Tilly
Tin Can Sentry
Titanic Ant (EarthBound)
Toast
Tony (EarthBound)
Tractor Beam Operator
Tracy (EarthBound)
Trains
Tremendous Toad
Tricks
Trillion-Volt Eel
Trillionage Sprout (EarthBound)
Trio Falls
Trombone Guy
Trowel
Trudy
Tuba Girl
Tugboat
Turnip Kid
Turtlephant
Twicebury
Twoson (EarthBound)

U: 9 names

Ultimate Chimera (Mother 3)
Unassuming Local Guy (EarthBound)
Uncle Gravy
Unhelpful Tour Guide
Unimpressed Cat
Uninvited Party Guest
Unruly Hedge
Unstoppable Paper Shredder
Unsupervised Lawn Dart

V: 3 names

Vacuum Tube Robot
Vending Machine Prime
Vengeful Sprinkler

W: 18 names

Waffle Kid
Waffles
Walnut Kid
Walrooster
Walt
Wanda
Wandering Trash Can
Warden of the Water Tower
Wess (Mother 3)
Whirring Gizmo
Whistling Milkman
Wick
Wild Revolving Door
Windup Menace
Wings
Winters (EarthBound)
Wobbly Unicycle
Worthless Protoplasm (EarthBound)

Y: 5 names

Yawning Night Watchman
Yo-Yo Champ
Yo-Yos
Yogurt
Your Majesty

Z: 2 names

Zeke
Zeroville