Scaraba Pyramid Theory
A hieroglyph found in the Summers Cultural Museum reveals some very interesting EarthBound backstory, and even describes what could have been humanity’s first encounter with Giygas’ race. I am going to attempt to decipher this information…
“To fight against the invaders, we built this pyramid fortress. However, our efforts were futile, and we lost. Nonetheless, our pyramid was protected by the gods of Scaraba. The invaders will be reborn every millennium and will attack again. Even now, the invaders hide beyond space and time and build their evil stronghold. A place out of time is beyond the Dark, and is even farther
beyond the Lost Underworld. The Deep Darkness is shrouded, it is without light. Only one with the Hawk eye can pierce the dark. The Sphinx now watches over everything, waiting for the coming of a truly brave hero.”
To start, we know that the ancient people of Scaraba did not initially succeed in their attempt to defeat these alien invaders. Instead, their pyramid was protected by the gods of Scaraba. But how exactly was it protected? I think the pyramid was defended with PSI, which was utilized by the gods of Scaraba, as portrayed by the living hieroglyphs that you see when Ness enters the pyramid. This also explains why they are called “Guardian Hieroglyphs”, because they are guarding the pyramid, its inhabitants, and the Hawk Eye from the invaders. What probably happened was that the gods protected the pyramid by possessing the hieroglyphs within it and re-animating the defeated bodies of the Scarabians (the Shattered Men and Royal Guards). This may have been what drove the invaders off 1000 years ago. It would also prove to be a trial for the “truly brave hero” who would eventually come for the Hawk Eye and defeat the invaders, which ended up being Ness.
Between these two events, the invaders would be hiding beyond time and space, building their power for the next invasion, which would have taken place in the early 1900’s. George and Maria might have been abducted prior to the next invasion so that Giygas’ race could learn more about humans, and discover their weaknesses. However, we know that things took an unexpected twist in the backstory of Mother 1, with George escaping back to Earth and developing his “odd study”. And what is this “place out of time” beyond Deep Darkness and the Lost Underworld? The Cave of the Past. This is the place that serves as a base for Giygas’ army. It is a “bizarre dimension”, as described by Pokey, and EVE refers to it as the “edge of the universe”. This also explains why the invaders may have attacked in the first place: to take/destroy the Hawk Eye, because it was the item that would end up eventually revealing their hiding place, leading to an inevitable defeat…
-AmateurGamer
A hieroglyph found in the Summers Cultural Museum reveals some very interesting EarthBound backstory, and even describes what could have been humanity’s first encounter with Giygas’ race. I am going to attempt to decipher this information…
“To fight against the invaders, we built this pyramid fortress. However, our efforts were futile, and we lost. Nonetheless, our pyramid was protected by the gods of Scaraba. The invaders will be reborn every millennium and will attack again. Even now, the invaders hide beyond space and time and build their evil stronghold. A place out of time is beyond the Dark, and is even farther
beyond the Lost Underworld. The Deep Darkness is shrouded, it is without light. Only one with the Hawk eye can pierce the dark. The Sphinx now watches over everything, waiting for the coming of a truly brave hero.”
To start, we know that the ancient people of Scaraba did not initially succeed in their attempt to defeat these alien invaders. Instead, their pyramid was protected by the gods of Scaraba. But how exactly was it protected? I think the pyramid was defended with PSI, which was utilized by the gods of Scaraba, as portrayed by the living hieroglyphs that you see when Ness enters the pyramid. This also explains why they are called “Guardian Hieroglyphs”, because they are guarding the pyramid, its inhabitants, and the Hawk Eye from the invaders. What probably happened was that the gods protected the pyramid by possessing the hieroglyphs within it and re-animating the defeated bodies of the Scarabians (the Shattered Men and Royal Guards). This may have been what drove the invaders off 1000 years ago. It would also prove to be a trial for the “truly brave hero” who would eventually come for the Hawk Eye and defeat the invaders, which ended up being Ness.
Between these two events, the invaders would be hiding beyond time and space, building their power for the next invasion, which would have taken place in the early 1900’s. George and Maria might have been abducted prior to the next invasion so that Giygas’ race could learn more about humans, and discover their weaknesses. However, we know that things took an unexpected twist in the backstory of Mother 1, with George escaping back to Earth and developing his “odd study”. And what is this “place out of time” beyond Deep Darkness and the Lost Underworld? The Cave of the Past. This is the place that serves as a base for Giygas’ army. It is a “bizarre dimension”, as described by Pokey, and EVE refers to it as the “edge of the universe”. This also explains why the invaders may have attacked in the first place: to take/destroy the Hawk Eye, because it was the item that would end up eventually revealing their hiding place, leading to an inevitable defeat…
-AmateurGamer
