Apple Kid is a character in EarthBound. He's one of the two inventors residing in Twoson, the other being Orange Kid. Compared to Orange Kid, the people of Twoson do not acknowledge Apple Kid because of his appearance and low charisma. Despite that, Apple Kid ends up being an important supporting character in the game who invents many conveniently vital items that Ness could not continue his adventure without. Apple Kid lives with one other, the No Name Mouse. The Broken machine can be picked up here, which can eventually be repaired by Jeff to obtain the Counter-PSI unit.
The first time Ness talks to Apple Kid, he requests a food item and $200 to fund his experiments. Shortly after Ness funds him, Apple Kid invents the Pencil Eraser, which erases pencil-shaped iron statues. Ness needs this in order to cross Peaceful Rest Valley, along with many other areas throughout the game that are blocked off by Iron Pencils. After funding Apple Kid, his mouse will block the door and thank Ness for his patronage. Ness will then be given the Receiver Phone, another item that plays a vital role in the story.
Apple Kid's next invention is the Zombie Paper, which gets delivered to Ness in Threed by a Mach Pizza deliveryman. This item is used much like fly paper, but used for zombies instead, which is just what was needed to get rid of the zombies infesting Threed. After placing the paper in a circus tent, the zombies blocking the way to Grapefruit Falls were taken care of.
Once Ness destroys the Evil Mani Mani in Fourside, Apple Kid invents the Yogurt Dispenser which dispenses trout-flavored yogurt, and sends an Escargo Express deliveryman to give it to Ness. The dispenser is given to Pokey's maid, Electra, who allows Ness and Jeff access to the penthouse of the Monotoli Building in return.
Apple Kid later collaborates with Dr. Andonuts to invent the Eraser Eraser which works like the Pencil Eraser except that it erases eraser-shaped statues. This was needed in order for Ness and his friends to get into the Stonehenge Base, which was blocked off by an Iron Eraser.
Finally, Apple Kid collaborates again with Dr. Andonuts, as well as the intellectually advanced Mr. Saturn to create the Phase Distorter, which unfortunately gets stolen by Pokey, and later the Phase Distorter versions 2 and 3, which allow Ness and friends to travel backwards in time and confront Giygas.
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- His name and Orange Kid's name might be a reference to the saying, "comparing apples and oranges".
- Apple Kid's "no-name mouse" actually references Japanese culture near the beginning of the game. When it says "I am a mouse", it is an intentional reference to the famous novel "Wagahai wa neko de aru", which translates to "I Am a Cat".
- In Mother 3, the Pigmask who removes his helmet in Lydia's house bears a resemblance to the Apple Kid, and, although highly unlikely, could possibly be him as he is unnamed, and their leader mentions that they were ordinary people sent forward in time.