- "Replenishes even more energy than the Atomic Power Robot, but its explosion is all the more powerful, too."
- — Battle Memory (Mother 3)
The Nuclear Reactor Robot is an enemy that appears in Mother 3. It is located in the Laboratory Level of the Empire Porky Building. It is an upgraded version of the Atomic Power Robot, but shares its moves with it.
Strategy[]
- They explode upon being defeated, dealing damage to the party, so taking them down last during a battle is recommended.
- Pressing A after it explodes to skip the dialogue faster also helps, since this will make the battle end sooner and will avoid that the party takes further damage.
- If the player turns the Robot around by either encountering it from behind or using items (like Duster's Siren Beetle or a Made-You-Look), and then follows up with a physical attack, the robot's explosive device will be destroyed, preventing it from exploding on defeat.
Trivia[]
- Their form in Mother 3 differs from that of EarthBound, suggesting a new version was made since the last game.
- In Mother 3, its battle sound is Battle Sound 59, a battle sound used only by mushrooms and exploding robots, which falls under Code Numbers 936 for regular attack, 937 for Smaaaash! and 938 for Miss. Like the Atomic Power Robot, Kumatora's Brainshock is required to get it to use its battle sound as it never uses a battle sound inducing regular attack on its own.