Mother Brain is a character in the separate cartoon and comic book continuities of Captain N: The Game Master as well as the main villain. The two versions of the character share a lot of personality traits and some backstory. She is loosely based on the video game character of the same name.
Mother Brain is a villain who lives on the asteroid-like spacecraft known as Metroid, from which she hatches plots to conquer Videoland. She is voiced by Levi Stubbs, who was probably best known for being the lead singer of 1960s R&B group the Four Tops.
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Mother Brain is vain, intelligent, devious, and determined to overthrow Princess Lana and become the new ruler of Videoland. She leads the Forces of Chaos, a team of villains that includes King Hippo, the Eggplant Wizard, and Dr. Wily. She relies on King Hippo and the Eggplant Wizard to carry out most of her plans, though they often anger her with their stupidity and incompetence.
Mother Brain is housed in a fluid-filled vat that protects her from direct assaults and can be fitted with attachments that allow her to move about. She can extend her tendrils through tubes in the vat, allowing her to manipulate objects and constrict enemies (or unfortunate minions). She can also channel energy through her tendrils or fire it in the form of deadly rays.
Mother Brain was drawn in a fairly well-detailed form in the first two seasons, but was given a simplified design for Season 3.
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Trivia
- The voice that Levi Stubbs used for Mother Brain is almost identical to the one he used for Audrey II, the talking plant in Little Shop of Horrors.
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