Loid

"Your bottle rocket and my... great isn't it... whaaaaat?!"

— Loid

Loid (also known as Lloyd and Roid) (ロイド Roido) is a character and party member in Mother. He is the only party member in the game required to join Ninten in order to complete the game. Loid usually uses guns as his primary weapon, along with an assortment of different projectile weapons, to make up for his lack of any PSI abilities.

Loid is considered the nerdy boy who is picked on by the other schoolmates when he joins the adventure. Because of the way he is treated, Loid usually hides in the garbage to avoid people from bullying him. He joins Ninten after he shows him some bottle rockets from the Sweet Little's Factory.

Loid is considered the weakling among Ninten's teammates and usually uses guns to substitute for his weak physical strength. His offensive power gradually increases as he levels up, though he is still the third weakest of the game's main protagonists.

Although there are many similarities between Loid and Jeff, there are key differences. Loid has very low self esteem and feels he has no worth, unlike Jeff who gives off the vibe that he's a nerd and he's proud of it. Loid's personality weaknesses most likely comes from an unsupportive family: his own father tells Ninten to watch out for his weakling son at a point in the game. Throughout the game, however, Loid overcomes his low self-esteem and becomes a very talented and ultimately more useful addition to the team.