FINALLY.

[JDogindy]

I'm done with 1 1/2 chapters and I still don't have any of the main char's. ARGH. D;

What makes Mother 3 different is that you aren't confined to four characters that you pick up as the game goes on. As you progress through the chapers, you will gain an assortment of main characters and secondary characters that tag along (some are useful, others just waste space).

Some characters will leave the party due to conditions and then come back, depending on the chapter. In fact, some chapters even change the party's leader, from Flint to Duster to (finally) Lucas.

And, with regards to the 16-hit combo, I did post a video of me doing it to Mr. Passion (in Battle Memory mode). It should come up any minute and I'll have the link. And here's the video.