Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27524978-20160210030742/@comment-4383275-20160726203843

H.N. H.N. Elly wrote:

if it stands like Ness, has a badge and a glowing eye like Ness, wears shorts like Ness, and teleports like Ness, then it probably is Ness. That's kinda cherrypicky, isn't it.

Better?
 * Sans can disappear through "shortcuts" and has knowledge of time travel and alternate timelines
 * Sans has a badge, which has no reason to exist in Undertale but plays a major role in EarthBound
 * Courage in EarthBound is similar in its properties and name to Determination in Undertale
 * Undertale's surface world is similar to the world of Earthbound in appearance and geography
 * Sans' stance and clothing resemble Ness'
 * Sans bleeds, breathes, and sweats
 * Ness is not present in the Earthbound Halloween Hack, being stuck in an unseen alternate timeline (Undertale)
 * Sans' attacks in the Genocide Run "drain" damage, the way it was "drained" in Earthbound