Flint

Flint (フリント) is a character in the 2006 video game Mother 3. He is the husband of Hinawa, and the father of protagonist Lucas and his brother, Claus. He is the star of the first chapter, and loses control after learning of his wife being killed by a creature called a Drago. Claus is lost after pursuing revenge against Drago, and he spends years searching for Claus. Flint was designed by the game's creator, Shigesato Itoi, and was featured in the cancelled Nintendo 64 version of the game, EarthBound 64. They were initially concerned about Flint's search for Claus dragging on until a staffer who had a child said that it made sense for Flint to search every day, leading them to include this aspect.