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Porky Minch ポーキー・ミンチPorky Minch
Clay model fromEarthBound
Appearance inMother 3
Gender	Male
Appears in	EarthBound Mother 3 Super Smash Bros. Brawl (as Subspace Emissary boss)
First chapter	Chapter 8
Residence	Onett
Relatives	Aloysius (father) Lardna (mother) Picky (brother)

Porky Minch, rendered asPokey inEarthBound, isNess's neighbor, making his debut inEarthBound, and later appearing inMother 3. Porky is the son ofAloysius andLardna Minch as well as the older brother ofPicky Minch. He is the secondary antagonist inEarthBound and the main antagonist inMother 3.

InEarthBound

Porky makes his debut inEarthBound, where his name is localized as Pokey. InEarthBound, Pokey is Ness's longtime neighbor who lives on the outskirts ofOnett with his father,Aloysius Minch, his mother,Lardna Minch, and his brother,Picky Minch. Pokey is shown early on to be selfish and cowardly, likely due to his parents' bad influence. He often used to play with Ness when they were younger due to having no other friends.

When a meteorite strikes Onett, Pokey is one of the first to investigate. When Picky goes missing, Pokey claims that Picky was terrified of the meteor and recruits Ness to help find him. Pokey is of no help in battle, simply playing dead or hiding behind Ness when they're under attack. They find Picky at the meteor, who explains that it was actually Pokey who got scared and ran off. AfterBuzz Buzz appears from the meteor and tells Ness the prophecy, Pokey hopes that he is not one of the four heroes chosen to save the world. Then, he cowers as Ness and Picky try to assist Buzz Buzz in battling theStarman Junior. Pokey and Picky are then punished by his father for sneaking out at night upon returning home. At some point shortly after, Pokey leaves home to keep tabs on Ness's travels. He also becomes affiliated withGiygas somewhere along the way, partly due to his jealousy for Ness.

Ness later encounters Pokey inHappy Happy Village. Allegedly,Mr. Carpainter gave Pokey a major role in Happy-Happyism as the high-priest. He was directly responsible for the kidnapping of Paula. After Ness finds Paula, he sends twoHappy-Happyists andSpiteful Crows to stop him from getting the key from Carpainter. Carpainter's defeat only yields a false apology from Pokey, and while Ness and Paula continue on their way, Pokey follows the trail of theMani-Mani Statue.

InFourside, Pokey and his father have achieved power and affluence by working as business consultants for the shady mayorGeldegarde Monotoli. Paula's rescue again results in his escape, this time in a helicopter. After this, Pokey himself is not seen again in the present, though there are hints at his recent activity in bits of dialogue and flavor text. After traveling toScaraba and crashing his helicopter inDeep Darkness,Dr. Andonuts,Apple Kid, and theMr. Saturns witness him stealing thePhase Distorter they made, which he uses to travel back in time to help Giygas prepare for the arrival of the Chosen Four.

In the lair of Giygas, Pokey, now in a large spiderlike mech, teams up with Giygas to stop Ness and his friends. He states that Giygas is incapable of understanding anything in his current state, calling him an "all-mighty idiot" as he shuts off the Devil's Machine, revealing Giygas' true form. As Giygas disintegrates following his defeat, Pokey escapes by traveling through time and space far away from theCave of the Past, but not without taunting Ness before he leaves. Finally, Pokey sends one last message to Ness through Picky, which reads,

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Come and get me, loser! Spankety spankety spankety!

As a party member

Pokey temporarily joins Ness's party during the search for Picky. His in-game actions cause no effects and are determined randomly.

Text	Effect
UseNess as a shield	Does nothing
Play dead	Does nothing
Apologize profusely	Does nothing
Think to himself	Does nothing
Act innocent	Does nothing
Smile insecurely	Does nothing
Complain toNess	Does nothing

Pokey also has stats that cannot be seen in game.

Offense	1
Pokey
Guts	1
Speed	5
Luck	1

As an enemy

See also:Giygas: Devil's Machine

Stats
Heavily Armed Pokey じゅうそうびポーキーHeavily Equipped Porky
Appearance inEarthBound
HP 2000	PP 999	Offense 145
Defense 255	Speed 60	Guts 5
PSI strengths/weaknesses
Fire 50%	Freeze 50%	Flash 0%
Paralysis 50%	Brainshock 99%	Hypnosis 0%
Experience/money yields
Exp. 0		Money $0
Locations
Cave of the Past

Pokey appears as a boss in the first phase of the final battle under the nameHeavily Armed Pokey. He battles alongsideGiygas in order to stop the Chosen Four.

"Pokey Means Business!"

https://wikibound.info/wiki/File:Pokey_Means_Business!.ogg

Text	Effect
Discharge a very stinky gas	Lowers all party members' offense for the duration of the battle
Charge forward	Deals high-level damage to one party member
Tear into target	Deals high-level damage to one party member

InEarthBound 64

Porky was planned to appear inMother 3 for theNintendo 64. He was mentioned as early as 1996 in interviews withSatoru Iwata^[1] and with Shigesato Itoi.^[2]

In 1997, Shigesato Itoi mentioned, "I'm sure Porky will appear (laughs). I wouldn't have made this game if it weren't for Porky, after all. He was an enormous help while I was makingMother 2, and I also came up with the concept ofMother 3 thanks to him. I'm going to keep that character around, of course."^[3] During E3 1997, art directorBenimaru Itoh stated "You can get a clue about the story line through Pokey's final words inMother 2. Pokey didn't die at the end… he escaped to a different 'era' or 'age'. Part ofMother 3 is about him getting older in this 'era' that he hastily escaped to."^[4]

In 2011, enemy designerToshinao Aoki confirmed that forEarthBound 64, he had designed "Porky, his team, and the place he lived in", as well as the spider mech.^[5]

InMother 3

History

Porky later reappears as the main antagonist inMother 3. Though he is called Pokey inEarthBound, he has since been known as Porky in official English sources, including theSuper Smash Bros. series, and he also carries this name in thefan translation ofMother 3. This change is likely related to the frequent pig-related wordplay surrounding him in the latter game.

BeforeChapter 8

Although not present or mentioned directly for most of the game, Porky's influence is seen through thePigmask Army that emerges early on in the story. When the gameskips forward several years into the future, it is revealed that the Nowhere Islands are controlled by "King P", although the actual Pigmask forces are commanded by theFierce Pork Trooper,Fassad, and theMasked Man. Porky's presence is hinted at inChapter 5, when the party goes through his playroom inThunder Tower. While only referenced as "the King's playroom", it is shown that the most prized possession there is the "Friend's Yo-yo", a reference toNess's use of yo-yos in theprevious game. The fact that Ness is referred to as a "friend" here and that the yo-yo is the most prized possession once again implies that Porky expressed some positive feelings of his former enemy. Porky is finally confirmed to be the identity of "King P" at the end ofChapter 7, when he invites the party to his home inNew Pork City.

InChapter 8

When Lucas meetsLeder, he learns that Porky didn't end up on theNowhere Islands from theWhite Ship like the others. Instead, he came from aTime Distorter, and made people from other times, such asDr. Andonuts, come to this time period. He began putting animals together to createchimeras and eventually became the dictator of the land. He eventually learned of the secret of the Nowhere Islands' past fromLocria, the seventhMagypsy. Porky then made theMasked Man pull theSeven Needles so that he could control theDark Dragon and use its power for himself.

Lucas and his friends confront Porky in theEmpire Porky Building. Here, they scale numerous floors to reach him, and throughout he is shown taunting them through an intercom system. When they reach the final floor, he appears in a suit while looking roughly the same age as he was inEarthBound. He tells the party that he wants to be friends with them, and asks them to sympathize with him. However, regardless of the answer, he explodes, revealing the "young Porky" to actually be one of manyMecha-Porkies. Once all of the Mecha-Porkies are destroyed, the real Porky appears. The misusage of the Phase Distorter resulted in Porky aging abnormally, making him appear as a child with features of an old man, having white hair, pale skin and facial hair (he later states himself to be 1,000 or even 10,000 years old). He has now became weak to the point where he is constantly coughing and wheezing as he speaks, he must also use his spider-mech bed to maneuver. However he still possesses his childish mentality, albeit in a much more twisted way. He does not see people as humans and refers to them as "creatures". He admits he knew about the residents of Tazmily Village blanking their memories to restart the world, without memories of the lifestyle of the past world which brought about its destruction, yet he taunts them saying that in the end they will end up destroyed no matter what they try. Porky then says what he has done was out of sheer boredom, and now expresses his desire to use the Masked Man to pull the final Needle and put an end to everything out of self-enjoyment.

Once the final needle was located, Porky challenged them to try pulling it first. He sent them down an elevator that leads to a cave below the building, but he said he'll be taking a shortcut to the place where the final needle lies. When the party chases him down, his state of madness becomes apparent. Once he learns the Masked Man is Lucas's brother Claus, he does not admit him as a human, calling him his slave robot while saying not a fragment of life remains in him. During the battle, Porky claims he is immortal and will never die, regardless of what happens. He realizes there is a possibility that when the needle is pulled, the entire world will be destroyed with only him and the Dark Dragon remaining. He expresses his desire to see this happen as his master plan is to rid the world of everyone who dislikes him, even if everything in the world does not like him.

When his spider mech is destroyed by Lucas and his friends, he reveals anAbsolutely Safe Capsule built by Dr. Andonuts, which he claims is impenetrable. When he enters it, however, he finds himself unable to escape, as the capsule was built to be impenetrable from both sides when sealed. Porky does not appear to realize the nature of his fate, only sticking his tongue out at the protagonists. When Dr. Andonuts appears, he reveals that he designed the capsule in this way (even warning Porky not to enter it), yet he also states Porky may have gotten his wish of being isolated from everyone who dislikes him. Even after Lucas pulls the final Needle,the player can find a large rolling object in the ending that is implied to be the Absolutely Safe Capsule with Porky still inside.

Shigesato Itoi has stated that Porky will still be alive in 5.5 billion years when the Earth will be destroyed by the Sun turning into a supernova; Itoi says that "the grief of that is incredibly depressing to me. It's amazing... Porky is truly a poem in himself."^[6]

Memodescription

"A chubby little brat born near the end of the 20th century in a town called Onett, in Eagleland. Before long, he was plotting evil schemes and setting them into motion, one after another, wicked beyond imagination... ...and a far cry from the mere pranks of a childish bully. For those who would like more details... Well, this is by no means an advertisement, mind you, it just boils down to a simple note for your adventure... ...so if you don't mind my saying, you should try playing that one thing calledEarthBound, dude!"

As an enemy

Stats
Porky ポーキーPorky
Normal Broken Normal sprite Broken machine
HP 6569	PP 0	Offense 170
Defense 182	IQ 64	Speed 63
Strengths and weaknesses
Fire 30	Freeze 70	Thunder 60
Bombs 50	Freezing 0	Flammability 0
Paralysis 0	Crying 0	Brainshock 0
Hypnosis 0	Poisoning 0	Wall Staples 0
Experience and money yields
Exp. 0		Money 0DP
Locations
Final area
Battle songs
https://wikibound.info/wiki/File:Master_Porky%27s_Theme.ogg "Master Porky's Theme" https://wikibound.info/wiki/File:Absolutely_Safe_Capsule.ogg "Absolutely Safe Capsule"

Porky also makes an appearance as the penultimate boss inMother 3. Lucas and company battle him towards the end of the game, on the way to theFinal Needle. All his attacks are inexplicable, stating messages such as "Porky did something!" or "What did Porky do?"

Attacks (Spider-mech)

Text	Effect
Do something	Low-level physical attack to three random party members
Do something	Deals moderateBomb damage to all party members
Suck something up	Drains HP from one party member
Cough something up	Offense Down Ω &Defense Down Ω
Do something	May cause all party members to cry
Use a PSI Counter Device	PSI Counter α
Fall over	No effect
Fall over and can't move	No effect

Attacks (Absolutely Safe Capsule)

Text	Effect
The capsule does not do anything	No effect
Inside, stick his tongue at you	No effect

Battle Memory descriptions

Normal: "Believe it or not, this is Porky in the flesh. He is simultaneously an old man and a young boy."
Absolutely Safe Capsule: "Porky had a tantrum and made Dr. Andonuts and the Mr. Saturns create an Absolutely Safe Capsule."

The Absolutely Safe Capsule
An unused graphic fromMother 3

InSuper Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, Porky is a boss in the game's adventure mode,Subspace Emissary. Here, he appears after thePorky Statue fight, and will fight Lucas and Ness. He appears as he does inMother 3, inside his spiderlike mech. He can use various missiles and bombs, and sends out Mecha-Porkies which explode. He eventually is defeated. Porky then makes an appearance with the other bosses inThe Great Maze. Also, like the other bosses, he has his owntrophy and appears in boss mode.

Porky also appears as a sticker which raises Ness and Lucas's PK attacks.

InSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U

Porky appears as aSmash Tour item in the Wii U version. He will steal the effect of an item used by another player. Additionally, he has a trophy.

InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate

Porky himself makes no appearance whatsoever; however, the spirit of the Absolutely Safe Capsule is likely meant to represent him.

Trophy information

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

"A self-centered, rotten brat who lives next door to Ness. As the events of the game progress, he's rapidly led astray and becomes Giygas's right-hand man. Afterward, he goes missing in time and then reappears in the Nowhere Islands of Mother 3. He leads the Pig Mask Army invasion but is eventually defeated by Lucas and friends."

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

"Porky was just a chubby, selfish little boy in EarthBound. When he next appeared, in Mother 3, look what he'd become! We might need another two games just to explain how this occurred. Oh, Porky, what in Eagleland (or beyond?) happened to change you so?"

Trivia

Marcus Lindblom stated in a meeting withShigesato Itoi that he chose the name Pokey inEarthBound because he felt that naming a child after a word commonly associated with pigs would feel too much like bullying, and to avoid potential legal issues with the characterPorky Pig.^[7]
An unused graphic inMother 3 depicts the upper half of Porky shown in a manner similar to that of theStatus menu.^[8]
Porky has unused sprites that depict an early version of his mech that doesn't resemble the spider mech design seen in the final version of Mother 3.^[9]
- The sprites include a floating, opening/closing, talking, wobbling, and the pod breaking animations.
  - The latter animation has been speculated by fans to likely have been an animation of Porky trying to call the Absolutely Safe Capsule after being defeated by the party, suggesting that cutscene was to take place on the overworld rather than in battle.

References

Characters inEarthBound
Main Party	Ness • Paula • Jeff • Poo
Allies	Buzz Buzz • Tracy • Runaway Five • Apple Kid • Tony • Bubble Monkey • Dr. Andonuts • Mr. Saturn • Tenda • Flying Man
Antagonists	Frank • Captain Strong • Everdred • Mr. Carpainter • Geldegarde Monotoli
Villains	Master Belch • Mani-Mani Statue • Ness's Nightmare • Pokey Minch • Giygas
Other characters	Ness's mother • Ness's father • King • Picky Minch • Lardna Minch • Aloysius Minch • Lier X. Agerate • Photo-Man • B.H. Pirkle • Ruffini • Paula's family • Orange Kid • Mr. Poochyfud • Gonzares • Maxwell • Tessie • Brick Road • Sebastian •George Montague • Gerardo Montague • Sanchez Brothers • Sesame seed • Penetella Giovanni • Miss Fake • Venus • Mr. Spoon • Electra • Jackie • Warp Man • Talah Rama • Man K. Man • Monkonna • Risosha Richmonde • Mr. Fork • Poo's Master • Star Master • Red Snake • Ay-go Stikke • Nico • Mr. Prettyman • Enrich Flavor List of all characters

Characters inMother 3
Party Members	Lucas • Kumatora • Duster • Boney • Flint • Salsa • Claus
Allies	Hinawa • Alec • Magypsies • Wess • Samba • Dragos • DCMC • Mr. Saturn • Lighter • Fuel • Leder
Antagonists	Pigmask Army • Fierce Pork Trooper • Fassad • Masked Man • Porky
See also	Abbey • Abbot • Angie • Bateau • Betsy • Biff • Bob • Brenda • Bronson • Bud • Butch • Caroline • Dona • Ed • Elmore • Isaac • Jackie • Jill • Jonel • Linda • Lisa • Lou • Matt • Mapson • Mike • Nan • Nana • Nichol • Nippolyte • Ollie • Paul • Pusher • Reggie • Richie • Scamp • Sebastian • Tessie • Thomas List of all characters

Enemies inEarthBound
Onett	Coil Snake • Runaway Dog • Spiteful Crow • Starman Junior • Pogo Punk • Skate Punk • Yes Man Junior • Frank • Frankystein Mark II • Cop • Captain Strong • Ramblin' Evil Mushroom
Giant Step	Black Antoid • Attack Slug • Rowdy Mouse • Titanic Ant
Twoson	Annoying Old Party Man • Cranky Lady • Mobile Sprout • New Age Retro Hippie • Unassuming Local Guy • Everdred
Peaceful Rest Valley	Li'l UFO • Spinning Robo • Territorial Oak
Happy Happy Village	Insane Cultist • Mr. Carpainter
Lilliput Steps	Mighty Bear • Mole Playing Rough • Mr. Batty • Mondo Mole
Threed	Handsome Tom • No Good Fly • Putrid Moldyman • Smelly Ghost • Smilin' Sam • Trick or Trick Kid • Urban Zombie • Zombie Dog • Zombie Possessor • Boogey Tent • Mini Barf
Winters	Cave Boy • Gruff Goat • Mad Duck • Worthless Protoplasm
Grapefruit Falls	Armored Frog • Farm Zombie • Plain Crocodile • Red Antoid • Violent Roach
Belch's Base	Foppy • Mostly Bad Fly • Slimy Little Pile • Master Belch
Milky Well	Ranboob • Struttin' Evil Mushroom • Tough Mobile Sprout • Trillionage Sprout
Dusty Dunes Desert	Bad Buffalo • Crested Booka • Criminal Caterpillar • Cute Li'l UFO • Desert Wolf • Skelpion • Smilin' Sphere
Fourside	Annoying Reveler • Crazed Sign • Extra Cranky Lady • Mad Taxi
Gold Mine	Gigantic Ant • Noose Man • Thirsty Coil Snake • Guardian Digger
Grand Department Store	Musica • Mystical Record • Scalding Coffee Cup • Dept. Store Spook
Moonside	Abstract Art • Dali's Clock • Enraged Fire Plug • Robo-pump • Evil Mani-Mani
Monotoli Building	Sentry Robot • Clumsy Robot
Return toWinters /Rainy Circle	Mighty Bear Seven • Arachnid! • Elder Batty • Strong Crocodile • Shrooom!
Summers	Over Zealous Cop • Tough Guy • Shattered Man
Magnet Hill	Deadly Mouse • Filthy Attack Roach • Stinky Ghost • Plague Rat of Doom
Pink Cloud	Conducting Menace • Kiss of Death • Tangoo • Thunder Mite • Thunder and Storm
Scaraba	Kraken • Beautiful UFO • Dread Skelpion • Great Crested Booka • High-class UFO • Master Criminal Worm • Marauder Octobot
Pyramid	Arachnid!!! • Fierce Shattered Man • Guardian Hieroglyph • Lethal Asp Hieroglyph • Petrified Royal Guard • Guardian General
Deep Darkness	Big Pile of Puke • Demonic Petunia • Even Slimier Little Pile • Hard Crocodile • Hostile Elder Oak • Manly Fish • Manly Fish's Brother • Pit Bull Slug • Zap Eel • Master Barf
InvadedWinters	Lesser Mook • Whirling Robo • Wooly Shambler
Stonehenge Base	Atomic Power Robot • Military Octobot • Mook Senior • Starman • Starman Super • Starman Deluxe
Lumine Hall	Conducting Spirit • Fobby • Hyper Spinning Robo • Uncontrollable Sphere • Electro Specter
Lost Underworld	Chomposaur • Ego Orb • Wetnosaur
Fire Spring	Evil Elemental • Psychic Psycho • Major Psychic Psycho • Soul Consuming Flame • Carbon Dog/Diamond Dog
Magicant	Care Free Bomb • Electro Swoosh • French Kiss of Death • Loaded Dice • Mr. Molecule • Ness's Nightmare
InvadedOnett	Evil Eye • Ghost of Starman • Mechanical Octobot
Cave of the Past	Bionic Kraken • Final Starman • Nuclear Reactor Robot • Squatter Demon • Ultimate Octobot • Wild 'n Wooly Shambler • Heavily Armed Pokey • Giygas
See also:	Crooked Cop • List of EarthBound enemies by battle song

Enemies inMother 3
Prologue	Mole Cricket
Chapter 1	Mr. Batty • Yammonster • Firefly • Flying Mouse • Mighty Bitey Snake • Baked Yammonster • Mischievous Mole • Reconstructed Caribou • Praying Mantis • Greedy Mouse • Beanling • Soot Dumpling • Walking Bushie • Spud Bug • Agitated Boar • Crag Lizard • Titany • Balding Eagle • Tree • Mecha-Drago
Chapter 2	Zombie Man • Zombie Lady • Zombie Dog • Mobile Grave • Detached Leech • Spineless Lobster • Stinky Ghost • Arachnid! • Big Bro • Barrel Man • Ghost Armor • Artsy Ghost • Violent Roach • Strawberry Slime • Carpet Monster • Ghost Sword • Ghost Shield • Ghost Knight • Rockin' Ghost • Pseudoor • Mr. Passion • Clayman • Pigmask • Recon Mech • Lingering Spirit • Osohe Cape • Oh-So-Snake
Chapter 3	Dung Beetle • Sand Lizard • Sara-Sara-Sahara • Great Antlion • Cactus Wolf • HUGE Pillbug • Gooey Goo • Cheery Skeleton • Li'l Big Bro • Pork Tank
Chapter 4	Ramblin' Mushroom • Slitherhen • Really Flying Mouse • Grated Yammonster • Black Beanling • Big Spud Bug • Squawking Stick • Muttshroom • Reconstructed Mole • Cattlesnake • Pigtunia • Batangutan • Dogfish • Top Dogfish • Ostrelephant • Slimy Slug • Greedier Mouse • Arachnid!!!! • Elder Batty • Gently Weeping Guitar • Beaten Drum • Jealous Bass
Chapter 5	Parental Kangashark • Reconstructed Lion • Mecha-Turtle • Wound-Up Road Hog • Fierce Pork Trooper • Scrapped Robot • Road Block • Bright Smile • Wobbly Robot • Atomic Power Robot • Rhinocerocket • Forlorn Junk Heap • Whatever • Minor Robot • Battery Man • Screwloose • Surprise Box • Li'l Miss Marshmallow • Short Circuit Zap! • Mr. Genetor • Lord Passion
Chapter 7	Cleocatra • Bro Team • Squawking Boomstick • Horsantula • Einswine • Almost Mecha-Lion • Zombidillo • Pigmask Captain • Nice Poser • The Squeekz • Ten-Yeti • Chilly Dog • Frosted Bun • Steel Mechorilla • Security Robot • Naughty Mushroom • Filthy Attack Roach • Frightbot • Pigmask Major • Sky Titany • Mrs. Lava • Pyrefly • Magman • Scamperin' Mushroom • New Fassad • Navy SQUEAL • Carefree Jellyfish • Rooound Fish • Rock Lobster • Fish Roe Man • Master Eddy • Zombieshroom • (Eerie Smile) • Monkalrus • Ancient Dragonfly • Titanian • Unwelcome Gust • Barrier Trio • Blue Balding Eagle • Tender Loving Tree • Mystery Metal Monkey • Mecha-Mole! • Cuddle Bomb • Negative Man • Sticky Slug • Heftyhead • Pigmask Colonel • Masked Man
Chapter 8	Metal Attack Roach • Putrid Moldyman • Miracle Fassad • King Statue • Hippo Launcher • Men's Room Sign • Boa Transistor • K9000 • Rhinocerocket Mark II • Love Walker • Mecha-Lion • Return of Octobot • Upgraded Robot • Nuclear Reactor Robot • N.K. Cyborg • PORKY 01 • Minerali • Fenomeno • Porky(Absolutely Safe Capsule)
See also	Alkaline Man • Tiny Forest • List ofMother 3 enemies by battle song • List ofMother 3 Battle Memory enemy descriptions List of glitch enemies inMother 3