Porky Minch

Porky (Japanese: ポーキー Porky) is Ness's neighbor, making his debut in EarthBound, and later appearing in Mother 3. Porky is the son of Aloysius and Lardna Minch as well as the older brother of Picky Minch. He is the secondary antagonist in EarthBound and the main antagonist in Mother 3.

In EarthBound
Porky makes his debut in EarthBound where his name is localized as Pokey due to a typo. In EarthBound, Porky initially lives in Onett with his father, Aloysius Minch, his mother, Lardna Minch, and his brother, Picky Minch. Living next to Ness, Porky is often seen as an unruly nuisance, being selfish and cowardly. When a meteorite strikes Onett, Porky is one of the first to investigate. When Picky goes missing, Pokey recruits Ness to help find him. At the meteor, Porky and Picky witness Buzz Buzz retelling of the prophecy to Ness. After this, Pokey seemingly leaves home to follow Ness' travels. At some unknown point, Porky becomes affiliated with Giygas, party due to his jealousy for Ness.

Ness later encounters Porky in Happy Happy Village. Allegedly, Mr. Carpainter gave Porky a major role in Happy-Happyism. Carpainter's defeat only has Porky falsely apologize to Ness (In Mother 2 he was genuinely apologizing, but Ness not responding due to his silent protagonist status falsely gives Porky the impression that Ness is harshly shunning him and dislikes him[citation needed]), and while Ness and Paula continue on their way, Porky follows the trail of the Mani-Mani Statue.

In Fourside, Porky, alongside his father, have achieved power and affluence. Paula's rescue again results in his escape in a helicopter. From here, Porky is not seen again in the present. However, he was known to steal a Phase Distorter from Dr. Andonuts, Apple Kid, and the Mr. Saturns, which he used to travel back in time to prepare for the arrival of the Chosen Four.

In the lair of Giygas, Porky confronts Ness and his friends as Giygas awakes in the Devil's Machine. He states that Giygas is incapable of being comprehensive, and calls him an "all-mighty idiot" as he shuts off the Devil's Machine, revealing Giygas' true form. When Giygas is defeated, Porky escapes in his disintegration, traveling through time and space away from the Cave of the Past.

As a party member
Porky temporarily joins Ness' party during the search for Picky. His in-game actions cause no effects and are determined randomly.














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Porky also has stats that cannot be seen in game.

As an enemy
Porky appears as a boss toward the end of the game as Heavily Armed Pokey. He battles alongside Giygas in order to stop the Chosen Four.






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In Mother 3
Porky later reappears as the main antagonist in Mother 3. He was named "Porky" in the fan translation due to it being his correct name, and also due to a large amount of pig-related puns involving him.

Although not present or mentioned directly for most of the game, Porky's influence is seen through the Pigmask Army that emerges early on in the story. When the game skips 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 the Fierce Pork Trooper, Fassad, and the Masked Man. Porky's presence is hinted at in Chapter 5, when the party goes through his playroom in Thunder 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 to Ness's use of yo-yos in the previous game. The fact that Ness is referred to as a "friend" here and that the yo-yo is the most prized possession 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 of Chapter 7, when he invites the party to his home in New Pork City.

When Lucas meets Leder, he learns that Porky didn't end up on the Nowhere Islands from the White Ship like the others. Instead, he came from a Time Distorter, and made people from other times, such as Dr. Andonuts, come to this time period. He also began putting animals together to create chimeras and became dictator of the land. He eventually learned of the secret of the Nowhere Islands' past from Locria, the seventh Magypsy. Porky then tries to have the Seven Needles pulled by the Masked Man to control the Dark Dragon. Lucas tries pulling the needles as well to stop him.

Lucas and his friends confront Porky in the Empire 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 to them as a young man in a suit. He tells the party that he wants to be friends with them, and asks them to sympathize with him. However, when he approaches them, he explodes, revealing the "young Porky" to actually be one of many Mecha-Porkies. When these are defeated, the real Porky appears as an ancient man, only able to move through a mechanical spider mech. He escapes down below to the final Needle.

When the party chases him down, his state of madness becomes apparent. He claims to be immortal, stating that he has lost track of his age due to time travel but "is still a kid inside". He expresses a desire to destroy the world with the power of the final needle, simply for the purpose of self-enjoyment. When his spider mech is destroyed by Lucas and his friends, he reveals an Absolutely 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. 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.

Unused sprites found by hackers show that Porky may have originally been planned to die in the end of Mother 3, though in the end it was modified so that Porky would live on forever in the Absolutely Safe Capsule. Shigesato Itoi has stated that Porky will still be alive in 5.5 billion years when the Earth will be destroyed by the Sun going nova; Itoi says that "the grief of that is incredibly depressing to me. It's amazing... Porky is truly a poem in himself."

Memo
"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 called EarthBound, dude!"

As an enemy
Porky also makes an appearance as an enemy in Mother 3. Lucas and company battle him towards the end of the game, underneath New Pork City.

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."


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Super Smash Bros. Brawl
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Porky is a boss in the game's adventure mode, Subspace Emissary. Here, he appears after the King Statue fight, and will fight Lucas and Ness. He appears as he does in Mother 3, inside his spider-like mecha. He can use various missiles and bombs. He eventually is defeated. Porky then makes an appearance with the other bosses in The Great Maze. Also, like the other bosses, he has his own trophy and appears in boss mode.

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

 * An unused graphic in Mother 3 depicts the upper half of Porky shown in a manner similar to that of the Status menu.
 * Another unused graphic depicts the glass on a machine Porky is inside cracking.