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Pokey later reappears as the main antagonist in [[Mother 3]] and was chosen to stay as "Porky" in the fan translation, due to a large amount of pig-related puns involving him. He first appears in [[Chapter 8]], where he is the ruler of [[Nowhere Islands|the land]]. He invites much of the residents of [[Tazmily Village]] to move to [[New Pork City]]. | Pokey later reappears as the main antagonist in [[Mother 3]] and was chosen to stay as "Porky" in the fan translation, due to a large amount of pig-related puns involving him. He first appears in [[Chapter 8]], where he is the ruler of [[Nowhere Islands|the land]]. He invites much of the residents of [[Tazmily Village]] to move to [[New Pork City]]. | ||
When Lucas meets [[Leder]], he learns that [[Porky]] didn't end up on the Nowhere Islands from the White Ship like others. Instead, he came from a Time Distorter. Not only that, but he made people from other times, such as [[Dr. Andonuts]], come to this time period. He also began putting animals together to create [[Chimera]]s and became dictator of the land. He eventually learned of the secret of the Nowhere Island's past from [[Locria]], the seventh [[Magypsy]]. Porky then tries to | |||
When Lucas meets [[Leder]], he learns that [[Porky]] didn't end up on the Nowhere Islands from the White Ship like others. Instead, he came from a Time Distorter. Not only that, but he made people from other times, such as [[Dr. Andonuts]], come to this time period. He also began putting animals together to create [[Chimera]]s and became dictator of the land. He eventually learned of the secret of the Nowhere Island's past from [[Locria]], the seventh [[Magypsy]]. Porky then tries to have the [[Seven Needles]] pulled by the [[Masked Man]] to control the [[Dark Dragon|dragon that powers the world]]. Lucas tries pulling the needles as well to stop him. | |||
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."<ref>[http://mother3.fobby.net/interview/m3int_09.html Nindori.com interview with Shigesato Itoi], translated</ref> | |||
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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 appearances with the other bosses in [[smashwiki:The Great Maze|The Great Maze]]. Also like the other bosses, he has his own trophy and appears in boss mode. | 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 appearances with the other bosses in [[smashwiki:The Great Maze|The Great Maze]]. Also like the other bosses, he has his own trophy and appears in boss mode. | ||
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