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Pokey Minch is a former resident of [[Onett Town]], and used to be the neighbor of [[Ness]]. Pokey's family consisted of himself, his younger brother Picky, and their two parents (though his father had a tendency towards abuse and his parents as a rule were not often around, going out to fancy restaurants and other high-class social events) were much more well-off than Ness's family, and Pokey only seemed to notice the braver, more athletically-gifted Ness when he needed him to do something for Pokey. When a meteor crashed into Onett near Pokey and Ness's homes, Pokey asked him to help find his brother [[Picky]]. When they arrived at the meteor site and found Picky, they also found [[Buzz Buzz]], who revealed as the Chosen Boy who would save the earth from the alien conquerer [[Giygas]], who, ten years into the future, would rule the planet. Within short order, Ness set out to gather his three fated companions, leaving Pokey in Onett, or so he thought.
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Pokey Minch was a resident of [[Onett Town]] and the next-door neighbor and (when he wanted to take advantage of it) friend of [[Ness]]. He lived with his family, parents [[Aloysius Minch|Aloysius]] and [[Lardna Minch|Lardna]], as well as his younger brother [[Picky]]. His parents were not often around due to going out to fancy restaurants and other high-class non social events, although at the beginning of the game Aloysius claimed they were living in "poverty" after loaning an apparently large sum of money to Ness's family. His parents were abusive, as his father would beat both boys for even minor misbehaviors, and Lardna pressured Aloysius to be even harsher with them.
  
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Giygas was aware of Ness and his quest, and so began corrupting people in the past to stop him. One such person was little, thirteen-year-old Pokey Minch, whom Giygas had great plans for, more than any other human he corrupted (such as Onett's [[Police Captain Strong]], or religious cult leader [[Mr. Carpainter]]). As Pokey was already something of a rotten egg (bossy, arrogant, cowardly, and secretly jealous of Ness for being so much better at everything than he was), Pokey was much more susceptible to Giygas's manipulations. Indeed, Pokey would become the one minion of Giygas's whom Ness would not redeem. In addition to this, Giygas had been driven quite mad, to the point where he could no longer interact with the world around him, and needed someone who was able to understand him and would be able to enforce his will on earth, something he was no longer capable of himself. That chosen 'servant' (though by the end of ''EarthBound'', it is no longer clear if Pokey is subservient to Giygas, or it is, in fact, the other way around) was Pokey, whose consciousness was expanded to be able to understand the completely mad alien. Pokey left Onett almost on Ness's heels to help the Happy-Happyism cult leader Mr. Carpainter capture the young girl [[Paula]] from [[Twoson]], another of the fated children who would defeat Giygas, and for the rest of Ness's adventure, would continue to harass his former friend in his quest, though he was always unsuccessful in defeating Ness.
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Pokey wound up growing into a cruel and manipulative young boy. He only acknowledged his friendship with Ness whenever he wanted something, and he would act as nice as possible in order to persuade others to do what he wants them to. And whenever he got what he wanted, Pokey would reveal his true colors to taunt the person he had fooled. When a meteor landed near Onett, Pokey went out to investigate because his parents weren't home, leaving Picky behind at the house, although he wound up being stopped at a police barricade. He returned with Picky later in the night, but when they reached the meteor site, Pokey was scared and ran off, leaving Picky behind. He then ran to Ness's help and implored him for help, acting as polite to Ness's mother as he could, claiming simply that he had lost Picky and did not wish to endure his parents' punishment. Ness and Pokey made their way back to the crash site with Ness's dog and found Picky, but then the bug from the future [[Buzz Buzz]] emerged from the meteorite and told Ness of the prophecy that Ness would be the leader of a group of three boys and one girl who would defeat [[Giygas]], the intergalactic destroyer. Pokey's simple reaction to this news was to say that he was not into this hero stuff at all. They then returned to Pokey's home after a brief confrontation with a [[Starman|Starman Jr.]] in which Buzz Buzz protected them. Upon returning to their home, their parents were present, and Aloysius proceeded to prepare Pokey and Pinchy's punishment.
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While Ness went out to gather his friends, Pokey fell under Giygas's influence and left Onett under his own power, seemingly following the [[Evil Mani Mani|Mani Mani statue]] at first. He first showed up at the Happy Happy Village, where he was working to become an important person within the Happy Happyism cult under [[Mr. Carpenter]] and helped to capture [[Paula]] for them. When Ness freed Paula, Pokey confronted him to flaunt his new position and then walked off, leaving behind several cult members to fight Ness. After Ness defeated Carpainter and broke his hold over the minds of the cultists, Pokey confronted Ness again, pretending that he also awoken from a spell and wanted to be friends, but he quickly revealed that he was playing with Ness and working under his own power before leaving.
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Pokey then showed up in [[Fourside]] with the next holder of the Mani Mani statue, [[Mr. Monotoli]]. He obtained an important position as Monotoli's partner who dispensed political and economical advice, although he likely actually provided a link to Giygas. He also gave his father a position with its own share of wealth and had his bodyguards kick out Ness after taunting him. However, Ness and his friends were able to destroy the Mani Mani statue, at which point Monotoli repented and let Paula go, then offered them his helicopter. Pokey stole the helicopter before they could board it and left Fourside, with Monotoly now being useless to Giygas.
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In addition to this, Giygas had been driven quite mad, to the point where he could no longer interact with the world around him, and needed someone who was able to understand him and would be able to enforce his will on earth, something he was no longer capable of himself. That chosen 'servant' (though by the end of ''EarthBound'', it is no longer clear if Pokey is subservient to Giygas, or it is, in fact, the other way around) was Pokey, whose consciousness was expanded to be able to understand the completely mad alien.
  
 
When Ness, Paula, and their two friends [[Jeff]] and [[Poo]] finally faced Giygas in the final confrontation, Pokey was there, too, riding a monstrous spider-like machine to help Giygas in battle. Pokey gleefully explained Giygas's madness to Ness and the others, seeming to see the alien as nothing more than a tool for his own advancement, but his plans were derailed when Paula's prayers reached everyone on earth who wished for Giygas's destruction, causing the mad alien to die. Pokey, however, was not willing to give up, and used the last of the dying Giygas's power to open a time portal far, far into the past where he would carry on his plans for domination
 
When Ness, Paula, and their two friends [[Jeff]] and [[Poo]] finally faced Giygas in the final confrontation, Pokey was there, too, riding a monstrous spider-like machine to help Giygas in battle. Pokey gleefully explained Giygas's madness to Ness and the others, seeming to see the alien as nothing more than a tool for his own advancement, but his plans were derailed when Paula's prayers reached everyone on earth who wished for Giygas's destruction, causing the mad alien to die. Pokey, however, was not willing to give up, and used the last of the dying Giygas's power to open a time portal far, far into the past where he would carry on his plans for domination

Revision as of 23:54, 31 January 2010

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Pokey in Earthbound
Pokey
Real Name Pokey Minch
Species Human
Hair color Yellow
Relatives Aloysius Minch (father)
Picky (Brother)
Debut Earthbound

Pokey Minch (also known as Porky in the original Japanese version as well as in Super Smash Bros. Brawl) is one of the villains of Earthbound, as well as its sequel, Mother 3.

Background

Earthbound

Pokey Minch was a resident of Onett Town and the next-door neighbor and (when he wanted to take advantage of it) friend of Ness. He lived with his family, parents Aloysius and Lardna, as well as his younger brother Picky. His parents were not often around due to going out to fancy restaurants and other high-class non social events, although at the beginning of the game Aloysius claimed they were living in "poverty" after loaning an apparently large sum of money to Ness's family. His parents were abusive, as his father would beat both boys for even minor misbehaviors, and Lardna pressured Aloysius to be even harsher with them.

Pokey wound up growing into a cruel and manipulative young boy. He only acknowledged his friendship with Ness whenever he wanted something, and he would act as nice as possible in order to persuade others to do what he wants them to. And whenever he got what he wanted, Pokey would reveal his true colors to taunt the person he had fooled. When a meteor landed near Onett, Pokey went out to investigate because his parents weren't home, leaving Picky behind at the house, although he wound up being stopped at a police barricade. He returned with Picky later in the night, but when they reached the meteor site, Pokey was scared and ran off, leaving Picky behind. He then ran to Ness's help and implored him for help, acting as polite to Ness's mother as he could, claiming simply that he had lost Picky and did not wish to endure his parents' punishment. Ness and Pokey made their way back to the crash site with Ness's dog and found Picky, but then the bug from the future Buzz Buzz emerged from the meteorite and told Ness of the prophecy that Ness would be the leader of a group of three boys and one girl who would defeat Giygas, the intergalactic destroyer. Pokey's simple reaction to this news was to say that he was not into this hero stuff at all. They then returned to Pokey's home after a brief confrontation with a Starman Jr. in which Buzz Buzz protected them. Upon returning to their home, their parents were present, and Aloysius proceeded to prepare Pokey and Pinchy's punishment.

While Ness went out to gather his friends, Pokey fell under Giygas's influence and left Onett under his own power, seemingly following the Mani Mani statue at first. He first showed up at the Happy Happy Village, where he was working to become an important person within the Happy Happyism cult under Mr. Carpenter and helped to capture Paula for them. When Ness freed Paula, Pokey confronted him to flaunt his new position and then walked off, leaving behind several cult members to fight Ness. After Ness defeated Carpainter and broke his hold over the minds of the cultists, Pokey confronted Ness again, pretending that he also awoken from a spell and wanted to be friends, but he quickly revealed that he was playing with Ness and working under his own power before leaving.

Pokey then showed up in Fourside with the next holder of the Mani Mani statue, Mr. Monotoli. He obtained an important position as Monotoli's partner who dispensed political and economical advice, although he likely actually provided a link to Giygas. He also gave his father a position with its own share of wealth and had his bodyguards kick out Ness after taunting him. However, Ness and his friends were able to destroy the Mani Mani statue, at which point Monotoli repented and let Paula go, then offered them his helicopter. Pokey stole the helicopter before they could board it and left Fourside, with Monotoly now being useless to Giygas.

In addition to this, Giygas had been driven quite mad, to the point where he could no longer interact with the world around him, and needed someone who was able to understand him and would be able to enforce his will on earth, something he was no longer capable of himself. That chosen 'servant' (though by the end of EarthBound, it is no longer clear if Pokey is subservient to Giygas, or it is, in fact, the other way around) was Pokey, whose consciousness was expanded to be able to understand the completely mad alien.

When Ness, Paula, and their two friends Jeff and Poo finally faced Giygas in the final confrontation, Pokey was there, too, riding a monstrous spider-like machine to help Giygas in battle. Pokey gleefully explained Giygas's madness to Ness and the others, seeming to see the alien as nothing more than a tool for his own advancement, but his plans were derailed when Paula's prayers reached everyone on earth who wished for Giygas's destruction, causing the mad alien to die. Pokey, however, was not willing to give up, and used the last of the dying Giygas's power to open a time portal far, far into the past where he would carry on his plans for domination

Mother 3

Pokey's escape lands him in the era of Mother 3. He creates for himself the identity of King Pig and founds the Pig Mask Army, making him the unseen villain of most of the game. As a side effect of his time travel, he has aged thousands of years and needs a machine to keep him alive, though later on he claims that his time traveling has actually made him immortal. This may have been simply to discourage the group from attacking or implication that his life support systems can keep him alive indefinitely.

Near the end of the game, Pokey declares himself ruler of the world. He sends the Pig Mask Army's commander, the Masked Man, to pull seven needles and awaken a fierce dragon in hopes that he'll be able to control the beast as a result. He also builds New Pork City and moves the people of the Nowhere Islands to it. The city is like an amusement park with many pictures of a younger Pokey and references to his life in Earthbound. He is using the band DCMC to hypnotize the people into worshiping him with their music.

Pokey lures Lucas and co. into the Empire Pokey Building shortly after their arrival and dares them to find him on the 100th floor. He then changes several of the floor numbers to 100 to trick them into thinking that they've succeeded in finding him, while actually leaving various traps for them (including a toilet dungeon and robotic versions of his younger self). When finally found, Pokey offers to race them to the final needle. Despite taking a shortcut, the group catches up to him. He mocks their connection to the Masked Man (at this point revealed to be Claus) and attacks. As the battle draws to a close, Pokey encapsulates himself and his life-support in Dr. Andonuts's Absolutely Safe Machine. Dr. Andonuts then reveals that the Absolutely Safe Machine was actually designed to keep everyone else absolutely safe from Pokey and rolls him away, feeling sorry for the boy.

After the fake-out destruction of the world, it is possible to locate Pokey on the "End?" screen. He doesn't speak to the player, but it makes reference to a ball rolling around. It also states that the person inside seems happy; Pokey may actually find enjoyment by being the sole person in his own little universe...

Abilities

Pokey's greatest strength is his ability to get into positions of power. His actual fighting abilities are very poor due to Pokey being out of shape. Instead, he pilots mechanical devices in battle.

Other Appearances

Pokey appears as in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a boss in the Ruined Zoo level of The Subspace Emissary. Initially a giant Pig King Statue statue appears and chases Lucas, until Ness arrives to save him with a PK Thunder which shatters the statue and reveals Pokey in his spider mech within (seemingly from Mother 3). This leads to a boss battle against Pokey with Ness and Lucas. During the battle, Pokey will also deploy exploding robot duplicates of himself. It is uncertain whether or not he is working for any of the other game's villains, or if he was simply attacking Lucas for his own purposes. Trophies of both The Pig King Statue and Pokey appear in the game.

Trivia

  • In the Japanese versions of Earthbound and Mother 3, Pokey is actually called Porky, which further hints at his connection to pigs. The name Porky is used in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
  • Mother 3 includes sprite rips of Pokey dying at the end of the game which were never used.
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