Pokey

Pokey in Earthbound
Pokey
Species	Human
Hair color	Yellow
Relatives	Picky(Brother), Mom, Dad
Debut	Earthbound

Pokey is one of the villains of Earthbound.

Background

Earthbound

Pokey first appeared in Earthbound. He lives next door to Ness. They were once friends, but have grown apart. Early in the game, he asks Ness to help him find his brother, Picky.

As the game progresses, Pokey reappears from time to time. He becomes one of the leaders of the blue-worshipping Happy-Happyism Cult at Happy Happy Village and is Mr. Monotoli's right-hand man at Fourside. At the end of the game, he battles along side Giygas. After Giygas is defeated, he escapes to a new time using time travel.

Mother 3

Pokey's escape lands him in the era of Mother 3. He creates for himself the identity of King Pig and leads the Pig Army. As a side effect of his time travel, he has aged thousands of years and needs a machine to keep him alive.

Near the end of the game, Pokey declares himself ruler of the world. He builds New Pork City and moves the people of Nowhere Island to it. The city is like an amusement park with many pictures of a younger Pokey and references to his life in Earthbound. When defeated, Pokey encapsulates himself and his life-support in Dr. Andonaut's Absolutely Safe Machine. However, he's trapped there because nothing can get in or out.

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.

Trivia

• In the Japanese versions of Earthbound and Mother 3, Pokey is actually called Porky.