Porkchop

**Deezel “Porkchop" Riggs** is a member of the Metal Maniacs, who usually hangs around Monkey. He is a ham bone-wearing brute who refuses to go around any obstacle; he smashes right through them. Porkchop never lost a race until he met the Teku.

## Appearance

He is a buff white man with red, slicked back hair, bushy eyebrows, and a handlebar mustache. He wears a shirt with the sleeve's torn off, tattered jeans, a bone-necklace, and 2 engraved metal pieces on his gloves which spell out “Pork“ and “Chop“ respectively.

## Personality

Porkchop is a ham bone-wearing brute who refuses to go around any obstacle; he smashes right through them. Porkchop never lost a race until he met the Teku. He is the muscle of the Metal Maniacs and as their biggest driver, he is quick to anger and impossible to stop. He wears a bone-necklace that he bites into to control his rage.

## Biography

In his youth, his father was drowned in an accident and developed a fear of water ever since.

### Wacky Races

Pork chop joined his team to the Wacky Races until the sudden outbreak of the Grimm caused by Lawrence Limburger. The Metal Maniacs teamed Up with the Biker Mice to stop Limburger’s plot and save the race While hunting down the Grimm from further chaos. They fought against his hired goons, along with Control Freak and even the Wrecking Crew who were part of the plot to ruin the race. Pork chop was able to beat the demolition villains with his strength and semblance. When they finished off Limburger’s forces and had him on the run by the Grimm he tried to capture, Pork chop joined the other racers to participate towards the finish line, but lost to Penelope Pitstop as the winner of the Wacky Races.

### Acceleracers

#### Ignition

According to Monkey, Porkchop would be gone for months after the events of the Wacky Races, but when he received word of his team were in some trouble after their fight with the Racing Drones, he wasted no time driving towards the Acceledrome to aide his friends. Gearing up for the coming race, he took the *Jack Hammer* with Monkey dragged along after his car got destroyed in the Storm Realm despite his fear of the drones or something else more frightening. When entering the Swamp Realm he and Monkey took one of the paths and went on his own decision despite Monkey suggest that they take an easy road, they were pursued by a Racing Drone Jet until Porkchop pulled out the anchor to throw at the jet’s wing and crushed it against a passing branch. But due to connecting to the anchor chain, they were hurtled out of the track but landed on a Acceleron Hyperpod that helped them get back on the main tracks to drill through the thick vines. When they returned to the main tracks after disembarked the Hyperpod, the vines of the Swamp Realm began to attack anyone alike and tried to out run them but escape and was snared up. His car was freed after the leader of the Teku team, Nolo Pasaro won the race and an Accelecharger.

Porkchop was part of the selected drivers to race through the Cavern Realm, he was having a hard time to focus with Shirako’s blending lights and loud music but was able to over come it to beat the Drones and the Vehicon General Tankor to win the Cavern Realm Accelecharger.

### Speed of Silence

Porkchop was present among the other drivers to learn about the Racing Drones and the Vehicons, they received new upgrades such as the tires from the drones they brought back, and an EDR (Emergency Driver Return) for emergencies. When the Wheel of Power became active, he was one of the selected drivers to race in th end time Realm, but before the portal was opened, Lani fabled that the Racing Realm was the Water Realm, much to his shock and horror to be his worst fear. Overwhelmed by his aquaphobia, he slowed down and sunk through the water in the ocean tracks, his car was caught by a large Anglerlfish-like creature in its jaws and crushing the car, as he was close to being drowned, he hears Monkey calling out to him to use the new EDR and pushed the button, sending him hurtling out of the portal and crashed into the pile of barrels. Put in the medic quarters to recover and heard about Taro was sent back to the beginning of the race, but with the help of Karma Eiss, he got out right before th exportable closed and cheered.

## Powers and Abilities

Due to being trained as a huntsman Porkchop can able to fight against the Grimm and super powered individuals. He is skilled with mechanics to operate some of cars and weapons. His semblance appears to allow him to release a strong impact to make the solid surface to burst, but yet to be further seen.

## Relationships

### Allies

**Metal Maniacs**

**Biker Mice From Mars**

**Coop**

**Burners**

### Rivals

**Shirako Takamoto** - He has a rivalry with Shirako, mainly because he doesn't like his music.

### Enemies

**Wrecking Crew**

**Lawrence Limburger**

**Control Freak**

**Racing Drones**

## Quotes

* *”Pork! Chop!”*
* *”Smells good, just like mama used to make.”*

## Trivia

* It is revealed in Acceleracers chapter “Unexpected Moments”, Porkchop decorates his vehicles with sculpted mounts of the Grimm he slays such as Sabrys, Baubertusks, and a pair of Goliath Tusks mounted on his truck.
* Porkchop is the first member of the Metal Maniacs to win an Accelecharger in the Acevrn Realm