Porky Minch (Character)

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## **Character Info**

Porky Minch is a secondary villain in the game Earthbound and the main antagonist of Mother 3. In Earthbound, Porky starts off as the rude and selfish neighbor of Ness and quickly spirals into malevolence toward Ness, his friends, and the world after exposure to the game's antagonist, Giygas. In Mother 3, Porky's ambitions grow disproportionately to his maturity, as he hatches a scheme to destroy the world and everyone in it so that nobody can exist to dislike him.

## **General Information**

### **Entrance**

Porky’s spider mech will climb up onto the platform from behind in a very spider-like motion before it raises its front two legs forward in a threatening manner.

### **Kirby Hat**

An identical mop of Porky’s blonde hair will be placed on Kirby’s head.

### **Taunts**

**Up Taunt:** At first Porky will laugh in what seems to be a friendly manner before it transitions into maniacal laughter reminding the players of just how messed up he is.

**Down Taunt:** Turning over inside of his spider mech Porky will begin to slap his ass a few times as he excitedly yells out “Spankety spankety!”

**Side Taunt:** Raising one of the larger spider legs to his side, Porky will play with a yo-yo with that spider leg as he sends it out straight ahead to the side and then reels it back a couple of times.

### **Victory Poses**

1. With a quartet of his Pigmask Army standing behind him, Porky will sport a wide triumphant grin on his face as he stands in a Superman pose with his hands placed against his sides as if he was the true hero of the story.
2. Porky will lean casually against the outside of his spider mech as he takes a couple huge bites out of a loaf of bread.
3. A cardboard cutout of Ness holding up the V for Victory sign is seen as Porky stands next to it mimicking the same pose. The cardboard cut out will fall over and Porky will briefly look over and seem like he’s almost considering picking it back up, before returning to face towards the screen and keep his pose. In the background a couple members of the Pigmask army can be seen attempting to polish the spider mech.

### **Losing Pose**

Instead of the standard losing animation of the character awkwardly clapping for the winner, Porky will instead be holed up inside of his Perfectly Safe Capsule which will shake ever so slightly from time to time.

## **Moveset**

### **Standard Special**

**Prank:** With this move Porky can cause one of several effects to occur. The default effect from this move is Stinky Gas, however by holding down the Special Button you can select any of the four possibilities, the other three being Inexplicable PSI, Blue Paint, and Luxury Banana, similarly to how Shulk can select his Monado arts. Each individual type of Prank has a cooldown of 10 seconds before it can be used again however you are free to use the other Prank effects so long as they aren’t on a cooldown themselves.

**Stinky Gas** - Porky will release some Stinky Gas through some vents in the front of his spider mech which covers an area immediately in front of him to be enveloped by toxic green gas which hangs around for a 3 seconds. Opponents who walk through this gas will suffer a debuff to their attack strength for 8 seconds.

**Inexplicable PSI** - A circle of pale blue light expands from Porky’s head and shoots out a thin short-ranged laser of psychic energy. If this attack hits an opponent it will deal 1% damage to them as well as flip their left and right controls for the next 6 seconds.

**Blue Paint** - Streams of blue paint will fire out of little ports in the spider mech’s legs that can douse opponents who are in front of Porky. This paint carries with it the same properties as the Inkling’s ink where opponents who are covered in it take increased damage from any and all attacks until it wears off. To help differentiate the paint from the Inkling’s colors this blue paint is a darker shade of blue than what the Blue Inkling alt uses.

**Luxury Banana** - Pulling out a banana from somewhere inside of his mech, Porky will eat the banana and heal himself of 5% damage. Following this Porky will toss the banana behind him which will then be shot out of a chute and plop down before Porky where it can be used just like the Banana Peel item as a throwable weapon or as a hazard that can cause fighters to trip if they run over it.

### **Side Special**

**King Statue's Toss:** For his side special Porky will call upon the King Statue to come out onto the field and assist its master. Comically, while Porky expects the King Statue to attack his opponents instead it will pick up Porky and his spider mech and toss them forwards in an arcing path. Inside of his mech Porky will have a look of surprise and fear in his eyes as this was clearly not what he expected to happen. The angle that the King Statue throws Porky can be angled with the control stick to a degree and Porky will damage any opponent he runs into. The damage is fairly hefty, however the distance that Porky gets tossed is fairly limited and after it ends Porky suffers a bit of disorientation from being tossed unceremoniously. Sadly for Porky this move will fail if it was used in mid-air.

### **Up Special**

**Arachno Laser:** Mimicking the movements of a spider, Porky will pull a level inside of his mech as the spider mech leaps straight up high into the air. While this is a great move for vertical recovery it has almost no horizontal movement. Even though having a high jump isn’t the full extent of this move. While Porky is in the air, and before he starts to descend back down, you can press the up special button again which will cause Porky to momentarily float in the air. Shortly after this begins Porky will fire a red staticky laser downwards and damage anything that is directly below him until it runs into a solid platform. This beam deals out a series of smaller consecutive hits of damage for 2 seconds before it dissipates. At this point Porky will begin to descend back down to the ground.

### **Down Special**

**PSI Counter Device:** Projecting anti-PSI energy from the legs of his mecha Porky will create three hexagonal barriers in front of him that are red, orange, and then yellow in order of which shield is closest to him. Energy-based projectiles that hit these shields are reflected back with increased strength towards whoever used the attack initially. Additionally if the move hitting the barrier is a Psychic-based move such as Ness’ PK Fire or Mewtwo’s Confusion then not only will the attack be reflected back, but Porky will sap some of the psychic energy from the attack and channel it into his mech which grants him an attack buff for about 10 seconds. When a barrier reflects a move that barrier is expended and it takes 15 seconds for it to recharge. If Porky tries to use this move when he has no available barriers he will slam his hands on the console in frustration.

### **Final Smash**

**Devil's Machine:** When his Final Smash activates the swirling red form of Giygas projects itself into the background and quickly grows in size around Porky until its the size of Jigglypuff’s Puff Up. Any opponent who gets caught in this effect will be dragged into a cinematic cutscene where Porky, now outside of his spider mech, will be standing next to the Devil’s Machine along with the fighters who were pulled into the attack. Porky will pull a switch and turn off the Devil’s Machine which ends up freeing Giygas from its confinements. The screen will go pitch black from here before the bright red form of Giygas appears. Lovecraftian screams are heard as Giygas’ form multiplies and shifts around the screen in a nightmarish fashion reminiscent of the boat scene from the original Willy Wonka movie before an Earthbound-style text box displays on screen saying “You cannot grasp the true form of Giygas’ attack!”. From here the Final Smash will end and the trapped fighters will take damage and knockback with more of it applying to whichever fighters were closest to Porky when the Final Smash was initialized.

### **Extra Skill**

**Pigmask Deployment:** Popping out of the top of his spider mech (somehow?!) Porky will deploy one of three enemies onto the battlefield to help him out in the fight. The three enemies that Porky can summon in this fashion are the Pigmask, Mecha-Porky, and Pork Trooper. Porky is only able to have two of his soldiers on the field at a time. If he tries to bring out a third then the oldest one will disappear.

* **Pigmask** - The Pigmask has a 50% chance to appear and is just a bit shorter than Ness. Pigmasks are Porky’s most basic grunt unit and as such they are pretty easy to knock out and remove from the field. Pigmasks come in wielding large laser guns which they use to fire off energy projectiles almost like a machine gun where they can fire out a series of weak low-damage bursts before having to pause for a bit and then shoot again. Pigmasks will have just enough time to run around and fire off two volleys of their gun before they disappear.
* **Mecha-Porky** - Mecha-Porkies have a 40% chance to appear and look like a robotic version of Porky in his prime younger days making them just as big as Ness. Mecha-Porkies don’t have any actual attacks on their own which causes them to instead chase after whatever opponents are near. If a Mecha-Porky gets close enough to an opponent it will self-destruct and damage them in the explosion. A Mecha-Porky will self-destruct on its own if it hasn’t reached anyone after 7 seconds. Luckily for Porky his spider mech is specially designed to not take any damage from his own Mecha-Porkies. Mecha-Porkies can be destroyed, however using fire or explosive based moves to do so will cause the Mecha-Porkies to explode.
* **Pork Trooper** - The Pork Trooper is one of Porky’s strongest soldiers and as such it only appears 10% of the time. When it does though it’s huge and comparable in size to King K. Rool. When it’s summoned the Pork Trooper will let out a loud snort as smoke comes out of its nostrils. After this the Pork Trooper will run forward while at the same time spinning around itself similarly to Incineroar’s Darkest Lariat. This move deals strong damage to opponents and will knock them out of the way. The Pork Trooper will continue this motion either until they run into a solid obstacle or reach the end of a platform at which point they will disappear. Pork Troopers can be defeated as well but they are quite a bit hardier than Porky’s other minions.

## **Alternate Costumes**

1. **Business Suit [Default]**
2. **Business Suit [Ultimate Chimera]** - Porky’s business suit attire but with blonde hair, a pink and blue striped shirt, pink tie, and blue pants. Porky’s spider mech will take on a pink tint to its color scheme.
3. **Business Suit [Mecha-Drago]** - Porky’s business suit attire but with steel-gray hair, a green and red striped shirt, silver tie, and silver pants. Porky’s spider mech will take on a green tint to its color scheme.
4. **Business Suit [New Age Retro Hippie]** - Porky’s business suit attire but with dark red hair, a blue and white striped shirt, black tie, and red pants. Porky’s spider mech will take on a dark blue tint to its color scheme.
5. **Business Suit [Fassad]** - Porky’s business suit attire but with white hair, a brown and white striped shirt, yellow tie, and white pants. Porky’s spider mech will become white all over.
6. **Overalls [Default]** - Porky will look how he did at the beginning of Earthbound with a white shirt and blue overalls. Porky’s spider mech will take on a golden appearance to its color scheme.
7. **Overalls [Masked Man]** - Porky’s overalls outfit but with gray hair, a black shirt, and orange overalls. Porky’s spider mech will take on an orange tint to its color scheme.
8. **Overalls [Apple Kid]** - Porky’s overalls outfit but with red hair, a red shirt, and black overalls. Porky’s spider mech will take on a red tint to its color scheme.
9. **Overalls [Picky Minch]** - Porky’s overalls outfit but with blonde hair, a black shirt (with a white P in the middle of it), and white overalls. Porky’s spider mech will become black all over.
10. **Overalls [Ness]** - Porky’s overalls outfit but with black hair, a blue shirt, and yellow overalls. Porky’s spider mech will take on a dull yellow tint to its color scheme.Alt 2Alt 3Alt 4Alt 5Alt 6Alt 7Alt 8Alt 9Alt 10

## **Associated Content**

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