Does Porky Deserve His Worse Than Hell Fate? (EarthBound + MOTHER 3 Analysis)

Master Porky, aka Pokey Minch, is a boy from EarthBound / MOTHER 2 who turned incredibly evil by the time of MOTHER 3. Today I'll be fully exploring how Ness's ex-friend become so despicable, and if he ultimetely deserves his terrible fate. ⍟ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThaneGaming... ⍟ Consider supporting me on Patreon! You'll receive a special shout-out in the credits, and access to exclusive behind-the-scenes stuff!   / thanegaming   If you enjoyed this, check out these other playlists & videos of mine! ► All MOTHER/EarthBound videos:    • EarthBound/MOTHER 3 Videos   ► Dark Aspects of MOTHER:    • Dark Aspects of MOTHER/EarthBound   ► All Dark Aspects of Nintendo episodes:    • Dark Aspects of Nintendo Series   Music used (in order): ♫ His Highness' Theme - MOTHER 3 ♫ You Call This a Utopia?! - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ♫ Wizpig Race - Diddy Kong Racing ♫ Giygas Stirs - EarthBound ♫ Pokey's House ♫ Boris' Cocktail ♫ Ulrira Telephone Booth - Link's Awakening (Switch) ♫ Po Pi Pa Pi - Mario Artist: Talent Studio ♫ Po Pi Pa Pi (Impatient) ♫ Po Pi Pa Pi (Sleepy) ♫ Happy Happy is Blue - EarthBound ♫ Underground Sub-Level - Wario World ♫ Limitless Power - Kirby's Return Dream Land ♫ Pokey Means Business / Cease to Exist - EarthBound ♫ I Am Porky - MOTHER 3 ♫ Time Passage ♫ Aria of Unease ♫ N's Room - Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 ♫ Natural Killer Cyborg - MOTHER 3 ♫ Ambient - Climbing Thunder Tower ♫ Unsettling Preserve ♫ Sad Pigmask Theme ♫ Phantasmagoric ♫ Theme of a Bad Boy - MOTHER 3i ♫ Absolutely Safe Capsule - MOTHER 3 ♫ World of Nothing - Super Paper Mario ♫ Toccata and Fugue in D minor (Bach) - Deathsmiles ♫ Agon Wastes - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes ♫ Sonic vs. Shadow - Sonic Adventure 2 ♫ Dreambeats - Mario & Luigi: Dream Team ♫ Dream's Forbidden Depths ♫ Bowser's Dream ♫ A Certain Someone's Memories - MOTHER 3 Sources & further reading Information sources: • Nintendo Dream Itoi interview by Starmen.Net https://mother3.fobby.net/interview/m... • Legends of Localization by Clyde Mandelin https://legendsoflocalization.com/ear... • Porky and “childish violence” https://www.1101.com/nintendo/nikonik... • EarthBound script / text dump by Catador https://starmen.net/mother2/gameinfo/... Images: • Ness's Adventure Memoirs manga translated by kenisu, scans by Satsy (who is on a long hiatus) https://x.com/kenisu3000?t=heqFQU9GCL... https://www.tumblr.com/mothermangascans • EarthBound / MOTHER 3 sprites ripped by Random Talking Bush, Tonberry2k, and Solink https://www.spriters-resource.com/sne... • PK BONDING by Batata-Tasha https://www.deviantart.com/batata-tas... • Pokey Minch by Kine https://starmen.net/vote/vote.php?id=... Additional video: • "Porky" by GhostVoltage • EARTHBOUND SAGA - CHAPTER FIVE by ubseymovies    • EARTHBOUND SAGA - CHAPTER FIVE — FULL MOVIE   • Pokey and Tears by Sony Shock    • Pokey and Tears   • POLLYANNA: An Animated Earthbound Tribute by SaganYee    • POLLYANNA: An Animated Earthbound Tribute   • EarthBound Animated Episode II: Finding Picky by ardwickofonett    • EarthBound Animated Episode II:  Finding P...   • The Chosen Four, 20 Years Later: An EarthBound Interview by The Onett Times    • The Chosen Four, 20 Years Later: An EarthB...   • Jesse meets Earthbound Creator (Shigesato Itoi) by Gaming Show - WildBrain    • Jesse meets Earthbound Creator (Shigesato ...   • Eternal Darkness title screen footage by ★WishingTikal★ • SammyClassicSonicFan clip uploaded by Turbz    • Eternal Darkness Walkthrough Part 1 - Piou...   • L.O.L. (Lack Of Love) title screen footage by chonkal    • Dreamcast - L.O.L. (Lack Of Love)   • Survival Capsule footage is from the "SurvivalCapsule" official YouTube page.    • WHEN WILL YOU LEARN! THAT YOUR ACTIONS HAV...   Sound FX: • All EarthBound sfx provided by Starmen dot net: https://starmen.net/mother2/soundfx/ • All Super Mario voice clips & sfx provided by The Mushroom Kingdom https://themushroomkingdom.net/wav.shtml Credits Written & edited by Thane Thumbnail / graphic design by Thane, sprites ripped by Random Talking Bush and Tonberry2k Special thanks to Shane for peer reviewing the script & providing additional insights    / @coyotecocktail   0:16 - Porky's descent 2:47 - Part I: Porky’s Parents 7:14 - Part II: …What did Porky do?! 27:19 - Part III: Porky’s Fate 37:53 - Patron thanks 38:26 - End screen #earthbound #mother2 #mother3