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Pokey later reappears as the main antagonist in [[Mother 3]] and was chosen to stay as "Porky" in the fan translation, due to a large amount of pig-related puns involving him.

Although not present or mentioned directly for most of the game, Porky's influence is seen through the Pig Mask army that emerges early on in the story. When the game skips forward several years into the future, it is revealed that the Nowhere Islands are controlled by "King P", although the actual Pigmask forces are ordered around by [[Fassad]] and later the [[Masked Man]]. Porky's presence is hinted at in Chapter 5, when the players are shown one of his private playrooms. While only referenced as "the King's playroom", it is shown that the most prized possession there is the "Friend's Yo-yo", a reference to Ness' use of Yo-yo's in the previous game. The fact that Ness is referred to as a "friend" here and that the Yo-yo is the most prized possession implies that Porky expressed some positive feelings of his former enemy. Porky is finally confirmed to be the Pigmask King at the end of Chapter 7, when he invites the party to his home in [[New Pork City]].

When Lucas meets [[Leder]], he learns that [[Porky]] didn't end up on the Nowhere Islands from the White Ship like others. Instead, he came from a Time Distorter, and made people from other times, such as [[Dr. Andonuts]], come to this time period. He also began putting animals together to create [[Chimera]]s and became dictator of the land. He eventually learned of the secret of the Nowhere Island's past from [[Locria]], the seventh [[Magypsy]]. Porky then tries to have the [[Seven Needles]] pulled by the [[Masked Man]] to control the [[Dark Dragon|dragon that powers the world]]. Lucas tries pulling the needles as well to stop him.

Lucas and his friends confront Porky near the in the [[Empire Pork Building]]. Here, they scale numerous floors to reach him, and throughout he is shown taunting them through an intercom system. When they reach the final floor, he appears to them as a young man in a suit. He tells the party that he wants to be friends with them, and asks them to sympathize with him. However, when he approaches them, he explodes, revealing the "young Porky" to actually be one of many [[Mecha-Porkies]]. When these are defeated, the real Porky appears as an ancient man, only able to move through a mechanical spider mech. He escapes down below to the final needle.

When the party chases him down, his state of madness becomes apparent. He claims to be immortal, stating that he has lost track of his age due to time travel but "is still a kid inside". He expresses a desire to destroy the world with the power of the final needle, simply for the purpose of self-enjoyment. When his spider mech is destroyed by Lucas and his friends, he reveals an Absolutely Safe Capsule built by Dr. Andonuts, which he claims is impenetrable. When he enters it, however, he finds himself unable to escape, as the capsule was built to be impenetrable from both sides when sealed. Porky does not appear to realize the nature of his fate, only sticking his tongue out at the protagonists.