10 Video Game Fates Worse Than Death
7. Trapped For All Eternity (Mother 3)
Here's a question: would you trade your freedom for absolute safety? If someone gave you the opportunity to live in isolation - but with the promise that no harm would ever befall you - would you take it?
The reason we ask is that Porky Minch (yes, that's actually his name) inadvertently dooms himself to this very fate at the end of his boss battle in Mother 3.
During the game, you'll be confronted by the villainous Porky, who tries to attack you while sat inside a spider-like mech suit. It's a tough fight, but once you defeat him, he'll retreat to his "Absolutely Safe Capsule", believing that he'll be immune to all damage, while still being able to attack the player.
Oh Porky... how wrong you were.
What actually happens is that Porky seals himself inside an inescapable prison for all eternity. The "Absolutely Safe Capsule" is quite a literal name in that it keeps the user completely safe from everything... by locking them away from the outside world.
Porky can never leave the capsule but he can also never die; instead, he has to just live, until the end of time itself. Even Dr. Andonuts - the creator of the capsule - says that he feels bad for Porky. And you know what? We kinda do too.