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* [[Pigma Dengar]] from the [[Nintendo]] game [[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox]] |
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* [[Wizpig]] from the [[Nintendo]]/[[Rareware]] game [[Diddy Kong Racing]] |
* [[Wizpig]] from the [[Nintendo]]/[[Rareware]] game [[Diddy Kong Racing]] |
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Pigs in literature
- Ace, great-grandson of Babe in Ace, the Very Important Pig by Dick King-Smith.
- Babe in The Sheep Pig by Dick King-Smith (filmed as Babe)
- Dean in Frank Cho's comic strip Liberty Meadows
- The "Dickery Dickery Dare" pig who flew up in the air in the nursery rhyme
- The Empress of Blandings, created by P. G. Wodehouse
- The fat pig, the buying of which was the reason for going to market in the nursery rhyme
- Freddy the Pig, in 26 different books by Walter R. Brooks
- Gaston and Joséphine, the young traveling pigs of Georges Duplaix's children's books of the same name, illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky
- Gouger, Snouter, Rooter and Tusker, who pull the Hogfather's sleigh in the Discworld novels (a parody of Santa's reindeer).
- Gub-Gub, from Hugh Lofting's Dr Dolittle book series
- Habeas Corpus, Monk's pet in the Doc Savage adventures
- Hen-Wen (the fortune-telling pig) in the Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
- Jodie, the phantom black pig with red eyes in The Amityville Horror
- The market-going little pig and his brethren in the nursery rhyme, who variously had roast beef or didn't, etc.
- Napoleon in Animal Farm by George Orwell
- Old Major in Animal Farm by George Orwell
- Olivia, from children's books by Ian Falconer
- Orson from the Jim Davis comic strip U.S. Acres
- Peter Porkchops/Pig Iron in DC Comics' Funny Stuff and Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew
- Pig from Stephan Pastis' comic strip Pearls Before Swine
- Pig is the eponymous subject of a poem by Roald Dahl. Pig is also the title of a grisly short story by the same author.
- The pigs and swine of the "Birds of a feather" nursery rhyme
- Piglet in A. A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh stories.
- Pigling Bland of Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Pigling Bland; also his mother Aunt Pettitoes; his brothers Alexander, Chin-chin and Stumpy; his sisters Cross-patch, Suck-suck, Yock-yock and Spot; and his girl friend Pig-wig
- Positive Pig in the Sweet Pickles book series by Ruth Lerner Perle, Jacquelyn Reinach, and Richard Hefter
- Precocious Piggy, of Thomas Hood's poem by that name
- Preston the Pig, a GMA Accessories, Inc. bean-bag toy, which resembled Squealer
- Salomey is the Yokum family's pet pig in Al Capp's comic strip Li'l Abner.
- Sam Pig, in the Sam Pig novels by Alison Uttley, also his siblings Bill, Tom and Amy.
- Snowball in Animal Farm by George Orwell
- Spanky Ham in the Comedy Central series Drawn Together
- Squealer in Animal Farm by George Orwell
- Squigley in Tatsuya Ishida's webcomic Sinfest
- Rasher, from the British comic strip Dennis the Menace
- Little Pig Robinson of Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Little Pig Robinson; also his aunts Miss Dorcas and Miss Porcas, and his cousin Tom Pigg
- The Three Little Pigs
- The Transcendent Pig, in the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane
- Wilbur in Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
- Zhu Bajie, from Journey to the West
Pigs in film
- Babe in Babe and Babe: Pig in the City, both directed by George Miller
- Gordy the pig from the film of the same name
- Hamton J. Pig from Tiny Toon Adventures
- Hen Wen from Disney's The Black Cauldron
- Petunia Pig, Porky Pig's girlfriend
- Piggy, Merrie Melodies character
- Piglet, from the Disney animated version of Winnie the Pooh
- Porky Pig
- The Three Little Pigs Silly Symphonies characters
- Porco Rosso, the title character from Hayao Miyazaki's anime film 紅の豚, or Kurenai no buta
- McMug and McDull from the movies and comics with their titular names
- The killer hog Razorback
- Runt of the Litter, from Chicken Little
- The rotten, maggot-filled pigs in Saw 3 used for the "Intestines Pool" trap (see List of Saw Traps)
Pigs on television
- Arnold Ziffel in the 1965–1971 sitcom Green Acres.
- Miss Piggy (and many others) in Jim Henson's The Muppet Show.
- Capt. Link Hogthrob in Jim Henson's The Muppet Show.
- Professor Strangepork in Jim Henson's The Muppet Show.
- Oolong in the Dragon Ball series.
- Tonton in the Naruto series.
- Pigsy in the TV Series Monkey.
- Pinky and Perky (puppet pigs) who spoke like The Chipmunks, created by Czech immigrants Jan and Vlasta Dalibor (BBC television, from 1968).
- Sir Oinksalot, the mascot of Springfield A&M in The Simpsons.
- Fluffy, Cartman's pot-bellied pig in the South Park episode "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig".
- Abner from Hey Arnold!
- Huxley Pig. A daydreaming pig, who is friends with a seagull and a hamster.
- Little Corey, Shawn Hunter's companion pig in the series Boy Meets World. Seen as a little piglet in a high school episode, and as a full-grown hog, weighing several hundred pounds, in a college episode.
- Mayor Pig and Dumpling in the animated show 101 Dalmatians: The Series.
- Spanky Ham in Drawn Together.
- Treat Heart Pig, a Care Bear cousin.
- Mr. Wu's pigs in the TV series Deadwood, used mainly for disposing of dead bodies.
- Hybrid Pigs of Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Piggley Winks, the title character in the TV series Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
- Purk in Sesamstraat
- Flying Pig, a character on the Canadian sketch comedy show The Kids in the Hall, played by Bruce McCulloch. He entertains people in lineups, one of which accidentally got him killed, he was caught in 350° telephone wires for three and a half hours, soon to be in a free food lineup. [1]
Pigs in music
- "Piggy Pig Pig" from Procol Harum's album Home
- "Pigs on the Wing" and "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" (only metaphorically pigs) in Pink Floyd's album Animals
- The "Pink Floyd pig"
- The metaphorical "War Pigs" in Black Sabbath's protest song
- "Pig" from Steve Vai's album Sex and Religion
- Still more metaphorical pigs in The Beatles' song "Piggies"
- March of the Pigs and Piggy by Nine Inch Nails
Pigs in toys
- Squealer Knuckle "Beanie Babies"
Pigs in video games
- Incendiary pigs from the real-time strategy game Rome: Total War
- Pigma Dengar from the Nintendo game Star Fox
- Wizpig from the Nintendo/Rareware game Diddy Kong Racing
- Ganon (also known as Ganondorf) from The Legend of Zelda series. Although he originated as a humanoid being known as a Gerudo (and has been seen in that form numerous times), Ganon is also known for his bestial pig form.
- The Porkalator in HeXen.
- The pigs in Hogs Of War (Playstation), voiced by Rick Mayall.
- In the Pokémon series, Spoink, Grumpig, Swinub, Piloswine and Manmoo are all pigs.
Pigs on the internet
- Lowtax has a form as a delightful piggy on the SomethingAwful forums
Other
- Piggly Wiggly, supermarket chain which features a pig as its mascot
- Pig 'N' Whistle restaurants
- In the comic story Maus Art Spiegelman portrays Poles as pigs
- Porkatoo- a suid hybrid, resulting from cross breeding between pork and a cockatoo.