List of fictional pigs
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Pigs, species in the genus Sus, have appeared as fictional characters in various forms of media and popular culture.
Advertising and mascots
| Name | Origin | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Red | University of Arkansas | The mascot of the Arkansas Razorbacks. | [1] |
| LuLu the Piggy | Cici | An art toy sold by TOYZERO+. | [2] |
| Major Tuddy | Washington Commanders | Major Tuddy was introduced on January 1, 2023. He is a homage to the Hogs, Washington's famed offensive line in the 1980s. "Tuddy" is a slang term derived from the abbreviation of a touchdown (TD). | [3][4][5] |
| Nandarō | Nippon Television | The mascot of Nippon Television, designed by Hayao Miyazaki. | [6] |
Literature
| Name | Origin | Author | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Little Pigs | "The Three Little Pigs" | N/a | A folk tale about three pigs that build houses to protect themselves from the Big Bad Wolf. | [7] |
| Enchanted Pig | "The Enchanted Pig" | N/a | A Romanian fairy tale about a pig that marries a princess. | [8] |
| Freddy the Pig | Freddy Goes to Florida and sequels | Walter R. Brooks | The protagonist of 26 children's books. | [9] |
| Napoleon | Animal Farm | George Orwell | The antagonist of Animal Farm, based on Joseph Stalin. | [10] |
| Snowball | Animal Farm | George Orwell | An exiled pig in Animal Farm, based on Leon Trotsky. | [10] |
| Squealer | Animal Farm | George Orwell | Napoleon's second-in-command. | [10] |
| Old Major | Animal Farm | George Orwell | A pig philosopher in Animal Farm, based on Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. | [11] |
| Olivia | Olivia books | Ian Falconer | A young pig girl. | [12] |
| Piglet | Winnie-the-Pooh | A. A. Milne | The friend of Winnie-the-Pooh. | [13] |
| Wilbur | Charlotte's Web | E. B. White | A livestock pig that befriends a barn spider named Charlotte that saves him from slaughter. | [14] |
| Buta | Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig | Takuma Sakai | The protagonist of an isekai light novel that turns into a pig. | [15] |
| Empress of Blandings | Blandings Castle novels | P. G. Wodehouse | Owned by the doting Lord Emsworth, the Empress is an enormous black Berkshire sow, who wins many prizes in the "Fat Pigs" class at the local Shropshire Agricultural Show, and is the subject of many plots and schemes, generally involving her kidnap for various purposes. | [16] |
| Pigling Bland | The Tale of Pigling Bland | Beatrix Potter | The book describes the adventures of the pig of the title and how his life changes upon meeting a soulmate, in much the same way that Potter's life was changing at the time the book was published. | [17] |
Comics and manga
| Name | Origin | Creator | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Goodvibes | Tracks | Tony Edwards | A crude pig associated with Australian surfing culture. | [18] |
| Edmond Cochon | Edmond Cochon | Martin Veyron and Jean-Marc Rochette | A filthy anthropomorphic hybrid between a pig and a human. | [19][20] |
| Cornfed | Duckman | Everett Peck | Sidekick of Duckman (in the animated TV adaptation he fulfills the same role). | [21] |
| Hawk | The Seven Deadly Sins | Nakaba Suzuki | A talking pig that loves to eat. | [22] |
| McDull | McMug comic strips | Alice Mak and Brian Tse | An anthropomorphic pig and the cousin of McMug. | [23][24] |
| McMug | McMug comic strips | Alice Mak and Brian Tse | An anthropomorphic pig and the cousin of McDull. | [24] |
| Oolong | Dragon Ball | Akira Toriyama | An anthropomorphic shapeshifting pig that joins Goku and Bulma on their quest for the Dragon Balls. | [22] |
| Orson | U.S. Acres | Jim Davis | The protagonist. | [25] |
| Pig | Pearls Before Swine | Stephan Pastis | A gentle, but dim-witted pig. | [26] |
| Podgy Pig | Rupert Bear | Mary Tourtel | One of Rupert's friends. | [27] |
| Priscilla | Boner's Ark | Mort Walker and Frank B. Johnson | A pig on board of the ark who is the girlfriend of Dum-Dum the gorilla. | [28] |
| Rasher | Rasher | David Sutherland | A gluttonous pig who originated in Dennis the Menace and Gnasher, but later starred in his own spin-off comic. | [29] |
| Salomey | Li'l Abner | Al Capp | Abner's pet pig. | [30] |
| Spekkie Big | Spekkie Big | Marc van der Holst | A naïve pig. | [31] |
| Spider-Ham | Marvel Comics | Larry Hama | An alternate-universe version of Spider-Man that is a pig. | [32][33] |
| Wieske | Urbanus | Willy Linthout | Urbanus' pet pig. | [34] |
| Wonder Wart-Hog | Feds 'N' Heads | Gilbert Shelton | A comedic underground comix parody of Superman. | [35] |
| Ziggy Pig | Timely Comics | Al Jaffee | A pig character from the Golden Age of Comic Books. | [36] |
Live-action
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| Name | Origin | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Ziffel | Green Acres | A pig treated as the son of Oliver Wendell Douglas and Lisa Douglas. | [37] |
| Miss Piggy | The Muppet Show | A pig Muppet and the wife of Kermit the Frog. | [38] |
| Pinky and Perky | Pinky and Perky | A pair of singing pig puppets. | [39] |
Animation
| Name | Origin | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bebop | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | A mutant warthog henchman of Shredder and enemy of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. | [40] |
| Porky Pig | Looney Tunes | The oldest continuous running Looney Tunes character. | [41][42] |
| Petunia Pig | Looney Tunes | The love interest of Porky Pig | [42] |
| Peppa Pig | Peppa Pig | A pig from a British children's cartoon. | [43] |
| Piggy | Merrie Melodies | An animated pig created to replace Foxy as the main character of Merrie Melodies. | [44] |
| Pumbaa | The Lion King | A warthog that is a friend of Timon and teaches Simba about their "hakuna matata" philosophy. | [45] |
Video games
| Name | Origin | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganon | The Legend of Zelda | The archenemy of Link and Princess Zelda that sometimes takes the form of a pig. | [46] |
| Piglin | Minecraft | A gold-loving species of humanoid pigs that live in the Nether. They may trade rare items for gold. | [47] |