List of fictional pigs

Pigs, species in the genus Sus, have appeared as fictional characters in various forms of media and popular culture.

Advertising and mascots

Major Tuddy in 2025
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

Piglet illustrated by E. H. Shepard
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

The statue of McDull on the Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong
Name Origin Creator Notes Ref.
Captain Goodvibes Tracks Tony Edwards A crude pig associated with Australian surfing culture. [18]
McDull McMug comic strips Alice Mak and Brian Tse An anthropomorphic pig and the cousin of McMug. [19][20]
McMug McMug comic strips Alice Mak and Brian Tse An anthropomorphic pig and the cousin of McDull. [20]
Spider-Ham Marvel Comics Larry Hama An alternate-universe version of Spider-Man that is a pig. [21][22]
Wonder Wart-Hog Feds 'N' Heads Gilbert Shelton A comedic underground comix parody of Superman. [23]
Ziggy Pig Timely Comics Al Jaffee A pig character from the Golden Age of Comic Books. [24]
Hawk The Seven Deadly Sins Nakaba Suzuki A talking pig that loves to eat. [25]
Oolong Dragon Ball Akira Toriyama An anthropomorphic shapeshifting pig that joins Goku and Bulma on their quest for the Dragon Balls. [25]


Live-action

Miss Piggy at San Diego Comic Con 2015
Name Origin Notes Ref.
Arnold Ziffel Green Acres A pig treated as the son of Oliver Wendell Douglas and Lisa Douglas. [26]
Miss Piggy The Muppet Show A pig Muppet and the wife of Kermit the Frog. [27]
Pinky and Perky Pinky and Perky A pair of singing pig puppets. [28]


Animation

Porky Pig
Name Origin Notes Ref.
Bebop Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles A mutant warthog henchman of Shredder and enemy of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. [29]
Porky Pig Looney Tunes The oldest continuous running Looney Tunes character. [30][31]
Petunia Pig Looney Tunes The love interest of Porky Pig [31]
Peppa Pig Peppa Pig A pig from a British children's cartoon. [32]
Piggy Merrie Melodies An animated pig created to replace Foxy as the main character of Merrie Melodies. [33]
Pumbaa The Lion King A warthog that is a friend of Timon and teaches Simba about their "hakuna matata" philosophy. [34]

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. [35]
Piglin Minecraft A gold-loving species of humanoid pigs that live in the Nether. They may trade rare items for gold. [36]


See also

References

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