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My personal top 10 Favourite Fictional Pigs

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Ah Pigs, often regarded as dirty, smelly and lazy animals.......but they still have shining moments of intelligence and entertaining personality too. Plus they ARE one of my favourite animals next to birds, cats, foxes, snakes, lizards and bats.

Lets take a look at some of my favourite fictional Porcines:

10. Rosalie and Truffle
Now, if you guys know me, I am NOT one for most 'Love at First Sight' stories- especially with the Disney Princess formula *gags with spoon* BUT there are VERY VERY rare ocassions where I actually like one of these- mainly if its animal-involved (like Bambi and 'Milo and Otis') Rosalie and Truffle are 2 young pigs who met under an apple tree and spent some time together, eventually feeling like they are ment for one another, despite their friends saying that 'there are more good looking/better pigs out there' And yes, they have been featured on valentine cards and even stop-motion German Animation shorts. (one even hilariously parodying Titanic. I myself can't even STAND that James Cameron movie and its associated song, but the short with these 2 pigs makes it funny and cute XD)

9. Olivia - Books by Ian Falconer
From the Books by Ian Falconer, this precocious little piglet is regarded the 'Eloise' of the new generation, even getting her own animated TV series (which I haven't got around to see). Anyway what I LOVE about the Olivia series of kids' books is that it pretty much reminds me of how it is like to be young again- a little kid with a BIG imagination (scenes like her looking at a famous French painting and imagining herself as a ballerina) or even feeling like sometimes you wish for (and some of my favourite books were Olivia getting annoyed with the whole 'fairy Princess' phase (and she DOES bring up some good points- why always a pink fairy princess? not a chinese princess or a Medieval princess or an Indian Princess) or when she goes to Venice with her family XD And yes while she is precocious, she's still a little kid and her family does have to teach her stuff on growing up. Which is pretty realistic :3

8. Tepig (and his evolutions, Pignite and Emboar)- Pokemon series (Black and White and onwards)
AH! *Flameshield from Rabid Charizard and Blaziken fans*
MY MY, this starter pokemon gets quite a lot of HATE from an ALREADY fanbratty fandom. What is it that puts you off him? that it's another fire fighting type? that it's evolution is ugly? (a very subjective term) that its stats are akward?
Ok I can understand the whole fire-fighting thing getting old at this point. BUT he has a different playstyle to the OTHER fire-fighting starters (HINT: keep Flame Charge) And Emboar is actually my Second favourite fire starter of all time (Delphox is my first Favourite). Ugly? SO the Hell what? I think he looks like 2 of the pigs on this list that I like (one of them being a character from chinese mythology- whom he was based on according to the creators of pokemon). Oh and I find him fun to use in battle too.

7. Ganondorf (Zelda series)
Ah yes, one of the villians of the Zelda series and one of my faves (though he dosen't top Majora's forms from Majora's mask in my eyes). Anyone who is a die-hard Zelda fan would know he needs no introduction.
 ALSO: People who complain that Ocarina of time wasn't dark need to remember this- originally, it was BLOOD he spewed out NOT Vomit.

6. Porco Rosso
A very underrated Miyazaki film (HOW many people do you see bringing this film up whenever they mention Ghibli OR Miyazaki) This World War 1 Pilot also known as Marco Paggot became a pig when he swore he didn't want to be human again due to being disgusted by the government and politics (which I don't blame him at times) Having a very charming personality, he also has a very deep friendship with Gina, a sophisticated lady and hotel owner, who so happens to be his childhood friend. If you people haven't seen this movie, I recommend you check it out- its pretty good (though for me it won't top Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke or Kiki's Delivery Service- which are my 3 personal fave Ghibli films)

5. The Three Little Pigs (Many versions)
No matter if its the Disney version OR the original Fairytale version OR the Jazzy Looney Tunes '3 little Bops' (My personal fave of the 3 mentioned), heck even the amusing Cameos in the Dreamworks' 'Shrek' films, these pigs will always remain timeless to me. AND yes, in the Original fairy tale version (Sorry to eventually spoil your childhood) the 2 pigs who had houses of Straw and sticks actually GOT eaten by the Wolf and the Wolf had to come up with SEVERAL tactics to trick the 3rd Little pig (a visit to the apple tree, the fun fair etc) before meeting his fiery demise.  Well, I can say that it may be a fairytale- but it sure has something that scientific research has proven- Pigs are shown to sometimes be smarter than Wolves. ;)

4. Porky (Looney Tunes)
Ah the famous stuttering pig and, believe it or not, the ORIGINAL Looney Tune (Yes, he actually predates even BUGS and DAFFY in terms of debut dates) Porky is by far, my second fave Looney Tune tied with Daffy (Marvin the Martian being my Number 1. I DO love Bugs too). Sure he's the straight man to most of their antics but I can't help be be entertained by some of the skits hes in- one of my favourite moments being when he outsmarts Daffy in 'Daffy's Inn trouble' :giggle:
BUT to me, I personally think he shines most in the old black and white skits- My favourite being 'Porky the Giant Killer' where he's singing the 'ABC song to lull the Giant to sleep XDDDD
OH and BTW:  If you think the Looney Tunes were originally 'ment for kids'- take a look at this skit from the 1930s Looney Tunes:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P49sL…

3. Miss Piggy (The Muppets)
AH the base breaker of the Muppets fandom. People either LOVE this sow, or HATE her. I for one am one of her fans, but I can see both ways.
Yes I know she can be violent and selfish and a bit of a diva, so its understandable that some people don't like those kind of characters. But I actually think she can be really hilarious- ESPECIALLY with that voice of hers (You go Frank Oz or whoever voices her now!). I DO LOVE several glamorous non-human Diva-with-a-rough-and-soft-side characters (whether it be cartoony cute monster girls or outrageously drawn animal characters)- and Piggy just happens to be on the list of those. But what brings her here is that while I LOVE her sense of style, she's also very vibrant and fun to watch- and she definitely shines in my favourite Muppet movie - The Great Muppet Caper'- ESPECIALLY where she fights the bad guys and drives a motorcycle :giggle: and while Muppets Wizard of Oz was a TERRIBLE movie, I enjoyed seeing her play all 4 witches in Oz - especially Biker Chick Wicked Witch of the West XD.

2. Pigsy/Zhu Bajie (Journey to the West)
Well, Well, A character from Chinese Mythology! Who would have thought.
Growing up, one of my favourite chinese mythology stories were 'The Adventures of the Monkey King' or 'Journey to the West' and many of its Chinese Drama Adaptations (or even foreign animated Adaptations). This Buddist tale tells of the journey of a Monk and his companions- a Fiesty Monkey, a Gluttonous and lecherous (but funny) heavenly being-turned-pig and a foolish sand demon. All heading towards the west to find the scrolls of Enlightment.
Pigsy in many adaptations was a very hilarious character to watch. He was pretty much Monkey's lazier counterpart and would often be 'pigging' out on things or even forgetting his manners and hitting on pretty girls (some being evil demon girls in disguise much to his dismay). He even had the power to shapeshift much like Monkey, but was often bested by him. (and yes them going against each other at points was pretty funny to watch). In battle, his weapon of choice is a rake. Being one of the more memorable characters in this legend, he has inspired several anime characters (and battle monsters- including Emboar) and even character tropes.

And before I unveil my number 1 pig, I will go through my list of honorable mentions:

-Hen Wen (The Black Cauldron)
-Petunia Pig
- Wilbur (Charlotte's Web)
-The Boars from 'Princess Mononoke'

And my Number one fave fictional pig is:

1. BABE (Babe and Babe: Pig in the City)
The star of 2 of favourite 90s films of all time, this little piggy has woven his way into many peoples hearts. And its NOT just his cuteness. Voiced by Christine Cavanaugh (the voice of some of my favourite characters) this poor little piglet lost his mum to the slaughterhouse at a young age, but was fortunately bought by a farmer. Under circumstances, he would have been raised just to be a Christmas meal, but he had better plans: to be a leader aka, a Sheepdog. Much like Fly, the motherly sheepdog who took him in.
And he pretty much showed the farm animals that he was able to achieve his dream by doing so. And in Pig in the City, he pretty much showed us: a Kind and Steady heart can mend a sorry world.

In the words of Farmer Hogget: 'That will do pig, that will do' :)

And that wraps up my top 10 pigs :D

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TDManiacXC626's avatar

What about Wilfred from Ed, Edd n Eddy and Hawk from the Seven Deadly Sins? I think they at least deserve an honorable mention at bare minimum.