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- "He he he he he! I'm hungry!"
- ―The Pudgy Pig's first words upon being created.[src]
- "Whoa! Whoa!"
- ―The Pudgy Pig reacting to the Power Blaster and his final words before his destruction.[src]
Pudgy Pig was a ravenous pig monster who served as the main antagonist of the episode "Food Fight."
To this day, Pudgy Pig is considered arguably among the most well known monsters in the whole franchise, alongside others such as King Sphinx and the Pumpkin Rapper.
History
Mighty Morphin
Pudgy Pig is created by Finster after Rita asks him for a pig capable of consuming all of the food on Earth. Finster stated that pig is not his best work before Rita then sends him to Earth where he attacks the Angel Grove Youth Center which is holding a food festival for charity.
Pudgy Pig possesses an insatiable appetite and is bent on consuming abnormal amounts of food. Zordon counts that he could eat all food on Earth in forty eight hours.
The Pudgy Pig eventually finds his way onto a rooftop where he encounters the Rangers. However, they cannot defeat him and he swallows their Power Weapons before sending them into a vortex which spits them out unmorphed in Angel Grove Park. Disgraced, the Rangers are worried that they will be unable to destroy him but they see he did not like spicy food as he did not touch it on the Festival when they return there.
They then find out that he has been seen in the industrial district so they morph and deploy there with an arsenal of food, Trini holding a spicy radish. They trick him with some regular food before putting the radish into a sandwich which he ate. The resulting reaction makes him puke up all of the food and the Power Weapons and also causing his sides to cave in. Now re-armed, the Rangers take down Pudgy Pig with a series of slashes from their Power Weapons, Jason landing the final blow with his Power Sword, and use the Power Blaster to destroy Pudgy Pig who falls flat on his back before exploding. TV STORY-Food Fight COMIC STORY- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 13
When Bulk reports the daily report on Angel Grove, mentioning the first incident that Rita Repulsa cause in Angel Grove and her quest to conquer the world, with her monsters, Pudgy Pig is seen briefly in a flashback during Bulk's report. COMIC STORY- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 1
Some time later when the Rangers are sent to the Island of Illusion, they are assaulted by illusions of monsters they had already defeated, including Pudgy Pig. But they disappear and do not harm anyone. TV STORY-Island of Illusion
Later, Rita decides to create a second Pudgy Pig to distract the Power Rangers whilst Goldar attacks the city as a giant. TV STORY-A Pig Surprise
Pudgy Pig is briefly mentioned by Zack in regards to Lord Zedd's own brand of monsters. The exact line was "I got a feeling it ain't Pudgy Pig". TV STORY-The Mutiny
Turbo
During Monster's Tour, Pudgy Pig is mentioned along with Peckster and Eye Guy, by Bulk as one of the famous monsters in Angel Grove. TV STORY-The Darkest Day
HyperForce
HyperForce Rangers use their spare time to introduce Aisha to their combat training room. They use their ship's technology to simulate a real crisis with civilians involved, recreating Putties and one of Rita Repulsa's monsters, the Pudgy Pig, from memory. TV STORY-Aisha Campbell Returns!
MMPR/TMNT II
Pudgy Pig and the other monsters were recreated by Finster in Dimension X. When the Turtle Ninjas and Shredder arrive in Krang's stronghold, Eye Guy and the other monsters attack their enemies, but unfortunately the Turtle Ninjas morph into the Dimension X Rangers. Pudgy Pig is one of the many monsters destroyed by the Rangers, forcing Goldar, Finster, Baboo and Squatt to retreat. COMIC STORY- MMPR/TMNT II Issue 4Personality
The first Pudgy Pig was a ravenous and unsympathetic monster with a massive appetite and extremely violent and slap happy.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Whirling Vortex: Pudgy Pig could fire a white vortex from his nostrils that can demorph the Rangers and send them back to the Youth Center.
- Inhale: Pudgy Pig could inhale the Power Weapons in order to bring the Rangers closer to him, and then eat them.
Abilities
- Strength: Despite his comical aptitude, Pudgy Pig possessed a formidable amount of strength, capable of taking the Rangers with single slashes of his trotters to each of them.
- Durability: Pudgy Pig was mostly unfazed by the Power Weapons within him didn't injure him and it took jump strikes from all five of the Power Weapons just to knock him down.
- Unlimited Appetite: Pudgy Pig was always hungry and ready to eat anything.
- Consumption: Pudgy Pig could eat anything, including a bin and the Power Weapons.
Weaknesses
- Spicy Food: Pudgy Pig could eat anything except for spicy foods. This was due to having a colossally weak stomach that made him vomit up his meals and collapsed his sides inwards to crippling effect.
Arsenal
- Trotters: Pudgy Pig had razor sharp trotters sharp enough to use in combat to slash his enemies with.
- Giant utensils: Though not used in battle, Pudgy Pig had a large fork and knife with him.
Behind the Scenes
Portrayal
- Pudgy Pig was voiced by Dave Mallow who gave him a similar voice to that of the Twin Man (despite the latter having apparently been voiced by Bryan Cranston and not Mallow).
Design
- He is based on a pig and wears a helmet based on Trojan warriors.
Etymology
- His alliterative name alludes to his gluttonous nature and that he is a pig.
Notes
- Neither version of Pudgy Pig or their counterpart used the giant knife and fork seen above. They were only seen when the original was created and then never seen again however, they were reused by Ruptor in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy due his counterpart from Dolmar from Seijuu Sentai Gingaman using them in Sentai footage.
- Pudgy Pig was one of two Megazord bosses in the Tiger Electronics Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers LCD game. The other is Turkey Jerk.
Appearances
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 1)
- Episode 6: Food Fight
- Episode 28: Island of Illusions, Part I (as an illusion)
- Episode 42: A Pig Surprise
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)
- Episode 1: The Mutiny, Part I (mentioned only)
- Episode 33: Lights, Camera, Action (flashback; archive footage and mentioned only)
- Power Rangers Turbo
- Episode 26: The Darkest Day (mentioned only)
- Power Rangers HyperForce
- Episode 4: Aisha Campbell Returns! (Simulation)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Marvel) Vol. 1
- Issue 4: Glutton for Punishment
- Power Rangers (Boom! Studios)
Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid
Pudgy Pig appears in the board game Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid as an opponent. He is classified as a Monster.See Also
- Dora Circe - Super Sentai counterpart in Zyuranger. See comparison page.
References
Footnotes
Power Rangers HyperForce |
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Rangers |
Marvin Shih - Eddie Banks - Vesper Vasquez - Jack Thomas - Chloe Ashford - Joe Shih |
Gear |
HyperForce Morpher - HyperForce Blade Blaster - Iapetus Blaster - Iapetus Claws - Oceanus Trident - Oceanus Blades - Crius Hammer - Crius Cannon - Coeus Axe - Coeus Shield - Hyperion Bow - Hyperion Scythe - Rhea Swords |
Allies |
Mighty Morphin: Zordon - Ernie |
Time Force: Alpha 55 - Dr. Antonio Vasquez - Dr. Luce Vasquez - Bianca Winslow - Mrs. Shih - Mr. Shih - Josh - Spencer - Jocelyn - Rory - Ransik- Nadira |
Dino Thunder: Anton Mercer - Hayley Ziktor |
S.P.D.: Jackson - Carl |
Mystic Force: Mystic Mother |
RPM: M - Chaz Winchester IV |
World of the Coinless: Zack Taylor (World of the Coinless) - Lina Song (World of the Coinless) - Fidget - Galushi - Rice - Michael Hicks |
Medieval Era: Merlin - Sir Galahad - Richard - King Arthur |
Christmas Era: Squeezy Sparkle Toes |
Veteran Rangers: Tommy Oliver - Aisha Campbell - Andros - Wesley Collins - Jen Scotts - Lucas Kendall - Katie Walker - Trip - Doggie Cruger - Sentinel Knight - Gem - Troy Burrows - Orion |
Veteran Rangers: Santa Claus - Lina Song - Georgie |
Battle Knights: Lady Guinevere - Sir Edward Banks II - Sir Lancelot |
other: Game Master |
Zords and Megazords |
Lion Hyper Zord - Serpent Hyper Zord - Ram Hyper Zord - Cerberus Hyper Zord - Phoenix Hyper Zord - Hydra Hyper Zord |
Megazords |
Chronos HyperForce Megazord - Mega Megazord |
Villains |
The Alliance: Mrs. Ashford - Thrax - Scorpina - Velchanos - Finster - Primator - Lokar the Terrible - Goldar - Hogs Jr - Hydro Jr - Doomstone - Shiburai - Beevil - Dean Hines - Steven Lang - Putty Patrollers - Charlie - A-Squad Blue Ranger - A-Squad Green Ranger - A-Squad Yellow Ranger - A-Squad Pink Ranger |
Evil Space Aliens/United Alliance of Evil: Dark Specter - Lord Zedd - Rita Repulsa- Divatox - Astronema - Candius Cornicus - Pudgy Pig - Z Putty Patrollers - Quantrons |
Venjix's Army: Venjix Virus - General Kilobyte - Buzzkill - Grinders |
The Armada: Emperor Mavro - X Borgs - Bruisers |
World of the Coinless: Lord Drakkon - Tyrannosaurus Sentries - Mastodon Sentries - Sabertooth Sentries - Pumpkin Rapper (World of the Coinless) |
Other Villains: Perfume Pony - Captain Pegs - Birdie - Napoleon Wrench - Krampus - Mesogog - Red Dragon |
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