Minion Pigs



"So... Raw recruits, eh? Do you have what it takes to be minions? Do you have the primal need to defeat the Angry Birds? Do you have the heart of underling? The sheer determination of a subordinate? The burning desire to mindlessly follow orders no matter how insane they might be?"

- Corporal Pig, Angry Birds Comics #4

The Minion Pigs are characters that appear in the Angry Birds series. They are pigs and a part of the Piggy kingdom on Piggy Island, as well as a minion of Gale on Golden Island.

Stupid by nature, the Minion Pigs are in the lowest rank of the Piggy kingdom society. However, they love having fun, and their stupidity makes them obedient soldiers that can be a great threat to their enemies.

Appearance
Originally, the Minion Pigs were round-shaped pigs covered in lime-colored skin. They had small eyes and a medium-sized pig snout in between. On top of their head, they had two small ears. On their back, they also had a short, corkscrew-like tail. In Angry Birds Chrome, the Minion Pigs were slightly modified to be given a more cartoonish look and larger eyes.

In The Angry Birds Movie, the Minion Pigs' design was changed to give them an anthropomorphic body with cloven hooves at the end of their limbs. The head is now directly connected to the torso without a neck. Future releases would switch between this design and the old one.

In Angry Birds Journey, the Minion Pigs got another design. In artwork, they look similar to the Minion Pigs from The Angry Birds Movie, though shorter and with a younger appearance. In levels, they have their earliest designs, though square in shape.

Personality
Overall, most Minion Pigs are hard workers. They are very loyal to their ruler, who they obey if the latter wears their crown. This means that, with some exceptions, they cannot recognize their ruler if the latter is not wearing their crown. Without a ruler, the Minion Pigs often wander around looking for someone to obey.

The Minion Pigs are very stupid by nature, being unable to spell the alphabet, and ignoring warning signs. No matter the situation, they will always try to find something to have fun with, such as the lights turning out or them making funny sounds, which more often than not leads them to get distracted. To compensate this however, they never give up, no matter how many times they have failed, and constantly try and try again until they manage to achieve their goals. This makes them a great threat to their enemies, specially combined with the great numbers of them.

Angry Birds (game)
In the original Angry Birds, and its Chinese version, the Minion Pigs appear as the most common enemies. Throughout the story of the game, they steal the Angry Birds' eggs so that King Pig can eat them. However, they always fail.

In gameplay, the Minion Pigs appear as enemies in almost every single level of the game, most of the time in mass, and sometimes wearing attires such as construction helmets and a scientist vest. The pigs can also appear in different sizes. The player must pop all Minion Pigs in the levels to advance in the game. The Minion Pigs are extremedly weak, and can be popped easily. When doing do, the player will get 5.000 points. One Minion Pig also appears in the Level Failed screen, laughing at the player.

Angry Birds Seasons
In Angry Birds Seasons, and its Chinese version, the Minion Pigs are common enemies. While in the levels, they are shown in their earliest design, the Level Failed screens and the ending photos of the episodes before South Hamerica have them in their design from Angry Birds Chrome. Later promotional material would have them in their designs from Angry Birds Toons, with the exception of Marie Hamtoinette, Summer Camp and Piggywood Studios, which have them in their designs from The Angry Birds Movie.

In gameplay, they appear in almost every level of the game, most of the time in mass. It has also become common to have them wearing different attires. Similar to the original Angry Birds, they are very weak and can be popped easily. When doing do, the player will get 5.000 points.

Angry Birds Rio
In the "Rio" storyline of Angry Birds Rio, one single Minion Pig went to steal the Angry Birds' eggs with Foreman Pig. As they were about to do so however, they saw a plane about to crash nearby. Afterwards, it was revealed that the Angry Birds were the ones piloting it. The birds were relieved that their eggs were safe while the pigs watched in shock behind a bush.

Angry Birds Space
In Angry Birds Space, the Minion Pigs are known as Space Pigs. They first appear in the first level of Pig Bang, and would later appear in most of the other levels of the game. In gameplay, the Space Pigs can be found inside of gravitational fields or in breathing bubbles that allow them to be in outer space. They have the same features as in past games, being the weakest of all pigs. However, they can be frozen by Ice Bird's explosions. In this state, they will be much weaker. The Space Pigs can also be frozen if they are outside of a gravitiaional field without any bubbles, and will pop after one second. Popping a Space Pig will grant the player 5.000 points.

Angry Birds Friends
In Angry Birds Friends, the Minion Pigs appear as enemies in tournaments and the Piggy Tower. They have the same features as in past games, being the weakest of all enemies. Popping a Minion Pig will grant the player 5.000 points.

Bad Piggies
In Bad Piggies, they appear as background characters such as in the cutscenes for several episodes and in the Cake Race menu.

Angry Birds Go!
In Angry Birds Go!, the Minion Pigs appear as common NPCs in races. They have a 3D model in this game. A Minion Pig would appear as a playable character replacing Senna Bird if they sign into a Rovio account on v1.8.0 - v1.13.9 and use Senna Bird then sign into that same Rovio account on a few earlier builds.

Angry Birds Epic
In Angry Birds Epic, Minion Pigs appear as enemies in some levels.

Angry Birds Stella
In Angry Birds Stella, the Minion Pigs appear as common enemies. They have the same features as in past games, being the weakest of all enemies. Popping a Minion Pig will grant the player 5.000 points. They debut in Branch Out Level 1.

Angry Birds Transformers
In Angry Birds Transformers, they appear as Starscream, Energon Starscream, Thundercracker, Acid Storm, Skywarp, Sunstorm, A generic Seeker (non-playable), Devastator, Cyclonus, Ramjet, Thrust, Dirge, Captain Starscream, Ionstorm, Novastorm, Sergeant Thundercracker and Sergeant Devastator.

Angry Birds POP!
In Angry Birds POP!, the Minion Pigs appear as enemies in the Drop the Pigs and Pop-A-Pig levels. They also help King Pig in the Defeat King Pig levels by putting more bubbles in the level.

Angry Birds Fight!
In Angry Birds Fight!, they are enemies in the game in levels such as in Dr. Pig's Lab.

Angry Birds 2
In Angry Birds 2, the Minion Pigs are common enemies. They use their designs from Angry Birds Toons.

In gameplay, they appear in almost every level of the game, most of the time in mass. It has also become common to have them wearing different attires. Similar to the original Angry Birds, they are very weak and can be popped easily.

Angry Birds World Tour
In Angry Birds World Tour, the Minion Pigs appear as common enemies. They have the same features as in past games, being the weakest of all enemies. Popping a Minion Pig will grant the player 5.000 points. They debut in North America Level 1.

Angry Birds Action!
In Angry Birds Action!, the Minion Pigs appear as enemies in the Pigs levels. They have their movie design in this game.

Angry Birds Evolution
In Angry Birds Evolution, the Minion Pigs appear as enemies in several levels. They have their movie design in this game. They are Small and Basic pigs. They are first fought in the Bird Town Tutorial.

Angry Birds Match
In Angry Birds Match, the Minion Pigs appear as enemies in several levels. They have their movie design in this game. Popping a Minion Pig requires 2 hits.

Angry Birds: Isle of Pigs
In Angry Birds: Isle of Pigs, the Minion Pigs appear as enemies in levels starting with Sandy Beach Level 1: "Squeakly Easy". They have the same features as in past games, being the weakest of all enemies. They have their movie design in this game. Popping a Minion Pig will grant the player 5.000 points.

Angry Birds POP Blast
In Angry Birds POP Blast, a Minion Pig appears as an unlockable character in the piñata where you can get cards to unlock him. When his skill is ready, he can toss TNT barrels at random places in the current camera view that will explode and deal AOE damage when hit or dropped.

Angry Birds Journey
In Angry Birds Journey, the Minion Pigs appear as enemies in levels starting with Ancient Ruins Level 1. They are weaker than in all other games due to the game being way easier.

Angry Birds Reloaded
In Angry Birds Reloaded, the Minion Pigs appear as enemies in levels starting with Hot Pursuit 1-1. They have the same features as in past games, being the weakest of all enemies. Popping a Minion Pig will grant the player 5.000 points.

Bad Piggies 2
They are planned to be protagonists for Bad Piggies 2.

Powers and abilities
While not having any superhuman abilities, the Minion Pigs can use their tails for a variety of things. They have been able to turn them into swords and functional corkscrews with no problem. In addition, they are experienced builders; once, a Minion Pig managed to build three entire houses on his own.

The Minion Pigs are able to cheat death; when they are hurt enough, they will be sent to a white limbo, where they will be healed and then taken back to the normal world. There are also Minion Pigs who managed to revive from the dead, such as the undead enemies and the Zombie Pigs.

Weaknesses
The Minion Pigs are very weak to attacks and can be popped very easily.