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Boss Pig first appeared in the "Enter the Silverbird" [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Event]], and every stage was simply surviving his onslaught. Following this Event, Boss Pig could appear randomly in the place of the "normal" stages in any Challenge Event, which can be real bad news if your character(s) aren't really suited to taking him on. | Boss Pig first appeared in the "Enter the Silverbird" [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Event]], and every stage was simply surviving his onslaught. Following this Event, Boss Pig could appear randomly in the place of the "normal" stages in any Challenge Event, which can be real bad news if your character(s) aren't really suited to taking him on. | ||
Boss Pig's one and only attack is launching humongous missiles that fly in a slow, spiraling flight path similar to the giant missiles in [[Piggy Island|Pig City]]. '''''Do not''''' let them hit you; they'll take out a huge portion of your health, if not all of it! While the missiles are slow and Boss Pig doesn't have a great rate of fire, it can be easy to lose track of them as flying Pigs rush in to run interference, plus any target-locks will be lost if a missile goes off-screen. Watch for the falling black smoke of missile exhaust to be ready for one that's closing in but still offscreen. Sadly Energon is ''very'' scarce in Boss Pig levels, so use your [[Energonicon]]s wisely. | Boss Pig's one and only attack is launching five humongous missiles at a time that fly in a slow, spiraling flight path similar to the giant missiles in [[Piggy Island|Pig City]]. '''''Do not''''' let them hit you; they'll take out a huge portion of your health, if not all of it! While the missiles are slow and Boss Pig doesn't have a great rate of fire, it can be easy to lose track of them as flying Pigs rush in to run interference, plus any target-locks will be lost if a missile goes off-screen. Watch for the falling black smoke of missile exhaust to be ready for one that's closing in but still offscreen. Sadly, Energon is ''very'' scarce in Boss Pig levels, so use your [[Energonicon]]s wisely. | ||
The characters best suited to taking down Boss Pig are those with quick-fire capabilities that can clear out the missiles fast and get in plenty of good shots between salvos. Any characters that have long reload times are ''doomed''. Characters with instant-hit firepower, like the [[Hal#Games|Grimlocks]] or [[Red (AB)#As Epic Optimus Prime|Epic Optimus Prime]], are ''usually'' great choices, but sadly while [[Terence (AB)#As Ratchet|Ratchet]] can clear out missiles quickly, his death-from-above attack does diddly against Boss Pig himself. Leveled-up [[Bubbles#As Ricochet|Ricochet]] (always a good Challenge Event choice) and [[King Pig#Games|Bludgeon]] are also pretty effective, being able to clear out crowds with quick heavy firepower. | The characters best suited to taking down Boss Pig are those with quick-fire capabilities that can clear out the missiles fast and get in plenty of good shots between salvos. Any characters that have long reload times are ''doomed''. Characters with instant-hit firepower, like the [[Hal#Games|Grimlocks]] or [[Red (AB)#As Epic Optimus Prime|Epic Optimus Prime]], are ''usually'' great choices, but sadly while [[Terence (AB)#As Ratchet|Ratchet]] can clear out missiles quickly, his death-from-above attack does diddly against Boss Pig himself. Leveled-up [[Bubbles#As Ricochet|Ricochet]] (always a good Challenge Event choice) and [[King Pig#Games|Bludgeon]] are also pretty effective, being able to clear out crowds with quick heavy firepower. | ||
If Boss Pig is successfully exploded, you get 400 | If Boss Pig is successfully exploded, you get 400 points. His missiles are also worth 15 points each, so if you're able, don't pop him until Astrotrain flies overhead for a better level score. | ||
Revision as of 12:55, 25 June 2017
- Boss Pig is a Bad Piggie from the Angry Birds Transformers series.
At one point the head threat (ha ha!) of Piggy Island, Boss Pig is ready to take down both Autobird and Deceptihog alike so the Eggbots can rule uninterrupted. Heavily armored and packing massive missiles that can drop an opponent in one blow, and backed by squads of smaller flying pigs, Boss Pig is a threat to be taken seriously!
Games
Angry Birds Transformers
Boss Pig first appeared in the "Enter the Silverbird" Challenge Event, and every stage was simply surviving his onslaught. Following this Event, Boss Pig could appear randomly in the place of the "normal" stages in any Challenge Event, which can be real bad news if your character(s) aren't really suited to taking him on.
Boss Pig's one and only attack is launching five humongous missiles at a time that fly in a slow, spiraling flight path similar to the giant missiles in Pig City. Do not let them hit you; they'll take out a huge portion of your health, if not all of it! While the missiles are slow and Boss Pig doesn't have a great rate of fire, it can be easy to lose track of them as flying Pigs rush in to run interference, plus any target-locks will be lost if a missile goes off-screen. Watch for the falling black smoke of missile exhaust to be ready for one that's closing in but still offscreen. Sadly, Energon is very scarce in Boss Pig levels, so use your Energonicons wisely.
The characters best suited to taking down Boss Pig are those with quick-fire capabilities that can clear out the missiles fast and get in plenty of good shots between salvos. Any characters that have long reload times are doomed. Characters with instant-hit firepower, like the Grimlocks or Epic Optimus Prime, are usually great choices, but sadly while Ratchet can clear out missiles quickly, his death-from-above attack does diddly against Boss Pig himself. Leveled-up Ricochet (always a good Challenge Event choice) and Bludgeon are also pretty effective, being able to clear out crowds with quick heavy firepower.
If Boss Pig is successfully exploded, you get 400 points. His missiles are also worth 15 points each, so if you're able, don't pop him until Astrotrain flies overhead for a better level score.
Notes
- Boss Pig's helmet is based on Generation 1 Scorponok's, minus the side-horns and plus a lot more color. Oh, and plus the big goofy propeller, of course.
- Boss Pig does not appear to be based on a pre-existing Angry Birds character. He's just a generic giant pig.
- Normal Starscream used to be able to slaughter Boss Pig by dropping him with a single null-ray blast, but that was changed a few months after Starscream's debut. Welp.
