Minion Pig

This article is about the Bad Piggies with the Seekers' powers. For the sources of said powers, see Seeker (body-type).

Minion Pigs are Bad Piggies and Deceptihogs from the Angry Birds Transformers continuity.

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Dumb as posts and many in number, Minion Pigs form the backbone of the Bad Piggie forces. When the AllSpark crashed on Piggie Island, some Minion Pigs were granted the form and power of Decepticons like Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp, whilst many more were transformed into robotic servants of the Eggbots.

Games

Angry Birds Transformers

When the Allspark Egg crashed into Piggy Island, its hordes of Minion pigs were granted Cybertronic armor. Some got better gear including weapons though, and some even gained bodies based on the Decepticons Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker. Angry Birds Transformers

As Starscream

The Starscream-powered Minion pig uses a rapid-fire blaster as his primary weapon, unleashing weak shots that have trouble breaking any blocks stronger than Glass, but are good at pushing blocks around to trigger domino effects. Unlike the similar weapons employed by Moustache Pig and Red as Ultra Magnus, Starscream Pig doesn't have a lock-on style targeting system, and must maintain a manual "lock" on the target to keep firing. But on the other hand, Starscream Pig's blaster does not need any reloading, thus he can keep a steady stream of blaster fire going from the moment he enters the battlefield up until he re-boards Astrotrain to leave it.

With sufficient upgrades, Starscream Pig gains a shield that temporarily repels any blasts or missiles headed his way, but this requires an Energon cube to activate, gained by "de-cyberforming" metallic structures with blaster fire. As the shield is upgraded, more energon can be stored, increasing the shield's duration.

Soundwave Pig once fed Starscream Pig an Energon cube sandwiched in a burger bun, causing the aerial Deceptihog to become empowered with Energon.

As Thundercracker

Rovio follows the grand tradition of repaints, giving their character models a simple palette swap as a new character with slightly altered weaponry. While Starscream is energon-fuelled, Thundercracker wasn't so lucky. Still, with his gatling style blaster, even the weak shots are able to destroy buildings and enemies with relative ease. The weapon functions on a cooldown system; after firing continuously for too long, it'll overheat and cannot be used while it calms down a bit.

As Skywarp

The Minion Pig with Skywarp's form needed incentive to joining the fight. Some of the Autobirds and Deceptihogs were able to summon him into battle with Energon cubes, at which point he would fly into the area with a carpet-bomb attack. The more cubes he was given, the grander the scale of damage he was able to do.

As the Countless Hordes

The overwhelming majority of King Pig's army joined the Eggbots in their goal of Cyberforming Piggy Island.

The most common Minions have no offensive capabilities whatsoever, unless you count their annoying laughter. It takes very little to pop them, as a fall from a moderate height or dropping blocks on them will do it just as well as direct weapon fire.

Toys

• Energon Racers Pack (Telepods Racers multi-pack, 2014)
  • Accessories: Telepods base

Energon Starscream Pig is cast in clear plastic, and is packaged with similar versions of Optimus Prime Bird, Grimlock Bird, Lockdown Pig and Soundwave Pig. He can transform from robot to jet mode, with his Piggie head visible in both modes. The set also includes a Telepods base, which allows the figure to be scanned and unlocked in the Angry Birds Transformers app.

• Thundercracker Pig (Telepods Racer, 2014)
  • Accessories: Telepods base

Thundercracker Pig is a redeco of Energon Starscream Pig, transforming from robot to jet. Like all Telepods products, he is packaged with a Telepods base.

• Optimus Prime Bird Raceway (Telepods track set, 2014)

A small, non-transforming figure of Starscream Pig in jet mode is included in the Optimus Prime Bird Raceway set. It can be mounted atop the raceway's flagpole, and is sent spinning when a Telepods Racer figure rolls past.

• Optimus Prime Attack Game (Jenga game, 2014)

The Optimus Prime Attack Game includes a Starscream Pig head, which can be placed among Jenga blocks inside a Grimlock Bird frame to be knocked away by a launched vehicle.

Notes

• As the player upgrades each playable character, their models can gain new pieces of armor. At level 7, Starscream Pig and Thundercracker Pig gain a familiar-looking crown.

External links

• Minion Pigs at the Angry Birds wiki.