Road Pig (G2)
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- Road Pig is a Decepticon from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
The electricity doesn't quite complete the circuit with this one, if you get the meaning. Road Pig is brutish and moronic—he wasn't assigned the duty of "Autobot Harassment" because the role needed to be filled, but because it was probably the only function he was capable of completing. This thug is even unpopular among his fellow Decepticons. His fellow soldiers tolerate him because they can count on Road Pig to annoy their enemies in combat, and maybe take some fire instead of them, but they know he's not helping them intentionally: Road Pig just can't stop being a pain-in-the-manifold. With no known friends and a function that just invites the Autobots to shoot at him, it's a wonder he's lasted this long. As Omega Supreme might say, "Processing circuitry: slow; Intelligence: minimal."
Fiction
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Legends comic (1)
Road Pig and Road Rocket were disciples of the ninja Nightbird, but the two butted heads over their master, developing a rivalry. LG-15 Nightbird Shadow Sequel
When the Cybertron Alliance fell apart due to the humans murdering Megatron's friend, Road Pig answered Megatron's call for war. Bonus Edition Metroplex
G-2 pack-in manga and story pages
Road Pig appeared in the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons shortly after the Cyberjets made their debut. His fellow Decepticon, Hooligan, had damaged his wing in combat and was forced to run away from the enemy instead of flying. After sneering at his comrade and laughing at his crippled wing, Road Pig pulled a Junkion and turned into cycle mode, letting Hooligan turn around and ride back straight into his Autobot pursuers. G-2 #12
Later, he joined the Decepticon Laser Rods in hunting down and trapping Road Rocket, another Laser Cycle who had attempted to infiltrate their base. They cornered the Autobot, but were caught off-guard by the arrival of Aero Raid. G-2 #14
Road Pig joined in on Megatron's final assault on the Autobot base. However, when Megatron was defeated, all the Decepticons were banished to deep space. G-2 Part 6
Legends comic (2)
Later, after Megatron was humiliated, Galvatron II assumed command of Road Pig and the Decepticons. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1 They attacked the planet Beast to steal its energy. Road Pig and the G-2 Decepticons unleashed a barrage of laser fire at the Monsterbots and Beastformers at Galvatron's command. Hooligan used Road Pig as a personal bike, riding him into battle. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3 After the Decepticons were driven off Beast, Unicron Neo arrived on Chaar and confronted the Decepticons. Road Pig was present when Galvatron II fled into the past to avoid being destroyed by Unicron Neo. LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One
When the Cybertron Alliance was restored, Road Rocket and Road Pig were reunited with Nightbird, who tried to impose peace between her two former students. Epiloge
Wings Universe
In 2010, Road Pig was part of Clench's forces when they invaded the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. He guarded one of the facility's back doors, but was knocked out by a karate-chop courtesy of Streetwise. Generation 2: Redux
2005 IDW continuity
Before the Great War, Road Pig worked as a gunsmith. His illegal factory was shut down by a police raid led by Orion Pax. Endless Forever
Road Pig served under the command of Turmoil when their second-in-command Deadlock violated orders. Deadlock attacked the Autobots when Turmoil ordered him not to, and then executed a fellow Decepticon who planned on reporting his insubordination. Deadlock tried to rally Road Pig and several other soldiers from Turmoil's forces under his new leadership. Road Pig and his comrades refused, and turned Deadlock over to Turmoil to answer for his attempted mutiny. Drift #1
Toys
Generation 2
- Road Pig (Laser Cycle, 1995)
- Japanese ID number: TRF-12
- Road Pig transforms into a black Harley-Davidson Electra Glide touring motorcycle. One of the two Laser Cycles released in the tail end of Generation 2, Road Pig has a light up gimmick activated by pressing a button to light an LED, making the clear plastic of his arm-mounted tailpipe-weapon glow red.
- This mold was redecoed to make the 2001 Robots in Disguise version of Axer, and a redecoed and slightly-retooled version was release as Robotmasters Double Face. There were also plans to use it for a Generation 2 Laser Cycle incarnation of Soundwave, but it was never released.
Notes
- While Road Pig's card art and cross-sell toy photo depicts him with a black head, red upper arms and black forearms, the final toy features a red head and swaps the arm colors around.
- In 2000, Road Pig and Road Rocket were redecoed and retooled as items for the then-current incarnation of Microman, "LED Powers". Road Pig became the "Road Bison" (ロードバイソン Rōdo Baison) MicroBike, packaged with Microman "Rider Walt" as L-15. The Road Bison did not have electronics, as the idea was that the LEDs within Rider Walt's backpack would provide the light source for the muffler weapon. This release is the source of the retoolings found in the later Robots in Disguise and Robotmasters uses of the mold. Later, the Road Bison received an exclusive Japanese Toys"R"Us redeco as the "Tornado Bison" (トルネードバイソン Torunēdo Baison), sold in a boxed set with a likewise-exclusive Road Rocket redeco.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Road Big (ロードビッグ Rōdo Biggu), Road Pig (ロードピッグ Rōdo Piggu)
- French: Graisseux ("Greasy")
- Italian: Molock
