Road Pig (Decepticon)


 * 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 my 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."

Japanese name: Roadbig

Japanese G2 minicomics
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. Later, he joined the 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 Air Raid.

Generation 2

 * Road Pig (Laser Cycle, 1995)
 * Road Pig transforms into a black Honda 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 weapon illuminate.