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| “ | Hello, my name is Thunderpig. You ate my father with cheese and mustard, open-faced on a whole-wheat baguette. Prepare to die! | ” |
Thunderpig is an alien[DJW 1] villain who appears in Omniverse.
Appearance
Thunderpig's appearance is very similar to a warthog. He has a nose ring. He wears a purple and black leotard with a belt with a mark that looks like a silhouette of warthog. He also has purple and black boots and gloves, which are both fingerless and toeless.
Personality
Thunderpig is incredibly vengeful, occasionally coming after Ben because he assumed that Ben ate his father. Of course, Ben assumes that Thunderpig is not very intelligent and quickly comes to conclusions.[2][1]
History
Omniverse
Thunderpig first appeared in The More Things Change: Part 2 as a member of Psyphon's Gang only to be instantly defeated by Armodrillo.
In Special Delivery, Thunderbig came to Ben's house and tried to kill him for eating his father. Ben said that he is not the person he is looking for and defeated him as Echo Echo.
In Rad, Thunderpig was thrown out of the Black Hole alongside Bug-Lite.
In Mud is Thicker Than Water, Thunderpig participated in an attack on a Plumber Ship and received highly advanced Plumber Tech from Gorvan. After the Plumbers and Ben arrived, he was defeated by Crashhopper.
In Cough It Up, Thunderpig was among the bounty hunters hired by Psyphon to retrieve the Dehydrated Techadon Army Cube. However, he was defeated by Spidermonkey and later banned from Undertown by Argit.
In Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51, Thunderpig escaped from his cell and attacked Ben only to be defeated by Luhley.
In No Honor Among Bros, Thunderpig defeated the Bouncer at the Golden Fist Tournament but did not make it to the finals. Outside of the fighting, he was amazed by Blowfeld's strength.
In Universe vs. Tennyson, Thunderpig got out from jail thanks to Chadzmuth much to Ben's annoyance. Though he was taken back after Perk Upchuck ate his flail and spit it onto him, Chadzmuth helped him once again before they could have put him back to his cell.
In Clyde 5, Thunderpig teamed up with Liam to retrieve the Mark 5 Nanoshift Enabled Exo-Armor. After Clyde Fife rubbed Liam's neck and made him fall asleep, Thunderpig started to panic before grabbing Liam and running away. Retreating to the Black Hole, Thunderpig told a recovered Liam that he was bailing because he was not interested in fighting a wizard.
Powers and Abilities
Thunderpig exhibits enhanced strength, which allows him to use his flail.
Thunderpig has enhanced speed, as he can run faster than that of a normal human.
Thunderpig understands the Sotoraggians' language, since he was shown talking to them in the Black Hole. He was also impressed by what EightEight said when she tried to get Argit.[3]
Equipment
Thunderpig is armed with an energy flail and a laser cannon.
Weaknesses
It is implied that Thunderpig is not very intelligent and quickly comes to conclusions, evident by assuming Ben had eaten his father.
Thunderpig is quite superstitious, easily becoming afraid of Clyde Fife when he subdued Liam and assuming he was a wizard.[4]
Appearances
Omniverse
Season 1
- The More Things Change: Part 2 (first appearance)
Season 3
- Special Delivery
- Rad (cameo)
Season 4
Season 6
- Cough It Up
- Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51
- No Honor Among Bros (cameo)
- Universe vs. Tennyson (cameo)
Season 7
- Clyde 5
- Fight at the Museum (cameo)
- The Color of Monkey (cameo)
Season 8
- Stuck on You (cameo)
- Let's Do the Time War Again (cameo)
Video Games
Ben 10: Omniverse
Thunderpig is an enemy in the game (only on DS and 3DS).
Online Games
The Return of Psyphon
Thunderpig is an enemy in the game.
Naming and Translations
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Hungarian | Dörgőmalac | From dörgő, mennydörgés, thunder and malac, pig |
| Italian | Thunderpig | From the original English name |
| Polish | Grzmotowieprz | From grzmot, thunder and wieprz, hog |
| Portuguese (Br) | Thunderpig | From the original English name |
| Romanian | Thunderpig | From the original English name |
| Spanish (HA) | Puerco Thunderpuerco Puerco-Oh (Clyde 5) |
From puerco, pig From "thunder" and puerco, pig From puerco, pig and Oh, Oh; pronounced /'puɛrko 'o/ |
Trivia
- Thunderpig's flail closely resembles the flail belonging to the Dinobot Swoop from Transformers Animated.
- When asked where Thunderpig obtained his flail, Derrick J. Wyatt jokingly stated that he got it from Dinobot Island.[DJW 2]
- Derrick believed that it was Liam who probably told Thunderpig that Ben ate his father.[DJW 3]
- Thunderpig's warrior outfit is similar to Lion-O from ThunderCats, though the symbol on the belt is a black warthog instead of a panther.
- In some his appearances, Thunderpig charges up his mace yelling "Thunder, thunder, THUNDERPIG!", while Lion-O is famous for yelling "Thunder, thunder, THUNDERCATS!" as he charges his sword.
- The way Thunderpig greets Ben is similar to Inigo Montoya from the popular book/film The Princess Bride.
- Thunderpig's bio in the handheld versions of the Ben 10: Omniverse video game refers to him as a species instead of an individual.[merch 1]
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