Pig (Franchise)

Pigs are a domesticated animal that are only mentioned on a minor scale in the How to Train Your Dragon Franchise.

Description
The Domestic Pig (Sus domesticus) is descended from the Wild Boar. It is a mammal with often sparse wiry hair and two weight-bearing or cloven toes. It is popularly characterized by its snout, which extends somewhat out from its face and ends on a flat pad where the two nostrils are located. The snout is somewhat flexible, and vaguely mimics an extremely short elephant's trunk.

Function
The pig's main function in both the Franchise and otherwise is for meat production. As a meat animal, it can be assumed that Dragons eat pigs as well, though it has not been explicitly stated in the Franchise.

In actuality, pigs have also been raised as pets (Example: Pot-Bellied Pigs). There is limited harvest of pig's milk as well. Pigs are sometimes used to sniff out items, most notably the Truffle fungus.

How to Train Your Dragon
Pigs make a small appearance in the first movie. They are among the many items that the various dragons bring to Dragon Island as tribute to the Red Death.

Racing For The Gold
In this collection of short videos, ham appears as the highest medal a Viking could win. It was awarded to Snotlout, just before a Monstrous Nightmare (presumably Hookfang) snags the ham and Snotlout with it and flies away.

Dragons: Riders of Berk
In the episode "Alvin & the Outcasts", Mulch has to go search for Bucket when he disappears while leading the villagers to a cave. Mulch is annoyed at always having to search for Bucket, and calls him a "half wit pig".

Dragons: Defenders of Berk
In the episode, "A View to a Skrill, Part 2", Tuffnut infiltrates a feast on Outcast Island. The feast table contains a variety of foods, including a very large ham.

Dragons: Race to the Edge, Season 2
Two hams are seen on a table of food that the Twins stole from houses on Berk damaged by a Berserker attack in "Team Astrid".

Dragons: Race to the Edge, Season 4
Hams are seen on a banquet table on Caldera Cay, when the Defenders of the Wing throw a feast in Snotlout's honor, in the episode "Saving Shattermaster".

Dawn of the Dragon Racers
Live pigs are not seen in the Movie Short, Dawn of the Dragon Racers, but several incidences of large legs of ham are shown in the background. It is possible these are from Wild Boar, but the size and number of them suggest a domestically raised pig.

Dragon Down
During Hiccup's opening narration, a man is seen carrying a dead pig.

The Serpent's Heir
One panel in the graphic novel, The Serpent's Heir shows a sty of pink wallowing pigs on the island of Nepenthe. Despite the mysterious dragon roars and the tremoring land, the pigs appear unconcerned. This might be a product of the Foreverwing dragon's sedating breath, who are buried under the island.

Look And Find: How to Train Your Dragon
This children's activity book contains eight scenes for the reader to find hidden objects. In the eighth scene, there are various food items around the Great Hall, including two roast pigs.

How to Train Your Dragon (game)
A minor character appears in this game named Piglegs.

Rumblehorn
According to Dean DeBlois in the How to Train Your Dragon 2 Film Commentary, the Rumblehorn is based in part on a Truffle Pig. This is a nod to pigs' excellent sense of smell. "And his name is Skullcrusher, and he is a big dragon, a tracking dragon, and he's part of the Tracker Class. He's a Rumblehorn, which is the name of the species. He's sort of a cross between a truffle pig and a rhino with the coloring of a scarab beetle."

- Dean DeBlois

As an Epithet
The use of "pig" in name-calling is seen in a variety of DreamWorks Dragons: The Series episodes. Examples are: "Oh, for the love of... Why am I always looking for Bucket? Hey, yeah, why can't he-- Bucket? It's like trying to keep track of a half-wit pig."

- Mulch in "Alvin & the Outcasts"

"Obviously! Pig-headed dragon."

- Snotlout referring to Hookfang in "Defiant One"

Trivia

 * In June of 2017, the School of Dragons Forum posted a Poll asking players what new animal they would like to see in game. Pig was one option, but did not win the poll. This suggests that in the future, the game staff may consider adding pigs to the game.