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A '''Pig Man''' [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|is a combination of a man and a pig]]. He doesn't have to be a genetic hybrid, sometimes he's just [[Funny Animal|an anthropomorphic pig]] or a pig-like humanoid alien.
In fantasy settings they may be a rare kind of were-animal, or just a pig-faced monster. Sometimes the work will call the
In science-fiction settings, it makes a certain amount of sense that the pig is the preferred species for this type of gene splicing: pigs and humans are anatomically similar enough on the inside that pigs may soon be grown as human organ donors. The similarities even extend to behavior, pigs being omnivores with furless skin and similar behavior in the wild, enjoying beer as much as the next guy.
Tragic is the story of the
As the trope name implies, a character of this type will almost always be a Pig ''Man'', similar to how cats are usually [[Catgirl|female.]] There are a number of reasons for this, the most prominent being that both pigs and men are stereotypically [[Men Are Uncultured|boorish and]] [[Guys Are Slobs|disgusting]], and of course pigs are not considered the most attractive animal; [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished]] after all! If there is a whole race of Pig People you might see some Pig Women in the background but don't expect them to play an especially big role.
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{{examples|Some of the Pigmen of our time:}}
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