Hogsworth

Hogsworth is a general and conqueror of the . He first appeared in "Hard Pill to Swallow" and is voiced by Old Chad Roman. A young pigman, Hogsworth is a veteran commander of the Nether Civil War. His oppression under the False Pig King led him to become loyal to Naeus, the Wither Clan leader who slayed his master and became a more lenient king, and his vision of a unified Nether Empire. 
Hogsworth fought in the founding battles of the Nether Empire. In the Overworld campaign, he pushed the pigmen armies westward to stall the enemy after Naeus was incapacitated. He was defeated soon before Naeus returned to battle. Hogsworth is held as a prisoner of war in the Frostbourne Dungeon, from which the Netherkin noble, Vanessa Crysteffor, is currently trying to break him out. Vanessa is an associate of Kane, an enemy of the empire with whom Hogsworth has a past. It is not known what this reveals about Hogsworth: if he is being duplicitous towards either side or being misled by Kane. 
== Design ==
Hogsworth is a young piglin, with light pink skin typical to that of a pig and an extruded snout, as well as small ears dangling from the head's side. He has dark eyes, and eyebrows, which is also a minority in the species. Since Cold as Ice: The Remake, he appears to have a red wound on the left side of his forehead, possibly from when he was thrown down by the False Pig King in Hard Pill to Swallow.
During the Nether Civil War, he wore only a grey leather strap of a traditional warrior, throughout his body. He received dark grey armor for his body, and eventually full Grey armor of an unknown substance (presumably netherite) during Naeus' rule, as well as a standard diamond sword. Through all his appearances, he had held a Pigman Shield in his right hand.
During Cold as Ice: The Remake he wore Netherite Armor, on his forehead appeared a red scar, and during Gotta Get Outta Here he wielded a netherite sword.
When he was captured by the Frostbourne, his armor was stripped to the undercloth, leaving him in a black 'robe' with a hood. As of Back into Darkness he has been reverted to his HPTS appearance, with the addition of his head scar.
==Story==
It is possible that Hogsworth is distantly related to the Pig King or the Piglin King.Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (December 11, 2021). "1) Yes" (Discord message). Retrieved December 21, 2023. After the Pig King's death, Hogsworth served the tyrannous False Pig King. His king's ultimate goal of wither genocide sparked a civil war between the pigmen and the withers.
He served the tyrannous False Pig King during the Nether Civil War. After Naeus defeated his master and claimed the throne, Hogsworth became extremely loyal to him. He later mobilized his forces into the Frostbourne Tundra, but was captured by the .
==Skills==
Hogsworth is demonstrated as a skilled swordsman and shieldman, as he could easily block any attack from any opponent to then quickly retaliate. He was able to defeat Hilda with relatively no difficulty swiftly, forcing Lyria Wintona to swoop in to distract him. He is also shown to have a high degree of teamwork and initiative as demonstrated in the fight against the Ender Dragon with Naeus, being an adept commander. 
However, he falters against persistent attacks, and usually falls against several timed hits, not being able to anticipate attacks after being quickly disorientated. Opponents like Naeus and Ser Patrick have taken advantage of this, although he can dodge slower attacks like the bulk of the Ender Dragon. His cowardice has many a battle caused him to surrender rather than lose his life. 
Hogsworth also possesses unfathomable endurance of injury on one front, able to survive impalement from a diamond sword; however, his tolerance of pain and stamina is low. 
== Appearances ==
==Trivia ==
*Hogsworth, Infernius and Kralos' names were all decided through polls on Discord.
**His other finalist names were 'Hammond' and 'Hamulous', suggested by Discord users inferno2368 and hallofarchives (HallofFame) respectively.
*Hogsworth was the first Piglin to be revealed, with this fact being confirmed on the Rainimator Discord. 
**Why he resembles a Pigmen more is currently unconfirmed, but it highly likely that it is because of his hybridism.
*Hogsworth is voiced by Old Chad Roman, making Roman the only person in the Production Team (outside of Rain) to voice a character.
*Hogsworth was born on June 9.
*Hogsworth is so far the only character to wear Netherite armour.
*Hogsworth's Netherite Armour skin was created by Dexter Kronos, with assistance from RedBlue115.
**The_MLG_Pizza helped make his prisoner skin.
==Gallery==
Main Article: Hogsworth/Gallery
== See Also ==
* Nether Horde
* False Pig King
* Hogsworth/tl
* Nether Civil War
* Hard Pill to Swallow
* Gotta Get Outta Here
== References ==
Category:Antagonist
Category:Leader
Category:Male
Category:Nether Horde
Category:Season 3 Fractures Character
Category:Supporting Antagonist
Category:Fractures Characters
Category:Pigmen
Category:Assets created by Dexter Kronos
Category:Season 4 Fractures Characters