Piglet

“*It's awfully hard to be brave when you're such a small animal.*”

*- Piglet*

Piglet is a protagonist and a member of The New Action Squad.

## Character Information

### Personality

Kind-hearted, funny, happy-go-lucky, loyal, selfless, comical, hyperactive, musical, outgoing, passionate, caring, protective, understanding, sentimental, sensitive, talkative, friendly, chipper, absent-minded, helpful, supportive, cowardly, innocent, paranoid, scared, adventurous, brave, shy, cute, heroic, anxious, coy, quiet, supportive, passive, timid, helpful, organized, energetic, kind, considerate, optimistic, heroic, cheerful, playful, heroic, responsible, confident

### Goal

To become brave/To protect the universe from evil

## Media Information

### First Appearance

The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh (1977)

## **BIOGRAPHY**

Piglet is shown to live in a large home in a beech tree. According to Piglet, the home once belonged to his grandfather, who was named Trespassers William. Though he apparently gives the home to Owl and moves in with Pooh at the end of *Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day*, other media depict Piglet as still residing in his grandfather's home. Piglet has great pride in his house, being somewhat of a homebody—when not with Pooh, he spends most of his time either cleaning or decorating his home.

Like most of the characters, Piglet is named after his own species. Despite this, however, he is not an actual child, as Roo has been suggested to be the only juvenile member of the gang.

Outside of the 100 Acre Wood, he is a member of The New Action Squad.

## **APPEARANCE**

Piglet is pink all over, with darker pink ears. He is usually seen in a pink, striped jumper. He sometimes wears a scarf, though not terribly often. He is considered to be a "very small animal" due to him being the smallest (other than Roo) out of the friends.

## **PERSONALITY**

Mostly due to his small size and flimsiness, Piglet is an incredibly timid, fragile, and insecure animal. He apparently suffers from anxiety and is often seen cowering in fear in even the tamest moments. Piglet also has a speech impediment that causes him to stutter.

Though Pooh and the others don't seem to mind Piglet's phobias and happily brings him along and/or protects him through every adventure, Piglet is noticeably embarrassed and ashamed of his dominate cowardliness, and many stories have revolved around him making attempts to overcome his fears. When it comes to adventuring, Piglet is somewhat of a reluctant hero, as he typically likes to avoid any potential danger by staying home, only to tag along out of fear of disappointing his friends. Though he's far from the bravest animal, he has successfully come through for his friends on numerous occasions. This is mostly due to the fact that Piglet is surprisingly crafty and harbors impressive physical strength. He's also rather creative and inventive, being able to create contraptions out of whatever is around him, to use to his and his friends' advantage.

When the situation truly calls for it, Piglet is a reliable member of the team, and has been pivotal to solving their problems on various occasions throughout the franchise (some notable examples being *Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh* and *Piglet's Big Movie*).

Throughout the process of the Action Squad episodes, Piglet grows to become more optimistic and social and is willing to give more of a helping hand to someone. When around villains though, he feels terrified.

## **TRIVIA**

* In one episode, Piglet can clearly be seen eating ham, which would make him a cannibal (like real pigs). Though on the other hand, Piglet is an actual toy pig, so this isn't considered cannibalism.
* In the original books, Piglet's jumpsuit was green, but in the Disney productions, it's dark pink. At theme parks, it's pink and white striped. In the live-action film, *Christopher Robin*, it's green like in the books.
* Piglet may possess a small degree of super strength as he is able to hold Pooh using only one hand seen in *Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin*.
* The sign in front of Piglet's house bears his great-grandfather's name and is a pun on signs people put in front of private property - "Trespassers will be prosecuted".
	+ Alternatively, in *Disney Learning Adventures: Winnie the Pooh ABC's*, the completed sign reads "Trespassers will be eaten".
* A constant misbelief is that Piglet prevented the release of Pooh cartoons in the Middle East due to the idea of a talking pig being anathema. This has been disproven as films such as *Piglet's Big Movie* has been released in Egypt, an Islamic nation, without incident.
* In "Boo to You" and in some episodes of *The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh*, Piglet would make a sound whenever he landed on the ground. The noise hasn't been used since.