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• Summons a pig familiar who mostly does nothing but follow the player around.
• If the player dies, the pig will jump in the way of the finishing shot, sparing the player and effectively granting an extra life. This fully heals the player and removes the item from the player's inventory. In Exit the Gungeon, the Pig only heals a small amount of health.

• Bacon and Eggs - If the player also has [Strapazzatore] , its shot speed is increased by 50%.
• The Elephant in the Room - If the player has [Pachidarma] , it becomes an elephant head and shoots elephants instead of bullets.
• Hyper Beam - If the player has [Energiran] , when Pig dies, [Energiran] 's ammo is fully refilled and it temporarily switches to Hyper Beam mode, where uncharged shots deal 80 damage and charged shots deal 160 damage. [Energiran] will automatically revert to its original form after 30 seconds.
• The Line Of Fire - If the player has [Arma composita] , its shots leave a trail of fire.
• Porkulent - If the player has [Anello della parsimonia] , purchases will not destroy the ring.
• The Return - If the player has [Cannone t-shirt] , [Cannone immondiziere] , [Cannone scientifico] , [Cannone prismatico] , [Cannone improvvisato] , [Cannone serio] , [Cannone pulsante] , [Cannone infettante] , or [Cannone vulcanico] , the pig turns green to resemble Cannon [ Boss ], and now shoots bat projectiles at nearby enemies. A [Armorfo cuccioloso] will not copy the synergy if the Pig gains the synergy after the [Armorfo cuccioloso] is collected.
• Tea For Two - If the player also has [Teiera] , when reloading the teapot, a small red aura will appear around the pig. Every enemy in this aura will be ignited.
• Does not revive a player in coop mode if they are not the last player standing, and may softlock the game.
• If the player has [Armorfo cuccioloso] , acquiring Pig creates a second identical Pig companion. Both companions will sacrifice themselves to save the player.
• If the player has [Clone] , Pig dies before [Clone] can trigger.
• When the player has fire immunity and The Line of Fire , the player can safely cover a room in fire with a few shots, especially if they also have [Sparpagliacolpi] .
• If the player has [Pistolspada] , the pig will be knocked back a significant distance when reloading.
• You do not gain temporary invulnerability like you normally would when you take damage upon being revived, making it easy to take damage after coming back to life.
• Since The Robot does not have maximum health or permanent health upgrades, they will always have the default six Armor upon being revived.

• After the effect of the item occurs, it will be permanently renamed to "Hero Pig", with a new description and pick-up quote that remain even after the run is over. Pick-up quote: " He was so young."
• Description: "A hero pig. You should have never doubted this pig. He is a true hero."
• In Exit the Gungeon , the Pig's name and description does not change.
• This item may be a reference to the German movie "Siegfried", where a pig saves the protagonist's life by jumping in front of an arrow.
• The name may be a reference to a viral video titled "Pig rescues baby goat", in which a pig appears out of nowhere to assist a drowning baby goat. (However, there was no sacrifice and the video was staged.)
• This item may be a reference to the anime "Seven Deadly Sins", where the talking pig Hawk, the Captain of the Order of Scraps Disposal, has identical properties.
• The Hyper Beam synergy is a reference to the final fight against Mother Brain in Super Metroid , in which after the baby Metroid is killed, Samus gains the Hyper Beam.
• The The Line of Fire synergy refers to the stuffed pig carried by Marvin Boggs (played by John Malkovich) in RED . Malkovich also played the assassin in In the Line of Fire , which the [Arma composita] is based on.
• The The Return synergy is a reference to the in-game boss Cannon, himself a reference to Ganon from the Legend of Zelda video game series. The synergy name refers to Cannon returning in some form via the appearance of the pig. The synergy being named "The Return" may also be a reference to the game-over screen from The Legend of Zelda 2: Adventure of Link , which includes the line "RETURN OF GANON". The pig's green color may also be an Angry Birds reference.
• The "Shifty" description may be a reference to the shifty looking cow from the first mass effect game, where if you turn your back on one of the alien cows it will steal your money, which pairs with the description as a seemingly normal pig that might not be the best to pig to have around.

Reward from hunting quests .