Pig Cop (Duke Nukem)

by Resaurus

My favourite in the Duke Nukem action figure line by the "why God, why?!" defunct Resaurus is the awesome Pig Cop – though merely an unimportant, much-cloned enemy in Duke Nukem 3D, the figure stands out as one of the highlights of my large action figure collection.

Standing just under 6" tall, the Pig Cop is a picture-perfect plastic version of the policeswine from the game - he's detailed perfectly, from his hooves, up to his brown-muscley hair which covers his body, to his realistic police uniform (which is bursting at the seams from the big muscles), all the way to his scary face with glowing red eyes and mohawk which runs all the way down his back. Despite being a plasticised version of a pixellated monster, he is detailed enough to be real, and I love it. Highlights include a shot-up bulletproof jacket, which is removable and has "LARD" written on it instead of LAPD. Another cool feature is a bush tail, which pokes out of his pants, which is creepily well done. The sculpting, paint and detail is all top notch, the best of the line.  

Pig Cop's articulation is also great while not wrecking any of the detail or overall look; he has joints at the arms, sleeves, wrists, neck, midsection, legs, and even his mouth, which can be opened or closed. Very cool! Despite only having one real pose, the Pig Cop's limb movement allows him to hold all of his weapons and be put in some great attack poses – and the mouth articulation gives him some slightly different facial expressions, or at least gives him the chance to bite Duke. Imaginative collectors will find fun ways to have him posed and attacking – just mucking around with Pig Cop is a lot of fun.

Further, Pig Cop's weapons and 

accessories are perfect; first off, his pump-action shotgun, which actually pumps and includes 4 detailed bullets strapped to the side. I love this gun – the pump-action is superb, and not only can Pig Cop hold it, but so can Duke, giving him the chance to pick it up and blow some others away after he knocks off the Pig Cop. With the Pig Cop's strange hoof-hands, it's hard for him to hold weapons. Resaurus got around this by putting peg holes in his hoofs, and pegs on his weapons, so that he can hold the shotgun in his right hand and pump with the left. Although his left hoof can't quite hold the pump, it's a moot point – he can hold the gun threateningly anyway. Secondly, he comes with an altered nightstick (with a bloody knife attached, of course). Holding in his left hand, Pig Cop can happily stab and kill anyone who gets in his way – the blood on the knife is very nicely splattered, more realistically than the recent McFarlane's Monsters, and Pig Cop's arm articulation fully supports attacking with the nightstick – very nice. Thirdly, he features a removable bulletproof vest as mentioned before, which fits nicely on him with pegs, or can be removed to show his torn police uniform underneath. Finally, he comes with a gas mask, which fits over his long snout to protect him from any nasty gases. All of the accessories maintain the high standard of detail and sculpt perfected by the figure and are most impressive.

Changing the different accessories is fun and gives Pig Cop even more playability, of which he has heaps. Pig Cop is highly durable, and his articulation supports some rough play. With so many different and interchangeable extras, you can put several Pig Cops against Duke for lots of fun Nukem action! Pig Cop is in scale with the Duke figure from this line, and will surely impress any collector or player who likes the Duke Nukem 3D game. Overall, I love this figure – not only for my Duke figure display, but also with other police figures, like the cops in the Simpsons, or the Starrs, for a bit of a mix. Much recommended!

- Shocka