Back in 1985, Olmec Toys was founded to provide a line of diverse heroes in the mode of Masters of the Universe — this was directly inspired by owner Yla Eason’s son asking for a Black He-Man. The result was the Sun Man line of toys and the villain of the line is Pig-Head. Pig-Head is exactly what his name says: a guy with a pig head. In other words, an Orc.
Not only an Orc, but the most garishly day-glo Orc ever conceived. The neon yellow/green with dark blue and hot pink is one of the most powerful villain palettes I have ever encountered. If he showed up in the background of Lo-Pan’s subterranean neon mall temple, I would be zero surprised.
Two version here. The bow-legged one is the modern version of the original toy, released as part of the official He-Man Masterverse along with Sun Man and Space Sumo (pretty cool they are now officially part of the line, I think). The big guy is the Mattel version of an Ultimate, featuring a more realistic sculpt. I find them both charming in different ways and, even if he isn’t intended to play off the idea of the pig-faced orc, I see him as a testament to how fantasy tropes like that leak into the mainstream over time.
There is something interesting about the simplicity in the original sculpts, kinda like how the old monster manual illustrations leave some room for the viewers imagination. Like the blank shield could accommodate stickers and the lack of detail in the chain connecting the flail could be imagined as a mace that was bent in a past battle. I also can’t help but feel like this villain was a not so subtle commentary on race relations with the Police at the time (also still relevant today.)