"Either this monitor has a stupid screen saver, or I've got a bobcat in my Amazatorium."
- Oinker upon seeing Bubsy on his security camera
Oinker P. Hamm is a wealthy businessman and the antagonist in Bubsy II and Bubsy: Paws on Fire.
Personality
Oinker is a ludicrously greedy entrepreneur who entertains sometimes convoluted business practises. In Bubsy II, he wanted to sell the unobtainable; and stole historial objects and concepts, the disappearance of which was somehow recognized in present time.
Even so, he's not very creative in some departments. He planned to set up a zoo in Paws on Fire named similarly to his failed theme park, and dubbed it "Amazootorium".
His love for money has emotionally numbed him, as he's reportedly sold his own grandmother to a butcher shop. When his schemes are under threat, he's quick to respond with violence and has a large group of henchmen to his disposal, making Oinker fit the mould of a mob boss more than anything.
Appearance
Oinker is an overweight, anthropomorphic pig, whose attire changes often.
In Bubsy II's manual comic, he had yellow skin and wore a white blouse, checkered red blazer, and a purple tie with yellow dots. In-game, he had a more rounded body and wore a yellow blouse, blue blazer, a red tie, red pants, and black shoes.
On a game map of the Amazatorium, Oinker was portrayed to have large blue eyes and wear a green tie with yellow dollar signs.
In Bubsy: Paws on Fire, the most noticeable change to his design is his legs, which Oinker seemingly lost during an off-screen moment. He has an artificial, always-hovering lower half, though he's still dressed similarly to his Bubsy II design. His skin has liver spots and he wears a golden ring on his left hand.
Trivia
- During early development, Oinker looked vastly different and his last name was "Spamm".
- In Bubsy II's manual comic, Oinker calls himself a "boar" opposed to a "pig", implying he's referring to his species, not his gender;
- Even so, Oinker doesn't look like a wild boar.
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