A small, round-faced, bright-eyed, cheerful, and overly nimble pig. His persuasive power is so high that animals say he has the ability to make black appear white. In this totalitarian system where the pure ideals of the revolution are gradually destroyed for the sake of the pigs' luxury and comfort, he is the mastermind who makes the leadership appear logical and inevitable to the masses. Whenever there is a problem, objection, or hunger, he immediately takes the stage, with shoulder shrugs and tail wags, spilling numbers and proving things that have no basis in reality. Whenever a luxury the animals crave is mentioned, he skillfully interjects the threat: 'If the pigs lose their wits, Jones will come back!' All the sneaky moves of the order (changing commandments, explaining massacres, hunger crises) are covered up by his gilded lies.
He is one of the farm pigs. He is not seen much in the forefront while Old Major is alive, but as Napoleon strengthens his leadership, he practically immediately assumes his sycophancy and role as state spokesperson.
A small, fat, round-faced, nimble, shrieking, shrill-voiced pig. Towards the end of the novel, he becomes so fat that his eyes can barely be seen through layers of fat.
Boxer
Someone he approaches with respect/fear for his physical strength, the person he had the most difficulty persuading, and the one he eventually deceived and signed the death warrant for.
Napoleon
The chief from whom he extracts benefit from being attached and whose spokesperson he is.
Snowball
A ghost he turned into an object of hatred by damaging his name and distorting history when he was no longer there.