Given that "warts" and "hogs" are both unloved, Why not prybar letters, together shoved? A well-placed dash might do the trick, Would "War-Thog" sound too sci-fi bombastic?
The Red Panda: more red than Panda Bear -- I'll grant you similarity of facial hair. Why is it not "the Ginger Raccoon?" Too much like a bamboo-eating Irish buffoon?
We are fond of calling him "Man's Best Friend," What would he call us, if it were he who penned? I wonder, would he have stayed at our feet, Had we not mastered the grilling of meat?