Is "pig" aesthetic for a fat character fatphobic?
My new character in my story is vaguely inspired by Roadhog from Overwatch. He wears a mask too (Roadhog is never shown without it). So, I was speculating what my character's face could look like and thought about some mutations/deformities that make him look like a pig, as a kind of a tribute to the character's prototype and as a reflection of what he's been through/the cruelty of the part of the world he has to live in.
He had pretty rough teen years, been at war, and probably was tortured/experimented on at some point.
He wears a mask because he's currently a mercenary and needs anonymity, because he's, well, easily recognizable as he is. He's mostly nonchalant about his appearance, though doesn't like people's attention (or people in general).
So, I could, like, add him just some unspecified scars and drop the pig references altogether. Or maybe it's something that he could own (considering his personality and his ways to cope with trauma, he most definitely could) and maybe it would be actually something cool?