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Slizardo

2012-02-24T09:48:55Z

92.15.153.253: /* The Transformers cartoon */

:''Slizardo is an [[Alien]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Gambler Slizardo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He has a cousin on the Gummi Bears.]]
'''Slizardo''' is an alien who worked for [[Lord Gyconi]] on the casino asteroid, [[Monacus]]. He excelled at being submissive and was often mistreated by Gyconi.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' ? (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)
When [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and the space gambler [[Bosch]] inadvertently allowed a group of brainwashed [[Autobot]]s to fall into the clutches of Lord Gyconi, Slizardo was ordered to follow the pair in order to keep tabs on them. Shadowing them as they entered a bar, the luckless Slizardo was turned on by two thugs, but was saved by the Autobot bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]], and swore loyalty to him. With his aid, Smokescreen, Bosch and Devcon discovered that Gyconi had sold the captive Autobots to the [[Decepticon]]s and attacked, prompting the villains to flee. Preparing to give chase, Devcon offered a partnership to Slizardo, who happily accepted and jetted off into space with him. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

By 2006, it became apparent that Slizardo and Devcon had gone their separate ways, and Slizardo had fallen in with the alien mercenary, the [[Skuxxoid]]. Having already done several jobs for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], the Skuxxoid brought Slizardo in when he received his newest mission—to release [[Anti-electron|anti-electrons]] into a power generator on Cybertron, which caused Autobots all across the planet to malfunction. When [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] shut the generator down, the anti-electrons vaporized, sending Galvatron into a rage, but Slizardo placated him by suggesting that he look inside Unicron's head for more. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

===3H comics===
Devcon expanded on the circumstances of his and Slizardo's separation, smirkingly telling [[Apelinq]] that after "about fifteen cycles", he left Slizardo floating in space when he got the information he needed from him. Jerk.{{storylink|Betrayal}} Devcon later noted that he had at least given Slizardo a space suit before abandoning him, and was considering restarting their partnership, albeit 300 years later. Still a jerk. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Slizardo''' (スリザード ''Surizādo'')
*''Italian:'' '''Sleazardo'''

[[Category:Generation 1 aliens]]
[[Category:Universe characters]]

Slizardo

2012-02-24T09:48:23Z

92.15.153.253: /* Fiction */

:''Slizardo is an [[Alien]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Gambler Slizardo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He has a cousin on the Gummi Bears.]]
'''Slizardo''' is an alien who worked for [[Lord Gyconi]] on the casino asteroid, [[Monacus]]. He excelled at being submissive and was often mistreated by Gyconi.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' ? (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)
When [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and the space gambler [[Bosch]] inadvertently allowed a group of brainwashed [[Autobot]]s to fall into the clutches of Lord Gyconi, Slizardo was ordered to follow the pair in order to keep tabs on them. Shadowing them as they entered a bar, the luckless Slizardo was turned on by two thugs, but was saved by the Autobot bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]], and swore loyalty to him. With his aid, Smokescreen, Bosch and Devcon discovered that Gyconi had sold the captive Autobots to the [[Decepticon]]s and attacked, prompting the villains to flee. Preparing to give chase, Devcon offered a partnership to Slizardo, who happily accepted and jetted off into space with him. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

By 2006, it became apparent that Slizardo and Devcon had gone their separate ways, and Slizardo had fallen in with the alien mercenary, the [[Skuxxoid]]. Having already done several jobs for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the Skuxxoid brought Slizardo in when he received his newest mission—to release [[Anti-electron|anti-electrons]] into a power generator on Cybertron, which caused Autobots all across the planet to malfunction. When [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] shut the generator down, the anti-electrons vaporized, sending Galvatron into a rage, but Slizardo placated him by suggesting that he look inside Unicron's head for more. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

===3H comics===
Devcon expanded on the circumstances of his and Slizardo's separation, smirkingly telling [[Apelinq]] that after "about fifteen cycles", he left Slizardo floating in space when he got the information he needed from him. Jerk.{{storylink|Betrayal}} Devcon later noted that he had at least given Slizardo a space suit before abandoning him, and was considering restarting their partnership, albeit 300 years later. Still a jerk. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Slizardo''' (スリザード ''Surizādo'')
*''Italian:'' '''Sleazardo'''

[[Category:Generation 1 aliens]]
[[Category:Universe characters]]

Sheol

2012-02-24T09:43:20Z

92.15.153.253: /* Generation 1 Cartoon */

:''Sheol is a location from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:TheGambler Sheol street.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]
A hot spot (pun intended) on dark side of the gambling asteroid [[Monacus]] (perhaps the ''only'' hot spot), '''Sheol''' is home to [[Lord Gyconi]] and his Pit of Destruction.

Don't expect to find this one in the travel brochures, kiddies.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 Cartoon===

After having his companions captured by [[Bosch]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] found himself having to join the alien in his trip to the city. The pair used Smokescreen's Autobot friends as collateral in an effort to get credits that Smokescreen could use to gamble with in the hopes of paying for his friends' freedom. This ended badly, as Smokescreen was caught cheating and lost his whole wad.

The pair holed up in one of the city's many bars, in the process encountering [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]], a bounty hunter who was there to hunt down some Decepticons. As it turned out, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] had arrived in [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] with the intent of shaking down Gyconi.

Gyconi diverted their attention by encouraging them to visit the ''true'' main attraction of Gyconi's facility, a gladiatorial arena. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and later [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] were placed under mind control and rolled out in order to fight fixed matches against the [[Animalien]] gladiators, but only the former actually engaged in battle as Smokescreen & co. made a scene before the latter's battle could begin. The city then saw a '''real''' fight in which Gyconi and the Decepticons teamed up against Smokescreen and Devcon. Once Astrotrain was loaded with [[energon cube]]s, Gyconi and the Decepticons fled, Devcon and his new ally [[Slizardo]] in hot pursuit. This allowed Smokescreen and Bosch the chance to restore the Autobots before Bosch decided to go hit "casino row." {{storylink|The Gambler}}

[[Las Vegas|What happens in Sheol stays in Sheol, eh?]]

==Notes==
Sheol is named for [[wikipedia:Sheol|She'ol]], where — according to Jewish theology — the wicked dead go for spiritual purification or punishment and is thus the furthest point away from Heaven. Given the fact that the city appears to be one giant slum filled with casinos, bars, and other less-than-savory locations, the name is hilariously appropriate. As such, it serves as one of the '''many''' parental bonus moments that were among the hallmarks of the [[Sunbow]] offerings during the 1980s.

[[Category:Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Space]]

The Gambler

2012-02-24T09:38:48Z

92.15.153.253: /* Featured characters */

{{episode
|image=The Gambler title shot.JPG
|caption="On a warm summer's evenin', on a train bound for nowhere..."
|series=G1toon
|ep=47
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=36
|prev2=The Secret of Omega Supreme
|next2=The Girl Who Loved Powerglide
|title="The Gambler"
|written by=[[Michael Charles Hill]]
|production code=700-46
|airdate=[[November 11]], 1985
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''On the return journey from Aron's world, the Autobots are captured by a gambling-addicted alien and traded away, leaving Smokescreen and the Autobot bounty hunter Devcon to rescue them.'''

:''Japanese title:'' ギャンブル惑星モナカス (''Gamble Wakusei Monacus'', "Monacus, the Planet of Gambling ")
:''Italian title, dub 1:'' '''Il giocatore d'azzardo''' ("The gambler")
:''Italian title, dub 2:'' '''Il giocatore''' ("The gambler")

==Synopsis==
{{note|This episode follows the events of "[[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]]".}}
[[Image:Gamblerautosintubes.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin' is knowin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep.]]
The Autobots are returning to earth after their adventure on [[Brobdingnag]], when their "toy rocket" space ship suddenly comes to a halt. They are captured by an alien captain named [[Bosch]]. Bosch deactivates them and intends to sell the Autobots as slaves in exchange for energon. However, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]'s tube malfunctions and he remains functional, though temporarily immobilized.

Smokescreen learns that Bosch is a gambler. After demonstrating his ability to manipulate a slot machine, he takes Bosch's proposition to go to [[Monacus]], a gambling asteroid, and win enough energon to repower Bosch's ship in exchange for the freedom of the rest of the Autobots.

Bosch and Smokescreen end up at the "Pit of Destruction" arena of [[Gyconi|Lord Gyconi]], a local swindler, where they use the Autobots as collateral for a very high-interest loan of energon chips. At a casino, Smokescreen builds up quite a stack of winnings and lets it all ride on one last bet, but one of the casino workers breaks his link with a slot machine and he loses everything. Unable to buy back his friends, Smokescreen vows that Gyconi hasn't seen the last of him.

[[Image:Gamblersmokescreenbets.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table. There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.]]

Meanwhile, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] arrive on the planet in [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and head towards the city. They are followed by a mysterious blue Autobot.

In a local tavern, Smokescreen meets the mysterious Autobot, who introduces himself as [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]]; he's a bounty hunter searching for Decepticons.

[[Image:Gamblerdevconslizardo.jpg|left|200px|thumb|For a taste of your whiskey, I'll give you some advice.]]

In Gyconi's lair, Ramjet and Dirge shake down the big green frogman for a share of his profits. He invites the two Decepticon planes to stay and watch the upcoming battle in his arena: the Autobots versus the Animaliens. Before the show, Gyconi fixes the fight by giving the Autobots unstable energon which will wear off and make them defenseless.

The fight begins as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], under Gyconi's control, takes on an ugly red lizard animalien. At first the Autobot leader holds his own, prompting a lot of patrons to bet on him, but then his power runs out and he's overcome. [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] is forced into the arena for the next match, but before it starts, Smokescreen fills the place with smoke and forces everyone out. Ramjet and Dirge chase him down, but he's saved by Devcon.

[[Image:Gambleranimalianfight.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep.]]

Gyconi and the Decepticons load up Astrotrain with energon cubes in order to make a getaway, but Smokescreen, Devcon and Bosch confront them. During a fierce firefight, Smokescreen uses his smoke again to confuse the Decepticons. They take off aboard Astrotrain and Devcon chases after them.

The Autobots are returned to normal and Bosch offers to take them back to earth, but only after a quick stop at casino row.

{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (1)
* [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (4)
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (5)
* [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] (14)
|c2=
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (11)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (12)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (13)
|c4=
* [[Bosch]] (6)
* Monacan loan shark (7)
* [[Animalien]] (8)
* [[Slizardo]] (9)
* [[Gyconi]] (10)
}}

==Quotes==
"Arrrgh! I can't even beat my own machine anymore, and I had it fixed so I could cheat!"
:—'''Bosch''' has a stroke of bad luck.

"The name is Smokescreen, and I never walk when I can drive."
:—'''Smokescreen'''

"Ladies and gentlemen! Tonight for the first time anywhere in the galaxies, you will witness the pugilistic spectacle of the millennium!"
:—'''Lord Gyconi''' talks up his gladiator show.

"Now, prepare to meet my friend, Mr. Ionic Displacer."
:—'''Astrotrain'''

==Notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
*When the autobots are captured and Smokescreen's tube breaks, he's miscoloured. He's back to blue and red as he gets paralyzed by the guard.
*The animation of the tubes opening to release the brainwashed Autobots is just the shot of them closing played backwards — unfortunately this means that Smokescreen appears to be in one of the tubes when he shouldn't be.
*As the Autobots are returned to their original size, shouldn't the container they were in shatter? There's no breaking sound effect.
*The lowering platform in Gyconi's room is left unanimated, making the Autobots seem to lower into a paving stone.
*As Smokescreen goes "all in" at the casino, one shot shows the energon chips as all-black (rather than glowing pink). The same thing happens as the patrons at the arena grab their chips, and as the Autobots load Astrotrain with energon cubes.
*After Smokescreen loses the chips, the next shot of him (in Gyconi's room) has him colored entirely in blue.
*When Slizardo and Bosch approach Astrotrain, Slizardo's animation cell does not change, resulting in him appearing much smaller than Bosch.
*When Bosch and Smokescreen are walking together, they are about the same height, however, when Smokescreen transforms, Bosch rides inside him. Then again, mass-shifting is nothing new here.

===Continuity errors===
*In terms of airdates, this episode is ''definitely'' played out of order, as we've seen several of the characters that are still trying to escape from Aron's planet in "[[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]]" on Earth prior to this one.
*Apparently the Decepticons on Earth make trips to far away planets to take their cut of energon from their business partners. If Megatron's been (mostly) on Earth for 4 million years, when did he set these deals up?
*Both times Smokescreen shoots his smoke out, the Decepticons are shown coughing (even though, again, Transformers are robots and don't have real throats or lungs).
*At any point after the "temporary" paralyzing effects of Bosch's gun wears off, Smokescreen is given ample opportunities to simply force Bosch to free his friends. He is clearly more interested in this gambling trip than saving his friends... good thing for him that Prime was comatose when it all happened!

===Transformers references===
*Slizardo would eventually return in the season 3 episode "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]" alongside the [[Skuxxoid]].
*Devcon would later be featured in the [[Universe (2003 comic)|''Wreckers'' comic]].
*Astrotrain refers to his ionic displacer rifle by that name.

===Real-world references===
*[[wikipedia:Sheol|Sheol]], the name of Lord Gyconi's part of town, is a Hebrew word that means "the grave", and is sometimes used as a synonym or euphemism for Hell.
*When an alien turns down Bosch's offer of the Autobots as collateral, saying he's "got robots up to [his] eyeballs", he advises Bosch to go see someone named Asimov. [[wikipedia:Isaac Asimov|Isaac Asimov]] was a science-fiction writer known for his stories about robots (duh).
*Monacus is named for the real-world sovereign state of Monaco, famous for its casino.

===Trivia===
* This is one of the only two pre-movie episodes in which [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] does not appear, the other being "[[The God Gambit]]". Both have Astrotrain and two Seekers in them.
* Before the Botcon comic, the overwhelming majority of the fandom spelled Devcon's name Defcon, which is closer to the pronunciation given in the episode and has a real world meaning. Many in the fandom were up in arms about the spelling; however, the comic spelling is based on the original script and is now considered the "correct" spelling.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1994 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2: Vol. 5 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 3: Series 2.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 05: Stagione Due Parte Terza ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part Two (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume Two: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/the_gambler.html Dossier on the Cybertron Chronicle]

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