Slizardo

Slizardo is an alien from the cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

He has a cousin on the Gummi Bears.

An almost literal toady, Slizardo is a gibbering green alien whose loyalties belong to whoever is least likely to kill him at any one moment. His submissive nature and the fact he's not particularly good at being a ruthless criminal has resulted in him experiencing much abuse while in the employ of Lord Gyconi of Monacus. Even free of Gyconi, he can't seem to help but fall into the influence of evil types.

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: ? (English), Kenyū Horiuchi (Japanese)

When Smokescreen and the space gambler Bosch inadvertently allowed a group of brainwashed Autobots 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, and swore loyalty to him. With his aid, Smokescreen, Bosch and Devcon discovered that Gyconi had sold the captive Autobots to the Decepticons 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. 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, the Skuxxoid brought Slizardo in when he received his newest mission—to release anti-electrons into a power generator on Cybertron, which caused Autobots all across the planet to malfunction. When 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. Grimlock's New Brain

Unite Warriors/Legends

Slizardo and a Skuxxoid watched as Megaempress and her 4 Guards engaged in a "car wash". Customary Car Wash Meeting in the Bath!

At the end of the Great War, Devcon used his partnership with the Skuxxoid and Slizardo to prove to the nihilistic Smokescreen that people could change and work together for peace. Epiloge

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. 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. Wreckers: Finale Part II

Beast Wars: Uprising

Slizardo was Devcon's Headmaster. He, his larger partner, Spratt, and Death's Head formed a mercenary unit that hunted down the Star Seekers and took them back to Cybertron. Star Dasher's profile

Energon Universe

Slizardo had a history with Skuxxoid who taught him how to speak in standard language. Not picky about his clients, Slizardo was eventually hired by Hot Rod in his quest to help him find Springer. Void Rivals Energon Universe 2024 Special story

When Skuxxoid picked up the Zertonian Solila, and her reluctant Agorrian ally Darak, he thought Slizardo could make use of the unique alloy of their ship, offering them a Nebulan spacecraft in exchange for it. Void Rivals #3 When the two met up at a space station, Slizardo sought the alloy but took so long that Hot Rod himself took over and scared the information out of Skuxxoid. After the Autobot left, Slizardo asked his friend what they should do now only for Skuxxoid to wave him off, saying he was going home to his wife and kids. Void Rivals Energon Universe 2024 Special story

Notes

• As Uprising Slizardo (and Devcon, for that matter) was never visually depicted, it is ambiguous whether he is a human, Nebulon, Cyberdroid, or whatever species the original was. However, a possible look can be seen in editor Jesse Wittenrich's mockup.
• Designer Mark Maher wanted to include Slizardo with the Legacy Devcon toy, but budget wouldn't allow it.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Slizardo (スリザード Surizādo)
• French: Lézardo (Europe, Slizardo)
• Italian: Silardo (first dub), Sleazardo (second dub)