Slag (G1)
| The name or term "Slag" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Slag (disambiguation). |
| The name or term "Slug" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Slug (disambiguation). |
- Slag is an Autobot Dinobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Slag is the Dinobot most likely to live up to the team's bad reputation. Slag is surly, mean-spirited, nasty, and disturbingly violent, to the point where it really is a wonder he's not a Decepticon. Slag will fight anyone, over anything, at the drop of a microchip, and fight dirty. Slag enjoys nothing more than reducing his enemies (and he's more than willing to include annoying Autobots on that list) to pools of molten metal with his fire-breath. He'd swim in the pools to celebrate if he could.
None of the Dinobots really like Optimus Prime, but he and Sludge share an especially intense dislike of him. But it's not just Prime's orders he questions. He'll even mouth off at Grimlock every now and then, but somehow does not end up as scrap or lunch. Slag's bad attitude means the rest of the Autobot forces are unlikely to come to his aid when he bites off more than he can chew.
He is sometimes known as Slug or, confusingly, Snarl.
| “ | Me Slag no like anything. | ” |
—Slag on Life, the Universe, and Everything, "Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1" | ||
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Neil Ross (English), Toshio Ishii (Japanese), Masashi Ebara (Japanese, "Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2"), Ken Yamaguchi (Japanese, The Movie), Tomomichi Nishimura (Japanese, 2010), Georges Atlas (French), Roberto Alexander (American Spanish), Hans-Rainer Müller (German, "Grimlock's New Brain"), Bernd Simon (German, "Call of the Primitives"), Thomas Albus (German, Generation 2 Season 1), Christoph Jablonka (German, Generation 2 Season 2)
Slag was developed, along with his fellow Dinobots Sludge and Grimlock, after the Autobots discovered dinosaur bones in their volcanic headquarters. Inspired by the power of the prehistoric beasts, Wheeljack and Ratchet built a trio of Dinobots to add firepower to the Autobot forces. The Dinobots proved too dangerous at first, and Optimus Prime ordered Wheeljack to abandon the Dinobot project. Wheeljack continued improving the trio of titans in secret, crafting memory components that made them smarter and easier to control. When the rest of the Autobots were captured by the Decepticons at the Great Falls hydroelectric power plant, Wheeljack dispatched the Dinobots to free their comrades and destroy the Decepticons. The Dinobots succeeded in forcing a Decepticon retreat and were welcomed as members of the Autobot team. S.O.S. Dinobots
One of Slag's greatest weaknesses was his hostility, and Megatron was able to use this to his advantage, turning the Dinobots against Optimus Prime. A new pair of Dinobots, Snarl and Swoop, stalled the old trio until the unstable meteor nearby exploded. Witnessing Optimus Prime valiantly save Grimlock from the explosion, the Dinobots decided that he was a good, passionate leader, and turned against Megatron as his squad escaped. War of the Dinobots
When Cybertron was being pulled into Earth's orbit, Slag pitched in to help stop the destruction. He and his fellow Dinobots created a moat that successfully captured an incoming tidal wave. The Ultimate Doom, Part 2 After that, the Dinobots were called upon to fight against Devastator. Heavy Metal War
Hound and Bumblebee had trouble teaching Slag and the other Dinobots how to play football. However, when the Autobots needed help to stop the Decepticons and King Nergill's attack on Washington, D.C., the Dinobots responded quickly. After the battle, Slag pitched in by using his fire breath to repair the Washington Monument. He came to Sub-Atlantica with the other Autobots, where he raised hell with his fellow Dinobots.Atlantis, Arise!
The Dinobots' powers proved invaluable when they needed to save Optimus Prime from rogue vehicles. Slag transformed into Triceratops mode and melted them down. Day of the Machines
While Wheeljack attempted to show off Grimlock's newfound finesse, Slag bumped into Grimlock and caused him to run amok. Then Sludge stepped on Slag's tail, and Slag instinctively breathed fire, scorching the Ark's computers. Afterwards, the Dinobots were sent to a new island that Bumblebee and Powerglide had discovered so they could master their abilities. Slag liked it, and thought that it'd offer room to move and stumble around. After practicing his "fire stuff", Megatron arrived and using fear, led a pack of dinosaurs to push the Dinobots into a tar pit. Dinobot Island, Part 1 However, they managed to get out, and Slag used his fire breath to get the tar off his comrades. Dinobot Island, Part 2
Slag was sent with the four other Dinobots to an airport with Decepticons in the vicinity, despite his dislike of everything. Breaking into their secret hideout with Snarl, Slag then melted Starscream's null-ray, to the Seeker's horror, and when he was dogpiled by Thrust and Thundercracker, threw them into a plane. When the Dinobots carelessly reverted to robot mode, an explosion knocked them down. Back at the base, Ratchet, Hoist and Wheeljack were able to repair them after countless hours of work. But after the Dinobots heard Optimus send them out for another mission, they had enough. Slag was sick of taking orders and decided to take orders from Grimlock only, and the Dinobots left the Ark. However, when Carly informed the Dinobots that the Autobots were low on cybertonium, Slag refused to help out, but Grimlock dragged him to Cybertron anyway, since they would be away from the Autobots. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1 When they reached Cybertron, Slag rammed Shockwave and then tried to turn him into a chew-toy. For this, the logic-driven Decepticon altered the Dinobots' memory circuits and put them to work in the Cybertonium Pit. Two squishies ended up saving them. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2
During the Battle of Autobot City, the Dinobots battled Devastator. Slag was the only one that managed to get a hit on Devastator, ramming into him at full speed. After evacuating Autobot City in the wake of Galvatron's attack, the Dinobots refused to leave, and Kup was forced to push Slag into the ship. Possibly to avoid being killed, Kup told the Dinobots about one of his encounters with an Ick-Yak. The Dinobots, along with Kup and Hot Rod, were shot down and crashed on Quintessa. The Dinobots searched for the two Autobots, with Grimlock believing they were close by, but Slag disagreed. They started hurling insults, and things might have turned violent, had Wheelie not appeared and pointed them in the right direction. He and Sludge broke down a door as Sharkticons prepared to execute the Autobots, giving a belated "Excuse me!" to a Quintesson prosecutor—who was being crushed under the combined weight of Slag, Sludge, and the door. Later, Slag literally burned the butt of a god. The Transformers: The Movie
Slag was one of the Primitives who were called by Primacron's assistant to battle Primacron's newest creation, Tornedron. When Grimlock was believed destroyed when Trypticon crashed on him, Slag took command of the Dinobots. He came up with an incredibly innovative strategy—lead the Dinobots away until he got a better idea. Hun-Gurrr thought it was the best idea yet. After Tornedron dispatched the other Primitives, Slag and the Dinobots attacked him, only to have their energy sucked from them. Fortunately, Grimlock survived Trypticon's weight and destroyed Tornedron, fixing everything. Call of the Primitives
Japanese cartoon continuity
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers story pages
The Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Masato Hirano (Japanese), Simon Broad (English, Omni Productions dub), Roberto Alexander (Latin American)
In the year 2011, Slag, along with his fellow Dinobots, was deployed by Wreck-Gar to deal with the sudden invasion of the Decepticon forces. Slag and his team attempted a resistance but were quickly disabled by one of Mindwipe's hypnotic spells, which forced them all to fall asleep.
Slag was adorable. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky
Later, Slag fought alongside Jazz, Optimus, and his fellow Dinobots against Galvatron and his lieutenants. The Mystery of Planet Master
Rodimus vs. Cyclonus
After blasting off of Quintessa aboard one of its ships, Slag and the other Dinobots huddled around Kup near the vessel's control panel. Slag stood about, muted, as the spacecraft came under assault from Cyclonus. Thanks to Kup and Hot Rod, they managed to escape their attacker, and the group later made their way to the planet Junk. Rodimus vs. Cyclonus
Wings Universe
Together with Hot Rod and Kup, the Dinobots were on board a shuttle fleeing from Cyclonus, Scourge and the Sweeps, though they were more concerned about hearing one of Kup's war stories than being under attack. When they found temporary safety inside a nebula, Kup relented and told them about the time he was in the Elite Guard and fought on Beta-Nine. Eventually the Decepticons found them, but Slag and the other Dinobots were so angry about the interruption that they made short work of the attackers. Wings of Honor
Ask Vector Prime
When Gong and Sideways mashed two universes together, they created a world where the Transformers and GoBots co-existed during the Unicron War. Slag evacuated Guardian City aboard a Command Center after Galvatron and his Renegade-Decepticon alliance attacked, and Kup entertained the Dinobots with a few tall tales as they headed to Cybertron. Galvatron attacked their ship, stranding them on Antares III.
The four Dinobots tried to search for the missing Kup and Hot Rod, but not even Swoop could locate their whereabouts. Slag and Grimlock briefly got into a fight, but encountered the RoGuns, who led them to the twisted court of the Master Renegade, where Kup and Hot Rod were on trial. The Dinobots barged their way into the courtroom, with Slag pausing to apologize to the squashed Klaws. After stealing the Master Renegade's ship and dubbing it "Grungy", the group headed to Quartex. Kup met up with Boulder, and together the alliance rescued Major Mo's group of Autobots and Guardians from Magmar's evil Rock Lords.
The Autobots, Guardians, Rock Lords, and RoGuns returned to Cybertron aboard the Grungy and a Rock Lord vessel, where they battled Unicron. Before they were finished their fight, Vector Prime managed to disentangle the two universes, setting history back on its proper course. Echoes and Fragments
Deviations
In a timeline where Optimus Prime killed Megatron during their Autobot City duel, Slag was on Optimus Prime's shuttle when the Autobots set off to reclaim Cybertron from the leaderless Decepticons. They were attacked en route by "Megascream": a reformatted Starscream now in the thrall of Unicron. They managed to escape after Megascream and his troops retreated, touching down on Quintessa to repair the damage.
On the watery surface of the planet, the Autobots encountered a group of Sharkticons. Kup's universal greeting ended poorly, so Optimus dispatched the Dinobots to take care of the threat. Optimus, Kup, and the Dinobots stormed into a Quintesson courtroom, where they rescued Kranix and learned more about the threat of Unicron. When repairs on the ship had completed, the team picked up Hot Rod from Junkion and returned to Cybertron, where Optimus announced his intent to confront Unicron head-on. Deviations
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel The Transformers comics
Early during the war on Cybertron, the warriors who would later become the Dinobots began to suspect that one day they might become fed up with Optimus Prime's leadership and strike out on their own. In preparation, they snuck into a Decepticon spaceport, stole a number of ships, and hid them in the Rad Zone. A Savage Circle
Slag and was among the Autobots selected to accompany Optimus Prime aboard the Ark on a mission to clear a path for Cybertron through an asteroid belt. The Transformers After their ship crashed on Earth, the Dinobots were reactivated to deal with Shockwave. The team tracked Shockwave to the Savage Land. During the battle, Shockwave was buried under a collapsed mountain, but the Dinobots ended up in a tar pit. There they stayed for four million years. Information on this battle was stored on the Ark's memory banks and were discovered four million years later by Ratchet The Last Stand, and Ratchet, at the moment the last Autobot on Earth that remained functional, tempted Megatron with details of Shockwave's alleged defeat as currency for a deal with him. Warrior School! Slag was the first Dinobot Ratchet uncovered from the tar pit; Ratchet probed his memory bank to find out what had happened to the team. Awakened by the probe, a confused and enraged Slag nearly attacked Ratchet, but stopped once he realized he was an Autobot. Told that Shockwave lived again, Slag readily agreed on behalf of the Dinobots to hunt him down once more. However, the Dinobots had to deal with Megatron first; they did not fare well. After Ratchet managed to defeat the Decepticon leader, the Dinobots accompanied him back to the Ark. Repeat Performance!
On the way, Ratchet tried to explain to the Dinobots that scarring the piss out of humans wasn't a good idea, but the lesson didn't really take. At the Ark, they were confronted by a little going-away present from Shockwave — the defense drone known as Guardian, reprogrammed to attack the Autobots. Decepticon Dam-Busters! Slag and the others did little damage to the battle droid before Ratchet chased it off by blasting a weak spot on Guardian with a laser emitter. The Dinobots continued to hunt Guardian through the Ark while Ratchet made with the repairs to the other Autobots. The situation became more difficult, however, once they uncovered the presence of a thermonuclear bomb inside of Guardian. The Wrath of Guardian! Wheeljack managed to prevent the Dinobots from reducing the Ark to a smoldering crater by remote-controlling Optimus Prime's body, interrupting their execution of Guardian. This unfortunately allowed the droid to strike back, and it fled after knocking all of its opponents aside. The Dinobots reconvened in the medical bay, where Grimlock made sure Ratchet attended to Swoop in short order. Just as repairs on their comrade neared completion, Guardian burst into the room, and the Dinobots engaged the droid once again. However, Guardian was not planning to beat the Autobots through brute force this time around; instead, the droid had activated the bomb within its body, and was counting down to detonation. Slag and the others were spared from utter destruction by Swoop, who flew Guardian up into the sky before the bomb went off. With the apparent loss of one of their comrades, Slag and the other Dinobots chose to leave the Ark and seek their own path on Earth. The Wrath of Grimlock!
Over the following weeks, each Dinobot began suffering from a breakdown of their cybo-dendrons, an anomaly in their neuro-circuitry caused by their extended time spent immersed in the tar pits. The Autobots learned that all of the Dinobots were due to revert to a near mindless, animal states after tangling with Swoop. The Icarus Theory Slag had retreated to the Old River Valley in the Idaho badlands and it was there that the Autobots sought him out. A search team consisting of Jazz, Ironhide, and Jetfire arrived in one of the shuttles and found Slag in a one-sided struggle with two human cowboys. After getting the humans to safety, the Autobots tried to wrangle themselves a turbo-steer. They tried some amusing tactics like taking the Triceratops by the horns or using Ironhide like a red flag to distract the fighting mad Dinobot, but ultimately they couldn't have won without the help of the Decepticons. Ironhide found Laserbeak spying on them and, after stunning the tin-plated turkey, he grabbed the Decepticon and thrust him inside Slag's mouth just before the Dinobot let loose with his flame breath. The resulting backwash took Slag off-line and allowed the Autobots to take him into protective custody. Dinobot Hunt!
Although Ratchet managed to repair the cybo-dendron damage, the Dinobots remained trapped in comatose states, experiencing the occasional dreams as their minds attempt to wake up. Slag's dreams revolved around the epic battle he had with Shockwave four million years ago, and the haunting feeling of going off-line beneath the tar pits. Victory! Slag and the other Dinobots eventually recovered fully from their ordeal, although they were still none too happy to see Ratchet upon awakening. Second Generation!
The Dinobots were largely uncomfortable under Optimus Prime's command. When Prime organized a battle unit to assault the Decepticon base, not to demolish their enemy but to record some vital data, the Dinobots balked at the idea. The idea of going into battle without intending to win was an anathema to them. Grimlock, Slag and the other Dinobots chose to abandon the Autobot cause instead of putting up with Optimus Prime's "cowardly" ways any longer. Command Performances!
After their big speech, the Dinobots apparently hung around the Ark for a little while anyways, but soon became bored with their inactivity (as they were now soldiers without a general). Finally, on a whim, they decided to help Sludge go after the "beautiful golden human" he had met while his cybo-dendrons were malfunctioning. Joy Meadows, the aforementioned "human", was a reporter who drew some serious heat after she started questioning the Robot-Master cover story being pumped over the air waves. Both the Decepticons and the US government had a stake in making sure the public believed all the Transformers were under the control of a so-called "terrorist", and so they wanted her silenced. After the Dinobots agreed to do an interview with Meadows to set the story straight, Swoop flew off to pick up her camera crew, but found his transformation controls malfunctioning when he returned. Demonstrating his rarely acknowledged tech-smarts, Slag located and identified a homing beacon on Swoop. Despite Grimlock crushing it, they were still found by the Decepticons. The 'Cons ultimately won the skirmish — Soundwave wiped Meadows' tapes and the Constructicons personally laid the beatdown on Slag and the others. Despite some grumbling afterwards, Slag and the Dinobots mostly decided to give up on the idea of "telling their story" to the humans. In the National Interest Optimus and Prowl approached the Dinobots afterwards, demanding an explanation for what had transpired. Slag and the others refused to talk, and instead walked off in a huff. Target: 2006
When the future Decepticon named Galvatron returned to the 1980s, his first act was to destroy Centurion, a mechanoid who had befriended the Dinobots. Seeking revenge, they came after Galvatron in a pitched battle alongside several Autobots. Despite all the force leveled against him, however, the battle against Galvatron ended with a stalemate, at best. The time-traveler only retreated when the Decepticons joined the fray, as Galvatron was unwilling to destroy his own future-troops. Fallen Angel
After some time on their own, the Dinobots wound up living in the Cascade Forest range in Oregon, some distance away from Mount St. Hilary. Once they heard of Optimus Prime's death, Grimlock planned on storming the Ark and demanding that the Autobots name him the new leader. On the way, however, they found that the Decepticon had unleashed the living battle station known as Trypticon on the Autobots. When Grimlock joined the battle to protect an endangered human, Slag and the other Dinobots joined in the fight as well. They did so much damage that Trypticon was forced to return to Cybertron to replenish his fuel supplies. After this impressive showing, Grimlock was voluntarily named the new Autobot leader, and the Dinobots rejoined the Ark's crew. King of the Hill!
When Swoop got into a fight with his old sparring partner, Divebomb, the Dinobots and Predacons were drawn into a pitched war with each other. Slag and Snarl engaged in head-butting games with Headstrong and Tantrum. After playing with them a bit, the Dinobots easily brought down their Predacon opponents. Grudge Match!
Grimlock and the Dinobots started to let their new power go to their heads pretty soon. Grimlock started wearing a tin crown of all things, while Slag and the others began acting more like mob enforcers than Heroic Autobots. After the Autobot named Blaster went AWOL with Goldbug, Grimlock swore out a vendetta against him and had his troops keep a look out for them. While monitoring human radio signals, Slag heard word of a possible sighting, and reported his find to Grimlock. The Dinobot leader sent out the Protectobots to look into Slag's report. Used Autobots This attempt at apprehending the rogue Autobots didn't pan out, and Grimlock even went so far as to cast some of Blaster's human acquaintances into space (albeit with space suits). When another Autobot named Sky Lynx intervened on the humans' behalf, the Dinobots chased him into an asteroid belt. In order to prevent any further harm from coming to the humans, Blaster surrendered himself to Grimlock. Spacehikers!
With the rebel troublemaker taken captive, Grimlock returned to his capricious rule, with Slag and the other Dinobots attending to his every need. Grimlock's time of lazily lounging about was interrupted when the Ark's crew came in contact with another team of Autobots, this one operating under Fortress Maximus. Unwilling to share leadership duties, Grimlock challenged the new arrival to a duel, and had Slag and Snarl throw Goldbug, being harbored by Maximus, into the brig. Blaster wound up taking up the fight in Maximus's stead, with nearly all of the other Autobots acting as audience to their match. The Dinobots cheered for Grimlock, though the fight came to an abrupt end when the Decepticons launched a surprise attack. Grimlock and Blaster momentarily put aside their differences to chase away the attackers, and in the battle's aftermath, Goldbug had left with several others to reconstruct Optimus Prime on Nebulos. Totaled!
Upon Prime's return he confronted Grimlock, Slag and the other Dinobots, who were none too happy about having to cede control of the Autobots back to him. However, Prime proved to be his usual persuasive self and managed to sweet-talk them into following his orders again. These events were witnessed by the time travelling Dicet Alpha-zero. The Quest!
The super-Decepticon known as Galvatron had become more and more of a threat to the Transformers, not only due to his raw power but also because of the time-warping effect his prolonged presence in the past was having. Optimus Prime and Grimlock were in the midst of rallying their troops for a major offensive against Galvatron, before the time storm consumed them all, when several Autobots teleported back in time from 2009. The resulting mass-displacement effect, however, made it appear as if Prime and several other Autobots were disintegrated on the spot. Enraged, Fortress Maximus led Slag and several other Autobots into battle against the murderous "impostors". Slag and the remaining Dinobots showed off their awesome warrior strength by ganging up on Arcee, or "the broad" as Slag called her. The future Ultra Magnus stepped in to teach Slag a lesson in manners, using him as a bludgeon to knock out Sludge. Time Wars
Following a distress signal sent out by Buster Witwicky, Slag and the rest of the Autobots were lured out to the Arctic, only to find a Decepticon ambush awaiting them amid the frozen wastes. After a brief scuffle, the two warring factions joined forces; they learned that this confrontation had been orchestrated by Starscream as a means to distract all others from his bid for the Underbase. Though they were able to interrupt Starscream's absorption of the Underbase's cosmic energies, the amount Starscream had already taken into himself still granted him unimaginable might. Slag was among a group sent over to Tokyo to try and halt the Seeker as he rampaged across the globe. As temperamental as he was, Slag at least had the sense to point out during this fiasco that the people of Tokyo were not well aware of Transformers as a whole, and possibly mistook the Dinobots for movie props. His insight didn't do him much good against Starscream though, and like his teammates, Slag got, well, slagged. Dark Star
Despite him being out of action, a solid light simulation of Slag was used in a training mission for the Mayhem Attack Squad. Said simulation contained both high-ranking Autobot officers and Autobot "non-entities" though, so it's unknown how worthy of an opponent Slag was considered by the Decepticons. The Hunting Party
Many months later, Grimlock grew frustrated over the fact that, despite himself being back online due to Ratchet's handiwork, his Dinobots remained offline within the Ark's medical bay. Upon learning of Nucleon's restorative capabilities, he took Slag and brought him, alongside the other Dinobots, to Hydrus Four in a quest for the miracle-substance. Reaching the island of Farooth with their bodies in tow, Grimlock first tested Nucleon on himself, and feeling super-charged by the liquid, proceeded to douse Slag and the others with it too. The Pri¢e of Life! Then, with the help of Slag and the others, Grimlock filled the containment units in his shuttlecraft, hoping to bring back enough Nucleon to revive the Ark's entire crew. ...All This and Civil War 2 Surprisingly enough, the returning Dinobots found the Ark empty, as Primus had teleported all Transformers from Earth to Cybertron to engage in final battle with Unicron. En route to Cybertron, Slag and Sludge pumped enough Nucleon into the life sustaining pods to bring back a full battle unit of Autobots. The Void! Their comrades revived, the Dinobots approached Cybertron with the battle against Unicron already underway. Grimlock rammed the Ark into the Chaos-Bringer's face, sending the Ark plummeting towards the planet's surface, and forcing all aboard to leap out before it crashed. On the Edge of Extinction!
After Prime died in the war, Grimlock was named Autobot commander once more. His first mission was to seek out the Ark and all of the still-inoperative Autobots within it, taking his Dinobots with him for the task. En-route, Grimlock suddenly seized up, rendering him completely immobile. Inconveniently enough, this perplexing problem was followed by Hi-Q's arrival, and the Nebulan was on the run from demons from below Cybertron's surface! Slag tried to light one of the aflame with his fiery breath, only to find that the creature enjoyed the heat! He was nearly taken down by another of the creatures, but thankfully Sludge came to Slag's rescue, and knocked the demon off his back before it got to do any damage. Still, the Dinobots were hopefully outmatched by the vile creatures... that is, until Grimlock's paralysis came to an end; in truth, his seizing up was the final stage of his metamorphosis into an Action Master! In this powerful new form, Grimlock easily sent the demons packing. Still Life! Although Prowl was attempting to maintain a truce with the Decepticons, Grimlock and the Dinobots recognized how improbable that was. Therefore, while the peace talks were going on, Grimlock sent Slag and the other Dinobots to the Rad Zone to recover the hidden starships they had stashed there millions of years prior. It was a good thing he did, because the Decepticons betrayed the Autobots, leaving them stranded on the dying planet without transport off it otherwise. A Savage Circle Using a homing beacon he had planted on one of the Decepticon ships, Grimlock tracked them down to the planet Klo. The Autobots had been expected, however, and the Decepticon welcoming party annihilated the Autobot army. Within a short period of time, only five Autobots were left alive: Grimlock, Slag, Prowl, Kup and Blaster. They continued to fight on, regardless of the hopelessness of the situation, and their stubborn refusal to just lay down and die was rewarded. Optimus Prime arrived on Klo to turn the tide, thanks to his new Action Master body and the help of the Last Autobot, a powerful Transformer who revived the entire Autobot army with his powers. The Decepticons were driven from Klo, and the Autobots celebrated a true victory. End of the Road!
Marvel UK future timelines
When Optimus received word that Autobot City was being besieged by Megatron and his Decepticons in the year 2005, he enlisted the aid of the Dinobots to repel the enemy forces. Slag and his teammates battled Devastator as he tried to breach the outpost's defenses, though even their might failed to fell the combiner. The Autobots nonetheless managed to repel the Decepticons, though at a steep cost; Optimus was fatally wounded in combat. The Planet-Eater!
The Autobots were only given a brief respite before more bad news reached them: a "monster planet," Unicron, was approaching Cybertron, and devouring the planet's moons! The Autobots quickly prepared to head to Cybertron aboard two shuttles, only to be attacked by Decepticon forces led by Galvatron, the upgraded form of Megatron. Slag's group managed to lose their pursuers, and the Dinobots watched as Hot Rod trained with an Auto-combatant once they believed themselves out of harm's way. But the Decepticons found them once more, shot up their ship, and forced them in proximity of planet Quintesson. A planetary defense system then brought the shuttle into a crash-landing. Slag, Sludge, and Swoop were separated from the rest of the crew. By the time they found them again, Kup, Hot Rod, and Grimlock were being escorted by a gang of Sharkticons, and so the Dinobots opted to stay out of sight and follow them. En route, they met the young Autobot Wheelie, who joined their rescue effort. When Grimlock and the others began fighting back against their captors, Slag's group joined in the scuffle, successfully beating back the hordes of Sharkticons. After their show of force, the Autobots convinced the Sharkticons to turn on their cruel Quintesson masters. They then went off to find a means to get off-world, Judgment Day! and eventually succeeded in ending Unicron's threat.
In 2008, Slag and the Dinobots were one of several special units unleashed on the Decepticon attack force when Scourge and Cyclonus led the 'Cons on a siege of the Autobots' main base on Cybertron. Slag was seen barrelling through the Decepticon forces like a living juggernaut. Autobot High Command soon learned this assault was only a distraction, however, engineered by Unicron himself who was reconstructing himself on the planet of Junk. When Smokescreen returned from Junk with this news, Rodimus Prime gathered Scattershot, Grimlock, and the rest of the Dinobots with him to make an assault on Junk. Much to Rodimus's dismay, Slag and the Dinobots didn't hold back at all when attacking the Junkions Unicron had mind-controlled into doing his bidding, and tore through them as if they were any other enemy. The Legacy of Unicron!
Earthforce
Slag was constructed without the necessary emotional dampers that would allow him to regulate his moods and rage. This fact made him unpleasant company at the best of times, but also caused a regular glitch in his circuits, turning him into a raging homicidal berserker for a brief period every four million years. Shortly before leaving aboard the Ark with Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobot crew, Slag experienced one of these "glitches" and wiped out his entire tactical unit. His fellow Dinobots managed to cover up the incident, and Prime and Autobot High Command never learned about it. The 4,000,000 Year Itch!
Sometime shortly after the Matrix Quest, Slag and his fellow Dinobots were revived by Grimlock and returned to action in the Autobot army. They were engaged in a battle against a group led by Shockwave (with Slag tossing Ravage overhead with his horns) when Optimus arrived on the scene. Their more brutal methods didn't sit well with Optimus Prime, and while he berated them, the Decepticons took the opportunity to sneak off. Two Steps Back! This led to a shouting match between Grimlock and Optimus, where the former threatened to take his Dinobots and leave the Autobot army. The situation deteriorated further, with Slag and the others hanging back as Optimus and Grimlock eventually knocked some sense into one another. Ultimately, Optimus chose to leave Grimlock in charge of a special Earthforce, guarding the planet while he led the Ark's crew out in space to deal with the threat of Unicron. Break-Away! Although Grimlock had promised Optimus Prime that he would show restraint on Earth, Slag was present at the first meeting of the Earthforce where their leader literally threw the rule book out of the window. Once upon a Time...
While the Autobot Earthbase was under construction, Slag and his fellow Dinobots decided to engage in an Earth custom known as April Fools' Day and have a little fun at their leader's expense. Slag used his vast technical knowledge to rig up a fake video message from Decepticon commander Shockwave, and the Dinobots used it to lure Grimlock out into a blizzard, convinced that he was going to a one-on-one duel with the Decepticon. Instead, he found a snowman with a cardboard sign, proclaiming him an "April Fool". Amusing as it was, Grimlock was last seen heading towards the Dinobots with a massive snowball over his head, so he might not have taken it too well. Snow Fun!
When the Survivors joined up with Earthforce in order to get help for their ally Carnivac, Slag was part of the strike team that went to attack the Mayhems' island, and he fought the Pretender Stranglehold. Where Wolf? He was present at Earthbase for the unveiling of Wheeljack's new defense system The House that Wheeljack Built! and, shortly thereafter, fought back against a major Decepticon offensive led by Soundwave. He roasted the Constructicon Scavenger with his flame breath, and the 'Cons eventually retreated. Divide and Conquer!
With the sort of bad timing that only happens in comic books and soap operas, Optimus Prime came to Earthbase for a tour and inspection right when Slag's next 4,000,000 year berserker rage came due. This led to a hilarious romp through Earthbase, as the Dinobots desperately attempted to keep Slag under control while Grimlock tried to keep Prime unaware of what was going on. Comedy gold! Through no lack of effort, they were successful in keeping him out of view, and Slag burned himself out while Optimus left Earthbase none the wiser. The 4,000,000 Year Itch!
Later, when Snarl was suffering from Corrodia Gravis, the Autobots were forced into the unpleasant circumstance of seeking out the only known compatible Transformer for a transfer: Starscream. What's worse, their petition for aid came right in the middle of Megatron and Shockwave's assassination attempt on the treacherous Seeker. External Forces! Forced to fight for Starscream's life, Slag held his own against Megatron in combat. He rear-ended the Decepticon with his horns and then set him on fire with his flame breath. Megatron tore out of there as if his reactor linkage was on fire. Which, incidentally... The Lesser Evil!
In 1992 Snarl once again fell victim to Corrodia Gravis so Slag and the Dinobots returned him to the Savage Land to retrieve the control crystal from their old shuttle in an attempt to save his life. Finding that a human named Professor Embrey had used the crystal to save some of the area's dinosaurs from a disease that was killing them, they were unwilling to trade Snarl's life for the dinosaurs'. Instead, the Dinobots transferred his mind into a Stegosaurus until they could find another way to save him. Destiny of the Dinobots!
Another Time & Place
Several months after the golden age of Cybertron was reintroduced, more and more Transformers were succumbing to the effects of Nucleon. Slag was the only Dinobot still able to transform at this time. When Grimlock received information that the Hydrus Four facilities had reopened and discovered a means of reversing Nucleonic changes, the Dinobots jumped at the idea. Despite Prime's half-hearted warnings, Slag and his teammates followed Grimlock back to Hydrus Four in the hopes of becoming Transformers once again. They were followed by the "exiled" Decepticons, however, and a battle with a huge native creature delayed the Dinobots long enough for Bludgeon's crew to get ahead of them and take over the Nucleon facility. The Dinobots were laid low by a Holocaust Trigger, overloading their sensory circuits so that they were helpless before the Decepticons. Cruelly tortured, the Dinobots were still left alive so that they could witness the rebirth of Megatron, thanks to the Nucleon infusions Bludgeon was feeding him. Luckily, the Autobots had long since learned to become worried whenever the Dinobots were out of sight for too long, and had followed them to Hydrus Four. Roadhandler, Tote and several Micromasters managed to free the injured Dinobots, and an Autobot strike force brought down their Decepticon captors. The Nucleon reversion process was a success, and Slag and his comrades were restored as fully operational Transformers. Another Time & Place
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Slag and the Dinobots were fighting alongside Grimlock and a small group of Autobot firestormers when they uncovered the Cybertronian Empire and their terraforming measures. After calling in Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots to discuss the matter, they were captured by Jhiaxus, leader of this new enemy force. The seeming insignificance of their previous conflicts weighed heavily on Optimus, but once Grimlock convinced him of the need to fight on, the Autobots burst free from their cell. Slag and the others became part of a major offensive against not only Jhiaxus and his ilk, but everything they represented. War Without End! Their initial escape from the Empire was deterred by passage through the K'tord Nebula, where both sides were swept up in the effects of aggressive psychic parasites. Primal Fear!
Despite Prime serving as overall commander, however, Slag and his buddies were still Dinobots first and foremost. So when Grimlock wanted to take first strike action against Prime's orders, there was no question who they'd follow. Using a stolen enemy shuttle, they attempted to sneak upon the Cybertronian ship, the Twilight, with a Chaosmaster Bomb to obliterate it... But Slag and the others were captured almost immediately, as Jhiaxus had increased his security. They only escaped thanks to the timely intervention of Optimus Prime and his more loyal group of soldiers. Devices and Desires! Grimlock mellowed a bit after that exchange, and so Slag and the Dinobots were relegated to training exercises with the other newly arriving Autobots from other regions of space until a new plan of attack against the Cybertronian Empire could be made. The Power and the Glory
When Grimlock learned that Optimus had left to confront Megatron alone on Earth, hoping to negotiate a treaty and join forces against Jhiaxus's army, the Dinobot immediately recognized the foolishness in this decision. He gathered up Slag among others to come to their commander's rescue, their arrival interrupting Megatron before he could deliver a killing blow. The Gathering Darkness Slag continued to fight alongside the Autobots with his Dinobot comrades on Ethos. Escalation! Later, after the Autobots forged an alliance with the first-generation Decepticons against the Cybertronians, the Dinobots got into the spirit of things—they teamed up with Headstrong and Weirdwolf in a metal-munching contest to see who could chow down on the most Cybertronians.
Man, too bad Hun-Grrr and Skullcruncher weren't there to make it a real contest. Total War!
In the final battle with the Swarm, Slag was seen arranging the alliance's defenses against the voracious creature. He later gave his life in a futile attempt to protect Slingshot from the Swarm, proving once and for that all Dinobots truly do care about their other Autobots... as long as they're also obnoxious loners. A Rage in Heaven!
Fleetway Generation 2 comics
When both Bludgeon and Megatron came to Earth and began causing destruction in their wake, Grimlock called upon Slag and Snarl, so that all three Dinobots could help Optimus Prime fight back against the Decepticons. The Dinobots made their way to the ruins of London, where Slag overpowered Sparkstalker's firebreath with his own, mocking his opponents' weaker attack all the while. Once the evil robots had all been driven off or defeated, Optimus had the Autobots retreat off-planet to avoid a confrontation with the humans. War Zone
Classics
When Grimlock, Snarl, and Swoop joined that huge jerk Ultra Magnus, that was just asking too much. Slag and Sludge ditched the team, and went off on their own to track down Decepticons. The pair wound up busting into a sting headed by Nightbeat, thinking it was a Decepticon mercenary recruiting operation. The only thing that saved the detective from the two then intoxicated Dinobots was the timely arrival of some real Decepticons. Afterwards, thinking it would be fun working for someone with a nose for trouble, Slag joined Nightbeat's entourage, becoming the muscle to his wandering detective organization. Slag's profile in Club magazine #22 Slag was officially in charge of setting up appointments for the group. At Fight's End Another member of this new team, Quig, pointed out to Slag that his name was offensive to many Transformers. Slag found this amusing. Slag's profile in Club magazine #22
The team's detective ventures didn't have the greatest of starts though, as their ship wound up crash-landing in the only repair bay on the planet Azure, stranding them. When three big organics picked a barroom fight with their new leader, Slag got to earn his keep by tossing one of them through a wall. (Sludge then pointed out that Slag could have pitched the lug through a nearby window, but Slag stood by his decision of making the guy go through brick and mortar instead of glass.) It turned out these thugs were only there to deliver a message from Nightbeat's newest employer: the sentient starship Amory. Nightbeat's crew was tasked with tracking down Phyrion, the Amory's binary-bonded pilot. Slag and Sludge participated in the search by browbeating citizens of Purgatory for answers. A lead led them to an abandoned warehouse, where a new Mayhem Attack Squad was waiting for them, their quarry in-hand as a hostage. Slag was harpooned by Octopunch, but managed to beat him back and moved on to Ruckus, leader of the enemy group. Cutting Ruckus's arm off, he freed Phyrion, and kept the limb as a trophy. The Decepticons fled, and Nightbeat's gang fulfilled their contract... only to realize they were still without a means to get off-planet once the Amory left without them. Scrap. Cheap Shots Some time later, Prowl, Silverbolt, and Ironhide tracked down Slag and Sludge on Azure, and approached them to "persuade" Grimlock to rejoin the Autobot forces on Cybertron. The meeting between Grimlock and the trio wound up being cut short, and they left together in response to a distress call from Earth. Before his departure, Grimlock left behind a secret message for Slag and Sludge, instructing them to gather up all the Autobots on Azure and bring them to Earth. Grimlock's profile in Club magazine #50
Slag had a tendency to go absolutely crazy-murderous-berzerker once every 4 million years. Slag's profile in Club magazine #22
Regeneration One
Template:Noterg1 By the year 2007, Slag had lost control, slipping into a murderous berserker rage due to the infusion of Nucleon into his system. He was kept contained in the "Nursery". Natural Selection, Part One Grimlock began to tirelessly search for a cure for nucleon as he blamed himself for Slag's state. Loose Ends, Part 1
When Grimlock next sees Slag, it is back in the Nursery, where the other Dinobots have gathered to confront their leader for bringing Scorponox and his Gene Key to Cybertron. As his actions had been for the purpose of saving the Dinobots, Grimlock resisted the urge to defend himself. When Scorponok's troops interrupted the fight, though, Grimlock defended the Dinobots, which restored a measure of their respect for him. Natural Selection, Part Four With the still-feral Slag left behind at the Nursery, Grimlock and the other Dinobots joined another group of Autobots in retaking the Civil Defense Hub, securing Scorponok's Nucleon research in the process. The Donobots then confronted Scorponok at the Sonic Canyons, where Grimlock sacrificed himself, plummeting into the depths of the canyons locked in battle with the Decepticon. Natural Selection, Part Five
The Autobots put Scorponok's research to use in short order, as Slag was in normal operation, alongside his remaining fellow Dinobots as they confronted Hot Rod following his disastrous address at Eugenesis Plaza. They expressed their desire to join Hot Rod on his mission to the Demon-infested underground, because they believed Grimlock was still alive and they would be able to find him. Slag emphasized that they would know if he were dead. The Dinobots' "blind, intuitive faith" stirred Hot Rod into action, and he accepted the Dinobots' aid. Destiny, Part One Their search led them deep into Cybertron's under-structure, following a "map" imprinted on Hot Rod's mind by the Covenant of Primus. Destiny, Part Two In the Primus chamber, the group was confronted by Primordial Cybertronians, who only retreated after the arrival of Grimlock, aglow and inhabited by the power of Primus. Destiny, Part Three Slag and the other Dinobots entered a form of mind-lock while Primus and Hot Rod conversed. After Primus dispatched Hot Rod on a quest through Zero Space, the Dinobots awoke to find a very confused Grimlock. Destiny, Part Four As they made their way back towards the surface, the Dinobots realized the primitives were passively following them as well. Emerging from the ground in the middle of a Decepticon invasion, the Dinobots took up arms against the 'Cons and their Blitz Engines, and led the primitives into battle as much needed reinforcements for the Autobot cause. Destiny, Part Five
After the invasion, however, the Autobots were unsettled by the presence of the Dinobots' new "friends". Even the newly risen Rodimus Prime, who first began the quest to reconnect with these ancestors, didn't want to know them. The War to End All Wars, Part 1 Slag and the other Dinobots were unsettled by the ghetto constructed on the surface by the Autobots to house the primitives, and were suspicious of how passive the primitives had quickly become. When Jhiaxus's highly advanced Primum Fugae arrived on Cybertron, they quickly judged the primitives to be an evolutionary insult and began exterminating them. Slag and the others stepped up to defend the creatures, but the Primum Fugae proved incredibly powerful. They only retreated after a larger Autobot force arrived. The War to End All Wars, Part 2
Damaged in the struggle, Slag and the Dinobots remained behind on Cybertron when Rodimus Prime led a counter-attack against Jhiaxus's Hub worlds. The primitives' behavior continued to be unsettling as they spontaneously began growing "hibernation capsules" around themselves in the ghetto, apparently instinctively hiding out from some upcoming menace. The War to End All Wars, Part 4
Sure enough, the Anti-Matrix entity took advantage of the Autobots' absence and unleashing a corrupting wave over Cybertron, draining life and stability from nearly all the inhabitants. Slag and the Dinobots only survived due to their proximity to Grimlock. It seemed it was the Anti-Matrix and not really Primus who inhabited Grimlock earlier, and that brief contact created an immunity for him. However, the Dinobots still had to deal with the shadow-demons all other transformers on Cybertron had devolved into thanks to the entity. They survived long enough to regroup with Rodimus Prime's fleet when they returned from the Hub. The War to End All Wars, Part 5
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Slag was among a number of Autobots under Jetfire's command who crewed the ark. After it crashed into Earth, the ark detected Soundwave and repaired Slag and three others into the Dinobots. The Dinobots soon tracked down Soundwave, but he proved too much for them to handle until Grimlock used his brain and brought the nearby cliff down, knocking them all offline. In the Transformers
Kid Stuff Talking Story Books
Slag and the other Dinobots live in an underground jungle environment, hidden beneath the Antarctic ice cap. He can fly. The Dinobots left together from their home to head to Autobot headquarters. Slag complained that they shouldn’t stick to a large formation, as he felt that this would make them an easy target for the Decepticons. His advice was ignored. Later, when they were attacked by Starscream and the Decepticon superjets, as Slag had predicted, Slag decided to break off from the group and continue on his way by himself. As he moved away from the other Dinobots, he was caught off-guard by Ramjet, who smashed a hole in Slag’s side. Slag was ordered to return to the Dinobots’ recovery base to get his wounds treated by Ratchet. There, Ratchet finished his repairs just as the Crusher forced its way into the Dinobots base. Though Slag was initially frightened by the machine, the vibrations it made caused hundred of Dinobots to be freed from their tar cocoons. Slag joined his brethren and beat back the Decepticons. Jaws of Terror
Optimus had requested Slag and the rest of the Dinobots’ assistance when he and Prowl investigated Decepticon activity on the island of Buru. Upon their arrival, the Dinobots quickly began overpowering the Insecticons on the island. Slaves of the Insecticons
Marvel Storybooks continuity
Slag and the other Dinobots stood by while Swoop mercilessly butchered Devastator and killed the Constructicons one by one. The rest of the Dinobots then joined in ripping the Constructicons' carcasses into scrap metal for good measure. Battle for Earth
When Sideswipe learned that his "twin Autobot" had been captured by Devastator, he swore to rescue Sunstreaker himself. Grimlock advised him to take Sludge and Slag with him, as their muscle would come in handy against Devastator. The three Autobots made their way to Decepticon headquarters, avoiding best they could the many traps that lay before it. The trio then encountered a couple of Decepticon guards, but made short work of them. Once within Decepticon headquarters, they encountered Devastator. Despite their best efforts, they were unable to defeat the Decepticon gestalt, and were themselves taken prisoner. Some time later, Megatron took Slag and the others out of their cell to show them that the Autobots had agreed to surrender; on the Decepticons' doorstep was left a statue of Devastator, with a note attached explaining that it was a peace offering. The statue turned out to be a ruse however, and Autobot reinforcements burst forth from within it. Slag participated in the battle that ensued, which eventually ended in a victory for the Autobots. The Autobots' Secret Weapon
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When Optimus learned from Cosmos that the Decepticons were razing a human village to build a fuel plant in its place, he had the Dinobots hide within the other Autobots' vehicle modes to sneak up on the enemy. Once they were in close enough proximity to Shockwave and his minions, the Dinobots were released and the battle against the evil robots commenced. Kickback and Ravage nearly managed to sneak up on Slag and Sludge, but Grapple and Gears intercepted the two Decepticons before they could harm the Dinobots. After Shockwave had been tied up and loaded into Long Haul's open-box bed, Slag shoved them both down a pit so Grimlock could cover them with quick-drying cement, trapping the Decepticons. The Autobot Spy in the Sky
Slag and the rest of the Dinobots gathered around Grimlock as Hot Rod explained to them that he was being chased by a squad of Decepticons. Hot Rod then took off towards Autobot City to warn Ultra Magnus while the Dinobots headed to confront the Decepticons. In the battle that ensued, Slag spewed his firebreath at Buzzsaw. Then Starscream snuck up on him and injured the Dinobot with a couple of well-placed shots. Luckily, at this stage of the battle, Autobot reinforcements were arriving. Ratchet headed straight for Slag and tended to his wounds. Battle at Oil Valley
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Slag and the rest of the Dinobots accompanied Hot Rod, Kup and Arcee on a space-faring mission. Though Kup warned Slag not to overload the ship, Grimlock ignored him, reasoning that he didn’t want to make a second trip. The ship wound up malfunctioning, and they crash-landed on the planet Quintesson. There, they encountered Wheelie, who warned them about the planet’s evil inhabitants. They soon encountered a few Quintessons leading their Sharkticon soldiers to apprehend them. Slag melted a bunch of them into puddles of molten metal with his fiery breath. After the Quintessons had been defeated, the Autobots left the planet in the ship that had once been piloted by Wheelie’s parents. The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson
Dinobot War
Slag, along with the rest of the Dinobots, were present during Earth's distant past, when you, Ravage and Laserbeak travelled through time. The Dinobots quickly learned about the Decepticons' plan to attack the Autobots still slumbering in stasis aboard the crashed Ark, and set out to oppose them. Whether or not they succeeded was up to you!Dinobot War
Dinobots Strike Back
Slag was so bored while on look-out duty that he and Sludge began to fight. Distracted, he didn't notice Bombshell sneaking up on the Dinobots, which led to the Insecticon injecting a Cerebro-shell into each of them save Swoop. Slag and the Dinobots are ordered to go on a rampage, attacking Autobots and humans alike. If Swoop reports directly back to Autobot base about what transpired, the Autobots weigh multiple options on how to best stop the Dinobots' rampage.
If the Autobots choose to use Mirage's abilities against the Dinobots, Slag and the rest of the sub-group are tricked into believing Optimus is standing at the edge of Bandit Bluff's precipice, and charge for the Autobot leader. Their target turns out to be an illusion fabricated by Mirage, and the Dinobots are knocked unconscious by their fall, and subsequently freed of Bombshell's control.
If the Autobots choose to use Windcharger's abilities against the Dinobots, the outcome of the Dinobots' and the rest of the Autobots' confrontation has two possible outcomes. If Windcharger uses his magnetic powers too close to the Dinobots, the powerful magnetic field sends Slag and the other Dinobots into convulsions before killing them. If Windcharger decides to use his magnetic powers from a greater distance, the Cerebro-shells are harmlessly extracted from the Dinobots. Later, Slag is celebrating with the Autobots when Grimlock recalls Bombshell announcing that controlling the Dinobots was only a part of the Insecticon's plan.
Optimus in turn can send Bumblebee, Skids and Sludge to investigate nearby electromagnetic activity. If he does, and Skids returns to Autobot base after the Decepticons has captured Bumblebee, Prowl suggests to send Slag and his ilk as undercover agents into the Decepticons' local operation. Prowl explains that the Decepticons are likely unaware that the Dinobots are no longer under Bombshell's control. If Optimus goes with this plan, Slag and the Dinobots successfully carry out their infiltration. When the time comes to engage the Decepticons, Slag proves himself invulnerable to Starscream's lasers, one of which bounces off his armour and back into Starscream's weapon, The Autobots successfully defeat the Decepticons thanks to the Dinobot's strategic placement.
If the Autobots choose to simply attack the Dinobots immediately and brutally, Slag ends up attacking Powerglide with a jet of fire. He is brought down when Swoop fires a missile near him, causing Slag to tumble over and his Cerebro-shell to come loose. This leads to the Autobots realizing they can knock the Cerebro-shells out of the Dinobots, and the whole team is freed from mind-control.
If Swoop chooses to stay and fight Bombshell instead of reporting back to base after the Dinobots have become Bombshell's slaves, and successfully defeats the Insecticon, Slag is freed along with the other Dinobots. Whatever other choices are made in this path, Slag stays unaware of what has transpired, his memory a blank during the mind-control. Dinobots Strike Back
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Slag helped defend Boulder Dam from the Decepticons. He, alongside Hound, rumbled in for the final crisis! Ultimately, the Autobots were successful in staving off the Decepticons. Battle in the Desert Valley
Toy pack-in material
Slag, Grimlock, and Snarl, were roaming about in a desert in their "undetectable everyday forms" when they came under attack from Starscream! Sweepstakes Offer!
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Slag was chosen by Grimlock to join his commando unit, and was with them in the Dark Ages when they split off to become the Lightning Strike Coalition. On one of the group's missions, they managed to steal a plenty of energon from Starscream and his Predacons. Fragmentation Upon learning that Jetfire was meeting with Shockwave in the Neutral Territories, Grimlock took the Dynobots to kill them for treason. The others, however, were more worried about the new Decepticon battlestation that was massacring Prowl's Autobots (Slag didn't care about the bots, he wanted a piece of the action). Grimlock grew angry, poked Slag, and ordered him to follow his orders or get physical. Swoop finally convinced Grimlock to let them go while the latter went for Jetfire and Shockwave himself. Revelation After the battle, Slag's group discovered that someone had taken Grimlock and Jetfire, and there was no sign of Shockwave. Confrontation When it was discovered that The Fallen was behind Grimlock's disappearance, the LSC were forced into a temporary alliance with Shockwave's Decepticons to put an end to the ancient Transformer's diabolical scheme. Despite the truce, Slag still decked Shrapnel. Nobody cared. Ultimately, The Fallen's plan to bring a greater, more malevolent force to Cybertron was foiled by the power of Primus himself. Conflagration
Afterwards, Ultra Magnus managed to unite the Autobots once more, and under his leadership gained a significant hold over Cybertron's resources and territories. This eventually forced the Ultracons and Shockwave's Decepticons to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. Slag and the other Dynobots were posted as perimeter guards during the peace talks, in anticipation for any attacks that might come their way. Sure enough, Starscream and his Predacons struck by sending in a pair of shuttles filled with neutronium plasma to crash into Tyger Pax, where the treaty was being signed. Slag and his teammates were unable to halt the shuttles, ending any hope of an easy truce. The dramatic return of Megatron with his cloned Aerospace Extermination Squadron ended any ideas of truce at all. The Age of Wrath
After the Ark and the Nemesis crash-landed on Earth, the Dynobots followed the Insecticons there. They trounced the Insecticons, who subsequently played dead until Grimlock and Slag got bored and wandered off. Extermination However, the Dinobots became trapped in stasis lock. After awakening, Megatron captured the Dinobots, using their imprisonment to force Grimlock to side with the Decepticons. Prime Directive issue 3 Grimlock freed them after Shockwave captured Megatron and Optimus Prime. Brothers' Burden Using a stolen Decepticon shuttle, the DInobots traveled back to Cybertron, finding it under the totalitarian rule of Shockwave. Octane was the first to come upon the group once they had made planet-fall, and poked Slag in the head calling him a "primitive" as he prepared to take him in. This only served to make Slag angry, and Octane was afterwards left without a body. Slag was keen on keeping Octane's head as a trophy, but Grimlock had him get rid of it before they started their rampage proper to disrupt Shockwave's rule. Cold War
The Dinobots launched an attack on Iacon, heading for Shockwave's Tower. Grimlock ordered Slag and the others to keep pushing forward as he made a side-trip to the smelting pits to personally confront Shockwave. Before they could reach their destination, the Dinobots were halted by the newly reawakened Omega Sentinels. Slag barely managed to send a distress call to Grimlock before being defeated. Passive Aggression
Much later, after Shockwave's defeat, the Dinobots were ordered by Ultra Magnus to accompany Kup on a trip to establish a base on one of Cybertron's moons. The Route of All Evil
En-route to Cybertron's moon, Kup had an amusing conversation with Sludge while Arcee, Slag, and Snarl looked on. Generation 1 #11
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers
Along with Grimlock, Snarl, Sludge and Swoop, Slag was transported into Earth's distant past by a malfunctioning Teletran 3, where he was reformatted into a Triceratops. A group consisting of three G.I. Joes and a Cobra Viper successfully retrieved them, and the new "Dinobots" made short work of Shockwave and his troops. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4
The Beast Within
Four million years ago, Slag combined with his fellow Dinobots to form The Beast, a savage abomination of a gestalt that knew no mercy. The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences
In the present day, Slag participated in a savage battle against the Decepticons. He squared off against Headstrong, until Grimlock called upon the Dinobots to once more combine into their gestalt form. The merge complete, the Dinobots then rampaged once more as The Beast. The Beast Within
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Slag, later renamed Slug, has been fighting for a long, long time. He learned his earliest values and what the world was like in the gladiator pits: it was him against the world and the world had to die so he wouldn't. The brutalisation took a deep toll on his psyche. The Transformers: Redemption
Slag joined the Primal Vanguard and first met Grimlock in a brig, after he'd shot his commanding officer in the back to convince him they were outflanked and had to make a frontal assault. Grimlock thought this made him an awesome, clear-thinking guy, and the two of them discussed forming their own semi-autonomous strike team, one that Slag declared would follow no rules. Maximum Dinobots #2 Apparently their new Dynobot unit ended up more amiable than he had hoped, however, as they went on to receive numerous commendations. Their time in the Vanguard came to an end after a mission to Cybertron's underground, during which they ran into powerful cyber-morphic predators and were forced to take on alt modes based on the monsters in order to survive. Grieving the loss of their comrade Skar and locked up for study by their superiors, the Dynobots deserted from the Vanguard. Underworld
On the run, Slag and the other Dynobots began fighting in illegal pit fights once more. Megatron Origin #3The Transformers: Redemption They were in the Ring of Trials in Ironfall when they witnessed Optimus Prime's rallying call for additional support against the Decepticon tyranny. Broadcast They responded to the call and joined the Autobots in the following battle for control of Cybertron, during which they took out a lot of tanks. Endgame They subsequently joined the Autobots, but struck out on their own again as they began to lose control of their hastily acquired alt modes, which was affecting their minds and threatening to transform them into mindless beasts for good. Unwilling to risk the lives of others, the Dynobots resorted to robbing to earn their way off-world where they could isolate themselves. Derelicts
During one of their heists, the Dynobots broke into the Toraxxis mega-refinery, intending to drain and sell the energon within. Wreckage When Grimlock began hurrying them along, Slag lost his temper, blamed him for their situation and walked out, but calmed down and returned to them in time to fight off some Decepticons also looking to steal from the refinery. Faces of Darkness As the Autobots arrived to fight off the Decepticons, the Dynobots retreated into the refinery, but were followed by Scorponok. As Grimlock dueled the 'con, he began to lose control and transform into his beast mode, forcing Slag and Swoop to intervene and calm him down. Rage Following the destruction of the refinery, the Dynobots got sick of it all and convinced Grimlock to accept Optimus Prime's offer to help. Prey
Slag and the others were brought to Prime at Starsreach Spaceport, where a Decepticon attack caused Grimlock to transform and go berserk. Massacre His ensuing rampage caused the Dynobots to lose all faith in redemption, and they boarded a ship bound off-world then and there. Unleashed However, they changed their minds when Trypticon, the creator of the cyber-morphic predator, was unleashed upon Cybertron, and returned to help the Autobots fight it. Annihilation As they held off Trypticon's minions, Grimlock ended up devoured by the giant beast and the others began to lose hope, but Slag urged them to keep fighting in the belief that Grimlock could defeat it from the inside. And he was right! Once Trypticon was defeated, the Dynobots returned home with the Autobots with hope that their scientists could find a cure for their affliction. Belly of the Beast The efforts of Autobot science succeeded, and the Dynobots were purged of their rage and beast mode in time to defend Iacon from a Decepticon invasion. Primacy #4
As the war went on, Slag's contribution to the grand Autobot cause of freedom for all was to murder Decepticons who surrendered and play "kick the can" with severed heads. Maximum Dinobots #1 He constantly tried to deny the Dynobots were a team at all, saying they put the "un" into "unit" (and apparently he put the "lame" into "jokes"). Maximum Dinobots #2 The Dynobots were involved with the battle of Varas Centralus, where their actions were as brutal and horrific as any Decepticon's. The Killing Jar In a particular horrific moment, he incinerated sparks in a rage so they could never be born as Decepticons. The Transformers: Redemption
Slag and the other Dynobots followed Grimlock to revenge themselves against Shockwave, who blew up a cache of energon they had stolen. When Shockwave traveled to Earth, the Dynobots pursued him. Slag appeared to be the team's tech specialist, originating the idea of organic beast modes as a defense against energon overload. That's pretty innovative for a guy who spends most of his time thinking how better to kill everyone around him. Sadly, it did not protect the Dynobots from Shockwave's energy blasts, which melted the artificial skin and caused the Dynobots to go into stasis lock due to excessive Energon radiation. Due to a dead man's switch, the Dynobots' ship blasted a volcano that buried everyone in molten lava. Spotlight: Shockwave
The Dynobots were eventually excavated by Skywatch, and though Grimlock was the first to be brought back online, he was freed from Skywatch's control through a virus implanted by a Machination spy (under orders from Scorponok). Scorponok wanted Grimlock to join him, but Grimlock refused, fought Scorponok and escaped, vowing to find and rescue Slag and the other Dynobots. Scorponok, however planned to take control of the Dynobots himself and use them to assassinate Grimlock. Spotlight: Grimlock
Skywatch activated Slag, and in a test run, had him melt a tank. When Grimlock showed up in Fallon, he and the other Dynobots were sent to intercept him. Maximum Dinobots #1
Grimlock tried to break Slag's programming by reminding him of their shared past, which not only didn't work but got him set on fire. Making matters worse, Scorponok decided to reduce the programming remotely, at which point Slag shot Grimlock more and got enraged to find out Grimlock had set up a dead man's switch that nearly killed them without telling anyone. Slag even decided they had been a team after all and this was a betrayal. However, Grimlock silenced him by reminding Slag of what he wanted the Dynobots to be, and how what he did was following Slag's ethos exactly. Maximum Dinobots #2
Grimlock took the opportunity to inform the others of the current situation and what they needed to do, but Slag and the others weren't going to fall in line so easily. In particular, Swoop expressed his anger and disappointment in Grimlock's actions and decided to leave on his own. Slag, Snarl, and Sludge departed as well, leaving Grimlock standing there and fuming. Scorponok had his Sunstreaker clone army attack Grimlock at this point and they did so with gusto, ignoring the other Dynobots. Seeing their leader besieged, Slag and the others decided, for better or worse, that they were still Dynobots and had to stick together. They set to the task of trashing Sunstreaker clones until they were surrounded and nearly overwhelmed. But the Monsterbots arrived on the scene, having been summoned by Grimlock earlier, and began to turn the tide. Slag was quite disbelieving that Grimlock would even think of calling upon Repugnus' crew for help, but that didn't stop him from continuing to wreck Sunstreaker clones. Maximum Dinobots #3
Realizing they didn't have the advantage anymore, the surviving Sunstreaker clones retreated. The Dynobots hitched a ride in the Monsterbots' ship and headed for Machination headquarters. Aboard the ship, Grimlock discussed the matter of payment with Repugnus as the other Dynobots discussed how distasteful they found the whole situation (And you know it had to be really distasteful if the Dynobots were grousing about it!). Slag kept quiet but appeared as annoyed as the others as Grimlock told them he had worked out a temporary alliance with the Monsterbots. But again, as annoyed as the other Dynobots were, it didn't stop them from leaping into battle after Grimlock when they arrived at Machination HQ. They were greeted by yet more Sunstreaker clones, and proceeded to go about demolishing them. Finally, the clones were switched-off when Hunter O'Nion disconnected the original Sunstreaker's head, thus robbing the Machination grunts of their ability to control the clone bodies. The badly-damaged Hot Rod arrived, having just escaped from Machination HQ and explained what had occurred to the Dynobots. Sludge began to celebrate their victory when he was suddenly blasted by Scorponok, who decided to take a personal hand in the battle. Maximum Dinobots #4
To top it off, Shockwave arrived on the scene, and quickly engaged Scorponok for the right to destroy the remaining Dynobots. With Sludge apparently dead, Grimlock told the others to retreat without him, as he was finally seeing the cost of his uncompromising attitude. Slag asked Hot Rod if he wanted to bolt with them, but Hot Rod declined. Slag, Snarl, and Swoop decided to cut out while the getting was good and headed due east to an extraction point where the Monsterbots were waiting. Upon arrival, Repugnus mentioned that they'd be good fits for the team, due to their apparent concern with self-preservation. This remark did not seem to sit well with Slag and the others and they decided to go back and help Grimlock. When they returned to the battlefield, they found that Scorponok had retreated and Grimlock was fighting Shockwave. What's more, Sludge had come back online, thanks to a spark-jump from Grimlock. They leaped into battle with Shockwave, even as Grimlock implored them to go find Scorponok. Grimlock managed to drag himself and Shockwave away from the others, giving the other Dynobots an opportunity to infiltrate the main Machination complex. They managed to find their way to the chamber where Scorponok had stored his original head, and engaged the Decepticon Headmaster in battle there. Hot Rod directed Swoop to sever the connections keeping Scorponok's original head functional. Swoop did so, and Scorponok was painfully disabled and left at the Dynobots' mercy. But before they could kill him, Ultra Magnus arrived and told them that Scorponok would instead be jailed and made to pay for his crimes. He also suggested that they quickly remove all Cybertronian technology from the facility and leave as soon as possible. Everyone was totally cool with this.
In the end, Ultra Magnus canceled outstanding warrants he had on the other Dynobots when Grimlock (who had managed to disable Shockwave) took the fall and admitted that going rogue was completely his idea. Grimlock was satisfied that he managed to save Sludge and his team was online and together again. Slag and the others were seen repairing the Skyfire and preparing to leave Earth. Maximum Dinobots #5
With Grimlock gone, Slag took on the role of leader of the team. After traveling space for a few years, he and the newly dubbed "Dinobots" returned to a reborn Cybertron and joined Ironhide for a mission to find the Aerialbots who had gone missing in the wilderness. After a run-in with a ferocious turbofox, which the Dinobots dealt with in their usual fashion, they discovered signs of Transformer weaponry which made Ironhide suspicious that Megatron was still around. His worried behavior bothered Slag, who had respected his toughness but now saw him as just another regular Autobot. Ironhide explained that he had changed because of a vision of the future, which Slag felt had a degree of truth to it. The night they set up camp, the Dinobots were overcome by an alien influence and began fighting amongst themselves, causing Slag and Swoop to impale Ironhide. Dinobot Hunt
However, this didn't kill Ironhide and the Dinobots continued to fight each other. Eventually, they somehow stopped clashing among themselves and began to pursue Ironhide, who was saved thanks to the timely arrival of the combined form of the Aerialbots, Superion. Night and the City With everyone gathered in one place, the influence that had made the Dinobots aggressive and created Superion ceased to affect them. Second Exodus On returning to Iacon, the group found the city under attack by Megatron Before the Dawn Quick to join the fray, Slag took the streets and fought Needlenose and Turmoil. Plan for Everything Though the Autobots were victorious, Starscream was able to turn the neutral population against them and have both factions banished from the city. Heavy Is the Head
Out in the wilderness, the Dinobots defended the Autobot convoy from the approaching Constructicons until the Decepticon team revealed their good intentions. After setting up camp, they actually got along quite well with the Constructicons, who shared their interest in wrecking things and chugging energon. Second Exodus During his time in camp, Slag was informed by Arcee that his name held an offensive meaning, prompting him to change it to "Slug". No Exit When a mysterious light appeared in the wilderness, Slug had the Dinobots go on the offensive, ignoring Bumblebee's orders to wait and observe. His attack plans were then shelved when the light turned out to be heralding the arrival of the giant Necrotitan. Dark Dawn Fed up with Slug's continued attitude, Bumblebee gave him an ultimatum: either follow orders or leave the battlefield. Surprised by the little 'bot's courage, Slug begrudgingly fell into line and had the Dinobots aid in trying to contain the Necrotitan. Black Metal A brief battle occurred when a group of Decepticons led by Soundwave arrived at the scene, but was interrupted when the Titan emitted a deadly energy wave that injured and corroded many combatants, including Slug. Winners & Losers
Slug was taken to safety by the other Dinobots, complaining that he couldn't participate in the attack on Shockwave's base. When the Necrotitan began making its way towards Iacon, the Dinobots tried to slow it down to no effect. No Exit They and the other Autobots then retreated to Iacon, having no choice but to try and defend the city from the giant. Burning Bright Slug was cured from the death wave's effects when the Necrotitan was brought down by Metroplex. Finis Temporis In celebration of the Titan's defeat, Slug went to Swerve's to drink and sing alongside both Autobots and Decepticons. The Becoming The peace was brief, as an army of Ammonites then invaded Cybertron on Shockwave's orders, forcing the Autobots back into action. Black Planet Slug was ordered by Ironhide to drive the invaders out of the city, but in the chaos of battle the Dinobot couldn't even tell where the city limits were. Once the battle was won, he watched Megatron disembark the Lost Light wearing an Autobot insignia. ...And the Damage Done
Six months after Shockwave's defeat, Slug was drinking at Maccadam's Old Oil House when Windblade stopped by to get info on Starscream. After a couple of drinks he was all too willing to tell her what he thought about that jerk. A 'Bot and Her City He was still there two days later when Windblade showed up in search of Waspinator, Windblade vol. 1 #2 and was taken along for the ride when Windblade brought several bar patrons with her to Metroplex's insides to serve as witnesses to Starscream's illegal "mine" within. As they were attacked by three Terrorcons on arrival, the Dinobot fought Rippersnapper until Starscream himself showed up with his Badgeless thugs and had the group captured. They were broken out of jail by Chromia, after which Slug and Blurr remained behind to keep Starscream at bay while Windblade made her escape. Windblade vol. 1 #3 Slug pinned Starscream to a wall, but the Seeker got out of his grip by blowing him away with a missile. Windblade vol. 1 #4
Some time later, Slug helped investigate the murders of three Decepticons in the slums outside Metroplex, although he cared little about the case seeing as how it was just some 'Cons who'd deserved it anyway. City of Steel Following more killings, Slug and the Dinobots stood guard at the murder site where they flung threats at an angry Decepticon mob placing the blame on Optimus Prime. Fight or Flee Suspecting the Firecons to be the culprits, Prime, Starscream and Windblade had a team including the Dinobots take the trio down, which Slug and his pals did with gusto. Quest for Fire After the Firecons were proven innocent, Optimus Prime confronted Slug and accused him of the murders, claiming his war experiences and life on Starscream's Cybertron had made him snap. Slug took poorly to the accusation and attacked Prime, but their battle was interrupted by reports of yet another killing—this time of Autobots. Slug believed this proved his innocence, but Prime wouldn't relent, reminding him of his team's war crimes on Varas Centralus and telling him his stubborn adherence to wartime thinking was dividing Cybertron and representing everything wrong with their race. The Killing Jar That night, an infuriated Slug began plotting to kill Prime, only for him and his team be caught in an explosion, having become the killer's latest targets. As it turned out, Prime had only shouted about their crimes in order to lure out the culprit, the criminal killer Sandstorm, but had also arranged a trap door to open beneath them when the bomb struck, saving their lives. Forever Is a Long Time Coming
Prime's remarks would linger with Slug for weeks afterwards. He began to drink more and more to blot out his pain, getting violent a lot of the time,Redemption while taking Chosen One Day to thank Blurr for the alcohol. Choose Me In his mind, that time they'd been 'turned into' beasts had just been showing the world what they really were. Barricade, who'd keep busting him, was disgusted at the waste of potential and how this person the Decepticons had feared so much could be so pathetic.
In a drunken rage, Slug tried to start a fight with two evangelists for Prime before being coaxed away by Swoop. (His antics almost crashed Sterling's faith) RedemptionAphelion He went back to the bar, started a massive fight, and was arrested by Barricade. That would just be a normal weekend except Barricade had a job for him: help him deliver some goods into the wilderness for the Camien politician Strafe and the Dinobots would get a nice briefcase of untraceable money Barricade had been "collecting" in his police duties. Slug was desperate enough to take this job, to the disgust of the others until he said he'd dob the crew into the Badgeless and take the money after they'd been killed! It was a good plan until Slug discovered that the secret cargo were twelve sparks for delivery to a former 'hot spot'.
Slug changed the plan and had his crew slaughtered the waiting coppers before they could see Barricade, Swift, and Strafe: now Barricade and his friends could return to the city, but the Dinobots would always be wanted cop killers. Slug considered that usual Dinobot work, doing the dirty stuff so the 'heroes' could stay clean. For the rest of the journey, Slug (thinking about the innocent sparks he'd once murdered) and the Dinobots fought off warped Sweeps and Badgeless, while he was left bitter when he discovered Swift was actually dating Barricade and Strafe couldn't grasp his disgust. After all, he'd done bad things in the war too. Slug said it wasn't the same (he knew it was).
Things came to a head when Bludgeon, who'd been making the Sweeps, attacked them at a contaminated energon site. Barricade and all the sparks were killed and Strafe transformed into a monstrous new form, just as Slug had once been. In a ferocious battle, the Dinobots defeated Bliudgeon, Slug saved Swift in Barricade's name, and they learned the Alyon 'hot spot' had reactivated and Bludgeon had been 'experimenting' on it: without intending to, Slug had helped save the future of Cybertron. He did Barricade and Swift a solid by telling her to lie that the Dinobots had abducted them, Barricade had died doing heroic deeds, and she'd discovered the sparks. That done, he departed into the wilderness with the Dinobots (Strafe now in tow), feeling on an upswing. Redemption
Hearts of Steel
Slag was one of the many Autobots who fought against the Decepticons on prehistoric Earth. Hearts of Steel #1
Transformers vs. G.I. Joe
Slag was present when Brawn presented the offworlders Clutch, Breaker, Cover Girl and Jinx as P.O.W.s to King Grimlock. Grimlock had no mercy for his captives, and promptly dropped them in a pool of Sharkticons. Funeral for a Friend
The Joes survived their trial, however, impressing Grimlock. The humans were escorted back to their allies on Cybertron, where Grimlock announced a truce between the Autobots and the Joes. Slag joined in the festivities that ensued to celebrate the newly forged alliance. Form Follows Function Soon thereafter, the mobile city of Metroplex came under siege from both Trypticon and a mind-controlled Fortress Maximus. Slag rode into battle alongside Cover Girl and Stalker to drive back the enemy forces of Decepticobra. Everybody Hates Metroplex
Transformers: All Spark
Commercial appearances
- Slag, Grimlock, and Sludge battled against Soundwave, Ravage and Laserbeak in the middle of a thunderstorm. Dinobots commercial
- Slag and the Dinobots were beating up Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp when the Predacons intervened. The new arrivals then combined into Predaking and attacked the Dinobots from the skies. Predacons commercial
- Grimlock and Slag were trotting along through a field when they came under attack by Predaking. Though Grimlock was worried that they were in big trouble, Slag spotted Sky Lynx swooping down and assured Grimlock that they were safe. Indeed, Sky Lynx made short work of the giant Decepticon. Sky Lynx commercial
Games
The Transformers (PS2)
Transformers Legends
At a time when their group was the Lightning Strike Coalition, Slug and Snarl were on a mission to find their leader Grimlock, who had disappeared. While searching the Sea of Rust, they were ambushed by Hardshell and the Insecticons. Slug and Snarl were overwhelmed and taken prisoners to Shockwave's lab, where they are reunited with the rest of their squadron. Shockwave experimented on the Lightning Strike Coalition, transforming them into the monstrous Dinobots. This backfired on the Decepticon scientist, however, when the Dinobots used their newfound power to rise up against Shockwave and thrash his lab. Rescue the King
Following the disappearance of Grimlock and Swoop, Slug took charge of the remainder Dinobots, claiming he wouldn't obey orders from anyone else. The trio set out for the Decepticon base, and when Optimus tried to stop them, they attacked him. Wheeljack attempted to use his magnetic inducer on Slug and scanned the Dinobot. Having dealt with Optimus, the Dinobots continued towards the Decepticon base until the Autobots managed to overwhelm and imprison them. Day of the Dinobots - Part 1 The trio were released during a night raid by Grimlock and Swoop. The five Dinobots marched on the Decepticon base, but were defeated by Shockwave, Ramjet and Ratbat. Day of the Dinobots - Part 2
When Optimus fell in battle during a massive Decepticon attack on Autobot City and Grimlock took command, Slug and the other Dinobots joined him in crushing the Decepticon forces. S.O.S. Dinobots
Slug was caught up somehow in a Quintesson plot to kidnap several Autobots during the Galactic Games. Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1
Transformers: Battle Tactics
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Slug participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
- Slug - This Epic character first appeared in the "Dinobots Destruction" stronghold event, and could could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
- Slug (G2) - This Super Rare character was available as a reward in the "S.O.S. Dinobots!" stronghold event.
Transformers: Earth Wars
Toys
Generation 1
- Slag (Dinobot, 1985/1986/1991/1992)
- Japanese ID number: 28
- Accessories: "Energo Sword", "Electron Blaster", "Rocket Pod", 3 rockets
- Slag was released as part of the second series of Transformers in 1985. The toy transformed into a robotic Triceratops, and came with a missile launcher that could fit in the shoulder socket of both the robot and dinosaur, a red sword, a silver "electro blaster" and three silver rockets. Like many Diaclone-era toys, Slag had a conspicuous driver compartment contained in his chest.
- Slag is mistransformed in the photo at right: His robot mode legs can be slid out further.
- Slag was later re-released in the European-markets "Classics" series. In Japan, he and the other Dinobots were offered as mail-away items during Operation Combination, at a cost of 2300 yen (his original retail price) and two Robot Points.
Generation 2
- Slag (Dinobot, 1993)
- Accessories: "Kinetic Sword", "Blaster Gun"
- The original Slag toy went through several iterations in the Generation 2 line. First, he was re-released in the original silver base color; the only notable difference in the toy proper is the inclusion of the "AUTOBOT" tampograph on one of his robot mode legs.
- The toy then had its silver changed to red, and then changed again to dark green. The final green coloration is the most common, while the red and silver variations go for a little more on the secondary market.
- All three versions retain his original sword and rifle (which were renamed), but do not have the rocket pod or missiles from the Generation 1 release.
Age of Extinction
- Dinobot Slug (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)
- 25 OF 30
- Available only at ToysЯUs stores in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, this Age of Extinction two-pack features the Generations Deluxe Dinobot Slug toy, with no known differences from the normal retail release, packed with a seemingly unchanged Dark of the Moon Mini-Con Triceradon, described as 'Classic' Slug.
- Unlike the Strafe Evolution two-pack, which incorrectly depicted the original Generation 1 package art of the Technobot Strafe rather than Slag's fellow Dinobot Swoop on the card bubble, the Slug two-pack's packaging correctly depicts G1 Slag.
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Transformers (2014)
- Dinobots Generation One 4-pack (Deluxe, 2014)
- Accessories: 2 swords
- Available only as part of the Hasbro Toy Shop exclusive "Dinobots Generation One 4-pack" that was first made available at San Diego Comic-Con 2014. Slug is packaged with Grimlock, Strafe and Snarl, and their box unfolds into a diorama of the crashed Ark in Mount St. Hilary.
Generations
- Dinobots Set (Platinum Edition 5-pack, 2015)
- Accessories: 2 swords
- Part of the Platinum Edition Dinobots set, Slug is a G1-inspired redeco/new head retool of Age of Extinction Deluxe Class Dinobot Slug.
- Dinobot Slug was bundled with Grimlock, Slog, Snarl, and Strafe.
- The set was initially released as a Toys R Us exclusive set in Canada in October 2015 and in Singapore in November 2015. The 5-pack never receive any release for the brick & mortar retail in the US, but was instead available online.
Merchandise
Decoy
- Cybertron Hero Collection 9 (multi-pack, 1986)
- Slag (1987)
- Decoy number: 5
- The figurine was later brought over to Hasbro markets as part of the Decoy promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded Throttlebots, Aerialbots, Protectobots and Technobots.
Robot Heroes
Generation 1 Series
- Snarl Vs Sharkticon (2009)
- A tiny, adorably homicidal "Slag" that came packaged with a Sharkticon. Like Animated Snarl, who was also designed with G1 Slag in mind, the Robot Heroes figure was released using the name of Slag's fellow Dinobot Snarl, so Hasbro could release the toy in the United Kingdom ("Slag" is considered an insult there).
Notes
- Slag had the preliminary name of Tricerabot.
- Slag's original toy was originally a Diaclone Dinosaur Robo Triceratops. In the Diaclone lore, this dinomech was a pilotable vehicle that could travel at speeds up of to 250 kilometers per hour and was designed for grasslands operation and melee combat. It also had a slightly different color scheme for its robot mode bits.
- The stock photos on Slag's box show him with colors closer to the cartoon: His head, hands, and back hinge are cast in red plastic and the legs are cast in white plastic. The Canadian release of Slag actually came in these colors. His horns are also chromed rather than bare red due to the mockup/prototype not needing to change them to soft plastic for safety reasons.
- The European exclusive Action Master Decepticon Charger cribs Slag's quote, his function, much of his bio, and his Tech Specs. Whether there was any relation intended between the characters or if the copywriters just got lazy is unknown.
- The overall design and transformation sequence of the original Slag toy served as the basis for Horn Geist, one of four recurring villainous henchmen on the Takara/Sunrise co-production Brave Exkaiser. In what might be called a vision of things to come, the four "Geisters" were once briefly fused into a single robot called "Mad Geister" (マッドガイスター Maddogaisutā). However, because each Geister controlled a portion of the combined body—and, aside from Ptera Geist, they had the accumulated brain power of a Froot Loop—this ended rather badly. In a more successful (if not also prescient) later development, the Geisters learned to merge in groups of two, with Horn Geist forming the upper body of "Hormor" (ホーマー Hōmā).
- Slag's name is also a popular Cybertronian expletive. That just seems right, for some reason. In The Real World, Slag is also a term of abuse in the United Kingdom and some parts of Europe, which forced Hasbro to release toys (such as an Animated toy designed with G1 Slag in mind) under the name Snarl in the late 2000s to avoid possible problems with cultural sensitivities. The original Snarl has yet to comment on the matter. Fall of Cybertron solved the issue without causing an identity crisis by calling the character "Slug", a name that stuck with subsequent incarnations and was eventually applied to the original Slag as well.
- A Slag toy can be seen in the recreation of the Scottish artist Sir Eduardo Paolozzi's studio at the Scottish Dean Gallery. This makes him the second Dinobot to have a toy in a museum.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Slag (スラッグ Suraggu)
- French: Scories
- Hungarian: Salak
- Italian: Tricex
- Mandarin: Thiě Chā (Taiwan, 鐵渣, "Iron Slag")
- Portuguese: Chapado (Brazil comic)
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