Slicer (G1)
| This subject of this article goes by multiple names that apply to other articles as well. See Slicer (group), Slice (disambiguation). |
- Slicer is a Decepticon Action Master from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Slicer (aka Slice) only knows one thing: attack. This single-mindness has even led to difficulty in relating to his fellow Decepticons; the ever-lasting desire to attack forces Slicer to be cruel and unjust to all. On top of this, Slicer has a very short temper.
Now, with his transforming Exo-suit, Slicer is usually in the front lines, tearing through Autobots with his anger and destruction.
Fiction
Wings Universe
Following the Rebirth, Slicer followed Breakdown to Earth, where he landed in Toulon, France. Due to a malfunction with his Neuro-Centre Control Unit, his vocal processor got stuck with the local accent. Soon he fell in with Clench's second generation of Decepticons, and in 2010, he helped Clench invade the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. The leader of the Autobot opposition, Pyro, was captured and brought inside, while Slicer, Double Punch, and a team of Sharkticons waited outside.
However, Slicer was temporarily downed when the Decepticons were attacked by Autobot reinforcements. Slicer recovered soon enough and joined the battle. The rest of Clench's troops emerged from the Large Hadron Collider having completed their primary objective, unlocking special powers within themselves using forestonite. But unfortunately, some of the Autobots also gained special powers, and once Sky-Byte left with his Sharkticons, Clench was forced to call for a retreat. Along with his Decepticon peers, Slicer fled with a parcel of Forestonite. Safely away, he made rendezvous with... himself... just outside Rennes, France. Having been contacted earlier, Slicer handed over the Forestonite to his future self to aid in the conquest of the year 5000. In exchange, he was granted the Autobot battle plans for the next seven centuries, with a warning not to alter the timeline too much. He discovered far too late that his mysterious future self had instead bestowed upon him a copy of Ninja Gladiator for the Magnographix 16, thus showing he had been swindled. Generation 2: Redux
2005 IDW continuity
Slicer was a young Cybertronian who had emerged from Trypticon's hot spot. Following the defeat of Unicron and the death of Optimus Prime, he and the other new Cybertronians listened to Arcee tell the story of Prime's life. Post
Toys
The Transformers
- Slicer (Action Master, 1991)
- Accessories: 2 cannons, 2 blades
- A redeco of Action Master Wheeljack, Slicer is a non-transforming action figure that is compatible with all other Action Master vehicles and weapons. He comes with a battery powered, self-propelled 4WD Assault Vehicle that transforms into an armored exo-suit with spinning blades. The exo-suit is the same base vehicle as the simultaneously released Rumbler, but with alternate weaponry. The rubber traction bands on the rear 4WD tires are prone to splitting over time.
Timelines
- Generation 2: Redux (BotCon 2010 attendee freebie)
- Accessories: Hyper-carbine shotgun, neutronic exhaust gun, missile, spoiler
- A redeco of Energon Combat Class Downshift, Timelines "Decepticon Slice" transforms into a blue sports car with red and black stripes. He has a pair of dark red clear-plastic guns: one a spring-loaded missile launcher, one non-firing. These can be hand-held or attached to Slice in various ways in both modes, including on his removable spoiler. He can also form the top or bottom half of any silver or bronze "Powerlinx" combiner. He was given free to BotCon 2010 Primus Package attendees.
- The polybag packaging for this toy is labeled "Slicer," but the profile card says "Decepticon Slice."
- This toy was also redecoed as Universe Downshift. The Autobot symbol sculpted into his chest is painted purple so that he can be repurposed as Shattered Glass Wheeljack.
Notes
- Slicer is the basis for the colors of both the evil Shattered Glass Wheeljack and the Dark Energon version of Prime Wheeljack.
- A car in Slicer's colors appears in Garrison Blackrock's workshop tour in IDW's The Transformers vol. 2 #37.
- The quote for Slicer's Timelines toy is an homage to the French taunter from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, but with the word "taunt" replaced with "crush".
