Slugslinger (Energon)
| This article is about the Energon Decepticon jet. For the Generation 1 Decepticon Targetmaster, see Slugslinger (G1). |
- Slugslinger is an Decepticon in the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Crude and obnoxious, Slugslinger doesn't care whether he's annoying Autobots or his fellow Decepticons. His skill as agunfighter and as a pilot is valuable enough for the Decepticons to want him around despite his personality, but just barely.
Fiction
Dreamwave Energon Comics
Slugslinger and Sharkticon were assigned by Alpha Quintesson to join Mirage (who had been recently reformatted from Tidal Wave) on a mission to abduct Kicker Jones and beat up on the Omnicons. Slugslinger and the team were forced to retreat.
Later, Slugslinger was one of three Decepticons assigned to attack Ocean City. He failed as miserably as his competitors did, but when it came time to defend his failure to Megatron, his lies were so cunning, so audacious, that he earned a measure of his leader's respect. Megatron promoted him on the spot.
Energon 66 Comics
Slugslinger was part of an Eclipse Team mission to steal refined Energon from an Autobot installation on Earth. After he and Sharkticon snuck in through the sewers, Slugslinger disabled a protective energy fence and an Autobot attack drone. However, the Autobots had planned an ambush, and Slugslinger was shot down by Tow-Line
Toys
- Slugslinger (Deluxe, 2004)
- Slugslinger transforms into a Cybertronic jet with two nosecones. His fuselage splits to reveal a missile launcher, which can also be deployed over his shoulder in robot mode.
- His originall face sculpt was deemed not mean enough by Hasbro. Takara resculpted only one side, giving the toy its distinctive "Two-Face" look.
