#slugslinger

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Transformers: Mosaic #534 - "Weight Of The World"

Originally posted on August 25th, 2010

Story, Colours - John-Paul Bove Art - Ed Pirrie

deviantART | Seibertron | TFW2005 | BotTalk

wada sez: A creation of Marvel UK writer Simon Furman, the Transformers’ god-creator Primus eventually appeared as a giant buried head in the main US series in issue #60, “Yesterday’s Heroes!”. On deviantART, Bove explained: “I figured if you were God (any god) and you couldn't intervene I just think it would be a horrible position to be in. To love your creation and know that you're losing them...” Ed Pirrie helpfully provided a list of every single character featured in this strip, including some obscured by captions—which I only spotted after googling every single Predacon to identify Razorclaw's sword and shoulder, go figure. Per Bove, the font used for the speech bubbles was “Resistance is Futile” from Comicraft. On his own deviantART, Pirrie would explain why he drew Jazz fighting Razorclaw: “I was recently annoyed by certain attitudes in the fandom berating Spotlight Jazz just because Razorclaw didn't kill him on the spot. What a load of bollocks. So this was a reaction to that.” See below for clean inks and colors, along with a sneak preview of tomorrow’s strip!

[liaswritesrobots]

[thelastgherkin]

LEGACY Deluxe Pointblank and Peacemaker

SHOOT 10 PHOTOS OR MORE.

11 hit(s)

More like this:

Siege Deluxe Class Crosshairs

War for Cybertron Trilogy Captive Pinpointer

Titans Return Deluxe Class Slugslinger and Caliburst

[yonker-tonker]

slugslinger? hes so fail i love him

He really really is.

[hasbr0mniverse]

Rodimus Prime’s Corner - Slugslinger is s brawling, swaggering braggart, who claims he'll challenge anyone to a duel, but prefers sneaking up and shooting his enemies in the back. The moment his ammunition runs out, so does his courage. He’s paired with Caliburst, a one-time Nebulan leading actor who only does this for the money.

[toyboxcomix]

Random Old Comic: Recordicons https://www.toyboxcomix.com/2017/05/21/recordicons/ Recordicons

[jimclassicstoycollection]

Birthday care package 2021

Once again, I reiterate...I am SUPER behind on my posts, if I’m posting something from May 2021 in December of 2022.

My friend in Virginia sent me these back in...2021, and here’s just a quick break down.

Funkopop

Transformers #25

Jazz

I’ve said this before, I hate Funko Pops. But I like Jazz. He’s one of my favorite Autobots, and this guy looks really good. 

He looks like a SD Gundam type of thing.

Transformers

Reaction Figures

Perceptor

by Super 7

Reaction Figure Perceptor is fun. He’s got 5p articulation, has a blaster, and looks fairly cartoon accurate.

Transformers Energon

Deluxe class

Slugslinger

by Hasbro (2004)

Energon Slugslinger is a toy I got got back in the day, but I have to say, this guy’s a janky mess. I like the vehicle mode, and it’s slightly less janky.

[gs-artchive]

physically fighting both urges/desires to put feathertail in a skirt of some sort versus sticking to the aesthetic of the universe’s outfits

[pinelessmelody]

I keep forgetting im supposed to be an art blog lol (ft. Ohio as a slug and Alex as a slugslinger)

[reydoll]

I Promise I'll Love You Again

Slugterra OC Introductions

Welcome to my introductory post for my Slugterra OCs. I only have 3; the rest I had I either moved into my own original universe or just chose to leave behind (apologies, dearest Jensen).

For more context, for my timeline, present day is after the events of Ascension take place. I'm boring like that.

Madame Noire (Elizabeth Noire)

Age: 29 (might be changed)

Introduction As mentioned previously, I had several Slugterra OCs, some of which needed to interact with Dr. Blakk. This was pre-Ascension, so I had to figure out a reason why Dr. Blakk would be present. Ultimately, I decided that I should just make a character to replace him in the company.

This character was made many moons ago, and her character has stayed mostly the same. Of course, now that Ascension has been released, her existence is not really warranted, but I really enjoyed having a version of Dr. Blakk that was pleasant to be around, so I kept her.

Background

Young Elizabeth Noire was never fond of her father, and her father was somehow even less fond of her. When given the opportunity to leave her life behind by the same man who did her a favor and lied to her father on her whereabouts, she took it. That man was no other than a young Thaddius Blakk. She'd been with Thaddius from the very beginning, back when Blakk Industries was a mere concept. As such, the two have been through a lot together. Dr. Thaddius Blakk may never admit it, but dear Elizabeth might be the closest the man would get to a daughter. She, alongside her most beloved researcher, Desmond, mostly worked at the Blakksite; a secret facility unknown to most of the 99 Caverns' inhabitants. The two would visit the Citadel for status reports and research findings, but they were rarely seen outside of that. At least, not often enough for people outside of Blakk Industries to really know of her existence.

Present

After Dr. Blakk's disappearance, Elizabeth had been working away at mending the pieces he left behind. Alas, she'd finally rebuilt Blakk Industries to the great company it once was, and many believed that Blakk Industries may be better in the young woman's hands. Little do they know, despite being the new leader, she is still chasing after Dr. Blakk goals of taking over Slugterra, especially after his sudden reappearance into her life.

Desmond "Dez" Stanger

Age: 30

Introduction Now, let's start with the fact that Dez is not really a Slugterra OC at all. He started out in Slugterra, but I did eventually choose to move him out to my original universe, Momentum (and he has a vacation home in My Time at Portia). However, I'd decided I wanted to revisit my Eastern Caverns OC, and knew I needed him for her character to work, so he's back.

His background has not really changed since his inception, just added onto. His personality has changed a bit though: from an overworked and tired researcher, to one who very much likes working a lot, but chooses to prioritize his sleep and general well-being. Essentially, he's a well put-together adult now, and a lot more nice and polite.

You are a lot more likely to see Dez than the other 2, due to a combination of him playing a part in multiple stories, and just the fact he's my favorite (and currently the prime victim of my obsessive behavior).

Background

One would not have guessed it from his gentle demeanor, but Desmond Stanger hailed from a family of ruthless mercenaries and bounty hunters. They were known for their prowess in slugslinging, but so were they known for their lack of mercy and inclination to play dirty. Desmond wanted no part in it. He decided he wouldn't follow in his family's footsteps and instead pursued where his heart lied: the sciences. To this day, he rarely mentions his family and would prefer to not disclose his home cavern. As he left behind his fate as a slugslinger, he found himself studying and, eventually, working at the Slugterra Institute of Technology in Futuria Cavern. However, it wasn't long until the researcher grew an interest in Dark Water, and what better place could he get his hands on the substance besides Blakk Industries?

Present

Desmond currently works as a researcher and engineer at Blakk Industries, and has been doing so for some time now. Working mostly under Madame Noire, they were usually situated at the Blakksite, but have moved operations to the Citadel after Madame Noire's takeover of Blakk Industries. His main goal is to study Dark Water and find any beneficial uses it may have, but it seems the work of designing and creating weapons has taken up much of his time since he was hired. He is less than thrilled about it; even less so knowing what exactly will come from his work.

Veera Trivedi

Age: 16

Introduction I'm not sure why I decided to do it, but I made an OC from the Eastern Caverns. My friends from the time I made her might know that I could never figure out what I wanted for this character.

Revisions were constant. This character came from me wanting a character from the Eastern Caverns; not because I had any real love for her. Though, I'm happy to tell you that after a long visit to the hospital, I do finally have something for her. It only took a couple years of neglect.

It will be obvious that she's just the "badass fighter who doesn't talk a lot and is angry all the time," character type, which I admit, I am not the biggest fan of. In all honesty, I find her interactions with Desmond the most endearing part of her character and it's pretty much the sole thing I care about.

Background

Youngest daughter of the Trivedi family of the Eastern Caverns. Her family's sacred duty was to act as a bridge between the inhabitants of the East and the Shadow Clan. When the Shadow Clan had come to them to deliver a message that their newborn daughter would be the one to defeat a great evil, the Trivedis wasted no time to make sure the young Trivedi would be more than prepared to best this great evil. She trained all day and night. She was expected to not only be a slugslinging master, but too a slug-fu master. She was neither. She fought hard to be what was needed of her, but then the dreaded day came: The Champion had returned, alongside a group called the Shane Gang. They brought down the Emperor, and her entire life. Being part of the Trivedi family meant the young girl had access to ancient Shadow Clan technology most people could only wish to get their hands on. Stealing one of the Shadow Walkers her family kept hidden away, she left behind her life in the Eastern Caverns, and doesn't intend on ever looking back.

Present

Veera now resides in the 99 Caverns. She works as a regular goon at Blakk Industries and acts as Desmond's apprentice during her off-time. She harbors an immense amount of shame and resentment that she is able to channel during work. Though she struggles with things many might find second nature, she's been blessed with Slugterra's most patient teacher.

Conclusion

I do realize all their backstories are incredibly similar. I'll spoil the magic: not intentional. I came up with their backstories separately and they all somehow ended up the same.

Now, I would love to continue spamming this post with useless facts of my characters, but I will save that for a, "Dumb Stuff about my Characters," post.

Though, I will say that I have mentioned several times on my Instagram that Veera sees Desmond as a father figure and Noire sees him as her best friend. However, he would never call Noire his best friend (despite caring about her as much she does him). Not for any nefarious reason, I just believe it might it a bit out of his comfort zone to say things like that. He seems a little too reserved.

Veera and Noire do have a relationship, it's just not on the same level of the one with Desmond. Noire is quite warm with Veera; it's just not the kind of warmth Veera can appreciate quite yet.

Special Thanks

...to you for reading this post. I hope you the best of days. Hopefully I will continue writing posts like these since, there's not much point in letting these ideas rot in my brain. Question box always open if you have any questions, and DMs always open as well if you need to contact me.

Regards.

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Transformers: Mosaic #180 - "The Very Fears"

Originally posted on June 9th, 2008

Story - Martin Fisher Art - Mike Ackerman Colours - Ian Lea Letters - E.T. Dollman

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wada sez: Fisher’s second Dirge strip, the first being “Deceive”. Slugslinger had received a crowd-filler cameo in Megatron Origin—presumably the impetus for this strip, as Slugslinger had otherwise not appeared in IDW continuity. Clean pencils, inks and colors below.

[alien-mil]

Eli being a really skilled slugslinger

Junjie being a really skilled slugslinger

Eli stuck to the roof. Junjie getting him down by pulling him.

[ariaterramoon]

Magical Girl Au

AU where literally everything is the same except the Shane family have magical girl powers.

The Shanes and subsequently, all Realm Champions are granted access to the magic of Slugterra and go through a magical transformation based on a chosen slug. That means magical outfits~!

This doesn't mean slugslinging is obsolete as the slugs still need to grow strong with slinging! So there's plenty shooting still!

Let me know what you think and which slug outfit you'd want to see first and for who!!!

The transformations and more info below the cut!

The transformations have 4 Forms.

1. Protoform — The Prelude

A subtle transformation that shows that a Champion has established the initial connection with their chosen slug. This can be used as a threat or simply as decoration.

The Champion will gain small subtle attributes of their chosen slug, usually signified by streaks of colours in their hair, thin antennas, small horns, or other similar protoform attributes the chosen slug has.

Protoform abilities can be used in this form.

2. Velocimorph — The Incursion

A full transformation where the Champion gains a unique outfit based on the chosen slug as well as access to the entire move kit of said slug.

In this form, the Champion can sling a slug without a blaster. Similarly to Slug Fu, the Champion can control a slug with a mere swipe of the hand, guiding it and weaving it through the magic rifts of the Caverns.

Champion power level is the same as slug level. In order for a stronger form, slug must be trained beforehand and the Champion themselves must train their body and stronger powers.

3. Megamorph — The Onslaught

This form is unlocked only when the slug has unlocked it. Same as with a megamorphed slug who can do their regular transformation without an accelerator, the Champion can upgrade to their Onslaught form at anytime when needed.

The Champion will gain an upgraded outfit that offers more protection and ✨flair✨.

Once Megamorph is achieved, the Champion's Prelude form will also upgrade to Mega Protoform — The Shining Prelude.

4. Elemental — The Singularity

A very rare form that can only be achieved with the Elementals present and ONLY if there is a friendship between the Elementals and the Champion.

This form is very unstable as the power of an Elemental is extremely powerful, after all, they are the most primordial beings in all of Slugterra. All Champions will eventually lose control and their bodies will reject the power of the Elementals; depending on how well trained the Champion is, the longer they can hold the power within them. For example, Junjie would have more control than Eli and thus keep his Singularity form for much longer.

Eli and Junjie would be able to access their Singularity forms with all the Elementals but Sarai wouldn't as the Elementals don't particular like her, she can only access the Energy Singularity form as Doc is the only one who is very fond of her.

The stronger the friendship, the more stable this form will be (by like 5%, it's not much but a notable difference in control)

Notes:

I should note that since every slug has a different personality, the magical outfits will be different for every champion.

In the Shane's case, their powers only activate when they cross the threshold into Slugterra. They are unable to use their powers on the Surface as their connection to Slugterra is extremely weak. It CAN be possible to use their powers on the Surface if the Shane learns to keep and store extra Slug Energy within them. It is a difficult skill to learn.

All Champion families members have access to these powers, but they are locked behind key. Only those who will take the mantle will have an automatic bypass to this barrier. Will knew Eli would have this bypass and Sarai wouldn't, despite this, when Sarai crossed the Slugterran barrier, she found she had the bypass as well, Slugterra deemed her a Champion even if her family didn't, and thus, deserving of the power just like Eli and her father.

This also means that the Shane Gang would not have powers as they are not from the Champion line.

Fusions in Champions is unheard of and not possible. That is a power reserved for slugs only.

The Infurnus Incursion and Onslaught forms are the most powerful forms for any Champion as the Infurnus is the most powerful among the slugs, aside from the Elementals ofc. They are a slug meant for only the Champion after all.

[blueikeproductions]

More of the Energon AU. This helps lay down some of the general ideas. Already some of the Alpha Q System citizens are teaming up with the Autobots like Kranix. The platform they’re standing on was supposed to be the Miranda II, but it’s now Omega Supreme because in the middle of drawing it I remembered he had a battleship mode. The Seacons were originally going to be part of the Energon toy line as Terrorcons but they were scrapped. Fittingly the Japanese Seacons typically are drones with a single sentient commander, like the Energon Terrorcons so I repurposed them.

In this version of events, Sharkticon and Slugslinger were upgraded from generics, similar to Wing Dagger. Their original identities were, imaginatively enough, Sharkron and Slug. Unicron Scales are lifted from an early concept from the G1 movie, where all Decepticons were upgraded using said scales.

The idea of designated reformatting idento computer terminals comes from an observation that the Energon characters never displayed an ability to Scan on their own, while they could in Armada and Cybertron. Making it a treaty deal so the Decepticons couldn’t sneak around and scan something to fight back was my rationale.

The Dinobot Combiner, Volcanicus Maximus, has sentient components which can all assume Robot Modes, to reflect the idea intended by Hasbro/Takara but not in the cartoon with the other Maximus combiners. Scorn is named after his movie counterpart, while the others are Skar (ankylosaur), Slash (parasaurolophus), Strafe (pachy) and Slog (styracosaurus).

The girl bot talking about Nautica is Optimus’ kid sister Ariel (a deliberate name usage because Ariel was Arcee’s Japanese name, but I don’t see Ariel becoming Elita until Cybertron.) She was a plucky teenager helping with things on Cybertron with her best friend Dion during Armada, while more of an older skewing teen by Energon, being more active in the field alongside her brother.

[verycorrectslugterraquotes]

Kord’s parents: Is slugslinging calling your name, Kord?

Kord: Well, I don't know about calling, maybe gently whispering.

[a-sad-mage]

Slugterra OC - Lilith - Lore/Art Dump

I can and will draw Tezz as tiny as possible

Name: Lilith

Gender: Female, she/her

Human

Home Cavern: Futuria Cavern

Age: 17

Occupation: at the start she is a Slug Energy Researcher working for Blakk Industries Slug Energy Research Division [SERD].

At some point, after almost punching Blakk when getting Tezz and a bunch of her colleagues Slug back after they were almost Ghouled, Blakk calls Lilith to his personal Lab and ask's her to be his assistant/lab apprentice(Twist is his slugslinging apprentice).

Lilith agrees. Lilith sill works with the SERD she just now directly reports to Blakk and helps him with his research. This mean's she had a hand in building the Gatling Blaster and Terra Portal Research.

Lilith is also leaking information to the Shane Gang using a Hacked Tablet. She dose so anonymously, but sparingly and when something big is going to happen as she is afraid of being caught.

Personality: Very stressed and needs sleep like yesterday. Despite that, Lilith is relatively calm and naturally curious and its not uncommon for her to go down a slug hole or two when researching. she is very protective of Tezz. and while it takes a lot to anger her, if and when Lilith gets mad, she gets mad.

Skill's

Smart

Is freakishly strong like Cave Troll strong

Knits and sows

Ambidextrous

Is relatively sneaky, this is because, when on her day's off she sneaks into Shadow Clan territory to research the area and any Shadow Clan member in the area.

Background

Futuria Cavern is the home to many bright minds, Lilith among them.

growing up Lilith had a keen interest on Slug Energy, and how it was connected to the Caverns. And subsequently the Shadow Clan as well as while there was little on them, there were old journals from a Researcher who had attempted to study them years ago in the library.

Due to the fact the research was incomplete and that the Researcher went missing, the librarian let Lilith keep the journals, mainly to see if they would one day help in her endeavors in the future. But also because those journals were taking up space and having Lilith take them was better than just throwing them out.

When Lilith was 10, she and her class visited the Slug Energy Research Wing on a field trip. On this tip the kids pass by a Slug Hatchery and are allowed to see and interact with all the Sluglings and their parents.

While looking at a small family of Tazerlings, Lilith notices one of the hatchlings is smaller than the others and ask's one of the Researcher's about it. It's a runt and the Researcher say's it probably wouldn't live long, and even if it did they wouldn't be able to utilize it in their work. So Lilith ask's if she could take the runt. After some humming and hawing from the Researcher and the teacher, Lilith is allowed to keep the runt, so long as she keeps her teacher updated on the runts wellbeing, and uses it as a learning opportunity as well, whether the runt lives or die's.

She names the small Tazerling, Tezz. Tezz would becomes Lilith's pride, joy and key to her mental health.

A classmate also went missing and was found in a slug pit, very traumatized. But that's nether here nor there.

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Lilith's parents while smart, were power hungry. And when Blakk Industries started becoming more prominent in the STEM field, they packed up and moved to Blakk's Citadel in hopes of landing high positions in the RND departments.

Lilith was 11 when this happened.

At this point in time Blakk wasn't ghouling slugs so openly, but Lilith just had, bad vibes about the place, but put up with it because of her parents.

Eventually by the time Lilith was 13, her parents had worked their way up the ladder and were two of several lead researchers on Negative Slug Energy, and Dark Water.

By now Lilith was helping the SERD in caring for the none Ghouled slugs and doing coffee runs for them.

Despite Blakk being, Blakk, he had a thing about underage kid's doing hard labor work.

And anyone under fifteen was basically treated like an intern, doing simple things like sorting papers, looking after the regular slugs and making coffee runs for which ever department they worked for.

The head Researcher for the SERD more or less took all the interns of the SERD and did his best to prep them to become actual scientist/researchers for the division, and if any of them wanted to work else were he made arrangements for a transfer for them.

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When Lilith was 15, her parents got busted for embezzlement. And were kicked out of Blakk Industries, but Lilith being 15 was given a choice and as much as Blakk Industries irked her, she had friends here, and had been helping out with research that she had become rather attached to, so she stayed.

She even went as far as to drop her family name.

Within a month Lilith was an official Black Industries Scientist/Researcher for the Slug Energy Research Division.

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Lilith at the start of the show is 17, and has been working on the 'Purifier' with her lab mates for the last year and a half.

The 'Purifier' is a device that can power a Cavern that has been completely corrupted. In short if a Cavers Slugs were all Ghouled, the 'Purifier' would keep the Cavern running as if they weren't. Blakk was going to use it to turn the Citadel into the only 'clean' Cavern in Slugterra once he took over and Ghouled all the slugs, forcing people to either A) Pay to live in the Citadel and work for him or B) Buy a smaller 'Purifier' themselves that they would need to keep buying filters for.

When Lilith, like most employees of the company, is absolutely terrified of Dr. Blakk.

Even more so since she doesn't duel.

But when Eli Shane show's up and declares, what is basically War on Blakk and his Ghouls, Lilith see's a spark of hope.

A Shane, much like Blakk feared, gives someone for people to rally behind. And Lilith hacks an old tablet and uses it to occasionally leak information to the Shane Gang anonymously. She would do it more often, but she is scared of being caught.

one day Lilith enters the SERD, and Tezz and a bunch of the other normal Slugs are missing(their is a little slug hang out spot in the lab).

A grunt, who was dropping off supplies earlier noticed the non-ghouled slugs and rounded them up and took them to the ghouling room.

Lilith is able to find Tezz and the other slugs before they are turned. And she is pissed, yelling at the grunt, completely unaware/ignoring the fact Blakk is their as well, almost decking him thinking he was just another grunt worker.

Lilith then proceeds to punch the control panel, as Blakk side stepped out of the way, and the Ghouling device is stopped and temporally destroyed.

Lilith gets Tezz and the rest of the slugs back :)

The next day she gets called to Blakk's office and is offered a position as his lab assistant/lab apprentice.

After ten(10) whole minutes of blue screening, Lilith agree's(mostly out of fear), so long as Tezz doesn't get ghouled, and is still able to work on the 'Purifier' project, and can still do her weekend hobby of studding the Shadow Clan.

And so begins Lilith's most stress induced year of her life!

:D

Zoom in on the pictures to get a better look at the tiny Slugs lmao