#slugterra joo-joo

[a-sad-mage]

Okay, one of my favorite bits of information from the Slugterra Fandom Wiki,

Is that in Joo-Joo's profile, in the Triva section, it's stated that Joo-Joo is, in fact, a boy, but is sometimes mistaken for a girl

And i do believe(i could we wrong)that is because before ROTE and the Slugidoes that included him, Fans assumed the Infersus the Dark Slinger was using was a female.

Which was a fair assumption because we just saw the Dark Slinger, that he had an ghouled Infernus, and when the Goon was beat, and Junjie regained control of his body, GFB literally ended with no explanation of who Jun was other than the Goon saying he was piloting a protecter of the East.

Sksksksks

[mrros-e]

ROTE: my incoherent rambles

whenever Burpy is ghouled/gooned/sick in the show, Eli is SO. DISTRAUGHT. or at least happy when Burpy is freed. Like, pets their head, says "hi", smiles to them, quipps a joke; something to show Burp that their human is very happy they're back.

I watched the will shane gets cured scene again, and I forgot that Burpy is also ghouled there; the shot that saved his dad also freed Burpy. And does Eli retrieve Burpy, like he usually does?

No. He immediately thinks the worst, walking up to his dad on the ground. Burpy doesn't even cross his mind. And Burpy's chill with it, hopping to will shane just like Eli did. After all, Burpy and Eli only really bonded after Will's disappearance; he obviously knows how much the man means to his son.

Its a great way to subtly hit the viewer with how big and tragic it all is. Imagine watching lightwell and ROTE back to back? Eli nearly sacrifices himself for Burpy a million times, and would again and again and again. But then his dad returns, and the fabric of time (and our understanding of the lore) changes dramatically.

So much so that, in the chaos, Eli touch-Burpy-and-I-will-kill-you Shane has bigger fish to fry that Burpy being back. Its startling to watch. It's something so small, but so impactful. It's even made more clear when Jun - who we learn in slug-fu showdown demands more time from his slugs to trust them - warmly greets Joo-Joo again, and thats the only time we ever really see that from him. and even will says "hello, old friend." and after that? Burpy isn't even ANIMATED, OR ON SCREEN for the last 5 minutes. Like Burpy isn't a main feature of the battle. thats BIZZARE. until...the promise to save his dad. Burpy retook Eli's shoulder, right next to doc.

When else do we see Eli not go above and beyond for his slugs? When others show more care for their team than he does? Never, actually.

It was just there, when he realized he still had a dad, and needed to speak to him first. He's in full "omg dad's here and alive" mode. Of course he is; but a lesser show would have had him reunite with burpy. The end of ROTE is a very harrowing slugterra watch, and its little details like this that made it so poignant. Eli's slugs took the backseat to his dad, on screen and as a part of the narrative itself, till Eli needed them again when he lost his dad for deeply sorrowful second time.

If you ever rewatch this show, keep a very close eye on burpy. What they're doing, how they react to events. Knowing the little guys been around for thousands of years and probably knows all the shane secrets makes all the little emotions fascinating. one of the best things I noticed was when Will saved eli on the ground with burpy; Burpy was growling at blakk while being shot. We havent seen him growl like that since....eli first met Dr Blakk in episode 1 of the entire show. I now see that shot as Burpy's true revenge, for that moment 5 years ago; Will got to shoot Burpy and land a hit with them on the monster who sent him to the deep caverns. Justice at last, for both of them...till, you know.

I'll leave off with one more note: in the show, especially pre-movies, Eli looks to burpy for advice constantly. It's never pointed out, but Eli always checks in: "do i tell them this?" "Is this the right move", etc. When the five of them promise, he didn't have to check. Either he didn't need a second opinion - he knew what his mission was - and/or he already assumed burpy was in agreement. I don't know if eli "grows up" during the slugterra timeline - its only a year - but he does gain more confidence in himself. And thats not him getting over past trauma or not feeling guilty over things anymore - thats on him becoming more accustomed to looking ahead instead of behind him. Like what jun said to pull him back.

If you catch me on ao3, I'm fascinated with the shows absolute hatred toward backstories. I think that's convenient for the writers, duh, but I also interperet it as a mirroring of the shane gang's attitude towards their pasts. They need to go forward, yes, but they also desperately want to move on, to make the past not matter anymore. If they were to make any actual good slugterra content again, I would like them to keep making ROTE-like stories; not even necessarily giving us complete backstories (we didn't even get that with Blakk), but having our characters contend with past events. his dad, of course, but also: Twist. dana. tom por. the goon. eli's mom. any and all lore about pronto, kord, and trixie. Any of these things returning would fit well in any plot they come up with, and continue making slugterra's fight with good and evil more and more personal to the characters. that's what slugterra exceeds at - having a plot's lore tie juuuuuuust slightly to broader slugterra history/culture and making these characters learn and face it together. If you want to make a better future, the past must be resolved.

and I think eli finally realized that at the end of ROTE, even if he spends the rest of the running show letting other missions distract him from that painful reality.

also we can be saved ch 2 is in production and i have monday off, and legend says that if you comment on my other stories my depression will lesson and i can actually produce content again thanks yall i love this fandom :)

[slugterran-fanatic]

From what I understand about Joo-Joo, is that the only reason he looks different is because they wanted to viewers to be able to tell him apart from Burpy, but I think having variations among slugs and their patterns would be awesome. Like how cats have different fur patterns, especially if theyre appearances were region specific, kinda like pokemon with region specific typings

(and no they didnt really focus on worldbuilding im afraid, which is a shame because of how much the world of slugterra has to offer, like the technology differences between the Eastern Caverns and the 99 Caverns)

Anyways expanding on my idea for lycanthropy in Slugterra

When I say Slugterra, I really mean the whole of the caverns, both Western, Eastern and the unknown caverns although my idea starts with a slug that originates in the Eastern Caverns

I could be more imaginative and give a name to the other caverns we don't know about but I like the thought of it coming from the Eastern Caverns just because we didn't get any unique slugs from that region

so anyways, the slug is known as Lycantherus (pronounce it how you like, I have no idea which version of this is correct because I've said it both ways). As stated above, it originated from the Eastern Caverns but has since migrated to other caverns due to the residual energy from the Elementals being together causing the portal to open sporadically (just an idea I had, why not make it a part of the slug's lore)

So the idea is that it looks rather similar to a Flatulorhinkus slug, just a different color scheme and significantly rarer, and often gets used with the idea of a smokescreen happening. However that is not the case at all, and much to everyone's alarm, it gives nothing more than nasty bite to those who can't dodge in time. At least on the surface :)

[verycorrectslugterraquotes]

( I has inspiration to write down those and I just wanted to share them. It's okay to ignore)

Eli: So...To take this straight.... You are just some random people I just found?

Trixie, Kord and Pronto at first episode: Umm I mean yeah...

Eli: Perfect we are friends now

Trixie Kord and Pronto = Wait what

Eli: we are amazing team! 🤩

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Burby with Juju (I has the inspiration for that since juju is usually mistaken for female slug)

Burby: Juju, you very good friend of mine but I swear call me once more "Barbie" and I'll-

Juju: 🅱️ A R B I E

Burby: Please tell me why?

Juju: come on, it's pretty good! It fits!

Burby: Exxcuuusee me. But you are the one who is always mistaken for a girl!

Juju: NO I'M NOT!

Burby: l i t t l e g i r l

Juju: *angry Infurnus noices* Burby I swear-

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Pronto: I'm the most useful one in here, you PERVERTS! You would be nothing without me!

Kord: No no guys he is right! Who else is gonna be our clown or eat our spoiled food?

Pronto: So that's all I am to you?

Trix: You are our precious mascot ✨

A long one, but a welcome one.

[gayelishane]

i think one of my fav tiny details about slugterra is how slugs are kinda. inherently genderless.

bluster, who canonically uses she/her looks no different from a tormato that uses he/him. the only differences in these funky little creatures is the mega-morphs and ghouls (and some cavern changes)

[weirdrandomtina]

The powerful, intelligent and rare Infurnus slugs:

Burpy and Joo-Joo! :)

[dazdumpling]

I was reading @rainymeadows wonderful fanfiction Cold Northern Waters and felt the sudden urge to doodle Fury annoying Joo-Joo

[leeimperatriz]

Slugterra's headcannons

Guys please, PLEASE, let's talk about the headcannons you about the show.

You can leave a review here, or send me an question.

I'm really curious to see what headcannons do you have.

Here is one of mine.

I recently found in Wattpad the possibility of Yang (Junjie's ancestor, and first Eastern Protector) having multiple wives, for the main purpose of keeping his linage.

I think it's logical considering that Yang lived 2000 years ago, and could be a solid reason for Joo-Joo to facepalm over and over whenever his owners think Yang was married to only one woman. Or whenever they were slow at romance. ("Dude Yang had an army of wives, how is it possible that you are this dumb?!")

[verycorrectslugterraquotes]

Burpy: Joo-Joo, you are very good friend of mine but I swear, call me "Barbie" once more and I'll-

Joo-Joo: 🅱️ A R B I E

Burpy: Please tell me why?

Joo-Joo: come on, it's pretty good! It fits!

Burpy: Exxcuuusee me. But you are the one who is always mistaken for a girl!

Joo-Joo: NO I'M NOT!

Burpy: l i t t l e    g i r l

Joo-Joo: *angry Infurnus noices* Burpy I swear-

[verycorrectslugterraquotes]

Joo-Joo, we’re home.

Junjie when he returns to The Eastern Caverns

[weirdrandomtina]

Slug Selfies! Featuring Bugsy, Suds, Spinner, Rocky, Joo-Joo and Spooker!

[weirdrandomtina]

My drawing of some slugs from Slugterra!  This is my main style of cartoons.

The third / grey slug is my own made up one, a rare Bouldron named Pebble