| Slag |
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Slag was another Dinobot that didn't have a lot of screentime. He was a violent thug, basically, who loved a good fight. Along with the other Dinobots, he was pretty dim-witted, but his appeal is/was undeniable. |
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Along with Grimlock and Sludge, Slag was on of the original three Dinobots created by Wheeljack and Ratchet. Slag was portrayed as the violent psychopath of the team. His forte seemed to be ramming Decepticons while in Triceratops mode. While all the Dinobots were seen breathing fire (except Swoop) at one time or another, this seemed to be another specialty of Slag's. In Transformers:The Movie, it was Slag who took down Devastator almost single-handedly after the other Dinobots had been brushed aside by the Gestalt. After the movie, Slag (and the rest of the Dinobots) still appeared on the show, but usually only in cameos (with the exception of Grimlock). |
| Slag's toy sucks!! There is not much I can say positive about it, unfortunately. In dinosaur form, Slag is fairly decent. His resemblance to his cartoon version is uncanny, and he looks fairly impressive. After transformation into robot form, we start running into problems. First off, Slag comes equipped with these tiny little sissy arms and hands in sharp contrast to his behemoth legs. This gives him a very awkward look. To compound matters, his tail just seems to hang behind him, and doesn't really conceal well. When the Dinobots were handed weopons, Slag got screwed, because while the other Dinobots all have pretty cool armament, Slag come equipped with a a sword, rocket launcher, and a ridiculous little silver pistol; basically a Deringer for a Dinobot. In closing, I would like to say that a great injustice was done to Slag when his toy was created, because he is a really cool character. Overall, a grade of D+. |
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