Slog (G1)
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- Slog is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
One of the most refined and sophisticated Decepticons around Slog is. Originally recruited to produce great works of art he was, the glory and recording the rise of the great Decepticon Empire he praised. Soon, discovered his masters did that just as well he worked in the battlefield as in a studio, and like Buzzsaw before him, an artist of the warzone Slog became, Autobots into abstract modern art "masterpieces" he carved.
A grotesque monster Slog might appear to be, given his artwork. In fact, fights only when he must to stay alive he does, and make each fallen foe a work of art to honor their memory he tries. A warrior at heart he is not, the wild abandon of creating destructive art from non-living material he likes, but troubled by the lives lost in the Autobot/Decepticon conflict he remains. This troubled spirit it was, lead to the founding of the Slogism movement it did. The utilization of his work by the Autobots and his general doubts about the cause have put him on the outs with his superiors. Because care about how others view them, the Decepticons do.
Like Windcharger before him, a powerful magnetic ability Slog wields. Uses it to manipulate and tear other robots apart he does.
With his fellow Pretender Monsters he combines when Monstructor they form.
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Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel The Transformers comics
In an alternate future where the Decepticons had conquered much of Earth, Slog and his fellow Pretender Monsters were led by Galvatron to the remains of New York City in an attempt to root out the last remaining vestiges of Autobot and human resistance. All they managed to find, however, was a human-made booby trap that buried Icepick under tons of debris. Slog exited his Pretender shell to dig out his comrade, reflecting that Galvatron's madness would ultimately destroy them all.
Not long later, he and the others rejoined the Decepticons to defend the Decepticon Powerbase against an Autobot attack. Rhythms of Darkness!
Transformers '84
In the early days of the war on Cybertron, Slog was one of Straxus's forces attacking an Autobot fort in Iacon's Border Regions. When Autobots led by Ultra Magnus arrived to lead a counterattack, Straxus ordered his troops to seize as many prisoners as they could and retreat. Secrets & Lies #2
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers
Slog was among a group of Decepticons who made a deal with Cobra-La, receiving power-enhancing organic shells in exchange for defending Cobra-La's underground kingdom. During Cobra-La's scheme to summon Unicron to Earth, the Pretender Monsters were sent to attack a trio of Autobots aboard the submerged Arc II. Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2 Later, they combined into Monstructor to defend Cobra-La's kingdom against surface attack by G.I. Joe, but were defeated by the Laser Squad. Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2
2005 IDW continuity
- First appearance: Spotlight: Optimus Prime
Millions of years ago, Monstructor was the first gestalt, constructed out of a group of Transformers who would become known as the "Monstructor Six". Created by Jhiaxus under the direction of Nova Prime, they were intended to be the ultimate fusion of mind and body, a vast amount of intellect combined with unparalleled strength. Unfortunately, they were driven into insanity by the merging process and became monsters. All Good Things After Nova Prime departed Cybertron aboard the Ark, Omega Supreme locked them in a dimensionally-displaced prison to live out the rest of their horrid existence. Eventually, they escaped and tracked down and attacked Omega Supreme, but were defeated by Optimus Prime and split apart into their individual bodies. Despite Omega Supreme's protestations about the dangers of gestalt technology falling into Decepticon hands, Prime had them taken into custody in an attempt to repair their shattered minds. Spotlight: Optimus Prime
Slog and his comrades were incarcerated at the Garrus-9 penitentiary where Jetfire attempted to carry out Optimus Prime's orders despite Fortress Maximus's misgivings about the whole endeavour. Thanks to a tipoff from the double-agent Dealer, Banzai-Tron's Decepticon Secret Service attacked the facility and absconded with the monsters. Spotlight: Arcee
The breakout of the "Monstructor Six" eventually made its way to the Autobot Orbital Command Hub, and from there to Optimus Prime. Although Earth was currently facing the threat of Megatron and Sixshot, Prime decided that they couldn't risk allowing the Decepticons to gain gestalt technology, and ordered Prowl's team to abandon Earth and head to Garrus-9. Devastation
However, the Decepticons were later attacked in turn by the minions of Jhiaxus and Nova Prime (now Nemesis Prime), who took the gestalt Transformers for the purpose of making Monstructor a guardian of a Nega-Core, a device crucial to Nemesis Prime's grand plans. The Autobot Arcee and the Decepticon survivors struck a deal to capture Monstructor. Spotlight: Hardhead They engaged Monstructor on Rotan, but Arcee left mid-battle to confront Jhiaxus. Spotlight: Sideswipe
Falling back into the hands of the Decepticons, Slog and the others came under the command of Bludgeon. While hunting down Hot Rod, they were confronted by Kup's elite Autobot team, and combined into Monstructor to do battle with them. After Monstructor was downed by a precise shot from Perceptor, his components fled the scene with Bludgeon. Lost & Found
Bludgeon later patched up the weak spot and went to Arduria after learning of Jhiaxus's capture and used Monstructor to distract the Autobots while Bludgeon freed Jhiaxus. The plan worked and they retreated in their separate components and continued Jhiaxus's mission of finding all of the Regenesis missiles. Syndromica (1) They eventually brought all their accumulated ore supplies back to Cybertron, in order to help Shockwave complete his ultimate machine. The Dead Are Not Enough Although they formed Monstructor and fought Devastator to a standstill while Shockwave put his plan into motion, the gestalt was ultimately smashed to bits by the Lost Light. ...And the Damage Done
The team apparently managed to escape in the chaos, as months later Starscream noted that the Monstructor Six were still at large. The World of Tomorrow
Years later, the Monstructor Six resurfaced as Bludgeon's minions once more, joining their master during Unicron's attack on Cybertron. Though they were able to combine and overpower Victorion during the battle in Cybertron's upper atmosphere, Our Finest when the battle moved to Earth, Monstructor was tag-teamed and destroyed by Victorion and Superion, killing Slog and the other members of the team. Ceremony
Beast Wars: Uprising
Long after the war had degraded into a series of Games, Slog was among the immobile Builders who watched as the Autobots' and Decepticons' descendants, the Maximals and Predacons, continued fighting in their place. He was hardwired into a monitoring station at the Cortex, where he glared at Lio Convoy when the Maximal came to visit the Administrator. Broken Windshields
Slog remained at the Cortex during the Grand Uprising, supporting Eject up to the start of the Vehicon Apocalypse. His final fate is unknown. Derailment
Ask Vector Prime
The Slog of Axiom Nexus created a piece of art so transcendentally moving that it nearly caused Vector Prime to gasp. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/25
A different Slog was presumably present as part of Monstructor when the combiner became one of Bio Ranger Iga's Thirteen Great Demon Generals. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27
Precursor World
Slog was among Purple Wicked Convoy's collection of monsters. God Neptune comic 1
Toys
The Transformers
- Slog (Pretender Monster, 1989)
- Team ID number: PM5
- Accessories: dual rifle, shell, solar cannon, Monstructor head
- Known designers: Kōjin Ōno (TakaraTomy), Masakatsu Saito (concept artist, robot), Keita Amemiya (monster shell)
- Released in the penultimate year of the original The Transformers toyline, Pretender Monster Slog is a Micromaster-sized robot that transforms into a bipedal horned monster-thing. He can also form the upper torso of the team's combined mode Monstructor.
- He comes with a rubbery Pretender shell of an upright, hunchbacked, spike-armed fishlike monster. The shell's solid-plastic back panel can also hold his dual rifle (described as a magnetic repellor-attractor in his packaging bio) and the included solar cannon and Monstructor head. This shell, like all the Pretender Monster shells, has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue over time, plus it is possible for them to develop spotty miscoloration. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the spots should they appear.
- He is one of the Generation 1 toys susceptible to Gold Plastic Syndrome, though not as badly as his teammate Bristleback. Most of his gold parts are fairly thick and not too tightly-attached, which does minimize the stress on them, but there is some risk when assembling Monstructor, as Birdbrain needs to fit kind of snugly inside Slog's gold-plastic torso.
Notes
- Slog's package art depicts him with Birdbrain's Laser Rifle, while Birdbrain's art depicts him with Slog's Dual Rifle.
- With a Rank stat of 7 (the highest among the Pretender Monsters), Slog may be the leader of his team by default. He also forms the upper torso of Monstructor.
Foreign names
- French: Ouvrax (Canada)
- Hungarian: Strapa ("Fatigue")
- Italian: Artiglio ("Claw")