Why exactly is Slash so popular?
 

He was a pretty insignificant character from the old toon (he was in, what, 3 episodes? I dont remember). His storyline wasn't all that exciting in any incarnation(a slave turtle who goes nuts after they throw out his favorite plastic palm tree?) He was in a small handful of videogames with pretty much no personality....

So, I gotta ask, what makes this guy so much cooler than the rest? Because dammit, I love him too. And I dont know why.

Read the Archie comics issues with Slash. He's a cool action figure...and he's just awesome in the later issues of the Archie run.

It's funny, I don't think I've ever seen a piece of Slash fan art based off of the Old Toon design. I think most fans tried to forget about his portrayal in those episodes and focus more on his appearance in the video games and Archie comics.

This + just f*cking look at him.

He's basically an evil ninja Turtle. That's why people like him.

There are evil versions of any superhero out there, look at how many times Superman has gone bad, or Spiderman, etc.

Instead of one of the Turtles becoming evil for no reason, we instead have an evil turtle. Also the black bandana was awesome.

Honestly I never really followed the Archie series :S But from what I understand hes a survivor of a snapping turtle race and Krang enlists him to kill the turtles? That doesnt seem too interesting (though actually reading might show how good of a character he is).

I dont think anyone (casual fans) gives a sh*t what his backstory is. He's popular because of his appearance (not counting the OT).

Any character who sacrifices himself by plunging into the sun becomes an instant legend of coolness.

Slash really didn't have a backstory in Archie. Krang was abandoned on a toxic waste planet, and Slash just happened to be on the planet and comes across him. They then escape in a ship and go back to Earth.

In the cartoon, Bebop kept a turtle as a pet, and mutated Slash himself.

The dark doppelgänger is a very popular trope. The story has to almost be purposely terrible in order to turn off the audience.

I guess I would answer with, "He's not popular."

Though he does have a small cult following. But then even rubbish characters like Irma have small cult followings.

Andrew strikes again with a drive-by shot against Fred Wolf-era characters. In his wake, Slash lies in a gutter drowning in his own blood.:twink:

I love Slash's character design. I love him in the video games he is an awesome boss in the video games.

I guess you'd be, "wrong."

I think the idea of Slash is more endearing than the actual character of him. Though it's hard not to love the Archie version of Slash, in kind of a Frankenstein's Monster sort of way.

A sort of anti-Turtle Turtle killing machine would be pretty cool to see, even in Mirage. But he's never been that yet.

Maybe Nick will use Slash's character and turn him into a violent killing machine. Although given the nature of the cartoon, it probably won't be like that.

Maybe his wrists will shoot bees at his victims? ;)

Would you have approved of a Mirage slash done "right"? I'd be down.

Sure I would.

Slash is an evil mutant turtle, what is not to like? Also I doubt people are fan of Slash because of Archie, I mean I'm sure theres plenty of fans from the comic but most of the general public that knows Slash is because of the Toyline and videogames that got far more exposure. As far as animated Slash, god I'm happy I never saw him as a little kid.

The first Slash ep was really cool. The others were pathetic.

From what I read of Archie I really did not like him there, it was kinda like taking the OT version and trying to make him slightly more edgy and doesn't he eventually turn good? ugh.

http://i.imgur.com/UMMPd.jpg

The only thing I've ever really seen him in is the OT and I loved his first episode. I guess I like him because he is so inocent and only cares about his "binky". I think that's what he called his tree. He only does what he does because he is told the turtles stold it. To me it made him such a tragic character.

Slash is awsome just read the Archie Comics and you will see.

Video game
 

I agree. Forget that stupid palmtree, and take a look on the deadly guy in the "Turtles in Time" video game.

Actually, a UK Hero Turtles comics of the early 1990 had an issue with Krang and Shredder using Krang's Technodrome dimensional portal to discover an alternate history version of the Universe, with the TMNT being evil criminals, robbing banks.

I kinda wish the 4kids cartoon would have given Slash a try. Closest thing we got to that was Dark Leo in Fast Forward.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bdVR-JIDi2.../beeweapon.jpg
Seriously liked Slash for the action figure and Turtles in Time, LOVED him for his character in the later issues of Archie, where he did "turn good" for lack of a better term and sacrificed himself so the others could escape Maligna's planetoid.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...rchieSlash.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...chieSlash2.jpg
Like Winters said:

Yep, issue #27
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http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56...fterrorp11.jpg

Wow...was their Splinter evil too?

Never showed up in that story. I doubt the plot thread was ever revisited, since continuity wasn't acknowledged in those original UK stories.

HAHAHA!

Donnie: Meditate your way out of THAT!

LMAO

:lol: That had me going!

I first saw the Slash action figure. I was amazed that there were actually FIVE turtles and the fifth one was evil... and had a BLACK bandanna... This was crazy! I met a kid on a train who had the Technodrome and Slash, his yellow eyes, his teeth... his purple weapons! The design was great.

Then I saw his introduction to the Archie books (never saw his episode until I was in my teens) and he was such a badass. I loved when he joined the good guys (Sweden never got the Mighty Mutanimals series so it was a very pleasant surprise) and I was not happy that he was killed off in Terracide. Looking back, the character seems to be based on Wolverine if he was a little bit more feral, his weapon of choice also reminds me of Logan's blades.

Still, this was the first time I was seeing the anti-hero character type, so it was super original to me. I finally got the action figure after searching for it for 11 years, being my first Internet purchase.

What I liked about Slash is that I could add him to Shredder's "army." I had the turtles, Master Spliner, and Casey Jones. And who did they fight against normally in the cartoons? Shredder, Rocksteady, Bebop, and foot soldiers. And since I doubt I was going to be able to convince my mom to buy me a dozen foot soldier toys, it was great to add on General Tragg, Baxter Stockman, and Slash so that Shredder actually had a decent sized army for me to have fight against the turtles.

I laughed a little too...

Anyway, I don't really think Slash is popular as well. I would have seriously never heard of him if it wasn't for this forum.

Slash is awesome, he's so bad and you should not forget the turtles (in any incarnation except the Mirage comics) are extremely good. So if you like 5 years old, and you see the back of the action figure card a superbad turtle and you read it in the Archie comic books, your head just explode.:o

How many issues did they make? I saw some stories in the Swedish TMNT Comic book which had mostly Archie stories. Also, was it just comic stories?

Agreed!

Homeless
 

I have that comic. The good TMNT also helped some homeless guys in that issue.

I don't know why they just didn't give him at least the black bandana in the OT? I mean... did they think it would be too evil? That was the entire point!!!