Why exactly is Slash so popular?

[gobo]

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

[sdp]

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.

[Cowabunga Carl]

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.

[Eiko]

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

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

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.

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.

[ToTheNines]

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

[Jester]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Maybe his wrists will shoot bees at his victims?

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.


Like Winters said:

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

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

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by J 1982

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.

Yep, issue #27

[Jester]

Wow...was their Splinter evil too?

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Jester

Wow...was there 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.

[Krutch]

HAHAHA!

Donnie: Meditate your way out of THAT!

LMAO

[ssjup81]

I don't remember seeing the Slash eps originally as a kid. I just saw them when going back to the series recently. I liked the couple of eps he was in, but I liked his debut ep more, for the whole innocence thing that was mentioned, and how he was, technically, a tragic character. I liked the Archie comic version of him okay, not a fav of those Mutanimals, though. He was awesome though, when he sacrificed himself to save the others, but the fates of the Mutanimals was sad in a general sense.

That aside, I never knew that he was a popular character.

[Donnie]

Originally Posted by Krutch

HAHAHA!

Donnie: Meditate your way out of THAT!

LMAO

That had me going!

[Bjarni]

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.

[ABrown]

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.

[Koi]

Originally Posted by Krutch

HAHAHA!

Donnie: Meditate your way out of THAT!

LMAO

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.

[Punix]

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.

[Bjarni]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Yep, issue #27

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?

Originally Posted by Punix

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.

Agreed!

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Yep, issue #27

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

[Coola Yagami]

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!!!