TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on SLUG

This week we're looking at the history of the fire-breathing Dinobot who's too rude, crude, and dangerous to go by just one name - SLUG!
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[@ChrisMcFeely]

Yes, yes, we aaaall know what his name used to be. Spare us all your impotent rage and insistence that you'll never accept change. Watch the video, learn the history, and less of your cesium salami.

[@RKStrikerJK5]

THANK YOU!

[@GameIdiots69]

Good to know

[@trevorlove3304]

Hey for your next episode could you make a basics episode about sparks

[@tarn4633]

Finally, a rare TF archiver who speaks against toxicity. It's like finding a Turbofox in the Argon Sea.

[@lth-rg3262]

But if it does happen (which it would) then that’ll be a helluva slug-fest

[@nefariousgremlin7554]

I like the name slug. "slug" is a term used to describe large ballistic projectiles, like shotgun shells. I feel like naming such a destructive character after a type of ammunition that packs a serious punch is just perfect.

[@jasonlewis460]

I think slag was also a good name. It also means the rock or ore of a volcano.

[@tridentsilver766]

@@metal_fusionscorn is a different Dinobot, he is the Spinosaurus

[@kaelisprime9087]

Slug is a great name and I will use it, but Slag just sounds right too.

[@nine_tails137]

Whenever I hear the name "Slug", the first thing that comes to mind, is a slimy Mollusk, thus killing the mood for me.

[@alanguages]

Agreed. It would be like calling a Dinobot "Snail". While Slag is literally the vitreous mass left as a residue by the smelting of metallic ore. Hence, a reason Slag was shown to use his fire breathe to melt down other metals.@@nine_tails137

[@PyrozPlayground]

Dude! Between you, Thew, and Emgo - I have all the incredible info, brilliant comedy, and fantastic knowledge of everything Transformers! You are a bad-ass, sir! Don't ever change!

[@gmon78]

You should try the lazy eyebrow reviewer. Does all his reviews with stop motion, and unlike Emgo his skits are actually funny!

[@MadokaTokisaki]

I love that Fall of Cybertron had a nice little reference to the smushed Quintesson scene

[@Undrave]

I think we need a 'The Basics on the Underbase Saga' so we know everybody who was taken offline by a cosmically empowered Starscream!

[@nickperoncomedy]

It's a huge list. Basically everyone who wasn't part of the 1987-1988 toyline who wasn't already dead by that point. If I understand it correctly, the creative team behind the comic had to clean house so stories could focus on new toys. It's pretty dark that the writer's solution was mass genocide.

[@BeasBotBonanza]

The list might be too long to fit in a video 😂

[@PartigradeCannon]

@@BeasBotBonanza Maybe it could be a 300th episode milestone celebration

[@spencergellsworth]

One day Chris will run out of stuff to give Basics about and this channel will be offlined by a cosmically powered Starscream

[@EclipseWarlord]

But how to arrange the list? Chronological? Proximity? Alphabetical? Shortest to tallest?

[@SkittleJuice2]

Slug was the first Transformers figure I got after getting back into the franchise with the RoTB movie. I’d grown up with the first two seasons of G1 Transformers, so seeing his name change was rather confusing until I learned why they changed it.

[@DetectiveBarricade]

Slug's a good name. But the G1 character will always be Slag to me. So glad he's received a great toy in Studio Series, but I wonder when Studio Series will get around to Age of Extinction Slug. Along with Strafe and Scorn, of course.

[@thegraceparade9709]

I literally found today a modern non transformable figure if him that had the name slag, weird

[@bilal_Hadjlaoui907]

Slug/slag is always my favourite dinobot,the fact that his dino mod is based on my favourite dino make sense why he's always our big boi and he always will be and the exauce me scene from the 86's movie is always hold a special place in my heart lmao and i must say,that cyberverse episode with the dinobots and trypticon was so hilarious and badass

[@thegloriouskingkronk8422]

Wuh-oh, did I hear someone mention that they like a dinosaur? Funny you should say that, cause I know a thing or two about those, let me tell you that Right, Triceratops was a giant ceratopsid that lived in North America during the late Late Cretaceous ( the Maastrichtian ), 66 million years ago. I say "giant" because Triceratops, as well as Torosaurus and Eotriceratops, was significantly longer and heavier than older members of the Ceratopsidae like Styracosaurus or Centrosaurus: Triceratops reached lengths of up to 8 meters and weighed an estimated 8-12 tonnes, while Styracosaurus was 5-6 meters long and only reached an estimated 3 tonnes. This gigantism is reflected by their contemporary tyrannosaurid, Tyrannosaurus, which itself is notably more heavy and robust than even its two closest relatives, the Mongolian Tarbosaurus and Chinese Zhuchengtyrannus, as well as pretty much every other theropod out there. In the Hell Creek Formation, where Tyrannosaurus was discovered, Triceratops was the most common herbivore, followed by Edmontosaurus. There were actually two distinct species of Triceratops that inhabited the Hell Creek region: Triceratops horridus, and Triceratops prorsus. The former, T. horridus, is older and had a different horn shape than T. prorsus, which appears to be its descendant. There are several Triceratops skulls that are neither those of T. horridus nor T. prorsus, but instead a transitional stage between the two, with the difference between the two species becoming only apparent some generations later ( I can tell you the difference between a red junglefowl and a chicken, but not the exact generations when the junglefowl became the chicken ). Triceratops, like many marginocephalians ( pachycephalosaurs and ceratopsians ) participated in intraspecific combat, butting their giant heads together and locking horns. Both males and females participated in these activites, since ceratopsians do not appear to have been sexually dimorphic at all ( no difference between either sex ). They appear to have lived in groups of between 10 and 20 individuals strong, though mass bonebeds of older ceratopsians like Pachyrhinosaurus, Styracosaurus, or Centrosaurus indicate that they also formed mega-herds of up to a 1000 members under certain circumstances. These mega bonebeds were caused when hundreds of animals of the same species died suddenly during the same event. The main culprit are floodings, as water activity was what laid down the sediments in which the fossils are preserved, and ceratopsids were the only victims of these disasters. See, ceratopsids were very poor swimmers, not because they'd just sink ( like what the rare and solitary nodosaurs and ankylosaurs seem to have done ), but because they floated with their head held underwater. It was simply too large and heavy. Sauropods, theropods, and hadrosaurs floated head-up, but animals like Centrosaurus floated head down. This may have been one of the reasons why the Ceratopsidae is almost entirely restricted to western North America ( which itself was split into three continents during the Cretaceous ).

[@brawmankerlexterminateurde860]

@@thegloriouskingkronk8422 I have to say the dinosaurs agenda to well my fellow dino appreciater but I think the commenter meant that he love more the character than the dinosaur mode but its still good to spread good information about what is what

[@nine_tails137]

Those lines still get a chuckle outta me every time I watch the 86 movie. "Me Slag say you full of baridiam Baloni!" LMAO! classic!

[@natek4488]

Thanks for elaborating on the name Slug as I always associated the name with the mollusk, and felt it didn't fit because Triceratops actually had really strong hind legs. Now, I can see how it fits.

[@erikbjelke4411]

Same here. I'm like, "why name him after a slow-moving slimy invertebrate?" No, they're naming him for the act of punching someone in the face, which is absolutely on-point.

[@deathserpent9747]

@@erikbjelke4411 and a slug is a huge ass piece of metal that can blow somebodys face in. Makes sense

[@nine_tails137]

@@erikbjelke4411 While I do get the double meaning of the word, and I understand the reason for the name change, I too think of the slow-moving slimy invertebrate whenever I hear that name. Thus killing the mood for me.

[@apex2000]

I'm from UK I still call him Slag (as a kid I knew molten metal run off, before the minor slur) it seems obvious which meaning was meant by the robot dinosaur.

[@brianpbillingsley3687]

Exactly! I'm from America so the first thing I think is melted metal refuse. But whatever. 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@k.m.sparks1190]

Funny thing about intentions that, it can easily be lost or ignored and misused

[@cylasbreakdown6140]

I’d love to see Wreck-Gar get the Basics treatment!

[@Khanmanlol]

If "slag" is an offensive/hurtful term in the UK, what do they call actual slag in a smelting context in the UK?

[@gabbpolicarpio1236]

They called it, and I quote, "waste products obtained from mining & smelting processes".

[@Niveama468]

We still call it slag, but it is funnily enough not a normal topic of conversation. In context everyone would know you are talking about waste. In pretty much every other context you would assume it was a slur. That's the thing I think the original name makes a lot of sense because it actually follows that same context. But without knowing that you would just be seeing a toy on a shelf called Slut (they are effectively the same in meaning)

[@carlosa7598]

@@Niveama468 thats what i would call my female Lego autobot, "Slut"😂😂✌️

[@backupplan6058]

It’s all a matter of context, a female dog in one context is an insult, a wild beaver 🦫 can mean something else. The main issue is when Beast Wars started using it in terms of an insult it made the context change.

[@gabbpolicarpio1236]

@@backupplan6058 true dat

[@seniorsquidoo5777]

i never knew when Slug trampled Skrapnel under the door in Fall of Cybertron was a reference to the G1 times.

[@kidprime6863]

I loved that part. XD

[@apex2000]

Yes, becareful hard core G1ers might as for your fan card back. Chuckle

[@mikestudioz216]

Slug trampled Kickback, not Skrapnel

[@seniorsquidoo5777]

@@mikestudioz216 I knew I was was wrong, thank you.

[@zackman9230]

I have a feeling Slag/Slug's identity crisis is a similar deal like what color is Rumble and who became Cyclonus

[@JeremiahEcks777]

Rumble is blue and Skywarp became Cyclonus. 😇

[@shockwavefan1367]

@@JeremiahEcks777 well at least you said skywarp is cyclonus

[@JeremiahEcks777]

@@shockwavefan1367 My personal fan theory, which I'd love a writer to show one day, is that Rumble and Frenzy are interchangeable and can ostensibly 'duplicate' each others powers I.e. Frenzy can make piledrivers too, to 'pretend' to be Rumble. They don't do anything like Rumble's but he can do it to throw people off the scent of which is which. Rumble can also make loud noises but isn't a master of sound like Frenzy. But colour wise, they can switch at will. To confuse enemies, to make up for their size disadvantage. This would cover animation errors, like having multiple Frenzys and Rumbles and also definitively answers who is blue or red - they're *all* blue and red! 😂

[@shockwavefan1367]

@@JeremiahEcks777 that actually sounds really cool

[@JeremiahEcks777]

@@shockwavefan1367 Well, it's a retcon that not only tidies up errors in the canon (all of the canons - even in just classic IDW, Rumble has been red AND blue!), but also gives Rumble and Frenzy a deceptive edge. All of the other mainstream Cassettes have some sort of espionage / deceit thing going on (Ravage is a master of it, but Buzzsaw and Laserbeak are often employed as aerial spies. And Ratbat is either a spy or a leader character). So it kind of makes sense that even his two brutish warrior blokes have some measure of deceit, since they're serving the master of espionage. If they've been hoodwinking fandom for nearly 40 years, they go from two minor irritant jobbers to two of the most annoying and amusing pranksters ever. And then throw Enemy into the mix. 😆

[@spideybrez1299]

Slug may be a real hot-headed rebel, but at least he has a sense of humor, like when he trampled on a Quintesson even though the large door was already pinning him down and excused himself. 😄 Any other Autobot could use that line as a quip anytime in a fight with a Decepticon. Also, I was so giddy when Transformers: Fall of Cybertron used that same scene and line as a nostalgic reference! 😂 Had a good laugh with that one.

[@Snow_Worries85]

Chris! I love your videos and to show my appreciation I have to share a story about Slag. 15 years ago, I worked as a welder for an old friend. He had British clients come in. When they asked where I was? He told them the truth. “Oh, he’s probably hammering the slag out of some piece of work.” Between his phrasing and me walking in sweaty and out of breath, we had to explain what was really going on and no what they thought was going on

[@MKmaki6094]

Lmaaaoooo, well that was a day to remember!

[@nine9ryu]

I SO hate the fact that his original name had to be changed to Slug ....but still love him as Dinobot

[@TEHORIGINALSTEVO]

Are you certain that Beast Wars was definitely censored in the UK? I distinctively recall watching the series on television (they were a special event for my friends and I, as they were usually only broadcast during school holidays) and hearing the characters utter "slag" multiple times. I had many a discussion with my parents that I am not to repeat that word and got a firm telling off from my older sister when she heard me say it once. 😅

[@ChrisMcFeely]

Oh, some got through, all right. They cut every instance they could, snipping off the start or end of lines, or entire lines where they could, but it was a very clumsy, dirty job, and some uses of it just weren"t possible to cut. Of course, this is all referring to the original GMTV airing - when it reaired on Channel 5 in 2003, it was left unedited, speaking to how arbitrary the whole thing was.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

@@ChrisMcFeely When movies aired on TV in the US, they would either "bleep" out the words, simply silence the audio during that word, or replace the word with a less offensive alternative. For example, in an infamous TV edit of Die Hard 2, John McClane (briefly not sounding like Bruce Willis) says, "Yippie Ki yay, Mr. Falcon", despite no character named "Mr. Falcon" appearing in the film. Was that not an option in the UK? (The technology to do this has been available in the USA long before Beast Wars existed.)

[@bodhiwolf]

@@KasumiKenshirou There was a UK TV edit of Die Hard where the line was 'Yipee-ki-yay, Ke-mo sah-bee'. At the end Gruber said 'Yipee-ki-yay, Ke-mo sah-b'

[@TEHORIGINALSTEVO]

@@ChrisMcFeely Ah, cheers Chris! That clears things up. 😁 I must have caught the instances they slipped through, haha. 😆 Keep up the good work. 👍

[@JustinWahlne]

@@KasumiKenshirou I would love to see a "bleeped" version (or even just a super-cut) of Beast Wars. That would be hilarious!

[@cameronmoriarty3313]

I can't believe that all these years into the line Grimlock is still the only Dinobot to get a Masterpiece toy. I understand if Takara doesn't want to crank them out one after another in order (like they are with Raiden), but to not even get to a 2nd member of the team coming up on 14 years (March 2009) after MP-8 Grimlock is shocking. Probably my #2 most surprised exclusion from the MP line after Blaster. Not so much Blaster, but Steeljaw which would all but certainly not happen without Blaster, simply because they have the Steeljaw mold done and used but not for it's primary character. I know some people would point to other Autobots that are missing, some of whom would be on my list just below these, but I understand licensing causing them to be put off.

[@supsaskatoon6283]

Slag is a good name. Slag is what you get when you melt metal and allows with searing fire. The dinobot Slag is ferocious, tough, angry, dangerous, and hot tempered. Always was, always will be, SLAG.

[@chickenninja5512]

Please do a the basics on Powerglide

[@DJ-vk4rp]

Who a human fell in love with

[@sea-envy3137]

@@DJ-vk4rp Sea Spray also had a biological GF, what was up with the 2nd wave mini autobots

[@DJ-vk4rp]

@@sea-envy3137 yes you're right. And he became human for a little while to

[@warrickmcinerney7899]

Favourite character scene: Transformers the movie. Optimus orders the Dinibots to"Destroy Devastator ". 20 seconds later the dinos are all dinosplatter except for Slag who shoves the green giant through a wall. He was my favourite even before that.

[@DarionPM]

Ah, I was beginning to miss cosmically powered Starscream taking someone offline

[@Ozzy_2014]

The power of the Underbase I believe. I read an issue back in the day.

[@Arthus850]

@@Ozzy_2014 We all know that. It’s just that “offlined by a cosmically powered Starscream” was a phrase that’s been repeated so many times in this show that’s it’s almost become a running gag.

[@baconator_x4098]

Roses are red Chris shall decree The dinobots were offlined by a cosmically powered starscream

[@Envisaged0ne]

He will always be Slag to me. I had all the G1 dinobots when I was a kid. Shows my age lol Slag was also my favorite dinobot

[@KamenRiderSeiryuXV0]

"Me Slag, say you full of beryllium baloney!" G1 SLAG Most one of Dinobots fave characters, because he is fearless Triceratops Autobot; but a bit smarter than Grimlock.

[@galvatron1585]

I actually love the aoe dinobots designs,my issue is only the robot mods,it feels like something from the last knight but the blue light on it is so good and remind me of the star wars commando helmet

[@toysmostwanted]

I loved the designs but their characterization was trash. For a bunch of "knights" from the past, they just acted like animals.

[@bilal_Hadjlaoui907]

Same,even with that i still love the aoe dinobots

[@tanjoy0205]

Dumb but heartwarming.

[@galvatron1585]

@@tanjoy0205 wth did you just say ?

[@SirBroccolingtonIII]

The Dinobots single-handedly made the movie worth watching.

[@amethyst7084]

He'll always be Slag to me. 👍🏾👍🏾Loved the one-on-one scene Slag had with Shockwave in the 1986 Transformers Annual, which showed the Dinobots' dream sequences. 👏🏾

[@ThePuff18]

“And grimlock set out to find a cure” Cyclonus: have you tried… *Therapy?*

[@RailfanJason]

Slag. Always and forever. He was my very first Transformer as a kid back in the 80s, still have it btw.

[@researcherchameleon4602]

4:10 “I would like to RAGE” “Grog, you aren’t in combat” “Did I stutter?”

[@TheGrimoiresVoice]

Yeah, it also fits because Travis Willingham voiced Slug in Fall of Cybertron

[@researcherchameleon4602]

@@TheGrimoiresVoice slag: “can you pick me up a sandwich on the way back” Side-swipe: “What?! A sand- No! I’m not going on a FOOD run dummy” Slag: “Mmm-please?” Side-swipe: *sigh* “what do you want?” *gets a beryllium bologna sandwich*

[@jrpludacrous]

I find it funny how in Animated, even tho he's supposed to be Slag/Slug, his robot mode actually looks closer to G1 Snarl

[@andrews4717]

I like the idea that he’s filled with so much hate that even his name is a curse word.

[@GerardtheRedBird]

Never thought I'd hear from Transformers taken offline by the Cosmically Powered Starscream again lmao

[@bluelanternguardianangel8038]

You know I had an original Slug action figure way back in the day. Never knew of his complicated naming problem lol Great video!

[@jaykofett6210]

0:03 Chris: what in a name Me: a triple double crunch rap

[@johnnymason3265]

The original Slug(called Slag back then) was the first Transformer that I ever bought. I was always fascinated with his hostile nature. Still am today.

[@MisaelCastilloBrenes]

He is my second favorite Dinobot, after the king himself (Grimlock). I always like the horns and bulky appearance.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

My first Transformer was Windcharger. 😊

[@aderose]

Pyra Magna and The Torchbearers would be a very interesting Basics episode in the future

[@MazingerZero1990]

My Issue with "Slug" is that it sounds too similar to "Sludge"

[@milesbradshaw6643]

Maybe Sludge should be renamed "Stomp".

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Howzabout "Slab"?

[@milesbradshaw6643]

@@Beedo_Sookcool why Slab?

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

@@milesbradshaw6643 Why not? Changes just one letter, and his frill looks like a bunch of slabs around his neck. Also, I may have had several rum punches by this point. 😉

[@brainlock72]

I was trying to think of better one syllable S-names, myself. Smelt makes you think he stinks. Same for Stank (S+tank). What was that term Vince Vaughn used when describing what his company did in Unfinished Business? Spike is already taken by that pesky human. Strike might work? S+Trike for triceratops. Stomp doesn’t quite work, but like Miles suggested, it makes a better alternate for Sludge. Snuff is an older term for a tobacco product, as well as murder. Snarf is right out! 😂😸 I made an alternate custom Dino-Combiner team (based off some JP dinos), but none of those work for him, either.

[@BLADESTER128]

Ill always call him Slag, just sounds better than Slug (makes me think of an actual slug). Though I remember him being called Slog once somewhere which isnt bad

[@DetectiveBarricade]

But there's a Pretender monster called Slog. Forms the upper torso of Monstructor IIRC.

[@GalvyTheTom]

I think Slog was a name given to Sludge (the Brontosaurus Dinobot) instead… which muddles it even more

[@rsdaddy141]

My favorite Dinobot. " Excuse Me.." 😁

[@evenlessbraincells9582]

One of the best lines of the movie

[@andybones752]

as much as I would love to see all of the Dinobot's get dedicated episodes of their own in future, of course I would I'm only human, I do believe though that he one with the most complete story to tell is Dinobot Swoop. so if possible, I would very much like to see him get a solo episode sometime down the line.

[@SwiftpawWolffox]

For one of those guys that had to take a new name due to modern connotations with other words, Slug was probably the best fit they could give him. A bullet, a punch, and it even ties back to his original name as a 'slug' could be the piece of scrap punched out of another piece of metal to make holes and joints. But I'll always be amused at how franchise like Animated and the comics took it in stride and poked in-universe fun at the name changes.

[@NexusProductions-rz1sv]

Ah, yes. Tall Tankor and Fat Tankor (Not to his face)

[@NexusProductions-rz1sv]

@@dadeleemurphy85 The dinobots are stupid. Your point?

[@Samthekneemuncher]

Here i am watching people argue of robot dinosaur aliens online lmao

[@Biorythym]

What about "Slam"? Fits his other mode of attack, and you still only need to change one letter

[@Samthekneemuncher]

@@Biorythym idk smash still sounds better but slam is a bit weird compared to the other ones

[@docbaker3333]

Honestly I prefer Slag it just has more punch for me and it fits a Robot very being metal themed after all. But Slug works to especially thanks to that enlightening description as Why he's named Slug specifically in references to Ammo/Slugging instead of the Gastropod though I do still find it to be a slightly lazy rename but it's definitely better than something like Triceraton or my own Idea for a possible rename Smelt. Also I would love to see a basics on the Stunticons.

[@Schregger]

"I was going to name him *SLAG,* but I think he would have taken it as an insult..." I found this to be far more funny than it should have been...

[@KasumiKenshirou]

So I assume this line had to also be cut out of the UK airings, is that correct?

[@ghostofronin4917]

Dude they even messed up his name in Fall of Cybertron, in the campaign he was Slug, and Snarl was the Stegosaurus, but in the Multiplayer, his armor kit was called Snarl, I can't tell if it's a call back to how his name kept being changed back then or just a mistake.

[@crashking7582]

At 8:21, never realized there was an 86 movie reference. Just made that awesome game even better

[@robrice7246]

11:49 You mean cesium salami.

[@ChrisMcFeely]

BERYLLIUM BALONEY!! 😉

[@nathanfisher3441]

He'll always be Slag to me. But at least with Slug it's a one letter change that still has a meaning fitting to his character.

[@SegaMario]

Yeah. Slag always and forever. Slug sounds more like, well, a shelless snail. But with the other meanings it has, I suppose it's fair game and is of course just a single letter change.

[@christianlewis6789]

When I hear the name Slug, I immediately think, "shotgun ammo": brutally damaging, quick to deal a final blow's worth, no less. Fits his violent original bio.

[@mechanwhal6590]

How about Slaug?

[@jasonlewis460]

@@mechanwhal6590 sloth

[@violetrose8779]

In the idw comics I think he changes his name to slug bcs arcee said his old name was offensive lol

[@edkwon]

Grew up with the original G1 toy in the 80s,will always be Slag to me, and since I live in the US where the word has no such negative connotation, I will continue to call him Slag

[@Saturnlock]

I think it'd be a really good idea to make KZbin Shorts videos on the more obscure characters. Ones who were only in one show, comic, or even movie. And who maybe didn't last long in their respective stories. Some examples being Dispensor from the 2007 movie, the appliance bots, or the Oreobot from Age of Extinction. Just a thought

[@shona-sof]

Oreobot will be avenged!

[@GunNutproductionsOG]

As much as it is a rude word I still like the name Slag over Slug cause it sounds like Snarl and Sludge. Plus I’m kind of glad the Beast wars comics has them saying “Slag” again cause “Frack” doesn’t have the same impact

[@Jawmax]

8:51 Oh, bullet or punch. My mind keeps going to a slimy bug.

[@RoddKlever]

Same. I never thought of a punch or bullet. I think it’s why I have never liked the new name. I rather it be Slog.

[@SilverHairedFreak25]

Yeah, me too. But I guess this is the same perspective Britain had when they saw his name was Slag, lol

[@JustinWahlne]

Ditto!

[@TheAnimationStationTAS]

I will never not find Arcee telling Slag his name is offensive and him promptly changing it funny. Speaking of which, IDW's redemption of the dinobots story arc is one of my favorite things they ever did. I just really like seeing these brutal warriors try to find a purpose in Peace time, and I especially love Slug's final words to Bludgeon.

[@l0u13__3]

Tarantulas exclaiming had me rolling

[@rafcor6799]

He also is playable in Earth Wars and as Volcanicus, in that game and Angry Birds Transformers that combiner had a nice rol

[@jamesmarvin6945]

You know.... I ALWAYS FELT.... That the dinobots should have been combines. Even when I FIRST SAW the G1 dinobots.... I was always thinking how awesome it would be if they could combine and form some kind of giant super autobot

[@bignelly9476]

I always loved slug growing up my favourite Dino was the Triceratops and when I found out there was a transforming version of one 12 year old me was very excited

[@JustinWahlne]

I was X-years old today when I first associated Slug's name with a punch or a bullet. 🤯 Seriously! Until today, all I could think of was the animal. "Oh, I get it. Cuz he's slow and stupid? Pff! Slag's WAY better!" But I can't believe I never thought of a punch or a bullet. 🤦‍♂️ I think I might actually LIKE the name Slug now!

[@Sputnik-bc7vm]

Specifically shotgun rounds can be called slugs and they are pretty cool just cause they are large and (relatively) precise projectiles coming out of a shotgun.

[@unclefranklin4575]

Anybody else find it funny that IDW's Arcee, a violent lunatic who loves killing, was the one who told Slag his name was offensive?

[@bilal_Hadjlaoui907]

Oh yeah,slug/slag,one of the most unique and funniest,greatest dinobots,he was so funny and cool in the g1 especially the 86's movie,i will never forgot his wise words "exauce me" lol and the fact that the "exauce me" scene in the 86's movie make sense why the 86's movie holds a special place in our hearts and also why its the best thing about g1,that's why the 86's has the best humor after cyberverse-energon-wfc trilogy,and i really like his animated design,i love how he's a short/little or mini bulk guy like TFA and TFP bulkhead,funny how they call the TFA toy of slag/slug with snarl lmao,and i also really love his aoe design,especially the dino mod its just accurate and the fact that slag/slug dino mod is based on my favourite dino make sense why he's my favourite and he always will be,my only issue with the aoe dinos is that thier robot mods is like something from TF 5(the last knight) but i still love the aoe dinobots especially the blue light on thier eyes is like the star wars commando helmet,and i love the ss86 slug/slag and i actually love the red color in his head,its really good but i think its not important,slug/slag is one of my favourite autobots after jetfire-ironhide-prowl-cliffjumper,slag/slug in cyberverse was so badass and unique just like the g1 version,that episode with volcanicus and trypticon was so hilarious lmao and i wish if we see the dinobots in wfc kingdom,imagine how good they will be with the upgrade kits and i actually love the ss86 slag/slug flame effects,its just awsome and fits the figure,hopefully we can get a episodes on the other dinobots like swoop-snarl etc....,thank you as always chris for the great job,you are the most unique and informative TF channel of all time ! ,i hope you can do the basics on :mudflap-demolishor-mirage-mindwipe-wing saber and the sparks,have a great day.

[@bilal_Hadjlaoui907]

@@shaundis2117 what ?

[@bilal_Hadjlaoui907]

@@shaundis2117 wtf are you saying bot

[@hybirdmaximus6285]

@@shaundis2117 no one asked about likes stupid boomer

[@hybirdmaximus6285]

@@shaundis2117 and he didn't do the comments what's wrong with you idiot

[@galvatron1585]

@@shaundis2117 no body asked+you are a bot+no body cares for likes+i had a stroke reading this+L+ratio

[@tatsu280]

I knew why Slag was no longer used and actually really love Slug instead, but I prefer the change only to maintain "Slag" as a curse word in Transformers media thanks to Beast Wars. Similar to the dolphin squeal from Spongebob, it's still a fun notion to keep in background lore without actually predominately using it for obvious real world ramifications, like you said with Arcee teaching him it was offensive. Hell, after watching this, he really does feel like an underrated character though, despite all the great stuff he has going for him character wise and the commoner not knowing his truly best stories.

[@MrJlee93]

the dolphin squeal in spongebob is actually a sped up kookaburra sound

[@Jawmax]

Yeah, and I don't like that they've been swapping out scrap for scrud. What is a scurd?

[@Jrasta111]

I like the throwback joke in Animated best where he ended up named Snarl. The sad thing is 'slag' actually almost kind of is a perfect curse word for living beings made of metal in an offhand sort of way. Just another thing to blame the British for I guess. Or, whoever decided they should have dedicated curse words, that guy. Is there really any need for it? Honestly? One or the other works. Or, we could just enjoy things, crazy concept I know. Whatever works.

[@ltb1345]

Looking forward to the eventual Swoop/Strafe video.

[@VHSMikey]

Your videos bring me so much joy. Good wholesome content.

[@LpsWorldandstuff]

Slag...no one will every change my mind

[@TBevill1231]

Another fantastic episode, Chris! Slug has grown to be one of my absolute favorites especially how Triceratops was my favorite herbivore growing up, as well as with the Studio Series Figure. Hope to see more with the Dinobots in the future!

[@AnomalyINC]

I'd have called him something that wasn't already the name of a completely different animal. "Slag" may be offensive slang in the UK, but you know who really respects women? "Snog". That is a sign of appreciation, that is! Every bint fancies a snog!

[@fantasykaijugeeks5452]

Chris McFeely, once again you have given me. An enjoyable review on some of my favorite characters Slug as he's a favorite of mine so being able to learn everything about him was enjoyable, and this series tied with all the other Transformers review Channels has given me all the lore and news about Transformers I ever need.

[@beatrixwickson8477]

I could never remember the Dinobot names as a kid, so to me he'll always be "Um? Snarl, maybe? Yeah, almost certainly".

[@toygrind]

Oh boy, here we go

[@muhammadhabibieamiro3639]

I know you will be excited

[@explodingdynamite7319]

So Close!

[@stiofanm.4744]

I'm enjoying these videos. Just found them, so it's a nice bit of binging escapism.

[@RussellSmithOmegaW]

This is fab! One thing I have a certain curiosity about though is what happens when Slug encounters Slugslinger in a storyline. This could get awkward... :)

[@abraveastronaut]

Slugslinger must be pretty strong to sling Slug.

[@RussellSmithOmegaW]

@@abraveastronaut It's his one party trick.

[@k.m.sparks1190]

Don't forget slog

[@brutifullroast2548]

He will always be named Slag to me. Hopefully we get a g1 accurate dinobot team in the future movieverse

[@KilosFoxo]

3:50 It's been a while since we heard that

[@CaptainCretaceous91]

I think the one thing i love most about Slug is his dino mode.

[@Biorythym]

Don't have a problem with changing a name (well for the most part)....but hate the choice they made....Slug's are disgusting, and I don't even like thinking about them, much less looking at them. Yes yes, I know "Slug" is also a term for a large bullet, or a heavy punch. But we are talking about a a transformer that turns into an animal....which of the three definitions would you first think of when it's being applied to a beastformer?

[@nine_tails137]

Same here. When I hear the word "Slug" the first thing that comes to mind, is that slimy mollusk. Which is a real mood killer IMO.

[@Biorythym]

@@nine_tails137 I know right?I had a similar reaction when I was 10 years old and I heard of the Decepticon "Slugfest" (didn't know the definition, I was 10) and to a lesser extent "Slugslinger"

[@nine_tails137]

@@Biorythym Yeah, I grew up with Beast Wars, so I never saw the original G1 cartoon until around 2013. So I was unfamiliar with the Dinobots at the time. Then when I watched the basics on the Dinobots, and found out Slag got his name changed to Slug, due to Slag being a rude word in the UK, my reaction was: "Really Hasbro, that's the best you could come up with?"

[@natek4488]

I think slugs are cool.

[@nine_tails137]

@@natek4488 What's so cool about slimy, slow-moving noodle?

[@edwindelfin7894]

A filipino rice cake named "puto" needs to be renamed if sold in mexico

[@Tigerblade11238]

Snarl... always my favorite, always forgotten by the series...

[@joelap.3859]

3:51 Ah-ha! He said it! He SAID THE THING!

[@yagamijubei28]

Fun Fact: he is the first Dinobot to speak his name in the G1 series.

[@sovereignflux]

Slug's rude personality and Fall of Cybertron movie references made him my favorite Dinobot

[@KasumiKenshirou]

I'm surprised there was no mention of the Canadian G1 Slag toy that was in more show accurate colors than the US release.

[@gdavidgrana]

I just finished rewatching this video and actually teared up after the entry about his IDW incarnation. Poor Slug 😢

[@insanenero2922]

Is it weird that I kinda want an iteration of Slag to be rude and own his name just to spite others? Since the dinobots by nature are rebellious.

[@sivanlevi3867]

You know, even in the G1 cartoon, they barely mentioned this Dinobot by name.

[@chrisneustaedter6788]

A great video like usually. Can you make videos about the other three remaining Dinobots: Snarl, Sludge and Swoop?

[@dongbeng]

Hey there. Casual fan and viewer here. An idea for an episode. The basics on the Transformers movie from 1986. It's implications, introducing new characters. Killing off current characters to make room for new ones. Talking about the voice actors, how it was one of Orson Welles last performances. Let's not forget the backlash of Optimus Primes death too. I feel there is plenty to explore and talk about there.

[@mk.million08]

Keep up the great work I’ve gotten a lot of transformers facts from these videos

[@chheinrich8486]

We need more war and fall of cybertron toys, like the other dinobots and insecticons

[@VileOmega]

I prefer Slag since I grew up watching the 80s show. Slug makes me think of slugs and note bullets or punching people.

[@wolfgang6442]

Tbh I don't mind the names whether slag or slug for either way the dinobots are cool editions to the autobots and transformers as a whole

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodGeek99]

I love slug! One of my favorite Dinobots

[@mistermadmachine6311]

I never knew slug had more meaning in this case until I heard you explain it

[@wetbedsealand6779]

9:35 Man this is why I love the, taking typically one note- joking characters and making some WONDERFUL story arches around them

[@tythedetailer3650]

How are YOU going to tell ME that MY name is offensive, it's my name. I wouldn't change my name just to make you feel comfortable.

[@jackmanzino9212]

ANNNNND another ding for "offlined by a cosmically powered Starscream". I have lost count.

[@sasmidraegoon4086]

So happy to see one of my favorites get the spotlight. Made my day.

[@chheinrich8486]

im really pissed that neither grimlock nor slag nor sludge have swords as part of their new studio 86 toys

[@JayconianArts]

The fact that Slug is this angry, beastial warrior, but changed his named after learning it was offensive, is extremely funny and cute.

[@randomnetsurfer]

My comment exactly. Many lowly humans could learn from his example!

[@Camu2000]

Can you please do one on the maximal depth charge?

[@m0stlyGh0sty]

That joke Scrapper made always made me chuckle, Animated had such good writing

[@jacobbrown3781]

HOLY COW, I NEVER KNEW THAT ONE SCENE IN THE GAME WAS A REFERENCE