wait remember Slugterra it was the creation of nerd corpse entertainment co-founder Asaf
Ace fifka that premiered on Disney XD from 2012 to 2016. this hyper immersive sci-fi
fantasy series takes place in an underground world called Slugterra in which is between
the Surface or the Earth world that we are familiar with and the dark Caverns which is
home to a corruptive liquid known as dark water and imperialist demon-like creatures known as
dark Bane Slugterra is much more hospitable it is home to slugs little sentient creatures that
are able to transform into powerful versions of themselves when launched faster than 100
miles per hour slug slinging is what the sport is called in which someone uses a launch pad
and slugs as their ammo to either duel or fight I've heard a lot about Slugterra before jumping
in to give it a try the fan base who ride for the show are still there and Care greatly for
the show the messages within the show and the cuteness of the different slugs so to say I've
been eager to check the series out would be a massive understatement it on his 15th birthday
five years after his father's disappearance our main character Eli Shane must take up his father's
mantle and Venture down to Slugterra to keep the peace and pick up where he left off ah yes
the classic hero's journey no but seriously if I was asked to leave Earth's surface the first
thing I would ask is if the new place I'm going has a Brazilian steakhouse if not sorry Slugterra
you can take care of yourself I've got a nice little cut of bottom sirloin to munch on oh
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concept of a nerdy Marine Corp was founded in 2002 by Ace and Chuck Johnson after they left a larger
animation company called Mainframe entertainment nerd corpse was acquired in 2014 by dhx media
which is now known as wild brain Slugterra would premiere on Disney XD in Canada on September 3rd
2012. the series ran for technically six seasons with the Slugterra TV movies making up a lot of
two seasons worth of its content ending after 63 episodes in 2016. Slugterra was a product of toy
company restrictions in coming up with the series idea for a boys action TV series it was well known
that anything involving guns was in most cases a no-go so the concept of a gun was played around
with naturally but it was finding a way to make it more akin to something like a Nerf gun Ace
knew he wanted to set his series underground but decided to deconstruct the concept of a gun and
rework the guns to be more like a launch pad then thinking even deeper about the ammo he decided to
think about the ammo as sentient beings that are friends with the people who are launching
them those two decisions both formed the very Core Concepts of the series as well as made it
kid-friendly Ace was also heavily influenced by the concept of westerns and how they were
reworked into modern and futuristic settings like Star Wars so the real challenge in developing the
concept of Slugterra had to be finding a way to fuse those ideas together but make it solely
unique as well borrowing Concepts from successful properties like Pokemon but reverse engineering
certain aspects of it which we will get into in a little bit but some somehow some way this totally
weird concept for a show managed to come together in a way leaving a slime Trail all the way to now
a Whole Decade after it originally premiered I'm gonna have to wait for a recharge to try that
again we'll be right back to Slugterra and now back to Slugterra the series opens with Will Shane
our main character's father who is engaged in a very perilous fight with the evil Dr Black before
being sucked into a very dark black hole created by a ghoulishly modified slug called tempesto at
this point we aren't completely sure what happened to Eli's father is he dead or is he not but we can
assume that the hole he was sucked into leads to the dark Caverns with his father gone Eli receives
a message from one of his slugs Burpee that will manages to sling out before being swallowed by the
black hole Will's note details his job and that the reason Eli is receiving the message is because
he is gone which everyone including Eli assumes meaning that he is dead Eli doesn't seem to be
too upset about this which I guess makes sense if my father abandoned me at a young age to play
sheriff for an underground world I too wouldn't bat an eye as much at his presumed passing but
hey that's just me however to uproot my life leave my family friends and the human world and all of
its yummy Brazilian steakhouse foods to travel to a slug thing world that I am not sure I can return
from is a bit too much to ask for hey to each their own I guess when Eli arrives in Slugterra
it's shocking how much his name is thrown around his dad was pretty famous and known as the best
slug Slinger in all of Slugterra quickly forming a reputation for himself as a peacekeeper of the
realm Eli's last name proves to attract both negative and positive attention many assume
that he is just like his father and are eager to duel him despite Eli having no prior slinging
experience or slugs in his Arsenal he also meets friends of his father and is able to get great
equipment as well as inherit his father's Hideout which is pretty sick by the way I also want to add
on that Shane was such a strange pick for his last name characters that have first names as
their last names already make me uncomfortable for literally no reason but it's just so funny
how many people we meet that are like oh you're a shame and every time someone mentions his last
name or his father's Legacy which happens like four times an episode I just start thinking that
their first name is Shane but that's just a me thing probably not a you thing anyway after he
acquaints himself with his new home Eli voiced by Sam Vincent quickly meets the people that
would inevitably come to make up The Shane Gang as they're called he first meets Pronto who is voiced
by Lee takar Pronto makes it known that he is incredibly useful to the young Shane as a Tracker
he is always trying to prove his value to Eli as he believes that the young Shane can eventually
be as amazing as his father and definitely likes the fame that comes by being associated with a
shame he is a mole noid a digging inhabitant of Slugterra while he's cowardly and not the best
Slinger he makes up for this with his unique and very convenient digging skills he acts as more
of a comedic relief in the series as his selfish and naive nature leads The Shane Gang into some
very interesting circumstances Eli then meets Beatrice or as we most often hear her referred
to as Trixie voiced by Shannon Chan Kent Trixie is a young human girl who is incredibly gifted
at slug slinging after Will's disappearance her home Cavern was terrorized by Slingers so
she decided to become her own hero and pick up the pieces that Shane left after his disappear
her strong sense of justice comes through in her documentary skills as she uses her camera
to both help people to understand the happenings in Slugterra and how to properly care for slugs in
their environment her fighting skills are great too what she doesn't have in terms of Brawn and
muscle she makes up for in Speed and Agility she also has great leadership skills and even proves
to be more valuable than Eli on many occasions this is shown in the first time they meet as she
is the one who saves Eli from an altercation with a bully because he has genuinely no idea
how to fight in this new world being introduced to the concept of dueling he is partnered up by
Pronto with a cave troll named cord Zane voiced by Andrew Francis cord expecting Eli to judge him for
his species is surprised when Eli shares that his dad taught him that cave trolls were loyal honest
and brave the both of them immediately establish a mutual respect and befriend each other and Eli's
Dad was right court is loyal honest and brave he is also incredibly affectionate big-hearted
and level-headed is gentle and kind-hearted demeanor is balanced with his huge in bulky
form that makes him the strongest physically of all of them he also proves to be even more
valuable with his immense knowledge of equipment and Machinery both Eli and cord are frequently
shown sparring together and having a very healthy and harmless rivalry between the two of them that
proves to be helpful in making sure that Eli is prepared to face the many ruthless villains
of the series those villains include one of the First characters we ever met Dr black
black very much a Lex luthor-esque character who is incredibly powerful being the owner of
the influential black Industries this is a front for his real work finding a way to take control
of all of Slugterra by destroying the magical slug energy that protects the world from early
in his life he was exposed to the Deep Caverns changing his physical appearance to match those
of the dark Bane there he befriended the dark Bane and discovered the dark water which could
be used to infect slugs ghoulifying them other villains we meet include the emperor spirax the
dark Slinger and many more the Slugs that exist in Slugterra come in many different flavors sorry
right I'm hungry and I can't stop thinking about Fogo de Chao forms breeds whatever you want to
call them there are like 50-ish different breeds of slugs and each fall into one of
12-ish different Elemental categories it gets a bit wonky when you account for the ghoulified
Slugs though the different varieties of elements that the Slugs could fall into are air toxic air
Earth metal electricity light psychic fire ice and water each slug has its own unique powers
but not all of them are used for fighting some are even used for chores around the house and there's
even a Healer slug named doc that is incredibly rare as an energy Elemental slug but is part of
Eli's Arsenal the elemental slugs are ancient slugs that are incredibly powerful and are split
into five main categories being earth air energy water and fire these slugs were around way before
blasters or even the humans that invented The Blasters in order to reach their velocamor form
in which they are able to transform when hitting 100 miles per hour they had to look to their
natural surroundings to achieve these forms the Slugs we have today are their descendants
the Slugs themselves are a really interesting way to approach the very interesting and
conversation-fueled topic of Humane Animal fighting in the world of Pokemon that subject
isn't really touched on but there's an implication that the Pokemon have some sort of a special
relationship with their owners so much so that they will fight for them and put themselves on
the line but in real life that's literally dog fighting and everyone can hopefully agree that
in the real world that is messed up and downright disgusting luckily in video games and cartoons it
in no way is real Slugterra doesn't shy away from discussing this moral dilemma though in fact it
Embraces it and uses it as a way to distinguish the good guys from the bad guys when Eli first
arrives the only slug that he has is the one that he inherited from his father Burpee he establishes
trust with the Slugs that he has and even though slugs are used as currency and are often traded
when winning a duel or purchasing new equipment Eli sees the slug ammo as his friends that are
invaluable he also sticks up for the Slugs that are underappreciated or abused by their slug
Slingers extending a hand to of the Slugs that are left behind when searching for new slugs as well
instead of sneaking up on them in their natural habitat and dragging them away from their home he
talks to them and asks if they want to voluntarily join his team it is also implied that the act of
velocamorphing is incredibly enjoyable for Slugs and after they actually fight each other they
don't even seem to be hurt or damaged this could possibly be because slugs are way more durable
when they velocamorph and they like don't have spines to snap or skulls to crack like humans do
which ultimately creates a nice loop hole for the whole animal fighting thing while Pronto
Trixie and cord initially think that Eli bonding with the Slugs is unusual through being exposed
to how the bond between him and his slugs makes him a better fighter they let that part of Eli's
ethics influence how they approach the concept of slug slinging too the Slugterra TV movies are
actually not any new content separate from the series itself those movies being Slugterra Ghoul
from Beyond Slugterra return of the Elementals Slugterra Slug Foo Showdown Slugterra Eastern
Cavern slugged Terra the emperor's revenge and Slugterra into the Shadows they were
incorporated as big events or fillers that would make a part or a whole season of the show itself
after its last episode aired date in 2016 the series was available for streaming on Netflix
until 2018 exposing a new larger audience to the show itself building up a nice fan
base in general looks like we got ourselves a standoff I'm ready to Slug It Out [Applause]
and these little guys
now this series nicely lives on YouTube directly on wild brain Slugterra channel that boasts an
impressive 1.2 million subscribers with constant uploads while the series was airing there were
also a total of 80 slug assodes produced and aired these mini shows usually explored the
lore and history of Slugterra more expanding upon the universe that we get to explore in the series
the series was never officially canceled instead a lot of attention was shifted over to developing
games there were a few computer games such as battle for Slugterra secret of the Shadow mind
slug run slug Wars and Slugterra VR but their mobile games are what is keeping the IP feeling
alive and thriving Slugterra dark Waters Slugterra Guardian 4 Slugterra Slug It Out and Slug It Out
two Slugterra Slug life and lastly Slugterra slugslinger Showdown those are the many games
that have since been added to the app store for download on smartphones and tablets the quality
of those games varies with a few definitely being a bit higher in in quality but it's just cool to
see how many different styles of games there are Slugterra however 10 years after its original
premiere isn't over though it technically is or already has made a comeback slugterra's
new Revival will be in the form of more shorts Slugterra Ascension is a spin-off series that
plans to be 24 minute shorts that follow the adventures of Eli and Trixie as they fight
against twin brothers and Dr Black Affiliates Lock and Load a sneak peek for the series premiered on
September 5th 2022 at 2 50 pm and new episodes began on September 18 2022 at 11 50 a.m globally
on wildbrain's YouTube channel and on wild brain TV in Canada with several episodes already out
now at the time of this video the series was pretty successful Overall winning a multitude
of awards including an Emmy and a Leo award and a whole slew of nominations the continuation of
the series through many different formats speaks to how love the series is across the globe the
idea for the series is derivative enough genre wise to be familiar here but also so unique and
different enough that it is interesting to watch it leaves fans wanting more the great
plot progression helps as well and the series is actually really good I found myself truly enjoying
what the series had to offer from the concept to the action it was purely just entertaining each
episode is fun colorful explosive and thrilling the characters are likable and the plot arcs are
three-dimensional enough that it is interesting to a more adult audience as well as a young one
also I have to give a shout out to the animation as it was pretty difficult in 2012 to make a show
that was fully CGI that looked cool enough with limited budgets so they made good use of the
environments that they were in I love the color palette and how diverse it is especially when we
see the difference between good and evil Slugterra versus the dark Caverns like look at Eli's Hideout
I want to go there despite all that though the show of course wanted to be a vessel for toy
sales and going off the initial concept of adding guns into the show akin to Nerf guns they did make
actual blasters with plastic darts that doesn't really work worked too well but I do like that
they made figures for all the different slugs from the show and if I was made of money and had room
to house all of them I'd love to collect them all but what are your thoughts on Slugterra are you a
fan of the show have you been keeping up with the new miniseries let me know in the comments
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