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The Avatar of Evil (邪悪の権化 Jaaku no Gonge) is the final boss of Metal Slug 5. It is a mysterious being linked to the cult faction of the Ptolemaic Army.

Information[]

Of unknown origins, the nature of the Avatar of Evil varies between its two appearances in the series. In Metal Slug 5, nothing is said or hinted at its origins prior to showing up as the final boss. Metal Slug Attack has details contradict the Avatar as being as a mere creation by Mira, and, on its flavor text, a being which can only be summoned by a powerful priest. Nevertheless, the Avatar of Evil is used by Ptolemaios to instill his dominion over the world.

The entity is depicted as being an embodiment of duality, who is empowered by human emotions. The Avatar has a pair of wings, a protruding skull on its chest, sharp claws and elbows, and wild hair. Everything on it is celestial except for his glowing, red eyes. It carries the Life Reaper, a giant, organic scythe that has a mind of its own.

Rosetta Stone

Rosetta Stone

Cut content of Metal Slug 5 actually details what the creature is supposed to be on the Rosetta Stone found among the graphics of Ptolemaios. It suggests the Avatar of Evil is an ancient "deity" possibly on par to Sol Dae Rokker, who is said to bring life and destruction equally. Its purpose, or rather what the entity was going to be used for, is detailed in the design sheet of the Stone Turtle: that being the "apotheosis of humanity," which likely meant the destruction of the world, as seen on the final mission.

Appearances[]

Metal Slug 5[]

The Avatar of Evil appears as the final boss of the game. At the top of the Gaia Elephant, the entity performs a sudden attack on the protagonists.

In battle, the Avatar of Evil attacks by casting a series of energy spheres that track down the player. After a short time, it will cast a large amount of spheres and fly away. The demon's shadow will appear in the background, raising its Life Reaper to target the player's position, giving a moments notice to get out of the way. Merely dodging the scythe is not enough, as it will create a spray of deadly arcing smoke projectiles upon impact with the ground. Its weak spot is the skull on its chest.

Once sufficiently damaged, several explosions will burst forth from the demon, and it will fly away - thus preventing the players from ever knowing exactly what this behemoth was.

Metal Slug Attack[]

The Avatar of Evil is given more details in this game. It made its first appearance as part of Ptolemaios (Abyss)'s special attack; appearing in the background readying its scythe and slamming it a few spaces forward with deadly smoke spewing out. This attack is given name here as Geographia.

The Avatar of Evil made its debut as a playable unit as the Ptolemaic Army's Ultimate Boss, summoned and developed by Mira. Being an incredibly powerful and large being, a massive summoning portal surrounds its hip area, making it incapable of standard movement. It retains the standard energy projectile attack as in the original encounter, spewing out numerous projectiles that roughly target the nearest enemy unit in range.

It has some new attacks up its sleeve however: the skull protruding from its chest is capable of breathing deadly flames, and the scythe is an organic weapon known as the Life Reaper; the Avatar of Evil will leap from the portal to fly, positioning itself above a nearby enemy unit or as far as possible, before slamming its scythe behind them and raking backwards, spewing out deadly flames that incinerate anything it touches, before readjusting itself accordingly, making its special attack the only way to move around.

As a standalone unit, the Life Reaper possesses a will of its own and tries to capture the living. It simply jabs enemies as a standard attack, spins around as a counter evasion and retains the same special as if the Avatar of Evil was using it.

Trivia[]

  • To date, the Avatar of Evil has the largest sprite size in the series.
  • The Avatar of Evil resembles the alternate flag of the Rebel Army. It also bears a passing resemblance to The Grim Reaper. Given the occult nature of the Ptolemaic Army's doings, some fans believe the Avatar of Evil to be Death itself, given form and summoned to do Ptolemaios' bidding. Others think it is a demon of some kind, or possibly even the Devil. It could also simply be an extraterrestrial life form, given the starry night appearance of its "skin".
  • Common names that the fans used for the Avatar of Evil prior to its debut as a playable Metal Slug Attack unit were "Evil Spirit Incarnate" and "Scyther".
  • Geographia is the name of an atlas written by Claudius Ptolemy. Prior to this, some fans theorized that Ptolemaios and the Avatar of Evil may have been one and the same.
  • The Avatar of Evil's wings detach from its body when its arm moves from its swing (seen below). This tidbit is not fixed in Metal Slug Attack.
    • Similarly, when the Avatar of Evil is defeated, the sprite cutoff from its sides can be been when it's swaying about before leaving.

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Sprite Gallery[]

Metal Slug 5
Heroes Marco RossiTarma RovingEri KasamotoFio Germi
NPCs POWRumi AikawaMadoka AikawaHyakutaro IchimonjiPtolemaic Army
Enemies Ptolemaic InfantryFanaticsGrenade SoldierBazooka SoldierShielded SoldierBikersSniperMortarNativesGuerrillaSpecial ForcesCommanderMasked SoldierWall DroneUnitsSensor MineBatMaggotJellyfishSquid
Enemy Vehicles Di-CokkaNop-03 SarubiaGirida-OM-15A BradleyJet Hammer-YangMini-Sub 88LandseekA.P.C.R-ShobuMH-6S MasknellFlying TaraEaca-BHover VehicleHover UnitPtolemaic SlugPtolemaic Saucer
Bosses Metal RearShooting RayScreamerSand MarineAvatar of Evil
Mini-Bosses: Black HoundGaia Elephant
Weapons Heavy Machine GunRocket LauncherShotgunEnemy ChaserIron LizardSuper GrenadeDrop ShotTwo Machine GunsGrenade
Slugs SV-001Slug FlyerSlug MarinerSlug GunnerSlug MobileAugensterm
Missions Heavy AfricanWindy DayIntrigueRun ThroughLast Ditch Resistance
Other TransformationsRA-TTTEnvironmental ObjectsItems
Unused Flame ShotPtolemaiosStone TurtlePink ZombiesThe Jet • "Achilles" • "Tabomba"
Metal Slug Attack
Characters
Main Characters Marco RossiEri KasamotoTarma RovingFio GermiDonald MordenAllen O'NeilAbigailPtolemaiosDragunovYoshinoProfessorRed Goblin
Factions Regular ArmyRebel ArmyPtolemaic Army • Space Army (MartiansInvaders) • Independent (Amadeus SyndicateMummy Army)
Sub-Groups Metal Device ProjectBlaze BrigadeFrozen BrigadeACEMutantsBelieversMars People RangersMetzeleisVampiresYuki Tsuki HanaMirage CircusRed Goblin SocietyValerian BearsWorld Military Corp.
Other List of Metal Slug Attack Characters
Enemy Vehicles and Slugs
Regular Army Slug AttackerSlug DefenderSlug RisingTS-001Ball SlugGiant CopterSlug SquareTiger SlugCoil TankTail SlugAshley's Slug FlyerPatrol SlugPhi's 3D PrinterSlug Sniper
Rebel Army Iwa OhJulia's MV-280NaglfarDenturionAlesha's BikeArmed TiltrotorVicky's SarubiaDolores' SarubiaNantes' TankEmma's Recycle BoxLoretta's Blaze VortexMarineskFight CabFluffymeranianEight Eight
Ptolemaic Army D-001 TanbalTowa's MechGIP-03 BergeniaSnordonGlidronHumphrey's HoverboardHammer DX5005Sisilia's Seaside Machine
Space Army Mars GigantalosMars SweeperPurple KingLeone's ShoePauline's Mech
Independent Army El Dorado's Slug ArmorMinerva's OstrichMaya's ExcavatorKagura's Samurai MechConstruction Golem
Mechanized/AI/Unmanned MS-AliceMS-HeartWadeWhite BabyFirst BabyIron FortressMachynaType:Ant-LionPhi
Bosses
Extra Ops PtolemaiosSky Jupiter KingDoctor Type: AISea Dragon
Recapture Mega Drill SlugQueen Big SnailRiviere HyllGaia ElephantMetal Fusioner No.223Drum SlugMars WolfTetsujin SquadDark GateAccelerator CannonLife Reaper
Try Line Ball SlugGreat MotherK-O3 Coupled Armored VehicleLand BlowfishCyclobsterSlug SquareZoni DolomaQuadro JumperFortmeranianGiant CopterFlying HermitEt A OmnisElement GiantMini-BataDigger BaseScreamerAirborne DenturionMass Production Tail SlugSlug StrikerArms CopterFlying Hermit ACEEarth Monster VaikomWater God
Search & Destroy Gigantnoid
Task Force Rock MoleElder CentipedeRunaway Brain RobotMaster KrakenD-GuAstro SlugMonoeye GateCrusty LegsArmored CrawlerClone Incubator7000 Class LocomotiveFrozen VortexCoil TankJupiter TankGuardian of the CryptKing's CocoonGlidron+Fall Climber -Narutaki-Parasitic Giant Escargot
Ultimate Mission Golden Slug PhoenixPerfect Jupiter KingAvatar of EvilInvader KingCelestial Ruler Rokker
Miscellaneous
Books Metal Slug Attack Official Artbook
Characters
Heroes Main Series Marco RossiTarma RovingEri KasamotoFio GermiTrevor SpaceyNadia CasselRalf JonesClark StillLeona Heidern
Spin-Offs Walter RyanTyra ElsonHeroGimletRed EyeTequila
Mobile Roberto NicolaNathalie NeoAlisa StewartHeltonTildeNikitaMatildaAmirWhipHeidernMerris
Support Hyakutaro IchimonjiRumi AikawaMadoka AikawaUtanNavelSelinaIssenman TarouErisHyakumantaroPupipi
Villains Main Series Donald MordenAllen O'NeilAbul AbbasRootmarsDoctorAvatar of EvilInvader King
Spin-Offs Allen Jr.OgumaMacbaLt. WiredKananHilde Garn
Mobile Unknown AlienVictorPtolemaiosAnubis the ChainedNanookDalia
Pachinko Sosuke N KagamiharaVasser GutenschiffRita KanikojaSagan and Logan Gail
Instructors Sophia GreenvilleMargaret SouthwoodRiviera von WittenbergMaryell von WittenbergCynthia HartnettAnne
NPC AnnouncerPOWsParkerSachiko SuzukiGerhardt City CiviliansColonel HartChris KeyAlexander SuvorovBabyScott Amundsen Jr.MinerGenie of LampOrcaPresident MarxSurvivorsFishmanFinnSailorChinese Soldier
Crossover KOF TeamBattle Cats
Unused Phil GeneMichiko NakajimaAngry Man • "Achilles" • "Tabomba" • Goddess Ancor
Metal Slug: Awakening
Heroes Original LylaEva GlennHaranScarlettGru KangSayaKukikEiserner • "Joe" • "Lilith" • "Emil"
Crossover VioletKyo KusanagiAlessioSun Shangxiang
NPC AmirEliaCelineVictorAsukaMiaLambertGaddCrowLucasClub ButlerClub ManagerRift GuideAceAndreShirleyEveMysterious Shopkeeper • "Clara" • IreneHasanSalemHachooDr. DeeEugeniaNesoLauraAjaxTheoUtanHeero
Villains PharaohTarpuShabtiKatherineSilenceMechanistDr. NeanderSidAnke
Metal Slug Attack
Regular Army Associates MS-AliceAnna WieseMidori SchumannMelloRita LewinskyAmberNikitaReika BradfordLouiseGiseeMS-HeartAshleyRockyGrowlJephetVictoriaClaudiaKanaeHowellPhiElizabeth MarianiUndoCharlotteNayutaro Ichimonji
Metal Device Project PercheAmiMollyMenzelUlalaMaggieAvvioQuaithKaren
KOF Mai ShiranuiTerry BogardKula DiamondK'Athena Asamiya
Rebel Army Associates RapidJuliaChloeIzabellaEddaGrowth & ClineNaomiAleshaJane Doe
ACE AbigailDionRomyKriemhildKatalina
"Frozen Brigade" BeatrizVickyDolores
Blaze Brigade GraziaLorettaNorah
Allen Platoon DestradeHuracanConnyNantesPadwahOlgaVirginia
Science Department VitaNavyNovaEmmaMillefieSylfieFluffyEight Eight
Arabian Army ShizukaAisha
MRAW Extra Raven
Ptolemaic Army Rebellion DragunovYoshinoCarolineVeronicaSisiliaTowaSimonMiharuChunyanOwenShoLucyPhoebeJosetteMizunaMatildaLittle Lady BlackSvetlaHumphreyLithosYutongTatyanaCicaLinhuaValette
Cultists Mira D. GenesisMariaDamianAchettoSallyCaraOao-OneSorceress
Secret Sect Anastasia IVBelieversBeechamMelvinaAnastasia IZahara
Others Reverse TrinityPtolemaios Shadow
Space Army Martians Professor "Aionion"Mars People NeoPercierClone AbbyClone BettyMars People RangersAriadnaGemini TwinsHalleBonnyClarioHarriotCode Marionette:UnPaulineLeoneClarisDracoRaubtierMalkuth
Invaders OdetteAnnetteLydiaNowanSchwarz MetzeleiFedeln MetzeleiRillacleFrankeTelekoBloom MetzeleiOdileBersekGeweih MetzeleiPurple KingBarbelnBiene GoldenesSwordeistDrache GoldenesEis MonstrumAi AgateLiebenGoldenes KriegerPictura
Unaffiliated UnsignedLi Lin
Independent Army Amadeus Syndicate White BabyAlmaOttoIron FortressValerian BearsFirst BabyType:Ant-LionSweet BabyMelk
Red Goblin Society Scotia AmundsenRed GoblinVatnJinAileenElenaLichtIchimaWendyBushin TenzanMaki
Mummy Army PharaohCleopatraHemetArsinoeHatholSharifaRamalSekhatWepset
Vampires AswangAgaliaSharlGrace
"World Military Corp." KellyMayaMirror Mantis
Mirage Circus CocatrixBunnyFlan
Unaffiliated El DoradoElysionEstherTeresaMinervaYang DaoYuki Tsuki HanaIdoPhiliaHisui
Bosses
Metal Slug TetsuyukiHairbuster RibertsTani OhShoe & KarnIron NokanaHi-Do
Mini-Bosses: Mini-BataAllen O'Neil
Metal Slug 2/X The Keesi II / Iron Nokana MK II (X) • Aeshi NeroDragon NosukeBig ShieeHozmiRugname
Mini-Bosses: Mosque ArtilleryThe Keesi II (X) • Karn (X) • Allen O'NeilDai-Manji
Metal Slug 3 Huge HermitMonoeye UFOJupiter KingSol Dae RokkerRootmars
Mini-Bosses: Twin Ohumein-CongaMonoeyesHairbuster RibertsHi-DoRugnameFake RootmarsClone Incubator
Metal Slug 4 Brave GuerrierToschka DalanueThe IronBig JohnSea SatanAmadeus Mother Computer
Mini-Bosses: Mecha Allen
Metal Slug 5 Metal RearShooting RayScreamerSand MarineAvatar of Evil
Mini-Bosses: Black HoundStone Turtle (unused) • Gaia ElephantPtolemaios (unused)
Metal Slug 6 Bull DrillIron SentinelBrain RobotElder CentipedeInvader King
Mini-Bosses: Invader ControllerKing's Cocoon
Metal Slug 7/XX Iron Death WormCrablopsDestroyed CrablopsFall ClimberThe UnionRebel GigantKraken
Mini-Bosses: Scrap TowerBig Gate
Metal Slug: 1st Mission Rebel VTOLRebel TrainMacbaRebel ZeppelinElectromagnetic CraneWeapons Port BossMetal Strider
Mini-Bosses: Facility ElevatorMacbaRebel Truck
Metal Slug: 2nd Mission Big BerthaTerrain CarrierRebel ReactorMacbaRebel SubmarineRebel BlimpTani OhWiredRebel AirplaneMetal StriderRocket UFO
Mini-Bosses: Power GeneratorsRebel RocketHyakutaro
Metal Slug Advance FormorEmain MachaKaladgolgThe Keesi IIICabracan
Mini-Bosses: Allen Jr.
Metal Slug 3D Spider-BotUnderground Cruise MissileMorden's BattleshipMorden's CastleLugusLieu
Mini-Bosses: ParachuetruckMosque ArtilleryAllen O'Neil"Rebel Destroyer Ship"
Metal Slug Attack Pharaoh's ArcPtolemaiosBall SlugGreat MotherMars GigantalosK-O3 Coupled Armored VehicleLand BlowfishCyclobsterSlug SquareZoni DolomaQuadro JumperDenturionD-GuFortmeranianRock MoleGiant CopterEt A OmnisVortexDigger BaseCrusty LegsArmored CrawlerQueen Big Snail7000 Class LocomotiveRiviere HyllMetal Fusioner No.223Drum SlugMars WolfSea DragonTetsujin SquadSand Twister No. 1GigantnoidDark GateKnight TankImpact CannonDive Assault Cannon AndrewOld Blood BeastOmikami
Metal Slug: Awakening SphinxConga Lava DominatorApepMoltar's LegacySteel CongaSherpaKhepriGordosTarpuReshephGold EyePharaohEarthcore DeityCrystal Beast CentipedeCrystal Beast CongaLauraCruiser Titan SubmarineAntaMecha AllenSiren
Mini-Bosses: The Keesi IIAllen O'NeilIron NokanaMetal RearHellfire Bat KingShabtiBlack Hound
Joint Operation: VolmesFireflyGenaroKatherineRebel Warbot Raidenjin (unused) • SilenceMechanistSix-Armed Machine
Joint Operation Abyss S1: BeruaMeiruizigeMech Hermit CrabMachine GuardMaat
Joint Operation Abyss S2: Anta (Cursed)Fist Fungus Beast (Cursed)Cruiser Titan Submarine (Cursed)Knight Conga (Cursed)Siren (Cursed)Titan (Cursed)Firefly (Cursed)Cetus (Cursed)
Club Mode: Dr. NeanderRift Crystal BeastCalamity Crystal BeastCalamity SnakeEye of Calamity
Flashback Mode: Hairbuster RibertsTetsuyukiMini-BataMosque ArtilleryGreen Ohumein-CongaRed Ohumein-CongaHuge HermitDragon NosukeBig ShieeTani OhBig JohnHi-DoBombardier CaptainDragon Nosuke
Mobile Games Rocket Control RoomUnknown AlienHellfireSpiderbotCyclopsMega Laser TurretMars Battle UFOM-32 Water Carrier PlaneKouraiAlien Floating Structure
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