Initially there was only four notable characters in the first game (Marco Rossi, Tarma Roving, General Donald Morden and Allen O'Neil). Later games feature new characters; some of them come from other SNK games.
Here is a concise list of the notable characters in the series.
Characters from Metal Slug Attack can be found here.
Heroes[]
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Marco Rossi: A Major of the P.F. Squad. | |
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Tarma Roving: A Captain of the P.F. Squad, and a good friend of Marco. | Metal Slug
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Eri Kasamoto: A Sergeant of the S.P.A.R.R.O.W.S. | |
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Fio Germi: A Major Sergeant of the S.P.A.R.R.O.W.S. | Metal Slug 2
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Trevor Spacey: A Sergeant of the P.F. Squad. | |
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Nadia Cassel: A Private of the S.P.A.R.R.O.W.S. | Metal Slug 4
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Ralf Jones: A Colonel of the Ikari Mercenaries Squad.[1] | |
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Clark Still: A Major of the Ikari Mercenaries Squad. | Metal Slug 6
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Leona Heidern: A member of the Ikari Mercenaries Squad. | |
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Walter Ryan: A cadet of the P.F. Squad. | |
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Tyra Elson: A cadet of the P.F. Squad. | Metal Slug Advance
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Roberto Nicola: A member of the P.F. Squad. | |
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Nathalie Neo: A soldier of the Regular Army. | |
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Alisa Stewart: An engineer of the Regular Army. | |
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Hero: Unnamed soldiers of the Regular Army. | |
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Gimlet: A member of the P.F. Squad. | |
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Red Eye: A member of the S.P.A.R.R.O.W.S. | Metal Slug: 2nd Mission
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Tequila: An agent of the Regular Army. | Metal Slug: 2nd Mission
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Support Characters[]
| Sprite | Character | Debut |
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Hyakutaro Ichimonji: A POW that can fire energy balls from his hands. He is a Second Lieutenant of the Regular Army. | |
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Rumi Aikawa: A Sergeant of the Regular Army. | |
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Madoka Aikawa: Rumi's elder sister and a Private of the Regular Army. | |
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Utan: A specialized orangutan that uses an Uzi. He is a mascot of the Regular Army. | Metal Slug 3
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Villains[]
| Sprite | Character | Debut |
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Donald Morden: The main antagonist of the series. He is the leader of the Rebel Army. | |
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Allen O'Neil: An immortal elite soldier of the Rebel Army. He is famous for appearing in successive games despite apparently being killed in each game he appears. | Metal Slug
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Abul Abbas: Leader of the Arabian Infantry and affiliated to the Rebel Army. | |
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Rootmars: The leader of the Martians who occasionally affiliates with the Rebel Army. | |
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Doctor: Scientist leader of the Amadeus Syndicate and affiliated to the Rebel Army. | |
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Ptolemaios: Cultist leader of the Ptolemaic Army. Originally supposed to debut in Metal Slug 5. | |
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Avatar of Evil: A demon-like entity that came to Earth and is the presumed leader of the Ptolemaic Army. | |
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Invader King: The leader of the Invaders. | |
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Allen Jr.: The son of Allen O'Neil. He is a spy and an elite soldier of the Rebel Army. | |
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Oguma: Leader of the Oguma Corporation and affiliated with the Rebel Army. | |
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Lt. Colonel Macba: The Lieutenant-Colonel of the Rebel Army's PHANTOM Squad. | |
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Hilde Garn: Colonel and Commander of the PHANTOM Squad. | Metal Slug: 1st Mission
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Lt. Wired: Second-in-command of the PHANTOM Squad. | |
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Kanan: Commander of the PHANTOM Squad. | Metal Slug: 2nd Mission
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Unknown Alien: An alien lifeform that came to Earth and made a nest. It's unknown where it came from. |
Other Characters[]
Game represents their first appearance.
Combat School Instructors:[]
- Sophia Greenville (Metal Slug)
- Margaret Southwood (Metal Slug 2)
- Riviera von Wittenberg (Metal Slug 6)
- Maryell von Wittenberg (Metal Slug 6)
- Cynthia Hartnett (Metal Slug 7)
NPCs:[]
- Metal Slug:
- Announcer
- Chris Key (Another Story)
- Alexander Suvorov (Another Story)
- Gerhardt City Civilians
- Parker
- Sachiko Suzuki
- Metal Slug 2:
- Baby
- Scott Amundsen Jr.
- Miners
- Genie of Lamp
- Delivery Boy
- Orca
- Metal Slug 3:
- Metal Slug 4:
- Metal Slug 6:
Pachinko Characters:[]
Mobile Characters:[]
- Metal Slug Revolution:
- Metal Slug XX Online:
- Metal Slug Defense:
- Metal Slug Infinity:
- Metal Slug: Commander:
Metal Slug: Awakening[]
Heroes[]
- Lyla
- Eva Glenn
- Haran
- Gru Kang
- Scarlett
- Kukik
- Saya
- Eiserner
- Joe
- Lilith
- Ame
- Dong Huanlong
- Ilum
- Freyja
- Eske
- Aurora
- Martina
- Shadow
- Horae
- Phoenix
- Crimson
- Li Xuanlang
Andrew Town Denizens[]
- Victor
- Asuka
- Mia
- Lambert
- Gadd
- Crow
- Lucas
- Club Butler
- Club Manager
- Sirui
- Andre
- Shirley
- Eve
- Ace
- Eugenia
- "Elaine"
- Utan
- Eileen
- Salem
World Adventure NPCs[]
- Kemut:
- Atlan:
- Armer:
- Vitins Continent:
- Eric McCanny
- Wizz
- Chad
- Ms.Caroline
- King Harold
- Norse Gods
- Zhaohua:
- Others:
Event and Abyssal Cruise NPCs[]
Villains[]
Crossover[]
- The King of Fighters
- Honor of Kings
- Misc.
- Battle Cats
- Violet (Arena of Valor)
- Meituan Mascot (Mascot of the Meituan Chinese e-commerce platform and home delivery app)
Unused Characters:[]
- Metal Slug:
- Metal Slug X:
- Metal Slug 5:
- Metal Slug: Awakening:
| Gameplay Elements | |
| Screens | Status Screen • Continue Screen • Game Over Screen • Recaptured Prisoners • Best Tank Busters • Arcade Settings |
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| On-Screen Elements | Missions • Items • Weapons • Slugs • POW • Characters • Enemies • Military Vehicles • Bosses • Environmental Objects • Civilian Vehicles • Rank Medal • Background Vehicles |
| Actions | Metal Slug Attack • Vulcan Fix • Transformations • Metallish System • Rush Blaster System • Weapon Stock • Deaths • Invulnerability • Canceling • Super Devil Mode |
| Modes | Combat School • Another Story • Another Mission • Storming the Mothership • Fat Island • Office |