Slug Mobile

TIAF 660 "Slug Mobile"
Information
Primary Weapons	14mm Vulcan Gun
Secondary Weapons	Rocket Propelled Grenade
Factions	Regular Army Ptolemaic Army (Unmanned version in MSD)
Health	Four hits
Game Appearances
First Game	Metal Slug 5
Last Game	Metal Slug: Awakening
Game(s)	Metal Slug 5 Metal Slug Defense Metal Slug Attack Metal Slug: Awakening
Sprite

The Slug Mobile, also known as Wagen Slug and Metal Express, is a Slug debuting in the last mission of Metal Slug 5.

Information

These Slugs are modified TIAF 660, a common type of civilian vehicle which became popular for its compactness. Many of these vehicles were used as road barriers by the Rebel Army in Gerhardt City as it was a common car. It didn't take much time for the Regular Army to take notice and salvage a lot of TIAF 660 to quickly revamp the model (sticking some Vulcans on the side, putting an RPG on it and calling it a day) for their own purposes.

The Slug Mobile is speedy and has the ability to jump. While it's not very capable of off-road handling, it performs well on roads. Its 14mm Vulcan provides excellent defense against aircraft, while the guided RPG under the front hood provides some anti-armor defense. Upgrades by the Regular Army (notably the setup of the Vulcan's ammo and boosting ability) may have made the vehicle more prone to catch fire. Attention must be given to maximize its effectiveness.

Variants

• Slug Mobile: The original car Slug. In Metal Slug Defense and Metal Slug Attack, it can speed up to stampede enemy units; Tarma is the driver in both games.
• Slug Mobile (Unmanned): A Slug Mobile without a driver. Found in Metal Slug Defense's "MSD MAX" Event.
• Slug Mobile MK II: A more customized variant of Slug Mobile painted in dark blue. It's faster and can jump higher than the original. Its upgrades allows for aggressive Vulcan volleys while continuously rushing and evading. Its special attack is firing up to 8 guided missiles with the higher jump. Driven by Eri. Found in Metal Slug Attack.

Metal Slug: Awakening

Jump into this modified sports car and storm through the enemy.

The Regular Army equipped the civilian automobile TIAF 660 with an HMG and a missile launcher, turning it into a combat vehicle. With a modified NOS, it can perform sharp drifts during high-speed chases, making any escape attempts a snowball's chance in hell.

Named the Metal Express, it is an Excellent quality Slug that can be fully controlled by the player. In addition to its Vulcan and missiles, it slowly stores nitrogen energy while moving or drifting to activate its skills.

Skills

• Equation Missile: Speeds forward while launching four missiles per second. These missiles deal 198% of ATK in area of effect. This consumes 20% energy per second but can be manually stopped by using the skill again.
• Extreme Drift: Turns the car around. If done while Equation Missile is active, then the drift creates a shockwave dealing 60% ATK five times. The enhanced drift also recovers 40% of energy.
• Express Assault:: In Ultimate Arena, placing a character on the farthest position within the line the Metal Express is at grants them the ability to fire a homing missile while shooting. The missile fires at a 5% chance.
• Pressurized Nitrogen:
  • Passive: gain energy when moving or difting. consume energy to use active skills.

Promotions

• I. Body: ATK and HP is increased.
• II. Front Wheel: In Ultimate Arena, hitting a single enemy with six homing missiles stuns them for a bit. Time stunned increases per upgrade.
• III. Rear Wheel: In Prime Showdown, fires four homing missiles when summoned that inflict 10% slow on hit. The missiles' damage are increased per upgrade.

Trivia

• TIAF is an anagram of FIAT, the Italian brand. In fact this car is based on the Fiat 500.
• The Slug Mobile is sprite edit of one of the civilian vehicles which are found in Mission 4 of Metal Slug 2/X and Mission 1 of Metal Slug 4.
• Slug Mobile had some animations that end up being unused in the final release which includes the car uncontrollably spinning, getting bumped, and launching the rockets from its hood. The latter animation was used in Metal Slug Defense and Metal Slug Attack as its special attack.
• The Slug Mobile was originally an idea for Metal Slug 3 with concept art depicting varying types based on the Lancia Stratos HF and Fiat 131 Abarth.

Gallery

Concept art of the civilian version.

Concept Art

In Metal Slug: Awakening

Equation Missile

Extreme Drift

Pressurized Nitrogen