Do not confuse with the Metal Slug Attack Units.
The Units are enemies from Metal Slug 5.
Information[]
Units are bipedal, mecha-like tanks said to be developed using data stolen from the Regular Army[1]. There are several variants of them, with weapons ranging from miniguns to claws with fold-out cannons, but even though they were built using the most advanced materials available to the Ptolemaics (accounting for their high in-game health when using lower-level infantry weapons), heavier infantry weapons and vehicle-mounted cannons still destroy them.
When destroyed, no pilots are seen emerging from the destroyed Units, suggesting that they either die when defeated, or the Units are unmanned fighting machines.
In Other Games[]
Metal Slug: Awakening[]
Both the MG Unit and Armor Unit have been renamed as the HMG Mecha and Heavy Metal Mecha although the Claw Unit kept its original name. The only minor difference is that the HMG Mecha sports a bronze color scheme.
Variants[]
Ptolemaic Army[]
Gunner Unit[]
MG Unit[]
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MG Unit: This Unit is the fastest, and is armed with a Gatling gun on each arm. It fires 3-round bursts from the right arm and uses a backpack ammo supply similar to the Gatling soldier. This is only variant that has multiple sensor eyes instead of the single eye seen on the others. |
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Space MG Unit: A variant of the original MG unit possessing slightly higher durability but fires a much more longer burst of machine gun fire. Appears in Metal Slug Attack. |
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Laser Unit: A variant capable of using laser weapons similar to those from the Unit Suit. Durability, maneuverability and attack distance were greatly improved from previous versions. Appears in Metal Slug Attack. |
Claw Unit[]
Armor Unit[]
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Armor Unit: Basically a regular Gunner Unit with extra armor on the head, which allows it to withstand more damage. In Metal Slug Defense, it can shoot energy projectiles similar to the Rebel Walker. |
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Abyss Armor Unit: Armor Units imbued with abyssal power and just an upgrade over the original unit. Appears in Metal Slug Attack. |
Rebel Army[]
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HMG Mecha: Updated version of the MG Unit that were originally produced by a "Mysterious Organization"[2] and now used by the Rebel Army. |
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Heavy Metal Mecha: Updated version of the Armor Unit equipped with an energy shield and a magnetic hand cannon to rain magnetic grenades on enemies. |
Regular Army[]
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Heavy Mecha: A reverse engineered Unit retrofitted for war by the Regular Army. It is equipped with a huge pair of heavy industrial pincers. |
Trivia[]

Early versions of the Units.
- Multiple variants and early designs have appeared in marketing material:
- In Metal Slug 5's arcade flyer, all Units appear to have smile. One of them is an unused hybrid plane/Unit. The MG Unit had a claw instead of the Minigun. The bulkier one could be an early concept of the "Armor Unit". One of these Units with the "shark smile" can be seen under construction in Mission 3's last section and Mission 5's tower section.
- On the cover of the PlayStation 2's release, a unique Unit is shown behind the heroes. It appears to have teeth and seems to have a single eye on one side of its head, rather than in the middle as the Units have in game.
- In Metal Slug Defense, the Gunner Unit and Armor Unit's names were erroneously spelled as "Gunner Unit" and "Amor Unit" respectively.
Gallery[]
Sprite Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Metal Slug Attack unit description
- ↑ An advanced mecha produced by a mysterious organization, equipped with 2 Gatling Guns and a heavy armor. Mighty and towering, it resembles a muscular fitness trainer donning an indestructible iron suit. Its hands wield pure firepower, effortlessly obliterating any obstacles in its path. A mysterious mecha seized by the Morden Army by accident. Soldiers would put on an indifferent face while secretly riding it to the battlefield. From time to time, it gets captured by their comrades. ~ Metal Slug: Awakening Enemy Intel