Slade

Slade
Overview
Homeworld	Earth
Physical description
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair color	Light brown
Eye color	Brown
Other information
Affiliation(s)	Whiskey Company
Notable relatives	Robert Slade (brother)

"Logan's gonna bitch like an old woman if we don't hurry up."

—Slade

Slade is a current member of Whiskey Company, and was best friends with Gonzales prior to the latter's death. He is a recurring character during the events of Turok.

History

During Joseph Turok's mission and subsequent abandonment of Wolf Pack in Colombia, Robert Slade would perish, an event greatly angering Slade prior to his arrival at the terraformed planet.

As Turok would be inducted into Whiskey, Slade would immediately be hostile deriding Turok's lack of loyalty to his cause. As Whiskey Company's ship was shot down, he would inadvertently save Turok, with the two forming a shaky alliance in an effort to reach the rest of their company. Slade would be aghast as both encountered Mama Scarface, the planet's resident Tyrannosaurus rex, with the two moving into the deeper jungle. Tensions boiled over as Slade confronted Turok again, questioning his abandonment of Wolf Pack during the mission to Colombia, and revealing Robert was his brother. Turok would attempt to defuse the situation, but Slade would insist he had problems with both Joseph and Roland Kane.

"I could've taken you out and no one would've known. They'd have chalked it up to friendly fire. Nah, scratch that. You're no friend, you're a goddamn traitor."

—Slade confronting Turok on his loyalty.

The duo would then make their way through the dark jungle, an enormous MG base, and a desolate valley before managing to link up with Reese and subsequently, the remains of Whiskey. Slade's mood lightened dramatically following this, and he would receive an ESUS Fireblade flamethrower from Shepard. Later, Slade would be notified of Cowboy's survival through Turok and would tell the latter to bring him back safely; becoming greatly angered when Cowboy was struck by an arrow in the same mission. He would hurl racist remarks to Turok, accusing him of firing it, almost beginning a fight between the two, before it was broken up by Parker.

Tensions came to a head again as Joseph would later return with the comm unit, but without Foster or Gonzales. With Slade becoming furious at the perceived abandonment of his family and then his best friend, he'd draw a knife on Joseph, attempting to start a fight. Jericho would then drag him off, and he would take part in the subsequent destructive firefight as Mendel-Gruman forces located their campsite, requiring Turok's help to fend off the invaders.

"First you turn your back on my brother, and now my best friend? I should've done this the first time I saw you."

—Slade while pulling his knife on Turok.

As the dust settled, Slade would attempt to take charge of Whiskey's remnants, citing his rank over the others, with any other officers having perish. Logan would then shoot down the idea, being the one left to outrank Slade. Logan would then send Turok, Slade, and Carter to investigate a nearby abandoned Mendel-Gruman complex, with the trio finding the location of a ship, and a video detailing Kane's plan to weaponize insect toxin. The large scorpion-like creatures would then attack, killing Carter and dragging Slade and Turok underground. Slade would eventually come into contact with an enormous water serpent, hiding from it in pure terror, with Turok having to rescue him. Following this, Slade's disposition to Turok lightened dramatically, and the two would escape the caverns under the planet's surface.

The two would reconvene with the remains of Whiskey, with Slade defending Turok from Logan's increasing paranoia, before another fight broke out from an arriving Mendel-Gruman convoy. Slade would split off with Reese and Cowboy for the majority of the conflicts following this, leading up to the company's discovery of a destroyed space-capable ship, and their subsequent arrival at a large Mendel-Gruman base in a volcanic region. Slade and the others would succeed in invading the complex, but would be briefly captured by Kane and John Grimes as Turok set up explosives nearby. With the base falling to Turok's C-4, Slade, and Shepard would escape the area.

"What, you really thought we'd leave you?"

—Slade upon coming back for Turok.

Following the destruction of the base, the three would come across one last easily accessible ship, with Shepard and Slade quickly boarding. As Turok stated his intent to stay behind, Slade supported him, and would eventually return to rescue him after the latter killed both Kane and Mama Scarface. Their mission complete, the three would prepare for the long journey home.

Production notes

A build of Turok dated to November 8, 2006 featured a much different outcome for both Down and Out and Heroes End. In this early build, both Slade and Carter would die at some point prior to Heroes End, with Gonzales surviving alongside Logan, Reese, Turok, Cowboy, Shepard, and Jericho.

References

Ron Perlman, Slade's voice actor, also played the role of a character named Slade in the Cartoon Network animated TV show Teen Titans.

Gallery

Screenshots

An early screenshot of Slade ready to fight Turok. Instead of Jericho holding Slade back, it is Gonzales along with Cole.

Slade using an ORO War Horse.

A rare moment when Slade smiles.

List of appearances

• Turok (First appearance)