Slugterra
| Slugterra | |
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| Genre |
Action-Adventure Sci-Fi |
| Created by | Asaph Fipke |
| Developed by |
Asaph Fipke Chuck Johnson |
| Written by | Asaph Fipke Todd Garfield Ken Pontac Rob Hoegee Scott Sonneborn |
| Directed by | Johnny Darrell Sebastian Brodin Blair Simmons Daniel Ife Clint Butler |
| Voices of |
Sam Vincent Andrew Francis Shannon Chan-Kent Mark Oliver Brian Drummond |
| Composer(s) | Brian Carson |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 63 (5 movies & 48 episodes) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Asaph Fipke Chuck Johnson Ken Faier Rob Hoegee |
| Producer(s) | Asaph Fipke |
| Location(s) | British Columbia, Canada |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Nerd Corps Entertainment DHX Media |
| Distributor |
Family Channel Shout! Factory |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Family Chrgd Disney XD |
| Original release | September 3, 2012 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Slugterra is a Canadian animated television series created by Asaph Fipke. The series was produced by the Canadian animation studio Nerd Corps Entertainment, a subsidiary of DHX Media. It premiered on Family Chrgd (formerly Disney XD (Canada)) on September 3, 2012 and began broadcasts in the United States the following month.
Since the series' debut, three seasons were broadcast with an average 13 episodes each, followed by several specials and films. In September 2014, a fourth season with 13 episodes was announced which includes a fourth movie, Eastern Caverns, which had a theatrical release during August 2015 in Canada and later began airing on TV in Canada as four separate episodes starting January 17, 2016. Season 4 aired from January to April 2016. Several products tied to the series have been released, including action figures and video games.
Eli Shane is a 15 year old determined to be the greatest slug-slinging hero of Slugterra after his dad. He can do this only by collecting, training, and dueling little creatures called slugs. Before he came to Slugterra, he had only one slug, a famous slug named Burpy. When first in Slugterra, he befriends a Molenoid named Pronto. Next he finds Trixie, a girl who saves him from a rogue slug-slinger. Then he meets a Cave Troll named Kord. With the help of Pronto he enters a tournament in which he trains and receives more slugs. He gets ready and then tries to stop the nefarious Dr. Thaddius Blakk and his ghoul slugs.
Slug is a common name for an apparently shell-less creature which lives in Slugterra. They have special powers according to their elements, which are: Fire, Water, Air, Earth and Energy. These are the basic elements. The secondary elements are Steel, Toxic, Ice and Psychic. There are 5 Elemental Slugs which were first of their kind. They are the progenitors of all other slugs, so if one were to be corrupted, all the slugs of its lineage would suffer the same effects. So in effect, if the Air Elemental were to be Ghouled, all other air slugs will become ghouls, such as Hoverbug, Flatulorhinkus, Gazzer, Tormato and Slyren.
When these slugs are fired with the help of Blasters, they reach a velocity of one hundred miles per hour and transform into a stronger form called Velocimorph which can be highly destructive. Once they are fired, they can only be re-used if their Slingers are fast in picking them up and reloading. Otherwise, they will return to the slinger's hideout if they are friendly to them. All Slug-Slingers have to expand their arsenal so they may use certain techniques such as communicating and using special slug collecting devices.
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