| “ | Slinger wasn't very open with his past or motivations, being a mystery even to Mimic. But when things got dicey, he was always by his friends' sides, wispons blazing. | „ |
| ~ Description of Slinger. |
Slinger the Ocelot is a posthumous hero in the IDW Sonic the Hedgehog comics. He was an anthropomorphic ocelot and was the marksman of the Diamond Cutters. He was betrayed by their infiltrator Mimic and killed by Shadow Androids.
Appearance[]
Slinger was a teal-colored anthropomorphic ocelot with pink eyes and a dark pink nose. He had triangular ears with tan channels and a white muzzle, chest and tail tip. On the top of his head, above his eyes and tail he had turquoise markings. He wore a large gray scarf around his neck and a military hat on his head of the same color that hung on his right ear and I wear a dark gray belt with revolver holsters, dark gray gloves with gray palms and gray boots with gray tips and soles dark. For his missions she wore a cyan, black and gray monocle eyepiece with a white thread on the left eye.
Personality[]
Slinger was very gentle and easygoing, and he knew how to fight with style. He had a strong sense of justice and fought any threats from Dr. Eggman, he was also quite calculated and often knew when to be careful with his surroundings. He joked a little about missions, although he could often be serious, he wanted to be mysterious and he didn't like to talk about his past, however his friends could always trust him. However, he also loved teasing his enemies, and he also enjoyed juggling his Wispons, even if it made his team nervous.
History[]
Slinger used to be part of the Diamond Cutters, an elite anti-Eggman mercenary team, as their marksman. His Wisp companion was a Cyan Wisp. During one mission at an Eggman base, Slinger, along with Smithy the Lion and Claire Voyance, pretended to be captured by Mimic, who had shapeshifted into an Egg Pawn. After they managed to fool the guarding Egg Pawn there, Claire sensed a formation of Badniks on the far end of the base and two more on the inside that were recharging. This prompted Slinger to shoot down several Egg Pawns that stood in their way. He soon followed Mimic out of the facility after he created an exit with his Cube Wispon. Later, at the onset of the Eggman War, Mimic secretly betrayed the Diamond Cutters and aligned himself with Dr. Eggman. He brought a plan before the Diamond Cutters to take down an Eggman base that cause a blackout among his forces along the coastline. At the Eggman base that the team decided to take down, the Diamond Cutters found no opposition. Claire tried to use her powers but could not sense anything, deducing that Eggman must have been emitting alpha waves somewhere to block her. After Mimic went to scout for an ambush, Slinger, Claire and Smithy pressed onwards to find large capsules where Claire believed the source of the alpha waves was coming from. In the capsules, the trio discovered Shadow Androids. Suddenly, the room was automatically locked and trapped them inside. Slinger was then forced to fight the Shadow Androids with all his might and tried calling contacting Mimic and Whisper for an evacuation but they did not respond. Slinger was soon killed in battle.
Trivia[]
- Slinger's species of an ocelot and his choice of weapon being Wispon revolvers brings about a similarity to Revolver Ocelot from the Metal Gear series.
- Being fourteen years old at the time of his death, Slinger was the youngest of the Diamond Cutters.
