Slug is a henchman employed by photophobic criminal, The Worm. He is paired with his partner-in-crime, Cricket. A one-shot henchman, he first appeared in episode 13 ("Pompeii and Circumstance") of the 1991 spin-off animated television series, James Bond Jr.
Biography[]
As part of a scheme to loot a lost treasury in the buried city of Pompeii, the photosensitive criminal, The Worm, constructs several makeshift boring tanks from stolen military equipment. Slug (seemingly the higher-ranking of the pair) and his accomplice, Cricket, pilot one of the vehicles and accidentally manage to crash it under a coastal road. Their activities draw the attention of James Bond Jr., whose sports car almost crashes into the collapsed section. They flee from their damaged tank and commandeer another one. Eventually, they cross paths with Bond and his car in the tunnel system. They corner him at a dead end of tunnel, but he manages to escape by driving up the wall and along the roof using retractable tyre spikes.
Later, Bond pursues their tank from behind and manages to sabotage its exhaust system using a rock - forcing its operators to stop and clear the blockage. With both villains outside, he and I.Q. sneak on-board and hijack it from under their noses. While Bond intercepts the Worm at the ancient city of Pompeii, Slug and Cricket manage to obtain yet another tank and give chase. Attempting to redeem themselves, they engage Bond's tank among the ruins and manage to drill a hole in their armour. Bond and I.Q. swerve into the villain's tank to avoid hitting a kidnapped tour guide - sending Slug crashing into a huge column. To save the girl, Bond and I.Q. block the pillar's fall using their tank and are trapped inside.
Meanwhile, Slug and Cricket bring the Worm on-board their tank and all three tunnel into the ancient treasury vault - loading up its treasure and accidentally triggering a lava eruption. As they escape through the tunnels, they are eventually met with a wall of water - the result of James Bond Jr. deliberately tunnelling into the ocean. The water quenches the flow and drives Worm's machine above ground. There, the soaking villains are surrounded by the Italian army. Although the Worm evades capture, both Slug and Cricket are taken captive and presumably incarcerated.