Oil Slick (Animated)


 * Oil Slick is a Decepticon from the Transformers Animated continuity family.



Oil Slick ' s fighting style is based on vehicular combat—meaning he tries to destroy the Autobots while they're still in vehicle mode, knowing that if they're smashed up on the outside, they're smashed up on the inside. He has a number of chemical weapons that will weaken his opponent both physically and mentally—magnifying his prey's personal fears to dissolve their will while his acids dissolve their bodies—at which point Oil Slick is ready to trash them.

In addition to his vehicular combat abilities, Oil Slick is skilled in Circuit-Su, having trained with Prowl.

His head is in a jar. He most probably turned evil because everyone was making fun of his big nose.

Animated



 * Oil Slick (Deluxe, 2008)
 * Accessories: Chain-weapon canister, storage canister


 * Oil Slick transforms into a low-riding motorcycle. A motorcycle with a friggin' goat skull. How Metal. One of the barrels strapped to his cycle mode splits open to become a hand-held flail weapon using a short, white plastic chain, as opposed to the longer, real metal one seen in the promotional photos. How wannabe Metal. The ends of the barrel which anchor the chain can pop off the ends of the body for other swing-at-enemies options. However, this barrel does not click together when closed, and so can fall open at every opportunity. The other barrel is actually a canister with a flip-open top that can contain rare chemical liquids. He has a third "Vehicle Attack Mode" which basically consists of him doing a push-up on his wheels.

Trivia

 * At BotCon 2008, it was revealed that Oil Slick was an original Eric Siebenaler design that was never intended to be in the show... but upon finding out about it, the Animated cartoon crew said "we would have worked him in had you told us about this." As such, Oil Slick may be worked into the third season, and it has been confirmed that he has appeared in the third issue of The Arrival.


 * Oil Slick's odd four-wheeled cycle design is borrowed from the Dodge Tomahawk concept motorcycle. This implies that he goes really damn fast.


 * Unlike other Decepticons in Animated, Oil Slick's sigil is black (on his toy), and violet (on his character art), not gold. Maybe he's too humble to use gold.


 * Due to the sculpt of his fingers and the rubbery materials used, he is the first and only Transformer who can intertwine his fingers... in a menacing way, of course.