Slapper (RID)


 * Slapper is a Predacon in the Robots in Disguise continuity family.



Slapper may not be the brightest Predacon in the army, but he's very...something. Slapper is slow-witted, possibly the dullest of the Beast Trio (which is quite impressive). He's gullable, easily defeated in battle but follows orders no matter what. There. I guess that's something positive.


 * Japanese name: Guushar
 * Pre-release US name: Wartoad

Robots in Disguise

 * Voice actor: Peter Lurie (US), Ryō Naitō (Japan)



Slapper came to Earth along with Megatron and the Predacons to plunder its energy and do typical nasty things evil aliens are known for. He was teamed with Gas Skunk and Dark Scream, but the Beast Trio proved to be rather ineffective. Their commander, Sky-Byte, soon joined them on the battlefield, but they still proved ineffective. Megatron then gained the additional forces of the Decepticons, but Slapper and friends still proved ineffective.



After the defeat of Galvatron, all the Decepticons and Predacons were rounded up and incarcerated in a dimensional prison (not unlike the Phantom Zone from the "Superman" films) and carted off to Cybertron by Fortress Maximus. Trapped in the same dimensional jailcell as his Predacon teammates, Slapper pondered the fate of Sky-Byte, who had not been taken into custody. They soon realized that Sky-Byte had been stranded on Earth, a fate they considered worse than imprisonment.

Trivia


Early plans for the Wreckers comics called for Guushar to join their ranks. However, these plans pre-dated the importing of Car Robots to the US, and when those plans were made known, 3H replaced Guushar with the original version of the toy mold, Spittor.

Robots in Disguise

 * Guushar (Basic, 2000)
 * Japanese ID number: D-004


 * A redeco of the Beast Wars Transmetal 2 Predacon Spittor, Slapper transforms into a monstrous techno-organic toad. His beast mode tongue acts as a hand-held flail weapon for robot mode. He also has a flip-up claw on his toad back.


 * Dark Scream / Gas Skunk / Slapper (Mega 3-pack, 2001)


 * For his Hasbro release, Slapper was only available in a Mega-level 3-pack with his fellow stooges, Dark Scream and Gas Skunk. There are no noteworthy differences between the Hasbro and Takara versions.