[b][i]Metal Slug[/i][/b] is a series of Run 'n Gun, 2D platform [[video game]] shooters originally created by Nazca Corporation and published by [[SNK]] that premiered in 1996 for the [[Neo Geo]] MVS and the [[arcade]]s. The series is named for the [[sv001_(metal_slug)|SV001 "Metal Slug"]] [[tank]].

h4. Characters

h5. Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001

* [[Marco Rossi]]
* [[Tarma Roving]]
* [[prisoner of war (metal slug)|Prisoner of War]]
* [[Allen O'Neil]]
* General [[Donald Morden]]

h5. Metal Slug 2

* [[Fio Germi]]
* [[Kasamoto Eri]]
* [[Aikawa Rumi]]
* [[Mars People]]
* [[Hyakutaro Ichimonji]]

h5. Metal Slug 4

* [[Trevor Spacey]]
* [[Nadia Cassel]]

h5. Metal Slug 5

* [[Slug Gunner]]

h5. Metal Slug 6

* [[Ralf Jones]]
* [[Clark Still]]

h5. Metal Slug XX

* [[Leona Heidern]] (DLC)

h5. Metal Slug Attack
* [[Dragunov (metal slug)|]]

h4. List of games
h5. Main games
* Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001 (1996)
* [[Metal Slug 2]] (1998)
** [[Metal Slug X]] (1999)
* [[Metal Slug 3]] (2000)
* [[Metal Slug 4]] (2002)
* [[Metal Slug 5]] (2003)
* [[Metal Slug 6]] (2006)
* [[Metal Slug 7]] (2008)
** Metal Slug XX (2009)

h5. Spinoff games
* Metal Slug 1st Mission (1999)
* Metal Slug 2nd Mission (2000)
* [[Metal Slug Advance]] (2004)
* Metal Slug 3D (2006)
* Metal Slug Touch (2009)
* [[Metal Slug Defense]] (2014)
* [[Metal Slug Attack]] (2016)
* Metal Slug: Awakening (2023)
* [[Metal Slug Tactics]] (TBA)

h4. External links
* "Official website":[https://www.metalslug10th.com/top_e.html]
* "SNK website":[https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/]
* "Wikipedia: Metal Slug":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Slug]
* "Fandom":[https://metalslug.fandom.com/wiki/Metal_Slug_Wiki]
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