Hey there! Welcome to Troop Spotlight, the blog series where each installment highlights one of the Troops from Calling All Heroes by OgreWare. This week, we’re discussing the Slime.
Cute and not so cuddly, the Slime was born of an afternoon of daydreaming and sketching involving OgreWare and me. He’s the first Troop you recruit in CAH and thus is a very important part of the story. The Slime is the beginning of the player character’s army of monsters. He paves the way (with slime? Ew…) for the Wolf, Skeleton, Magus, and even more advanced Troops.
The Slime came to life for us on a couple scraps of paper, presented here. They’re both done in my hand; I am a very visual person, and a lot of my brainstorming is done with art materials. Pencil in hand, I discussed CAH with its creator.
It was decided early on that the Slime would be cute but endearingly messy. I still recall making “myeh” noises as the Slime’s voice, and saying “He’s trying really hard, but he’s just a small Slime!”
That’s the Slime for ya. Hapless, enthusiastic, and gross in an endearing way.
(Did I just describe myself? Oh dear.)
In the Slime’s final design, I did the lineart while OgreWare colorized the image. It’s pictured below (the one in green) beside its more evil twin, the Blood Slime (in red).
How to get the Blood Slime, you ask? Keep playing.
The Slime has become the unofficial mascot of CAH, and he may well achieve that status officially at some point. For now, though, the Slime remains both an office and fan favorite, embodying the cute-but-will-cut-you attitude of the subsequent Troops.
What Troops would you like to see featured in future spotlights? Comment below and let us know!
~Julian