Slithe (sometimes spelled as S-S-Slithe or Slythe) is a member of the Reptilian race of anthropomorphic lizard-like creatures from the planet Plun-Darr. Stoutly built, Slithe's body is green in color with dark green spots and spines protruding from his back. He also has bigger ears than all the other Reptilians. He has a habit of prolonging the letter "s" when he speaks.
Slithe is the self-appointed commander of the Mutants, a group that comprises Reptilians, Monkians and Jackalmen. His two right-hand men are Monkian and Jackalman. Later on, Vultureman also joins him, though the two often bump heads many times.
Ruthless, overbearing and evil to his core, Slithe leads the Mutants with an iron fist, and will not hesitate to even sacrifice one of his teammates if they get in his way. Slithe has no qualms about using any and every unfair means to get his way. When in trouble beyond his control, Slithe will even ask the ThunderCats for help, but usually turns on them the second they have rescued him.
Slithe started out as field cook for the Mutants when they were under Ratar-O's command. Since then, he has always despised Ratar-O and will do anything to avoid any sort of contact with him. Even though Ratar-O is more powerful and a better leader, Slithe's ego will not allow him to seek his help or even admit this fact.
It is not known how or when Slithe rose to the ranks of becoming the leader of the Mutants, but it was while the ThunderCats still lived on Thundera. Slithe and his Mutants often tried to obtain the Eye of Thundera from the ThunderCats but failed each time. Slithe and Vultureman had even attempted to steal the plans of the Plun-Darrian Warbot from Claudus just before Thundera exploded.
Later on, Slithe and his Mutant envoy pursued the ThunderCats' Flagship when they fled from Thundera. The Mutants succeeded in destroying all the Thunderian Ships that were accompanying the Royal Flagship. They then boarded the Flagship in the hopes of seizing the Eye of Thundera but there thwarted by a young Lion-O.
Slithe didn't give up easily and pursued the ThunderCats all the way to Third Earth. Once there, Slithe and the Mutants again tried to grab the Sword of Omens but this time it was an adult Lion-O who stood in their way.
Slithe then crossed paths with Mumm-Ra, who sank their spaceship in the Desert of Sinking Sands, leaving Slithe without and weapons and without any choice but to join forces with Mumm-Ra and do his bidding. Since then, Slithe and the Mutants have been serving Mumm-Ra and helping him in his schemes to destroy the ThunderCats. Even though Slithe dislikes Mumm-Ra, he is also the only one whom Slithe genuinely fears, having witnessed Mumm-Ra's incredible powers firsthand.
Eventually, Slithe and his fellow Mutants are captured by Captain Bragg and taken to the remote planet of Way Outback where they remain exiled for good.
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Slithe is the brutish leader of the Lizards who serves as a general of Mumm-Ra's Lizard Army.
Ruthless, cruel and selfish, this reptilian and his army are one of Mumm-Ra's strongest allies and a thorn in the side of the ThunderCats. Even though his ancestors were freed from Mumm-Ra's enslavement by the Cats Leo and Panthera, Slithe harbors a deep hatred for Claudus and all the other Cats for the years of persecution that his Lizard race have faced at their hands.
Hungry for revenge, Slithe allies with Mumm-Ra, and with Grune's help, he and his army are able to infiltrate Thundera and devastate the kingdom as well as facilitate the death of Claudus at the hands of Mumm-Ra.
Slithe and his army then pursue the surviving ThunderCats and later head the search for the Book of Omens and the Power Stones. The search for the Spirit Stone leads Slithe and his army to the Elephants' Village where he gives in to Grune's temptation to attack the village while Mumm-Ra was still in the Astral Plane, hoping to be rid of their mummy master for good. Their plan fails however, and they are forced to flee while Grune gets sucked in the Astral Plane.
The battle in the Elephant Village and the ThunderCats obtaining the Spirit Stone sparks a series of mass desertions in the Lizard Army. Desperate, Mumm-Ra orders Slithe to recruit Addicus and Kaynar to his army as new generals, much to the chagrin of Slithe.
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