King Rootmars is the overarching antagonist of Metal Slug 2/X, the main antagonist in Metal Slug 3 and the deuteragonist of Metal Slug 6. It is the tyrannical leader of the Mars People, an alien race seeking to conquer the world.
History[]
Metal Slug 3[]
The Rebel Army, led by Donald Morden, made contact with Rootmars and the Mars People and made a deal with them. Rootmars backed them up with their technology and resources to help them take over the world. However Rootmars was only using the Rebels to start wars so all of Earth's military forces would be weakened from the excessive battles, making it easier for the Martians to fight any opposition.
Morden was later abducted by the Martians and held in their mothership, so the Rebels make a temporary allegiance with the Regular Army soldiers to fight the Martians. Their mothership is severely damaged, forcing them to retreat temporarily. Rootmars immediately took the next step, abducting General Morden and sending a Martian disguised as him to lead the Rebels and start a new coup d'etat, causing numerous supernatural phenomena throughout the world.
As the Martians were unmasked, they kidnapped one of the heroes and immediately made their escape, but they were followed by the Rebel Army and the Regular Army. Their mothership Rugname was invaded and Fake Rootmars, a doppelganger of Rootmars who was controlling the ship using its brainpower, was put out of commission, thus triggering the self destruction of the ship.
As the heroes made their escape from the exploding ship, Rootmars made a last attempt to kill them, but was ultimately defeated and sank to the bottom of the sea.
Metal Slug 6[]
With Rootmars gone, the Invaders used the opportunity to attack both the Mars People and Earth. However, with assistance from the Rebel Army, the Martians were able to recover Rootmars from the bottom of the sea. The Mars People and the Rebel Army later incorporated the Regular Army into their alliance to destroy the Invaders. If the player rides Rootmars in the 4th mission, then it will appear to rescue the players at the end of the final mission.
Metal Slug Attack[]
Rootmars is a playable unit, where it comes in numerous forms; the original Rootmars, Rootmars Slug (as a Regular Army unit) and an "X" variant.
Rootmars made its first appearance in-game in the Extra Ops "Alien vs. Morden", where Rootmars was revived by the Invaders and turned against its own people and the alliance made with Donald Morden. Fortunately, Morden is able to snap Rootmars back to its senses.
It also appears in various stories, primarily to give visions and empower Martians as shown with the Marty and the Mars People Rangers. In the first summer event, Rootmars was tired from all the strain it had, and became temporarily berserk, but was returned to its senses by Trevor Spacey and Abigail. It expressed gratitude to the two before it left Earth.
Sometimes later, Rootmars somehow reincarnates as a human girl called Mostro, who was formerly Tomiko. Tomiko became sick and succumbed to her illness. In her funeral, her parents mourned her passing until suddenly, "Tomiko" regain consciousness, scaring the townspeople. Despite this, her parents believed that this is a miracle from the heavens and advised her to flee from the town, to which "Tomiko" thanks them and apologizes at the same time before they depart.
Despite her death, Tomiko's soul remains in her body according to Mostro.
As a vehicle[]
Rootmars Slug
Rootmars reappeared in Metal Slug 6. In Morden's flashback story, the Rebel Army along with Mars People attempts to retrieve Rootmars after falling defeated from the depths of the ocean. However, they were attacked and preyed by the Invaders. Therefore, it stroke a temporary alliance with the heroes, allowing itself to be controlled as a vehicle in Stage 4, and eventually became one of the two possible being who saved the heroes from a bottomless pit besides Morden, if the hero chose to ride Rootmars.
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Trivia[]
- In Metal Slug Attack, it is stated that the reason Rootmars seeks to invade Earth is to prevent humans from destroying its environment.
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