Concept art of Super Devil Marco
The Super Devil is a special mode, rank, and entity where the player controls a character with powerful weapons.
Information[]
The Super Devil is an unknown entity who possesses greater strength than the most established of armies. Those who are possessed by the Super Devil are said to surpass the human limit and have the power to rival an entire army. People who come in contact with the Super Devil will go extremely head over heels towards the devil who appreciates their praises. The Super Devil is benevolent enough to provide services to the Regular Army in times of high crisis.
Mortal entities are able to harness the Super Devil's powers and use them to their advantage. For example, the Metal Device's synthetic muscle tissues are on par with the Super Devil. Likewise, the powers of a Super Devil can be reverted through the use of a vial.
The Super Devil has no known physical appearance, but it is able to possess soldiers to communicate and attack. A possessed soldier has green or purple skin, glowing red eyes, and a serious demeanor on their face. Often a person seeing a Super Devil will happily ignore the hapless soldier. Possessed soldiers have no recollection on the events that occurred.
In the Metal Slug universe, a Super Devil is the highest rank in the military surpassing the General of the Army. Reaching this rank grants the player with extra bonuses.
Appearances[]
Metal Slug & Metal Slug 2[]
In the game's respective Combat School, having the fastest runs in Pin Point Attack and beating Survival Attack will net the player with the max score of 1,000 points. Reaching this amount raises the rank ladder from "General of the Army" to "Super Devil" (this rank is hidden when below 1,000 points). The player character appears in both modes with either green or purple skin depending on the character (green for Marco and Eri; purple for Tarma and Fio). For Point Point Attack, this is purely cosmetic.
When in Survival Attack, the Super Devil player's default pistol is changed to shoot powerful Slug Cannons without delay. While this eases the difficulty, the player character still dies in one hit resulting in a complete restart. Collecting any special weapon replaces the Super Devil pistol, a problem since the special weapons have infinite ammo in Survival Attack. Players also keep their weapon when transitioning to the next stage. Becoming a mummy reverts the Super Devil pistol to a standard pistol.
Super Devil Mode is only available to the profiles that have the rank, however, a regular profile can cooperate with a Super Devil profile. The only way to revert to the standard playstyle is to make a new profile.
Metal Slug X[]
Unlike Metal Slug 2, all Super Devil characters in Metal Slug X are green-skinned. The default pistol's ammo is changed into tiny Super Grenades (due to the size of the main weapon). Unlike the main Super Grenade, where it has a slight delay and can only have two flying ammo onscreen before firing another round, this variant is rapid fire and can shoot multiple rounds.
Metal Slug: 1st Mission[]
Collecting 23 Rank Medals in Very Hard difficulty awards the player with the Super Devil (SD) rank. The player is given invulnerability for the rest of the game, the exceptions are being crushed, falling in a pit, or landing on spikes. The only way to turn Super Devil Mode off is to start the game from the beginning as selecting S-Continue keeps the rank.
Metal Slug: 2nd Mission[]
Rescuing all one hundred prisoners awards the player with the Super Devil (SD) rank. As a bonus, pressing down at the character select screen unlocks Hero Mode. In this mode, the player characters ditch their guns for powerful punching gloves (the Iron Knuckle for Gimlet and E-Armor for Red Eye) that are able to knock out almost everything in one swing and gain the ability to throw infinite grenades. As a compromise, they also die in one hit, costing a retry.
Hyakutaro is ranked as a Super Devil in this game; he's ranked as a Second Lieutenant in every other game.
Metal Slug XX[]
S-Ranking all Combat School missions nets the player with the max amount of 10,000 points. This changes the player's rank from GA to GS. When in Survival, a red Mobile Satellite hovers over the player. The Red MOBS has infinite ion bolts. Collecting a weapon causes the MOBS to self destruct, and it cannot be brought back unless the player restarts the Survival challenge again.
Despite the player's choice when hitting the GA rank (becoming Cynthia's spouse or drill instructor), Cynthia instantly denies she had any sort of relationship when the Super Devil shows up.
Metal Slug Defense[]
Super Devil versions of Marco, Tarma, Eri, and Fio appear as purchasable units when the player hits 10,000 points on the Co-Op Ranking Event. A Super Devil unit's weapon is the Slug Cannon, and the unit charges forward in a barrage of shots for its special attack. Each Super Devil costs 10,000 points, needs 999 AP to deploy, and has 2,500 HP at level 1 (going up to a maximum of 12,500 at level 40). Unlike other units, only one Super Devil can be placed in a deck at a time.
Metal Slug Attack[]
The Super Devil this time becomes an online rank in the game, being the highest ranking which requires a total of 3,000,000 points or above to get this rank. The Super Devil rank doesn't have any physical changes or attributes to any of the units in the game.
Super Devil units became available starting with the "Green Monster" event. Unlike in Metal Slug Defense, each unit has their own ways of attacking, and all Super Devil units can be placed in a deck. The events' cutscenes also show the different manners in which a character becomes a Super Devil.
- Super Devil Eri is a pre-acquisition unit for the "Green Monster" event. She replaces her Slug Cannons with Hand Piercers that travel at a very long distance. In the event's opening cutscene, Eri transformed into a Super Devil after a green Hazmat Soldier rolled a bowling ball grenade at her.
- Super Devil Marco is a pre-acquisition unit for the "Maximum Evolution" event. He no longer charges forward when firing his Slug Cannons. Marco transformed into a Super Devil when a stray bat dropped a cauldron on him. He returned to normal after another bat dropped a vial on him.
- Super Devil Tarma is a pre-acquisition unit for the "Last Resort" event. He plays the same way as he did in Metal Slug Defense. Tarma was possessed by the Super Devil. He returned to normal after the Super Devil completed its task.
- Super Devil Fio was added in version 3.12.0. However, she never appeared as a playable unit.
- Blue Lightning Super Devil Fio is a Step-Up unit for the "United Front 43rd" event. She dual wields a pair of Blue Lightning Guns, which are an amplified form of the Thunder Shot. Enemies hit by it are stunned and have their resistance lowered. Fio is also invulnerable to stun and can revive above her original health. Unlike other Super Devlis, Fio does not change skin color but rather she dons a new uniform.
It is revealed that the Super Devil is apparently an entity of some sort, as Sophia states that it only comes when a crisis is about to hit the Regular Army in the opening of the Last Resort event. The Metal Device uses synthetic muscle tissues that rival in power to the Super Devil.
Trivia[]
- Sophia can be seen wearing a devil outfit in Metal Slug's concept art.
- Margaret refers to her students as "Greenhorns" (a novice), which the Super Devil has in its insignia.
- Touching Margaret's chest in Metal Slug Defense in any other rank causes her to berate the player. As a Super Devil, she sees this as a form of flirting.
Gallery[]
Showcase[]
| Combat School | |
| Type | A. Metal Slug 1/2/X • B. Metal Slug 6 • C. Metal Slug 7/XX • D. Metal Slug Attack |
|---|---|
| Drill Instructors | Sophia Greenville • Margaret Southwood • Riviera von Wittenberg • Maryell von Wittenberg • Cynthia Hartnett |
| Dialogue | Sophia and Margaret • Mary & Lilly • Cynthia |
| Misc. | Super Devil Mode • Office • Mission Mode |
| Gameplay Elements | |
| Screens | Status Screen • Continue Screen • Game Over Screen • Recaptured Prisoners • Best Tank Busters • Arcade Settings |
|---|---|
| On-Screen Elements | Missions • Items • Weapons • Slugs • POW • Characters • Enemies • Military Vehicles • Bosses • Environmental Objects • Civilian Vehicles • Rank Medal • Background Vehicles |
| Actions | Metal Slug Attack • Vulcan Fix • Transformations • Metallish System • Rush Blaster System • Weapon Stock • Deaths • Invulnerability • Canceling • Super Devil Mode |
| Modes | Combat School • Another Story • Another Mission • Storming the Mothership • Fat Island • Office |