Slur.EXE

Slur (スラー) is a fictional character in the MegaMan NT Warrior anime. Slur is voiced by Akeno Watanabe in the original version of the series.

Mega Man NT Warrior
Slur is Duo's subordinate, exclusive to the anime, and the last remaining NetNavi of the planet that created Duo. The human-like race responsible for Slur's and Duo's creation were called the Creators, according to Duo. Slur is Duo's main means of communicating with the Earth, and serves as the instigator of conflict throughout Stream. It is Slur who tests the humans worthiness to survive their master's judgement. Slur appears before people and offers them Asteroid Navis, special Navis that may take the appearance of MegaMan's past foes. These Navis boast superior strength and versatility to their Earth counterparts, and in most cases, are immune to conventional methods of dispatch, such as elemental weakness. Slur also provides humans with Dimensional Chips, through which Asteroid Navis may materialize as gigantic versions of themselves in the real world without a Dimensional Area present. While Slur's actions themselves may be interpreted as evil, Slur states Duo is not responsible for Earth's impending erasure - the humans themselves are to blame, for they use the Asteroid Navis for selfish gain. The evil energy cultivated by the Asteroid Navis is sent to Duo's comet, where it awaits usage as the "erasure wave." This is what later allows Bass to gain the upperhand during their second encounter, as Nebula Grey feeds off negative energy, and eventually leads to Slur's deletion.

Rockman EXE Stream
thumb|right|270px|Forte vs. Slur Because Slur foils Bass' (Forte's) attempts to take Duo's power for himself at the beginning of Stream, sending him flying into the depths of the Undernet. The vengeful Navi returns to delete Slur cruelly with the powers absorbed from Nebula Grey following the events of Rockman EXE: Program of Light and Dark, by impaling Slur with his arm. Slur's last words were, "SHUT UP! YOU EARTH NETNAVI SHALL---I!", while Bass was mocking Slur.

Powers and abilities
As an extraterrestrial NetNavi, Slur's powers are heightened beyond those of regular Navis and even Duo's Asteroids. Slur is capable of levitating and traveling back and forth through the Past Tunnel with speed greater than the norm, and does not require any external assistance in transcending space-time, capable of tearing open portals in the Cyber World to travel to any desired destination. Slur' abilities can be exercised from great distances, and have been shown to reach Earth from Duo's comet in space. Slur's defenses are also virtually impenetrable; being capable of surviving injuries that would prove fatal to regular Navis, such as a triple Program Advance, a head shot, or sword to the chest.

Many of Slur's attacks involve a living form of wiring that sprouts from beneath Slur's sleeves. The wire can be shaped into other weapons, in particular swords, which instantly take on the appearance and density of the object in question. In addition, the wires can be used to bind, strangle, and electrocute victims and does not necessarily need to be within close proximity; frequently Slur conjures wires out of thin air.

Another of Slur's abilities involves harnessing the power of an aura. Often, Slur transforms into either a sphere or sliver of light to ram enemies. Slur can also concentrate the energy from the aura into concussive bullets projected from the palms of their hands, or create a ring of this same force to cause explosions.

Trivia

 * Although the EXE Stream fansubs have the character refered to as a "she," there is no indication in both Japanese and English (in the case of UDON's English translation of Rockman.EXE Official Complete Works) of what Slur's true gender actually is. Slur has an androgynous appearance, and a voice that could pass as either a young girl or a very young boy. It's likely that the creators intended for the character's gender to be ambiguous and leave it up to fans, or perhaps Slur is meant to be a genderless being like the Navi, Serenade.