History Wrestling / SgtSlaughter

[[caption-width-right:288:"...you're goin' nowhere space-case, you're here ´cause you´re '''[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar AN INDUSTRIAL STRENGHT FOUL UP!!!]]''' My job is to whip you into shape, and I mean '''[[WhipItGood WHIP!!!"]]''' ]]

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Just ask anyone who have met him at the Joe-cons!

* TheChewToy: From mid-[[TurnOfTheMillennium aughties]] to this date, every time you see him wearing his fatigues and walking down the aisle, he is heading to a [[SquashMatch 6 minutes-or-less beat-up]] in order to put over some new talent (Your heel of the week, more often than not).

* CoolShades: ...and when they [[TheGlassesComeOff come off]], his opponent will have [[MythologyGag only two ways outta]] the match, [[BoisterousBruiser ON HIS FEET LIKE A MAN, OR IN A DITTY BAG... AN ITTY, BITTY, DITTY BAG!!!]]

* AllAmericanFace: He first debuted in WWF using his old DrillSergeantNasty gimmick, but as a soldier he was in a good position to stand up for the [[MyCountryRightOrWrong US of A]] against Iron Sheik and turn face.

** We are talking about the wrestling carrer of a man Wrestling/RicFlair level here. A performer who has litteraly spilled blood and guts for every brand he worked for. [[TheatricsOfPain Sold]] like a god, [[TheAce enough rope knowledge]] to open his own school and a world-wide known gimmick for the ages.
** As a matter of fact, you can count on the fingers of one hand the wrestlers that beated the Large Sarge clean. That's because he can, and rest assured he will be, as [[KnightTemplar face]] or [[OpportunisticBastard heel]] as he needs.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Earned his most famous moniker from the privates and recruits he used to train back in his drill instruction days.

* [[OldSoldier Old Leatherneck]]: A [[RealLife real life example]], three tours of duty [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar back in the day...]]

* OneManArmy: A KnightTemplar borderline case, and that when he's the face!!!

Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-nwa-t.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic version) NWA World Tag Team Champion]] with Don Kernodle, former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) United States Heavyweight Champion]] and former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWF World Heavyweight Champion]]. He was inducted into the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame in 2004.

[[caption-width-right:288:"...you're goin' nowhere space-case, you're here ´cause you´re '''[[NoIndoorVoice AN INDUSTRIAL STRENGHT FOUL UP!!!]]''' My job is to whip you into shape, and I mean '''[[WhipItGood WHIP!!!"]]''' ]]

!! "TEN-HUUUUUT!!! Read my tropes... you SLIMES!!!":

* AllAmericanFace: He first debuted in WWF using his old DrillSergeantNasty gimmick, but as a soldier he was in a good position to stand up for the [[Main/MyCountryRightOrWrong US of A]] against Iron Sheik and turn face.
* AlwaysSecondBest: The second most fondly remembered face in WWF/E history. Somehow [[Wrestling/HulkHogan number one]] is now shrouded in a [[Main/{{Unperson}} veil of mystery]].

* BloodKnight: Practically his job description in a nut as a heel. It wasn't a rare occurence to watch him with a full-time red mask in [[Main/GimmickMatches gimmick matches]] called [[Main/ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Alley fight", "Boot-camp match" or "Brass Knuckles Title Match"]].

** The point is... the man was '''[[Main/GarbageWrestler HARDCORE]]''' before it was [[Wrestling/AttitudeEra a thing]].

* BurningTheFlag: The unthinkable was definitely just that during Slaughter's face runs, as anyone who even so much as verbally insulted the American flag [[Main/{{Eagleland}} was in for a major beating]]. That said, this was considered -- briefly -- by the WWF's writing team during Slaughter's heel run, as an effort to build tremendous heel heat for this Iraqi sympathizer, during his stint as the WWF World Heavyweight Champion and America was engaged in the Persian Gulf War with Iraq. Fortunately, he [[Main/OnlySaneMan nixed the idea]] deciding that doing so in an arena, even during a house show, would have very negative (to put it mildly) consequences for both him and WWF; it was bad enough that (off-camera) Slaughter[[note]]In a time he and his family had been target of very frightening death threats.[[/note]] was said to have "defaced the American flag." After some convincing by him and a few others, the writing team decided that burning a Hogan's T-shirt attached to a flagpole would draw the desired heat and make its point: America was weak and everything they stand for [[note]]...namely [[AllAmericanFace "The Real American"]].[[/note]]would have no chance against his "Triangle of Terror" at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania VII''.

* CelebrityToons: Not only was he made into a Franchise/GIJoe character[[note]]Bonus point for being '''THE VERY FIRST''' character from [[Main/RealLife our universe]].[[/note]], he voiced all his cartoon appearances.

** Moreover, he was the toy franchise's face[[note]]No, [[Main/{{Face}} not of that kind...]] [[Main/TheFace the other one.]][[/note]] from mid-'86 to early '91.
* TheChewToy: From mid-[[Main/TurnOfTheMillennium aughties]] to this date, every time you see him wearing his fatigues and walking down the aisle, he is heading to a [[Main/SquashMatch 6 minutes-or-less beat-up]] in order to put over some new talent (Your heel of the week, more often than not).

* CoolShades: ...and when they [[Main/TheGlassesComeOff come off]], his opponent will have [[Main/MythologyGag only two ways outta]] the match, [[Main/BoisterousBruiser ON HIS FEET LIKE A MAN, OR IN A DITTY BAG... AN ITTY, BITTY, DITTY BAG!!!]]
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: As "Comissioner Slaughter". Signed nowadays as a WWE executive in their real life ''Ambassador Program'', where he's... well, [[Main/HonestCorporateExecutive the other kind of executive]].

** '''[[Main/RealLife IN REAL LIFE!!!]]''' Before wrestling, he was a legit USMC drill instructor.

* HeelRealization: Defeated by Hogan, the Large Sarge [[Main/TheQuisling realized how much of a traitor he was]] and after a deep and hard soul search he started to claim '''[[Main/IFightForTheStrongestSide "I want country back!"]]'''.

* LanternJawOfJustice: ...and for some reason, [[Main/NoSell it was a crass mistake to punch him right in there!!!]]

** ...and lets not forget [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeTheMovie G.I. Joe: The Movie]], prime example of [[Main/CharacterDevelopment character development]] for a professional wrestler [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jqxYHB-Ijg in another media]] a full year before "[[Film/TheyLive They Live!]]".

* MadeOfIron: A wrestler since the early [[Main/TheSeventies 70's]] to (occasionally) this day, most of the time being the receiving end of many of the worse beatings in world-wide prime-time TV.
** We are talking about the wrestling carrer of a man Wrestling/RicFlair level here. A performer who has litteraly spilled blood and guts for every brand he worked for. [[Main/TheatricsOfPain Sold]] like a god, [[Main/TheAce enough rope knowledge]] to open his own school and a world-wide known gimmick for the ages.
** As a matter of fact, you can count on the fingers of one hand the wrestlers that beated the Large Sarge clean. That's because he can, and rest assured he will be, as [[Main/KnightTemplar face]] or [[Main/OpportunisticBastard heel]] as he needs.

* MeaningfulName: His second [[Franchise/GIJoe G.I. Joe action figure]] came as driver of the ''Triple T'' tank. The vehicle's name stands for ''[[Main/TagTeam Tag Team Terminator]]''.

* TheNicknamer: In a more family-friendly way, but one that would made SelfDemonstrating/RLeeErmey proud of, he used to call his opponents and fans alike in Main/TermsOfEndangerment like ''Greaseball'', ''Slime'', ''Sleeze'' and more famously ''Maggot''.

* RedemptionQuest: Following Wrestling/SummerSlam '91, in which Slaughter and his team ([[Wrestling/TheIronSheik Col. Mustafa]] and General Adnan) lost to Wrestling/HulkHogan and the Wrestling/UltimateWarrior, a storyline started having Slaughter [[Main/TheAtoner reflecting on what his heel gimmick cost him and what it would take to regain trust of Americans]]. The path started in a series of vignettes where he recited the Pledge of Allegiance with fans and school students. His face status was re-established in full when he helped save one-time adversary Hacksaw Jim Duggan from a 2-on-1 attack by Mustafa and Adnan. [[note]]Of course, it wasn't enough to stop fans from voting Slaughter the Most Hated Wrestler of the Year in the ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' magazine's 1991 year-end awards.[[/note]]
* RetiredBadass: From [[Main/TheVietnamVet the 'Nam]], [[Main/SemperFi the Corps]] and anytime soon... wrestling.

-->"'''AT EASE DISEASE, you are DISMISSED... carry on, [[Main/CatchPhrase AND THAT'S AN ORDER!!!]]'''"

* NoIndoorVoice: ...with a {{badass}} background to brag about.
* [[OldSoldier Old Leatherneck]]: A [[Main/RealLife real life example]], three tours of duty [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar back in the day...]]

** As a matter of fact, you can count on the fingers of one hand the wrestlers that beated the Large Sarge clean. That's because he can, and rest asure he will be, as [[Main/KnightTemplar face]] or [[Main/OpportunisticBastard heel]] as he needs.

Contrary to popular belief, his character was not a creation of Verne Gange or VKM. When he arrived to WWF in 1980, they needed a great {{heel}} to give a good push. Quickly becoming the first contender, he created his famous ''"Cobra Clutch Challenge"'', offering a prize of $ 5,000 to anyone who could break it. It was not until his second return to the brand in 1983 that he really took off after soundly defeating the then top heel Wrestling/TheIronSheik. However, [[Wrestling/HulkHogan a certain individual]] was already the World Heavyweight Champion... so when he left to look for greener pastures, The Large Sarge turned into one of the top {{face}}s in business history until his third return in 1990.

* BurningTheFlag: The unthinkable was definitely just that during Slaughter's face runs, as anyone who even so much as verbally insulted the American flag [[Main/{{Eagleland}} was in for a major beating]]. That said, this was considered -- briefly -- by the WWF's writing team during Slaughter's heel run, as an effort to build tremendous heel heat for this Iraqi sympathizer, and during a time when Slaughter was the WWF World Heavyweight Champion and America was engaged in the Persian Gulf War with Iraq. Fortunately, Slaughter [[Main/OnlySaneMan nixed the idea]], deciding that doing so in an arena, even during a house show, would have very negative (to put it mildly) consequences for both him and WWF; it was bad enough that (off-camera) Slaughter[[note]]In a time he and his family had been target of very frightening death threats.[[/note]] was said to have "defaced the American flag." After some convincing by Slaughter and a few others, the writing team decided that burning a Hulk Hogan T-shirt attached to a flagpole would draw the desired heat and make its point: America was weak and everything they stand for [[note]]...namely [[AllAmericanFace "The Real American"]].[[/note]]would have no chance against Slaughter at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania VII''.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: He wanted to beat the daylights out of the New Age Outlaws when they threw a dumpster that had Wrestling/TerryFunk and Wrestling/MickFoley. Keep in mind, he's one of the henchmen of Wrestling/VinceMcMahon and they were shocked on what happened.

** As a matter of fact, you can count on the fingers of one hand the wrestlers that beated the Large Sarge clean. That's because sarge is as [[Main/KnightTemplar face]] or [[Main/OpportunisticBastard heel]] as he needs to be.

** We are talking about the wrestling carrer of a man Wrestling/RicFlair level here. A performer who has litteraly spilled blood and guts for every brand he worked for. [[Main/TheatricsOfPain Sold]] like a god, [[Main/TheAce enough ropes]] to open his own school and a world-wide known gimmick for the ages.

In the 1980s, an alternate version of the Sgt. Slaughter character was incorporated into the [[Franchise/GIJoe GI Joe: A Real American Hero]] toy line as well as its animated series and comic books.

Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) United States Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-nwa-t.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic version) World Tag Team Champion]] with Don Kernodle. He was inducted into the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame in 2004.

* AllAmericanFace: He first debuted in WWF using his old DrillSergeantNasty gimmick, but as a soldier he was in a good position to stand up for the US of A against Wrestling/TheIronSheik and turn face.

* ArchEnemy: (as a heel in NWA Mid-Atlantic): Wrestling/RickySteamboat, Jay Youngblood; (as a face in WWE): Wrestling/TheIronSheik, Wrestling/NikolaiVolkoff; (as a face in the AWA): The Sheik's Army; (as a heel in WWE): Wrestling/HulkHogan, [[Wrestling/UltimateWarrior the Ultimate Warrior]].
* BaldOfEvil: As a heel.
* BloodKnight: Practically his job description in a nut. It wasn't a rare occurence to watch him with a full-time red mask in [[Main/GimmickMatches gimmick matches]] called [[Main/ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Alley fight", "Boot-camp match" or "Brass Knuckles Title Match"]].

* BurningTheFlag: The unthinkable was definitely just that during Slaughter's face runs, as anyone who even so much as verbally insulted the American flag [[Main/{{Eagleland}} was in for a major beating]]. That said, this was considered -- briefly -- by the WWF's writing team during Slaughter's heel run, as an effort to build tremendous heel heat for this Iraqi sympathizer, and during a time when Slaughter was the WWF World Heavyweight Champion and America was engaged in the Persian Gulf War with Iraq. Fortunately, Slaughter [[Main/OnlySaneMan nixed the idea]], deciding that doing so in an arena, even during a house show, would have very negative (to put it mildly) consequences for both him and WWF; it was bad enough that (off-camera) Slaughter[[note]]In a time he and his family had been target of very frightening death threats.[[/note]] was said to have "defaced the American flag." After some convincing by Slaughter and a few others, the writing team decided that burning a Hulk Hogan T-shirt attached to a flagpole would draw the desired heat and make its point: America was weak and everything they stand for [[note]]...namely "The Real American".[[/note]]would have no chance against Slaughter at Wrestling/WrestleMania VII.

** "Cobra can run... BUT THEY CAN'T HIDE!" and "AWESOME!" on his toys commercials and the cartoon.

** He recived a full [[Main/PowerMakeover power makeover]] in the cartoon, action figures and comics, including an insanely muscular body and a head full of hair.

* TheChewToy: From mid-[[Main/TurnOfTheMillennium aughties]] to this date, every time you see him wearing his fatigues and walking down the aisle, he is heading to a [[Main/SquashMatch 6 minutes-or-less beat-up]] in order to put over some new talent (Your heel of the week, more often than not). Averted when he's helping out another brand's legend like himself.

* HeelRealization: After he got defeated by Hulk Hogan, the Large Sarge realized how much of a traitor he was and started to proclaim, "I want my country back."

** He made some fun promos back in the day, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCdbqXoK_zc military jargon and all!!!]]

** As a matter of fact, you can count on the fingers of one hand the wrestlers, heels or faces, that beated the Large Sarge clean.

* MilitaryMaverick: ...strange enough, [[Main/SemperFi considering...]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Eraned his most famous moniker from the privates and recruits he used to train back in his drill instruction days.

* NoIndoorVoice: ...and with a badass background to brag about!

* OneManArmy: When he's the {{Face}}.

** (as Super Destroyer II in the AWA): [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan The Heenan Family]]
** (in WWE): Wrestling/TheCorporation
* TheQuisling: His heel role in the 90s.
* RedemptionQuest: Following Wrestling/SummerSlam '91, in which Slaughter and his team ([[Wrestling/TheIronSheik Col. Mustafa]] and General Adnan) lost to Wrestling/HulkHogan and the Wrestling/UltimateWarrior, a storyline started having Slaughter reflecting on what his heel gimmick cost him and what it would take to regain trust of Americans. The path started in a series of vignettes where he recited the Pledge of Allegiance with fans and school students. His face status was re-established in full when he helped save one-time adversary Hacksaw Jim Duggan from a 2-on-1 attack by Mustafa and Adnan. [[note]]Of course, it wasn't enough to stop fans from voting Slaughter the Most Hated Wrestler of the Year in the ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' magazine's 1991 year-end awards.[[/note]]

* SergeantRock: '''"...REALLY, WHOSE TROPES DO YOU THINK YOU'VE BEEN READING ABOUT ALL OF THIS TIME, YOU SLIME?"'''

!! "TEN-HUUUUUT!!! Read my tropes you MAGGOTS... you SLIMES!!!":

* TheNicknamer: In a more family-friendly way, but one that would made SelfDemonstrating/RLeeErmey proud of, he used to call his opponents and fans alike in Main/TermsOfEndangerment like ''Greaseball'', ''Slime'' and more famously ''Maggot''.

'''Robert Remus''' (born August 27, 1948), better known by his ring name '''Sgt. Slaughter''', is an American former Wrestling/{{WWE}} personality and semi-retired professional wrestler. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, Slaughter had success in the Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance, Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, and World Wrestling Federation. In the 1980s, an alternate version of the Sgt. Slaughter character was incorporated into the [[Franchise/GIJoe GI Joe: A Real American Hero]] toy line as well as its animated series and comic books.

'''Robert Remus''' (born August 27, 1948), better known by his ring name '''Sgt. Slaughter''', is an American former Wrestling/{{WWE}} personality and semi-retired professional wrestler. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, Slaughter had success in the Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance, Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, and World Wrestling Federation. In the 1980s, an alternate version of the Sgt. Slaughter character was incorporated into the [[Franchise/GIJoe GI Joe: A Real American Hero]] toy line as well as its animated series and comic books. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) United States Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-nwa-t.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic version) World Tag Team Champion]] with Don Kernodle. He was inducted into the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame in 2004.

** His original heel gimmick. Applies to his ''G.I. Joe'' counterpart as well, as he was brought on board for the express purpose of keeping the Joes in fighting shape, although his cartoon version also stood up for his charges when required.

* BurningTheFlag: The unthinkable was definitely just that during Slaughter's face runs, as anyone who even so much as verbally insulted the American flag [[Main/{{Eagleland}} was in for a major beating]]. That said, this was considered -- briefly -- by the WWF's writing team during Slaughter's heel run, as an effort to build tremendous heel heat for this Iraqi sympathizer, and during a time when Slaughter was the WWF World Heavyweight Champion and America was engaged in the Persian Gulf War with Iraq. Fortunately, Slaughter [[Main/OnlySaneMan nixed the idea]], deciding that doing so in an arena, even during a house show, would have very negative (to put it mildly) consequences for both him and WWF; it was bad enough that (off-camera) Slaughter[[note]]In a time he and his family had been target of very frightening death threats.[[/note]] was said to have "defaced the American flag." After some convincing by Slaughter and a few others, the writing team decided that burning a Hulk Hogan T-shirt attached to a flagpole would draw the desired heat and make its point: Hogan was weak and would stand no chance against Slaughter at Wrestling/WrestleMania VII.

'''Robert Remus''' (born August 27, 1948), better known by his ring name '''Sgt. Slaughter''', is an American former Wrestling/{{WWE}} personality and semi-retired professional wrestler. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, Slaughter had success in the Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance, Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, and World Wrestling Federation. In the 1980s, an alternate version of the Sgt. Slaughter character was incorporated into the [[Franchise/GIJoe GI Joe: A Real American Hero]] toy line as well as its animated series and comic books. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) United States Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-nwa-t.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic version) World Tag Team Champion]] with Don Kernodle.

* {{Eagleland}}: The incarnation of this trope turned a wrestling gimmick, either as face or heel.

* BloodKnight: Practically his job description in a nut. It wasn't a rare occurence to watch him with a full-time red mask in [[Main/GimmickMatches gimmick matches]] called [[Main/ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Alley fight", "Boot-camp match" or "Brass Knuckle Title Match"]].

* BloodKnight: Practically his job description in a nut. It wasn't a rare occurence to watch him with a full-time red mask in [[Main/GimmickMatches gimmick matches]] called [[Main/ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Alley fight" or "Boot-camp match"]].

* RetiredBadass: From [[Main/TheVietnamVet the 'Nam]], [[Main/SemperFi U.S.M.C.]] and anytime soon... wrestling.

* {{Acrofatic}}: For a man of his frame, it was quite a show watch him perform (...or at least, attempt to) sunset flips, turnbuckle evations and missile top-rope big boots.

* IHaveManyNames: The Super Destroyer II, Bob Slaughter, "Beautiful" Bob Remus, Sgt. Slaughter

* SergeantRock: '''"...REALY, WHOSE TROPES DO YOU THINK YOU'VE BEEN READING ABOUT ALL OF THIS TIME, YOU SLIME?"'''

* BloodKnight: In his NWA and AWA stints, it wasn't a rare occurence watch him with a full-time red mask in [[Main/GimmickMatches gimmick matches]] called [[Main/ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Alley fight" or "Boot-camp match"]].

* BurningTheFlag: The unthinkable was definitely just that during Slaughter's face runs, as anyone who even so much as verbally insulted the American flag was in for a major beating. That said, this was considered -- briefly -- by the WWF's writing team during Slaughter's heel run, as an effort to build tremendous heel heat for this Iraqi sympathizer, and during a time when Slaughter was the WWF World Heavyweight Champion and America was engaged in the Persian Gulf War with Iraq. Fortunately, Slaughter nixed the idea, deciding that burning an American flag in an arena, even during a house show, would have very negative (to put it mildly) consequences for both him -- Slaughter and his family in particular had been the targets of some very frightening death threats -- and the WWF; it was bad enough that (off-camera) Slaughter was said to have "defaced the American flag." After some convincing by Slaughter and a few others, the WWF writing team decided that burning a Hulk Hogan T-shirt, while attached to a flagpole, would draw the desired heat and make its point -- that Hogan was weak and would stand no chance against Slaughter at Wrestling/WrestleMania VII.

** Moreover, he was the toy franchise's face[[note]]No, [[Main/{{Face}} not of that kind...]] [[Main/TheFace the other one.]][[/note]] from '86 to early '91.
* TheChewToy: From mid-[[Main/TurnOfTheMillennium aughties]] to this date, every time you see him wearing his fatigues and walking down the aisle, he is heading to a [[Main/SquashMatch 6 minutes-or-less beat-up]] in order to put over some new talent (Your heel of the week, more often than not).
* CombatPragmatist: He didn't commit the mistake made by many other heels before him of trying to over-power or cheat on Wrestling/AndreTheGiant, he just went right up to deliver a beating for the ages onto {{The Big Guy}}. Sarge lost, true... but he was one of the first wrestlers (heel or face) to give "The 8th Wonder of the World" a run for his money.
* CoolShades: ...and when they [[Main/TheGlassesComeOff come off]], [[Main/MythologyGag his opponent will have only two ways outta the match]], [[Main/NoIndoorVoice ON HIS FEET LIKE A MAN, OR IN A DITTY BAG... AN ITTY, BITTY, DITTY BAG!!!]]

** While Sgt. Slaughter played an Iraqi sympathizer (during the UsefulNotes/GulfWar no less...), he was asked to burn an American flag before a match with HulkHogan. Slaughter refused, but offered to burn the next best thing, one of Hogan's trademark shirts on a stick. Reportedly, he only agreed to go along with the gimmick because the character was written in a way that he supported Iraq only because they were stronger than America, who had turned "soft."

** During his Iraqi heel run, he also used the Camel Clutch and...a move often referred to as the "Atomic Noogie."

* LargeHam: He was a legit drill instructor. '''[[Main/NoIndoorVoice WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?]]''' Though he is very soft spoken when he isn't Sarging.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Just ask anyone who met him at the Joe-cons!
* MeaningfulName: His second [[Franchise/GIJoe G.I. Joe]] action figure came as driver of the ''Triple T'' tank. The vehicle's name stands for ''[[Main/TagTeam Tag Team Terminator]]''.

* RedemptionQuest: Following Wrestling/SummerSlam 1991, in which Slaughter and his team ([[Wrestling/TheIronSheik Col. Mustafa]] and General Adnan) lost to Wrestling/HulkHogan and the Wrestling/UltimateWarrior, a storyline was started that had Slaughter reflect on what his Iraqi sympathizer heel gimmick cost him and what it would take to regain trust of Americans. The path was started in a series of vignettes where he recited the Pledge of Allegiance with fans and school students. His face status was re-established in full when he helped save one-time adversary Hacksaw Jim Duggan from a 2-on-1 attack by Mustafa and Adnan. [[note]]Of course, it wasn't enough to stop fans from voting Slaughter the Most Hated Wrestler of the Year in the ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' magazine's 1991 year-end awards.[[/note]]
* RetiredBadass: From [[Main/TheVietnamVet the 'Nam]], [[Main/SemperFi USMC]] and anytime soon... wrestling.

* SergeantRock: See above.

* LargeHam: He was a legit drill instructor. [[Main/NoIndoorVoice What did you expect]]? Though he is very soft spoken when he isn't Sarging.

** ...even as "Comissioner Slaughter".

** Moreover, he was the toy franchise's public face[[note]]No, [[Main/{{Face}} not of that kind...]] [[Main/TheFace the other one.]][[/note]] from '86 to early '91.