The Slime

Absolutely Disgusting: The Personification

The one who physically revolts other people. This bad reputation could spawn from a number of factors. Slimes most typically don't have the best hygienic condition, commonly forgoing the idea of bathing or grooming. This failure in self-maintenance is often reflected on the Slime's clothes, possessions, and home. Their clothes have old spots of miscellaneous matter, their things have been ruined beyond hope, and their room is loaded with Super Clutter. All these things put together can make visiting their home a nightmare, especially if the house guest happens to be the Neat Freak. The behaviors of the Slime can turn everybody off too. Eating floor-bound food, excessively scratching their hair or face, scratching their butt at all, belching, sneezing or coughing without covering their face, and not brushing their teeth. These are nasty things the Slime is prone to doing, even in public. To give the rest of society a fair warning, the Slime has to look the part so their dirtiness isn't a Cheap Shot. It helps if they wear old clothes with holes or rips in it and don't bother with cleaning those clothes. Their face should also be speckled with zits or unkempt facial hair if they're male.

In most plays of this role, the Slime only serves the purpose of being that one guy no one wants to stick around. Writers who want to deliver real messages with their characters with put the Slime to better use. Some Slimes can't help their appearance as it resulted from an accident, birth deformity, or trauma. Examples include a burnt face, lacking arm, or eyeball ripped out of its socket. These Slimes evoke pity from other characters or even the audience if they're done right. More manipulative writers won't aim for a meaningful play of the Slime and rather go for a cheap call of emotions from the audience. This underhanded trick can be identified by making the Slime a young person who was never meant to be disfigured so. Meaningfully ugly Slimes can explore ideas about prejudice or fear since these are the feelings they trigger in those around them.