Mike Brady (played by Michael Garfield) is a protagonist in Slugs.
Health inspector and sewer manager who investigates a series of mysterious deaths in Ashton. He discovers carnivorous slugs infesting the town's sewer system, theorizes they are mutated by toxic chemicals, and teams up with Don and Foley to eradicate them using a lithium-based arsenic compound, ultimately saving the town. Don Palmer (played by Philip MacHale) appears in Slugs.
Mike Brady's friend and co-worker who helps investigate the town's sewer system. He discovers animal carcasses clogging the pipes and theorizes that a nearby toxic waste dump is causing the slugs' mutation. He joins Mike underground but is accidentally eaten by the creatures. John Foley (played by Santiago Álvarez) appears in Slugs.
The school's science teacher who receives a jar of the mutated slugs from Mike for analysis. He witnesses one attacking a class hamster, later synthesizes a large batch of lithium-based arsenic, and assists Mike in pumping the chemical into the sewers to destroy the infestation. Ron Bell (played by Stan Schwartz) appears in Slugs.
Slugs (1988) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Mike Brady
(played by Michael Garfield) — protagonist
Health inspector and sewer manager who investigates a series of mysterious deaths in Ashton. He discovers carnivorous slugs infesting the town's sewer system, theorizes they are mutated by toxic chemi...
Don Palmer
(played by Philip MacHale) — supporting
Mike Brady's friend and co-worker who helps investigate the town's sewer system. He discovers animal carcasses clogging the pipes and theorizes that a nearby toxic waste dump is causing the slugs' mut...
John Foley
(played by Santiago Álvarez) — supporting
The school's science teacher who receives a jar of the mutated slugs from Mike for analysis. He witnesses one attacking a class hamster, later synthesizes a large batch of lithium-based arsenic, and a...
Ron Bell
(played by Stan Schwartz) — supporting
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Mike Brady → Ron Bell
(Narrative Investigator And Victim)
Mike goes to Ron's home with Reese to deliver an eviction notice and discovers Ron's near-skinless body.
John Foley → Don Palmer
(Alliance Operational Ally)
Foley prepares the arsenic while Don joins Mike in the sewer operation; the plot presents their efforts as parts of the same eradication plan.
Mike Brady → John Foley
(Alliance Investigation Partner)
Mike gives Foley slugs for investigation, later consults him about lithium-based arsenic, and obtains his help against the infestation.
Mike Brady → Don Palmer
(Social Friend)
The plot explicitly calls Don Mike's friend, and Mike later convinces Don to help eliminate the slugs.
Story Analysis
A health inspector uncovers a chemically mutated slug infestation spreading through a small town's sewer system.
