Notes Upon The Fire Slug

[Jubal]

So, Vicorva (of this parish) is playing Ocarina of Time on streams at the moment and it has fire slugs in it. And I realised that I am already familiar with "fire slug" or "lava slug" as a concept, which is honestly kind of weird as a combination of ideas but it's also actually pretty common. So my question is, why? And when do they first appear?

Right now my oldest fire slug reference is Ocarina of Time itself (1998).

Other fire slugs in games that I've discovered from reading:
Slugma in Pokemon Gen. 2 (1999)
World of Warcraft
Elden Ring
Guild Wars
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Octopath Traveller
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
SlugTerra (animated TV series not a game)

This list is also interesting because it cuts a bit across studios and styles: there's both Japanese and western games on the list, for example.

So, any other (and especially pre-1998) examples of fire slugs would be interesting, as I'm curious how the idea arose and propagated. There's such a thing as a gas slug in volcanoes but I'm not sure if that's directly related. There's also Volcano Snails, not sure if they're related either. Ideas and insights welcome!

[The Seamstress]

Why am I not surprised that this turned into a mini research project

[Jubal]

Why am I not surprised

I suspect your lack of surprise may relate to factors like having known me for more than about five minutes:)

[The Seamstress]

I suspect your lack of surprise may relate to factors like having known me for more than about five minutes:)

Good point

[Rob_Haines]

I, also, was not surprised to see this escape the extent of the stream in question

[The Seamstress]

I, also, was not surprised to see this escape the extent of the stream in question

Jubals gonna jubal