# Mike the Slug — Short Science Fiction character guide

> Mike the Slug in Short Science Fiction by Isaac Asimov.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mike, Suddenly Mike

**First appearance:** 0000-the-magnificent-possession

## Who they are

A character, possibly alien or robotic, with a nickname.

## Relationships

### [Walter Sills](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_science_fiction_se/characters/walter_sills)

_psychological_

Mike the Slug and Walter Sills have a manipulative or obsessive dynamic, possibly with Mike as a pawn or victim of Sills' schemes.

### [Baldy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_science_fiction_se/characters/baldy)

_friendship_

Baldy and Mike the Slug are companions or fellow low-level operatives, sharing a rough camaraderie in a dangerous environment.

### [Baldy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_science_fiction_se/characters/baldy)

_friendship_

Baldy and Mike the Slug are companions or fellow low-level operatives, sharing a rough camaraderie in a dangerous environment.

## In the story

### [The Magnificent Possession](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_science_fiction_se/chapters/the-magnificent-possession)

Gangster who reads about Sills' discovery and begins planning a job.

### [A Night of Trouble](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_science_fiction_se/chapters/a-night-of-trouble)

Gangster who fights Taylor and escapes after a scuffle.

### [An Unexpected Surprise!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_science_fiction_se/chapters/an-unexpected-surprise)

Gangster who robs Sills of the false patent papers at gunpoint.

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