Sloan Blackburn

**Sloan Blackburn** is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Bree Blackburn) of the 2002 Nickelodeon film The Wild Thornberrys Movie which based off the TV series of the same name. He is a ruthless poacher and Bree's hubsand.

He was voiced by Rupert Everett.

## The Wild Thornberrys Movie

Sloan is first seen when he captures Tally. Eliza and Akela tries to save Tally from Sloan and Bree but was too late when Sloan cuts the rope.

Sloan was seen again when Eliza notice that a rhino is in danger due Sloan and Bree themselves. During that, Sloan and Bree pretended to help Eliza and the rhino. After the rhino will be taken care, Sloan ask Eliza if he can take her a drive, but Eliza said no thanks since the camp is not too far from which is before Sloan gets back in his RV alongside Bree.

That night, Eliza sees Sloan and Bree where she told them about the poacher's plans to kill the elephants as well as being allowed to stay with them. The next morning, Eliza discovers that Sloan and Bree's true nature and they were the ones who capture Tally. During that, Sloan threatens to make Eliza tell him how she knew about his plan and tells her if she doesn't, she will never see her family again. Just then Debbie came and tells Sloan and Bree that she is looking for Eliza which causes Sloan to take Debbie hostage. Sloan also threatened to kill Debbie if Eliza doesn't tell him how she knew about his plan which forces Eliza to admit she can talk to animals. A storm then happens which caused both Sloan and Bree to leave.

Later, Sloan and Bree prepared at Timbo Valley to kill the elephants with the electric fence by using bombs to scare them. Their plan almost succeeded but however was foiled when Eliza uses the necklace his father gave him as well as doing behind the ear. Because of this, Sloan picks up Eliza and throws her away at the river. Sloan tries to kill the elephants with his gun, but the elephants fight him back now knowing he is trying to kill them which also cause their helicopter to crash. Sloan and Bree were then arrested for their crimes and during that, they tried to lie that they were trying to help the elephants.

## Personality

Sloan seems to be a sociable, civil, charming big-hearted and animal-loving zoologist but however he will later turn out to be a ruthless and evil poacher who does not care about animal's life since he tried to kill the elephants with the electric fence and is also shown to be fine with attacking children as shown when he threatens to kill Debbie if Eliza does not tell him how she knew about his plan.

Despite this, he has one redeeming quality which is loving his wife, Bree.

## Trivia

* There are some hints that foreshadow Sloan's true nature.
	+ If you look at the poacher, he looks exactly like Sloan and not to mention, the poacher also has the same voice as Sloan.
	+ During the scene where Eliza tries to help the rhino, Sloan said they were at the river, and they were no signs of poachers despite the rhino telling Eliza that the poachers shoot him at the river which shows that Sloan is lying.
	+ When Eliza, Darwin, and Donnie stay with Sloan and Bree for the night, they were forbidden from going inside the RV, thus hiding their true nature.

* Sloan alongside his wife are the first main antagonists of a film from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon who don't reveal their true nature until later in the film. The second is Alejandro Gutiereez from Dora and the Lost City of Gold which was released 17 years later.