Deathstroke

Before There Was A Deathstroke

Slade 

 When Slade Wilson was a young man he wanted to join the army but was too young,  he then lied about his age so he could enlist. After enlisting in the army he proved that he could perform on a  level far superior to any other young soldier. While in the army he met Adeline Kane, his instructor, who he later began a romantic relationship with and eventually married. After they were married, Adeline had a son, Grant Wilson (later the first Ravager). Slade Wilson continued to be an active soldier in the army. Soon after the birth of their first son, Slade volunteered himself for a medical experiment being conducted by the army to create meta-human soldiers (similar to the origin of Marvel Comics Captain America). The experiment was thought unsuccessful and also left Slade bedridden for a while as a result. The army dropped the project. After a time however, Slade discovered that the experiment had enhanced his sight, smell, strength and reflexes. Some time soon after these events, Adeline and Slade had a second son named Joseph Wilson (later to become Jericho).

Anything For A Friend

 When a friend of Slade's named Wintergreen was sent on a suicide mission and was captured, Slade asked his superiors to help him. Slade's superiors refused to help, and so he created a costume (similar to his Deathstroke costume) and went on an unauthorized solo mission to try and rescue Wintergreen. Although Slade was able to save Wintergreen, he was discharged from the army as a result.

After being discharged Slade decided to dedicate himself to hunting in order to fill the void he felt within himself; however this wasn't enough to make him feel the excitement he felt during his time in the army.

I Am Deathstroke The Terminator

The Tragedy of Joseph

 The Son of Slade

JerichoDeathstroke did become one of the world's greatest mercenaries and hence would regularly recieve contracts to assassinate very important people.One of these contracts was to kill a colonel in military service to the country of Quarac. After he completed the assassination, the president of that country sent Jackal (a terrorist) and his group to find out who was responsible for hiring Deathstroke to kill the colonel.

Jackal arrived at Deathstroke's house and kidnapped Joseph, his son,  in an attempt to insure that Deathstroke would tell him who it was that gave him the contract. Because of the kidnapping, Slade admitted to Addie, his wife, that he was indeed Deathstroke the Terminator and that it was because of his mercenary business that Joseph was in trouble.

When Addie and Deathstroke went to fight Jackal, they arrived to find their son being held by one of Jackal's minions who was holding a knife to his throat. When Jackal offered the freedom of Deathstroke's son in exchange for the information he needed, Deathstroke refused, because revealing that information would go against his code of honor.

Deathstroke tried to defeat the Jackal's men and save Joseph, however he wasn't fast enough; and although he was able to save his son's life, the man was able to cut Joseph's throat, leaving him mute forever.

Addie was furious because of Slade's decision to become a mercenary without telling her and for also putting their two sons at risk. Addie shot Deathstroke in an attempt to kill him; however, thanks to his enhanced reflexes, he was able to save his life, only losing his right eye.After that, Addie left Slade and kept custody of their two sons, from then on raising them by herself without any contact from Slade. 

The Ravager

Grant Slade Oldest Son 

 Deathstroke's first son, Grant, decided to follow in his father's footsteps and so first went to a military school. After that, Grant  became a mercenary for hire and took a contract from the H.I.V.E to kill all members of the New Teen Titans (a contract originally declined by Deathstroke). 

Grant was given a costume similar to the one used by Deathstroke and was also granted powers similar to those of his father. However things didn't turn out well and Grant died battling the Titans. Deathstroke decided to honor his son by taking over his son's contract, and so swore to destroy the Teen Titans.  

 Teen Titans: The Judas Contract

Deathstroke then later met a teenager named Tara Markov aka Terra ( Geo-Force's cousin). Thanks to the incredible powers that Terra had (earth controlling powers), and the fact tha

t she could be easily manipulated, thanks to her strange hate for everything, Deathstroke teamed up with (used) her and developed a plan to destroy the Teen Titans from within.

Terra joined the New Teen Titans and served as a double agent in order to give Deathstroke information about the Titans real identities, strengths, weakness, etc.

When it was time for the final part of Deathstroke's plan, he and Terra started hunting every member of the Teen Titans. Everyone was captured except for Kid Flash ( Wally West) who had just left the team and the heroic business and so he wasn't attacked.  Robin ( Dick Grayson)  had also left the Titans in search of a new identity for himself, having left the mantle of Robin behind. Dick was still attacked by Deathstroke, however, but was able to escape. After the attack, Dick Grayson, in his new persona of Nightwing, along with Deathstroke's youngest son Jericho (Joseph), went to attempt a rescue of the captured members of the Titans from the clutches of the H.I.V.E.

Terra died battling the Titans and Deathstroke wa

s defeated thanks, in great part, to Jericho's help. After his defeat, Deathstroke faced the courts to anwser for his crimes against the Teen Titans. However, he was then freed because Beast Boy sabotaged the trial in an attempt to kill him.

After the court fiasco, Beast Boy challenged Deathstroke to a final battle to the death. Deathstroke appeared where the battle was supposed to take place, however he wasn't wearing his costume. He instead arrived dressed as a normal man. Slade came dressed as he was in the hopes of convincing Beast Boy that he wasn't there to fight but rather to prove to him that he wasn't responsible for Terra's death.

During their confrontation Beast Boy realized that Deathstroke was telling him the truth, that Terra had acted on her own and did so due to her insanity. Afterwards, Deathstroke returned to hunting once again in an attempt to live a normal life. 

Titans Hunt

 Slade would later return to being Deathstroke, however this time he only took contracts that his particular code of honor would allow. He even became an ally of the Titans. When the Titans were captured by the Wildebeest Society,  Deathstroke helped the New Titans track the Society. Much to everyone's surprise, the leader of the Wildebeest Society was a corrupted Jericho.

While Jericho was transferring the souls of Azarath to the bodies of the Titans, the real Jericho resurfaced and begged his father to save him. Without any other choice, Deathstroke killed his son by driving a sword through his body, causing himself a great deal of grief, as he felt that it was his fault that both of his sons were now dead.

Deathstroke was able to later save the President of the United States, however he was also blamed for the murder of a senator. Deathstroke became a fugitive and went underground until he could clear his name. His friends and family however began to be hunted by a new Ravager. The two battled with Deathstroke killing the new Ravager.

Deathstroke eventually managed to clear his name after proving that it was all part of Crimelord's plan due to his insanity, which was caused by the Mento helmet.During this time, Deathstroke discovered that besides his physical abilities and his healing factor, he was also immortal.

Rose Wilson

Slade and Rose.

 Deathstroke discovered that he had a daughter named Rose. Her mother was a prostitute named Sweet Lili Worth who Slade had spent time with after his divorce from Addie. Deathstroke didn't want to get close to her because of what had happened to his two sons.

When Rose's mother died, Deathstroke decided that the best thing for her was to be left under the care of his longtime friend Wintergreen.

The Death Of Adeline Kane

When Deathstroke again worked with the newly formed Titans against the H.I.V.E., he discovered that his ex-wife Addie had become insane due to a blood transfer from him. The blood transfer also granted her immortality. Begging to die, Starfire was able to kill Addie and end her suffering by using all of her power against her.

After the death of Addie at the Titans hands, Deathstroke broke off all relationships with them and became their mortal enemy once again.

I've Got My Son Inside Of Me

When the young justice core members became the newest incarnation of the Teen Titans, Deathstroke discovered that the spirit of Jericho had taken refuge inside his body, remaining undetected until then.

Deathstroke tried to expel his son with the help of Wintergreen, however, in self-defense, Jericho (controlling his dad's body) killed Wintergreen and also decided to destroy the newest incarnation of the Teen Titans in an attempt to prevent other teenagers from dying while trying to be heroes. With Jericho inside him, he first leads the new Teen Titans into a trap at Alcatraz and is able to subdue Bart Allen. To send a messege that kids shouldnt wear capes he shoots Bart in the knee cap. He then ambushes Beastboy and Cyborg outside the hospital Bart is recovering in. Despite not being in controll,Jericho obtained his fathers skill and was able to defeat both Gar and Cyborg throwing a knife in the latters cybernetic eye. After defeating them, he ambushes Robin, Wonder Girl and Superboy. Just as Slade/Jericho is about to shoot Robin Bart Allen fully recovered and calling himself now Kid Flash comes in saving Robin just in time. Slade finds himself overpowered by Superboy and Wonder Girls new lasso.

Jericho left his father's body and started attacking the Titans using their own bodies against them, however he became trapped by Raven and in the following story line  Cyborg's eye, who then downloaded him onto a small disk.

After that, Deathstroke decided to recruit his daughter as his newest ally and as the fourth Ravager. He first achives this by anonymously hiring his brother who was willing to work for free due to his hate for Slade to kill Rose's current family. Deathstroke then steps in to save her gaining her trust. He than used the serum on her similar to the one used on him which gave him his powers, however, this made her go crazy and cut out one of her own eyes in order to look like her dad. Now with his daughter by his side,  Deathstroke hunts down a newly rebo

rn Raven because he believes that she will pose a threat as well as to get revenge on his son who is inside Raven for making him kill Wintergreen. Slade attacks numerous cults by Brother Blood until he is lead to the Teen Titans Robin and Starfire. He decides to work with them so they may stop Raven who might turn evil and Brother Blood. Starfire later betrays Deathstroke before he can kill Raven revealing that she lied the whole time.  As the battle continues, Slade and Rose enter Raven' soul self and are later release along with Jericho who is inside body. Slade orders Rose to kill him but she was unable to do so fast enough and they are forced to retreat once again.

Identity Crisis

 Slade Vs Green Arrow

Deathstroke was hired by Doctor Light to protect him from almost all members of the original Justice League along with the new bearers of the Flash and Green Lantern mantles. He battled and almost defeated the team consisting of  Elongated Man, Hawkman, Atom, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Zatanna, Wally West (Flash) and Kyle Rayner (Green Lantern). Deathstroke first attacks Zatanna by hitting her below her rib cage causing her to continuously vomit and prevent her from casting any spells. Hawkman is next to attack Deathstroke but has his the straps on his wings cut off instead ,Hawkman falls to the ground hard. Green Arrow shoots his arrows at Deathstroke but he deflects it with his sword and cuts the tips of ollies arrows off as Ollie attempts to dodge. Black Canary attempts to use her sonic scream but Deathstroke flips over her and wraps a bag over her head so that she cannot open her mouth or breath.

Ollie attempts to help her while Deathstroke uses a laser pointer to defeat The Atom. Kyle Rayner is the last one standing but before he can attack Deathstroke breaks his fingers and attempts to use the ring for him self.   Unfortunately, while he was trying to gain control of Kyle's ring, Green Arrow jumped him and put an arrow into his right side, making him lose his temper and thus leading to his defeat.

Deathstroke,Renegade and The Secret Society of Super Villains

Nightwing tried to join the Secret Society of Super Villains to destroy it from within, however the only way for him to gain entry was to ask Deathstroke for membership and reveal to him his real identity. Nightwing then leaves a message for Deathstroke in an attempt to talk to him, they battled instead but the battle is interrupted by the new Ravager, his own daughter. Deathstroke decides to let Nightwing in if, in return, he trains his daughter in all he knows.

After their bargain is struck, Nightwing takes the new identity of "Renegade" and starts training Ravager. Renegade also uses that time to start converting Rose into a hero once aga

in. Deathstroke and Nightwing make a deal with eachother that the Society would not touch Blüdhaven, in exchange Nightwing would leave Rose (Ravager) alone. The deal didn't last however, due to Deathstroke later blowing up Blüdhaven using Chemo.

An enraged Nightwing then in turn revealed to Rose that the kryptonite her father had put in her eye was poisoning her and that it would eventually kill her. After this revelation, Ravager breaks off any sort of relationship with her father. 

Battle of Metropolis

During the battle of Metropolis, Deathstroke was confronted by a team-up of the Batman, Nightwing and Robin. The trio easily defeated him, however when he was asked as to his reasons for abandoning his code of honor he responded that it was because he had lost his daughter as well as his two sons, and that it was all because of Nightwing.

52

Deathstroke was seen briefly during 52, taking advantage of the hole  Batgirl felt in heart when Batman left with Robin and Nightwing while leaving her behind, and also that

he decided to ask Harvey Dent to watch over Gotham and not she.

One Year Later

Deathstroke decided to take revenge on Green Arrow because of what he did to him during the identity crisis. They battle and Green Arrow defeats him, however it was later explained that Deathstroke let him win in order to enter the prison so he could talk to someone there. 

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Deathstroke's Titans

 Deathstroke rebuilt the old Titan's Tower and recruited a new team consisting on Match, Risk, Kid Crusader, Duela Dent, Enigma, Sungirl, Inertia and an insane Batgirl.

He used that team to attack and capture the Titans. However, the Titans were able to escape and battle Deathstroke's team again. Batgirl and Duela joined the side of the Teen Titans. Deathstroke's team were too much for the Titans to han

dle and so Deathstroke's team won, however Raven was able to recruit Nightwing, Donna Troy, Beast Boy and Bart Allen and with their help the Teen Titans easily defeated Deathstroke's team. Deathstroke and Inertia unfortunately were able to escape.

It was later revealed that the real reason Deathstroke formed his team was to give Ravager and Jericho (Just reborn) a family with the titans, something he himself could never give them.

Last Will and Testament

Faces of Evil

Blackest Night

Powers & Abilities

Characteristics

Height: 6'4"

Weight: 225

Eye: Blue (right eye covered by eye-patch)

Hair: White

Other Media

Deathstroke appeared as the core villain in the animated series of the Teen Titans. However, since neither of the names "Deathstroke" or "The Terminator" were accepted as suitable for a cartoon, he was called by his birth name of "Slade"

There will be an animated movie based on the "Judas Contract."

Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe (Deathstroke makes his first playable Video Game appearance in MK VS DCU) 
 
Creating Titans East 
 

DEATHSTROKE JOURNAL: ENTRY 5679

I know the Teen Titans well. I’ve gone up against every incarnation of this team, for money, for pride or out of obligation - I’ve even fought on their Side a few times. I know them well enough to know they can’t be underestimated, Particularly not when they have Something i want - and right now, that is what they have.
The Titans are not like the Justice League - you can’t beat them with mere force. Their youth makes them unpredictable so only by gaining the upper hand before the first punch is thrown can you defeat them. I’ve formed a strike force specifically designed to take the Titans apart so I can get what I need. Whether the weakness they’ve been selected to exploit is physical or emotional, every member of my team has been selected only after great thought. They’re all here for a reason.

MATCH: The impact of their beloved Superboy’s death on the Titans cannot be overestimated. Match’s strength is an asset, but his true value lies in the psychological edge he provides. His presence guarantees that Wonder Girl - the most powerful Titan - will not be operating at full capacity.

JOKER’S DAUGHTER: When most people look at Duela Dent, they only see a woman who is completely insane. They overlook that this is somebody who has been a Teen Titan - who has been in their Tower and lived among them. I can deal with insanity when information comes hand in hand with it.

KID CRUSADER: Even the best-laid plans can be thrown off by a single wild card. To me, Kid Devil is a wild card. To Kid Crusader - the only person I can find who has even heard of Kid Devil - he’s the face of evil and must be eliminated at all costs.

BATGIRL: I watched Cassandra Cain dominate my daughter, Rose, in hand-to-hand combat - something I thought nearly impossible. How will Rose react when the foe she could not defeat Stands at her father’s side? And perhaps more importantly, Batgirl provides me with insight into Robin that is second to none. I’ve underestimated the Titans’ leader before. I don’t make the same mistake twice.

RISK: Because he chose to fight for the Teen Titans, Risk lost an arm. In his mind, he might as well have lost his life. He’s furious at the world, and fury is easily manipulated. The Titans will hesitate against him out of guilt, and that hesitation will be their undoing.

INERTIA: If I learned anything working with Zoom in the Society, it’s the value of a speedster - and the Titans do not have one. While Zoom had at least some twisted social conscience, Inertia has no conscience at all. He can take two Titans off the board before the others know what hit them. And if control proves an issue, I have no problem aiming for his kneecaps.

SUN GIRL: My most dangerous weapon and my greatest concern, Deborah Morgna harnesses the power of the sun, but her real talent - and true love - is manipulating others. Disturbingly, she reminds me a great deal of Terra. Even more disturbingly, she reminds me of Rose. Hopefully neither of those assessments indicates things to come.  
 
   

What people think of Deakstroke.

Marv Wolfman:

"The reason Slade is a good character is because he is a character," Wolfman asserts. "He has depth. He has morality, and that morality is not a typical one. I like characters who are heavily shaded in gray." -
"But that moral ambiguity doesn't make Deathstroke any less compelling. "I think Slade's ambiguous nature as well as not being sure what he'll do next makes him someone you want to follow," maintains Wolfman. "His relationship with his ex-wife, his friends and co-workers is more than just another 'Man on a Mission' comic. He's not out to stop the mob. He's not out to stop evil. You hire Slade, he does his job. Unfortunately, his own life gets in the middle of things and mucks it all up."

George Pérez:

"The Terminator, my favourite of the TITANS' villains, because I really liked the idea of the strong, massive-yet-debonair older man. The fact that he's definitely a man in his fifties, but he's strong as an ox, very handsome, very polished - you can understand, again, a sexual appeal. I'm very big on sexual appeal of characters - particularly males. Since all the men are big and muscular, to show a bit of sexuality in them, that's a tough thing to do. The fact that the Titans have developed – we've gotten mail from women who think that Terminator is sexy as all hell. And that's great. That's the feeling I wanted."

Jonathan Peterson, Titans/Deathstroke editor:

"Well, going back to the history lesson. Issue 70 came out and was a hit. And to Dick's credit, we actually greenlit DEATHSTROKE behind the scenes before the book even shipped. In fact, I recall going into Dick's office with only the first 12 pages and saying "This is what it is...this is what it'll look like... please let me do this." And Dick, who trusted my judgment, said "Okay. Looks good to me. Go for it." 

"So since I was so high on Deathstroke and pushing him, and was looking to give him his own book, I then turned to Marv and said "Look, you're going to be writing this new monthly about the guy... clearly he's popular...so let's use him to a core degree in the Titans revamp story as well. In short, let's cram him down the readers throats to REALLY get the character out there again."     
 

Marv Wolfman on Slade’s development

When Terminator first appeared in New Teen Titans #2, he was a violent gun-toting mercenary, unafraid to kill. And when DC finally gave him his own title, Wolfman says the character wasn't softened up to make him more appealing or accessible. "In fact, I probably hardened him!" the writer says. "When you're working with other people, you work at their level. Since he had to accomplish the same goals-he wanted to find his son-be had to work with the Titans. Ho needed their abilities. On his own, he doesn't have to temper
Terminator isn't your typical comic-book hero, says Wolfman-in fact, he's not exactly a hero at all.

"I have always viewed him as pretty much what he is-a mercenary. He's not a superhero. He's the protagonist of our hook and has a strict moral code, which regular people would probably disagree with completely. If he's attacked, he kills. He's a mercenary, and he takes on jobs as a soldier of fortune. I guess that's legal. unless you get caught by the other side! That's the way he has made his money."

He achieved popularity with his first appearance. Nevertheless, it has taken several years for Deathstroke the series to begin. "It's strange, because when I created the character with George [Pérez) back in Titans #2, we knew we had something. Dick Giordano thought the character should have stood on his own; that's how strong he was. We had done several stories that indicated this was a powerful character and could probably get his own book. This eventually became [Titans editor) Jonathan Peterson's idea. We did the pilot in Titans #70, which was a way of reminding people who the Terminator was, since he hadn't appeared in years. Reaction was so good that we made a regular series out of it."

Although some have drawn comparisons between Terminator and Marvel's Punisher, the writer says there are few similarities.

"We got this an awful lot before the book came out," he observes. "Obviously, Punisher was in the '70s, and Terminator was created in 1980, but Terminator, in my mind, is very clearly a mercenary. Punisher is a mob-hunter. They have completely different reasons for existing, and it's essentially the difference between a soldier and a policeman. Granted, they're freelancers, but one goes after the mob, and the other takes on jobs for hire.

"From what I've read of The Punisher, Vigilante, which I did, was much closer, but when we did Vigilante, there was no Punisher comic book. The other difference is that the stories are not personal stories in The Punisher. All of the stories in Deathstroke are personal. They're about him, they're about the people he cares about; there's a love interest. To me, Slade Wilson is a vitally interesting character. He's more interesting than (his alter ego) Deathstroke, who's more of a hired gun. Slade Wilson's a real person. The character in The Punisher exists solely to be the Punisher-his sole purpose is to wipe out bad guys."

One problem Wolfman continually faces is writing a lead character who isn't really a nice guy. "I think Slade can be likable. Terminator isn't," he says. "Slade is certainly a social animal-that's another difference between him and the Punisher-I can't even remember the Punisher's real name (Frank Castle), even though I wrote one or two back in Spider-Man, when he still used mercy bullets. Slade can be a very social and sexual character. He's a person who has needs, desires and everything. On the other hand, Terminator is a mercenary. He can be a very likable person in a job that most of us would find repulsive."

Wolfman isn't sure why Terminator is so popular, but he says they knew the character was a success from the beginning. "Frankly, when we started him in 1980. we knew we had something with him. Readers have always liked the character. He has always gotten the best mail of the Titans. I used him very sparingly because 1 saw he was so strong that I didn't want to overuse him as a supporting character," Wolfman explains. "I saw him as too strong for the book; he would eclipse everybody else-and he has done just that! To brag a little bit, I think it was one of those times that we came up with a nearly perfect creation, and you can't plan those. This character just sang the moment he was created, and we all knew it.