Think about it.  There's so many "Professionals" out there in marvel just sitting on their butts.  I mean, wouldn't it be amazing to have Taskmaster get his own group of highly profession and efficient big name mercenaries together?  Not as a group of supervillains, but actual mercenaries...kind of like DC's Secret Six. 
 
Off the top of my head, Constrictor and the Shocker are two perfect candidates for being on a pro team led by Taskmaster.  Both are very focused, professional and capable, despite their defeats by heroes.  They don't lose focus, they don't have egomania, and they are both excellent at cooperating on a team.
  
I mean, he tried a team before with Agent X and Deadpool, but those two just flat aren't really team players.  especially not deadpool, much as I love him.  He's a solo merc. 
 
As cheesy as it sounds, I'd love for Marvel to make a series out of it, called "Professional" or "The Professionals" or something. 
 
Waddya think?  Any ideas on other focused, capable recruits for this kind of team?

Would buy/10
Sandi Brandenburg and Outlaw needs to be on this team.

Oh my God, I would love to see more Taskmaster.  Especially in an anti-hero ensemble.  I miss Constrictor.  Frank & Brian were a good team in Avengers: Initiative.  Not quite heroes, not quite super villains.  And to stir it up, they could have a run in ith Diamondback...? 

I can imagine the line, "No task is too big, no fee is too big..." ripping off Ghostbusters ;)

Given his relationship to SHIELD and Nick Fury I would actually want Taskmaster on a Marvel Black Ops Team.
 
And no, I'm not talking about those nancies called Secret Avengers.

That would actually be a pretty decent read. I think I'd probably slate a five team line up of Taskmaster, Agent X, Outlaw, with a rotating two spot membership to be filled by suitable candidates depending on the mission, and Sandi working the phones. That way there's a sort of nod to Agency X which would be its precursor, and a way of highlighting some new and old characters that might be underused or just simply taken as a joke in other comics - sort of like Catman was before Secret Six.

i'd read it

Would buy/10.

WIN.

I enjoyed the Taskmaster mini, would want to see more of him in full swing.

WIN.

Sounds good.  I wonder if deadpool can join another team? 
 
I also wonder if Bullseye'd be up for this. 
 
Elektra's an option too.  
 
His work in the Initiative was pretty cool.  Maybe reassemble that?

Currently I'd agree with Constrictor, and maybe Bullseye, but also Maverick, now that he's depowered again it would be really good, seeing as most of his skills aren't really mutant. And just to mix things up Crossbones. As a side note as Taskmaster's memory is screwy he gets offered a chance to address the problem by the goverment and ends up working on the same team as Venom, think a more black opsy version of him.

Taskmaster is my favourite Marvel character so I'd be all over such a series. They could even add in Finesse from Avengers Academy since she may be his daughter.

As long as Deadpool's not a member, I'm golden! 8 )

I would totally read this, some one pitch it to marvel 

@Wattup: Adding Finesse would be a opening up a whole other can of worms, since one of her defining traits is her struggling to NOT become villainous. Joining a group of hired guns would go against that, lol. Though Taskmaster offering her the choice alone would be an interesting story idea in and of itself.

@Degalon said:

@Wattup: Adding Finesse would be a opening up a whole other can of worms, since one of her defining traits is her struggling to NOT become villainous. Joining a group of hired guns would go against that, lol. Though Taskmaster offering her the choice alone would be an interesting story idea in and of itself.

I mostly suggested it for the storyline reasons. It would be interesting to see if TM would have a moral dilemma with his daughter on a merc team with him but also how they get to know each other, etc. Their scene in Avengers Academy where he talks about their skills and his memory problems, particularly how he'll struggle to remember her even after their first meeting, was some powerful stuff.

I think punisher and the BAD girls would be good.

- I would at least be intrigued by the concept, but without some bigger names on the roster it wouldn't last 12 issues.

- Constrictor, Paladin, all make sense but none pull in enough fans to give the title a prayer

- With the right names in the book, and a premise that ties it into the rest of the Marvel U just enough for crossover appeal, it could make it as a niche title

I like Taskemaster better as a trainer for hire not a merc for hire.

Ultimate professional killer Team

And of course their first target as a team would be Dead-pool

@Degalon said:

@Steeped_Velocity: I'd have to say no to Agent X, unless they got rid of his obesity. The point here is for it to be a team of professionals, hence no goofballs like Deadpool (though his recent X-force appearances have started to convince me otherwise) and Agent-X aka, the new Blob. Outlaw, sure. And I think Sandi was Taskmaster's girlfriend, so sure, why not. That said, I'd love for Taskmaster to not only use his Udon merc outfit, but for the other members to get "Udonized" uniforms to match. That style of practical uniform just makes em look so much more professional than the bright and gimmicky supervillain costumes.

I like your idea a lot. The Udon outfit was way better and I am old so I remember him before it and I am sad that he has regressed visually.

I think a good team would be Taskmaster (leader), Constrictor (second in command), Spy Master (stealth guy), Rhino (the tank), Out Law and Domino (they bring guns and mad skills) and rounding out the team I like the idea of Sandi running the books and paper work side of the group you know laundering money and other stuff.

I keep saying we need "Taskmaster & Constrictor" as as series.

He is a great character that isn't developed enough by Marvel.

It was a nice twist seeing Taskie train up some newbie, would-be heroes in Alpha Flight. But it's time to see him go back to his semi-criminal roots ;)

This would be genius.

Tasky definitively needs his own group

why isn't a Thunderbolt yet?

And after seeing Shocker being all awesomely professional merc in Villains for Hire, i'm even more convinced he should be part of this group.

He should lead the Hand, and the Scourges of the Underworld.