Talk:Deathstroke

message: Could someone please revise this entire page so that no character is mentioned by more than one name (except when necessary) and so that the names used are the ones you would see at the top of each character's own Wikipedia page? Some parentheses for clarification would be nice; i.e. "Changeling (Beast Boy)", for when characters are referred to by different names than their page name in any given works and when using a singular name seems wrong to do. Anyone kind enough to do so, please help with this. 2601:1C0:6D02:3C10:7D50:FC3C:B984:CB9A (talk) 03:51, 9 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Name Inconsistency

message: Can someone please add some info about Wintergreen?
There's already a page for Wintergreen: see Wintergreen (comics). --UltimatePyro 21:08, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I meant to the Deathstroke entry. Not a single mention of him. I would do it if I knew more. dfg 08:12, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wintergreen 

message: What about listing his abilities and powers instead of just putting them in the panel. he is also a top notch martial artist having been shown to be more than capable of beating batman and bronze tiger. it should also be noted that due to his accelerated think, he was able to beat/outwit 4 members of the Justice League (aquaman, green lantern, the flash and superman)
*Definatly unneccisary. A lot is being made of his 'powers' here, but a simple rundown of what's really significant in the box is more than sufficient. --InShaneee 22:02, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: They were added by this IP address a few days ago but the consensus version was soon restored due to the addition having been made by a long term vandal, due to a lack of reliable sourcing, and per the note you were told to read and could not have missed.  In fact, if you keep trying to add it (even if you wait 24 hours until your next revert, it will be pretty hard not to assume you're yet another sockpuppet).  There is a consensus to limit the abilities to the most commonly depicted ones, and not all versions of Slade Wilson feature every single power on that list (as explained in the article), to reduce WP:FANCRUFT.  For example, our article on Superman does not say "can crush coal into diamonds," nor does our article on Batman list "Bat shark repellent."  Ian.thomson (talk) 04:14, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

text: The burden of proof is on the person who makes a claim, not on those who remove it.  In order to avoid original research (which we do not use), you need to present non-primary (i.e. secondary or tertiary) professionally published sources which explicitly describe those powers as consistently being a core part of Deathstroke's powers.  The opinions of comic fans do not matter.  Ian.thomson (talk) 04:34, 5 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Powers & Abilities 

message: If you read up on Deathstroke's history all of his training and skills came from service in the military. The only people ever really said to have trained him or mentored was Adeline Kane and Wintergreen, so were does this Natas come in?
Well, this "Natas" fellow could be one of the historical changes in the wake of Infinite Crisis.  It was mentioned that history rewrote itself in some ways, here and there, and there was never a detailed account of all the changes. HXcGeek 12:54, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Natas 

message: The links to robin may need disambiguation.  Currently one goes to the dab page and two go to "Robin (comics)", which might be the wrong Robin. Snowman 15:00, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  links to robin 

message: There is an adult flash player animation involving Slade and Raven from the teen titans. I didn't want to add it to the main page without consensus from people who regularly contribute to his page. To watch it, go here (Warning: Sexual material!!!). --Ghostexorcist 19:06, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Adult animation

message: Should that much information about a derivative character (citing, at great detail, one issue of a comic) be in the header?  That seems like the wrong place to have that tangent.  Perhaps a move down to a subheader later on in the page would be cleaner.  --ItsWalky! 23:29, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it absolutely should and it should be in the lead. Deadpool is much more famous than his inspiration. — LlywelynII 22:16, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Deadpool in the opening paragraphs

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message: I have not heard any info on a Dark Knight Video game. Is there even one being made. If there is no proof then shouldn't the mention of a game be taken off.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.37.137.237 (talk) 17:20, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Should be taken off. (JoeLoeb (talk) 00:23, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Dark Knight  Video Game 

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message: The section currently reads:
At the 2008 Toy Fair convention a Deathstroke action figure was revealed for the toy line based on the upcoming Dark Knight film, sparking speculation over whether or not Deathstroke will be featured in the film or the animated tie-ins that precede the film. However, Deathstroke was not featured in "Dark Knight" film.
So basically: Some people thought he would appear in the film but he didn't.
Leaving aside the lack of sources for now, is it really worth including that in the entry? I'm sure there is speculation and rumours about various characters appearing in upcoming media outings when they don't end up in them, but I'd not think we want to include this unless the rumour and speculation was itself so widespread that it became notable. Anyone feel strongly about keeping this and if so why? (Emperor (talk) 01:52, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dark Knight 

message: Seems like a lot of this was written by someone with a VERY poor grasp of English. Someone with the time and inclination should probably go through this and clean it up. --Buddy13 (talk) 05:08, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: The worst was the fancruft-laden gibberish spew about the character's appearance on the TV series, Arrow.  I've given this subsection a substantial work-over, eliminating nearly 4000 characters in the process, and will probably be accused of "vandalism" again as a result.  The rest of the article still needs a lot of work. 12.233.147.42 (talk) 02:20, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs cleanup badly 

message: User "LLArrow" and I strongly disagree about his preference for describing the Malcolm Merlyn by the codename "The Dark Archer". While it used by fans and apparently in two press releases, it does not appear in the show. I contend that to use this external information to modify the reported content of the show is misleading and violates WP:WAF guidelines. Instead, it treats this supplementary information as filling in secret gaps of the show's fictional world -- which is not how we write about fiction -- and would be a dubious inclusion even on that basis. He however contends that the name is "official," and therefore should be used at every opportunity. Can someone please comment?Zythe (talk) 09:46, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: He just removed the phrase "The Dark Archer". That's it. The sentence reads just as clear, if not more so, without that superfluous nickname tacked on. I can't believe LLArrow considers reverting minor edits like this to be a good use of his time.--NukeofEarl (talk) 17:42, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Obviously you have no clue in how to identify the character, or else you'd know why it was a good use of my time. Cheers, LLArrow (talk) 18:01, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Rather than insulting people, would you care to articulate a defence for your position?Zythe (talk) 00:23, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Requesting articulation in a debate is simply a means for the requester to attack more precisely, and to embellish their finite point. My reasoning is stated above. I will not be engaging in this frivolous debate any longer. Cheers, LLArrow (talk) 00:52, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: You haven't given a reason, or responded to my points... and now you refuse to. How we write about fiction is straightforward. You're trying to be wrong and strong. These are essentially bully tactics.Zythe (talk) 12:44, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

text: Bignole actually makes some excellent, insightful points. I now would be open to removing the name from this article. Cheers, LLArrow (talk) 19:52, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Can we also remove it from the Merlyn article by the same token? Again, it isn't a name from anything other than Smallville, fanon, and episode promotions. I would be very happy to accept a compromise in the form of a sentence mentioning "He is referred to as the Dark Archer in some promotional materials".Zythe (talk) 12:49, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

text: Bignole hits it on the head. My inital reaction was to vote for inclusion, even IMDB makes reference to Dark Archer for the character  but I vote REMOVE/EXCLUDE based on this point. Pistongrinder (talk) 16:54, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: RfC: Writing about codenames from an out-of-universe perspective

message: I've edited the Live-action section of this article multiple times, adding plot details, filling plot holes, fixing some extremely poor sentence structure, and correcting NUMEROUS amounts of sentence fragments. However, whenever LLArrow sees an edit change number higher than 10, he apparently assumes it's vandalism and automatically reverts it. Please carefully compare revisions before you decide it's vandalism and instinct-click the Undo button. Thanks in advance.
:Sign your comment please. Learn how to use Wikipedia properly before attempting to edit it. LLArrow (talk) 06:12, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reverts need to stop happening to useful edits 

message: I honestly have no idea how to fix things on wikipedia, so I figured I'd mention it here and let someone who actually knows what they are doing fix it instead. In the top paragraph of the page, someone cited Wizard Magazine #177 as naming Deathstroke number 24 in their list of '100 Greatest Villains of All Time' article. This is incorrect. I have checked and double-checked numerous sources and they all confirm that Deathstroke was listed as number 84, not 24.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:2C1:1:2819:54A:F166:C5E7:38DC (talk) 21:40, 24 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect Citation in Header Paragraph 

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message: Under his abilities it is listed that he "Utilizes 90% of his brain capacity" - Is that supposed to mean he is disabled intellectually? The text correctly refers to the "10% brain use" as being a myth, which seems to imply that this notion is correct, as people are expected to use their brain to the fullest capacity.
If it is supposed to mean that he is highly intelligent, why not just write that? --David Munch (talk) 12:32, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Utilizes 90% of his brain capacity 

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message: Could we create a page for “Slade Wilson (Arrowverse)”? I feel like the summary in the live action area is a bit excessive. Meanwhile, most of the characters in that section don’t even take the mantle of Deathstroke like J.J. since he is just a follower and only wore the mask. AdanXX (talk) 06:09, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: There are already too many Character (movie/TV counterpart) articles as it is. This is something that should only be reserved for especially noteworthy examples of adaptations such as Joker (The Dark Knight) and Clark Kent (Smallville). Not every major adaptation of a character (such as Batman (DC Extended Universe), Joker (DC Extended Universe), Bruce Wayne (1989 film series character), Bruce Wayne (Dark Knight trilogy), ETC). This was something that I and several other editors were outspoken about going back to 2016 (here is one such discussion), but it looks like some editors ended up quietly creating articles like this anyway. This article covers the Deathstroke character and we already have List of Arrow characters. Darkknight2149 19:05, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deathstroke in Arrowverse 

message: More on the Rivalry With Robin and Red Hood and Nightwing. 166.181.84.166 (talk) 01:23, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deathstroke Enemies 

message: deatbstroke has been depicted as antihero time to.time
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/deathstroke-is-d-c-s-unsung-antihero/
https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/deathstroke-the-most-versatile-villain-in-the-dc-universe/ 46.71.64.166 (talk) 00:56, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anti hero or not