Taskmaster

Taskmaster (Anthony "Tony" Masters) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer David Michelinie and artist George Pérez, the character made his debut in The Avengers #195 (May 1980). Possessing photographic reflexes that allow him to mimic any fighting style at the cost of his long and short-term memory, he has served as an adversary of superheroes such as Captain America, Ant-Man and Spider-Man among others in the Marvel Universe. He is usually depicted as a mercenary hired by numerous criminal organizations to act as a training instructor, and is the biological father of Finesse.
The character has been adapted from the comics into various forms of media, including several animated television series and video games. A female version of Taskmaster named Antonia Dreykov appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Widow (2021), portrayed by Olga Kurylenko. Kurylenko will reprise the role in the upcoming film Thunderbolts (2024).
==Powers and abilities==
*Master assassin and tactician
*Master martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant
*Expert swordsman, marksman and archer
*Photographic reflexes
==Idea Wiki appearances==
*Taskmaster is a playable character in Marvel Superhero Adventures: Intergalactic Grand Prix, voiced by Robin Atkin Downes. One of the supervillains participating in the titular racing tournament hosted by the Grandmaster, Taskmaster owns two karts: the Shadow Elite (a black and white war jeep with a skull in the front) and the Contingency T (a race car resembling the APC ridden by Antonia Dreykov in the 2021 film Black Widow).
==Gallery==
File:Cover of Avengers-196 Taskmaster.jpg
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File:Taskmaster Vol 2 1 Solicit.jpg
File:Taskmaster USM 01.png
File:Taskmaster USM 01.jpg
File:Taskmaster-Black-Widow-Movie-Concept-Art.jpg
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