Taskmaster (Marvel Comics)

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==Summary==
Tony Masters is a man who can mimic and copy physical actions. He considered a career as a crime fighter but decided to become a professional criminal. After using his skills to complete a series of jobs, he used the capital to start an academy to train aspiring professional criminals around the world. Eventually, his operations were discovered and shut down by the Avengers. Since then Taskmaster has worked as a spy, a mercenary and still acts as a teacher to certain individuals, all for the sake of profit.
Some of his more successful students include Crossbones, Cutthroat (both henchmen of the Red Skull), Diamondback, Spymaster, Spider-Woman, and Agent X.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: . from to with equipment
Name: Tony Masters, Taskmaster
Origin: Marvel Comics
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Human, Spy, Mercenary, Martial Artist
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Base=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Acrobatics (He has the combined acrobatic skills of various heroesTaskmaster (2010) #1), Master Martial Artist, Skilled in a variety of melee and ranged weaponry, Enhanced Senses and Accelerated Development (He has "photographic reflexes", which enables him to perfectly replicate any movement or action he sees within his physical capabilities. Due to this, Taskmaster can rapidly pick up skills and techniques, without the need for training or practiceAvenger: The Initiative #13. Reached Bulleye’s level at golfing just by watching footage of famous golfers in actionTaskmaster (2020) #1. His technique improves with each use in combatAvenger: The Initiative #33), Information Analysis (He was able to deduce who Typhoid Mary was simply by seeing her walk, despite the latter being disguisedAvengers: The Initiative #20. Could instantly identify Ami Han possessed enhanced senses just by looking at her"Taskmaster (2020) #3". Is able to analyze any style he sees within secondsCaptain America (2018) #5, allowing him to come up with counterattacksTaskmaster (2010) #2, or break down them down into individual Kata'sCaptain America (1968) #334. Could instantly tell the exact fight where Finesse had mimicked her fighting style just by seeing itAvengers Academy #9), Analytical Prediction (He anticipated that Iron Man was going to attack him from behind and somehow replied to his thoughtsAvengers #196. He claimed that whatever he can't duplicate, he can anticipate, after doing so to dodge an attack from Spider-ManMarvel Team-Up Vol 1 Issue 103, and also claimed to "kinda make up" for superpowers he can't duplicate via anticipation, as he maneuvered away to avoid something that he knew Hawkeye would doAvengers #223. He claimed to know Captain America's every move before he does after overwhelming him in combatCaptain America Vol 3 Issue 44. He usually claims and proves knowing his opponents' next moves and short-term strategies, dealing, avoiding, or countering them, but it doesn't account for actions he doesn't know they can do and strategies out of character), Preparation (Will often watch recordings of the person he's fighting in advance, allowing him to mimic their movementsAvengers #196, anticipate their attacksMarvel Team-Up (1972) #103, and counter their techniquesAmazing Spider-Man (2018) #14. Will often use preparation to set up traps in advance, such as explosivesSpider-Men II #4 and tripwiresCaptain America (2018) #5), Master of Disguise, Voice Mimicry, Speed Amplification (Can double his speed at the cost of increased strain upon his body), Stealth Mastery (Infiltrated Stark Industries Vault with ease), Vehicular Mastery (Expert Skier, he can copy the movements of Ghost Rider to gain his mastery of drivingTaskmaster (2020) #1), Chi Manipulation (Holds a decade long mastery of Chi by copying an opponent), Pressure Points (As shown here) and Resistance to Fire Manipulation (Tanks a flamethrower canister exploding near him with little to no effect) and Poison (He has built an immunityAmazing Spider-Man Vol 5 19.HU to most every toxic substance known to man) 
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Attack Potency: Wall level+ (Fought evenly against Daredevil, who admitted needing to outsmart him to win.Daredevil Vol 1 Issue #293 He has held his own against the likes of Black Widow,Taskmaster (2020) #5 Iron Fist,Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon #1 Deadpool,Deadpool #2 and PunisherDeadpool vs The Punisher #4 in hand to hand combat). Varies from Building level (Has frequentlyAvengers #196 harmedCaptain America (2018) #4 the likes of Captain America with his gear, and can even match his strengthAvengers #196 with his shield. Can fight evenlyAvengers: The Initiative #34 with the likes of Bucky) to Large Building level with equipment (Can incapacitate both Peter Parker and Miles MoralesSpider-Men II #4. His arrows can injure Miles MoralesMiles Morales: Spider-Man #31, and can knockout Peter Parker with a power-stickMarvel Team-Up #102)
Speed: Superhuman running speed (Ran at speeds "no one could run") with Hypersonic combat speed and reactions (Comparable to Captain America. Blitzed a room full of guards before they could react. Able to blitz a man capable of catching bullets, as well as react to and dodge them. Demonstrated bullet timing on numerous occasions)
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human (Was able to Judo throw Iron Man across a room)
Striking Strength: Wall level+. Varies from Building level to Large Building level with equipment. 
Durability: Wall level+ (He was fine after getting thrown into a speeding car and could fight after getting shot). Large Building level with equipment (His sword can endure hits from Miles Morales without damageSpider-Men II #2). Far higher with his shield (His shield is stated to be an exact replica of Captain America'sDeadpool vs The Punisher #3)
Stamina: At least Peak Human
Range: Standard Melee Range; Dozens of Meters with arrows; Hundreds of Meters with shield throw and guns
Standard Equipment: Sword, Shield, Bow and various trick arrows, Various Firearms, Billy Club, Claws, Lasso, Bolas, Nunchucks, Throwing Darts, Web-shooters, Crossbow, Image-Inducer (allows him to take the appearance of anyone he sees), S.H.I.E.L.D Energy Weapon (a device capable of forming solid energy constructs). He has also been shown sticking to walls suggesting that he has special gloves and perhaps boots which can approximate Spider-Man's wall-crawling ability.
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (Can duplicate almost any physical activity he sees after seeing it done by someone else only once and copy the subtle muscle movements of others so precisely that he can at times do things such as copying another person's voice so precisely as to fool voice recognition software. Has mastered fighting styles of a variety of skilled individuals, can even copy techniques and martial arts that are physically impossible for human beings to imitate. Holds a decade long mastery of chi, and has mastery in other arts like poker, cooking, skiing, golf and driving.)
Weaknesses: Whenever he copies something new, it pushes old memories out of his brain in a form of amnesia. Can't copy the meaning behind the actions (for example, he might be able to play an instrument like a master after watching a virtuoso play, but that doesn't mean he can read music)
Feats
Strength:
*Sent Bullseye flying with a single punch
*Can chop through Spider-Man's webbing with a shield throw
*Sent three men flying with a single shield toss
*Can block hits from low ranking Asgardians
*Penetrated 2 Asgardians with his sword
Speed/Agility/Reflexes:
*Was able to evade and dance around Iron Man
*Weaved through a laser grid
*Disarmed two men and took their guns before they hit the ground
*Caught a boomerang from behind
*Can fight Captain America while simultaneously blocking bullets
*Caught Captain America's Shield
*Jumped over a bullet
*Blocked bullets with chains
*Shot a room full of guards dead before they could react
Durability/Endurance:
*Tanked a hit from lightning
*Got shot in the arm and didn't even notice
*Took a punch from an enraged Spider-Man and got back up
*Was only briefly stunned by Spider-Woman's Venom Blast
*Was crushed through concrete by the Invisible Woman and was only knocked out
Accuracy:
*Landed a triple headshot
*Killed a man with two pens
*Plugged a bolt into a gun barrel
*Ricocheted a billy club off several walls and hit Spider-Man in the back of the head
*Took down four giants with one shield toss
*Hit Moon Knight with a Billy club
*Hit Ant-Man while he was shrunk with his bola
Skill:
*Beat Spider-Woman with one punch to the gut
*Won a fight against seven different metahumans at the same time without being touched once
*Very nearly won a fight against 5 different superheroes (including Captain America)
*Beat up Cat (Shen Kuei), a man consistently portrayed on the same level as Shang-Chi
*Effortlessly defeated the daughters of both Batroc the Leaper and the Tarantula
*Beat Electra with his eyes closed
*Held his own against the 1990s lineup of the Avengers (including Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel)
*Held his own against Captain America and Iron Man at the same time
*Fought against several low-ranking Asgardians during The Siege
*Beat Typhoid Mary
*Defeated Black Widow
*Broke into S.H.I.E.L.D HQ and implied he could have killed Maria Hill whenever he wanted
*Fought with Hawkeye until he got bored
*Beat hit squads sent by seven different organisations at the same time that he trained
*Took down Venom with some preparation time
*Snuck up on Deadpool
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Photographic Reflexes: Taskmaster's primary power and the main source of virtually all his other abilities. Taskmaster can perfectly replicate the physical movements of peak level humans through simple observation. This ability isn't just limited to seeing the original user perform the action in the flesh, it works equally well by watching video recordings. Early in his career Taskmaster learned a lot of skills simply by watching news footage and recordings of several members of the Avengers in action. By watching a video of an action in fast forward he can move at superhuman speeds, but doing so places extremely high levels of strain on his body and can only be used in shorts bursts. A side effect of this power is memory loss, the more knowledge and abilities that he learns, the more of his personal memories he losses.
*Martial Arts Mastery: Taskmaster is arguably one of the best hand to hand combatants in the Marvel Universe. He has perfectly replicated the fighting styles of several of the most skilled martial artists in his verse including Electra, Iron Fist, Shang-Chi, Captain America and Wolverine. He even proved skilled enough to teach Captain America's fighting style. What makes Taskmaster so formidable is the fact that once he has mastered any fighting style he can recall it at any time he wants, as a result, he is capable of cycling through multiple high-level techniques in rapid succession, which makes him hard to read during a fight. Spider-Man even stated that fighting Taskmaster was like fighting 7 of the Avengers at the same time. Taskmaster is also extremely knowledgeable of pressure points, even being able to subdue a giant with this skill. He also likely has some knowledge of chi, he claimed to have mastered the art of chi during a fight with a chi user and has fought against various martial artists with chi abilities.
*Skilled Swordsman: Taskmaster is a highly skilled swordsman after having copied the abilities of the Black Knight, Silver Samurai, and the Swordsman. He frequently carries a sword into battle and has proven skilled enough to fight lesser ranking Asgardians in battle with his sword skills and to blitz an entire room full of people.
*Master Marksman: Taskmaster is a deadly accurate marksman with a huge variety of projectile weapons. Through observation of the Punisher, he is a master with various firearms. By copying Hawkeye he is a Master Archer, who capable of pulling off trick shots equal to the original. By mimicking Bullseye, he is a master at the use of various improvised projectiles as weapons, and like Bullseye he has near-perfect accuracy and the ability to turn virtually any object into a lethal weapon.
*Exceptional Agility and Athletic Ability: Through observation of several more agile superheroes, Taskmaster is an exceptional athlete. He is capable of flawlessly performing complex acrobatic movements by having copied the likes of Daredevil, Black Panther and even Spider-Man. Taskmaster also uses web-shooters like Spider-Man to better duplicate Spider-Man's style of movement, however, he cannot flawlessly replicate Spidey, due to him being physically inferior.
*Physical Movement Prediction: Once Taskmaster has learned and mastered his opponent's movements, he is capable of predicting their movements and countering accordingly. The only individual who is shown to be capable of negating this ability is Deadpool, as his manic nature makes him nearly impossible to predict.
*Voice Mimicry: Separate from his Photographic Reflexes, Taskmaster can alter his vocal cords to copy and mimic the voice of other people. Coupled with his device that enables him to duplicate the appearance of anyone he sees makes him a master of disguise.
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==References==
==Gallery==
Taskmaster Anything You Can Do Render.png|Classic Taskmaster
File:Task manager.png|Taskmaster's modern appearance 
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
XV (Xionic Madness) XV's Profile (Speed Equalized. Standard Battle Assumptions)
Losses:
Inconclusive:
Velvet Scarlatina (RWBY) Velvet's Profile (High 8-C versions used and speed was equalized)
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