Taskmaster

Anthony Masters, also known as Tony Masters, Taskmaster, Tasky, Barney Toastmaster, Captain America, Chief Warrant Officer T.McWilliams and Ground Crew Chief McWilliams, is a character from the Marvel Comics series.
== Charactah Account ==
Taskmaster possesses the ability to absorb knowledge and instantly replicate the combat skills of anyone he observes. He has used these skills as a teacher to many super villains, henchmen, and even some heroes. In order to clean his record, he started working for the U.S. government as a combat instructor. Due to a set of events, he was ultimately put in as sheriff of the criminal island known as Bagalia. He currently serves as Madame Hydra's personal bodyguard.
Taskmaster has what he calls "photographic reflexes". After seeing someone perform an action once, he can perfectly copy the action. He has used this ability to copy the fighting styles and skills of many heroes and villains, mixing them up and turning them into his own style. The people he has copied styles/skills from include: Beast, Black Knight, Black Widow, Bullseye, Captain America, Cat, Daredevil, Deadpool, Elektra, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Fist, Mister X, Ms. Marvel, Porcupine, Photon (Genis-Vell), Puma, Punisher, Quicksilver, Razorfist, Scarlet Witch, Shang Chi, Silver Samurai, Spider-Man, Swordsman, Thing, Thor, Tigra, Toad, Vision, Wolverine, Zaran, Blazing Skull, Luke Cage, Ant-Man (Lang), Boomerang, Cable, Justice, Machete, Oddball, and Libra.
Taskmaster can only mimic actions to the extent that his body will allow. For example, he can copy the way Spider-Man fights, but can't copy his super strength. He can copy the way Daredevil moves to avoid danger, but he can't copy his radar. He can copy the fighting style of Deadpool but can't copy his unpredictability and healing factor. Copying skills doesn't give him an understanding of what is needed to do them either. He could copy a famous pianist's performance, but wouldn't be able to read sheet music. In a flashback he demonstrated something like this: when he was a child, he almost drowned after perfectly duplicating a swimmer's dive, forgetting that he couldn't swim. 
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* Age of Ultron
* Agent X
* All-New Captain America
* All-New Deadpool
* All-New Ultimates
* All-New Wolverine
* All-New Wolverine & X-Men
* Alpha Flight
* Ant-Man
* Avengers
* Avengers and Power Pack Assemble!
* Avengers Academy
* Avengers Assemble
* Avengers Forever
* Avengers Unconquered
* Avengers Unlimited Infinity Comic
* Avengers: Above and Beyond
* Avengers: Clear and Present Dangers
* Avengers: The Initiative
* Avengers: The Initiative - Disassembled
* Avengers: The Initiative - Killed in Action
* Avengers: The Initiative - Secret Invasion
* Avengers: The Initiative - The Complete Collection
* Avengers: The Initiative Annual
* Battle Scars
* Black Panther
* Black Panther: Civil War
* Black September
* Black Widow
* Cable & Deadpool
* Captain America
* Captain America Annual
* Captain America: Fighting Chance - Denial
* Captain America: Steve Rogers
* Captain Marvel
* Civil War
* Civil War Chronicles
* Civil War: Amazing Spider-Man
* Daken: Dark Wolverine
* Daredevil
* Dark Avengers
* Dark Reign Files
* Dark Reign: Accept Change
* Dark Reign: Deadpool/Thunderbolts
* Deadline
* Deadpool
* Deadpool & The Mercs For Money
* Deadpool Classic
* Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
* Deadpool Max
* Deadpool Max 2
* Deadpool Unleashed
* Deadpool vs. The Punisher
* Deadpool: Dark Reign
* Despicable Deadpool
* Devil's Reign
* Devil's Reign: Villains for Hire
* Doctor Doom
* Domino
* Elektra
* Essential Avengers
* Harley Davidson/Avengers
* Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman
* House of M: Avengers
* Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon
* Iron Man
* JLA/Avengers
* King In Black: Thunderbolts
* M.O.D.O.K.: Head Games
* Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man
* Marvel Apes: Grunt Line
* Marvel Apes: Speedball Special
* Marvel Comics Presents
* Marvel Knights: 20th
* Marvel Masterworks: Avengers
* Marvel Super-Heroes
* Marvel Team-Up
* Marvel Universe: Millenial Visions
* Master of Kung Fu
* Miles Morales: Spider-Man
* Moon Knight
* Moon Knight Saga
* Moon Knight: The Bottom
* New Avengers
* Nomad
* Old Man Hawkeye
* Old Man Quill
* Ravencroft
* Secret Avengers
* Secret Empire
* Secret Invasion
* Secret Invasion Chronicles
* Secret Invasion: Captain Marvel
* Secret Warriors
* Siege
* Siege: Storming Asgard - Heroes & Villains
* Siege: The Cabal
* Sinister War
* Siren
* Siren Special
* Spider-Man
* Spider-Men II
* Spider-Punk
* Spider-Woman: Origin
* Spiderman: Marvel Team-Up
* Taskmaster
* The All Killer No Filler Deadpool Collection
* The Amazing Spider-Man
* The Avengers
* The Astonishing Spider-Man
* The Mighty World of Marvel
* The Phoenix Resurrection Genesis
* The Punisher
* The Sensational She-Hulk
* The Thing
* The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
* Thunderbolts
* Ultimate Comics Spider-Man
* Ultimate Marvel
* Venom: Lethal Protector
* Wolverine
* Wolverine and Deadpool
* X-Men
== Trivia ==
* Daredevil once saved Taskmaster's life when the Punisher threw a knife at his heart. Daredevil deflected it with a shot from a pistol, then applied pressure to his wound until help arrived, one of the few times the hero has ever picked up and used a firearm.
* Taskmaster wore a skull mask as inspired by Santa Muerte, Saint Death "The Lady of Shadows" in honor of her solidarity. He picked up this mask on his first mission for Org while re-training Mexican Special Forces.
* Taskmaster has a good friendship with Black Ant.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Anthony Masters (Earth-616) at Marvel Database
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