Floyd Lawton

* Civilian
* Deadshot

**Floyd Lawton** known under the codename **Deadshot**, is considered to be the world's deadliest marksman. He is an assassin who used long-ranged weaponry. Floyd was also the husband of Susie Lawton and the father of Zoe Lawton, the latter whom he sent most of the money he earned from his assassinations. He was later recruited by Merlyn to join the "Killer Elite" until he was sent to Belle Reve.

4 months later, Floyd was released on good behaviour. In late April 2022, Floyd was recruited by Oliver Queen to stop Prometheus.

## Biography

#### Early Life

Floyd Lawton grew up as a member of the idle rich. Floyd spent years away from his family in service of his country as a sniper in the United States Army, even missing his daughter, Zoe Lawton, being born. When finally discharged in 2010 and coming home from war, Floyd was given a warm welcome from his wife, Susie Lawton, but Zoe was wary of her father and kept her distance from him.

Over time, Floyd began to suffer PTSD from having killed so many people. This, combined with Zoe's rejection of him, made Floyd turn to drinking as a way to cope with his inner turmoil, causing him to grow increasingly isolated and troubled. Floyd's destructive behavior soon escalated to the point that he couldn't hold a job or even socialize with others. When a concerned Susie tried to reach out to him, Floyd finally lost his nerve, angrily ranting how his wife didn't understand what happened to him. In a fit of anger, Floyd drew a gun on Susie, before quickly pulling back, ashamed. However, this action destroyed the last bit of trust his family had in him; Susie called the police on Floyd, having him arrested and issuing a restraining order against him.

#### World Greatest Assassin

Shortly after this, Lawton was contacted by an unknown person while in prison. The person informed Floyd that even though he had left the battlefield, he would never be able to return to a normal life and offered him money to kill people, effectively starting Lawton's long career as an assassin. Throughout the years, Floyd sent all profits beyond expenses to his daughter. Over the years, Floyd developed a reputation of never missing his target, earning him the nickname "Deadshot" from Interpol.

#### Batting Green Arrow

In July 15th, 2020, Deadshot was hired by the Solntsevskaya Bratva to kill the green arrow. The next night, he was working at Papp Motel when the Green Arrow burst into the room. Lawton fired at the vigilante as a distraction before escaping by jumping out the window. 3 months later, he was recruited by Merlyn to join the "Killer Elite". until his arrest by Belle Reve.

#### The Reign of Darkseid

During the Reign of Darkseid, Floyd as well as everyone on Earth-0 except for seven specific heroes became affected by the Anti-Life Equation, only to be freed two weeks later after the Justice League stopped Darkseid.

## Personality

Floyd was well-aware of his marksmanship and wasn't the least bit modest about it. Floyd's motivation as a sniper was money, he was driven by money, it was later revealed his obsession with money was because it's his only way to provide money for his daughter, Zoe Lawton, who he sends most of the money via a blind trust. Floyd also understood the importance of family

## Abilities

* **Peak of human physical condition:** As a former soldier and a highly skilled assassin, Lawton is in top physical condition. He is strong enough to go toe-to-toe with John Diggle and come out on top without much effort.
	+ **Honed senses:** For example, he sensed The Green Arrow approaching his motel room seconds before the vigilante appeared.
* **High-level intellect/Expert tactician:** Lawton was able to keep his true identity hidden for up to ten years until Oliver Queen had John Diggle use his former soldier status to identify Lawton.
* **Master hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist:** Lawton has proven himself to be a highly skilled unarmed combatant and martial artist, despite his preference in marksmanship during assassination. His skill was enough to be able to fend of Oliver Queen under the guise of (Green Arrow) and even disarm him, as well as easily keep up with the highly skilled John Diggle and eventually even overpower him without much effort.
	+ **Master marksman:** Lawton is considered to be the world's deadliest marksman and highly skilled with many ranged weapons

## Equipment

* **Deadshot suit:** Lawton wears a suit as his villain alter-ego, Deadshot, when he is out on an assignment.
* **Grenade launcher:** Lawton used this weapon in order to penetrate Thomas Merlyn's bulletproof glass.
* **Sniper rifle:** One of Lawton's weapons of choice include a long-ranged sniper rifle with curare-laced 7.62mm bullets.
* **Wrist turrets:** Lawton possessed two wrist turrets, one on each wrist which can emit continuous gun shots in rapid fire.

## Appearances

### Emerald Archer

#### Season 1

* Fate Of Arrow
* Accusation (Flashback)
* Bro's before archer's
* Redemption, Part One
* Redemption, Part Two

#### Season 2

* There Will Be Deadshot
* Purgatory Part l
* Purgatory part ll

## Quotes

* "I would do anything for my daughter. this "Green Arrow" is just getting in my in my way"- fate of Arrow

## Behind the scenes

* Deadshot is one of the more popular DC comics super villains, having featured in several animated adaptations, and video games, and like on the show, is a prominent member of the Suicide Squad, a team of convicted felons that frequently perform missions on behalf of the government. However, in the comics, he had his daughter Zoe with a prostitute and wasn't aware she even existed until years later, after which he teamed up with Green Arrow to protect her from his enemies. In the comics, he was introduced as a Batman villain, before also becoming a member of the Suicide Squad and a recurring enemy of Green Arrow.