Anthony Masters

**Anthony** "**Tony**" **Masters** (アンソニー・“トニー”・マスターズ, *Ansonī "Tonī" Masutāzu*), or "**Taskmaster**" (タスクマスター, *Tasukumasutā*), is both a fictional character and antagonist of the *MDC's* *JA* series created by C. B. Cebulski and Jim Lee.

He is a mysteriously well-funded mercenary and former S.H.I.E.L.D agent with the uncanny ability to mimic the physical movements and copy the abilities of his other opponents by memorizing them at a fast rate, making him a dangerous foe in combat.

He was previously a naturally gifted athlete who trained himself to superb physical condition. He was skilled in the use of all conventional weaponry. He was an unerring marksman as a result of the skills of various champions he committed to memory.

"*Years for you, seconds for me.*"

—Taskmaster, to Iron Fist.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor*: Walter Gray (English), Not Known (Japanese), Not Known (Albanian), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (French), Not Known (Galician), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Not Known (Isralian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Tagalog), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Valencian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish)

### Appearance

#### As Taskmaster

Taskmaster has a muscular build, yet doesn't show his actual appearance and hides it behind a skeleton mask with yellow eyes. He wears several prosthetic masks behind to cover his secret identity. He wears a black suit, with white gloves, boots and a white cape with a hood. He wears several belts on him to carry his equipment

* Hair Color: Brown
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Yellow
* Age: Not Known
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
* Weight: 220 lbs. (99.79 kg)

## Personality

Taskmaster is a tactical genius at studying people and can solve mathematical problems in seconds, even predicting the next move of the enemy. He is strict towards others and intimidates them. He also appears to be very sarcastic. He is a master at copying others abilities and his focus is unmatchable, making him a formidable opponent in combat.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Mercenaries - Employees
* Hydra - Employers
* A.I.M. - Employers
	+ MODOK - Leader of AIM (M.I.A.)
	+ Scientist Supreme - Employer
	+ Abomination - Chief of Security of AIM

### Enemies

* Justice Avengers
	+ Captain America - Leader
	+ Superman
	+ Iron Man
	+ Batman
	+ Hulk
	+ Green Arrow
	+ Thor
	+ Flash
	+ Black Widow - Former Colleague turned Rival
	+ Wonder Woman
	+ Ms. Marvel
	+ Doctor Fate
* S.H.I.E.L.D - Former Employers
	+ Maria Hill - Current Director of SHIELD, Former Colleague
	+ Nick Fury - Former Director of SHIELD, Former Supervisor (M.I.A.)
	+ Dum Dum Dugan - Former Colleague
	+ Alisande Morales - Former Colleague
	+ Chastity McBryde - Former Colleague
	+ Sidney Levine - Former Colleague
	+ James Woo - Former Colleague
* Resistance
	+ Hank Pym - Current Leader of Resistance
	+ Sarah Garza
	+ Maddy Cho
	+ Dante Pertuz
	+ Roy (Model-G)
	+ Roy (Model-B)
	+ Theo
	+ Cerise

## Abilities and Powers

### Abilities

* **Architecture**:
* **Enhanced Intellect**:

### Weaknesses

* **Photographic Inability**: Couldn't take on opponents when they swapped their equipment and weapons, including abilities. Unable to copy Deadpool's moves due to his unpredictable nature and fractured mind.

### Equipment

* **Taskmaster's Suit:** Taskmaster has a suit.
	+ The helmet is strong enough to withstand being rubbed against hard materials such as stone.
* **S.H.I.E.L.D. Jet Pack**:

### Weapons

* **Energy Shield**: Tony has a wrist device stolen from S.H.I.E.L.D. which created weapons out of pure energy which he uses most commonly to create a shield.
* **S.H.I.E.L.D. Plasma Gun**:
* **Sword**:

## History

### Past

#### Early Life

Tony Masters is one of the world's best assassins and mercenaries. He has a photographic memory which allows him to learn instantly and copy anyone's moves of fighting styles. He joined S.H.I.E.L.D. and took training from them and acquired equipment. Tony was once a rank and file S.H.I.E.L.D. agent with a special skill for mimicking the abilities of his targets.

But because of his aggressive attitude and questionable methods, he was dishonorably discharged from S.HI.E.L.D. by Nick Fury. Hoping to one day to take exact revenge on his former employer, Taskmaster decided to sought the fortunes on the independent market, selling his skills to the highest bidder to make profit.

## External links

* Taskmaster *Wikipedia*
* Taskmaster *Marvel Marvel Animated Universe Wiki*
* Taskmaster *Marvel Database*
* Taskmaster *Marvel's Avengers Wiki*
* Taskmaster *Marvel's Spider-Man Wiki*
* Taskmaster *Villains Wiki*

## Notes & Trivia

* Taskmaster first appeared in *The Avengers #195* (September 1963).