Floyd Lawton

Exterminator, Assassin-for-Hire, Human Arsenal, The Man Who Never Misses, The World's Top Marksman (Aliases)
Mister, Sergeant (Titles)

### Relatives

George Lawton (Father, deceased)
Genevieve Pitt-Lawton (Mother, deceased)
Edward Lawton (Brother, deceased)
Zoe Lawton, Suchin Lawton, Evelyn Lawton (Daughters)

### Marital Status

Dating (Harley Quinn, Lover)
Divorced (Michelle Torres, Ex Wife)

### Affiliation

Task Force X (Member)
Secret Six (Former Member)

## Background

### 1977 - 2002: Floyd Lawton

Floyd Lawton grew up as a member of the elite as his family was quite wealthy, with an estate on the outskirts of Gotham. His father George was a successful in real estate while his mother Genevieve came from a a family of wealthy bankers. Their money his the fact that George was an abusive drunk, leading to many beating for himself, his mother & brother Edward. Despite this, Eddie was a great son, good natured & athletic, often taking beatings meant for Floyd. Because of this, Floyd grew up idolizing his older brother.

Eventually, Genevieve had had enough & asked both her sons to kill their father. Eddie locked Floyd in the boathouse when Floyd tried to warn his father. Floyd broke out & grabbed his hunting rifle. Eddie had already shot their father in the second-floor library, paralyzing George for life & was prepared to kill him. Floyd climbed a tree and aimed to disarm his brother, but a branch snapped & he shot Eddie between the eyes. He had killed the brother he loved to save the father he hated. The incident was covered up to avoid dishonoring the family name. After the event, Floyd made two promises to himself that night - never to miss again & to kill his father the next time he saw him.

Keeping that second promise, he began training as a sharpshooter. He joined the Marines after high school, becoming part of a special ops unit due to his marksmanship. After seven years with the Marines & earning the rank of Sergeant, Floyd was discharged from service for some unspecified reason.

### 2002 - Present: Deadshot

With no real skills other than firearms, he decided he could use his skills to make much more money & became a mercenary to provide for his daughter & ex wife. Taking the nickname from his time in the military, he became Deadshot. Lawton sought the training of the professional assassin David Cain, who instructed & taught him his marksmanship abilities.

Frequently in his hometown, Deadshot became quite the menace for Batman. Though he was no match for the Bat's hand to hand combat skills, he definitely took the cake with his marksmanship. After plenty of trips (and escapes) to Arkham Asylum & Blackgate Penitentiary, Floyd ended up at Belle Reve Penitentiary. Now under the watchful eye of Amanda Waller, he was forced to join Task Force X for the safety of his family.

As a member of the Suicide Squad, he sparked a friendship with Harley Quinn that soon turned to a relationship of convenience & little bit more. Things came to an end when Harley & the others were pardoned after the task force became public & Belle Reve was shut down. Lawton & the remaining inmates were then moved over to Arkham Asylum. Eventually, Floyd was released & he became a member of the Secret Six, another mercenary squad. Since partially severing ties with them, Floyd has continued being a long standing member of the Suicide Squad & even acting as Flag's "third in command" behind whoever is helping him chaperone for that mission. He also has begun seeing the infamous Harley Quinn again.

## Romantic Relationships

* Michelle Torres-Lawton: Girlfriend (1994 - 1998); Wife (1998 - 2003); On & Off (2003 - 2008), (2010 - 2018)
* Jeannette: Lover (*Unknown*)
* Araya Edwards: One Night Stand (*Unknown*)
* Harley Quinn: Lover (2009 - 2010), (2018 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Peak Human Condition:** Through rigorous training Floyd has obtained a body which functions at peak human ability. His strength, speed, durability, stamina & healing-factor are far superior than an average human. He has exerted himself for 5 days & 5 nights without sleeping or taking a break.
	+ ***Hand to Hand Combat*:** Deadshot has proven himself to be a highly skilled unarmed combatant & martial artist, despite his preference in marksmanship during assassination.
	+ ***Honed Senses*:** Lawton has very sharp senses, being able to pick up the presence of people before even seeing them. He mentioned off-hand that he could keep track of each beat of a hummingbird's wings.
* **Weaponry:** He is highly skilled & lethal with many ranged weapons.
	+ ***Demolitions***: He has enough skill with demolitions that he once utilized a bomb that resulted in the deaths of 28 people.
	+ ***Master Marksmanship*:** Lawton is considered to be the world's deadliest marksman. This is partially supported by his proficiency with his eye scope. Lawton's marksman skills are so great, he is said to never miss his mark, earning him the nickname Deadshot while in the Marines.
* **Aviation:** He is capable of flying a plane if needed.
* **Leadership:** He has displayed himself a capable leader during his time with the Suicide Squad.
* **Mechanical Engineering:** Floyd is a skilled & seemingly self-taught engineer. He was capable of building his signature wrist mounted guns on his own
* **Military Protocol**
* **Multilingualism:** He can speak fluent English, Russian & Mandarin.
* **Tactical Analysis:** As the de-facto second in command in the field, he has come up with various plans to ensure that the team makes it out of their mission alive.
* **Curare:** Lawton laces all his bullets with curare to exponentially increase the chance his victims die as long as the bullet has made contact with the victim's blood stream, even if the bullets barely graze the victim.
* **Deadshot Suit:** Lawton wears a suit as his alter-ego, Deadshot, when he is out on an assignment. The suit is very equipped, including an armored chest piece, fully loaded bandoleer & various magazines of ammunition.
* **Wrist Turrets:** Lawton possessed two wrist turrets, one on each wrist which can emit continuous gunshots in rapid fire. They fire magnum bullets when he presses a trigger button on his palm. They also contain a grappling hook that allows him to swing across buildings.

### Weaknesses

* **Guilt:** Though his military record is mostly redacted (most likely due to some black ops missions), his physiological profile suggests he harbors deep feelings of guilt regarding his accidental murder of his own brother.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strength:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Speed:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 7 - Master / Elite
* **Range:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Strategy:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Combat:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **TOTAL:** 180 - Threat Level 4 / Moderate Threat

## Trivia

#### General

* He has been called the World's Finest Assassin, the Man Who Never Misses & the Greatest Sniper on Earth.
* After Deathstroke, he is probably the most lethal assassin.
* He despises the Joker as he feels there's no true end to his means. Despite this, he has worked with him before though this was prior to his involvement with Harley.
* He is lactose intolerant.
* In the 2000s, Floyd began cleaning up some of the rival gangs to keep the area safe. His ex wife Michelle appreciated the effort but not how it was achieved.
* There are many similarities between him & Bloodsport. Both are mercenaries / assassins for hire that work for the Suicide Squad. They both formerly served in the military, resulting in them being highly skilled marksmen known for rarely (if ever) missing their mark. They also are black & family oriented. However, Deadshot has three daughters while Bloodsport only has one & she is now deceased.
* He was not pardoned alongside Harley because he was not involved in that particular mission for Task Force X.
* He was briefly involved with Marnie Herrs, the assistant of Dr. Simon LaGrieve.
* In 2009, the Suicide Squad was sent to Vlatava to handle a group of American right-wing extremists that are intending to spark open war with Russia by funding a revolution led secretly by brutal Vlatavan General Kaligari. The revolutionaries attempt to hire Deashot to kill Waller for $100,000 but Waller counters with an offer $100,001 to shoot Kaligari. Killer Frost stops the revolution by kidnapping Kaligari, who Deadshot then kills.
* During the War of Jokes & Riddles, he joined the Joker's ranks. He ended up in a longstanding fight with Deathstroke in Robinson Park that resulted in deaths of dozens.

#### Family

* Upon leaving the Marines, Floyd tried very hard to win his daughter Zoe's affection despite being almost a stranger to her.
* He maintains a good relationship with his ex wife Michelle. With Araya, their relationship is more hostile.
* He received all of his father's inheritance. He originally put it in a blind trust fund for his daughter Zoe. He later split it evenly between all three of his daughters.
* When his daughter Zoe was ten, her connection to Floyd became known to others, making both her & her mother a target. Floyd had gotten on the wrong side with one of the mob families, who decided to use their connections in the GCPD to kill Zoe. With the help of Batman, he stopped the attempt on their lives & they both made it abundantly clear that no one was to touch Michelle or Zoe again.

#### Harley Quinn

* Floyd still doesn't trust Harley completely after she left him the first time.
* During his relationship with Harley, she became pregnant with his child. He made a deal with Waller that if he kept Harley hidden for her pregnancy & allowed him to set the baby up somewhere, then he would be in her debt. Waller set Harley up in a safehouse & allowed Floyd to visit her regularly. After Harley gave birth to their daughter Evelyn, Floyd gave her to his ex wife to be raised alongside his other daughter.

## Notes

* His middle name is a nod to Will Smith, the actor that portrays him the DCEU. His appearance is also based on him.
* In the comics, Suchin's mother is never stated. Araya is a Thai name, like Suchin. Her last name Edwards is a nod to Eddie Lawton, Floyd's son in pre-*New 52*.