Deadshot

* Deadshot
* Floyd Lawton

Assassin-for-Hire

Human Arsenal

The Man Who Never Misses

Serial Killer Who Takes Credit Cards

The World's Top Marksman

Hitman Extraordinaire

> *"You may be a big shot, but man, I'm the dead shot."*
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**Floyd Lawton**, better known as **Deadshot**, is mercenary, and known to be the world's greatest marksman and one the most lethal assassins in the world. Lawton has created an armored suit that aids him in his battles against Batman. Deadshot has had a longstanding rivalry with Deathstroke.

When Lawton was arrested by Batman and put into Blackgate Prison, Amanda Waller hired Deadshot to work as apart of Task Force X, AKA The Suicide Squad, something Floyd agreed to on the promise of having a lower sentence and being able to see his Daughter more.

## Biography

### Early Life

Floyd Lawton was born on April 12, 1978. Born into an unhappy marriage between his parents, Lawton began his vigilante career in Gotham City, New Jersey, but gradually evolved into a high-cost assassin and mercenary. He was also a member of the Boy Scouts at some point. Lawton idolized his older brother, who he accidentally shot as a teenager. As a result of this event, several factors came into play: He began to form deep affiliations with surrogate brothers, training in arms and display an inability to kill the vigilante known as Batman.

### Assassin Life

#### A Twisted Commission

At some point, Deadshot was paid a significant amount to perform an unusually twisted assassination. As part of the request, he carved out the man's heart and sent it to the client.

#### Mission in Gotham City

At this point, Deadshot was known as one of it not the worlds greatest hitman. His confirmed kill count was higher than anyone in America for a hitman and in fact anyone on record. Deadshot was therefore hired by an infamous Gotham Gangster known only as 'Bill the Pianist' to assassinate a man named Bob, a man whom worked as a conductor at the Gotham Metro line.

Deadshot positioned himself atop a Gotham City block and sat waiting for his payment to come in before executing the Metro Conductor. However, after seeing Bob and having a shot, Lawton noticed his 1 million dollar price was yet to be sent to him, causing him to contact Bill.

    After much arguing over the phone, Bill ended up sending two million dollars (the original payment as well as compensation for Deadshot having been threatened by Bill on the phone call) before Deadshot committed the crime, using one of his Wrist Magnums to execute Bob where he stood.

Deadshot then swiftly escaped the scene as fast as he could before the GCPD were able to find him at the scene. The only evidence that was left was the bullet within Bob's skull, that being a completely custom bullet only used by Floyd.

### Captured by Batman

After hearing of Deadshot, Amanda Waller became a situational ally of Batman, giving the latter some crucial information on how to track the assassin down. Therefore one night while Deadshot was walking down the street with his daughter Zoe, Batman suddenly glided down and seized Deadshot, telling the latter to surrender, not wanting to do anything in front of Deadshot's daughter.

Deadshot attempted to fight off the vigilante, but Batman swiftly got the better of him, knocking Deadshot to the ground. Deadshot then promptly took out his gun and attempted to shoot Batman, but Zoe stands in the way, crying because she did not want her father to kill anyone else. After a moment, Deadshot surrendered his gun and himself to Batman, who cuffed him to a gate and left him for the GCPD, who found him being hugged by a saddened Zoe who proclaimed she loves her father while he says nothing. He was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment at Blackgate Penitentiary in Gotham City where he is subjected to abuse from the prison guards there, including Captain Hunter Griggs.

### Recruitment into Task Force X

Eventually, around 9-12 months into his prison sentence, and after a long time of abuse from the prison guards and terrible food for that long as well, Floyd was taken out of his cell, being dragged into an interrogation room where he would sit on his own for a long while before Amanda Waller walked in to confront Deadshot and offer him a job of kinds.

Initially aggressive towards Waller, Deadshot didn't have any interest in anything Waller had to say, stating "Unless you got my fee in your back pocket, you can hall your ass back home". However, Waller, using Zoe as leverage over Deadshot, was able to gain Deadshot's attention and, for a very brief time, respect.

Amanda then offered Floyd the chance to join the Suicide Squad in exchange for time off of his prison sentence as well as a chance to see his daughter once more. Though Lawton liked the idea, he felt he could get something more out of it which led to his barter to have Zoe's mother Susan, an alcoholic woman, taken out of Zoe's life as well as Zoe to be sent to Ivy League University. Luckily, to make sure Deadshot would join the task force, Waller agreed to his terms. Deadshot was then told Amanda would keep in touch at some point with him for their first mission.

## Abilities

* **Peak Human Condition**: Deadshot, as a highly skilled and experienced assassin, is in top physical condition (from frequent intense workouts, which he does even during his imprisonment in Blackgate), though not even near to Batman's level. Hence, it took an entire squad of guards with riot shields to pin down and restrain Deadshot after his cell was opened, but even then he was still able to kick 2 of them to the ground, despite several of them restraining his torso.
	+ **Peak Human Strength**: Deadshot is very physically strong, but nowhere near Batman's level. He can punch hard enough to crack cement.
	+ **Peak Human Durability**: Deadshot is exceptionally durable, withstanding a brutal beating at the hands of many guards and many heroes such as Batman.
* **Master Marksman**: Deadshot is an incredibly formidable and lethal marksman, even when not wearing his eye-patch, thus being extremely skilled with numerous ranged weapons (including 9 mm pistols, Gatling guns, revolvers, flare guns, potato cannons, machine guns, assault rifles, flamethrowers, sniper rifles, anti-tank rifles, shotguns, M1 carbines, Bazookas, Derringers, Uzis, grenade launchers, .44 magnums, and muskets), on par with Batman in that aspect, though even surpassing the Dark Knight himself in accuracy and precision, due to Deadshot is a former member of the US Special Forces.
* **Expert Combatant**: Deadshot, as a former member of the US Special Forces, is a highly skilled and formidable hand-to-hand combatant , though not quite on Batman's level, as Deadshot was quite swiftly defeated and beaten to the ground by Batman (resulting in Deadshot's imprisonment in Blackgate).
* **Master Assassin**: Deadshot is an extremely skilled assassin, has become an infamous gun for hire ever since leaving the US Special Forces, assassinating his targets in mere seconds after a price that satisfies Deadshot is offered. Indeed, before his imprisonment by Batman, Deadshot was the most wanted hitman in the world, with him, therefore, having elite clientele.
* **Expert Tactician**: Deadshot is an expert strategist, as he thinks through every contingency (which he credits as to why he is the best hitman) and plans out everything to the last detail. Lawton, as a former member of both the Boy Scouts and the US Special Forces, carefully prepares for his assassinations.
* **Skilled Leader**: Deadshot, as noted by Rick Flag himself, is respected by his Suicide Squad teammates, and has a degree of influence over them.

## Equipment

* **Combat suit**: When in the field, Deadshot dons a bulletproof red-and-black vest and bodysuit, with many holsters, containing various firearms at all times.
	+ **Mask**: When in the field Deadshot generally dons a white ballistic face mask that covers his entire head and neck.
* **Monoscope**: One of Deadshot's signature trademarks is the high-tech eye-patch that he wears over his face mask, on his dominant left eye. This eye-patch augments his already amazing marksman skills, and when combined with his sniper rifle's scope, makes it almost impossible for him to miss his target. It also provides him with mission data and target data.

### Equipment

* **Customized AR-15**: Deadshot's primary weapon of choice is an AR-15 assault rifle, modified with an ACOG scope and vertical foregrip. The ACOG scope is specifically modified to Deadshot's needs and can link with his eye-patch, giving him unrivaled accuracy.
* **Customized Glock 17**: Lawton utilizes a heavily modified Glock 17, with a flared mag well, compensator, and red dot sight. Lawton also used a stock version of the pistol when demonstrating his abilities in prison.
* **Glock 18**: Besides his custom Glock 17 and Wrist Magnums, Deadshot carries two full-auto Glock 18s in dual small-of-the-back holsters.
* **Glock 30**: Lawton pulled this weapon during his confrontation with Batman in Gotham City.
* **Smith & Wesson SW1911**: Lawton utilized this weapon when demonstrating his abilities in prison.
* **Mk 18**: Lawton handled this assault rifle when demonstrating his abilities in prison.
* **Deadshot's wrist magnums**: Deadshot wears gauntlets on his wrists which contain powerful machine guns. Deadshot can change the firing operation from a single shot, semi-automatic, or even fully automatic, depending on the situation he requires. The gauntlets are strong enough to deflect Enchantress's sword strikes and still be operational. To increase their efficiency, he incorporates boxing techniques; so he "punches" where he needs to aim at great speed.
* **Range arsenal**: When Floyd Lawson is tested on the range, there are an array of guns for him to use, including an M4A1, a Heckler & Koch Mark 23, an MP5K with an UMP-style stock, a TDI Kriss Vector, an MP7A1, two Smith & Wesson Model 36s, a Beretta 92, a G36C, a Glock 17, a Smith & Wesson M&P, two Beretta Px4 Storms, and a revolver.

## Relationships

### Family

* Unidentified - older brother
* Unidentified - ex-wife
* Zoe Lawton - daughter

### Enemies

* GCPD
* Bat-family
	+ Batman

### Frenemies

* Suicide Squad
	+ Amanda Waller - Leader of Task Force X
	+ Deathstroke - Member

## Trivia

* Floyd is a fan of Phil Jackson, due to his motivational speeches.
* According to Amanda Waller, Deadshot was the most wanted hitman in the world until he was caught by Batman.
* Floyd's drink of choice is bourbon.