Deathstroke (New 52)

*"Maybe he is unkillable. I didn't actually expect it to kill him. But I'll be damned if I try something complicated when a bullet to the skull will do the trick"*

## **Summary**

**Slade Wilson**, more commonly known as **Deathstroke**, is a central figure in the New 52 DC Comics series, known for his complex blend of villainy and antihero traits. Initially a soldier, Slade undergoes a secret military experiment that drastically enhances his physical and mental capabilities, propelling him into a career as a feared mercenary and assassin. This transformation marks a significant turning point in his life, leading to a path filled with violence, betrayal, and a quest for redemption. In the New 52, Deathstroke is characterized by his ruthless efficiency, strategic mind, and a moral ambiguity that often puts him at odds with both heroes and villains. His narrative explores the consequences of a life dedicated to mercenary work and the personal toll it takes. In terms of abilities, Slade Wilson is at the peak of human potential due to the experimental procedure he undergoes. He possesses enhanced strength, speed, agility, and reflexes, allowing him to perform feats well beyond the average human. His healing factor enables him to recover from injuries quickly, though it is not absolute. As a tactician and strategist, Slade's military background is evident in his approach to combat and missions. He is a master in hand-to-hand combat and proficient with various weapons, including firearms, swords, and his iconic staff. His enhanced intellect also makes him a formidable opponent, capable of outsmarting enemies and anticipating their moves. Slade's relationships and interactions are marked by the complexity of his profession and past. His role as a mercenary brings him into conflict with many characters across the DC Universe. Notable among these is his tumultuous relationship with the Teen Titans, particularly stemming from his history with his son, Grant Wilson. His interactions with his other children, Rose Wilson (also taking up the Ravager mantle) and Joseph Wilson, highlight the personal and often painful aspects of his life. These relationships reveal a multifaceted character, torn between his life as a mercenary and his failed attempts at being a father. Throughout the New 52 series, Deathstroke's narrative is explored in various story arcs and titles. His two solo series, "Deathstroke," delves deep into his life as a mercenary, showcasing his lethal skills and the complexity of his character. Key storylines include his pursuit of high-value targets, confrontations with formidable opponents, and intricate plots involving global espionage and warfare. His role in the "Forever Evil" event showcases his strategic abilities and his willingness to play different sides for his benefit. The series also touches on his past, providing insights into his transformation into Deathstroke and his struggles with the consequences of his life choices. These narratives paint a picture of a man who is more than just a mercenary; they depict a character grappling with the nuances of honor, morality, and the relentless pursuit of personal objectives, no matter the cost.

## **Base**

### **Output:**

#### Physical Strength

* Rips the steel doors off the a plane mid-flight. Once inside, he overpowers and sends the Clayface soldiers inside flying out.
* Smashes a soldier's head into a hall, flattening his skull.
* Easily beats a bunch of guards in a prison using the shackles he was cuffed in. Uses one of the nails from him shackles to throw at a guard, embedding it into the wall, and then killing the guard with it.
* Kicks Grant away from himself and punches him back.
* Blows apart a wooden door by ramming through it.
* While enraged on a fear gas offshoot, pulls Batman from his Batjet and tosses him.
* Throws an alien meta into a tree a couple feet away.
* Fights a Khund in CQC.
* Brawls Lobo in CQC, despite the vast difference in power, his Nth Metal armor and combat skills allow him to keep up for the most part, although nearly dying.
* Knocks a man on his ass and gives him a nosebleed after he annoyed him with his contract.
* Knocks a large meta bounty hunter back with a kick.
* Shatters the concrete wall of his house tackling a meta into it, then fighting him in a brawl that he gets overpowered in.
* Deathstroke and the bounty hunter meta he is fighting tear through walls and furniture in the manufactured homes they are fighting in.

#### Pistols

* Blows up parts of Lobo's face, arm, and torso with his pistol and sticky bombs.

#### Rifles

* Slaughters a room full of soldiers by himself to save his friend.
* Guns down a group of teenage soldiers simply because he sees them as a liability.

Blasts through Copperhead's head, leaving nothing left.

#### Explosives

* Blows up parts of Lobo's face, arm, and torso with his pistol and sticky bombs.
* Plants a sticky bomb on Lobo's bike and blows it and him up.

#### Blades

* Tears through Russian soldiers to kill their boss.
* Jumps out of one plane and onto another, using his blade to traverse the second plane.
* Slaughters a bar full of mercenaries sent to kill with his sword and knife, tearing them apart with his blade.
* Decapitates two motorcyclists coming at him and stabs a guy in a mech suit called Road Rage in the chest to start causing him to explode.
* Impales the first Legacy through the chest and drops him off a building.
* Damages the neck of a training mech with his blades.
* Decapitates a soldier and slices another's head in half, then another man getting bisected.
* Slices through the wing of a jet.
* Penetrates Grant's Nth metal armor with a thrown knife, then stabs him in the torso with a knife.
* After his fight with Grant, he still kills the two trying to hire mercs to kill him with a knife.
* While enraged from a fear gas offshoot, jumps and cleaves Batman's batjet in half with his blade.
* Gets the drop on The Shade's decoy, chops off his hands, and then butchers him.
* Cuts up and stabs a Khund.
* Slices off the arm of the bounty hunter meta after he gets tangled up in his grapple.

### **Defense:**

#### Blunt

* Tanks a punch from the second metahuman Legacy.
* Tanks getting rammed by the Legacy suit which just blew through the side of the building Slade is in, then takes getting hit with a whole fucking submarine that blows up part of the dock he is on but is knocked out for a bit, and then takes getting thrown some debris by the Legacy suit.
* Tanks getting whacked multiple times by a Khund.
* Tanks hits from Lobo as they brawl, his Nth Metal armor being broken in multiple places over the course of the fight, eventually wearing him down near death.
* Takes even more hits from Lobo as they brawl for control of his bike.
* Tanks being thrown through traffic, hitting multiple cars as he fights a meta in traffic.
* Tanks getting launched out of his house through a window by a meta that is stronger than himself, then shattering a fountain he lands on.
* Deathstroke and the bounty hunter meta he is fighting tear through walls and furniture in the manufactured homes they are fighting in, then getting tackled into a billboard, and then kicked hard enough to throw his mask off.

Takes but is downed by a punch from Mazahs.

#### Piercing

* Gets shot in the torso and survives, then being used for a super soldier program.
* Bullets from a large attack helicopter bounce off him.
* Takes getting stabbed in the shoulder by his own blade by the Legacy suit.
* Tanks getting cut up, including his neck being sliced, by Grant's thrown knives.
* Takes multiple revolver shots to the chest.

#### Explosive

* Tanks getting blown up in a blast from a bomb that destroys the chunk of the building he is in, purposely setting it off.
* Unaffected by getting caught in the blast of one of his own grenades.
* Without his armor, tanks getting the room he is in inside his house blown up by a rocket.

### **Speed:**

#### Combat

* Slaughters a room full of soldiers by himself to save his friend.
* Tears through Russian soldiers to kill their boss.
* Jumps out of one plane, onto another, and then kills the Clayface soldiers inside it with ease.
* Slaughters a bar full of mercenaries sent to kill him, dodging their attacks and gunfire without getting hit.
* Weaves through gunfire from an attack helicopter, then decapitating two motorcyclists coming at him with a blur behind him, and outspeeding a guy in a mech suit.
* Easily beats the first Legacy in CQC.
* Decapitates a soldier while shooting another in the neck.
* Brawls and kills the second metahuman Legacy.
* While breaking out of the shackles he was in, blocks gunshots from the guards and easily kills everyone around him.
* Dodges a rocket from a jet using his jetpack, then slicing the jet's wing off, and catching Atilla as he ejects.
* Catches the last blade Grant throws at his head and brawls him.
* Easily dodges gunfire from a killer and blitzes him.
* While enraged with a fear gas offshoot, seemingly leaped from ground to air to catch Batman's Batjet mid-flight, pulling him out and tossing him.
* Gets the drop on The Shade, chops off his hands, and then butchers him.
* Catches an alien with super speed trying to attack him from behind, then takes on a group of ninjas, then dropping a grenade on his attackers when one grabs him with telekinesis.
* Deathstroke and Zealot, with some help from the Omega Men, are able to take down a Khund.
* Fights Lobo in a brawl in CQC, relying on his armor and skills to be able to keep up at all, nearing death by the end.
* Takes on a meta bounty hunter trying to kill him as they fight through traffic, hijacking a bike mid-fight.
* When the bounty hunter meta hit his house with a rocket and then jumped to his room, he was able to change into his armor quickly and tackle him through the smoke.
* Deathstroke and the bounty hunter meta brawl through traffic again, fighting through manufactured homes being hauled in traffic.

#### Reactions

* Reacts to a missile coming at his house at the last second.

### **Misc:**

#### Meta Physiology

* Was made into a meta by the government when he almost died.
* Can manually control and augment his healing factor.
* Manually controls his healing factor after the fight with the Legacy suit, manually increasing his endorphins and blood platelet production.

#### Martial Arts Skill

* Brawls Lobo in CQC, despite the vast difference in power, his Nth Metal armor and combat skills allow him to keep up for the most part, although nearly dying.

#### Gear

* Armed with C4 explosives capable of blowing up a plane.
* Planted explosives on a car that blows up a chunk of a bridge.
* Uses one his grenades, that he swallowed so he can vomit out while in a prison, to blow up a target and the walls of the prison so he can escape.
* Keeps sticky bombs on him, planting one of the Legacy suit to blow him up and give him a second to retreat.
* Blows up parts of Lobo's face, arm, and torso with his pistol and sticky bombs.
* Has a grapple strong enough to hold a bounty hunter meta by the arm that is stronger than himself.

#### Prepped Arsenal

* Has a backpack jetpack that he can take on missions.

#### Accuracy

* Bisects a fly in flight with a paperclip.
* Kills a soldier with a shot without looking, his eyes focused on decapitating another soldier.

#### Intelligence

* Lets himself get put into a prison so he could kill someone on the inside, using a paperclip to pick his shackles.
* Jerry-rigs an EMP from parts of a submarine to deactivate the Legacy suit.

### **Other Feats:**

#### Jobs

* Snuck into North Korea, wipes out the soldiers in his way, and disrupts their nuclear systems.
* Lets himself get put into a prison so he could kill someone on the inside, using a paperclip to pick his shackles.