Slade (Teen Titans)

Attacking, tormenting, and taunting the Teen Titans (particularly Robin, Raven and Beast Boy).
Abusing Terra (formerly).

### Goals

Outsmart and kill the Titans (overall; failed).
Find a worthy apprentice.
Take control of Jump City (both briefly succeeded).
Conquer the world (failed).
Reclaim his mortal body.
Help the Teen Titans to defeat Trigon.
Stop Beast Boy from stalking Terra (all succeeded).

### Crimes

Mass murder (implied)
Mass destruction
Usurpation
Organized crime
Psychological abuse
Vandalism
Blackmail
Kidnapping
Theft
Conspiracy
Corruption
Brainwashing
Torture
Child abuse
Stalking
Terrorism
Animal cruelty
Assault and battery
Enslavement
Public endangerment
Omnicide by proxy (undone)
Attempted world domination

### Type of Villain

Power-Hungry Mastermind

**Slade Joseph Wilson**, known simply by his first name **Slade**, is the main antagonist of the 2003 animated action series *Teen Titans*. He serves as the main antagonist of Seasons 1 and 2, a posthumous antagonist in Season 3, the secondary antagonist of Season 4, and one of the two final antagonists (alongside the White Monster) of Season 5.

Based on the series version of Deathstroke the Terminator himself, Slade is a ruthless criminal mastermind bent on taking over Jump City and destroying the Teen Titans by whatever means neccesary. He is also the archenemy of the Teen Titans' leader Robin, and by extension is considered the greatest and most dangerous adversary of the Teen Titans themselves.

He was voiced by Ron Perlman.

## What Makes Him Pure Evil?

* He is the show's first truly evil villain, lacking the redeeming qualities and comedic traits that other villains show throughout the series.
* His horrible actions are able to make Robin become very brutal and ruthless for a short period of time, to the point where Robin attacks a completely innocent man due to thinking he works for Slade.
* He encourages and sends criminals to commit crimes for the sole purpose of getting Robin's attention. In one instance, he disguises himself as a Japanese sorcerer and manipulates Thunder and Lightning into constructing a giant fire monster and sending it into the city to try and burn it to the ground.
* While he does save Robin from falling to his death, it is only to test Robin to see if he is a capable apprentice that he can use for his plans later.
* He implants microscopic bots inside Beast Boy, Raven, Starfire and Cyborg's bodies before coercing Robin into becoming his apprentice under the threat that he will kill Robin's friends and make him watch as he does so if he does not obey everything he says.
* He activates the microscopic bots inside the Titans' bodies to threaten Robin into compliance.
* He uses his robotic army to take over Jump City, turning the city into a desolate wasteland.
* He tries to use a giant robotic worm to destroy Titan Tower and also cause chaos in Jump City.
* He tries to make Titan Tower sink into the ocean.
* He manipulates Terra into becoming his apprentice, which she was forced to betray the Titans into joining his side.
* He viciously beats Terra when she refuses to fight the Titans. His beatings were brutal enough that parts of Terra's armor were torn off.
* He takes control of Terra's body with his technology against her will and nearly forces her to kill Beast Boy.
* As a ghost, he lies to Robin by saying he placed explosive generators around the city that would break it in half in 3 hours, then beats him to near death to the point where he begs him to stop for the first time. He also causes Robin to almost hurt the Titans when they try to tell him that Slade and the generators he placed aren't there.
	+ When Raven went inside Robin's mind to prove to him that Slade isn't there, she got out (literally) of his mind after Slade punched him, thus proving that Robin was half-right about his "return".
* He makes a deal with Trigon to get his mortal body back. He knows that Trigon will destroy Earth when he arrives on it, but Slade only cared about regaining his body by any means necessary.
* He psychologically torments Raven to the point where she has a mental breakdown.
* Mocks Raven's new power saying that her friend might fear her just to hurt her.
* He actively plays a role in helping Trigon kill all of humanity. He escorts Raven to the altar where she would become the portal for Trigon to arrive on Earth and destroy it afterwards.
* Though he claims that even he would not wish for a fate Trigon had given the Earth, he still actively chose to assist Trigon regardless, on the basis that he should not prolong the inevitable. It was ultimately not Slade that persuaded Raven to help Trigon, however. He also admits that he served Trigon to fight the Teen Titans. When he was betrayed by Trigon, he admits he also learned from his previous mistake of making a deal with him only because of the betrayal he faced.
* He destroys the Gate Guard by using a bomb to reclaim his flesh and blood, stating that he is not such a nice guy himself after being told he can’t stop pure evil.
* Although he helps the Titans save Raven and beat Trigon, it is clearly not out of selflessness or compassion. He wants to get his flesh and blood back and to get revenge on Trigon for betraying him.
* In the final episode, he apparently sends one of his android duplicates to torment Beast Boy and mock him over the fact that Terra does not remember him. After this, he faces no comeuppance for his actions whatsoever and will most likely continue his goals to take over Jump City.