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 with the ability to mimic the physical movements of others, making him a dangerous foe in combat. It was only limited by the fact that the memories he gained by watching others overwrote his personal memories.

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.

"*.*"

—Taskmaster.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor*: Brian Bloom (English), Yasuhiro Mamiya (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

As Taskmaster, he wears a militarized body suit, wields an energy blade, and dons a helmet that resembles a stylized skull. He also wears a gray hood, and the costume has darker colors overall.

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

## Personality

Being a contract mercenary, the mysterious Taskmaster prides himself on professionalism and completing his job. He shows patience as he is not content until he has learned everything about his target before completion and adding their abilities to his already vast skillset. Given the high-grade military nature of his equipment and recon points, it’s unlikely Taskmaster is drawn by money but a desire to encounter a worthy opponent in his line of work. He appears both intrigued and enjoyed about the possibility of Spider-Man being this individual but repeatedly looks down on his capabilities. Even after he is defeated by the wall-crawler, Taskmaster casually implies that he is not worth his client's time nor money.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Mercenaries - Employees
* HYDRA - Employers
* A.I.M. - Employers
	+ Monica Rappaccini - Current Scientist Supreme of AIM, Employer
	+ MODOK - Former Scientist Supreme of AIM (M.I.A.)
	+ 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**:

### Equipment

* **Taskmaster's Suit:** Taskmaster has a suit.
	+ The helmet is strong enough to withstand being rubbed against hard materials such as stone.

### 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.
* **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).