Slade Wilson

**Slade Joseph Wilson** (スレイド・ジョセフ・ウィルソン, *Sureido Josefu Wiruson*), also well-known as **Deathstroke** (デスストローク, *Desusutorōku*), is both a fictional character and antagonist of the *MDC* series created by C. B. Cebulski and Jim Lee.

He is known to be the greatest assassin of all (ahead of Deadshot). His augmentations, distinguishing characteristics, coupled with his mastery of hand-to-hand combat make him a formidable opponent.

Of former military status, subject of a failed medical experiment, he has since taken up work as a mercenary, armed with multiple weapons, and considered expert with edged weapons, firearms and explosives.

Following his military service, Slade worked for various private military contractors before striking out on his own – and allegedly becoming one of the highest paid contract killers in the world, specializing in high profile assassinations.

"*It appears the game is over before it even begins.*"
"*I'm not playing games, Slade.*"

—Deathstroke and Batman.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor*: Ron Perlman (English), Hidenari Ugaki (Japanese), Not Known (Albanian), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Ricardo Schnetzer (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Pierre Dourlens (French), Not Known (Galician), Jan Spitzer (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Not Known (Isralian), Not Known (Italian), Gang Gu-han (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Jacek Rozenek (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Steve Kratz (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 Deathstroke

* Hair Color: Grey
* Skin Color: Caucasian
* Eye Color: Blue
* Age: Not Known
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: 6' 4"
* Weight: 225 lbs. (102 kg)

### Attributes:

* Wounded right eye.
* Assembled a fortune from contract killings
* Formerly in the military.
* Confirmed as an American Enhanced Super Soldier.

## Relationships

### Family

* unnamed father
* unnamed son

### Neutral

* Black Mask
* Joker
* Penguin
* Scarecrow
* Suicide Squad
	+ Amanda Waller
* Prof. Hugo Strange
* Arkham Knight

### Rivals

* Black Mask's Assassins
	+ Firefly
	+ Killer Croc
	+ Deadshot
	+ Electrocutioner
	+ Copperhead
	+ Bane
* League of Assassins
	+ Lady Shiva

### Enemies

* S.H.I.E.L.D.
	+ Nick Fury
	+ Maria Hill
	+ Phil Coulson
	+ Sharon Carter
* Justice Avengers
	+ Team Superman
		- Superman
		- Supergirl
	+ Captain America
	+ Bat Family
		- Batman
		- Batgirl/Oracle
		- Alfred Pennyworth
	+ Iron Man
	+ Wonder Woman
	+ Thor
	+ Aquaman
	+ Black Panther
	+ Green Lantern Corps
		- Green Lantern 1
		- Green Lantern 2
		- Kilowog
		- Tomar-Re
	+ Hulk
	+ Flash
	+ Hawkeye
	+ Quicksilver
	+ Shazam
	+ Scarlet Witch
	+ Martian Manhunter
	+ Vision
	+ Katana
	+ Falcon
	+ War Machine
	+ Ant-Man
	+ Captain Marvel
* Teen Titans
	+ Robin/Nightwing
	+ Cyborg
	+ Beast Boy
	+ Blue Beetle
	+ Starfire
	+ Raven
* Titans East
	+ Bumblebee
	+ Aqualad
* Spider-Man

## Abilities and Powers

### Powers

* **Medically Enhanced Physiology**:
	+ **Accelerated Healing**: The militia can be heard talking about him. Apparently, he took some decent beatings when training with them, but was just as fine the next day.
	+ **Enhanced Agility**: Deathstroke's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to superhuman levels. He is capable of maneuvering with grace and speed. Mere moments after using a smoke bomb to escape, he easily hides himself for sneak attacks. He is also capable of jumping between vantage points without much noise or effort.
	+ **Enhanced Intellect**: Deathstroke has an incredible memory, being able to remember years worth of his military exploits and strategies. He is capable of making a situation work to his advantage, although an equally smart person such as Batman can turn the tables on him.
	+ **Enhanced Reflexes**: Due to his enhanced sight, Deathstroke is able to dodge attack with relative ease. However, if his guard is down, he can easily be taken down.
	+ **Enhanced Speed**: Another benefit of his enhanced physiology is that Deathsroke can run faster than a normal person. Although he is nowhere as fast as someone with a connection to the Speed Force.
	+ **Enhanced Stamina**: Thanks to the experiments done to him, Slade has more energy that a man in his 50s should. He is able to exert himself for hours while wearing a heavy body armor, without tiring easily..
	+ **Enhanced Strength**: Another benefit to his altered physiology is improved muscle tone. Due to this he is more than capable of grappling with a younger man in prime condition like Batman. In fact, Batman considered his fight with Deathstroke to be the hardest he ever had.

## External links

* Deathstroke *Wikipedia*
* Deathstroke *DC Database*
* Deathstroke *Batman Wiki*

## Notes & Trivia

* Deathstroke first appeared in Batman: The New Teen Titans #2 (December, 1980).