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{{short description|DC Comics character}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox comics character | image = Deathstroke_(DC_Comics).webp | character_name = Deathstroke | converted = y | caption = Cover art from ''Deathstroke'' (Vol. 4) #30 (June 2018). Art by Francesco Mattina. | real_name = Slade Joseph Wilson | publisher = [[DC Comics]] | debut = ''[[The New Teen Titans]]'' #2 (December 10th 1980) | creators = {{plainlist| * [[Marv Wolfman]] (writer) * [[George Pérez]] (artist)}} | alliances = {{plainlist| * [[Secret Society of Super Villains]] * [[Injustice League]] * [[H.I.V.E.]] * [[Titans East#Deathstroke's Titans|Titans East]] * [[#Titans: Villains for Hire|Titans]] * [[Suicide Squad]] * [[League of Assassins]]}} | species = [[Metahuman]] | aliases = Deathstroke the Terminator<ref name=Guide>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=85}}</ref> | powers = * Enhanced intellect and mental capacity * Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, durability, reflexes, and senses * Accelerated healing * Decelerated aging * Expert assassin * Master hand-to-hand combatant, martial artist, swordsman, and marksman * Master strategist and tactician * Utilizes various lethal weapons and hi-tech devices <!--Please do not add to this list. This list should be kept short and succinct. There is no need to list every single ability that Deathstroke has ever exhibited in his comic book history.--> | cat = super | subcat = DC Comics | villain = y | sortkey = Deathstroke }} '''Deathstroke''' is a <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; supervillains (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.--><!--Do not add "anti-hero"; just because a supervillain has had his own comic book title or temporarily allied with heroic characters, it does not make their motives just or morally right in any sense.--> character appearing in [[American comic books]] published by [[DC Comics]]. Created by [[Marv Wolfman]] and [[George Pérez]], the character first appeared in ''[[The New Teen Titans]]'' #2 (December 1980) as '''Deathstroke the Terminator'''. In his comic book appearances, '''Slade Wilson''' is a former [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] operative who gains enhanced physical and mental abilities from an experimental [[Supersoldier|super-soldier]] serum and becomes the [[mercenary]] Deathstroke. Widely considered the greatest and deadliest assassin in the [[DC Universe]], he serves as the [[archenemy]] of [[Dick Grayson]] and the [[Teen Titans]], and is also an adversary of other superheroes such as [[Batman]], [[Green Arrow]], and the [[Justice League]]. Deathstroke's vendetta against the Titans began when he swore revenge for the death of his eldest son [[Ravager (DC Comics)|Grant]]; his other two children, [[Jericho (DC Comics)|Jericho]] and [[Rose Wilson|Rose]], would go on to join the Titans to oppose him. A bicolored black-and-orange mask that covers his missing right eye serves as Deathstroke's visual motif. Deathstroke has been adapted in various media incarnations, having been portrayed in television by [[Manu Bennett]] in ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'' and [[Esai Morales]] in ''[[Titans (2018 TV series)|Titans]]'', and by [[Joe Manganiello]] in the [[DC Extended Universe]] film ''[[Justice League (2017 film)|Justice League]]'' and its [[Zack Snyder's Justice League|director's cut]]. [[Ron Perlman]] and others have provided the character's voice in animation and video games. The character’s popularity with readers also led [[Rob Liefeld]] to create the popular [[Marvel Comics]] character [[Deadpool]], whose name, powers, and costume were originally patterned on Deathstroke.
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