Deathstroke

At the age of sixteen, Slade Wilson was determined to enlist in the United States Army, so he ran away from home and lied about his age to enlist. He soon showed talents and skills in guerrilla warfare far superior to that of any other soldier and was quickly promoted in rank time and time again.

After a while his outstanding reputation landed him under the wing of Captain Adeline Kane, an instructor who became one of his superiors and whom he befriended. Slade trained under Captain Kane, and quickly amazed her with his impressive talents, skills and combat expertise.

Slade mastered several combat styles and was eventually promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. Some time later, Slade began a romantic relationship with Adeline, which led to them having a son together.

Soon after the birth of his first son, Grant Wilson; The Army asked Slade to be a volunteer in a secret medical experiment that was said to be a defense against the enemy's Truth Serum, and so he agreed. It was later revealed that this "medical experiment" was in reality an attempt to create metahuman super-soldiers.

Slade's body reacted violently to the experiment, it made him aggressive and enraged, and he needed to remain sedated and bedridden through the birth of his second son Joseph Wilson. Only later would Slade discover that the experiment had worked and actually enhanced his strength, speed, senses, stamina, intellect and reflexes beyond that of any ordinary man. With his duties in the army limited to desk work, Slade dedicated himself to professional hunting in order to fill the void he felt within himself as a fighter. He also then married Adeline Kane.

Fed up with the army and its code of blind loyalty, Slade created the costumed persona of Deathstroke the Terminator, the greatest mercenary the world would ever know by using the knowledge he had acquired from his military training and under the tutelage of master martial artist Natas.

PERSONALITY: He is a trustworthy and honorable man who operates under a strict code of ethics, yet his sense of morality is flawed. In some occasions, Slade has fought on the side of angels merely because he believed in the cause. Other times, he has taken cases and committed acts other heroes would be disgusted by.

However, Slade is capable of extreme devotion, whether it be to his family, friends or even ex-lovers. Slade also has a hard time expressing his feelings.

Powers & Abilities Super Strength / Speed / Endurance / Intellect As a result of an experimental hormone therapy conducted by the US government, Slade became a super soldier.

Deathstroke's muscular system was hardened and strengthened making him far stronger than the average human being. He is strong enough (without his armor enhancement) to snap a sword in half, cut through a car with his own sword, and even trade blows with Donna Troy.

His endurance and pain tolerance are also above human levels, since Deathstroke has on many occasions continued fighting even when losing massive amounts of blood or taking punishment that would kill a normal human.

Slade appears to have a great degree of enhanced strength. He was shown ripping the door off an airplane at 40,000 feet above sea level with one arm, indicating physical strength in to the multi-ton range.

Healing Factor Slade has also been granted a modestly accelerated healing factor which enables him to recover from physical injuries much faster than most normal humans, which supplies him with great longevity. This ability has limitations, as he can not regenerate lost eyes or limbs, although he can heal from fatal injuries such as being shot multiple times, stabbed with a sword through his vital organs, great impacts such as falls from great heights and hits from super-strong metahumans. He has recovered from otherwise fatal injuries, but the experience is traumatic.

High Body Temperature

Enhanced Senses / Reflexes / Agility As he is able to think nine times faster than most humans, Deathstroke possesses heightened senses, reflexes, and physical acumen, making him a one man army and genius level tactician.

Expert Combatant / Soldier / Marksman Slade, even before he had his physical attributes enhanced, was considered one of the world's top (and most decorated) soldiers. He was considered the best even among the members of the elite Team 7 that included characters like Grifter and Black Canary.

Weaknesses Missing Right Eye Slade lost his right eye due to a gunshot wound. His ex-wife Adeline Kane was enraged after finding out that her son Joseph became mute due, in part, to Slade's actions. She then fired a gun at Slade, and he managed to evade the bullet but his right eye was lost. In fact, when Slade lost his eye after having it restored, he claimed that he was able to fight better with one eye.

Weapons & Equipment Ikon Suit: Slade came across a prototype of one of his older suits of armor during a rescue mission. Created by Dr. Ikon, in addition to being bulletproof, this armor is able to absorb kinetic energy to power itself.

The durability of the suit combined with its energy-absorbing properties enable Slade to withstand incredible force, so much so that that Slade can take repeated punches from Superman and still remain standing.

The suit's defensive shield does not work against abilities or materials that disrupt gravity fields. Against such forces, the suit becomes nearly useless. While the Ikon Shield is durable, there are limits to how much kinetic energy the suit cans absorb. If hit with enough force, the shield can collapse.Lastly, if communications with the suit's AI are jammed while it is online, the defensive shield cannot be activated.

Broad Sword: Slade carries a Promethium broad sword that is more durable than Titanium. Also, the promethium in the blade allows it to absorb large amounts of energy.

Grappling hooks: Slade carries grappling guns that shoot hook-lines which allow him to reach great heights or restrain his targets (similar to Batman's).

Energy Staff: A near indestructible Bo-Staff that can also discharge an energy blast strong enough to destroy aircraft. Lately, he has shown the ability to separate his staff into two nightsticks. The Bo-Staff can also can siphon energy absorbed through his fabled sword in order to magnify it's blast power.

Infinity Rifle: A confiscated piece of extraterrestrial supergunnery procured from Deadline. The firearm is a powerful chemical based electrostatic disruptor that fires energized shells which disrupts dense submolecular structures. Enabling it to pierce anything it hits.

Other Weapons: Deathstroke's normal equipment also consists of various handguns, rifles, explosives and bladed weapons. Lately he has been known to use sniper rifles with promethium bullets.

He also employs various outside aids or in some instances, afford a private army to act as cavalry whenever he's undertaking more extraneous missions.