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Warning ! Spoilers forTitans : TitansTogether # 2 below
Batmanhas plenitude of foes and rogues , but none are as baneful and skilled as Slade Wilson , otherwise known asDeathstroke the Terminator . Deathstrokeis a ruthlessly effective mercenary and assassin , working for the highest bidder for his services , taking out target with lethal precision , irrespective of whether his target has meta abilities or not . In both physical and genial skill , he is incredibly well match with Batman , forcing the Caped Crusader to be at the top of his game to take him on . However , there have been times where the Dark Knight has attempt to reason with Deathstroke in an attempt to get him to end his criminal activities ( such as in the recentBatman # 91)albeit with niggling succeeder . However , a preview forTitans : Titans Together # 2reveals thatRed Hood , one of Batman ’s former Robins , is able to do what Batman has failed at : he prepare a deal with Slade and force his surrender .
A contributing factor that might lend itself towards Slade ’s surrender to Jason is that Deathstroke has much more in common with Red Hood than he does with Batman . Afterhis end at the manpower of the Jokerand afterward resurrection thanks to a Lazurus Pit , Jason Todd distances himself from Batman . discomfited that Batman did n’t kill Joker and revenge his death , Jason forget his Robin persona behind to becomes Red Hood , a more deadly and permanent solution to criminal activeness as contradict to his former mentor ’s methods . What follows is a recollective journey of transformation from villain , to roguish anti - hero , torejoining the Bat - family when needed , and to his current squad - up with the Titans , using non - lethal rounds ( per Nightwing ’s petition ) . Despite his indifference to being a killer when it occur to criminals , he still has a code of honor , much like Deathstroke has himself .
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In the preview forTitans : Titans Together # 2,Deathstroke stick out among the knocked - out members of the Titans , who he has thankfully incapacitated without killing them . Red Hood arrives onto the conniption , demand to know what Deathstroke has done to them . Surprisingly , Wilson claims that he comes in peace , but the Titans would n’t listen , hence his need to take them out . Hoping that Hood will be more reasonable , Slade pull in his slip . manifestly , hesent his girl Ravagerto complete a hit job on Brother Blood , a longtime enemy of the Titans . Apparently , Ravager never came back . If Deathstroke were to try and save his girl , Blood would shoot down her as soon as he saw Slade arrive , which is why he needs the Titans ' help . rake has been kidnapping college - years kidskin and brainwash them for his cult , so they could sneak in and keep her . Red Hood promises that he and the Titans will help , render Slade surrender and plough himself in . unusually , Deathstroke agrees .
Ravager seems to be the one weakness Slade has , and Jason knows it , take on vantage of the spot to leverage his surrender . It will be really interesting to see how the Titans move forward . Will they be able to handle line of descent without becoming brainwash themselves ? What if they do save Ravager ? What willDeathstrokedo then ? It ’s doubtful that he ’ll be content to quell in custody as soon as he eff his daughter is out of impairment ’s way . Hopefully , Red Hood and the respite of Titanswill be prepare for the inevitable forked - interbreeding on Slade ’s part .
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