On Screen: Ryan Reynolds has portrayed Deadpool in three Fox films (plus a savvy PG-13 repackaging of the most recent film, last year’s Deadpool 2) and fourth will be on the way as soon as Disney sorts out the merging of two studio universes. While some versions (notably the Arrow portrayal) present Deathstroke in a different light, his early comics persona qualifies him as the only pure super-villain among the five characters in our spotlight.ĭEADPOOL Deadpool II sequel (Fox/Disney, Date TBD) Sounds Familiar: Just how many one-of-a-kind super-soliders are there in comic books anyway? Wilson was preceded by Captain America, the Red Skull, Black Widow, and OMAC, and then followed by Bloodshot, Nuke, Winter Soldier, to name just a few.īig Difference: Deathstroke is portrayed in his earliest comic appearances as a manipulative mastermind and expect Titans (a show that pushes hard into mature-audience themes and imagery) to double-down on his pervy ways and sadistic streak. (His wife shot his eye out, hence the distinctive one-eyed mask.) He can use 90% of his brain but only 50% of his vision.
Wilson was an elite commando before the Army gave him a superhuman upgrade.
Manu Bennett played Slade in 39 episodes of the soon-retiring CW series Arrow. Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy) provided Wilson’s gravely voice in 18 episodes of the Cartoon Network’s Teen Titans, while Joe Manganiello’s stint as Deathstroke was limited to a post-credits cameo in Justice League (2017).īackstory: A DC Comics character created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez and introduced in The New Teen Titans in 1980. On Screen: Esai Morales will portray Slade Wilson, aka Deathstroke, next season on Titans on DC Universe, the streaming site. DC EntertainmentĭEATHSTROKE THE TERMINATOR Titans (DC Universe, Season 2, date TBA)
Sounds Familiar: The year before Deadshot’s disco-era revival, Marvel introduced Bullseye, another masked assassin who boasts that he “never misses a shot.” Who is the sharper shooter? Ben Affleck might be a good judge of that - as the title character of Daredevil (2003) he battled Bullseye (Colin Farrell) and in Suicide Squad his Batman was in Deadshot’s sights.īig Difference: Deadshot has no super powers, he relies on talent and training, which makes him similar to, say, Batman and Green Arrow - but makes him unique among the five characters in our spotlight. Deadshot has been portrayed as a conflicted crook or even anti-hero at times. 'Deadpool 3' Star Ryan Reynolds On The Pitch That Convinced Hugh Jackman To Return To Play Wolverineīackground: Floyd Lawton, aka Deadshot, wore a top hat and tux when he was first introduced in a 1950 issue of Batman but the character didn’t become a formal fan-favorite until his 1977 redesign by artist Marshall Rogers, who gave the hitman his signature look: wrist-mounted guns and a sleek metal helmet with a target scope over the right eye.
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