A famous assassin, Slade Wilson was one of the best mercenaries in the World, putting him on the Light's radar as a potential ally. Hee accepted their offer and became one of their enforcers.
Both Deathstroke and Sportsmaster were ordered by the Light to make a hit on Ted Kord, in an attempt to retrieve the original Reach Scarab that had landed on Earth. Although Kord put up a fight, he was eventually killed, but not before the Scarab was sent hurtling out of Kord Industries in the resulting explosion - leading to the Scarab bonding to Jaime Reyes' spine.
Formerly one of the Light's enforcers and operatives, Deathstroke was made chief enforcer, replacing the angered Sportsmaster - without the latter's knowledge. He was granted pivotal information, including a list of the Light's operatives, as well as the names of the seven members that formed and controlled the running of the group.
"True Colours"
Before Sportsmaster can kill Black Manta with a throwing disk in the Light's West Mongolian Hideout, Deathstroke shot the projectile out of the sky, coldly regarding his former partner with a stare.
Chasing after Sportsmaster as Crock made his escape, relieving that he was outmatched against one of the best assassins in the business, Deathstroke attempted to eliminate his former teammate for his betrayal. However both Lawrence and his daughter Jade (the pilot of Crock's helicopter and the assassin known as Cheshire) managed to get away.
"The Fix"
Backed up by Tigress (the undercover Artemis Crock), Deathstroke was sent by Black Manta to capture Miss Martian and return her to the Manta-Sub, tracking down their target to a junkyard in Chicago (the cover for a Zeta Beam) on the ninth of August.
Interrupting an intimate conversation between M'Gann M'orzz and La'Gaan, Deathstroke told the pair that although he hated to interfere with their "inter-species romance," he was going to to have to kidnap Miss Martian as part of his contract. Using his sword to refract sunlight into their eyes, he jumped down from his position on top of an old car, kicking Lagoon Boy to the ground.
Making several swipes at his Atlantean Opponent, Deathstroke grew angry at Lagoon Boy's call for backup, kicking him against a used car whilst stating that he could not "savour the battle" with a time limit placed on their heads.
He was unphased by Lagoon Boy transforming into shape and mass with magic, using explosive pellets to blast him back and send him hurtling into a car with such force that it broke his leg. Callously remarking that he didn't want to leave a "poor animal {to} suffer," he punched La'Gann in the face, calling it an "antithetic" and turned his focus back to their primary target on "The Light's Hit List."
Taking the opportunity to catch M'Gann offguard, having been incapacitated by Tigress, Deathstroke attached a Belle Reve Inhibitor Collar around her neck, triggering an electronic pulse through it that rendered the martian hero unconscious. They leave with their hostage, escaping in the Manta Flyer just in time to avoid meeting Superboy and Nightwing.
Bringing their hostage back to the Manta Sub, Deathstroke acted as security to Kaldur'ahm's life, ordered to activate a controlled explosion within the collar if Miss Martian did not successfully reverse the damage she had caused him. He had control over her powers remotely, initiating her telepathic powers on Black Manta's orders, whilst keeping out of her telepathic range to ensure she did not manipulate his thoughts with her powers.
"Complications"
For more than a month, Deathstroke continued to monitor Miss Martian's progress, giving regular updates to Black Ma
nta, unaware that Kaldur had in fact already been helped and was biding his time to help provide M'Gann with an escape plan.
Giving his final update to Black Manta on the twenty seventh of May, Deathstroke agreed to detonate the bomb if Miss Martian did not complete the repair within 24 hours. He allowed Tigress to go on a break after working a full twelve hours, continuing to keep watch himself.
He alerted Black Manta to Cheshire's attempt on Kaldur's life, activating Miss Martian's collar to block her telepathy, right in the middle of her attempt to call Cheshire off from her attack. He also made a call to Tigress, ordering her to return to fight Cheshire, while he made preparations to board the submarine himself - having lost the
video feed to the room when Miss Martian shot out the security cameras .
Arriving through the airlock just as Cheshire and Sportsmaster began preparing their wet suits for escape, he mockingly asked if they were going to leave without saying "goodbye." The two former partners clashed in a violent fight, with Cheshite acting as her father's backup. Although Lawrence managed to disarm Slade, Deahstroke got him in an arm lock and turned a gun on the latter, however Cheshire intervened with a throwing disk.
Before she can deliver the killing blow, Tigress pounces on her, allowing Deathstroke to get a second wind. He told Tigress to stop "toying" with Cheshire, but was pinned against the wall by his partner under the influence of Miss Martian's telekinesis.
As Miss Martian (in a ploy to help Sportsmater and Cheshire escape unharmed) threatened to kill Deathstroke, the assassin for hire threw explosives at her feet, blasting the young hero back and rushing towards her. In a final move to escape, Miss Martian hurled him back, sending him crashing into Tigress, while the martian used her density shifting to sink through the floor of the sub.
"The Hunt"
Having access to his own Father Box, Deathstroke travelled to the War World via Boom Tube and used two electrified bolas to shock the Reach Soldiers guarding the Crystal Control Key from the Key Chamber. Unlocking the casing with the sentient being from Apokolips, he stole the Key and returned to Earth, taking the loot to Vandal Savage.
"Summit"
However at some point before the Light's summit with the Reach, Deathstroke was captured by Kaldur'ahm and the Team and quitely processed by the authorities. Miss Martian used her powers of shape-shifting to take on
his appearance and help Kaldur and Artemis fulfil their undercover mission and destroy the Light's alliance with their alien partners.
Appearances:
- "True Colours" (First Appearance)
- "The Fix"
- "Complications"
- "The Hunt"
- "Intervention" (Final Appearance/Flashback Only - First Historical Appearance)
Mentions:
- "Summit" (First and Last Mention)
Played By:
- Wentworth Miller (Only for "The Fix")
- Fred Tatasciore
With his name removed from all frame of knowledge, the man who would become known as Blood was an erstwhile sergeant of the City Watch, who was dismissed by the commander and crown after he drank himself into a deep rage and killed a prostitute with his bare hands. He later became a butcher and a mercenary. He was a very large and powerful man, with proficient training he picked up during his days in the Watch.
