Deathstroke - Young Justice Invasion (2012)

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:

1. "True Colours" (First Appearance)
2. "The Fix"
3. "Complications"
4. "The Hunt"
5. "Intervention" (Final Appearance/Flashback Only - First Historical Appearance)

Mentions:

1. "Summit" (First and Last Mention)

Played By:

• Wentworth Miller (Only for "The Fix")
• Fred Tatasciore

Deathstroke: Miss Martian Disguise - Young Justice Invasion (2012)

At some point after his success at claiming the War World's Crystal Key, Deathstroke was captured by the Team and replaced by Miss Martian, who worked with Tigress (Artemis Crock) and Kaldur'ahm to secure Santa Prisca for the Light and the Reaches summit. In her guise as Deathstroke she also smuggled the Team into the ranks of The League of Shadows, all whilst staying completely undetected by the Light.


"Summit"

Ensuring the the make-shift summit chamber was not compromised, "Deathstroke" nodded to Black Beetle in mutual agreement that the summit could proceed as scheduled, stepping aside to let the Light's diplomats past. He silently removed his mask, following the direct instructions of Beetle, remaining on standby as tense words were exchanged between the two supposed allies.

Witnessing Black Beetle strike Black Manta and send him crashing to the ground, "Deathstroke" and Tigress attacked the Reach warrior, using his bostaff to electrocute his opponent and cause him temporary pain.

Upon the discovery of Tigress' true identity and Kaldur's betrayal, "Deathstroke" shot them both, as the Light "took care of their own". This action seemingly killing them and activating Aqualad's failsafe programme, revealing the truth behind the Light's sabotage of The Reach's operations. Vandal Savage demanded that he stop the hologram from running, however he questioned his employer how he was supposed to do that.

Miss Martian finally revealed herself, using her telekenesis to hold Deathstroke's sword to Vandal's throat and explained that she only temporarily "killed" her best friends, using "Hollywood special effects" to make it look believable.


Appearances:

1. "Summit" (First and Only Appearance/Illusion Only)

Played By:

• Fred Tatasciore

Desaad - Young Justice Invasion (2012)

After Superboy disrupted his operations on Earth in 2010, Desaad continued with his duties, building and developing more advanced weaponry to help arm the Light and their allies with numerous weapons, as per their agreement with Darkseid.

He was a trusted member of Darkseid's court, acting both as an envoy to Earth and as an observer to the partnership with the humans.


"Endgame"

On the fifth of July 2015, Desaad accompanied his master and a loyal member of the New Gods (G.Gordon Godfrey) to the terrace of Darkseid's stronghold, silently watching as Vandal Savage arrived via Boom Tube and greeted the latter with the statement "Business as usual."


Appearances:

1. "Endgame" (First and Only Appearance)

Lord Randyll Tarly - A Game of Thrones (1996)

The Lord of Horn Hill, Randyll Tarly was a loyal bannerman to House Tyrell and answered many calls to arms when they were given to him by Lord Mace Tyrell. He was the father of five children, Samwell, Dickon and three girls.

He was the owner of the Valayrian steel greatsword Heartsbane, which was ancestral to House Tarly, being passed down from father to son for generations. However he deemed his son Samwell to be a disappointment, attempting to make a knight out of the pacifist by hiring several masters-at-arms. Randyll eventually came to despise Samwell for not living up to his expectations of the Tarly name.

In attempts to accustom Sam to hunting and blood, Randyll made his son watch as he "dress{ed} animals." He would also allow Sam to hold Heartsbane, resigning to the fact that he might not have any other children to carry on the five hundred year old tradition.

He was eventually given the son he had always wanted in the form of Dickon Tarly, leading him to push for his youngest son to be recognised as his heir to the title of Lord of Horn Hill and the wielder of Heartsbane. On Sam's fifteenth birthday, Randyll told Sam in the woods - as he was skinning a deer - that he wanted his son to "take the black" and join the Night's Watch, promising that if he did not do as he asked, he would lead a hunting party to hunt down Sam as though he were a "pig". He added that it would give him great pleasure to do so, expressing with content for his wife's love for her eldest son. But he went on to say that he would tell her it was an accident to spare her any pain.


Appearances:

1. None

Mentions:

1. "Jon IV" (First Mentioned)
2. "Jon V"
3. "Jon VII"
4. "Jon VIII" 
5. "Appendix: House Tyrell" (Last Mentioned)

Prince Doran Martell - A Game of Thrones (1996)

The current head of House Martell and ruler of the Kingdom of Dorne, Doran Nymeros Martell was the husband of the Lady Mellario, fathering three children Arianne, Quentyn and Trystane. He was the Lord of the Sunspear, living in the Dornish seat of power.

He was the brother of Oberyn and Elia Martell, holding great resentment towards Tywin Lannister and his bannermen for the deaths of his sister, niece and nephew during the Sacking of King's Landing.


"Sansa V"

After Joffrey Barathen is made the King of Westeros, Grand Maester Pycelle reads out a Royal Decree at court, which states that all those named in his list must come to King's Landing and swear fealty to the new monarch or they would be seen as enemy to the crown. Doran's name was on the list as well as all of his sons, ignorantly overlooking the custom of the Dornish that states that the eldest child (Arianne) will next be in line for the title of ruler of the Sunspear.

Sansa Stark internally questioned the number and mused how it would take a lot of Ravens to get the message out, as well as how many enemies that the crown appeared to have.


"Eddard VX"

Whilst visiting the captured Eddard Stark in the black cells, Varys mentioned that Cersei will visit him tomorrow to discuss terms of an allainace - sparing him from the King's Justice if he swore fealty to Joffrey.

When asked why, Varys replied that the Queen Regent knew she had many enemies and did not think that the Martells would ever bend the knee to a Baratheon King when they had any ties to House Lannister.


Appearances: 

1. None

Mentions:

1. "Sansa V" (First Mention)
2. "Eddard VX"
3. "Appendix: House Martell" (Final Mention)

King Argilac Durrandon - The World of Ice and Fire (2014)

Although the power that the Storm Kings of House Durrandon was greatly diminished from what they used to own, King Argilac was a "belligerent" leader, eager to keep the title of the Storm King and challenge any of the other six warring Kingdoms that attempted to undermine the rule of the Stormlands. He was the grandson of Arrec Durrandon and father to his only daughter Argella.

From a young age, Argilac took part in battle, defending his lands from an attack by the Martells of Dorne. He was also driven by the thought of gold and glory, joining forces with an alliance to combat the "imperialist tigers" from Volantis, decided that he would lead an army of his soldiers east and oppose the armies wanting to reclaim the city of Myr (the "Disputed Lands") for themselves.

Twenty years later, Argilac also killed the King of the Reach Garse VII Gardner during the battle of Summerfield. He had a violent enmity with Princess Meria Martell, calling her the "Yellow Toad of Dorne".

As he aged, his fighting technique and body began to get affected and weakened. After hearing that his grandfather had lost the Trident to the forces of House Hoare and it's leader Harren the Black, Argilac began to feel paranoid, seeing it as a threat to his dominance over the Stormlands. In an attempt to cement his power, he offered his daughter Princess Argelle to King Aegon I Targaryen as a bride, promising her an impressive dowry of "all the lands east of the Gods Eye". However Aegon declined the offer, reminding him that not only did he have two wives, but also that the lands he had been offering as a dowry also belonged to the Lord of Harrenhal for many years. He reacted with fury at the counter proposal that King Aegon I had proposed - Argelle's hand and all the promised lands, with the addition of Massey's Hook and the lands "south to the river Wendwater and the headwaters of the Mander," which would be given to Lord Orys Baratheon. Argilac violently refused this, believing that Orys was the bastard brother of Aegon, and declaring that he would not let his daughter marry a bastard. As an act of defiance, he had the hands of Aegon's envoy cut off and sent back to Dragonstone in a box, attaching a note that famously said "These are the only hands your bastard shall have."

Argilac refused the King's royal decree that there would now only be one King of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, whilst also declining the command to bend the knee and ensure the continuation of his lands and title as a vassal - a sign of mercy and good faith on King Aegon's part . He called for his banners, receiving the aid of the full force of the Stormlands and prepared to defend themselves against the Targaryens, who threatened to end all those who opposed Aegon's rule.

King Argilac gathered his forces in Storm's End, his ancestral home and seat of power, where he had heard the news of King Harren's death and the destruction of Harrenhal by dragonfire. Deciding that he would not allow himself to die in a manner similar to that of Harren, King Argilac rode into battle to meet his enemies on the battlefield.

He eventually met with the Targaryen forces (led by Orys, Hand of the King) south of the Bronzegate one stormy day. Believing them to be at a disadvantage from the weather, Argilac called for an attack (in a battle that would become known as the Last Storm), ignoring the council of his commanders to wait for more favourable conditions for all. Although they managed to cut through many of the Baratheon forces, they were met by Queen Rhaenys and Meraxes, who burned Argilac's personal guard. He was thrown from the saddle of his horse, who was so scared at the sight of the dragon. Hower he continued to fight, cutting his way through troops until he came face to face with Orys. He refused to stand down when offered by Lord Barartheon. Managing to wound Orys, he was felled by the younger lord in single combat.

In honour of his valour and his daughter (who the Hand did indeed marry), Orys Baratheon took on the family sigil and words of House Durrandom, as well as the castle of Storm's End.


Appearances:

1. None

Mentions:

1. "The Doom of Valyria (First Mentioned)
2. "The Conquest" 
3. "Andals in the Stormland"
4. "House Baratheon" (Last Mentioned)

Argella Durrandon - The World of Ice and Fire (2014)

The only daughter of Argilac of House Durrandon, Argella was told by her father that her dowry would by "the East of the Gods Eye from the Trident to the Blackwater Rush," and was offered as a potential bride to King Aegon Targaryen. However this proposal was rejected by the King, who was already married to two women.



After the death of her father in the Battle of the Last Storm, Princess Argella Durrandon sealed the gates of her ancestral castle of Storm's End as Lord Orys Baratheon and his legion marched towards them. Stating that she was now "The Storm Queen", she declared to Queen Rhaenys - who had flown in on the back of Meraxes to bargain - that none of her men would never bend the knee to the Targaryens. She went on to challenge Rhaenys, telling her that the only way they will get Storm's End is when it was nothing more than "bones and blood and ash."

However her men turned on her as means of a peaceful surrender, ambushing her when she was alone and stripping her of her power, rank and clothes. She was brought before Orys Baratheon in his camp, chained and gagged by her former soldiers, whilst the rest hoisted the peace banner from the walls of the castle.

Orys saw this as a vile and tasteless act, freeing her himself and wrapping the naked woman in his cloak. Together the two dined, where they eventually had a tranquil conversation. She listened as Orys recounted how brave and honourable King Argilac had in his last moments.

Eventually they were married and Princess Argella took on her husbands name as Lady Baratheon, in a manner similar to what he had done in taking the sigil and words of House Durrandon as his own.

Now living in her ancestral home as the Lady Baratheon of Storm's End, she was the mother of Davos and a second unnamed son.


Appearances:

1. None

Mentions:

1. "The Conquest" (First and Only Mention)