Deathstroke
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Real Identity: Slade Wilson
Appearances (Episodes): #DinnerForFive
Powers/Skills: Above Average Physical Attributes, Swordsmanship, and Unarmed Combat
Voiced By: DC Douglas
Deathstroke is an infamous mercenary and assassin. After being absent from the life of his daughter, Rose, they reconnected in the last year or so. They had issues with him trying to assassinate her friends that he disapproved of. She decided to move in to make up for lost time. He was contracted by someone in Gotham City to assassinate Commissioner Gordon. Barbara Gordon was stirred awake by a noise downstairs. She suspected a burglar and suited up. She saw an open window and continued looking around the kitchen with her Batarang drawn. Deathstroke appeared behind her and drew a sword then slashed. She dodged but some furniture was sliced in half. She continued to avoid his attacks then sidestepped a kick. Deathstroke threw a punch but Batgirl grabbed a bag of flour from the damaged cupboard at the last second. Deathstroke hit it and coughed in a cloud of flour. Batgirl activated her Bat-Goggles and jump kicked him. He grabbed a ladle and deflected her balls but sliced his left arm with a Batarang. Commissioner Gordon woke up and called out from upstairs asking her if everything was okay. She yelled back she was just making nachos.
Deathstroke leaped out a window and vanished behind a neighbor's house. She ran after him, roof to roof. Deathstroke stopped and drew both swords. She grabbed a cable satellite to block them. He had her dead to rights but he sheathed his swords, laughed, backed up, and dropped down. By the time Batgirl looked down, he was gone. The next day, Barbara Gordon met Rose Wilson, who was starting her first day at Metropolis High School. Despite Wilson being a total stranger, Gordon confided the story of the break-in to her. Wilson invited her to her house of dinner on the weekend to get her mind off the break-in. On the night of, Slade Wilson ominously answered the door. She thought his eyepatch was cool but he replied that sometimes, the darkest impulses of the human heart could be triggered by emotions so strong, so raw, that loved ones act without thinking. It was something he learned the hard way. He sarcastically stated he was happy she thought the patch was awesome. She presented the doughnuts. Mr. Wilson thumbed his nose at them and sarcastically mused they would pair well with the chestnut souffles he was preparing all day.
Gordon entered sheepishly. She was amazed by the interior and remarked it looked like a LexMart catalog. She touched a pot but pulled away when Mr. Wilson turned to her. Rose Wilson greeted her. Mr. Wilson remarked she looked lovely and hugged her. Mr. Wilson hoped she was as hungry as she was late. Gordon replied she was up for anything as long as it wasn't something like bouillabaisse. Mr. Wilson frowned. Wilson assured Gordon her father's bouillabaisse was the best and if she didn't like it, she was sure he would be willing to whip up something else. She took the doughnut box. Mr. Wilson joked he might have dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets wedged in the back of the freezer. He took the doughnuts and walked to the kitchen. At the dinner table, Mr. Wilson asked Gordon if she always wore her shoes on other people's carpets. Gordon quickly chucked her shoes off. Wilson chided him. Gordon tried to compliment the shaved fennel and asparagus salad. He responded sarcastically. Wilson told him he was being rude. Mr.
Wilson feigned innocence and asked Gordon to tell him something about herself. Gordon went on stream of unconscious thought and listed off he was a Libra, had a dog named Ace, liked Physics and gym class the best, owns every Batman comic ever, and her dad used to be the police commissioner in Gotham City. Mr. Wilson's interest was piqued and he started to put things together. His ominous grin made her nervous. Gordon suddenly zipped off to the bathroom. Mr. Wilson served his bouillabaisse. Gordon noticed a bandage in his arm. He remarked he was attacked by a bat. Gordon realized he knew she was Batgirl. She looked at her bouillabaisse and saw a skull face. Gordon zipped off to the bathroom again. She paced around then went back to the double doors, broke in, and discovered a secret lair. Gordon accessed a laptop inside and found Deathstroke's list of targets past and present. She then saw a board and learned Commissioner Gordon was his latest target. Mr. Wilson was waiting for her out in the hallway and asked Gordon if she found everything she needed.
Rose Wilson appeared and broke the tension by suggesting they skip to dessert. She began to suspect something was strange was going on. She suggested pairing the souffle with ice cream. Mr. Wilson agreed and told her it was in the freezer downstairs. After she left, he somehow slipped into his costume instantly. He shoved the table and she went flying. She returned to the kitchen as Batgirl. She declared he would have to go through her to get to Commissioner Gordon and threw a bola. He sliced it and told her not to take it personally because her father made a lot of enemies with a lot of money back in Gotham City. Batgirl was insulted and flubbed he was the man who gave birth to her. She bounced off him and hung from a chandelier. He hacked at the chandelier. Deathstroke bragged he could have taken her out that night and wished he did now knowing what a "terrible influence" she was on his daughter. Batgirl dodged his sword and retorted a snobby supervillain father was such a great role model. She threw out exploding gas balls at him. He started throwing out insults, calling her table manners atrocious and she had the palate of a five year old.
Batgirl asked who serves a bouillabaisse to a teenager. They exchanged kicks. He grabbed her leg and threw her into a wall, pinned her to the floor, and unsheathed a sword. Rose Wilson walked in on them. Deathstroke assured her it wasn't what it looked like. Batgirl elbowed him. Wilson revealed he promised he wouldn't try to assassinate her friends anymore. She stated she was very disappointed in him. Deathstroke exclaimed it was his job. Wilson realized she should have known he couldn't change but she was just starting to trust him. Deathstroke apologized and stated she meant more to him than anything. He promised if she didn't want him to do the job, he wouldn't. He took off his mask, and swore he would not assassinate Commissioner Gordon. Wilson ordered them to shake hands. They objected. Batgirl licked her glove to his disgust. He didn't look and shook her hand. Commissioner Gordon rang the doorbell outside. The three of them answered, smiling. He invited Gordon inside for doughnuts. Gordon remarked he never said no to a doughnut and came in.
Slade and Rose Wilson talked. They agreed to take a step back and proceed a little more slowly. They visited the Gordon house the next day. Rose Wilson told Barbara Gordon she was moving back in with her mother. She also promised Gordon's secret was safe with her. Mr. Wilson approached next and thanked Gordon for showing him what a father and daughter could be. He revealed he was taking time off to be a better dad. He then gave her doughnuts he made himself. She was surprised and thanked him. After the Wilsons left, Gordon opened the box and saw the doughnuts formed in the shape of a skull face. She dumped them in the garbage bin and went back inside.