History ComicBook / Deadshot

* BadassMustache: Before the ComicBook/New52. He grew it back after a while, but shaved it again.

** DealWithTheDevil: Makes one with Neron during ComicBook//UnderworldUnleashed, selling his soul and promising to spread chaos in return for [[MundaneUtility more bullets.]]

* WouldHurtAChild: While he doesn't go out of his way to kill children it has been shown that he has no qualms against it.
** His "dream assassination" was revealed to be killing a class of kindergarten students (something he attempts to do after [[DealWithTheDevil selling his soul to Neron]] If not for the intervention of the Justice League he would have the blood of several innocent children on his hands.

* MoralityChain: It has been implied that his love for his daughter (as well as [[BigBrotherSubstitute his complicated relationship]]with Batman) are the only things stopping him from going off the deep end.

* MoralityChain: It has been implied that his daughter (as well as [[BigBrotherSubstitute Batman]]) are the only things stopping him from going off the deep end.

* AdaptationalVillainy: His ''[[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse DCAU]]'' counterpart is much more antagonistic than his comic book counterpart and most versions through the fact that he's just an unusually talented hitman with the lack of his usual MoralityPet (his daughter) or any type of redeeming or sympathetic qualities. To summarize, he's a gun for hire, nothing more.

* AdaptationalVillainy: His ''[[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse DCAU]]'' counterpart is much more antagonistic than his comic book counterpart and most versions through the fact that he's just an unusually talented hitman with the lack of his usual MoralityPet (which is his daughter. To summarize, he's a gun for hire, nothing more.

* AdaptationalVillainy: His [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse DCAU]] counterpart is much more antagonist than his comic book counterpart and most versions through the fact that he's just an unusually talented hitman with the lack of his usual MoralityPet (which is his daughter. To summarize, he's a gun for hire, nothing more.

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' - Has a noticeable role as one of several [[VillainProtagonist Villain Protagonists]] in the episode "Task Force X".

* AdaptationalHeroism: His [[DCExtendedUniverse DCEU]] counterpart is considerably more heroic than previous adaptions of the character, with most of his more villainous character traits being either [[AdaptedOut removed]] or [[AdaptionDistillation glossed over]] in favour of focusing solely on his relationship with [[MoralityPet his daughter]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: His [[DCExtendedUniverse DCEU]] counterpart is considerably more heroic than previous adaptions of the character, with most of his more villainous character traits being either [[AdaptedOut removed]] or glossed over in favour of focusing on his relationship with [[MoralityPet his daughter]]

** Whether the reason he can never seem to shoot Batman is due to [[KillMeNowOrForeverStayYourHand BigBrotherSubstitute psychological issues ]] or simply because, well, it's [[InvincibleHero Batman]]

** Whether the reason he can never seem to shoot Batman is due to [[KillMeNowOrForeverStayYourHand psychological BigBrotherSubstiute issues ]] or simply because, well, it's [[InvincibleHero Batman]]

* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: Averted. Both his live-action appearances so far kept his codename. Probably because it just sounds cool, and calling him [[EmbarrassingFirstName Floyd]] wouldn't do him any favours.
** His appearance in ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' is shaping up to avert this trope too.

** Whether the reason he can never seem to shoot Batman is due to [[KillMeNowOrForeverStayYourHand psychological issues BigBrotherSubstitute]] or simply because, well, it's [[InvincibleHero Batman]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: His DCEU counterpart is considerably more heroic than previous adaptions of the character, with most of his more villainous character traits being either [[AdaptedOut removed]] or glossed over in favour of focusing on his relationship with [[MoralityPet his daughter]]

* AdaptationalHeroism:His DCEU counterpart is considerably more heroic than previous adaptions of the character, with most of his more villainous character traits being either [[AdaptedOut removed]] or glossed over in favour of focusing on his relationship with [[MoralityPet his daughter]]

* AdaptionalHeroism:His DCEU counterpart is considerably more heroic than previous adaptions of the character, with most of his more villainous character traits being either [[AdaptedOut removed]] or glossed over in favour of focusing on his relationship with [[MoralityPet his daughter]]

* AdaptionalHeroism:His DCEU counterpart is considerably more heroic than previous adaptions, with most of his more villainous character traits being either [[AdaptedOut removed]] or glossed over in favour of focusing on his relationship with [[MoralityPet his daughter]]

* AdaptionalHeroism :His DCEU counterpart is considerably more heroic than previous adaptions, with most of his more villainous character traits being either [[AdaptedOut removed]] or glossed over in favour of focusing on his relationship with [[MoralityPet his daughter]]

* AdaptionalHeroism: His DCEU counterpart is considerably more heroic than previous adaptions, with most of his more villainous character traits being either [[AdapptedOut removed]] or glossed over in favour of focusing on his relationship with [[MoralityPet his daughter]]

* ''Comicbook/SuicideSquadMostWantedDeadshotAndKatana'' - A ''Suicide Squad'' miniseries with separate stories spotlighting Deadshot and Katana.

* ''Comicbook/SuicideSquadMostWanted:DeadshotAndKatana'' - A ''Suicide Squad'' miniseries with separate stories spotlighting Deadshot and Katana.