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* AgeLift: Slade's living children have all had their ages tweaked. Joey is in his twenties, along with the rest of his "generation" of Titans.
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* AgeLift: Slade's living children have all had their ages tweaked. Joey is in his twenties, having been aged down from his mid-late twenties along with the rest of his "generation" of Titans.
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* AgeLift: Slade's living children have all had their ages tweaked. Joey is in his twenties, along with the rest of his "generation" of Titans, while Rose is about in her mid teens.Titans.
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* BaldWomen: A dark and downplayed example. Joseph suckerpunched Rose in issue #18, and issue #20 reveals he hit her hard enough that her head had to be stitched closed. Since her hair needed to be shaved for that, Rose now wears a wig to cover her scars.
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* ItRunsInTheFamily: Elements of Slade's SuperSoldier serum were passed onto his children. Joey can possess people via eyesight, and Rose can ''sort of'' see the future because her brain works overtime to analyse all info available to her and give her a mental picture of what will go down.
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* ItRunsInTheFamily: Elements of Slade's SuperSoldier serum were passed onto his children.children Joey and Rose (Grant was born before he got the serum). Joey can possess people via eyesight, and Rose can ''sort of'' see the future because her brain works overtime to analyse all info available to her and give her a mental picture of what will go down.
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* TheUnapologetic: Priest even mentions this in regards to Slade's revealed manipulation of [[MoralityPet Tanya Spears]].
-->'''Christopher Priest:''' But he realizes his screw up, and the noble thing for Slade to do (since “I’m sorry” is not in his vocabulary) is [[ZeroApprovalGambit to make Tanya hate him]], which he accomplishes with ruthless efficiency.
-->'''Christopher Priest:''' But he realizes his screw up, and the noble thing for Slade to do (since “I’m sorry” is not in his vocabulary) is [[ZeroApprovalGambit to make Tanya hate him]], which he accomplishes with ruthless efficiency.
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''Deathstroke'' is a 2016 comic book series from Comicbook/DCComics launched as part of its Comicbook/DCRebirth branding initiative. The series, initially shipping semi-monthly, is written by Creator/ChristopherPriestComics, and stars the titular character along with his family.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: Tanya Spears, given she was created for a much maligned run of the New 52 Teen Titans. No one really expected to see her ever again.
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* BatfamilyCrossover: With ''Comicbook/TitansRebirth'' and ''Comicbook/TeenTitansRebirth'' for ''The Lazarus Contract''.
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* BatfamilyCrossover: With ''Comicbook/TitansRebirth'' and ''Comicbook/TeenTitansRebirth'' for ''The Lazarus Contract''.''ComicBook/TheLazarusContract''.
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The series has a crossover with ''ComicBook/TitansRebirth'' and ''ComicBook/TeenTitansRebirth'' in "The Lazarus Contract", a BatFamilyCrossover that features Deathstroke trying to use the Speed Force to revive his dead son, Grant. It is also intended to clear up the ContinuitySnarl regarding the Titans' Post-Flashpoint history, along with Deathstroke's relationship with the team, which was similarly RetGone'd in the New 52.
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The series has a crossover with ''ComicBook/TitansRebirth'' and ''ComicBook/TeenTitansRebirth'' in "The Lazarus Contract", ''ComicBook/TheLazarusContract'', a BatFamilyCrossover that features Deathstroke trying to use the Speed Force to revive his dead son, Grant. It is also intended to clear up the ContinuitySnarl regarding the Titans' Post-Flashpoint history, along with Deathstroke's relationship with the team, which was similarly RetGone'd in the New 52.
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* BeingEvilSucks: Slade shows signs of feeling this way in his episode of The Lazarus Contract, stating that his Deathstroke persona is born from the death of his son Grant and showing awareness that his supervillainy has hurt his family.
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The series will crossover with ''ComicBook/TitansRebirth'' and ''ComicBook/TeenTitansRebirth'' in "The Lazarus Contract", a BatFamilyCrossover that will feature Deathstroke trying to use the Speed Force to revive his dead son, Grant. It is also intended to clear up the ContinuitySnarl regarding the Titans' Post-Flashpoint history, along with Deathstroke's relationship with the team, which was similarly RetGone'd in the New 52.
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The series will has a crossover with ''ComicBook/TitansRebirth'' and ''ComicBook/TeenTitansRebirth'' in "The Lazarus Contract", a BatFamilyCrossover that will feature features Deathstroke trying to use the Speed Force to revive his dead son, Grant. It is also intended to clear up the ContinuitySnarl regarding the Titans' Post-Flashpoint history, along with Deathstroke's relationship with the team, which was similarly RetGone'd in the New 52.
* BeingEvilSucks: Slade shows signs of feeling this way in his episode of The Lazarus Contract, stating that his Deathstroke persona is born from the death of his son Grant and showing awareness that his supervillainy has hurt his family.
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* XanatosSpeedChess: Slade's clash with Batman is predictably a big battle of wits -- and that's just their ''meet-up''.
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* XanatosSpeedChess: Slade's clash with Batman is predictably a big battle of wits -- and that's just this from their ''meet-up''.meeting right on through, with gambits flying around and hitting and missing constantly. It would feel well-nigh impossible if it weren't Deathstroke and Batman we were talking about.
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** Later played straight when Wintergreen calls out Slade on his manipulations, and pulls a ScrewThisImOuttaHere.
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* TheBusCameBack: Pat Trayce, the woman who briefly took up the Vigilante moniker in Slade's first ongoing, makes a reappearance. Their history even seems to be intact, actually.
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* KickTheDog: He kills Tanya's dog. Just to prove to her that he is that terrible of a person.
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* PetTheDog: Slade leaves Luis alive as a favour to his mother, Pat, who was briefly Slade's partner.
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* KickTheDog: He kills Tanya's dog. Just to prove to her that he is that terrible of a person.
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** Batman successfully out-gambits Slade and manages to tell Rose that ''he'' [[spoiler:put out the hit on her]], which causes her to rethink her life and distance herself from Deathstroke. Considering Deathstroke's goal was to [[spoiler: make her spend mroe time with him]], Batman thoroughly won there.
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** Batman successfully out-gambits Slade and manages to tell Rose that ''he'' [[spoiler:put out the hit on her]], which causes her to rethink her life and distance herself from Deathstroke. Considering Deathstroke's goal was to [[spoiler: make her spend mroe more time with him]], Batman thoroughly won there.there.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: This title flies right off the cynical side of the scale and keeps on going.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: This title flies right off the cynical side of the scale and keeps on going.
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** He blackmails a corrupt politician to suicide, resulting in the end of Bland's genocide and his exile. Later on, he turns a blind eye to Raptor possibly sabotaging Bland's newly captured ship.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Slade mentions a few:
** He thinks it's cruel to leave children without a mother, which is why he kills some bear cubs. He may be a deadbeat dad, but at least his kids have Adeline!
** He seems to have a distaste for using children in superheroics.
** He thinks it's cruel to leave children without a mother, which is why he kills some bear cubs. He may be a deadbeat dad, but at least his kids have Adeline!
** He seems to have a distaste for using children in superheroics.
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* ItRunsInTheFamily: Elements of Slade's SuperSoldier serum were passed onto his children.
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* ItRunsInTheFamily: Elements of Slade's SuperSoldier serum were passed onto his children. Joey can possess people via eyesight, and Rose can ''sort of'' see the future because her brain works overtime to analyse all info available to her and give her a mental picture of what will go down.
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* OutGambitted: Whoo, boy. The first issue of ''Deathstroke'': A dictator hires Deathstroke to get a Congressman re-elected to get the US to stay out of his genocide campaign, but asks a favor by getting him to kill the Clock King, who was under his (the dictator's) protection. The plan was that Deathstroke would kill the Clock King and the dictator would kill Deathstroke. However, Deathstroke outwitted him back doubling the pay then blackmailing the senator into killing himself, thus putting the dictator in trouble with the Clock King. [[spoiler:Then, it's ultimately revealed that the dictator did all that just to get Deathstroke to ''change costumes'', leading to him taking his old costume.]]
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* OutGambitted: Whoo, boy. boy.
** The first issue of ''Deathstroke'': A dictator hires Deathstroke to get a Congressman re-elected to get the US to stay out of his genocide campaign, but asks a favor by getting him to kill the Clock King, who was under his (the dictator's) protection. The plan was that Deathstroke would kill the Clock King and the dictator would kill Deathstroke. However, Deathstroke outwitted him back doubling the pay then blackmailing the senator into killing himself, thus putting the dictator in trouble with the Clock King. [[spoiler:Then, it's ultimately revealed that the dictator did all that just to get Deathstroke to ''change costumes'', leading to him taking his old costume.]]]]
** Batman successfully out-gambits Slade and manages to tell Rose that ''he'' [[spoiler:put out the hit on her]], which causes her to rethink her life and distance herself from Deathstroke. Considering Deathstroke's goal was to [[spoiler: make her spend mroe time with him]], Batman thoroughly won there.
* StealthInsult: After Wintergreen tells Rose that Slade saying "you're an idiot" can be translated into "I'm concerned about your choices", she tells Slade she's concerned about his choices.
** The first issue of ''Deathstroke'': A dictator hires Deathstroke to get a Congressman re-elected to get the US to stay out of his genocide campaign, but asks a favor by getting him to kill the Clock King, who was under his (the dictator's) protection. The plan was that Deathstroke would kill the Clock King and the dictator would kill Deathstroke. However, Deathstroke outwitted him back doubling the pay then blackmailing the senator into killing himself, thus putting the dictator in trouble with the Clock King. [[spoiler:Then, it's ultimately revealed that the dictator did all that just to get Deathstroke to ''change costumes'', leading to him taking his old costume.
** Batman successfully out-gambits Slade and manages to tell Rose that ''he'' [[spoiler:put out the hit on her]], which causes her to rethink her life and distance herself from Deathstroke. Considering Deathstroke's goal was to [[spoiler: make her spend mroe time with him]], Batman thoroughly won there.
* StealthInsult: After Wintergreen tells Rose that Slade saying "you're an idiot" can be translated into "I'm concerned about your choices", she tells Slade she's concerned about his choices.
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* WorthyOpponent: Slade makes it pretty clear that he respects the hell out of Batman.
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* TakeThat: There's a dig at the second New 52 series, when Bland says he's glad that Slade doesn't have black hair anymore, even though it's pretty clear that this series is a reboot of the character and his supporting cast.
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* BlackAndGrayMorality: When not just plain EvilVersusEvil. Slade may be a supervillain but plenty of the people he clashes with are just as bad, if not worse than him. Even his kids have moments of darkness.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Underneath all the abuse and manipulations, Slade does love his children. He just has a very odd way of showing it.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Underneath all the abuse and manipulations, Slade does love his children. He just has a very odd way of showing it. For instance, he posted a contract on his own daughter that he was unable to take down. When someone actually ''took it up'', he used the experience as an excuse to spend time with Rose.
* ItRunsInTheFamily: Elements of Slade's SuperSoldier serum were passed onto his children.
* NoSympathy: Batman voices this towards Rose because unlike [[ThouShaltNotKill him]], she kills people.
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* WhamShot: In issue #13, the panel of [[spoiler:Slade getting into bed with Etienne.]]
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* WhamShot: In issue #13, the panel of [[spoiler:Slade getting into bed with Etienne.]]]]
* XanatosSpeedChess: Slade's clash with Batman is predictably a big battle of wits -- and that's just their ''meet-up''.
* XanatosSpeedChess: Slade's clash with Batman is predictably a big battle of wits -- and that's just their ''meet-up''.
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** Bland, who employs Slade while also attempting to arrange his death
** [[Comicbook/NightwingRebirth Raptor]], who works for Bland, but intends to [[WellIntentionedExtremist undermine his dictatorship]]
** [[Comicbook/NightwingRebirth Raptor]], who works for Bland, but intends to [[WellIntentionedExtremist undermine his dictatorship]]
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** Bland, who employs Slade while also attempting to arrange his death
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** [[Comicbook/NightwingRebirth Raptor]], who works for Bland, but intends to [[WellIntentionedExtremist undermine hisdictatorship]]dictatorship.]]
** [[Comicbook/NightwingRebirth Raptor]], who works for Bland, but intends to [[WellIntentionedExtremist undermine his
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* OutGambitted: Whoo, boy, the first issue of ''Deathstroke'': A dictator hires Deathstroke to get a Congressman re-elected to get the US to stay out of his genocide campagin, but asks a favor by getting him to kill the Clock King, who was under his (the dictator) protection. The plan was that Deathstroke would kill the Clock King and the dictator would kill Deathstroke. However, Deathstroke outwitted him back doubling the pay then blackmailing the senator into killing himself, thus putting the dictator in trouble with the Clock King. [[spoiler:Then, it's ultimately revealed that the dictator did all that just to get Deathstroke to ''change costumes'', leading to him taking his old costume.]]
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* OutGambitted: Whoo, boy, the boy. The first issue of ''Deathstroke'': A dictator hires Deathstroke to get a Congressman re-elected to get the US to stay out of his genocide campagin, campaign, but asks a favor by getting him to kill the Clock King, who was under his (the dictator) dictator's) protection. The plan was that Deathstroke would kill the Clock King and the dictator would kill Deathstroke. However, Deathstroke outwitted him back doubling the pay then blackmailing the senator into killing himself, thus putting the dictator in trouble with the Clock King. [[spoiler:Then, it's ultimately revealed that the dictator did all that just to get Deathstroke to ''change costumes'', leading to him taking his old costume.]]
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* OutGambitted: Whoo, boy, the first issue of ''Deathstroke'': A dictator hires Deathstroke to get a Congressman re-elected to get the US to stay out of his genocide campagin, but asks a favor by getting him to kill the Clock King, who was under his (the dictator) protection. The plan was that Deathstroke would kill the Clock King and the dictator would kill Deathstroke. However, Deathstroke outwitted him back doubling the pay then blackmailing the senator into killing himself, thus putting the dictator in trouble with the Clock King. [[spoiler:Then, it's ultimately revealed that the dictator did all that just to get Deathstroke to ''change costumes'', leading to him taking his old costume.]]
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''[[Comicbook/DeathstrokeRebirth Deathstroke'' Deathstroke]]'' is a 2016 comic book series from Comicbook/DCComics launched as part of its Comicbook/DCRebirth branding initiative. The series, shipping semi-monthly, is written by Creator/ChristopherPriestComics, and stars the titular character along with his family.
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ChronicBackstabbingDisorder:
* Slade, with nearly every character he interacts with, save for Wintergreen.
* Bland, who employs Slade while also attempting to arrange his death
* [[Comicbook/NightwingRebirth Raptor]], who works for Bland, but intends to [[WellIntentionedExtremist undermine his dictatorship]]
EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Underneath all the abuse and manipulations, Slade does love his children. He just has a very odd way of showing it.
{{Expy}}: Matthew Bland, aka Red Lion, is an evil expy of Comicbook/BlackPanther, whom Priest has also written for
JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Slade in a nutshell.
TokenGoodTeammate: Billy Wintergreen is the closest that Slade has to a moral conscience. Even then, he doesn't exactly discourage Slade from doing terrible things.
UndyingLoyalty: Wintergreen may be the only person that Slade is completely honest to, and isn't trying to manipulate.
VillainousFriendship: Subverted with Slade and Matthew Bland. They have a professional relationship, but only out of convenience, and are constantly plotting to stab the other in the back.
WhamShot: In issue #13, the panel of [[spoiler:Slade getting into bed with Etienne.]]
* Slade, with nearly every character he interacts with, save for Wintergreen.
* Bland, who employs Slade while also attempting to arrange his death
* [[Comicbook/NightwingRebirth Raptor]], who works for Bland, but intends to [[WellIntentionedExtremist undermine his dictatorship]]
EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Underneath all the abuse and manipulations, Slade does love his children. He just has a very odd way of showing it.
{{Expy}}: Matthew Bland, aka Red Lion, is an evil expy of Comicbook/BlackPanther, whom Priest has also written for
JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Slade in a nutshell.
TokenGoodTeammate: Billy Wintergreen is the closest that Slade has to a moral conscience. Even then, he doesn't exactly discourage Slade from doing terrible things.
UndyingLoyalty: Wintergreen may be the only person that Slade is completely honest to, and isn't trying to manipulate.
VillainousFriendship: Subverted with Slade and Matthew Bland. They have a professional relationship, but only out of convenience, and are constantly plotting to stab the other in the back.
WhamShot: In issue #13, the panel of [[spoiler:Slade getting into bed with Etienne.]]
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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder:
* ** Slade, with nearly every character he interacts with, save for Wintergreen.
* ** Bland, who employs Slade while also attempting to arrange his death
* ** [[Comicbook/NightwingRebirth Raptor]], who works for Bland, but intends to [[WellIntentionedExtremist undermine his dictatorship]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Underneath all the abuse and manipulations, Slade does love his children. He just has a very odd way of showing it.
* {{Expy}}: Matthew Bland, aka Red Lion, is an evil expy of Comicbook/BlackPanther, whom Priest has also written for
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Slade in a nutshell.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Billy Wintergreen is the closest that Slade has to a moral conscience. Even then, he doesn't exactly discourage Slade from doing terrible things.
* UndyingLoyalty: Wintergreen may be the only person that Slade is completely honest to, and isn't trying to manipulate.
* VillainousFriendship: Subverted with Slade and Matthew Bland. They have a professional relationship, but only out of convenience, and are constantly plotting to stab the other in the back.
* WhamShot: In issue #13, the panel of [[spoiler:Slade getting into bed with Etienne.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Underneath all the abuse and manipulations, Slade does love his children. He just has a very odd way of showing it.
* {{Expy}}: Matthew Bland, aka Red Lion, is an evil expy of Comicbook/BlackPanther, whom Priest has also written for
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Slade in a nutshell.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Billy Wintergreen is the closest that Slade has to a moral conscience. Even then, he doesn't exactly discourage Slade from doing terrible things.
* UndyingLoyalty: Wintergreen may be the only person that Slade is completely honest to, and isn't trying to manipulate.
* VillainousFriendship: Subverted with Slade and Matthew Bland. They have a professional relationship, but only out of convenience, and are constantly plotting to stab the other in the back.
* WhamShot: In issue #13, the panel of [[spoiler:Slade getting into bed with Etienne.]]
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''[[Comicbook/DeathstrokeRebirth Deathstroke'' is a 2016 comic book series from Comicbook/DCComics launched as part of its Comicbook/DCRebirth branding initiative. The series, shipping semi-monthly, is written by Creator/ChristopherPriest, Creator/ChristopherPriestComics, and stars the titular character along with his family.
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[[caption-width-right:350:A true "wheelon"]]
''[[Comicbook/DeathstrokeRebirth Deathstroke'' is a 2016 comic book series from Comicbook/DCComics launched as part of its Comicbook/DCRebirth branding initiative. The series, shipping semi-monthly, is written by Creator/ChristopherPriest, and stars the titular character along with his family.
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!!Contains examples of:
ChronicBackstabbingDisorder:
* Slade, with nearly every character he interacts with, save for Wintergreen.
* Bland, who employs Slade while also attempting to arrange his death
* [[Comicbook/NightwingRebirth Raptor]], who works for Bland, but intends to [[WellIntentionedExtremist undermine his dictatorship]]
EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Underneath all the abuse and manipulations, Slade does love his children. He just has a very odd way of showing it.
{{Expy}}: Matthew Bland, aka Red Lion, is an evil expy of Comicbook/BlackPanther, whom Priest has also written for
JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Slade in a nutshell.
TokenGoodTeammate: Billy Wintergreen is the closest that Slade has to a moral conscience. Even then, he doesn't exactly discourage Slade from doing terrible things.
UndyingLoyalty: Wintergreen may be the only person that Slade is completely honest to, and isn't trying to manipulate.
VillainousFriendship: Subverted with Slade and Matthew Bland. They have a professional relationship, but only out of convenience, and are constantly plotting to stab the other in the back.
WhamShot: In issue #13, the panel of [[spoiler:Slade getting into bed with Etienne.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A true "wheelon"]]
''[[Comicbook/DeathstrokeRebirth Deathstroke'' is a 2016 comic book series from Comicbook/DCComics launched as part of its Comicbook/DCRebirth branding initiative. The series, shipping semi-monthly, is written by Creator/ChristopherPriest, and stars the titular character along with his family.
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!!Contains examples of:
ChronicBackstabbingDisorder:
* Slade, with nearly every character he interacts with, save for Wintergreen.
* Bland, who employs Slade while also attempting to arrange his death
* [[Comicbook/NightwingRebirth Raptor]], who works for Bland, but intends to [[WellIntentionedExtremist undermine his dictatorship]]
EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Underneath all the abuse and manipulations, Slade does love his children. He just has a very odd way of showing it.
{{Expy}}: Matthew Bland, aka Red Lion, is an evil expy of Comicbook/BlackPanther, whom Priest has also written for
JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Slade in a nutshell.
TokenGoodTeammate: Billy Wintergreen is the closest that Slade has to a moral conscience. Even then, he doesn't exactly discourage Slade from doing terrible things.
UndyingLoyalty: Wintergreen may be the only person that Slade is completely honest to, and isn't trying to manipulate.
VillainousFriendship: Subverted with Slade and Matthew Bland. They have a professional relationship, but only out of convenience, and are constantly plotting to stab the other in the back.
WhamShot: In issue #13, the panel of [[spoiler:Slade getting into bed with Etienne.]]
