Slade swore vengeance on his son's death and blamed the Titans for it. During the mission, both started a relationship and had a daughter, Rose.ĭeathstroke's vendetta with the Titans began when his oldest son, Grant (who is now known as Ravager) became physically enhanced to carry out a contract to kill or capture the Titans but died as the enhancement proved fatal. Afterward, his confidence in his physical abilities was such that he made no secret of his impaired vision, marked by his mask which has a black featureless half covering his lost eye.įew years later, Slade was sent in Cambodia to extract the headmistress of a Bordello. Adeline, enraged, after taking their son to the hospital, tried to kill Slade by shooting him, but only managed to take out his right eye. However, before coming to a conclusion on the concept of saving his son for the information, one of the criminals slashed Joseph's neck, rendering him mute.
He told Slade he would not kill his son - if in turn he revealed information on one of his clients. After promising that he would save their son, they flew to Tangier and fought against a rival mercenary known simply as the Jackal. Slade was not only a world famous safari hunter, he was also one of the world's deadliest and greatest assassins: Deathstroke the Terminator. When Slade discovered what had happened to his son, he knew he could not keep the truth from his wife any longer. Adeline attempted to rescue her son, but failed in the process.
Years later, a group of hired mercenaries broke into the Wilson mansion and kidnapped Joseph. He became a world famous safari hunter and great wealth followed soon after, however he still felt unfulfilled. At this time, Adeline was pregnant with their second child Joseph, and Slade ultimately leaned toward hunting, unable to further his career in the military. Slade was refused to rejoin the army, even though his condition had subsided and went into a state of depression and desired to serve his country badly. However, when he awakened, Slade learned that his physical abilities were raised to superhuman levels, most notably his strength, reflexes, mental healing rates. Some time later, Slade volunteered for a medical experiment to enhance a soldier's ability to resist truth serums - the experiment did not go over as expected and Slade slipped into a deep coma. While away, Adeline gave birth to their son Grant. It was at this time that the Vietnam War reached it's highest peak and Slade was shipped off overseas. Six months later Adeline and Slade were married and she became pregnant with their child. In less than a year, Slade mastered every fighting form presented to him. She offered to train Slade privately in guerrilla warfare. There he met Adeline Kane, whom was awed by his skills, and they quickly hit it off. Lying about his age, Slade enlisted in the army and was soon tested for new techniques in Camp Washington in anticipation of growing troubles in the Vietnam war.