Good and interesting match. Slade does have a lot of speed, while Taskmaster have those photographic reflexes. I think after a nice fight, Deathstroke the terminator wins.
As Symmetric pointed out, Taskmaster would be able to perfectly duplicate any fighting maneuvers that Slade used, but he'd be entirely unable to keep up with Slade's superior strength and speed.
Besides that, who knows if Taskmaster's ability would even work? It's failed to work in the past, and Slade was able to fool Cass' reading ability - why not Taskmasters'?
Slade has never stomped batman or cass or nightwing. Each one always gives him hell. Slade only wins due to superior stats, but it is never an easy fight and batman always gives him hell. Some times night wing even comes out on top. Cass even well unable to read his moves still gave him hell. His lack of MA skill hurts him greatly while fighting people with inferior stats. What slade gunna do when he facing some one far more skilled then he and has roughly the same stats
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Long pig also thinks slade can run as fast as flash for a few steps which is BS. I don't care what Long pig says. Many of death strokes feats are simply PIS simple as that. Death stroke has trouble time and time again with MA's. Though it is true detah stroke is far superior in strength his speed advantage is not so great when TM can perfectly mimic spidermans and DD movements by amping his speed into the superhuman ranges
wow for a second I thought I was in the midnighter vs deathstroke thread lol
Deathstrokes feats are PIS? What? He's been reacting to flashes for his ENTIRE RUN.
The argument you're making is the same one that people try to use against Wolverine; "He shouldn't be able to hang with the Hulk! It's PIS!" He's been doing it since his creation!
I can't really debate that since I do not read TM regularly nor is his respect theard any were enar as impressive.
One question you think slade can move as fast as Flash? Is that a serosu comment? Wolverine and spiderman hti speed stirrs all the time, but I would never say they could mvoe any were near as fast. Death stroke also constantly get hit by street levelers yet he can move as fast as flash? Does that make any sense? It a lot of hype. Fash can mvoe many times the speed of light and there is no way in hell death stroke can do that. So now deaths troke has superior reflexes to spiderman and wolverine even if you combind them?
also green arrow speed is no were near taskmaster. Taskmaster can mimic all of spidermans moves for the most part and his powers allow him to go into the super human ranges.
I wish i had the means to debate this better, but I just do not have the evidence I need.
also when death stroke had 10 times normal humans reflexs his was no depowered.
Taskmaster's powers do NOT allow him to go into superhuman speed or strength levels. No. They do not. It has been stated in at least two Taskmaster comics to my memory. He can replicate the act, but not the efficiency. He can move like spiderman, but not with Spiderman's speed.
As for your 'serious question,' No. Slade cannot move as fast as the Flash. However, he can, obviously, react as fast as the Flash. Especially considering that it was stated. In text. In about a dozen comics, and in several of the scans I posted just above. Slade cannot move anywhere near as fast as the Flash. But he can react as fast.
Anywho, if anything, a street leveller giving Slade trouble is PIS, not Slade giving the Flash trouble. Slade's been ****ing up speedster's days since his first appearance. Also, nearly every time Dick, Batman, or Cass have encountered Slade, he TOYS with them.
Also; I HAVE read some of Taskmaster's more impressive showings. His mini where he ditched the pirate garb? That was pretty impressive. It was where he displayed his double-speed ability.
This, however, only allows him to move TWICE as fast as a human. And he couldn't do so for very long, because the strain on his body was incredible. Deathstroke, on the other hand, out reacts Wally West, and numerous other Speedsters, treats the Green Arrow (who IS around Taskmaster's speed level, believe it or not), like he was standing still. Treats friggin STARBOLTS from starfire like THEY were standing still, has instantaneous reflexes, and has his senses magnified ten thousand times over.
Oh, and let us not forget that little thing that YOU love to bring up so often; a healing factor.
If a stab wound would heal in a second, how fast do you think the damage from Taskmaster's punches would heal? Quite honestly?
Hell, Wally has said that punching Deathstroke is like punching a brick wall, anyways.
So, let us recap;
Strength? Slade - by a mile. We're talking between athletic and peak human versus class ten.
Speed? Slade. By terrameters. We're talking about double human speed to outreacting speedsters in dozens of his appearances, and managing to toy with Batgirl. Who has speed feats that easily put her at Taskmaster's level - even when taskmaster is working at double speed.
Reflexes? Slade. By a mile. Instantaneous versus between Athletic and Peak Human.
Durability? Slade. By a mile. Brick wall versus downed by deadpool's punches.
Other abilities? You know, like that nifty little HEALING FACTOR that would mean Taskmaster would never do ANY lasting damage? Slade. Taskmaster's 'other ability' is his ability to read slade, which may or may not even work. It failed on Agent X, and Cass' failed on Slade.
Fighting Skills? Taskmaster. Not by a LONG shot - Captain America has put Taskmaster down. Deadpool's done it. But Taskmaster is certainly top tier in fighting skills, and Deathstroke, while good, is a B-lister.
So....
In conclusion, this thread is spite. Perhaps not in intention, but irrevocably, it's spite.
Slade hardly curbstomps Batman in a fight. The first time they fought, Slade won, but Batman had messed him up so badly that afterwards Slade was decisively beaten by a guy who literally had both hands tied.
I can't remember, was the Batgirl incident around the time when she had trouble body reading in general?
When Batman and Slade fought, it was when he WAS in fact depowered. It was mentioned in the Slade respect thread, and there were scans to prove it. Batman tested Slade's blood, and found that his powers were waning.
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