I've been on a few comic boards in my day, and there are some things out there about Slade that either aren't explained well enough, or just are flat out crap. Here's a few:
Slade can hit Flash if Flash is going full speed.
Slade can dodge Superman if Superman is going full speed.
Slade could take on Wonder Woman.
etc, etc. Well, what I'm going to do is give a dissection of Slade Wilson, and what he can and cannot do.
*NOTE: This is not an anti-Slade thread. This is a thread that explains him.*
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Slade's reactions are at the speed of his thought process. Though this is quick, it does NOT make him quicker than Spider-Man, who can move 15x quicker than a normal man, or Quicksilver who is even quicker than Spider-Man.
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Slade tagging Kid Flash. Now, there are two things to keep in mind here.
1. Kid Flash is not moving full speed in a sprint, so this is not his quickest.
2. Slade is getting tagged at a very rapid pace. He was able to dodge one hit, then roll with the momentum and tag him.
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Damn. His quickness and the hormone additive allow him to see things slower than most people. However, THIS IS NOT PRECOGNITION! He's getting no forewarning of what happening. I'll explain more later.
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Slade just punked Wally West? How? First of all, he's not precognative. The first blast was while Wally was just turning around. Then, Slade made sure there was only one way for Wally to go, and that was where he was. That is planning ahead, NOT PRECOG! It's a strategy feat.
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Superman is NOT moving at full speed there, even though it's a great show of agility on Slade's part. He's very good with acrobatics, but don't kid yourself into thinking Slade is trying.
Now, I've been throwing this pic around like crazy to those who say that Slade can evade anyone uber in DC if they're moving full speed. Slade vs Superman: (please log in to view the image)
There we go. So, I hope I've cleared things up. Here's what I've discovered through my research:
Slade is an amazing tactician, but is not precognative.
Slade cannot speedblitz
Slade has enhanced reflexes. He does NOT have superspeed.
I also just noticed a couple grammatical errors on my part. Let me correct them real quick.
"Superman is NOT moving at full speed there, even though it's a great show of agility on Slade's part. He's very good with acrobatics, but don't kid yourself into thinking Slade is trying."
I meant to put don't kid yourself that Superman is trying.
"Nightwing should be able to hit him if Slade is precognative."
Meant to put Nightwing shouldn't be able to hit Slade.
And giving new fans something to drool at. Probably the generation of Deathstroke fans won't be using stupid arguments and fakefeats to back up their favourite character, so you might have done us a tremendous favour, Thunderstrike.
Every character has those. And most of the character have some serious fanboys too, but making a thread like this is still cool. Gives some perspective for the users.
And I'd like to say that this is how more respect threads should be done. It's rather unbiased, and points out both strengths AND weaknesses....good showings and bad (though still mostly good). Bravo.