Taskmaster's normal speed is around the level of Daredevil, his bullet catching feat is most likely a result of him amping up his stats with chi, which he has shown to have at least limited knowledge and use of.
I don't know why some people think that Slade is anywher close to a match for people like Cap and Bats in h2h skill. He was never that good, Addie was better then he was, Wintergreen was better then he was and if Pam wasn't she sure as he was close. The reason he does so well agaisn't people like Batman is because he is physically his superior, and still he limbs away from battles and Nightwing has one upped Slade twice, he has even over welmed him with his speed and agility.
Slade gets way to much respect around here. He took the Teen Titans when they were green and had no team work to speak of. Big deal. When Jerico had possesion of his body he was never fighting more then two of the Titans at a time and Cyborg and Beastboy (dispite fighting like idots) had him beat easily until they found out he was Jericho. With out prep Slade isn't such a big shot, streets give him trouble and even beat him some times.
Taskmaster wins.
I like Taskmaster waaaaaaaay more than I like Slade. I've noticed that either people overrate Slade or underrate him. Few get it just right. Slade shouldn't have much trouble against Bats or NW. His h2h knowledge is below theirs, but his physical stats more than fill the gap. On the other hand, his showing against some of the lamest members of the JLA (Flash & G.Arrow were there, but they are cool) was flat out PIS. Flash should kick Slade's a$$ in between heartbeats.
being fast enough to react to the flash aint PIS he's done it to kid flash more then once sooooo its not PIS, how did he take out and what did green arrow do that was so great that he should beat deathstroke, deathstroke beating the GL with out some kind of super prep like promethius then yeah thats PIS.
Check the stipulations of the match:
Originally posted by Thunderstrike
No weapons. The fight takes place in a Dojo, and both are wearing traditional gi, but their trademark masks and colors. Both have watched tapes of the other fighting. Slade watched Tasky fight Batman, and Taskmaster watched Slade's fights with Batman.
Given Taskmaster's skills, he knows Slade's fighting style. He also has the styles of:
Anaconda
Ant-Man II
Batman
Batroc
Beast
Black Widow II
Blizzard II
Boomerang
Bushwacker
Blacklash
Black Knight III
Black Panther
Captain America
Cat
Conquest
Daredevil
Deadpool
Diamondback II
Eel II
Elektra
Falcon
Fatale
Firestar
Goliath III
Hawkeye
Headhunter
Hulk
Huntress (DC)
Iron Fist
Jack O' Lantern
Justice
Libra (DC)
MACH-IV
Machete
Mister X II
Nomad III
Oddball
Photon III
Porcupine
Puma
Punisher
Quicksilver
Razorfist
Ringer
Saguri
Scarlet Witch
Shatterhead
She-Hulk
Shockwave
Silverclaw
Silver Samurai
Siren
Speed Demon
Spider-man
Stiltman
Swordsman
Thing
Toad
Tigra
Trapster
Triathlon
Tumbler
USAgent
Vision
Warbird
Whiplash II
Whirlwind
Wolverine
Wonder Man
Yellowjacket
Zaran
to his advantage.
Yes, however, it's not about knowing the moves, it's about using them well, which is where Taskmaster ultimately falls short of being an uber godly h2h fighter. Slade fluctuates a lot. Batman gives him a run one day, the next, he humiliates Batgirl. He's been compared, skillwise, to Lady Shiva, but is given a real challenge by Nightwing. I personally go for his higher end feats, partly because I like Deathstroke, and partly because taht's what I feel his original purpose was: a team wrecker. I really am more inclined to believe that one person would job to Batman as opposed to a good chunk of the JLA jobbing to that one guy.
Taskmaster is good, but ultimately, not as fast as Slade, in terms of reactions. (which I don't think he can copy, unless Slade actually moves that fast) He's good, yes, but so is Slade. It really wouldn't surprise me if Deathstroke figured out what Taskmaster was doing, either from the tapes or from seeing his own moves coming back at him. He's at least skilled enough to know counters to his own moves, and he still does bring a fairly significant physical advantage, especially when Tasky's best trick is moving double human speed, which wears him out very quickly, and is still not much faster/not even faster than Slade.
Basically, I doubt even Taskmaster should prove too much for Deathstroke, depending on if you take his higher or lower end feats.
Here's the big thing: Taskmaster has been able to go toe to toe with people as fast as Slade, if not faster. He leveled the entire Avengers team with a bow, shield, and sword. Also, since he has watched Slade fight on a tape, he will already know how fast he moves. He'd know what to dodge and when. The benefit of photographic reflexes.
True, he's fought people faster, and he's fought people who are probably as skilled, and he's fought people who are stronger, but has he fought Slade? No, he's a mix of all of those. If we want to get into team fights, Slade mauled the JLA with a sword, a bomb or two, and a tiny laser. And he's dominated the Titans on more than one occasion with less than that... And hey, with prep, Hawkeye took out a big chunk of the Thunderbolts, and was ready to take all of them.
Hell, if Deathstroke's really smart (which he is) he could do some kind of attack that ends up hurting him subtly, healing from it, and watching Taskmaster take himself out trying to copy it. Hell, Daredevil made him jump in front of a truck, it's not that much of a stretch. Slade's overall skills are still slightly in question, but with his physical and mental advantages, I don't see Taskmaster's copied moves really being more than he can handle.
Originally posted by Thunderstrike
Tasky is also a genius when it comes to battles. He can mix and match any of those abilities at will. He's not just going to use Slade's fighting abilities. He's also going to use everyone he's ever fought against.
When's the last time you saw Taskmaster pull out a signature move of the Porcupine? 🙄 It's not like Taskmaster has outfought everyone he's ever been thrown against, he CAN be beaten.
The fact still remains that Daredevil outsmarted him. Given Slade's healing factor, he could easily pull off a move that would all but incapacitate Taskmaster but wouldn't slow him down much at all. The man healed from open heart surgery nigh on instantly. Which just so happens to be another huge advantage of his over Tasky, I might add...
TM gets eaten, no fanboy BS. TM just doesn't have what it takes.
Tm's biggest speed feet was doubling his own speed-making him 2x faster than a peak human. Fast enough to catch bullets.
Sounds impressive, but it ain't.
Slade's biggest speed feet was tagging three different Flashes at three different times.
Slade, before upgrades, was 10x peak human in speed, making him 5 x faster than TM's fastest move.
Slade has slapped away bullets...with his army knife, at point blank range AFTER the ****ing thing left the gun.
TM have the skill level superiority, but his most powerful form of MA he copied from Batman, and Slade has make Bats look like a fool in skill AND speed/strength.
Not only couldn't TM copy Slade's moves, he wouldn't be capable of even reading them.
Strength: Slade
Speed: Slade
Smarts: Slade
Healing: Slade
Durability: Slade.
TM has...uh, slightly more skill in h2h. that's it.
Editted by Tron to take away those faces.😉