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The New Deadshot Respect Thread

pretty sure all my links from the old one aren't operational. Plus, this one will have more scans in a more ordered, accessible form.

for starters, here's Floyd Lawton's, AKA Deadshot's, original origin story from the pages of Batman #59(June/July 1950):

here's a bio:

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Deadshot's 2nd appearance since his 1st in Batman #59, in which he takes on batman. He could've ended it before it started, but wants to make his revenge last. He also shows a bit of h2h skill, fighting batman. Batman even comments, saying, " He's up as fast as I am!"(wanted to mention that since Lawton gets a bad rep as a lousy fighter). Batman eventually wins, but only because Floyd chose to toy with batman instead of get the job done, a bad mistake when dealing with bats. Nonetheless, he had 2 opportunities to kill bats here:

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Deadshot fights bats once again. He uses a seldom seen grappling gun and displays agility swinging from it and besting bats in aerial combat. he loses once again due to outside interference, but once again had bats at his mercy before the fact:

also, deadshot proves his uncanny aim with ANY object, not just a gun, by using a small rock to cleverly escape police custody, he also cuts a powerline with a bullet:

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Deadshot derails a train with a traffic light:

Deadshot Vs. Batman. Batman admits reluctancy in facing deadshot, saying, "I hardly relish the thought of facing him again". Batman also knows he can't face him in the open and hides away. Deadshot has yet another opportunity to kill bats but instinctively reverts back to his shot trickery. He battles bats and gets a lucky hit, sending his "mind reeling". Batman runs(deadshot leaves this fight to do a hit and is later caught of guard in the act and foiled):

note: Bet you wonder why bats always seems to get extremely lucky in these fights with deadshot. Well, there is an answer to that, which Batman discovers, and you'll soon know as well.......well, kinda

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Deadshot's defeats the armored "manticore":

Deadshot defeats bulletproof foes with explosive rounds:

long range shot

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Deadshot Vs. Mr. Miracle:

Deadshot kills a super-speedster:

"I believe you" lol

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Why Batman is still alive. It has been revealed that for some reason only known to bats, deadshot subconsciously pulls his shots in their encounters......smells like a plot device to me:

Deadshot doesn't care whether he lives or dies........and will go to any extent to get the job done......even killing the target he's assigned to protect so that someone else can't, lol:

how to stop a speeding SUV with a with flames and bullets:

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Deadshot shots a man right in front of bats.......he does nothing. interesting dialogue:

Deadshot takes on a gunmen dressed like him.......which is the problem. he is hard pressed to work up the nerve to kill his own image, but he gets over it. he also dodges gunfire here:

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Deadshot Vs. Deadline..........floyd wins:

Deadshot kills 2 metas:

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Batman has tried and failed. bronze tiger too. even a team of ravager, jericho, donna troy, nightwing, and batgirl has failed. Deadshot succeeded

Deadshot beats Deathstroke!:

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Deadshot shots batman's grappling line through a window:

Deadshot quickly disables bats, then simply leaves instead of finishing him off:

Deadshot Vs. armed policemen, point blank:

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Deadshot Vs. Batman, again. Deadshot puts one in his chest from the get-go and disables him, but delays, again, and loses, again:

More about Deadshot's subconscious dilema with batman:

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Deadshot Vs. Deathstroke 2. Deadshot doesn't do as good this time, but the others inform him that slade was beat up too, that is, when he comes to:

Deadshot Vs. The Closer. a super-strong, bullet-proof foe(well, mostly bulletproof)..........and according to deadshot, a stupid bastard.lol

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Deadshot disarms to policemen who had him at gunpoint with his back turned.......then he tells them what's what:

Deadshot cares more about puppies than the average man, lol:

Deadshot's headgear is more than armor

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Deadshot Vs. Trickster/Pied Piper. He kills Trickster:

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Armed gunmen go after Lawton's family......big mistake. he takes them out and makes an example of one, after being willingly shot in the head(armor protects him):

Deadshot takes some shaolin monks:

Deadshot really just doesn't care:

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Deadshot takes out trickster:

Kills bullet-proof foes by shooting into the crevices of their armor:

Supervillain or not.........you don't smart off to deadshot:

Deadshot's version of car insurance:

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Deadshot takes out two armed rival gangs at the same time:

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Deadshot Vs. Green Arrow. stalemate, but deadshot simply shoots his arrows and bowstring instead of shooting him. he really does have a fancy for tricks. oh yeah, and it turns out the people think he's a better protector than GA, go figure:

Deadshot ties GA in darts........more proof that he does more than guns:

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Deadshot Vs. a speeding jeep? no contest. Sniper bullet, detected from behind and evaded. Sniper, dead

Deadshot Vs. Fire(formerly of the JLA). He shows agility evading her blasts, then blasts her. he also takes down some other chick:

Trick shots: