3 Storylines We Want to See in a Deathstroke Series

Arrow finally returned for its sixth season, and with it comes an end to Oliver’s flashbacks that have characterized the past 5 seasons. “You’re gonna still see flashbacks,” executive producer Marc Guggenheim told fans at San Diego Comic Con this year, as we saw in last night’s episode. However, the flashbacks will focus on specific characters when the episode calls for it.

According to Guggenheim, more than one episode in this season is going to focus on fan-favorite Slade Wilson, better known as Deathstroke. But that’s not enough for Manu Bennett, the actor who plays Oliver’s former nemesis; he wants his own Deathstroke series.

Even if we don’t get a Deathstroke series, there are plenty of storylines we’d like to see in the Deathstroke episodes in Arrow’s sixth season. With nearly 40 years of comics to chose from, writers would have plenty of stories to chose from. Here are three storylines that we’d most like to see.

Slade vs. The Teen Titans

The storyline that introduced us to Slade Wilson is also one of his greatest. In New Teen Titans #2, we are introduced to Slade’s son, Grant Wilson. Grant, under the alias Ravager, accepts a contract with H.I.V.E. to kill the Teen Titans. However, the contract is two-sided, and in return, Ravager is gifted with a set of superhuman enhancements.

These superhuman enhancements turn out to be fatal and lead to the death of Grant. Being the trustworthy contract killer he is, Slade agrees to finish his son’s contract.

This comic could be quite easily adapted to fit the Arrowverse. Both Grant Wilson and H.I.V.E. exist in the universe. Although the status of H.I.V.E is unknown after it’s leader, Damien Darhk was killed, a wounded H.I.V.E. could aspire to take out some of the Arrowverse heroes we don’t see too often, like Vixen. Because of their weakened status, they’d have to deal out the contract to someone else, and why not Grant?

Last time we saw Grant, he was in an alternate timeline in the Legends of Tomorrow episode “Star City 2046.” Although that timeline was erased, Grant wasn’t. At the conclusion of Arrow Season 5, Deathstroke set off to look for his son. The promo for the next episode of Arrow shows Grant making an appearance. Could Slade find his son closer to home and working with H.I.V.E or as one of Season 6’s big bads?

Infinite Crisis

The CW didn’t shy away from forming the Legion of Doom, so why not make a live-action series focusing on the Secret Society of Super-Villains? In the Infinite Crisis storyline, Deathstroke employs Nightwing to train his daughter, Rose. However, sparks fly when Deathstroke discovers Nightwing has instead been training Rose to be a hero.

Nightwing makes an ultimatum — he will stay away from Rose if Slade keeps the metahuman villains out of Blüdhaven. This deal doesn’t hold up long, and the Legion ends up bombing Blüdhaven. Nightwing, in turn, takes his revenge on Deathstroke by turning his daughter against him.

To adopt this storyline into a live-action series, The CW wouldn’t be required to form the Secret Society, although a few of its members do exist in the Arrowverse. Instead of Rose, why not use Grant Wilson? And instead of Nightwing, use a hero we haven’t seen in a while, like Roy Harper (who is confirmed to return).

Although Grant Wilson was nearly as skilled Deathstroke when we saw him in Legends, he had to start somewhere. It would make for an interesting timeline change if he turns out to be a hero, instead of following in his father’s footsteps. Father vs. son, anyone?

New 52 Slade Meets Grant

When the New 52 incarnation of Slade Wilson first meets his son, their explosive introduction doesn’t quite lead to the relationship Slade had in earlier comics.

The story begins when Slade receives a contract to kill (what a surprise!) an arms dealer named Jeffrey Bode. Slade, however, is forced to work alongside a group known as the Alpha Dogs for the contract. His pride wounded, an enraged Deathstroke slaughters his supposed teammates and completes the mission alone.

No longer known as the #1 mercenary in the world, Slade begins a series of missions to prove his worth. While on these missions, he is pursued by an unheard-of villain known as Legacy. When he slaughters his would-be attacker, another one takes his place, and a loop begins. Determined to end this cycle of attackers, he tracks down the person who hired these mercenaries, only to discover his son has been pulling the strings from the beginning.

Out of all the storylines on the list, this one actually seems the most likely to be used for a Deathstroke series. It is easily adaptable and would make for a great twist when Deathstroke discovers his long-lost son is against him.