Deathstroke's Copycat is Finally Getting Unmasked in DC Comics
WARNING: Spoilers for Deathstroke Inc. #7 ahead!
The mini-me of DC Comics' longtime villain Deathstroke, the young Lazarus Tournament competitor Respawn, is finally unmasked by Slade Wilson in a preview for the upcoming Deathstroke Inc. #7. While the true identity of Respawn has not yet been revealed by DC, preview images show the first full shot of his face, confirming that whoever he is, he certainly looks like a younger replica of the infamous Deathstroke.
First introduced in Robin #1 during the Lazarus Tournament plotline, Respawn is a young martial artist whose costume bears a striking resemblance to Wilson's own, as well as that of Ravager's, Deathstroke's biological daughter Rose Wilson. The resemblance is so similar that the first thing Damian Wayne ever says to Respawn is, «Nice copyright infringement,» calling out how unoriginal the young anti-hero's look is. While Respawn eventually became friends with Ravager, Robin, and others in the tournament he has remained incredibly secretive about his true identity, refusing to allow Damian to unmask him. There are truly so many theories on who Respawn could be, from a clone of Slade's, to a child between him and a mystery partner, to a version of Wilson' deceased son Grant reborn in theInfinite Frontier era!
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Deathstroke Inc. #7 — written by Joshua Williamson with art by Stephen Segovia — follows Slade's continued descent into becoming «King of the Super Villains» after betraying Black Canary and officially establishing that he is not an anti-hero any longer, but instead a full blown diabolical supervillain. The textless preview images seen below, shared exclusively with CBR, show Ravager and
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