Talk:Slade/@comment-509894-20131209021918/@comment-10991130-20131230091747

Sorry to get back so much later, been busy and have only done some edits and minor Forum things on this wiki lately.

Anyways, I think Slade would actually have an easier time making Beast Boy his apprentice (although I still don't think he would do that). Robin has plenty of issues too, so Beast Boy's wouldn't be anything new. Then Robin is also smarter and stronger willed than Beast Boy (dat Batman training), so in that sense, Beast Boy would be easier to manipulate. Not only that, but Slade also has Terra over Beast Boy's head, so he could also use that to help manipulate Beast Boy. As far as Slade being able to handle Beast Boy in a fight, Slade would destroy him, considering he's just as powerful as his comic counterpart. We don't truly know the extent of Slade's direct fighting power, but I feel he always held back against Robin as defeating Robin in those fights was never really Slade's purpose. Against all 5 Titans, he didn't really stand a chance, but hey, we're just talking about Beast Boy alone here. In Betrayal, Beast Boy couldn't seem to handle Slade and he may still have been holding back, toying with him more than anything.

As far as Slade's powers and abilities go, even though the 2 are very different in their characterization, I bet they're very similar to comic Deathstroke's. Deathstroke is a metahuman. His fighting skill alone would allow him to go toe-to-toe with Batman and at least have a chance. His super strength (not Superman or Wonder Woman levels, but probably not too far off if not equal to Bane), instant reactions (allows him to combat speesters like the Flash), enhanced brain power (uses 90% of his brain instead of the supposed 10% that normal humans use), super agility, and regenerative healing factor allow him to beat Batman in the majority of fights the 2 have been in (screw what Injustice and Arkham Origins say). With the Nth metal armor he wears in the New 52, he could even go toe-to-toe with Lobo, who even Superman can have troubles with. Deathstroke lost I'm fairly sure, but that's not the point. And despite what The End did, I don't think Beast Boy actually has a chance against Starfire. She is more powerful than Cyborg and apparently Cyborg can kick Beast Boy's butt, so there's no way he'd be able to take her down so easily. I bring that up because Deathstroke CAN take down Starfire. She even shot him point blank once with a starbolt in the comics (specifically, New Teen Titans #10) and he was still standing. Keep in mind, Starfire's starbolts can contend with if not overpower Superman's heat vision and Darkseid's Omega Effect (see the movie Superman/Batman: Public Enemies and the New Teen Titans/Uncanny X-Men crossover for proof). He could have even finished her off, but he didn't because that wasn't his purpose. It wasn't his easiest fight, but he still beat her nonetheless. Now in both of those fights, Beast Boy and Deathstroke got in the first strikes with the element of surprise in some way, but still. I find Deathstroke's defeat of Starfire much more believable. Also, in the same issue, Deathstroke destroyed Beast Boy in a fight, supposedly killing him (I don't have New Teen Titans #11, so I don't know if he was medically revived or wasn't truly dead, it just appeared as such). And in that fight, like I believe in the episode Betrayal, Deathstroke was toying with him. He kind of was with Starfire too, but Starfire at least almost beat him; Beast Boy (or Changeling as he's called in the series) did not. Deathstroke was even almost able to take out the Justice League one time in Identity Crisis, the League at the time consisting of Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner), Atom (not sure which one), Hawkman, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Zatanna, and Flash (Wally West). Now, I find that not to be believable but it's just the way it is (like with Beast Boy vs. evil Starfire in The End) and it's at least noteworthy. Hey, I don't accept Superboy-Prime being able to handle all the Teen Titans, Justice Society, and Doom Patrol without his suit either (I think he'd last long enough for that part of the plot, but not absolutely destory them like he did), but again, that's just the way it is. I just shrug it off and kind of have to accept it. Anways...Deathstroke is very powerful and skilled and I don't think Slade would have any trouble containing Beast Boy as an apprentice if he fought back.