Talk:Slade/@comment-509894-20131217004633/@comment-10991130-20140109231322

Well, he met his wife, Adeline Kane, there (she was his instructor). That's where his butler and best friend, Bill Wintergreen, saved his life (and he would later return the favor). That's where he got his powers from, with the Army using an experimental formula on him. That's also where he learned plenty of his fighting skills (hand-to-hand and marksmanship) as well, although he went to others to become the martial arts master he is

Then, after the Army, he decided to use his skills to become a mercenary