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Warning ! Spoilers onwards forRobin # 14
In the former chapter ofDeathstrokeandBatman’snew crossover eventShadow War , a major DC character has been kill . While the engagement was kickstarted by the death of Ra ’s al Ghul , more death has follow in the battles that have occurred in reply . Furthermore , the ongoing mystery of the Lazarus Pits likely mean that any potential Resurrection for this newly slain supervillain might not have the same core see in the past tense .
During DC’sShadow War , three different cabal in the DC Universe have been battle each other . desire vengeance for the end of Ra ’s al Ghul , his daughter Talia has claim command of the League of Assassins , intending to destroy Slade Wilson see as how her don ’s killer was dressed as Deathstroke ( intend to redact the realised mercenary).Recently naming himself King of the Supervilains , Deathstroke has an army of supervillains known as the Secret Society to back up him up . Meanwhile , Batman and his son Robin have been caught in the midsection , having call Ghost - Maker and Batman Inc. for assist to prevent any further bloodletting while they attempt to find the real culprit who kill Damian ’s grandfather .
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However , it seems as though attain peace during theShadow Waris easier say than done . In the newRobin # 14from Joshua Williamson and Roger Cruz , open state of war has split up out between the League and Societydespite the best try of Batman Inc.to keep them aside . The new issue also sees Talia al Ghul directly confronting Deathstroke , who ’s more than willing to confront the Daughter of the Demon . While he did n’t bolt down her sire , the League drink down his secret son Respawn in their attempts to kill him . As such , the battle between Slade and Talia sees neither warrior holding back , though Talia proves herself to be the victor after delivering a fatal blow , killing Deathstroke .
With his death confirmed by his surviving daughter Ravager , Deathstroke is truly no more in the current DC Universe . what is more , Talia carries zero remorse even after her son Damian discover that Slade did n’t belt down Ra ’s . Deathstroke is one of the deadliest and most serious supervillains of all time , the argument could be made that the DC Universe is better off without Slade . However , Deathstroke will likely be institute back in the issues to come in , in all likelihood bythe League ’s Lazarus Pits . That being said , it ’s been teased that the Pits have become cursed , meaning that Slade could come back as something far worse that he alredy was if the decision is made to repair him .
At any rate , the Deathstroke shammer arrives on the view by the issue ’s end , let on themselves to be the the former Markovian superhero Geo - Force seeking the end Slade and Talia ’s empires once and for all . While he ’s halfway succeeded with the killing of Deathstroke , it ’s going to be exciting to see how Batman cover the former Outsider and member of the Justice League . irrespective , Deathstrokeis now the third major death in DC’sShadow War , which has bit by bit become a definitive conflict not just for Slade Wilson ’s family , but forBatman’sas well .
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