Deathstroke is putting out a contract on the Titans.
According to That Hashtag Show, the DC Universe series Titans is bringing in DC Comics characters Deathstroke, his son Jericho, and his daughter Ravager for the show's upcoming second season. Their addition seems to confirm previous rumors that Season 2 will adapt the classic Teen Titans storyline "The Judas Contract".
The article claims Deathstroke "will be portrayed as a military man with a family but whose demanding nature tore that family apart. Described as a dedicated and patriotic solider, Slade is forced into early retirement by the military, setting him on a path of vengeance on those who he believes betrayed him."
Ravager is described as "a strong, yet damaged woman looking to put her past behind her and find a new family to replace the one that her father destroyed."
They also state Titans is looking for a Caucasian, Latinx or Asian actor who is 40 to 55 to play Deathstroke. Ravager will be a mixed Asian or Latinx actress from ages 18 to 21. Previously, a casting call went out that hinted very strongly at Jericho's inclusion as well:
"ROLE: Male, 21-24, Mixed Latino or Mixed Asian. As a young boy, Max was a kind-hearted soul who never measured up to the expectations of his domineering military father. Bullied by his peers, he retreated even further inward. He’s a misfit who’s always longed for acceptance and love, but never found it, always suffering betrayal by those he dared to believe in most. As a result, he’s grown into a young man who now longs to inflict pain on all those who have caused him pain… 7/13 SERIES REGULAR… PLEASE ALSO SUBMIT ACTORS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING, AND NOTE ANY ACTORS WHO ARE FLUENT IN ASL."
Created in 1980 by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, Deathstroke first appeared in The New Teen Titans (vol.1) #2 as Slade Wilson, a former United States Army officer who was chosen for a secret Army experiment, which gave him with enhanced physical powers in an attempt to create metahuman super soldiers for the U.S. military. He became a mercenary soon after, ultimately coming into conflict with the New Teen Titans and becoming one of their greatest enemies.
Jericho was created in 1984 by Wolfman and Pérez, first appearing in Tales of the Teen Titans #43 as Joseph Wilson, the youngest son of Slade Wilson and Adeline Kane Wilson. When Joseph was a child, he was held hostage by the terrorist Jackal, in an effort to obtain information from his father of who hired him. Deathstroke attempted to rescue Joseph saving his son, but not before one of Jackal's men cut Joseph's throat and rendered him mute. While still a child, Joseph discovered that he possessed the metahuman power to take possession of any humanoid being by making eye contact with it, a result of biological experimentation done on his father years before. During "The Judas Contract", Joseph took the superhero alias Jericho and soon became a member of the Titans.
Ravager was created in 1992 by Wolfman and Art Nichols, first appearing in Deathstroke the Terminator #15 as Rose Wilson, the daughter of Slade Wilson and a Hmong woman named Lillian Worth that Slade met on a search-and-rescue mission a few years after his divorce from Adeline Kane. Believing it to be in the child's best interest, Worth kept Rose a secret from Slade, until Wintergreen, Deathstroke's assistant, discovered 14-year-old Rose and suspected that she was Deathstroke's daughter. Slade eventually apologized to Rose for initially turning her away and suggested that she become his apprentice. Rose accepted and took the name "Ravager", which belonged to her deceased older half-brother Grant Wilson, for herself. Deathstroke secretly injected Rose with the same serum that gave him his abilities, which caused her to suffer from a temporary psychosis. After encountering a later incarnation of the Teen Titans, she eventually became a member of the team.
Titans is expected to return to DC Universe for Season 2 sometime in late 2019.
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