Deadshot |
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Portrayed by Norman Reedus |
Statistics |
Full Name |
Floyd Lawton |
Age |
37 |
Height |
6'1" |
Build |
Rangy |
Eyes |
Dark |
Hair |
Black |
Factions |
Stormwatch |
Occupation |
Professional Murderer |
Alignment |
Neutral. |
Claim to Fame
Infamous assassin and murderer, supposedly the best shot in the world. Publicly believed to be serving 57 consecutive life sentences in federal prison.
Reputation
Deadshot has a reputation as a stone cold killer. He's known for his remarkable accuracy and his relentless pursuit of a target, a weapon that, once unleashed, cannot be called back. They say he has no conscience, no fear, that he'll kill anyone for any reason. There are rumors, recently, that he's gone on the government payroll, performing executions at the pleasure of the feds, but, at this point, it's just a rumor.
Biography
The Lawtons are a founding family of Gotham, but they fell on harder times by Floyd's birth, more reputation than actual wealth. His parents obsessed over their image, often ignoring their sons or using them just as props. Floyd's father was physically and verbally abusive, his mother alcoholic and dissipated. Floyd took up pistols and shooting as a hobby at a young age, trying to earn his father's approval, only to have it turn to scorn once he surpassed his father's skill. Floyd's only feeling was for his younger brother, until the day when, trying to save the boy from fatherly abuse, Floyd, aiming for their father, missed and blew the boy's head off his shoulders. The incident was covered up publicly, but Floyd spent the rest of his youth in military school, being beaten and disciplined at his father's command. After reaching his majority, Floyd was pleased to discover his mother dead of cirrhosis and his father, soon after, of a heart attack. He ran through the family money quickly and turned to crime, first performing robberies and eventually assassinations under the masked name of Deadshot. He clashed with law enforcement and masked men, finding his way in and out of prison. He constantly honed his skills and reputation, though, becoming feared throughout the world as a deadly assassin and sniper, racking up a body count in the hundreds if not thousands. His last capture, however, had been brutal, breaking his legs and leaving him hospitalized, facing a thousand years in one of the world's most secure prisons. Which is when the government made him an offer: serve or rot. He chose to serve. They put a bomb in his head to make sure he kept his end of the bargain, but he has no intention of running. Having a license to kill is the most fun he's ever had.
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Character Details
Sociopathic, merciless and cold hearted. He feels little if anything for his fellow human beings, caring solely about himself in any circumstance. Sarcastic, cynical, and relentlessly nihilistic. Likes shooting down other people's hopes and dreams. Sadistic. Lives for action, for the kill, is never more alive than when he's looking down the scope at a kill. Surprisingly relaxed, having no worries or guilt to bother him. Always informal, having no respect for authority or occasion. Foul-mouthed, lover of gallows humor. Confident, with nothing to prove to anyone except himself. Cruel, but rarely without reason.
Perception |
Floyd Lawton is extraordinarily perceptive. Always watchful, he rarely misses a detail, whether it be a button out of place, a distinctive mark, or signs of someone's security detail acting strangely. He's constantly keeping watch of his surroundings, bordering on paranoia except without the edge of fear. He just doesn't like to be surprised and has learned that attention to detail can often reward him with results. That perceptive ability also allows him to see and analyze weaknesses that others might miss, especially when he's looking for the perfect shot to put a target down. His level of attention makes him both difficult to surprise and difficult to counteract or plan against, as he usually finds a way to do what he wants to do. |
Relentless |
Stubborn as all hell, indefatigable, never-say-die, however you want to put it, Floyd Lawton likes to get his way. He isn't likely to surrender or give up, and, once set on a course, can be extremely difficult to detour or divert (hence, his code of honor). Floyd will constantly fight any sort of mental control or brainwashing put upon him, often breaking through such things unless they are constantly maintained and reinforced. You might put a leash on him, but you'll have a hard time keeping him from breaking the lead. |
Fighting Dirty |
While he's had a bit of formal hand-to-hand training from fellow mercenaries, Floyd's hand-to-hand style isn't exactly formal. Most of his fistfighting experience comes from prison yards and barrooms. Although he certainly prefers to shoot first, Floyd can handle getting up close and personal just fine. He always fights dirty, using anything that comes to hand: eye-gouging, biting, low blows, beer bottles, sand in the eyes, what have you. He's good at reading other people's weaknesses and he'll exploit them relentlessly, whether it's a bum knee, a cracked rib or just a penchant for mercy in a world that doesn't reward it. He's a brawler, punches, kicks, elbows, knees, headbutts and he'll take a shot to get one in if need be. He might not be a world class martial artist, but anyone who fights him in close quarters is going to wind up hurting, win or lose. |
Countermeasures |
Floyd has learned to cover up and hide evidence of himself, making him difficult to track down with conventional forensics. He leaves virtually no trace, knowing how to gather jackets when required (his wrist magnums have none), avoid leaving fingerprints, even remove residual flash burns and gunpowder residue quickly. He routinely uses bleach and obsessive cleaning regimens in places where he stays, trying to eliminate anything that might hand over his DNA profile to investigators. Put simply, at this point, it would take a truly extraordinary detective to tie Deadshot directly into a murder without catching him in the act. |
Crook |
Floyd's been a professional criminal for a long time and, while he's specialized in assassination, he's dabbled in a lot of other crap, picking up skills in prison and using them as part of assignments. He's a fairly adept thief, especially shoplifting and car thieving, although he can perform a decent burglary if pressed. His deceptive skills make him an effective con artist, capable of bluffing and talking his way out of situations. He knows how to find drug dealers, especially to find the kind of painkillers you need when you're on the run and can't get a prescription, and how to tell good stuff from bad. And, like all successful criminals, he's quite adept at picking up and identifying cops on sight just by mannerisms, his long familiarity with law enforcement making him hard to trick. |
Deception |
Floyd's a damn good liar. He can lie to your face, stone cold, and not blink. Always feeling a bit separated from other people, Floyd has learned how to play on their emotions, use their biases and see their weaknesses. He knows how too distract attention and draw it where he wants to, how to get details in order and anticipate questions and, quite generally, how to get away with things. Oddly, Floyd doesn't actually lie that often, mostly because he doesn't give a crap, but, if needed, he can deceive like a born con artist. Sociopath that he is, lying means nothing at all to him, so he can pass most any form of lie detector or polygraph examinations with ease, his heartbeat not skipping a bit. |
Escapology |
Between being arrested or getting caught occasionally by your third world militias, Floyd has learned how to get out of a tight spot. He knows how to pick all forms of basic binding devices like handcuffs and manacles. He can wriggle and slip his body, to the point of dislocating joints, in order to slip free of ropes or other kinds of bonds. He knows how to pick the locks on cages and jail cells, provided the right materials, and can formulate a solid escape plan from pretty much any jail in the known world short of superhuman level facilities. |
Master Marksman |
Deadshot is widely considered one of the very best marksmen in the world, if not the best. When shooting for accuracy, in stable conditions, he's virtually perfect, earning his codename with reliable, lethal precision. His reputation as a killer who 'never misses' is well-earned, even if it's a bit hyperbolic. Even by the standards of military grade sharpshooters, Deadshot is beyond the elite, capable of firing with accuracy under virtually any conditions. While his accuracy expands to all forms of conventional firearms, he specializes in scoped sniper rifles of various calibers, automatic handguns and, of course, his trademark wrist magnums. While he has his favorites, Deadshot is nonethless familiar with all forms of conventional and military grade firearms, capable of loading, maintaining and using them at will and with lethal skill. He stays up on the newest weapons on the market and keeps his skills constantly honed, even for exotic and black market weapons. He's a master gunsmith, capable of repairing, altering or even, in some circumstances, manufacturing weapons to his specifications. |
Stealth |
Like most assassins, Deadshot's learned how to sneak. He can slip past defenses and find places in shadows. He's adept at going unnoticed in plain sight and equally skilled at finding a hidey hole that no one's going to find. His especial skill is in finding sniper nests, perfect points to see his target but remain unseen himself. While he's not a ninja, Floyd's one of the world's best assassins, and you don't get there without learning how not to get noticed. |
Costume |
Deadshot's costume is made of a flexible mingling of kevlar and carbon steel, providing significant bulletproofing with maximum flexibility. The helmet contains a heads-up display allowing for nightvision and thermal sights, along with a floatiing, pupil-locked set of crosshairs to allow for easy targeting. The sights are also flash-proofed to prevent optical damage from flashbangs and other vision disrupting technologies. Earpieces in the helmet shield his hearing from muzzle blasts, while providing electronic communications hook-ups and the ability to tap into the frequencies of nearby walkie talkies and listening devices (it also has a voice-activated, secure and encrypted phone). His belt has numerous pouches containing a variety of different ammo clips, along with basic survival tools, zip ties for binding, and a functional, folding knife. The costume, when removed, is designed to be folded and disassembled so that it can easily be transported in a relatively modest briefcase. |
Weapons Caches |
Deadshot has multiple weapons caches located in most of the major cities in which he operates, including New York and his native Gotham. He has all manner of firearms here, including military grade assault weapons. Each of these exists at a secured, locked location, contains enough ammo to make your average doomsday prepper weep with joy. He also has lots of illegal and legal accessories, including variable stocks, scopes and silencers. Each cache includes a gunsmithing station to allow him to repair and maintain damaged weapons or those showing excessive wear. |
Wrist Magnums |
Deadshot's wrist magnums (they're not actually magnums, but that's the name he used and it stuck) are his trademark weapons. Mounted on the back of his forearms, the magnums can fire bullets at both semi-automatic and automatic rates, triggered by a specially placed button in the palm of the glove. The precise level and angle of pressure required prevents accidental discharge. He normally used a customized form of rounds, indeed, similar to those designed for the famous .357 Magnum. However, he can also fire armor piercing, phosphorous, and incendiary ammo, as well as special flechettes containing corrosive acid or knockout gas. He can fit it with special dart ammo, allowing him to inject any number of substances from a distance (sedatives, poisons, chemical or biological weapons designed by his employers, etc.). The magnums draw from clips snapped into a rotating drum around his wrist, either slipping automatically from one to another or, if he chooses, adjusted to a specific ammo of preference if he needs to use something special. |
Ambidextrous |
Floyd Lawton is fully and naturally ambidextrous, capable of using both hands with equal facility. He often dual-wields automatic pistols when not in costume, and can be considered equally accurate with either one. He can even write with either hand, giving him effectively two handwriting styles. |
Reputation |
Deadshot's renowned as one of the world's deadliest gunmen and a top-class sniper and assassin. His reputation is that he 'never misses' and he's known for his code of honor regarding a contract. Those who know his reputation rightfully fear him, and some lower level criminals can be intimidated simply by knowing who they're dealing with. Those who find out he's accepted a hit on them usually consider themselves already dead. Put simply, his name and reputation carry weight and can open doors in the underworld as well as allowing him to scare the hell out of people. |
No Conscience |
Floyd Lawton doesn't feel remorse. He doesn't feel guilt. He has no moral quandaries about what he does, and he sleeps like a baby. While many find his sociopathic tendencies understandably repulsive (as seen in flaws), Floyd himself largely sees them as an advantage. He isn't prone to prevaricating or wringing his hands over things. He shoots without hesitation, caring nothing for the innocence or guilt of his target. If he makes a mistake, he shrugs it off and puts it behind him. Short of his own children, there's no one in this world that Floyd Lawton wouldn't kill, properly motivated. |
Suicide Squad |
Deadshot's recruitiment is part of a specific shadow government programmed Suicide Squad. Used individually or in groups, Squad members are former criminals or anti-heroes blackmailed, coerced or convinced to perform covert operations in service to the United States government (or, at least, the intelligence agencies within it). SS agents are often shopped out to other agencies as disposable weapons. Technically, Squad operations, existing as they do under the Stormwatch and CIA umbrellas, are illegal on US soil and completely deniable, meaning that he would essentially be treated as an escaped criminal or rogue agent. Being a member of the Squad does give him access to certain covert government resources and intelligence, however, as well as handlers to assign missions and fill needs as applicable (although he's never guaranteed anything). Any calls for backup or help would likely be denied (although you never can tell), unless the handler was feeling particularly generous or the mission was so important that such risks could be taken. |
Underworld |
Deadshot is well known in the criminal community and has connections all over the world. He's been a paid hitman for most of the major criminal organizations in the world. Floyd maintains a network of ties to all of these where he can, letting him hear about jobs and keep track of happenings in the criminal world. These can be invaluable sources of information as well as opportunities to work. Even since he's come into 'civil service', Floyd has maintained those ties for both current use and abuse as well as potential for the future. Always good to have your options open. |
Tainted Soul |
Deadshot has killed a LOT of people. As a result, he's been told by certaiin psychically and mystically sensitive people that he gives off an aura of murder, that he carries a psychic taint that those sensitive to such things can read and detect. This can make him attractive to certain types of demons and repulsive to those of more delicate sensibilities, neither of which are always a good idea. Anything that senses evil will have their radar pinged by Floyd in a heartbeat. |
Bomb |
To ensure his compliance with the government's agenda and assignments for him, a microbomb was implanted in Floyd Lawton's brain. While positioned in such a way too cause virtually no effect on his behavior, the bomb does give him occasional wicked headaches. And, of course, should he be determined to be disobedient, a simple push of a button will detonate his skull in a rather spectacular and bloody fashion. The bomb's codes are only known to a chosen few, but those few are always cognizant of Deadshot's assignment and location, within mission parameters, and the hardwired signal can be sent by satellite anywhere on the globe. Floyd knows better than to run away, because he has nowhere to hide. By the same token, anyone with those codes essentially has a GPS signal that will track him wherever he goes. The bomb has been designed to pass TSA and most forms of security inspection so as not to limit Floyd's effectiveness in the field. |
Code |
While it's not much of a code of honor, Deadshot has a simple rule: when he takes a contract, he fulfills it. He cannot be called off or bribed or negotiated out of fulfilling a contract. In theory, someone who hired him might be able to draw him back, but that's only if he hasn't already been paid or if the client/agency has betrayed him in some way. Once he takes money, there's no turning back. While this code has served him to built a reliable reputation, it also limits his ability to work sometimes through complex and grey-shaded circumstances that might require more subtle solutions than a bullet to the head. |
Criminal |
Floyd Lawton aka Deadshot is a known criminal, sentenced to multiple terms of life in prison for felony murder. While he may have a certain degree of federal carte blanche, he doesn't wear a sign on his neck announcing it, and, if recognized, he could be arrested or attacked. In addition, he's built grudges among many in the superheroic community, who will be more than happy to beat the tar out of him, given the opportunity. |
Disposable |
Although he works for a variety of shadow government agencies, Deadshot belongs to none and is considered both disposable and maximally deniable. Put simply, while he's been given certain powers and authority recognizable to other covert agents, if he were to be caught or found out, he would likely be utterly denied and abandoned. If he were to be captured by an enemy or taken hostage, it is extremely unlikely that anyone in power would authorize a rescue attempt. |
Family |
Floyd Lawton has two children, a son and a daughter, the son with his ex-wife and the daughter with a former girlfriend. Those children are literally the only thing in this world Floyd cares about, which is why he usually just stays away and sends money. He knows he's a lousy influence. Anyone wishing to force Floyd's hand could do so by taking his kids and/or their caretakers hostage, although they would certainly know that doing so would put a death warrant on their head. But some people just have to make things difficult. |
Nihilistic |
At times in his life, Floyd has had a death wish, and that particular problem does pop up still on occasion, driving him to put himself deliberately in harm's way. More commonly, though, Deadshot is simply wholly nihilistic, fearing death not at all and, as such, engaging in risky or dangerous behaviors without consideration of the consequences. While this can help him be more effective, it also can put him literally in the crosshairs. Floyd's almost been killed on multiple occasions and they likely won't be the last. |
Scumbag |
Floyd Lawton is a scumbag, both in personality and behavior. He makes no pretense of being civilized, often revelling in his utter lack of morals. He likes to shock and enjoys the discomfort of others. Put simply, he's a jerk, and a sleazy one at that, so he has trouble making much in the way of real friends. |
Relationships
Image |
Name |
Relation |
Information |
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Amanda Waller |
Employer |
Boss-lady, Handler, Chooser of the Slain, Weatherman. Floyd respects Amanda, as much as he respects anybody, although he doesn't show it because that's not something he does. He certainly knows better than to cross her. Generally, she gives him a relatively long leash, so long as he does what she wants when she wants. Since she usually wants people dead, that's easy enough for Floyd. |
Character Gallery
Logs
Put To The Test
December 28, 2014: Floyd puts Lois to the test.
(log: 20141228-puttothetest | tags: deadshot lois_lane metropolis | posted: 29 Dec 2014 03:46)
Give Me Your Heart
December 26, 2014: Manchester Black, escapee from Strykers Island, make an appearance in New York with Bullseye as an assist.
(log: 20141226-givemeyourheart | tags: deadshot fenris_wolf lois_lane superman | posted: 27 Dec 2014 04:30)
Lanes Eyes Only
December 16, 2014: Deadshot lures Lois Lane into an impossible situation.
(log: 20141216-laneseyesonly | tags: deadshot lois_lane metropolis | posted: 17 Dec 2014 04:27)
Deal With The Devil
December 7, 2014: Deadshot makes an appearance.. inside Lois Lane's apartment.
(log: 20141207-deal-with-the-devil | tags: deadshot lois_lane metropolis | posted: 07 Dec 2014 18:17)
Pass Me A Cigarette
December 5, 2014: Veruca and Floyd meet in a bar, a lady gets kidnapped.
(log: 20141205-pass-me-a-cigarette | tags: deadshot fracture metropolis | posted: 05 Dec 2014 13:20)
Fish in a Barrel
November 28, 2014: The Fish gang attempt to rob Waffletown Cafe. Deadshot saves the day! What a hero!
(log: 20141128-fish-in-a-barrel | tags: deadshot lois_lane metro | posted: 28 Nov 2014 18:00)
One Just Like You
November 20, 2014 A case study of Superman. Things go just as planned. (Cursing and racial slurs abound)
(log: 20141120-one-just-like-you | tags: deadshot stw superman the-wall | posted: 21 Nov 2014 02:00)
Gods and Monsters: The Package
November 16, 2014: Rose Wilson comes to, only to be greeted by Waller. Floyd and Midnighter discuss man stuff. (NSFW)
(log: 20141116-gods-and-monsters:the-package | tags: deadshot gods_and_monsters midnighter nyc ravager stw the-wall | posted: 17 Nov 2014 04:52)
Gods and Monsters: Shades of Cool
November 8, 2014: Floyd remains cool in the face of temptation. (Emits by The Wall)
(log: 20141108-gods-and-monsters:shades-of-cool | tags: deadshot gods_and_monsters nyc stw the-wall | posted: 09 Nov 2014 05:56)
Gods and Monsters: Forty 6 & 2
November 2, 2014: NSFW: Floyd gets a hint of what's to come. (Emits by The Wall)
(log: 20141102-gods-and-monsters:forty-6-2 | tags: deadshot gods_and_monsters stw the-wall | posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:11)
Make 'Em Miltary
October 29, 2014: A political rally, some suspense and an unlikely bunch of heroes.
(log: 20141029-make-em-miltary | tags: deadshot lara_croft oracle partisan the_cavalry witchblade x-23 zola | posted: 30 Oct 2014 09:06)
Gods and Monsters: Briefing
October 26th, 2014: The Wall, Deadshot, and Midnighter walk into a park… stop us if you've heard this one…
(log: 20141026-gods-and-monsters:briefing | tags: deadshot gods_and_monsters midnighter nyc stw the-wall | posted: 27 Oct 2014 02:19)
He Knows, Part 2
October 25, 2014 : A terrible tragedy occurs in Metropolis as the Innovation Station comes under attack.
(log: 20141025-he-knows-part-2 | tags: booster_gold deadshot iceman meggan metro oracle superman the-wall | posted: 26 Oct 2014 04:08)
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