10 Things The ‘Batman’ Movie Needs To Get Right About Deathstroke

#2 Deathstroke is the perfect opponent for THIS Batman.

Earlier, I alluded to how Deathstroke is essentially the “anti-Batman.” He’s just as prepared and far more lethal than the dark knight. But another caveat to add is that Deathstroke considers himself trained to kill, while Batman is merely trained to fight. The image above from City of Assassins nicely illustrates this.

This is important to bring up because it’s essentially the cornerstone of Deathstroke and Batman’s rivalry. One is more willing to go farther in a fight. The other is holding back, which makes winning impossible against someone who is so “enhanced.” If the filmmakers are smart, they’ll address how in Batman v Superman, we have seen a Batman with little restraint. He’s killed gangsters indiscriminately and in violent ways. He tried to kill Superman, obviously.

So his next logical opponent should be Deathstroke, a villain who can challenge his supposed altered course on killing. It would certainly lend more credence to the arguably off-putting aggression seen in BvS without forsaking it. This should be the world’s greatest detective versus the world’s greatest assassin.