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| Lillian 'Sweet Lili' Worth |
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William Randolph Wintergreen |
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Wintergreen’s Family Journals
Long before serving as Deathstroke’s faithful valet and confidante, William Randolph Wintergreen grew up in Oxford, England. The depression that was brought about by Der Fuhrer seemed to affect everyone except the Wintergreens, who lived in relative luxury. As a child, William avoided sports and squirreled himself away in the University library, which was open to him due to his father’s title. Research came easy to him, and knowing the conduits through which information flowed later aided him in his work with MI-5 and the British Army.
At eight years old, young William learned his life of luxury was paid for in blood when he spied his father selling secrets to the Nazis. Meanwhile, his mother suffered from depression, which was brought about by her husband's daliances with other women. These betrayals caused William to run away at age sixteen, leaving his family behind him. Lord William Overton, a family friend, used his authority to suppress the Wintergreen family scandals. Overton even became a father figure to Wintergreen, guiding him into the S.A.S. and nursing his initial ineptitude. That enabled Wintergreen to join the British Army and left the Wintergreen family name untarnished by treason.
Journal Entry: Slade Wilson
The Army allowed Wintergreen a stable life. It also introduced him to Slade Wilson, who would become his closest friend. Slade Wilson possessed a strict moral code that never wavered. And despite the fact that Wintergreen was his elder by several years, Slade became the mentor and Wintergreen, the student.
When a vendetta-fueled General Sampson sent Slade Wilson on a suicide mission, Wintergreen disobeyed Sampson's orders and charged in to rescue his friend. Sampson was only given a minor reprimand for his rash actions, but wouldn’t soon forget Wintergreen's disobedience under his command. Slade later met and fell in love with Adeline Kane, his instructor in a special training program at Camp Washington. Wintergreen was reassigned closer to Slade at that time, which enabled him to serve as best man when Slade finally wed Adeline.
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Wintergreen tells Adeline Kane how the Deathstroke,
The Terminator was born in TALES OF THE TEEN
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Wintergreen explains his debt to Slade Wilson in
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Wintergreen later came under the command of General Sampson once again, who remembered the slight of years ago, and sent Wintergreen on a suicide mission. Shortly afterward, Slade received word that Wintergreen was captured as a prisoner of war. Disobeying orders, Slade commandeered a plane and made his way to Hanoi, determined to liberate Wintergreen. Badly beaten and tortured, Wintergreen awoke to witness his rescuer – a costumed man who easily bested all the soldiers with an unrivaled ferocity. The mystery assailant unmasked himself, revealing himself to Wintergreen as Slade Wilson.
Slade divulged to Wintergreen that his senses and abilities had been enhanced by a specially designed serum developed by the government. Due to his reckless mission, Slade was discharged for disobeying orders. Wintergreen felt he owed his life to Slade – and it was a debt he intended to repay.
Following this, Slade secretly became the mercenary known as Deathstroke, the Terminator. But a botched assignment led to the near-death of his his son, Joseph. Slade saved Joseph’s life, but at a cost; His throat was slit, rendering the boy mute. Adeline was so furious with her husband that she nearly killed him herself. Due to his quick reflexes, the almost-fatal shot claimed his right eye instead. But the emotional damage was irreparable; Adeline divorced Slade and raised their two sons by herself.
Feeling he still owed Slade a great debt, Wintergreen took Addie's place at his side, in an effort to prevent Slade from becoming nothing more than a cold and ruthless mercenary. Ever a scholar, Wintergreen began cataloguing Slade's adventures in his journals. And in the following years, he served as Slade's right hand man, acting alternately as his moral conscience, comrade in arms and nursemaid.
Journal Entry: The Judas Contract
After Slade's son Grant died as the first Ravager, Deathstroke aimed to fulfill the contract his son had left. Determined to deliver the Teen Titans to the H.I.V.E., Slade allied himself with a fifteen year old sociopath with earth powers named Tara Markov. As Terra, Markov infiltrated the Teen Titans and betrayed their secrets, giving Deathstroke all the information he needed to take them down, one by one.
Wintergreen feared Slade’s alliance with the unstable Terra would prove his undoing. Ultimately, this was proven true, as Terra’s own rage consumed her and nearly killed them all. Slade was arrested and stood trial, but the case was thrown out of court because the prosecutor failed to prove that the Terminator who did the kidnapping was indeed Slade Wilson.
Embracing his second chance, Slade took up hunting in Africa for a brief time with Wintergreen back at his side. Slade also grew to accept the fact that his son Joseph, as Jericho, was now a member of the Teen Titans himself.
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Wintergreen vows to protect Rose Wilson
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Deathstroke came out of his self-imposed retirement to assist the Titans when half their members were kidnapped by Wildebeest agents. Shockingly, it was Jericho himself that had engineered the plan, now possessed by evil Azarathian souls. This forced Slade to slay his own son, an act which left him deeply troubled. Unknown to anyone, Jericho's corrupted spirit had taken refuge deep within Deathstroke's body.
Eventually, Deathstroke returned to his mercenary ways, only with a stronger code of ethics. He even assisted the Titans on a number of missions, as Wintergreen continued to catalog his adventures.
Journal Entry: Deathstroke Chronicles
Wintergreen aided Deathstroke on a mission to rescue his old family friend, Lord William Overton. At that time, Wintergreen was shocked to learn that Overton was being hunted by the Israelis due to his work with the Nazis. Just like his own father, Overton too was also a Nazi sympathizer. This revelation sickened Wintergreen, having deeply admired Overton in his youth. Wintergreen and Slade brought Overton in to stand trial, but he suffered a fatal heart attack before he was arrested. After this encounter, Wintergreen visited his mother, who suffered a mental breakdown years ago and was staying at Carfax Sanitarium outside of Essex.
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Wintergreen soon discovered Deathstroke had fathered a daughter named Rose with his former lover, Lillian “Sweet Lili” Worth. Meanwhile, Slade Wilson’s murderous half-brother, Wade DeFarge, co-opted the Ravager identity and began to hunt Slade's friends and loved ones. Ravager abducted Rose Worth when he discovered her connection to Slade. As DeFarge tortured Rose, he also revealed to her that Slade Wilson was her father.
Wintergreen and Lili launched a rescue attempt to extract Rose from DeFarge’s captivity. Eventually, Lili and Wintergreen reached their quarry in the snow-covered wilderness. To save her daughter, Lili attempted to run over Ravager – causing her jeep to careen off a cliff and explode. Lili was presumed dead, but her body was never recovered. Reunited with his estranged daughter, Slade feared he would not be a good father. He left Rose primarily in the care of Wintergreen, who was prepared to adopt the girl himself. But before that could happen, Slade placed Rose in the protective custody of the Titans through Sarge Steel.
Deathstroke's own regenerative powers were more heightened than ever, and yielded a strange reaction when the mercenary was engulfed in an explosion at the Capital Dome. Slade Wilson awoke, now regenerated twenty years younger with no memory of his former life. This led him to cut ties with both Pat Trayce and longtime friend, Wintergreen. With Slade gone, Pat Trayce recruited Wintergreen to work for her own search and rescue operation known as Vigilance.
Slade's regenerative abilities later sudsided, and he reverted to his true age with all memories intact. And eventually, Wintergreen returned to his side.
Final Journal Entry
Sometime later, Deathstroke discovered the spirit of his son, Jericho, had actually survived and taken refuge deep inside his body. With the help of Wintergreen, Deathstroke attempted to exorcise his son from him, but was quickly overpowered. Jericho murdered Wintergreen and embarked on a hunt for the newly-formed Teen Titans. Jericho - in possession of Deathstroke's body - mounted Wintergreen's severed head as he vowed "Deathstroke hunts alone."
Slade would forever be haunted by Wintergreen's dying words: "I suppose it was only a matter of time."
New Teen Titans #2 [1980]: The H.I.V.E. seeks to destroy the New Teen Titans and gives Grant Wilson powers that make him the Ravager; His father, Deathstroke the Terminator, joins in on the attack against the Titans, but the Ravager is killed due to a side effect of his powers: the Terminator takes up his son's contract with the H.I.V.E.; First appearance of Deathstroke, Wintergreen and the Ravager.
New Teen Titans #39 [1984]: Terra and the Terminator plot the fall of the Titans. Wally West decides to quit being Kid Flash, leaves his ring and costume with the Titans, and returns to Blue Valley; Dick Grayson gives up his Robin identity, turning Titan leadership over to Wonder Girl; Terra's contact lens camera relays Robin's and Kid Flash's civilian identities to the Terminator
Tales of the Teen Titans #42-44, Tales of the Teen Titans Annual #3 [1984]: Terra gives her collected information on the Titans to Deathstroke, who captures each of the teen heroes and delivers them to the H.I.V.E., except Dick Grayson. Joseph and Adeline Wilson confront Dick at Titans' Tower, telling him of Terra's association with the Terminator, who brings the Titans to the H.I.V.E.'s Rocky Mountain headquarters. Dick Grayson learns the origin of The Terminator and about the accident that made his son Joseph a mute; Dick becomes Nightwing and agrees to let Adeline and Joseph accompany him to the H.I.V.E. base after Joseph takes the identity of Jericho and "possesses" him. They help free the Titans, but not before Terra kills herself. This event is catalogued as "The Judas Contract." First appearance of Adeline Kane Wilson and her son, Joseph in issue #41. First appearance of Nightwing and Jericho in issue #44. Origin/Histories of Deathstroke, Wintergreen, Adeline Kane and Jericho in issue #44.
Deathstroke:
The Terminator #26 [1993]: Slade returns
to Kenya for some rest and relaxation - but ends up confronting his own demons. Meanwhile, Wintergreen escapes from prison and reflects on his own past.
Deathstroke:
The Terminator #36 [1994]: Wintergreen's past returns to haunt him when his mentor, a British
general during World War II, seeks Deathstroke's help in stopping a blackmailer.
But when they learn the general was actually a Nazi spy, Wintergreen is faced
with the moral dilemma of whether to help a dear friend or see justice done. Wintergreen's family past is revealed.
Deathstroke: The Hunted #0 [1994]: Beginning the "Hunted" storyline. Deathstroke is implicated in a
presidential assassination attempt, making him a wanted man. Crimelord plots
against Slade. Addie Kane begins a vengeance campaign against Pat Trayce.
Rose Wilson appears, only her second appearance. Maurice, Slade's informant,
is murdered. First appearance of Ravager III.
Deathstroke: The Hunted #41 [1994]: Bronze Tiger and Deadshot hunt Deathstroke, seemingly killing him. Meanwhile,
the mystery assailant murders Slade's friend Frannie.
Deathstroke: The Hunted #42 [1994]: Slade awakens in the morgue [the first hints of his immortality] and battles
Guy Gardner, Warrior. The mystery assailant attacks Wintergreen and steals
his journal, learning Slade's secrets. Slade encounters Sweet Lili and during
the confusion, and discovers her daughter, Rose, has been kidnapped by the mystery
assailant [now calling himself the Ravager].
Deathstroke: The Hunted #43 [1995]: The Ravager holds Rose hostage and reveals Slade is her father. Sweet Lili
and Wintergreen mount a rescue attempt. Addie Kane and Crimelord plot against
Slade. Slade is hunted by Hawkman.
Deathstroke: The Hunted #44 [1995]: Sweet Lili and Wintergreen try to rescue Rose Wilson as she tries to escape
on her own. As Slade once again awakens from death, he is attacked by Crimelord's
agents.
Deathstroke: The Hunted #45 [1995]: The Titans hunt and capture Deathstroke; Wintergreen rescues
Rose Wilson but Sweet Lili seemingly dies while trying to kill Ravager. Concludes the Hunted storyline.
Death of Sweet Lili.
Deathstroke #46 [1995]: Sarge Steel offers Deathstroke a deal. Addie Kane plots
with the Crimelord, who has captured Pat Trayce. Rose mourns her
mother's death and Wintergreen comforts her.
Deathstroke #47 [1995]: Deathstroke is forced to work for Sarge Steel. Addie Kane
and Crimelord plot against Slade. Sarge Steel meets up with Rose Wilson and
Wintergreen. The Ravager continues to stalk Slade and his friends.
Deathstroke #48 [1995]: The Crimelord threatens the government with nuclear weapons, leading Sarge
Steel to send Deathstroke and the Titans to a stronghold in Dallas. Rose Wilson confronts
Slade and blames him for her mother's death; Slade
is intentionally cruel to Rose because he feels distancing himself from her
is in her best interest. Later,
Wintergreen petitions to adopt her, but Slade has already made arrangements
with Sarge Steel to place her into the Titans' custody.
Deathstroke #59-60 [1996]: On a routine mission with Vigilante, Slade is caught in yet another explosion, this time involving volatile chemicals. The explosion ‘kills' Slade and triggers another regeneration. After that incident, Slade's actions become somewhat erratic, and he cuts ties with both Pat Trayce and Wintergreen, claiming they are no longer part of his life, since he did not remember them. So Pat Trayce continues running Vigilance, with Wintergreen as her right hand man. Wintergreen suspects that this second explosion restored Slade's memory, since details of his past life crept up in idle conversation. Knowing that Slade must have his reasons for cutting ties with he and Pat, Wintergreen respects this unspoken request from Slade, and gives him his space. Series ends with issue #60.
Teen Titans #2 [2003]: Deathstroke mounts the severed head of his trusted friend, Wintergreen before hunting down the latest group of Teen Titans. Death of Wintergreen revealed.
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Adeline Kane Wilson
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Adeline relates the Wilson family history.
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Addie meets Slade... and sparks fly, as related in
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Reckless Youth
The Kane family wealth was built by the fortunes gathered by M. Josiah Kane, who was born in 1794. Each ancestor enjoyed the spoils of his wealth, rearing new generations of Kane children in Josiah’s original manor in London, England.
Growing up affluent, Adeline became a playgirl, squandering her almost limitless wealth with the rest of the useless jet set society. At age nineteen, Adeline met the charming Count Tavolara in Monaco. After a whirlwind courtship of six weeks, the young lovers wed.
Unknown to Adeline, the Count was not a Count at all. His real name was Jacques Morel and he made his money selling drugs and underage girls. He even began selling state secrets concerning a nuclear submarine program, which was something the French authorities would not abide. Jacques Morel and Adeline fled France, as Morel abandoned his various business interests. He then became violent and abusive toward Adeline, which caused her to uncover his true activities. Adeline filed for an annulment and called the police to arrest him. Morel escaped capture when the Mafia sent him to manage their drug business in the Far East.
At this point, Adeline decided to cast away her undisciplined youth and make something of her life. Her father had taught her everything he learned while working as a liaison for communist guerrilla fighters during World War II. In turn, Adeline served in the U.S. Army as an instructor in a special training program at Camp Washington.
Adeline had a brief relationship with Wade DeFarge, a troubled young man with anger issues. Although the two parted ways, Wade remained bitter over the break-up for years. Unknown to Adeline, Wade was actually the half-brother to Slade Wilson, the man she would marry four years later.
Sparks Fly
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Joseph is tragically maimed, as retold by Adeline
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When Slade Wilson arrived for training at Camp Washington, Adeline was both frightened and fascinated by him. Already decorated as a war hero, Wilson was an army legend before he joined the camp. Despite his background, Adeline took Slade down a few pegs by besting him during a guerilla warfare training session. Beguiled by Adeline's beauty and brains, Slade soon became her eager new student, as she passed along her fighting techniques. In truth, their mutual interest in one another was more than professional. Sparks ignited immediately between the two, and they quickly fell in love and wed within six months.
As Slade was called into service, Adeline gave birth to a son, Grant. Slade continued on active duty, and volunteered for a medical experiment in resisting truth serums. The experiment had an unforeseen side effect: it gave Slade enhanced strength and heightened reflexes. Shortly after this, Adeline gave birth to a second son, Joseph William Wilson.
Weeks later, Slade launched a rogue rescue mission to rescue his best friend, Major William Randolph Wintergreen. Badly beaten and tortured, Wintergreen awoke to witness his rescuer – a costumed man who easily bested all the soldiers with an unrivaled ferocity. The mystery assailant unmasked himself, revealing himself to Wintergreen as Slade Wilson.
Slade soon was discharged from the army. He took up hunting for awhile, but it failed to quench his thirst for the life he once led. To the world, Slade Wilson became a celebrated hunter. Unknown to even his wife and family, Slade secretly became a mercenary known as Deathstroke, the Terminator. Although Slade was gone for weeks a time, he was a good father. He was closest to Grant, who idolized him. But Slade also loved Joseph, who preferred music over fighting and painting over guns.
One one of his assignments, Slade assassinated a Colonel from the country of Quarac. The president from Quarac sent a terrorist known as the Jackal to find Slade, and find out who hired him to kill the Colonel. To gain leverage, the Jackal kidnapped a young Joseph Wilson.
This forced Slade to admit to his Adeline that he was secretly the mercenary known as Deathstroke, the Terminator. Adeline and Deathstroke together confronted the Jackal in an alleyway in Tangiers. Slade refused to give the Jackal the information he requested, because it would violate his professional code of ethics. Slade gambled he could react fast enough to save his son; He saved Joseph's life, but not before one of Jackal's men had begun to slit his throat. Joseph was now mute. Slade always needed to be the best. But now, his own son suffered for his monumental ego.
Adeline was so furious with her husband that she nearly killed him herself. Due to his quick reflexes, the almost-fatal gunshot claimed his right eye instead. But the emotional damage was irreparable; Adeline divorced Slade and raised their two sons by herself. Grant followed in his father's footsteps and attended military school. Joseph, however, was quite different from his brother; He was a kind, gentle soul who flourished in the arts. Joseph was both a talented artist and musician. Adeline nurtured this side of Joseph, and he grew up to be a fine young man under Adeline's care.
Searchers Inc.
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You'll shoot your eye out! Addie exacts her revenge, as related in
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Sometime after her divorce from Slade, Adeline established her own organization, Searchers, Inc. – a worldwide information network that passed itself off as a detective agency. As he grew older, Joseph worked closely with his mother, receiving combat and tactical training from her.
Searchers, Inc. provided espionage services for a number of clients. On a mission for the U.S. government, Joseph and his mother separated briefly for reconnaissance. Joseph spotted his mother in danger from an assassin she did not see. Joseph wanted to scream, but couldn't. The assassin laughed and prepared to fire at Adeline. Joseph intensely stared at him across the room, desperately wanting to stop him. It was at this moment that his mutant power manifested. Joseph felt his bodies separate and enter into the assassin, controlling the man's motor skills. Adeline deduced that her son's D.N.A. was mutated due to the biological experimentation that had been done on Slade Wilson. As a side effect, it gifted Joseph with amazing super-human abilities.
Adeline's other son, Grant, had taken a darker path. The bitter young man petitioned the H.I.V.E. to give him superhuman powers in an effort to retaliate against the Teen Titans, for an imagined slight against him. Grant's vendetta led to ruin, as his contract with the H.I.V.E. led to his own death, with his father left to mourn him.
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Adeline soon learned that Deathstroke has co-opted Grant Wilson's contract to kill the Titans. With the help of Terra, Slade had finally fulfilled the H.I.V.E. contract to deliver the Titans into their hands. Adeline and Joseph surveyed Slade's activities, and approached Dick Grayson, offering to help rescue the captured Titans. At this time, Joseph first adopted the name Jericho, and fashioned a costume for himself. Nightwing and Jericho successfully freed the kidnapped Titans and brought Slade Wilson to justice. Adeline was quite pleased with herself, as it was her hidden agenda to place Joseph in the Teen Titans.
Eventually, Slade Wilson stood trial and re-examined his life. He developed a stricter code of ethics and even became an ally to the Titans on occasion. Addie continued to run Searchers, Inc. and even aided her ex-husband on some of his missions. However, when Slade was forced to kill their son Joseph, it drove a wedge between Slade and Addie.
Having been imprisoned for almost a decade, Addie’s first husband, Jacques Morel, returned and sought the Kane ancestral armor, which was rumored to contain the secret location of a long-lost treasure. Morel kidnapped Addie and injected her with a slow-acting poison to force her compliance. Deathstroke and Wintergreen tracked the pair around the world and eventually to Egypt, where it was discovered the armor was itself a star map to the lost treasure. Morel was infuriated to discover the “treasure” was actually the scroll libraries of Alexandria, Instead of gold or jewels. An enraged Morel boasted that there was never an antidote to Adeline’s poison, which enabled Addie to kill Morel during a fight with Deathstroke. To save Adeline’s life, Deathstroke gave Adeline a transfusion of his own super-human blood, which contained regenerative properties.
Crazy for You
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Addie as the H.I.V.E. Mistress meets her
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Unknown to either Deathstroke or Addie, Slade's blood transfusion also began to slowly drive her insane. Adeline exhibited strange behavior, blaming Slade for her sons' deaths while vowing to punish him. To this end, she kidnapped his new lover, Pat Trayce, the second Vigilante.
Meanwhile, Slade Wilson’s murderous half-brother, Wade DeFarge, co-opted the Ravager identity and began to hunt Slade's friends and loved ones. Now completely over the edge, Addie donned the Vigilante costume and came into conflict with Slade and the Ravager. After Adeline was bruised and healed immediately, Slade guessed the truth: Slade's blood transfusion gave her rapid-healing powers, but also was driving her quite mad. During the confrontation with Ravager, Addie was shot between the eyes and presumed dead. Later, in the morgue, Adeline awoke. Apparently, she had gained Slade's regenerative abilities as well, granting her virtual immortality.
Addie eventually resurfaced - founding a new H.I.V.E. made up of nihilistic youths. The all-new H.I.V.E.'s mission was a simple one: rid the world of all super-powered meta-humans, as Adeline blamed super heroes for the deaths of her two sons.
Addie lured the Titans and other heroes to Zandia with the intention of detonating a thermo-nuclear bomb to destroy as many heroes as possible in one fell swoop. Meanwhile, the anti-Titans group known as Tartarus was tracking Adeline Kane for their own purposes; Tartarus leader Vandal Savage sought to harvest Addie's regenerative blood to create an immortality serum.
The Titans – with the help of Deathstroke – tracked Tartarus to Zandia and found themselves in a dangerous three-way battle for their lives. Savage slit Addie's throat in an attempt to synthesize her blood - and offered Cyborg a human body if he would help Savage harvest the blood into a serum. Addie, drained of her regenerative blood, was brain dead. Cyborg agonized whether to accept Savage's offer. But before a decision was reached, Starfire fired a starbolt at Addie, killing her as a gesture of mercy.
The H.I.V.E. was contained, the bomb was deactivated and Tartarus escaped, as Slade was left to mourn his ex-wife.
Searchers Inc.
Sometime after her divorce from Slade, Adeline established her own organization, Searchers, Inc. – a worldwide information network that passes itself off as a detective agency. As he grew older, Joseph Wilson worked closely with his mother, receiving combat and tactical training from her. Searchers, Inc. provided espionage services for a number of clients.
Addie later went insane from a super-human blood transfusion from her ex-husband, Deathstroke. Pat Trayce, who had adopted the identity of Vigilante, was later hunted and captured by the now-insane Addie Kane. Madly jealous of Pat's relationship with her ex-husband, Addie attempted to frame Pat, which tragically led to Addie's own death. By this time, Trayce had let go of the anger and vengeance that had driven her for so long. She salvaged what was left of Adeline Kane's company, Searchers, Inc., and created her own search & rescue operation known as Vigilance. No longer taking the law into her own hands, Pat vowed that Vigilance would be a company dedicated to helping people.
Tales of the Teen Titans #42-44, Tales of the Teen Titans Annual #3 [1984]: Terra gives her collected information on the Titans to Deathstroke, who captures each of the teen heroes and delivers them to the H.I.V.E., except Dick Grayson. Joseph and Adeline Wilson confront Dick at Titans' Tower, telling him of Terra's association with the Terminator, who brings the Titans to the H.I.V.E.'s Rocky Mountain headquarters. Dick Grayson learns the origin of The Terminator and about the accident that made his son Joseph a mute; Dick becomes Nightwing and agrees to let Adeline and Joseph accompany him to the H.I.V.E. base after Joseph takes the identity of Jericho and "possesses" him. They help free the Titans, but not before Terra kills herself. First appearance of Adeline Kane Wilson and her son, Joseph in issue #41. Origin/Histories of Deathstroke, Wintergreen, Adeline Kane and Jericho in issue #44.
Tales of the Teen Titans #51-52 [1985]: President Marlo of Quarac hires Cheshire, who abducts Adeline Wilson, Jericho's mother, a former agent of his who had stolen information on the military strength of Kyran, a bordering nation which he intends to invade. Jericho travels to Quarac with one of his mother's agents, a young woman named Amber, to rescue Adeline. Jericho uses his powers to help them get free and to defeat Cheshire.
Deathstroke #1-4 [1991]: A New Ravage lures Deathstroke into conflict with him. Meanwhile, Addie Kane is furious at Deathstroke over the death of their son, Joe Wilson.
Deathstroke:
The Terminator #27-34 [1993-1994]: "DEATHSTROKE'S WORLD TOUR" begins as Slade sets out in search of
his missing ex-wife, Addie. in a quest that will carry him from Kenya to Germany,
from Europe to the Far East, in pursuit of a lost treasure and himself. Having been imprisoned for almost a decade, Addie’s first husband, Jacques Morel, returns and seeks the Kane ancestral armor, which is rumored to contain the secret location of a long-lost treasure. Morel kidnaps Addie and injects her with a slow-acting poison to force her compliance. Deathstroke and Wintergreen track the pair around the world and eventually to Egypt, where it is discovered the armor itself was a star map to the lost treasure. Morel is infuriated to discover the “treasure” is actually the scroll libraries of Alexandria, instead of gold or jewels. And enraged Morel boasts that there was never an antidote to Adeline’s poison, which enables Addie to kill Morel during a fight with Deathstroke. To save Adeline’s life, Deathstroke gave her a transfusion of his own super-human blood, which contained regenerative properties. Vigilante
joins his quest in issue #30. Addie's past revealed in issue #32-34. Addie receives a blood transfusion that makes
her immortal and eventually drives her insane in issue #34.
Deathstroke: The Hunted #0, 41-45[1994-1995]: THE HUNTED STORYLINE. Deathstroke is implicated in a presidential assassination attempt, making him a wanted man. Crimelord plots against Slade. Addie Kane - now insane - begins a vengeance campaign against Pat Trayce.
Deathstroke Annual #4 [1995]: a YEAR ONE of Deathstroke; the third Ravager revealed as Slade's half-brother, Wade DeFarge; Wade relates how his hatred for his half-brother grew over the years [a flashback featuring Joe and Grant Wilson and Addie Kane is related]; Addie, now insane, dons the Vigilante costume and joins the fray, only to be shot between the eyes. Addie seemingly dies then rises in a morgue; Deathstroke defeats Ravager, who is brought into custody. Deathstroke believes Addie has died.
Titans #10-12 [1999-2000]: "Immortal Coil": Changeling and Deathstroke guest-star as Tartarus attacks the H.I.V.E. The newly formed super-villain team of Tartarus takes on the H.I.V.E., with the Titans caught in the middle. Cyborg faces the ultimate test of his loyalty when the immortal Vandal Savage offers him a human body to call his own. As the battles with Vandal Savage's villain team, Tartarus, and the malevolent H.I.V.E. heat up, the Titans are at odds...with one another. Adeline Kane revealed to be the HIVE Mistress in issue #11 and dies in issue #12. Damien Darhk becomes immortal in issue #12.
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Lillian 'Sweet Lili' Worth
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Deathstroke rescues Lili,
as detailed in
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Tough Love
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Her father’s father was third brother to the king. But Princess Lillian "Sweet Lili" Worth’s life fell in ruins after her kingdom was destroyed by a war in the Far East. This left her people as little more than slaves to the Khmer Rouge.
A few years after his divorce from Adeline Kane, Slade Wilson accepted a search and rescue freelance job in the Orient. The mission was simple enough to Slade: The Khmer Rouge were holding prisoner a Cambodian princess in the Siem Pang Wat. The plan was to bring her from war-torn Cambodia across the border into Thailand, where she would be free from her oppressive captors. Slade successfully freed "Sweet Lili" and her girls, and the group headed into the jungle to avoid the patrols.
Expecting Lili to be a woman of privilege, Slade was both surprised and impressed by her resilience. The Khmer Rouge later gunned down the entire rescue team, killing Lili’s girls in the crossfire. Slade himself was injured and feverish from a gunshot wound, which Lili helped heal with local herbs. In the week it took for Slade’s fever to break, Lili defended them from snakes and insects - and even stray Rogue soldiers. During their intense journey to Thailand, Slade and Lili became lovers.
Slade and Lili remained in contact through the years, embarking an an on/off love affair whenever their paths crossed. During one of their trysts, Slade impregnated Lili, who later gave birth to Rose Worth. Lili kept Rose a secret from Slade, rationalizing it was in the child's best interest to do so.
Lili eventually settled outside New York City, where she established a brothel and lived in luxury. Protected from the outside world, their lavish living space could only be accessed through an intricate system of underground tunnels beneath the city. Lili took good care of the girls in her employ, and raised Rose there as well. Despite the environment, Rose was raised with other children her age and was schooled by private tutors. She not only received a exemplary upbringing, but was also taught by her mother how to defend herself.
The End Of The Road
When Slade was injured and on the lam from the law, Lili took him in and nursed his wounds. It was at this time that Wintergreen first met fourteen year old Rose Wilson and suspected Slade was her father.
Meanwhile, Slade Wilson’s murderous half-brother, Wade DeFarge, co-opted the Ravager identity and began to hunt Slade's friends and loved ones. Ravager abducted Rose Worth when he discovered her connection to Slade. As DeFarge tortured Rose, he also revealed to her that Slade Wilson was her father.
Wintergreen and Lili launched a rescue attempt to extract Rose from DeFarge’s captivity. Eventually, Lili and Wintergreen reached their quarry in the snow-covered wilderness. To save her daughter, Lili attempted to run over Ravager – causing her jeep to careen off a cliff and explode. Lili was presumed dead, but her body was never recovered.
Rose still wears her mother's Cambodian necklace as a reminder of their bond.
A New Hope
During the cosmic event known as The Blackest Night, the dead were imbued with Black Lantern energy and proceeded to attack and torment the living. Slade and Rose Wilson were forced to team up in an effort to stave off the zombie incursion. In the wake of this morbid encounter, Ravager became convinced Sweet Lili was still alive - since she was the one family connection that did not return as a Black Lantern. Armed with this knowledge, Rose Wilson has vowed to find her missing mother.
Lili has no superhuman abilities, but she is an above-average fighter with knowledge of martial arts.
Deathstroke #15 [1992]: Part of the 9-part TOTAL CHAOS storyline. When Slade is injured and on the lam from the law, Sweet Lili takes him in and nurses his wounds. Sweet Lili relates her turbulent life story. It is at this time that Wintergreen meets Rose Wilson and suspects Slade is her father. First appearance of Rose Wilson. First appearance and history of Sweet Lili.
Deathstroke: The Hunted #42 [1994]: Slade awakens in the morgue [the first hints of his immortality] and battles Guy Gardner, Warrior. The mystery assailant attacks Wintergreen and steals his journal, learning Slade's secrets. Slade encounters Sweet Lili and during the confusion, discovers her daughter, Rose, has been kidnapped by the mystery assailant [now calling himself the Ravager].
Deathstroke: The Hunted #43 [1995]: The Ravager holds Rose hostage & reveals Slade is her father. Sweet Lili and Wintergreen mount a rescue attempt. Addie Kane and Crimelord plot against Slade. Slade is hunted by Hawkman.
Deathstroke: The Hunted #44 [1995]: Sweet Lili & Wintergreen try to rescue Rose Wilson as she tries to escape on her own. As Slade once again awakens from death, he is attacked by Crimelord's agents.
Deathstroke: The Hunted #45 [1995]: The Titans hunt and capture Deathstroke; Wintergreen rescues Rose Wilson but Sweet Lili [Rose's mother] dies. Concludes the Hunted storyline. Death of Sweet Lili.
Teen Titans #1/2 [2004]: Deathstroke orchestrates events to bring Rose back into his life. Hiring Ravager III [Wade DeFarge] to hunt Rose so he can save her, he pushes her down a destructive path as his new apprentice. Rose's first act as his new student is to slay the former Ravager, so she can become the new one. Origin of Rose Wilson as Ravager. Death of Wade DeFarge [Ravager III].
Teen Titans #77-78 [2009]: Ravager is forced to team up with Deatshtroke when they are both attacked by their dead friends and relatives - now risen as zombie Black Lanterns. Miraculously healed and seemingly sane, Jericho makes a surprising return to aid his family - and elects to remain at his father's side. Ravager is convinced her mother is still alive, since she was the one family connection that did not return as a Black Lantern. With this new information, Rose Wilson vows to find her missing mother.
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