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#11 - Deadshot
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Floyd Lawton was a man with a death wish, turning his childhood trauma into fuel for a career of careless violence. After spending years with the Suicide Squad, Deadshot returned to a life of villainy and recklessness, working for the highest bidder, whether it be Azrael or the U.S. government. Burning bridges with everyone who ever cared about him, Floyd ultimately realized there was one thing in his life worth a damn - his daughter, Zoe. After she was captured for reeducation, Deadshot was convinced by the mysterious Mockingbird to work against the Society with the Secret Six in order to win her back. After Cheshire betrayed her teammates at the House of Secrets, Deadshot joined the other remaining member in Zonn Zorr, regrouping and preparing to bite back against the Society.

Of course, that betrayal wouldn't be the last among the Six. Soon, other revelations would emerge - as the Society began to gather hordes of supervillains into its swelling army, there were those that refused to comply with these mandates. Among their number was Catman, retired and happy to delight in his primitive pursuits, living off of the land. But Deathstroke and Doctor Psycho felt disrespected by Catmans brusque dismissal. In the dark of night, Deathstroke returned to Lamumbas Medikwe Game Preserve and slaughtered every lion, man, woman, child, leaving the entire pride massacred. This act is what galvanized Catmans resolve, sending him into the arms of Mockingbird when the call came to destroy the Society. Only now, it appears as though there is more to this story - a revelation, that perhaps, Deadshot, disguised as Deathstroke, may have committed this atrocious crime.

It's been a topsy-turvy ride ever since. Deadshot's daughter, Zoe, was returned to Z'onn Z'orr. She learned the truth of her father's cruelty. She stole his wrist shooter and used it to save the life of Spirit (at least from her perspective). Deadshot rescued Tabby, Catman's last lioness, in an act of apology. The two mended fences enough for Catman to return to the Six. It's been a wild ride.

While I think there is a ton more to unpack with Deadshot moving forward, what I love most about the Secret Six is that they are never, ever, ever, never, never, ever, EVER on the same page. About anything. We need a Sixth? Here's every idea possible. Should we go back to Mockingbird? Yes, no, and maybe. Even on their home turf, the Six can't make up their damned minds about how to handle even the simplest of missions. They can't do it when they're surrounded on all sides and about to die! These are people who only were brought together through two things: necessity and convenience. And both of those reasons come from Mockingbird, and barely at all from the membership. They're not a real team, and yet when positioned alongside Checkmate, they call can agree on one thing - there's no one you can trust all the way. That's the Six in a nutshell - fuck themselves, but fuck the rest more. Deadshot represents this tenet fairly aptly in his dismissal of Waller right out of the chute, with even more hatred lobbed at the superhero community. A common theme among the Six is the same simmering, biting criticism of the supposedly unblemished superheroes that you find in the Society - only the Six can't take the side of the Society for whatever reasons have been given by each, so it leaves them as men without a country. And if you take away all support, all society, from a man, you leave only an angry animal without any restraint.

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