Wintergreen (comics)

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Wintergreen
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance The New Teen Titans #2 (December 1980)
Created by Marv Wolfman
George Perez
In-story information
Alter egoWilliam Randolph Wintergreen
Team affiliations Deathstroke
Black Lantern Corps
Notable aliasesW.R. Wintergreen
Abilities
  • Master combatant
  • Skilled tactician
  • Aviation
  • Bi-lingual

William Randolph Wintergreen is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, often depicted as an associate of Slade Wilson (the supervillain Deathstroke). Although Wintergreen lacks Slade's superhuman physical attributes, he possesses far more combat experience and thus acts as Wilson's mentor.

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A re-imagined version of the character appeared on The CW's live-action television series Arrow , portrayed by stunt performer Jeffrey C. Robinson and depicted as the first incarnation of Deathstroke. Wintergreen also appears in the DC Universe series Titans , portrayed by Demore Barnes.

Publication history

Wintergreen was created by George Pérez and Marv Wolfman, and first appeared in The New Teen Titans #2 (December 1980).

Fictional character biography

William Wintergreen grew up in Oxford, England. At university, he avoided sports and secluded himself in the school library, which was open to him due to his father's title. Wintergreen met Sergeant Slade Wilson during his time at the British Army, and the two developed a close friendship. When General Sampson sent Slade on a suicide mission, Wintergreen rescued Slade from dying in an explosion. Holding a grudge for Wintergreen's disobedience, Sampson sent him on a suicide mission. Slade commandeered a plane and made his way to Hanoi, where he freed Wintergreen from a Viet Cong prison. Slade was subsequently discharged for disobeying orders to save Wintergreen. [1] Following his discharge, Slade secretly begins operating as the mercenary Deathstroke, with Wintergreen becoming his butler and mentor.

During the Titans Hunt storyline, Slade is forced to kill his son Joseph after he is possessed and corrupted by the spirits of Azarath. [2] Joseph is later revealed to have survived by transferring his consciousness into Slade's body. Under Joseph's control, Slade kills Wintergreen and mounts his severed head on a wall. [3]

During the Blackest Night storyline, Wintergreen is temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern and attacks Deathstroke alongside Adeline Kane, Grant Wilson, and Bill Walsh. [4] He is permanently resurrected following The New 52 relaunch, which rebooted the continuity of the DC Comics universe. [5]

Powers and abilities

Wintergreen has received extensive training in military protocols and espionage, making him a proficient hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist. He has also proven an exceptionally skilled marksman in the use of various firearms.

In other media

Television

Concept artwork of Billy Wintergreen / Deathstroke for the first season of Arrow Wintergreen Deathstroke.png
Concept artwork of Billy Wintergreen / Deathstroke for the first season of Arrow

Video games

Wintergreen appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure . [10]

Miscellaneous

Wintergreen appears in Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons , voiced by Colin Salmon. [11] This version is a Black British former MI6 agent.

Merchandise

The Arrow incarnation of Billy Wintergreen / Deathstroke received a 6.75-inch action figure from DC Collectibles as part of a two-pack with Oliver Queen. [12]

References

  1. ↑ Wolfman, Marv ; Pérez, George  ( w ),Pérez, George ( p ), Tanghal, Romeo  ( i ), Roy, Adrienne  ( col )."Today... the Terminator!" The New Teen Titans ,vol. 1,no. 2(December 1980).DC Comics.
  2. ↑ Wolfman, Marv  ( w ), Grummett, Tom  ( p ),Vey, Al ( i ), Roy, Adrienne  ( col )."The Jericho Gambit (Part II of III) – A Thousand Souls!" New Titans ,vol. 1,no. 83(February 1992).DC Comics.
  3. ↑ Johns, Geoff  ( w ), McKone, Mike  ( p ),Alquiza, Marlo ( i ), Cox, Jeromy  ( col )."Child's Play" Teen Titans ,vol. 3,no. 2(October 2003).DC Comics.
  4. ↑ Krul, J.T.  ( w ), Bennett, Joe  ( p ),Jadson, Jack; José, Ruy ( i ),Reis, Rod ( col )."A Family Affair" Teen Titans ,vol. 3,no. 77(January 2010).DC Comics.
  5. ↑ Liefeld, Rob  ( w ),Liefeld, Rob ( p ),Corona, Adelso; Hamscher, Cory; Thibert, Art  ( i ),Fernandez, Juan; Huges, Ross ( col )."A Soldier's Story" Deathstroke ,vol. 2,no. 0(November 2012).DC Comics.
  6. ↑ Goldman, Eric (October 12, 2012). "Arrow: Exclusive First Look at Deathstroke". IGN. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ Hughes, Jason (November 8, 2012). "Arrow: Deathstroke Makes His Much-Anticipated Debut in the Latest Flashback (VIDEO)". Huffington Post . Archived from the original on December 24, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Arrow (Ep.105) - Damaged". The CW . Archived from the original on January 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ Hayes, Jackson (September 2, 2019). "The Flash Actor Demore Barnes Cast As Wintergreen In Titans Season 2". Full Circle Cinema. Archived from the original on September 6, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  10. ↑ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN . Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  11. ↑ Burlingame, Russ (October 4, 2019). "First Look at CW Seed's Michael Chiklis-Led Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons". ComicBook.com . Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  12. ↑ "DC Collectibles Arrow Oliver Queen and Deathstroke Action Figure, 2-Pack". Amazon. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
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