Taskmaster is a fictional character created in the Marvel comics. He is a special agent of a secret organization with supernatural abilities. The character also participated in the Battle of Champions "Marvel". Taskmaster at the beginning of the comics appears as a goodie. In this article you can learn about the personality of the character, his abilities and life history.
About character
The real name of Taskmaster from Marvel is Tony Masters, he was an agent of Sch.I.T.a. In one operation, agents attacked the Nazi base. There, Tony met a wounded doctor who offered the hero a serum whose action gave photographic memory. However, the reverse side of the action of serum was the loss of its own memory. Tony had a beloved wife, Mercedes, whom he met while working in "Sch.I.T.e." She persuaded him not to use the serum, but Masters did not listen to her. He really acquired a photographic memory, studied the fighting techniques of his colleagues, such as Wolverine, Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye, Deadpool, Spider-Man, but over time he forgot about his service at the agency and about his wife Mercedes.
Character life after memory loss
Thanks to meditations, Mercedes was able to inspire the memory of Taksmaser from Marvel that she was his coordinator. Thus, the wife could control her husband and inform the agents of S.H.I.T.a. about the actions of the antihero. The hero sometimes helped the agency, although he himself did not understand. How exactly he became a mercenary is still unknown. Over time, Tony Masters decides to open his own school to teach villains a martial art, which he owned. But for a long time he did not have to be a teacher. The character "Marvel" Taskmaster decides to change the appearance. He is tired of carrying weapons, like his opponents. He acquires tactical armor, enters into an alliance with Sandy Brandenberg, who worked with another anti-hero Deadpool. Sometimes Tony Masters helped Deadpool in some missions, because he could not refuse the charming Brandenberg. Periodically, Taksmaster advocated on different sides, like a mercenary. At one time he coached the recruits "Shch.I.T.a", for which he was rewarded. Then the antihero fought against Thor, Captain America and other members of the Avengers during the siege of Asgard. It is worth noting that there he was defeated. The subsequent wanderings of Masters allowed him to restore his memory. He remembered his activities at the agency, about his wife and about the serum that he injected into himself. The cycle of events led to the fact that the character entered the Hydra in order to defeat the New Captain America.
Character abilities
The hero has a special mask, and Taskmaster does not go anywhere without it. The superpower of Tony Masters lies in his photographic memory and reaction. He acquired his skills after the serum he injected into himself. The comic book hero “Marvel” Taskmaster is fluent in various martial arts, has excellent fencing, accurately shoots, runs fast and is physically sturdy. He acquired all these abilities, remembering the tricks of his rivals. Masters' phenomenal memory allows him to predict the next actions of the enemy. In the combat arsenal of the antihero, possession of various weapons: bow, sword, shield, firearms, lasso. The weakness of the antihero is the inability to study the actions of an unpredictable opponent. This character is Deadpool. For his abilities, Taskmaster paid with his own memory, forgetting his beloved wife. Over time, the memory will return to the antihero, but in the future it will be erased again.