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Deathstroke
Slade Wilson
A mercenary whose enhanced brain lets him predict an opponent's next move, which is the ability that actually wins his fights.
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Commonly believed Deathstroke wins fights through strength and healing.
Actually His decisive ability is prediction — an enhanced brain that reads an opponent's next move before it happens. He beat the entire Teen Titans roster with preparation and foresight, not raw power.
The feat ledger
His enhanced brain predicts an opponent's next move, which is how he wins
Recovers from wounds far faster than a human, though not instantly
Uses roughly nine-tenths of his brain capacity, the stated source of the enhancement
Defeats the entire Teen Titans roster alone
Lost an eye and it did not regenerate, which fixes the healing's limit
Fights Batman on even terms without any superhuman advantage in strength
He orchestrated Terra's infiltration of the Titans years in advance
Enhanced reflexes and stamina accompany the mental enhancement
Continuities
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- Post-Crisis DC — 1986 Crisis on Infinite Earths through 2011 Flashpoint
- New 52 — DC relaunched continuity, 2011 to 2016
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