Slade - A Masterclass in Villainy (Teen Titans)

[@TheAzulmagia]

The old man with Slade in the first episode is his butler Wintergreen. Apparently he was going to be more of a recurring character, but he was ultimately dropped aside from a cameo in Season 5 where he's seen with the Brotherhood.

[@bandee5999]

Something about Slade's final appearance and fight with Beast Boy always stuck out to me. I think this is easily one of Beast Boy's best fights in the whole series, it shows what he's truly capable of when you get on his wrong side. I also like how Slade was essentially trying to help BB move on from Terra, I love it when villains are brutally honest to heroes like that. Whether the Sladebot was being controlled by Slade and meant to foreshadow something for a season 6 or it was all in BB's head is up for interpretation but regardless Things Change is a fantastic episode and I look forward to your video on it! :)

[@NeonGames68230]

Agreed

[@Angel-Dust-The-Prostitute]

5:31 Robin: "You're saving me?" Slade: "... Nah, I'm not through beatin yo ass"

[@ToxicCatt-y7c]

Fellow Cj Dachamp viewer.

[@KingKidGoku32794]

Robin: "I've stopped you before" Slade: "Robin if you've stopped me then why am i still here?"

[@twilightwillowglade7214]

That moment though when you realize Slade's VA is fricken Mister Lancer from Danny Phantom... I looked it up back when I was getting into Teen Titans for my latest hyperfixation, because the voice was familiar, I looked it up, found out that he fricken voiced the grumpy teacher with book-related freak outs from one of my other favorite childhood shows.

[@fulltimeslackerii8229]

the voice is like 90% of why this character was so cool to me as a kid.

[@Angel-Dust-The-Prostitute]

And the fact he has actual moves and not just "the power of anime" is also a nice touch. You throw a punch? He's gonna fuckin' catch it and twist yo arm like a bendy straw.

[@Tesseract.2012]

Always grateful for Perlman introducing Deathstroke to us as kids in this show before watching the mature rated versions.

[@Angel-Dust-The-Prostitute]

@@Tesseract.2012 The mature rated versions: "I swear all I wanted was a cupcake" This version: "I'm going to kill you deader than dead, and then keep beating your corpse... and plan it in advance..."

[@davidcase8635]

My theory is that this version of Slade Wilson is a former member of the League of Assassins, excommunicated by Ra's al Ghul for his extremism years ago, and his goal is to build his own shadow organization with an apprentice of his own to be his heir.

[@sunkid02]

this is actually a dope idea

[@beavers1978]

@@davidcase8635 Now THAT'S a damn good idea.

[@fulltimeslackerii8229]

ironically slades disguise as an old man is pretty much what he looks like without a mask. it’s genius

[@beavers1978]

@@fulltimeslackerii8229 The dude pulled an Orochimaru trick.

[@beavers1978]

"When you were working for Slade, did we give up on you?" I mean.... they kinda did at first. Starfire was the only one who didn't believe Robin was a traitor and ended up being right. Since you brought up Haunted, Cyborg's last line before the episode ends always creeped me out: "The reagent in Slade's mask didn't trigger itself. There was a signal. Somebody triggered it..... from outside the tower."

[@Angel-Dust-The-Prostitute]

40:43 for me the motive from slade is simple: "Dude, the Terra you know is gone. She sees you as a creep after all you've done, get over yourself".

[@ToxicCatt-y7c]

Seen a lot people point out how uncomfortable the scene with him and Raven is when he ripped her leotard to spread that mark to summon trigon. And I noticed that both her Robin and Terra all had their suit’s ripped apart trying to break free of Slades torment.

[@beavers1978]

@ToxicCatt-y7c It's supposed to be uncomfortable. It's all part of Slade's game of psychological warfare. That's why he was chosen by Trigon.

[@BoyKagome]

I don't think it's fair to say Slade was fooled by Trigon, he got the ring for a reason. He knew Trigon would betray him.

[@zam6877]

Slade had big impact on us all, even echoing in "Young Justice" Having a villain that has a more consistent high level of intelligence is an uniquely devastating force on any team of heroes

[@sagesixparties7217]

Cyborg and Starfire are the Only Titans he hasn’t Taunted.

[@shaunstudios163]

They got lucky

[@BillyBob-ti2fz]

Starfire was also the only titan to not get a main villain

[@shaunstudios163]

@@BillyBob-ti2fz I thought Black fire was her main villain

[@BillyBob-ti2fz]

@@shaunstudios163 blackfire was never a season villain though. Each titan had a season villain Season 1: Robin’s villain was Slade Season: Terra’s villain was slade (and Beastboy to an extent) Season 3: Cyborg’s villain was Brother Blood Season 4: Raven’s villain was Trygon Season 5: Beastboy’s villain was The Brain

[@freddungleham]

​​@@BillyBob-ti2fz Starfire not having a villain is simply because no one is strong enough to challenge her that isn't absolute overkill (like Trigon)

[@howdy4504]

The face reveal had me going wild as a kid. Metal as fuck. Probably why to this day Slade remains one of my favorite characters

[@Ok-ji4bh]

12:16

[@mothsolotl]

I actually think that there's potential for Slade's redemption, and that potential comes from his similarities with Robin. As Robin pointed out - and as you fully elaborated - Slade and Robin are essentially the same character, except Slade chose to live his life alone. Robin has values that he wouldn't have had if his friends weren't there to call him out on his bad behavior; likewise, if Robin didn't have friends he could count on, he'd probably consider using terrorism and abuse to get things done, like Slade ultimately does. I could see Slade trying to repent by forming his own team. Slade spent the entire series trying to make Robin more like him, but it never fully worked, because Robin already had an identity, and Robin already had obligations and loyalty to his team. Slade could recognize this, and realize that he could do his job better if he had what Robin had. If Slade learned how to be a leader, rather than a master, he could unlearn a lot of his worst attributes, and he could even atone for his actions by inspiring his new teammates to do good, which would be a positive reflection of how he manipulated his subordinates into doing evil.

[@AmpleSamuel]

Slade could have definitely been written into more of a sympathetic villain, but it’s hard for me to believe that a redemption arc about somebody who is implied to be a mass killer could feel natural and not off.

[@mothsolotl]

@@AmpleSamuel If it was an arc of Teen Titans, it definitely would've been off. Maybe if it was a spinoff?

[@noahhager1187]

I mean yeah, but also they really toned him down in the show. Comic fans would be very angry. Slade did groom terra in the comics

[@mothsolotl]

@@noahhager1187 The cartoon is so divorced from the comics that I'm not sure they'd be any more annoyed than they already are, but I could be wrong.

[@zemox2534]

​@AmpleSamuel Slade doesn't need a redemption. Not every villain should be redeemed, and Frank he would be ruined if he was redeemed.

[@arlibrarian]

My own interpretation of Slade in Things Change was that he might actually be moving to a, if not heroic, then more grayish character like Marv Wolfman imagined him. That’s he’s been observing the Titans (perhaps even Terra, feeling obligated to make sure she isn’t taken by someone seeking to use her powers as he did) and sent a bot to essentially hit Beast Boy with some “tough love” and make him realize that if Terra didn’t want to be a hero again, that was her choice. Things change, even Slade.

[@Hamzakarim-1]

Teen titans is a cinematic masterpiece

[@omarcogle1965]

Slade Wilson to me is the Prostitute villain of DC. If you look at his animation, live action, comic book and game wise, he's going after the Titans, especially Robin on several occasions, in both Teen Titans, The Judas Contract animation series and movie, Titans live action. He's going after Superman twice, on Smallville when he was the Blur, and on My Adventures with Superman. He's gone after Batman in Batman: Arkham Origins the game, Wonder Woman in DCUO the game, and after Oliver Queen on Arrow.

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

I mean, why else would he be an assassin in the main continuity? Also, in the mainstream comics, he is less likely to be the main villain.

[@Unversed333]

I think it's been said that Slade would have returned had the show continued for a Season 6.

[@Masonicon]

Slade is also like Robin in terms of borderline Metahumans

[@TheGmodkilla]

I always figured that Slade was hired by Batman to act as an OpFor against the titans. He works to challenge and improve them both mentally and physically while preparing them for the true danger of villains. Batman chose him because he knows Slade would never break contract.

[@shupasopni]

Why would Batman hire him to psychologically abuse (and hell all kinds of abuse) his son and son's friends?

[@GREATEternalWarrior]

@@shupasopni exactly, cuz Slade is also core enemy to Batman from comics

[@fictiontheorizer4253]

"The True Villain of The Teen Titans was All Star Batman all along."

[@blackspider3839]

To be honest, I like to pretend season five doesn’t exist and the end is the true finale And Slade, taking over the brotherhood of evil would’ve been awesome

[@isaiahsanders9418]

Slade’s Without A Doubt The Perfect Main Nemesis Of The Teen Titans Throughout Seasons One And Two He’s Completely Determined To Destroy Them That He Resorts To Extreme Measures To Do It In Order To Go Through With His Plans To Take Over Jump City But Because The Titans Are Teenagers Slade Is Always Underestimated And Defeated Because The Titans So Unpredictable That Slade Doesn’t Know What To Expect When Facing Them

[@meganshaw1987]

Slade tried to do to Robin what Joker did to Harley. Mold her into his likeness.

[@southerncoastproductions7587]

weirdo

[@classicsonicthewild6051]

According To Glen Murakami, The Initial Plan For Slade In Season 5 When It Originally Had 20 Episodes Was That He Would Have Returned To Usurp The Brain As The Leader Of The Brotherhood Of Evil Around The Midway Point Of The Season. This Was Scrapped When The Order Was Reduced To 13 Episodes

[@LoganTocker]

It's simple, Batman wanted robin to not be like him, whereas Slade most likely does.

[@gogogadget1855]

Great job :)

[@gogogadget1855]

Sweet a heart! Here's one for you ❤️!

[@Znae629]

@@gogogadget1855 Oh my, it’s so wholesome. 😊

[@Bobrob1597]

this is prob the BEST Slade in DC and this is a Slade who doesn't use firearms/blades/ext.

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

Personally, i think there is still potential to write Slade more accurate to the main canon and less villainy. He is meant to be an assassin. Sometimes he'll even help the heroes but for the most part, he is a formidable foe against them or a ruthless anti-hero with a story of his own. It depends on how good the writer of such a story can be. As far as the comic book version is concerned, he's just an anti-hero. He will help the heroes sometimes but for the most part, he's just committing to his job of taking down the heroic foes of his clients but also has a tragic and dramatic story of his own.

[@neorblx2604]

He looks like a duracell battery.

[@Zoogler]

Napoleon dynamite references at 41:29 Napoleon 41:38 vote for Pedro

[@reviewsandtheories4941]

One of slades biggest mistakes was revealing to the ohter titans albeit unintentionally the probs within them had he not done that titans wouldn't have known wouldn't have investigated further regarding that and simply assumed Robin switched sides and he would have remained his apprentice terra wouve eventually met the titans cyborg takes over as leader and quiet possibly a crossover with batman informing him of the situation and possiblle showdown between old friends and mentor

[@denikehi4579]

eeehh i always took Slade's appearance in Things Change as it would serve him better if Terra didn't return as she WAS the one to kill him.

[@ismailcalsr2226]

we need a raven analysis video!!!

[@kefkapalazzo1]

17:52 it sounds like you're saying "robin calls for a treat" and the auto captions pick it up was that too lol what are you saying

[@AmpleSamuel]

haha ‘Robin calls for retreat’

[@kefkapalazzo1]

@@AmpleSamuel o damn thanks for responding.. I had looked up the episode plot like 5 seconds after posting this 😭

[@oskarrussjohansson4302]

I like that snazzy tune from the beginning.

[@codeymeeks5476]

great video

[@Galvatronover]

22:15 its also because this is adapted from judas contract from the comics and terra dies there too

[@chrisstanton70]

I used to think Slade was Batman in disguise, playing the role of the dark assassins that trained him in the past so that Robin can face his potential darkness and overcome it, completing his training.

[@hyperion3145]

17:20 I like the fact that I got a Car Max ad right after this

[@TheAnime_Enthusiast]

Anyone else notice how Slade sounds like Dan Phantom/Dark Danny from The Ultimate Enemy?

[@rducky136]

Ron voices kills its

[@Hades69099]

It's Dan Lin he's slade, he's the reason the synderverse is ended.

[@ablosch2452]

I’ve seen people say that every supervillain is some person who went mad after a tragic event made them go evil. Slade on the other hand, is just evil because he can. He invalidates their point. Heck, I don’t think there were any villains like that in Teen Titans. All the other bad guys just sorta showed up and started causing chaos because they could, or for reasons that totally are not tragic (I.E. Atlas merely wanted to prove he’s better than Cyborg. Brother Blood just wanted to start an academy to teach people how to be Supervillains and that’s all).

[@aedvinious4876]

well done

[@juanarocha8629]

This guy was the epitome of evil when i was a kid

[@Trash2000s]

You haves a cutest voice ever :)

[@LoganTocker]

🎼IT'S SO EASY WHEN YOUR EVIL! THIS IS THE LIFE YOU SEE, THE DEVIL, TIPS HIS HAT TO ME! I DO IT ALL BECAUSE I'M EVIL! AND I DO IT ALL FOR FREE!🎼🎻

[@bjrnomokandahidle4675]

Slade is the one who dosen't have any friends

[@valkyriehero6271]

has anyone in the series ever called by his supervillain name Deathstroke

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

No. In this show, Slade could pretty would have been his supervillain name if it weren't for the tie-in-comics lowkey confirming that he is Slade Wilson and not some other guy.

[@valkyriehero6271]

@@ibrahimihsan2090 oh normaly it common for villains to be called by there real names not there villian names

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

@@valkyriehero6271 First of all, in this show, everybody is referred to by their superhero or supervillain names. To give a strong superhero aesthetic. There was only one time where Beast Boy was referred to by his given name Garfield by one of the Doom Patrol members who was a motherly figure to him.

[@valkyriehero6271]

@@ibrahimihsan2090 no I was talking about supervillains outside this show.

[@Abner-gu3ve]

8:54

[@davidwallacejr2998]

Hi

[@j_boc]

Why is every slade analysis video made by someone with an annoying voice

[@UrNormalduck]

Wdym annoying? Its not annoying plus that's rude. Please don't comment if you're gonna be rude

[@j_boc]

@@UrNormalduck youre annoying too