Titans
Could Slade Wilson ’s blood feud against Dick Grayson and his mate onTitanstruly be the work of Jericho possessing the physical structure ofDeathstroke ? While such an theme may seem freakish , there is precedent for it in the originalTeen Titanscomics . Such a daring plot twist would also explicate certain incongruities in Deathstroke ’s behavior over the season so far .
The plot ofTitansseason 2 has centre around Deathstroke coming out of retirement after find out that the Titans had reclaim . While the full history between Deathstroke and the Titans has yet to be explained , the flashback sequence " Aqualad"revealed that Deathstroke was responsible for the death of Aqualad . It is indecipherable , however , if Deathstroke was hire to vote down all of the Titans or if he was targeting Donna Troy or Aqualad - both of whom could be valid target for an character assassination , give their kinship to the royal families of two powerful nations . In any case , the episode ended with Dick Grayson determining that Aqualad ’s killer was Slade Wilson and approaching Slade ’s boy , Jericho , in a record shop . It was afterward substantiate in season 2 , episode 5 , " Deathstroke , " that Dick befriended Jericho with the intention of using him as a means of set about to his father .
Related : Who is Jericho ? Teen Titans Hero ’s Origins & Powers Explained
This is give away as the older Titans hash out how to do by Deathstroke ’s ultimatum that they plough over his daughter , Rose Wilson , whom Dick Grayson placed under his tribute in exchange for the handout of the kidnapped Jason Todd . While Jericho ’s circumstances is not revealed , Dove says that the squad has go down this path before and that they are not " using Deathstroke ’s child to get to him again . " Another hint as to what happened to Jericho was revealed as Slade verbalize to Jason , tell apart him that he is " being act by that charlatan , Dick Grayson , who give costume to gooselike kids , making them believe that they ’re heroes . Leading you , like lamb to slaughter . "
This all suggest that , as in the originalTeen Titanscomics , Jericho bring together the Titans and diedwhile fighting his father . Ironically , Deathstroke kill his own Logos as an human activity of mercy after Jericho became have by hostile spirits . While Jericho ’s body died , his individual was freed from their corrupting influence and bruise up charter residency in his Church Father ’s consistence , though his personality lie in inactive for many years .
Jericho " awake up " after Slade learned of the demise ofDonna Troyand the formation of a novel Teen Titans . look at over his Father of the Church ’s body , Jericho had planned to reach out to his honest-to-goodness friends and convince them that teenagers should be teenager and should not judge to be superheroes as they had . regrettably , Jericho had grown mentally unstable after his trial , and bruise up attacking his friends while play at being Deathstroke seeking retaliation .
These circumstances seem closely very to the news report ofTitansseason 2 and howDeathstrokecame to re-start his war on the squad , evoke that Slade Wilson is being possessed by an embittered Jericho , who hat the Titans for betraying his friendly relationship and do his death . This would excuse why Slade seems so focused on Dick Grayson over the rest of the Titans and why he seemed so distant in his fundamental interaction withWintergreen , who is supposed to be his nigh friend and crony in arms . It ’s also probably not a coincidence that theTeen Titans plot line that get wind Jericho return from the beat while have Deathstroke ’s body was written by Geoff Johns - one of the writers and executive producers ofTitans .
More : DC ’s Titans Is Finally … Good
