Grant Wilson (Earth-1)


 * For his predecessor and father, see Slade Wilson. For the episode of the same name, see Deathstroke.

Grant Wilson is the son of Slade Wilson and the brother or half-brother of the late Joe Wilson. He took up the mantle of Deathstroke in a potential future visited by Rip Hunter's team, in which he had conquered Star City and left much of it in ruin.

In 2046, Grant was ultimately defeated and captured by Oliver Queen and Connor Hawke, who effectively removed him as the ruler of Star City.

Biography
Grant is the son of Slade Wilson, and thus either the brother or half-brother of Joe Wilson.

In around 2031, Grant adopted a similar costume and the alias of his father and became Deathstroke, gathering an army with which he invaded Star City during an event known as the Uprising. During the subsequent war, he and his forces killed the majority of Team Arrow, including John Diggle, Laurel Lance, Quentin Lance and Felicity Smoak, and gained control over the entire city. He also outed Oliver Queen as the Green Arrow, forcing him to go into hiding, but not before Grant cut off Oliver's left arm in a climactic battle in the middle of the city. Many of its residents were forced to flee or evacuate, and those that stayed formed roving street gangs that all followed Grant's command. Though he reigned supreme, Grant continued hunting the streets for the elusive Green Arrow, who continued to evade capture and fought against Grant's forces through guerrilla warfare tactics.

Fifteen years later, Rip Hunter's team arrived in this potential future after their ship, The Waverider, was knocked off-course. Grant cornered Sara Lance and Rip Hunter in an alley after the pair incapacitated some of his men, whereupon he took off his mask, revealing his identity to be that of Slade Wilson's son, after Sara referred to him by his father's name. Grant called for more of his troops to surround them, but Rip and Sara were saved by Connor Hawke and the trio managed to escape. Grant then sent out a city-wide command to the street gangs under his control, ordering them to scour Star City for his adversaries. His forces later captured Connor while he was aiding Rip's team in an abandoned Smoak Technologies warehouse, and Grant prepared a public execution for his nemesis. At the last moment, Connor was saved by the combined forces of Rip's team and Oliver Queen, whom Grant had believed to be dead. While his forces were scattered, killed or defeated during the battle, Grant was struck by two arrows from Queen and Hawke, before being punched in the head by Queen's robotic arm, knocking him out.

Personality
Grant is extremely intelligent, calculating enough to take over Star City and kill most of the members of Team Arrow. Despite this - or perhaps because of this - Grant is also arrogant, overconfident, and boastful. He displays immense pride in his accomplishments, a trait that sometimes causes him to underestimate his opponents. He has also been shown as somewhat unstable, another clear departure from his father's pre-Mirakuru psyche; this aspect of Grant is perhaps best exemplified when he commands Mick Rory's men to scour the city in an attempt to find Sara Lance and Rip Hunter.

Grant is also willing to resort to 'dirty' fighting tactics in order to win, as is especially evident when he takes on Oliver Queen and Connor Hawke in combat.

Abilities

 * Peak of human physical condition: Much like his father, Slade (pre-mirakuru), Grant is in top physical condition and has expert reflexes. He has shown that he can go toe to toe with an elderly Oliver Queen in combat, and was even able to cut an arrow fired at him by Oliver in mid-air.
 * Master hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: Grant was able to fight Oliver and Connor Hawke and hold his own, possibly being better than Connor. Grant is shown to have a fighting style similar to his father's. He uses Escrima and Muay Thai as his primary fighting style, but it can be assumed that he knows other martial arts as well.
 * High-level intellect/Master tactician/Leader: Grant was able to conquer Star City in a potential future timeline and single-handedly ruled the city with an army of masked followers. He also controlled the various street gangs that roved the city.
 * Master swordsman: Grant has shown himself to be a master swordsman, being able to hold his own with Oliver and Connor.

Equipment

 * Sword: Grant wields a sword similar in appearance to a katana. It serves as his primary weapon of choice and appears to be similar to - if not the same sword as - the one that his father used during his time as Deathstroke.
 * Sidearm: Grant carries a handgun holstered on his right leg.
 * Combat Knife: Grant carries a knife on his boot.
 * Deathstroke suit: Grant wears a protective suit as his villain alter-ego, Deathstroke. The suit is almost completely identical to the one worn by the first Deathstroke, Grant's father, Slade Wilson. It is a personal suit of body armor custom tailored to his needs. It is predominantly black, however adds black protective plates, composite fiberglass, these overlap his feet, shin, forearm, chest and shoulders. The costume also has silver details in all joints. Orange straps and pouches also decorate the suit. There are various equipment pockets and pouches. The costume also has a support for grenades and ammunition, along with a sheath for the sword on his back.
 * Deathstroke Mask: Grant's mask is visually almost the same as his father's mask, with the only key differences being the inclusion of two eye holes and the mask being half-black and half-silver, rather than half-black and half-orange.

Trivia

 * In, Slade mentions that Billy Wintergreen was the godfather of his son, Joe. Slade never mentioned anything about a son named Grant, so it is unknown which child is older or if Grant has even been born yet in the current timeline.
 * Slade Wilson has three children in the comic book continuity: Grant, Joseph, and Rose. Rose is the only Wilson child who has yet to be referenced in the Arrowverse. However Isabel Rochev donned the villainous alter-ego of Ravage which is also Rose Wilson's dual identity in the comics.
 * Grant appears to idolize his father in keeping with his first appearance in the DC comics. Ironically, the DC comic book version of Grant idolized Deathstroke without knowing that the mercenary was his father.
 * Grant dismembered Oliver Queen's arm sometime before 2046 in this timeline. This is a nod to Clark Kent/Superman dismembering Oliver's arm in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns elseworlds storyline from DC Comics.

Behind the senes

 * In the DC comics continuity, Grant Wilson is the oldest child of Slade Wilson and Adeline Kane. It is unknown if Grant is the oldest Wilson child in the Arrowverse or if Adeline Kane is his mother.
 * Also in the DC comics continuity, Grant adopts the name Ravager during his first appearance and attempts to kill the Teen Titans after being contracted by H.I.V.E..