Billy Wintergreen


 * For his partner who uses the same codename, see Slade Wilson. For the comic book issue of the same name, see Wintergreen (issue).

"Slade! Come back to die?"

- Bill Wintergreen

Bill "Billy" Wintergreen was a member of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service and former friend and partner to Slade Wilson and was known under the codename "Deathstroke". After he and his partner came to Lian Yu, Billy betrayed Slade and allied himself with Edward Fyers.

Biography


Some time before 2007, Bill and his partner, Slade, came to Lian Yu to rescue Yao Fei. Their plane was shot down, and Bill eventually allied himself with Edward Fyers, leaving Slade to escape by himself.

When Oliver was stranded on Lian Yu, he was captured by Edward Fyers' men who were looking for Yao Fei, their reasons unspecified. When Oliver refused to give up Fei's location, he was tortured by Wintergreen. Oliver is later rescued by Yao Fei, who engages Wintergreen in battle and temporarily subdues him; escaping with Oliver. Wintergreen later tracked down Fei, besting him in a fight and taking him to a camp led by Fyers.

When Oliver returned to the camp to rescue Yao Fei, Fei knocked him out as Edward Fyers and Wintergreen entered his tent. Wintergreen was led to execute Oliver. However, Slade caused an explosion, distracting everyone. As Oliver ran to his safety, Slade and Bill fought, leading to Slade stabbing Billy in his right eye, seemingly killing him.

Abilities

 * Master hand-to-hand combatant: Much like Slade Wilson, Wintergreen is a master in close-ranged hand to hand combat, as seen in Oliver Queen's flashback when he fought Yao Fei.
 * Master martial artist: Wintergreen is a master martial artist and is able to hold his own against Yao Fei who appears to be his equal.
 * Master swordsman: Like his former friend and partner Slade Wilson, Bill uses a katana-like sword as his primary weapon, and is extremely proficient with it
 * Peak human physical condition: Wintergreen is in top physical condition and  demonstrated incredible feats of strength, endurance, stamina, speed, and agility when he fought Yao Fei. Wintergreen also demonstrated coordination, dexterity, and reflexes that appeared to border on superhuman.

Trivia

 * A Deathstroke mask is seen mounted on a wooden stake in "Pilot" as Chinese fishermen investigate Oliver's distress signal. It is unknown whether or not this is Billy's Deathstroke mask or Slade's. Although the mask seen did have an arrow going through the right eye hole and Billy was stabbed by a sword in the right eye.
 * Wintergreen gave Oliver his second scar by cutting the lower left side of his abdomen with a knife whilst torturing and interrogating him.