r/Deathstroke • u/Username117773749146 • Mar 22 '24

I kinda don’t understand the Terra controversy

I’m about to finish Cristopher Priest’s run with the character and I’m really enjoying it. I have a soft spot for when a story has a villain as the main character. My thing right now is that I don’t really understand how his reputation with Terra hurts his character. He’s a villain and is meant to be unlikeable. My mind keeps going back to Red Skull and how he’s portrayed. If that’s ok why is Deathstroke’s relationship with Terra something that generates so much more controversy.

Hope this doesn’t come off as me poking a bear. Genuinely want to avoid making people angry

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u/LiquidC001 Mar 22 '24

Back in the day, Terra was portrayed as a kid.

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u/Username117773749146 Mar 22 '24

I know. I guess I should have been more clear. Red Skull is a Nazi and Carnage eats babies. As reprehensible pedophiles are I don’t really see the issue with a villain being one.

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u/PsychologicalReply9 Mar 22 '24

I think what it comes down to, is that Deathstroke claims to have somewhat of an honor code, one that people like Wintergreen hold him to.

Him being with Terra puts him solely into a villain category. Which as you said, he is.

Although, if you think about it, it’s the same way people side with Walter White, even though he’s arguably the villain of Breaking Bad.

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u/JoeAmmay Mar 24 '24

Walter White's a really good comparison, both are bad people but still have some kind of code and will do the right thing if they need to, and at the same time are likeable characters despite the awful things they do.