Dick Grayson vs Slade Wilson, the history

Nightwing vs Deathstroke is something that most, if not all, DC fans enjoy. So here's a quick rundown with the various battles between the two. 

Today... The Terminator! 

Deathstroke first appearance, and since I've already did an entire post about it, this will be a brief mention. At the end of the issue, there is a big fight, Deathstroke and Ravager I(Grant Wilson) face off against the Teen Titans. But, it appears that Dick and Slade don't even fight directly, there are just at the same place during this confrontation. Moving on. 

The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans

Not sure about this since it's most likely not canon(but since DC's continuity lately is a nightmare, why not?). Slade, with ease, defeats Dick. But let's not give this too much weight, since Dick has become a better fighter since then. 

The Judas Contract 

Probably the most famous storyline from Teen Titans, and maybe even the most iconic confrontation between Dick and Slade. Deathstroke surprises Dick and shows some advantage and it comes to physical skill, but Dick manages to surprise Slade by doing something he didn't expect and runs away.

However, later Slade can be seen knocking Dick out  with ease. But I will not be counting this, since Dick was tired and distracted. 

If this be Chaos

In one big move of false advertising, this issue promesses a big fight with the two, but Slade is refusing fight back here. Taking place after Jericho's death at the hands of his own father, Dick is angry at Slade for this act. And so is Slade at himself. 

But as Deathstroke gets tired of Dick's talking, he ends the "fight" in one move. 

Total Chaos

Following the events from Deathstroke the Terminator, everybody is going after Deathstroke for a crime he didn't commit. I know, what a set up, huh? Anyway, Dick goes after Slade here and they fight again, this time a real fight. Deathstroke destroys Nightwing, no arguments about this. 

The Hunting Moon

Slade is hired to capture Man-Bat, but of course, Dick is not just going to let this happen. They fight, Dick tricks Slade in a similar way to what he did back in Judas Contract and manages to save Man-Bat. It's important to mention that Slade did not fail his contract here, he did manage to capture Man-Bat for a while and got his money for it. 

Venn Diagram

Home of that famous painel where Dick pays Slade who was hired to kill a cop, and again, Dick can't let that happen. No winner here again, but its made clear that Dick is not capable of beating Deathstroke. Or at least up to this point. 

The Devil you know 

Ok, I'm not even going to try hiding this, I have issues with this storyline, lots of issues. To put it plainly, Slade's characterization is off, everything here feels weird and inconsistent. The worst thing here however is how Rose is handled. Poor writing at its finest. But, this isn't a review, so moving on. Slade asks Dick to take care of Rose and of course this ends up being a ploy to do some evil things because evil. They have a very brief encounter at the beginning that I'm not even considering.

Infinite Crisis

At the end of this event, all the heroes and villains are at the same place, so a big fight is inevitable. Nightwing with Batman and Robin's help beats Slade. 

Fix you

Nightwing goes after Deathstroke due to the events of Infinite Crisis and the previous encounter between the two. The have a fair fight with no clear winner. Slade bombs the place and Dick disappears.

Titans East 

At the end of this storyline, as you can expect, all major characters involved battle, Dick, in some moments with others helping him, tries taking on Slade. But even with help, Slade is unstoppable, Deathstroke is having a walk in the park with them. 

After being sure his objective was completed, Slade disappears.

Batman vs. Robin

During this time, Dick Grayson was Batman. Slade and Talia tried controlling Damian's body to attack Dick, he survived the attack and went after the two. Slade was debilitated and Dick takes advantage of that to have a little bit of a revenge against the mercenary. And of course, not counting this one, I mean, just look at it. 

Family Reunions 

Deathstroke breaks in Arkham as part of his plan to create a new body for Jericho. Dick, as Batman, shows up to stop him. They have their best fight yet, with Dick posing a challenge for Slade since he's mimicking Deathstroke's own fighting style. Slade ends up putting some Arkham guards in danger in order to distract Dick and then he runs away. 

Dark Crisis

Issue #2 promised a big fight with the two and, personally speaking, what a let down. The fight is just 2 splash pages and we get zero dialogue or anything about their fight strategy. Dick beats Slade so easily that is almost funny. Deathstroke is supposed to be a big threat during this event and here he is getting his ass kicked on the second issue. Points for Dick. 

In Conclusion

As you can see, they don't really have proper fights, most of the time just random encounters with one or the other running away. Anyway, Slade has beaten Dick once, while Dick has beaten Slade two times. 

Now, the same question with my history of Batman vs Deathstroke post, if i had to pick a "champion", who would it be? I don't know, heh. But what do you think? 

That's it for today. have a good one.