Black Widow: Everything You Need To Know About Taskmaster

8. He Is A One-Man Army

Tony Masters debuted as Taskmaster in Avengers #195 in 1980. In the story, the Avengers storm a suspicious institution, only to learn it is a front for training supervillains. When Taskmaster revealed himself to the team, he defeated Yellowjacket and Ant-Man in seconds. He divulges the fact that he can duplicate anything he witnesses. Since he has studied dozens of superheroes, Taskmaster can shoot arrows like Hawkeye, throw a Billy club like Daredevil, hurl a shield like Captain America, and somersault like Spider-Man.

Masters learned he had this ability when he was eight years old. Just by watching television, he learned to twirl a lasso like a cowboy, shoot hoops like an NBA player, or dive into a pool like an Olympic swimmer.

He has personally studied the moves of Ant Man, Batroc, Black Widow, Boomerang, Bushwacker, Blacklash, Black Knight, Black Panther, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Cable, Crossbones, Daredevil, Deadpool, Elektra, Falcon, Fatale, Firestar, Hawkeye, Iron Fist, Justice, Libra, Machete, Moon Knight, Oddball, Power Man, Puma, Punisher, Razorfist, Shockwave, Silverclaw, Silver Samurai, Spider-Man, Shatterstar, Swordsman, Tigra, Tumbler, USAgent, Warbird, Wolverine, and Zaran.

Trying to fight Taskmaster is like fighting over 40 superbeings at the same time. Anyone who challenges Taskmaster has their work cut out for themselves.