Deadshot
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Floyd Lawton, aka Deadshot, is a fictional character in the DC Universe.
He is a hired assassin and quite possibly the greatest marksman in the world, reputed to "never miss." He is capable of using a large variety of weapons, but prefers using a pair of silenced, wrist-mounted Colts. He initially appeared in Gotham City as a new crimefighter, but was revealed to be an enemy of Batman when he attempted to replace the crime fighter. When this plan failed, he attempted to become king of Gotham's Underworld. Batman and Commissioner Gordon publically exposed his plot, and Lawton went to jail.
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After serving his term, Deadshot began hiring his services out as an assassin, changing his costume from the top coat and tails he previously wore to his now more familiar red jumpsuit and distinctive metal face plate with a targeting device on the right side. He has been a major figure in the Suicide Squad in its latest two incarnations, where his skills as a marksman and his absence of care for human life served to greatly further the group's objectives. During a hiatus from the Suicide Squad (in a 4 issue miniseries from 1988), his son was abducted, raped, and killed by a pedophile, whom Deadshot later took revenge upon. Probably his most peculiar trait is a great desire to die in a spectacular fashion, this being his primary motivation for joining the Suicide Squad. He feels he has no reason to continue living, and, while he does not want to commit suicide, he simply does not care if he dies. Various reasons have been cited for this, but the most common thread in them is his parents' peculiar hatred for one another, so much so that Lawton's mother tried to hire both her sons to kill their father.
A second miniseries featuring Deadshot recently concluded, in which Deadshot found out that he'd had a daughter who was being raised in a crime filled area of Star City. After the mother refuses to accept his dirt money, Deadshot decides to clean up the area on his own. The series ends with Deadshot leaving but having mostly cleared up the area and having convinced Green Arrow to patrol it more regularly.
Deadshot has also made appearances in the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited animated series. He is voiced by Michael Rosenbaum.