SLAYMASTER

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Human, martial artist, former high-tech weapon user; He is apparently native to or trained in the Middle East

Occupation: Assassin

Group Membership: None
formerly: Crazy Gang of Earth-616 (pawns)

Affiliations: Konrad Kharkov, Vixen (former employers)

Enemies: Sir Thurlow Archer, Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), Captain Britain (Elizabeth Braddock), Claire (Lady) Gila, Major Jock Gunn, Luke Lane, Peter Mole, Lord Quayne, RCX (Resource Control eXecutive), S. T. R. I. K. E (Special Tactical Response for International Key Emergencies) Psi-Division (Elizabeth Braddock, Dr. Destiny, Alison Double, Avril, Tom Lennox, Vicki), Henry Stone, Vixen, Septimus Waxman

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: Electro-Man

Base of Operations: Formerly a high-tech base in the sewers below London

First Appearances: Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain#243 (October 5, 1977)

Powers/Abilities: Slaymaster is a master of armed and unarmed combat. He is highly adept in the martial arts and is a deadly combatant. He can scan people and energy fields for weak points. He can briefly mesmerize others with a glance, enabling him to strike before they can stop him.His left hand has been toughened by repeated trauma to the point that it is hard and sharp enough to punch through a weak point in Captain Britain's force field. He is highly trained and skilled with many forms of weaponry including bladed weapons and a variety of conventional and energy firearms, gases, and poisons. He is also a master of disguise. His wrist bracelets enhance his strength to an uncertain level (enhanced human?), can fire rope lassos, release electric blasts, and project flame.

When first observed, he used an arsenal of high-tech weaponry, such as a jet belt, a one-man rocket ship (able to convert into a rocket car), and a gigantic robot snake. Other weapons include a Jazzler (a bladed weapon which disrupts nerve impulses).

He later wore a costume designed by Vixen's technicians, which enhanced his own skills. This granted him superhuman speed and strength.

Height: 6'4"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown

History: Unrevealed. Slaymaster has been trained as an extremely proficient warrior and assassin, at least part of which occurred in the Middle East, as well as the Orient. He initially sought high profile jobs to make a name for himself as the master assassin of our time. He initially preferred using campy gimmicks in his murders. He claims to have obtained these weapons by stealing them from his victims. He was hired by Konrad Kharkov to obtain a number of expensive artifacts for the purpose of bribing the leaders of other nations to turn them against the United Kingdom.

(Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain#247 (fb) - BTS) - Slaymaster quickly killed philatelist Peter Mole, orchid collector Henry Stone, throughbred breeder Lord Quayne and rock star Luke Lane.

(Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain#243) - Captain Britain arrived on the scene after Slaymaster had murdered Thurlow Archer with an arrow through the heart. Slaymaster disguised himself as Archer's non-existent daughter and then duped Captain Britian, knocking him out with a gas attack. Captain Britain was left behind to initially take the blame for the crime and was forced to flee from the authorities.

Slaymaster next set his sights on Major Jock Gunn, a racecar driver, and sabotaged the starting pistol, which caused an explosion. Captain Britain was visiting his own brother, Jamie Braddock, also a racecar driver, and made the connection of the next assassination attempt, but was too late to stop it.

(Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain#244) - Slaymaster again defeated Captain Britain and escaped, stealing his racecar with the gold-plated engine. He next disguised himself as a wax figure (Electro-Man) in the comic shop of a Mr. Waxman, electrocuted and killed Waxman, and stole his mint condition copy of Amazing Spider-Man#1. When Captain Britain arrived to stop him, he hit him with an electro-blast as well.

(Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain#245) - Captain Britain failed to stop Slaymaster, but trailed him to the site of his next victim. Slaymaster used a giant, mutated gila monster to kill the wealthy Lady Gila, and stole her solid gold griffin statue. He gassed Captain Britain, leaving him to die at the hands of the gila.

(Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain#246) - Captain Britain escaped the gila (and the authorities), and tracked Slaymaster to a giant floating skull, which he believed to be his ship. Slaymaster, in his underground base, had the skull hit Captain Britain with a stun blast, and then used his giant robot snake to pull him into the sewers. Knocking Captain Britain out, he had a giant robot arm to hold him upside down and sent his fresh-water shark after him. He then met up with Kharkov on his yacht, the Mako. Captain Britain broke free and followed him, but was captured by Kharkov's giant robot octopus.

(Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain#247) - As Captain Britain fought off the robot octopus, Kharkov attempted to double-cross Slaymaster, but failed and was thrown overboard to the sharks. As Slaymaster attempted to escape, Captain Britain nailed him with his Star-Sceptre, causing him to also fall to the sharks.