You’d be forgiven for never having heard of Rocket Red, one of DC’s most generic C-List superheroes. They both then rebelled and joined the team they were supposed to eliminate, before taking over responsibility for teaching the younger versions of said teams.Īlthough Red Tornado’s appearance in “Justice League of America” #64 in 1968 only predates that of Vision in “The Avengers” #57 by a few months - making it seem possible the two characters were created independently - the concept of Tornado’s character was technically formed eight years prior, under the alternative and rather badass name, Ulthoon the Tornado Tyrant of Rann, which settles the dispute of which came first once and for all. Morrow and Ultron, respectively) using advanced technology to bring out the destruction of their franchise’s greatest superhero collectives, The Justice League and The Avengers. Case in point: they’re both bald, super-powered androids with bright red skin and ridiculously high collars who were created by villains (T.O. Similarities between Marvel’s Vision and DC’s Red Tornado are not difficult to find, given that they’re basically the same character. He may have started out as a poor copy, but now he’s one of a kind. However, in the years since this blatant forgery, Marvel redeemed themselves by reimagining Deadpool as everyone’s favourite smart-mouthed, crotch-punching, chimichanga-loving fourth wall obliterator. Deadpool and Deathstroke both started out as villains, with Deathstroke agreeing to kill the Teen Titans in his 1980 debut in “The New Teen Titans” #2, and Deadpool first appearing in “New Mutants” #98 in 1991 as an assassin hired to take out X-Men's Cable. Not only that, but they both end up working alongside the very teams they once tried to take down. Oh, and their names (Slade/Wade Wilson) are practically identical! ![]() They’re both mercenary assassins who wield firearms and blades, have accelerated healing abilities and wear head-to-toe suits with similar colour schemes (red/black versus black/orange). Although artist Rob Liefeld argues that Deadpool and Deathstroke are nothing alike, anyone with a shrewd eye can see the similarities.
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