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“ | I got this... memory thing. I pick up anyone's moves just by seein' 'em. That's a lotta data. More'n my brain's got room for, I guess. So I... forget things. Things that ain't about combat, about survival. People, places... I can't remember what I did last week. By Monday, I probably won't remember this conversation. I wanted ta fight you 'cause... I thought if I remembered your moves, I might remember you. | „ |
~ Taskmaster |
Taskmaster (Anthony "Tony" Masters) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer David Michelinie and artist George Pérez, the character made his debut in The Avengers #195 (May 1980). Possessing photographic reflexes that allow him to mimic any fighting style at the cost of his long and short-term memory, he has served as an adversary of superheroes such as Captain America, Ant-Man and Spider-Man among others in the Marvel Universe. He is usually depicted as a mercenary hired by numerous criminal organizations to act as a training instructor, and is the biological father of Finesse.
The character has been adapted from the comics into various forms of media, including several animated television series and video games. A female version of Taskmaster named Antonia Dreykov appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Black Widow (2021) and Thunderbolts* (2025), portrayed by Olga Kurylenko.
Powers and abilities[]
- Master assassin and tactician
- Master martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant
- Expert swordsman, marksman and archer
- Photographic reflexes
Idea Wiki appearances[]
- Taskmaster is a playable character in Marvel Superhero Adventures: Intergalactic Grand Prix, voiced by Robin Atkin Downes. One of the supervillains participating in the titular racing tournament hosted by the Grandmaster, Taskmaster owns two karts: the Shadow Elite (a black and white war jeep with a skull in the front) and the Contingency T (a race car resembling the APC ridden by Antonia Dreykov in the 2021 film Black Widow).