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  • Today on Variant, we give you the comic book History of Taskmaster, the Marvel villain making his debut in the BLACK WIDOW movie!
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  • @cayle2919
    @cayle2919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +921

    was expecting taskmaster in the movie, we got Task Manager instead smh

    • @leojamesquiambao1047
      @leojamesquiambao1047 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      That wasn't Taskmaster. It's just a girl cosplaying as him

    • @thoughtstorn854
      @thoughtstorn854 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Haha

    • @arielc.9081
      @arielc.9081 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Leo, that joke went over your head

    • @tingispingis
      @tingispingis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Ariel, that joke went over your head

    • @kynshii
      @kynshii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Task Mistress

  • @GRaider2014
    @GRaider2014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1838

    The thought of getting crossed over by Taskmaster on the basketball court after he watched a Michael Jordan documentary is too damn funny to me

    • @zaberfang
      @zaberfang 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Imagine an athlete than can copy and intercept your moves say before you thought of it.

    • @DTN504
      @DTN504 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      Imagine him watching all the And1 mixtapes.......

    • @infinphoenix13
      @infinphoenix13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂 😂 😂

    • @kingstonnacagilevu8891
      @kingstonnacagilevu8891 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@DTN504 Bruh that would make him way too OP

    • @robertjohnson-tz6mw
      @robertjohnson-tz6mw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Bruh who tf would stop his team. Luka needs another broken ankle, lebron needs d wade a fucked up hair line and headband, Kobe needs Shaquille o'neal and steve nash. Like bruh what type of fuckery would happen every year taskmaster plays

  • @MrKodachii
    @MrKodachii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2526

    Man I feel bad for the fans of Taskmaster...MCU did your boy wrong....

    • @DocDark9000
      @DocDark9000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      Don’t you mean girl?

    • @colt4531
      @colt4531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +431

      Yah ive been a huge Taskmaster fan for most of my life, they couldnt even get his Character done, and then they double whammy with the pointless Genderswap, and is russian...... wtf?? MCU clearly gives 0 shits about comic books.

    • @neezyvrs971
      @neezyvrs971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      @@colt4531 yeah bro i share thé same feeling im so fucking sad

    • @stephenheath8465
      @stephenheath8465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      @@DocDark9000 Feige love his''girl'' characters LMFAO

    • @watershipfalls5520
      @watershipfalls5520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      @@DocDark9000 No, BOY!

  • @NerdyHalfrican
    @NerdyHalfrican 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1070

    Having seen Black Widow I can definitely say, nothing covered in this video matters in the movie

    • @JahRandom
      @JahRandom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Yeahhh, not surprised. Sadly, the stuff in these videos rarely have anything to do with the cinematic/animated versions of the various characters.

    • @matineyang
      @matineyang 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Only characters by name. Like Mar-vell, latest Thor, Drax, Peter Starker.

    • @Kopaka808
      @Kopaka808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      So why do they call him taskmaster in the movie? Do they even call him Taskmaster?

    • @NerdyHalfrican
      @NerdyHalfrican 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@Kopaka808 lol I don't think they actually do. It's referred to as the Taskmaster Protocol but they never actually name it Taskmaster

    • @Kopaka808
      @Kopaka808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@NerdyHalfrican lol Wtf. This is so dumb. Subverting expectations I guess though lol.

  • @FernandoPerez-et3xe
    @FernandoPerez-et3xe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +555

    Anyone here after they completely changed his character

    • @neezyvrs971
      @neezyvrs971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Yup and im tired about thé MCU Like wtf was that...

    • @terrywood3393
      @terrywood3393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@neezyvrs971 I'm sick of this, too I haven't watch a superhero film since endgame. Soon it will be The Suicide Squad film and I'm nervous about that.

    • @spammer5530
      @spammer5530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@terrywood3393 James Gunn isn’t the type of person who panders, it’s probably gonna be gory as hell and fun as hell

    • @gantz9900
      @gantz9900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah they destroyed his character

    • @zod4365
      @zod4365 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You guys are frauds....

  • @elizabethmolino8262
    @elizabethmolino8262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +849

    He's a cool villain .It's a shame the MCU messed him up in Black Widow.

    • @markprado8185
      @markprado8185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Yea honestly wasted my money

    • @jaypeezulieta2146
      @jaypeezulieta2146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      he wasn't really that bad, he was just underdeveloped

    • @jaypeezulieta2146
      @jaypeezulieta2146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      could be fixed in a later movie

    • @markprado8185
      @markprado8185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@jaypeezulieta2146 no we talking about the identity of who it is unless they say that wasn’t the real taskmaster

    • @skywalker2676
      @skywalker2676 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@jaypeezulieta2146 it’s a girl bro 😑

  • @Samael_Morningstar666
    @Samael_Morningstar666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2685

    I can’t wait for everyone to talk about how much they loved him before Black Widow

    • @robertsilva7158
      @robertsilva7158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +156

      Yup

    • @adrianporazo9853
      @adrianporazo9853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Yup

    • @rinopotamozopilotero6988
      @rinopotamozopilotero6988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +178

      Me 😂
      To be honest I never thought that this character could be so important for the MCU, I use to watch him with Spidey, Captain America and others, always considered him as a secondary villain.

    • @NajarinPrime
      @NajarinPrime 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      This is how I felt about black widow too. I was always a silver sable fan and I thought widow was just a ripoff of her lol

    • @shxdxw_
      @shxdxw_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      same lol

  • @isaiahford6263
    @isaiahford6263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +960

    He should have played for the nba would’ve made millions

    • @genjorah
      @genjorah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      He thinks sports are boring, and doesn't work well with others

    • @joshuagraham2843
      @joshuagraham2843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@genjorah sounds like hunter rose
      he writes books made him a millionaire
      then got bored
      decided to become vigilante then got bored
      decided to become mafia boss

    • @abdullahal-hugbani268
      @abdullahal-hugbani268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I can just imagine him shooting having a 100% 3 point percentage whilst shooting 15 a game

    • @control4050
      @control4050 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Well there's sportsmaster in DC who is an ace in all American sports.

    • @Flameofblaze7
      @Flameofblaze7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He would win defensive player every year

  • @josezeledon7459
    @josezeledon7459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1242

    They definitely wasted taskmaster in the black widow movie

    • @oskuroblck
      @oskuroblck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      True

    • @michaelbonhomme1560
      @michaelbonhomme1560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      💯

    • @VanillaBear9915
      @VanillaBear9915 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      100%

    • @Gotham_Media
      @Gotham_Media 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They’ll come back

    • @zackghost_1
      @zackghost_1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      They tried to hard to tie it all together and make it full circle all they had to do was make taskmaster a hired assassin instead of being the dudes daughter to make some sort of personal connection between taskmaster and black widow

  • @capnsalt7102
    @capnsalt7102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +485

    Me: *watching Taskmaster in Black Widow*
    Also me: "look how they massacred my boy"

    • @caleblambert1222
      @caleblambert1222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I was incredibly disappointed when I saw his design, it literally looks nothing like any other depiction of him.

    • @kelmitmartell9964
      @kelmitmartell9964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      i liked the movie overall but honestly they did taskmaster dirty

    • @Capdirtbag
      @Capdirtbag 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My feelings too!

    • @blakecrowl6333
      @blakecrowl6333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@caleblambert1222 and it’s a girl😐

    • @caleblambert1222
      @caleblambert1222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@blakecrowl6333 Another reason why it's worse, they brought a brand new character, that no one even knows, and replaces Tony, I would bet money that most people were waiting for Black Widow strictly for Task Master, TONY MASTERS, to return.

  • @jakhirobinson1303
    @jakhirobinson1303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    He is criminally underrated

    • @milesmorales6305
      @milesmorales6305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I disagree he's surprisingly mainstream like he's in a lot of stuff like the ultimate Spider-Man show and he's in the avengers game

    • @batboyshark
      @batboyshark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not really. But even if he is not anymore

    • @quinnsanders4676
      @quinnsanders4676 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My favorite marvel villain

    • @michaeldemiurgos1387
      @michaeldemiurgos1387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It's a "She" now in the MCU

    • @batboyshark
      @batboyshark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@michaeldemiurgos1387 woah that's a huge change

  • @MrKing8050
    @MrKing8050 3 ปีที่แล้ว +571

    The movie just shitted all over his entire history

    • @sirmi9868
      @sirmi9868 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Blasphemy dam disney

    • @everythinggeekdotcom
      @everythinggeekdotcom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Disney has ruined pretty much ruined Marvel creatively at this point. And no one seems to care.

    • @demiser21
      @demiser21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      his history in the comics was stupid. his abilities were cool but the writing of the character as described in this video is bad

    • @nickadam06
      @nickadam06 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@demiser21 yea but they could have just took the character from the comics and make a few adjustments to make sense in the MCU but they completely changed him

    • @demiser21
      @demiser21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nickadam06 you are missing the point the character in the comics was terrible why would they adapt anything else when the only good thing was the powers. the movie version wasn't great but anyone who thinks the comics version is better writing needs their head examined. The comic version seems like a 12 year olds bad fan fiction, which I guess explains why some people like it.

  • @brandonstubbs4203
    @brandonstubbs4203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    They did NOT do Taskmaster justice.

  • @xXMrFreshIceXx
    @xXMrFreshIceXx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    Watching blackwidow I was so hyped seeing taskmaster but what they did with the character didn’t do justice to the taskmaster story and who HE really is.

    • @watershipfalls5520
      @watershipfalls5520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yes, HE.

    • @celestialspartan1176
      @celestialspartan1176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      But, you gotta admit, the suit’s kinda badass along with the tech and equipment it’s packing. I mean c’mon, integrated heads up display (HUD), retractable panther claws, a sword and shield, and a recurve bow.

    • @watershipfalls5520
      @watershipfalls5520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@celestialspartan1176 Yeah, it is, But that doesn't compensate for personality.

    • @captainprice8644
      @captainprice8644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Lo-Fi Beacon fax

    • @blakecrowl6333
      @blakecrowl6333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Lo-Fi Beacon nah it was badass , but compared to our boy tony masters , it was absolute garbage

  • @iriptide2499
    @iriptide2499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Ngl it’s pretty funny how in Shang-Chi they’re gonna try to fix The Mandarin after Iron Man 3, but they just ruined ANOTHER villain with Taskmaster in Black Widow

    • @CT--bm6ve
      @CT--bm6ve 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Get ready for in 10 years for marvel to reveal “the real taskmaster” 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

  • @Artisan1979
    @Artisan1979 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    He even taught John Walker how to fight like Captain America when the government gave him the identity. Especially throwing the shield.

    • @kabukiuchiha6020
      @kabukiuchiha6020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Would've been cool to have that on Falcon and the winter soldier

  • @DCMarvelMultiverse
    @DCMarvelMultiverse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Taskmaster: They ruined my brand!
    Mandarin: Tell me about it.
    Malekith: Yup. Same.

    • @camerontaylor2162
      @camerontaylor2162 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Quicksilver: hell, they fucking shot me.

    • @ayubali2431
      @ayubali2431 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      also Quicksilver: Ralph *Bronerr* ha!

    • @hatimarrazi9605
      @hatimarrazi9605 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Crossbone too

    • @blackmantis3130
      @blackmantis3130 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They kinda messed up Ultron too

    • @dblack4927
      @dblack4927 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Apocalypse: ............. no comment

  • @bramderacourt9499
    @bramderacourt9499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    ....and of course none of these interesting innate powers or compelling character work gets used in the movie.

    • @hartleeroy197
      @hartleeroy197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It HURTS SO MUCH !!!!!😩😩😩😩

    • @patrickgrady7505
      @patrickgrady7505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Basically like Mandarin in Ironman 3

    • @chaydonofallon1352
      @chaydonofallon1352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Let's hope marvel learns their lesson and reboots him like the mandarin.

    • @disneyboy3030
      @disneyboy3030 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chaydonofallon1352 maybe they can have two Taskmaster's. Write a letter to them about it.

    • @hoodiek6802
      @hoodiek6802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@patrickgrady7505 That wasn't Mandarin Hes Coming in Shang Chi

  • @SombraCheeks
    @SombraCheeks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +296

    I already know Black Widow will not do this Master of Tasks true justice...

    • @Tulz-
      @Tulz- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Nah they ruined it

    • @robertsilva7158
      @robertsilva7158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Its very disappointing what they did

    • @slakkjaw178
      @slakkjaw178 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Taskmaster is for sure gonna end up being one of the other spies. Hopefully they have a reveal for the real one in a post credits or something

    • @marquis8867
      @marquis8867 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @To Release is To Resolve what happened to him

    • @DankBlitzwing
      @DankBlitzwing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@marquis8867 More like: What happened to *her* ? They genderswapped him and turned him into a bombing victim by Black Widow turned mindless super weapon for the movies real villain, "generic sociopathic Red Room leader".

  • @jacobkeyser8628
    @jacobkeyser8628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    I love how the only person he can’t fight is Deadpool

    • @colt4531
      @colt4531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Depends on the comic. In deadpool kills the Marvel Universe, Taskmaster is able to defeat Deadpool in combat simply, but deadpool pulls a trick on him by bringing in a character with powers that Taskmaster has no chance in defeating.

    • @batman8091
      @batman8091 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Or Moonknight

    • @comicalcosmonaut959
      @comicalcosmonaut959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      And Moon Knight; both fight very unconventionally lol

    • @lifeispain404
      @lifeispain404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      both moonknight and deadpool would just rather take the hits. taskmaster cant do that cuz he would fucking die

    • @--CHARLIE--
      @--CHARLIE-- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lifeispain404 that's mostly moon knight though. Deadpool can switch his entire fighting style at the drop of a hat, which can be difficult for Tasky to keep up with

  • @eddiemaxwell4276
    @eddiemaxwell4276 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    They did tasky worse than Deadpool in x men orgins smh....absolutely hated that "reveal"!!!!

    • @laughmouth
      @laughmouth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      X-men's Deadpool wasn't that bad compared to this

  • @sparkymularkey6970
    @sparkymularkey6970 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The fight scene with Taskmaster and Finesse in Avengers Academy was seriously SO GOOD. He fights her because he wants to try to memorize her moves in an effort to remember HER, but he knows it won't work. He tells her she's a good kid and to take care of herself. Surprisingly heartfelt.

  • @eddiegesch8645
    @eddiegesch8645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I've always loved taskmaster one of the most underrated characters imo.

  • @WayofRamen
    @WayofRamen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I’m probably the only one but I enjoyed taskmaster in Gail simone’s Deadpool / agent x run. Such a goofy take on the character. I loved it.

    • @eklecticskeptic
      @eklecticskeptic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I loved that UDON outfit he wore and that series. I like Taskmaster but I always found it silly he wore a cape. I liked the tactical body armor.

    • @zod4365
      @zod4365 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Let me let you in on a secret; that's the longest he's been in comics. His name is Tony Masters...he was a created villain to toss in when heroes needed one. Point blank period. Cool attributes, crappy memory, that was in the film. The UDON/Deadpool guys GAVE him a deeper backstory and personality. In the video, you can see the artist and writers are the same. Don't get fooled by these "I've loved him for so long" frauds. The only thing they are mad about, is that he is now a she, BUT to not look like a hypocrite they claim the character was ruined...

  • @capnsalt7102
    @capnsalt7102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I really hope they introduce THE REAL Taskmaster in the mcu

    • @kelvinwebley6971
      @kelvinwebley6971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tht aint gonna happen

    • @tfcarlito
      @tfcarlito 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kelvinwebley6971 it can happen cuz the taskmaster in the mcu is with the widows

    • @capnsalt7102
      @capnsalt7102 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kelvinwebley6971 it might, I'm hopeful

    • @fenriswhispers
      @fenriswhispers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sadly it will never happen it does not fit the Agenda of the new MSHEU.

    • @yfmace42
      @yfmace42 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tfcarlito we don't want that taskmaster

  • @broskiisdead6936
    @broskiisdead6936 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My go to fighter in Marvel vs Capcom 3 way back when this is was my first exposure to this awesome guy

  • @jessej3513
    @jessej3513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    I thought Taskmaster couldn't copy Deadpool because his fighting style is so random

    • @WinchesterxNL
      @WinchesterxNL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You're right

    • @urboislim2757
      @urboislim2757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Not just random , wade is bipolar

    • @tahan9323
      @tahan9323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Like Hoodzilla stated it's not his style, but his psychosis that makes Deadpool problematic for Tasky.

    • @colt4531
      @colt4531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Its not so much as random, he can copy him, it really just depends on whos writing the fight and what the writer wants, in reality Deadpool doesnt stand a chance.

    • @tahan9323
      @tahan9323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@colt4531 agreed!

  • @jaydonwil1604
    @jaydonwil1604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    The MCU did him the same way they did MAR-VELL in Captain Marvel such a shame that they make unnecessary changes to great characters.

    • @fatherpucci8170
      @fatherpucci8170 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Don't forgot about Ghost in Ant man and wasp

    • @dksoulstice6040
      @dksoulstice6040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ghost...genderswapped....Mar-Vell...gender swapped....Taskmaster....gender swap....
      And The Eternals....damn near every character is race and or gender-bent LOL.

    • @nicholasalicea1364
      @nicholasalicea1364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And ghost in ant man 2

    • @nicholasalicea1364
      @nicholasalicea1364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup

    • @nicholasalicea1364
      @nicholasalicea1364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Out of the fourteen eternal sin the comics ten are in the movie and 5 of them are girls in which at least two are supposed to be male

  • @hollowpeace2005
    @hollowpeace2005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    They did task master in black widow worse than Deadpool in X-men 😂

    • @iamjackscompletelackofsurp5858
      @iamjackscompletelackofsurp5858 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ooof, I keep seeing this comparison being made. That's bad lol.

    • @hollowpeace2005
      @hollowpeace2005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@iamjackscompletelackofsurp5858 wait till u watch it u will understand.made absolutely no sense

    • @leojamesquiambao1047
      @leojamesquiambao1047 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No i agree. Like Origins Deadpool, the Taskmaster in MCU is basically stripped of all attributes that made the comic version cool and turned him into a knockoff of winter soldier

    • @devinwatkins8953
      @devinwatkins8953 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watch they make fun of it I'm dead pool 3

    • @julz4368
      @julz4368 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do these producers even read comics? This was a waste of a awesome character.

  • @Kaptenclassic
    @Kaptenclassic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    It's funny to me that the writers used idea of being unoriginal and turned it into such a cool and unique power/ trait. Glad Tasky is getting some more prominence.

    • @tas4u93
      @tas4u93 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Tasky 🤣🤣🤣

  • @mattcalloway6254
    @mattcalloway6254 3 ปีที่แล้ว +404

    MCU Taskmaster is disappointing. It’s not just the fact that it’s another identity change, more so it’s the fact ‘they’ are just a Winter Soldier Copycat with no personality or personal motivation.
    It’s embarrassing, that PS4 Spider-Man’s Taskmaster & the Ultimate Spiderman Cartoon’s Taskmaster have more character development than the movie character.
    EDIT: After thinking about it, I’ve managed to pin down what I don’t like about the character really. Apologies for the essay 😂
    What annoys me with Taskmaster isn’t just the Gender Bend. Yes it’s annoying and unnecessary, and it’s been shown time and time again that people/fans, rarely like characters that have their identities/backstories changed for an agenda or for no reason other than to say ‘look at what we did’.
    It’s weird because it looks like in the majority of the movie, it’s a male stuntman doing the work, so it just seems even more out of place by them going down the route they did. I get what they were trying to do, but Taskmaster (Tony Masters) has such an interesting backstory as it is.
    At the end of the day, there is no need to racebend/genderbend/sexualitybend etc characters. If you want to have a, for example, black character, use one from the comics or create an original one. People wouldn’t like it it a black, LGBTQ or female character was changed to a white, straight or male character, so why do it to them?
    If anything it’s more of a degrade because you’re hoping that character will become popular by piggybacking off the legacy and fame of the original.
    By her being a women who’s our ‘first Taskmaster’, if they did Tony Masters, while the fans would be over the moon, we would still be plagued by the fact that Tony Masters would be a knock-off/copycat of the Drakov Taskmaster.
    Speaking of knockoffs, that was the biggest issue for me with regards to this new Taskamaster. Taskmaster was basically a rip-off of the Winter Soldier:
    Thought to have been killed and the protagonist feels guilt/responsibility for what happened to them.
    Kitted up with tech and trained to be a mindless killing machine.
    Master assassin who gives the protagonist a run for their money in a fight.
    First time they meet the protagonist, they throw a shield at them which nearly kills them.
    Shows up to cause problems then vanished until the final battle where they have an extended fight scene and revert back to good/normal, leaving their future open in the MCU
    Mind Controlled by the main villain who is in control of a spy/secret organisation.
    Another annoying thing, was the tech part of it. What makes Taskmaster so dangerous is he can copy any physical move he sees. In his solo series, he showed he could twirl a lasso and dive off the high diving board just by watching people do it on TV. It makes him incredibly dangerous both in and out of costume, and also an effective combatant. Also the fact that it’s an actual superpower.
    MCU Taskmaster has a HUD that seems to be able to predict people’s fighting moves or show like pressure points or weak spots, but they never explain how she can actually copy these moves that she’s seen (even though she copies the Winter Soldier Knife Sequence which doesn’t make sense because how was there footage of that for her to watch?). I get this MCU is based more off the realistic Ultimates universe, but I wish they would stop making everything/everyone’s superpowers technological replicas.
    Overall Taskmaster was forgettable, a copycat and a real upset for Taskmaster fans.
    Taskmaster is like Guy Gardener, he’s got a small fanbases compared to other similar characters, but he is immensely popular within that fanbase they love him to the ends of the Earth.
    To sum it up: Taskmaster was wasted potential .

    • @rob3791
      @rob3791 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      It's not even about character development, the problem comes from these directors/producers not respecting the source material. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the character of Taskmaster that he needed this drastic of a change. They always try to reinvent the wheel, and it always sucks when they do it.

    • @wyattjames8523
      @wyattjames8523 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i think what we saw was just a snippet or origin of what task master is going to be, now the mcu leaves it open for taskmaster to have her own motivation going forward and maybe get a little more comic accurate, i’m pretty excited

    • @rob3791
      @rob3791 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@wyattjames8523 Well, part of the problem is that she's a "she". An unnecessary change, and one other the reasons why there's a backlash in the first place. The character Tony Masters is beloved, and if it ain't broke, why fix it?

    • @poggerz6567
      @poggerz6567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@rob3791 Yeah why not just have a female villain like viper or madame hydra instead of a genderbend taskmaster

    • @rob3791
      @rob3791 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@poggerz6567 Exactly.

  • @AlphaProto
    @AlphaProto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    You didn't mention that Taskmaster defeated the Avengers all by himself.
    Then Jocasta showed up and ruined everything.

  • @raykoshorek683
    @raykoshorek683 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    I hope he get in more films and cartoons in the Future.
    Don't you agree with me?

    • @gabeharrison7683
      @gabeharrison7683 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah if hes a one-off like ghostmaker or killmonger I'll be so upset

    • @michaeldemiurgos1387
      @michaeldemiurgos1387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Mcu already ruined him by turning him Female

    • @mosj9876
      @mosj9876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@michaeldemiurgos1387 ur not wrong. More forced diversity and inclusion

    • @quentinfogger5755
      @quentinfogger5755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah. What do you think he would be like if he got his own movie or TV show?

    • @dylanoesoe2702
      @dylanoesoe2702 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mosj9876 I didn’t feel like this was done for the diversity, more to benefit the movie, but I did feel like the “twist” is pretty easy to see coming. DO think they’re setting Taskmaster up to return, same with ghost! Abomination was still alive and he returned after like 13 years, so who knows, they’re all not dead

  • @Spideygaming2987
    @Spideygaming2987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you guys for uploading a history of my favorite marvel villan Taskmaster

  • @subhasnandy391
    @subhasnandy391 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    My favorite moment was perhaps Taskmaster went up against Cap, and Cap had this amazing inner monologue, where he basically says that if guys like Taskmaster are taken out from the dojo into the streets, around the world and back to the dojo, they would basically get to realize the differences in their fighting capabilities against someone who has legitimately acquired them over the years by training themselves. And then Cap proceeds to kick his ass.

    • @ethantaylor1866
      @ethantaylor1866 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He also says Taskmaster is one of the most dangerous men alive. Facts.

  • @r12j78
    @r12j78 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm hoping the red room "taskmaster" is like an experiment to try and mimic the actual taskmaster, who will be revealed later

    • @plasticweapon
      @plasticweapon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      i keep seeing this, and it's pathetic. they wouldn't waste an entire story arc on that if they were going to "reveal the real on later on". i didn't like what they did with taskmaster either, but this is what we got. sorry. move on.

  • @andramontgomery326
    @andramontgomery326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I keep hearing our host say "he...." Unfortunately we got a lazy gender swap to one of the coolest characters ever created.

  • @blahblahpocalyspe8323
    @blahblahpocalyspe8323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Taskmaster was great. Deathstroke was inspired by him. The memory loss serum was a stupid retcon. MCU is going to competently ruin him

    • @wolfprime
      @wolfprime 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not so much inspired by him as designed and created by the same person.

  • @scotthornell6928
    @scotthornell6928 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I don't mean to be brutal...but that wasn't Taskmaster in Black Widow (NO SPOILERS just preparing y'all)

    • @aresgodofgaming2309
      @aresgodofgaming2309 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How do you guys figure its not? I watched the whole movie and end credits. All I got was that the chick who recruited Yilena is creating the dark avengers

    • @anonymous-xe5it
      @anonymous-xe5it 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How u know? Pls explain

    • @Ilovemusic6584
      @Ilovemusic6584 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No its not

    • @Ilovemusic6584
      @Ilovemusic6584 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aresgodofgaming2309 it's a woman! A woman is a mistress not a master

    • @nikolai5453
      @nikolai5453 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      how do u know

  • @GamingChair420
    @GamingChair420 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    9:34 *human torch lights up*
    "oh yeah? you think your better than me?"
    *pours gasoline on himself*

  • @benjaminvelitchkov5694
    @benjaminvelitchkov5694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've always been a big taskmaster fan and black widow just put me into what will probably be a year long depression

    • @Somebody-pq1jq
      @Somebody-pq1jq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same.But maybe in the future they can make a new one or give the existing one a little bit of personality

  • @MaverickX578
    @MaverickX578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So hyped this week

  • @Londonlink
    @Londonlink 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I liked him in MVC3 when he goes Just Like Cap when he uses shield moves

  • @Zombeastsqurl
    @Zombeastsqurl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Watching this after seeing Black Widow, and all I can say is, we got hosed jimmy. We got hosed good.

  • @InitialXG
    @InitialXG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Anyone else feel they “deadpool’d” taskmaster?

  • @snapclub8751
    @snapclub8751 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Taskmaster is such an amazing Marvel character!

  • @donjoel6754
    @donjoel6754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Been waiting for this history of episode for a long time.

  • @babysimba2788
    @babysimba2788 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “He is the main villain...” “HE”!! I’m glad we’re all on the same page

  • @jon-tyrelladolpho4800
    @jon-tyrelladolpho4800 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I wish you talked more about how Taskmaster doesn't like fighting Deadpool because half the time Deadpool's fighting style is inconsistent and doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
    Also I don't think Deadpool is the better mercenary because despite all of his skill and powers I feel like he fails his contracts far more often.
    Great video!

  • @rbname7318
    @rbname7318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    It was completely unnecessary to gender swap the character. They should have used Iron Maiden.

    • @Dot.marley
      @Dot.marley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, and they randomly decide to make their own Taskmaster, which doesn't follow up how he originally is.

    • @jchoi9340
      @jchoi9340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is what happens when you allow females to direct. No surprise the two worst Marvel movies are Black Widow and Captain Marvel, and it’s not even close.

    • @wolfprime
      @wolfprime 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’ve been saying that! It would’ve preserved Taskmaster and imagine the impact IF after the opening scene they all thought Milena was dead, but when Iron Maiden is unmasked it’s her! Everything, the full body armor, the hood, the colors (minus the hints of orange) except the mimic ability says Iron Maiden. Using an established female character with ties to Natasha and, by extension, the Red Room would’ve worked better than hijacking and subverting a male character.

    • @thevirtuoso4716
      @thevirtuoso4716 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jchoi9340 yahh imagine when female characters swap to a male... Those feminist will be noisy about it...

    • @TheMarksman0415
      @TheMarksman0415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All I want is for marvel to go with the COMICS. I heard Mr. Fantastic might be Black or Asian and Sue and Johnny Storm to be Latinos. All I wanted was for John Krasinski and Emily Blunt to play Reed and Sue :(

  • @jimmyh.4937
    @jimmyh.4937 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome vid. Always been a favorite character of mine

  • @ryv-6569
    @ryv-6569 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

  • @tubeguy4066
    @tubeguy4066 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Would be cool if he just turned up every now and then throughout the movies.

  • @NolaNerd
    @NolaNerd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He didnt get recognize at all. This wasnt taskmaster at all in black widow. It was widownator

  • @zeekescamilla9255
    @zeekescamilla9255 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been waiting for this foreverrrrr

  • @blackmantis3130
    @blackmantis3130 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your timing with this video is genius.

  • @chinoortiz9064
    @chinoortiz9064 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Can't wait for black widow movie gonna be lit

  • @thetank2559
    @thetank2559 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    He didnt feel like the main villain. Like a side villain it felt

    • @Pixel0429
      @Pixel0429 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats cause she was

  • @WL-bs4nc
    @WL-bs4nc ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m glad he’s a secret boss in Spider-Man for the PS4/PS5, even if you know nothing about him, you still know that he’s a serious threat. And his sword looks a lot cooler because it’s made of photogenic energy.

  • @TomWarrior
    @TomWarrior 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work man explaining taskmaster! I hope marvel reconsider making a movie just about taskmaster.

  • @patrickgrady7505
    @patrickgrady7505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Loved playing as him in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3.

  • @J.I.0
    @J.I.0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    They RUINED TASKMASTER! SMH! They did him so wrong! They gender swapped him and didn't explore his full potential or make his fight scenes good as they should have been smh. A missed opportunity

    • @nips2good4u80
      @nips2good4u80 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I mean he was like a damn robot under the mask, they put computer chips in taskmaster for sum reason, and just fucked his character

    • @blakecrowl6333
      @blakecrowl6333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@nips2good4u80 yup, if it was tony masters , he would have obliterated black widow , in the comics he defeated the avengers

    • @nips2good4u80
      @nips2good4u80 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@blakecrowl6333 yeah ik, he's just unbeatable unless you've god godlike power scaled powers

    • @blakecrowl6333
      @blakecrowl6333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nips2good4u80 yea, the only ones who don’t have cosmic powers that can destroy planets is Deadpool and Moonknight because they don’t have a fighting style

    • @DavidMartinez-ce3lp
      @DavidMartinez-ce3lp 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blakecrowl6333 woah! what comic was that?

  • @LeroyKong
    @LeroyKong 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Overwhelmingly Awesome.

  • @killerdude666
    @killerdude666 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of my favorite characters like his backstory and progress in the comics.

  • @DavidMartinez-ce3lp
    @DavidMartinez-ce3lp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    He was probably the easiest to adapt into the movies, and they still screwed it up. There was no need to over-complicate things with an unnecessary twist.

  • @meh12482
    @meh12482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I keep laughing every time he says "he" when referring to Taskmaster, especially after seeing the movie

    • @chitowner3128
      @chitowner3128 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah it's funny how Disney keeps messing up decade old characters. Smh lol

    • @meh12482
      @meh12482 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chitowner3128 ikr lmao, i admit the twist was cool but, I kinda wanted to see the old one :(

    • @nikolai5453
      @nikolai5453 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@meh12482 U are kidding

    • @meh12482
      @meh12482 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nikolai5453 :)

  • @claribelpaulino5313
    @claribelpaulino5313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your video's are awesome

  • @josvel2344
    @josvel2344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Except Taskmaster wasn't really in Black Widow. Just the armor, it was a totally different person. 🤷‍♂️

    • @hansuri401
      @hansuri401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup

    • @bullymaguire321
      @bullymaguire321 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think the real taskmaster is hiding in mcu

  • @FakeDavyCrockett
    @FakeDavyCrockett 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Taskmaster was such a disappointment in Black Widow. She was fine enough as a villain for this movie, but she never truly got to shine as the master assassin from the comics. That’s not even mentioning the fact that she’s basically a Winter Soldier rehash.

  • @IftiAlam1999
    @IftiAlam1999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I had once read somewhere that Taskmaster doesn't want to mimic one superhero's fighting abilities; MoonKnight. He said that MoonKnight allows himself to take more hits rather than hit back

    • @Defx10
      @Defx10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah... he said this in the video.

    • @Blackrage843
      @Blackrage843 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      and Deadpool

  • @scarface406
    @scarface406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of my fav villain's just behind doom

  • @hunterwesterfield1681
    @hunterwesterfield1681 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We need a seventeen year old shield intern who has photographic memory and comes in contact with the super soldier serum from falcon and the winter soldier and does a few tests and stuff to make it matches his blood so it’s safe for him, who else can imagine a seventeen year old kid fighting some of the young avengers, it would redeem his character, but marvel would need to change the name from taskmaster, to something resembling that. Thoughts anyone?

  • @damianstarks3338
    @damianstarks3338 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Taskmaster is dope in the comics.

    • @jendaar
      @jendaar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree 100%. I'm worried they'll do him dirty in BW

    • @nael3353
      @nael3353 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jendaar spoil : they did

    • @KingShibe
      @KingShibe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jendaar he is a she

    • @jendaar
      @jendaar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@KingShibe yeah. you could tell from the trailers. The comics is the real version.

    • @damianstarks3338
      @damianstarks3338 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KingShibe I know.

  • @repooc6178
    @repooc6178 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Sorry, but that's not Taskmaster in Black Widow.

    • @anonymous-xe5it
      @anonymous-xe5it 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How do u know?? Pls explain

    • @Ilovemusic6584
      @Ilovemusic6584 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No it isnt

    • @Ilovemusic6584
      @Ilovemusic6584 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@anonymous-xe5it it's a woman not a man

    • @repooc6178
      @repooc6178 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anonymous-xe5it because Taskmaster is Tony Masters.

  • @AlreadyDeaddd
    @AlreadyDeaddd 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    watching a new episode of this show, while it’s raining at around 5 pm, slaps as hard as watching power rangers lost galaxy on saturday mornings back in the day

  • @jordandillon8082
    @jordandillon8082 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “If I had the skills.. I’d be tempted.. to take off his head”

  • @noahgeiger967
    @noahgeiger967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    They absolutely butchered task masters character in black widow. Probably the worst thing about the movie

  • @PhuNguyen-ph6lx
    @PhuNguyen-ph6lx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Man how they did my boy Tony like that in the movie. That's some straight bullshit

  • @ryansamuel2287
    @ryansamuel2287 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Everytime I hear the theme music come on for Varient it reminds me of the beginning episode MAN MEMORIES

  • @Bully____Maguire
    @Bully____Maguire 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just in time for the movie, thanks!

  • @jedcunanan4276
    @jedcunanan4276 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Now this is marvel's true slade Wilson the terminator

    • @wolfprime
      @wolfprime 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Except Taskmaster debuted before Deathstroke.

  • @masoncontreras1242
    @masoncontreras1242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Taskmaster vs agent 47 I want to see that variant

    • @JahRandom
      @JahRandom 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Word? Good call but as much as I hate to admit it...I think 47 would get whooped...

  • @BenLav1776
    @BenLav1776 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for Sharing.. 🍻

  • @EgyptianChiefKeef
    @EgyptianChiefKeef 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Taskmaster is my favorite villain thanks for doing an about him episode

  • @depressedweeb1177
    @depressedweeb1177 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    He tried to copy slapstick and literally broke his back😂.

  • @jackielogan9104
    @jackielogan9104 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    being hired by a rich man to play golf in his stead is hilarious

  • @shr00m7
    @shr00m7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Every time I hear that intro song, just puts me in a good mood...

  • @kingex1568
    @kingex1568 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never knew any of this but this is so cool can't wait to see him on big screen I might not have been a early fan but at least I'm one now

  • @mjjohnson3991
    @mjjohnson3991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Ummmmm now I can’t be the only one that feels he deserves a solo film series

    • @MEnterprises01
      @MEnterprises01 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bro I was literally wondering the same thing 🤣

    • @urkelbot2099
      @urkelbot2099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not after that portrayal in the Black Widow movie lol

  • @FinancialShinanigan
    @FinancialShinanigan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This video needed a Dashlane sponsor lol poor Taskmaster probably don't remember any of his passwords

  • @jprince112591
    @jprince112591 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please make a video explaining the origin and story of the red room 🙏🏼

  • @KenjiIsMyCatsName
    @KenjiIsMyCatsName 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes one of my favorites

  • @greyworld6242
    @greyworld6242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Damn I’d love for this guy to have his own movie!

  • @RyogaEchizen
    @RyogaEchizen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    do a history of all superman copies/inspirations through the decades, add your character in that list too.

    • @michaeldemiurgos1387
      @michaeldemiurgos1387 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      A villian that's capable of even defeating someone like Deathstroke . Such a cool villian

    • @RyogaEchizen
      @RyogaEchizen 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaeldemiurgos1387 yep

  • @rayyanqadri
    @rayyanqadri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this guy gives out tasks to the heroes and put them under pressure on which to choose/do for the sake of other ppls life.hes like a mastermind,i don’t understand why MCU didnt potray that side of him.in the comics and series hes always potrayed one step ahead of everyones idea/moves

    • @LinkMaster5555
      @LinkMaster5555 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly taskmaster isn't stupid

    • @coltkillergaming5685
      @coltkillergaming5685 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LinkMaster5555 he does have an ego tho

    • @LinkMaster5555
      @LinkMaster5555 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@coltkillergaming5685 definitely does lol but still not stupid

  • @the_reaper3572
    @the_reaper3572 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just imagine the super soldier sirum that the scientist gave taskmaster did not have any side effects but gave him the power to mimic not only the move put also their powers. Taskmaster would be the greatest hero in the MCU

  • @shockwavemantis101
    @shockwavemantis101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The initial previews for Black widow had me thinking it was trailer's for Snake eye's gijoe. Not Black widow the way taskmaster looked.

  • @johnnyhall4335
    @johnnyhall4335 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I bet Taskmaster could even copy a Jedi Knight's lightsaber skills.

  • @theironspartan3935
    @theironspartan3935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    seeing him in a movie, just sheerly amazing, i love his outfit, i love his skills and i love taskmaster. seeing him in THE movie... underwhelming to say the least...

  • @dorksanddragons
    @dorksanddragons 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    For a while I was friends with the editor Taskmaster's first miniseries. Great guy, I need to give him back his GoT box sets.