How The MCU's Latest Villain Will Change Marvel Movies

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With Taskmaster set to step into the upcoming Black Widow movie, it's time to dive into a long history that's strange even by the standards of the Marvel Universe. From a school for supervillains to the South American village populated by Hitler clones, here's the truth behind the Taskmaster.

The Taskmaster made his first appearance in 1980's Avengers #195, arriving on the last page to set up his full appearance in the next issue. Created by David Michelinie and George PĂ©rez, his entire identity was built around one simple idea: Anything you can do, he can do just like you can.

The Taskmaster's power is usually referred to as "photographic reflexes," which is a fancy way of saying that if he sees someone doing something, he can replicate that action exactly, and he keeps that skill for the rest of his life. That would be a pretty impressive ability in the real world, but Taskmaster lives in the Marvel Universe. He can settle in with some footage of Spider-Man or Black Panther, and hop off the couch a few hours later with the ability to perfectly replicate their movements.

Of course, there's one interesting limit to all this: photographic reflexes are Taskmaster's only power. That means that while he can watch Captain America throwing his shield or Iron Fist doing kung fu, he can only replicate the movements. He doesn't have the Super Soldier Serum-enhanced strength behind the throw or the ability to channel the power of an immortal dragon into his hand. The same goes for more mundane abilities, too. While he can spend all day watching Wolverine, he's never going to have an adamantium -coated skeleton. Still, he's come away from his battles against the Avengers with some pretty impressive abilities.

While he's done his share of hands-on villainy, the Taskmaster's true calling has always been education. Of course, Taskmaster's version of education isn't all that selfless, especially when you consider that his "school," the Taskmaster Academy, is less of a learning institution and more of a for-profit training center for henchmen. For a low price, Taskmaster takes on classes of aspiring supervillains, and teaches them how to not only fight like superheroes, but more importantly, how to fight against them. There's no better way to prepare for fighting Captain America than by training with a guy who can fight exactly like Captain America. Keep watching the video to see how the MCU's latest villain will change Marvel movies!

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Anything you can do... | 0:19
The Taskmaster Academy | 1:43
The Deadpool connection | 2:57
Taskmaster does whatever a spider can | 4:01
The town that was Hitler | 4:47
The Taskmaster is Tony Masters | 6:18
Taskmaster: The Movie | 7:40
Shot for shot | 8:25
Mastering Tasks | 9:38

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