DC Mocks Skyrim With Its Version of Khajiit | Screen Rant
In the latest issue of DC's Deathstroke Inc., Slade Wilson channels his inner Dovahkiin in a medieval-style adventure similar to Bethesda's Skyrim.
Warning: spoilers ahead for Deathstroke Inc. #3!
In the latest issue of DC Comics' Deathstroke Inc., Slade Wilson journeys to another dimension of swords and sorcery which mimics Skyrim, the ever-popular RPG video game from Bethesda. In the new issue, Deathstroke is on his next mission working with T.R.U.S.T to capture the classic Wonder Woman villain Cheetah. However, Barbara Minerva has created her own medieval fantasy in a pocket dimension, forcing Slade to go in and pull her out while receiving a total armor makeover in the process.
In previous issues of this new series from writer Joshua Williamson and artist Howard Porter, Deathstroke has decided to try being a hero to see if it can stick, suggesting that he's grown tired of being seen as a villain. Working alongside Black Canary and Toyman 2.0, the trio has been hired by T.R.U.S.T to go after supervillains, utilizing a variety of Batman's old weapons and gadgets the organization acquired after the Joker War, now that the Dark Knight is broke.
While Deathstroke Inc. #3 reveals that their next target is Cheetah, Slade and company discover she's secluded herself in a medieval pocket dimension created by the Queen of Fables. Apparently, the DC villain has been creating fantasy worlds within her powerful storybook, offering them as safe houses for DC's villains when they need to lie low. As a result, Deathstroke enters the storybook to capture Queen Cheetah in her realm of Chee-terra, becoming transformed into a knight astride a unicorn. Furthermore, he's soon bombarded by village folk offering him a plethora of (notably unimaginative) side missions in a clear play on fantasy RPGs like Bethesda's Skyrim.
Looking rather similar to the cat-like race in Skyrim known as Khajiit, it seems as though the people of Chee-terra are happy to cast their own demands aside in favor of Deathstroke completing his main storyline of defeating their queen. One of the villagers even tries to get Slade to accept a quest for the "Claw of Chee-terra," which may be a subtle reference to the Golden Claw found near Bleak Falls Barrow, one of the first quests featured in Skyrim. However, Slade has "No time for side quests," choosing to focus on his main objective instead.
It's noticeable that despite wishing to change his path in life, Deathstroke ignores requests for help that would typically pluck at a hero's heartstrings. This is far from the first time Slade has tried to switch to the side of the angels, but while he's technically doing good by taking down villains, the short, Skyrim-esque list of quests he ignores shows that he's still not in touch with any real sense of empathy, and is more concerned with his personal legacy than a desire to help others.
While Slade eventually defeats Cheetah and destroys her fake world by the issue's end, it's still an exciting one-off fantasy adventure (with the subtle nods to Skyrim being quite fun as well.) However, it may not be the end of the storybook where Deathstroke is concerned. Cover art for the sixth issue of Deathstroke Inc. may be teasing a new fantasy realm where he becomes a barbarian king, though DC fans will just have to wait and see whether DC returns to its Skyrim parody world as the series continues.