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Ravager (DC Comics)

fictional characters in the DC universe

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ2747941
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Ravager is an alias used by multiple fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Most appear in series featuring the Teen Titans and have a connection to the villain Slade Wilson / Deathstroke. The name has also been used by the unrelated super-hero team The Ravagers.

The first Ravager was Grant Wilson, the eldest son of Deathstroke. The Ravager alias was subsequently used by an unnamed assassin working for Harvey Dent / Two-Face, Deathstroke's rival Bill Walsh, and Deathstroke's half-brother Wade LaFarge. The most recent and current Ravager is Rose Wilson, Deathstroke's daughter, who is the only heroic character to adopt the alias.

In live action, Ravager debuted amalgamated into the character Isabel Rochev in the second season of the Arrowverse series Arrow, portrayed by Summer Glau. Grant Wilson appeared in the first season of Legends of Tomorrow and final season of Arrow, portrayed by Jamie Andrew Cutler. Chelsea Zhang portrayed Rose Wilson in her live-action debut in the second season of the series Titans.

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Grant Wilson

The first Ravager is Deathstroke's older son Grant Wilson.

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