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

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

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

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

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

They definitely wasted taskmaster in the black widow movie

Anyone here after they completely changed his character

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

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

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

He is criminally underrated

The movie just shitted all over his entire history

They did NOT do Taskmaster justice.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I really hope they introduce THE REAL Taskmaster in the mcu

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

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

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

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.

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

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 .

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Anyone else feel they “deadpool’d” taskmaster?

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!

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

So hyped this week

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

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

Can't wait for black widow movie gonna be lit

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.

Taskmaster is such an amazing Marvel character!

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

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

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

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

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

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

Taskmaster is dope in the comics.

Been waiting for this foreverrrrr

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?

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

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

Awesome vid. Always been a favorite character of mine

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.

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

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

Your timing with this video is genius.

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

Loved playing as him in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3.

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

Overwhelmingly Awesome.

Havent seen the Black Widow movie yet. Wasn't even planning to. But now after reading about it, I'm DEFINITELY not

Disney gender switches another character again from male to female for the worst again. Unfortunate and a huge step back once again. STOP WITH THE B.S. DISNEY!!! Totally ruined Taskmaster in Black Widow

MCU did TM a dirty...such a waste of a good villain, RIP TM

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

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

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

Task master in Black Widow was terrible. The PS4 side mission with Task Master gave him more of a back story and character development. SPOILER: Black Widow Taskmaster is an Iron Man drone! Talk about LAZY!!!

Your video's are awesome

One of my fav villain's just behind doom

Taskmaster vs agent 47 I want to see that variant

Now this is marvel's true slade Wilson the terminator

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

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

They really butchered Task Master in this Black Widow movie.

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

Photographic Reflex: The ability to mimic a movement you saw only briefly

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

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

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

Just in time for the movie, thanks!

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

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

Fact that MCU made her a lady is the worst Choice they ever made. 😒

His appearance in the Spider-Man game for PS4 was cool.

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