WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Suicide Squad #7, by Tom Taylor, Daniel Sampere, Juan Albarran, Adriano Lucas and Wes Abbott, available now.
For years, Floyd Lawton, or Deadshot, has been one of the most lethal members of the Suicide Squad. And during his time on the supervillain work-release program, the ex-assassin was forced to pay for his crimes by going on dubious missions for the government's secret black ops outfit, Task Force X. During his time with the Suicide Squad, Floyd evolved into an antihero of sorts. While he was still ostensibly a villain, the situations he found himself in sometimes painted him in a heroic manner. He fought for his friends, and he even prevented terrible tragedies from occurring.
After a lengthy stint on the team, Floyd learned that his time with the Squad had been officially served in Suicide Squad #6. With a pardon earned, he was supposed to go free -- but Ted Kord, the man now behind Task Force X, kept that knowledge from him.
Now, Deadshot is on the run. And in Suicide Squad #7, he proves that his time with the Squad has really reformed him. In the classical sense, he's no longer a villain, and he's acting more like a hero than ever before.
After learning that his time being a member of the Suicide Squad had officially been fully served, Floyd opted to walk away from the team, even though they all are currently on the run from Ted Kord. But now that he was free, he just wanted to spend time with his daughter -- and that is exactly what he does in Suicide Squad #7. In the issue, Floyd visits his daughter Zoe at her mother's house. There, he explains that he's been pardoned for his crimes and that he is free. He even tells his ex that he wants to be done with his previous life. He finally has a chance to start over, and he doesn't necessarily want to be a killer anymore.
Unfortunately, Floyd's happy reunion doesn't last long -- Kord's armed goons arrive a few moments later, ready to take Deadshot in and bring him back in the Suicide Squad program. For a moment, Floyd considers shooting his way out. But he doesn't want to go through with it. With his daughter present, he opts to heroically surrender instead.
However, the situation only escalates from there. Even though he surrenders peacefully, the thugs start beating Floyd up on the front lawn, and Zoe decides to fight back to protect her father. It turns out Zoe has been training, and she's become efficient with a bow and arrow. She incapacitates one of the thugs and the others are then ready to shoot her down. But before they can get the chance, Floyd grabs a gun and opens fire.
But this is where he demonstrates the growth he has gone through. While he could have easily killed all the thugs present, he instead shoots every single one of them to wound, not to kill.
Therefore, it would seem that his time with the Suicide Squad -- and especially the Revolutionaries -- has changed Deadshot. He doesn't just want to be better; he's already proving that he is through his actions. As the issue comes to a close, Floyd suits back up as Deadshot and makes it his goal to kill those who are after him, but this is a different mission entirely. This time, he's going after the bad guys who targeted innocents, which is a job that's usually reserved for superheroes.