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| “ | Four or five moments! Four... or five moments. That's all it takes to be a hero. People think you wake up a hero, brush your teeth a hero... ejaculate into a soap dispenser a hero, but no! Being a hero takes only a few moments. A few moments doing the ugly stuff no one else will do. | „ |
| ~ Deadpool paraphrasing Colossus' speech about being a hero before shooting an orderly from the Essex House. |
| “ | Suck it, Fox! I'm going to Disneyland! (Breaks camera) Get fucked! | „ |
| ~ Wade taunting his old studio before diving into the MCU. |
| “ | Maximum effort. | „ |
| ~ Wade's famous quote throughout the entirety of the Deadpool movies. |
Wade Winston Wilson, or better known as Deadpool, is a major character in 20th Century Fox's X-Men film series and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
He is a Canadian mutant former mercenary and an intelligent, good hearted, determined, altruistic, ironic, and crafty superhero. He gained enhanced physical attributes and rapid cellular regeneration from an augmentation program from Ajax and decided to get revenge on him for causing his deformity.
He is portrayed by Ryan Reynolds, who also played Nicepool in Deadpool & Wolverine, Hal Jordan from Green Lantern, Hannibal King from Blade: Trinity, Paul Conroy from Buried, Nick Walker from R.I.P.D., Guy from Free Guy, Michael Bryce from The Hitman's Bodyguard, Richard Messner from Smokin' Aces, Cal from IF, and voiced Guy from The Croods, Pikachu from Detective Pikachu and Theo from Turbo.
He's also voiced by Yasuyuki Kase (who also voiced Kankurō from Naruto series), in the Japanese dub.
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Personality[]
Deadpool is intelligent, good hearted, immature, heroic, altruistic, childish, ironic, crafty, loyal, and determinate as he really cares for the people who he loves especially his girlfriend Vanessa and Russell, although he is scorbutic before and after becoming a hero. He also left his girlfriend Vanessa so she wouldn't have to be burdened by him while while he was looking a cure for his cancer, caring more about the quality of their relationship than preserving it. However he did that only because he was insecure of this new aspect in their relationship, and when Vanessa accepts his circumstances, the two completely reconciled and back together.
While Wade is in a relationship with Vanessa, he is attracted to men as well, so when he finds one attractive, he sometimes flirts with them, regardless of gender, although this could also be due to his comedic personality. Deadpool generally delves into immature conversations with anyone, but with teens and pre-teens, he becomes moderately more bratty to mirror and mock their younger ages, with the exception of Yukio, who is the only person he always talks nicely to due to her sunny disposition.
Deadpool dislikes and aims to avoid paying money for anything, as he ditched the bill for Dopinder's taxi services and didn't seem to even pay for the pizza that Jeremy provided him with. Deadpool also enjoys chatting about pop culture, particularly movies and celebrities. While it was always an aspect of his personality, his humor is also a defense mechanism he uses to disguise his emotional and physical pain, the latter coming from his healing factor, since despite being able to recover from almost any injury, he still feels the pain of the damage and rapid recovery.
While Deadpool patterns himself as a "superhero," he holds no compunction about murdering his enemies, with the killing often being exaggeratedly bizarre or sadistic for the sake of comedy. Upon having Ajax/Francis at his mercy, Colossus attempted a speech about morality, but Deadpool merely executed Francis before the X-Man could finish; Deadpool realized that if letting monsters live is a requirement for a superhero, he'd rather not be one, and acknowledged he isn't a role model. Nevertheless, Deadpool can be pushed into being a more "noble" person, since after he is involuntarily made a mentor by young Russel Collins, and learning of the child's evil future as Firefist from Cable, he understood that some occasions means he he must rise above his own instincts as to help another person avoid falling down the same dark path that he did.
While he always had habits leaning on the peculiar, and affection for outcasts and oddities, his transformation significantly reinforced this trait. He quickly became enamored with Peter, who was an average looking man, but he had a mustache, was slightly pudgy, and above average height, thus unique enough to be appealing; Peter was the only dead X-Force member that Deadpool bothered to save with Cable's time travel device, thus showing how much he sincerely liked Peter. He also became invested in saving Russell from his dark future, as he was overweight and a victim of abuse, the latter happening to Deadpool in his youth, thereby he empathized with the boy. Deadpool became immediately infatuated with Dogpool, despite how hideous she was, and allowed it to lick his mouth. His strange preferences also made him sometimes disdainful towards anything too beautiful, if it lacked any flaw or trauma, such as his attractive variant, Nicepool, who he treated with veiled threats and unintentionally caused his death by using him as a human shield - since he only wanted to hurt Nicepool, yet was unaware that he lacked their healing factor; even so, he felt indifferent to the death, or rather, more thrilled at the prospect that he could now be the owner of Dogpool, the ugly, ratty, malformed canine.
This preference or adoration of abnormal or unique elements seem to be a universal constant for every Deadpool, as every member of the Deadpool Corps opened fire even when Nicepool was in their line of fire, but stopped shooting while Dogpool was in the way, and were all instant admirers of Peter.
Powers & Abilities[]
Powers[]
After Ajax' experimentations & relentless torture sessions, Wade also gained the following abilities:
- Superhuman Strength: Wilson's strength was augmented by Ajax's serum, causing him to be able to lift well-built human beings above his head, send Ajax flying through a wall by hitting him with a fire extinguisher. He was also able to block Ajax's physical attacks.
- Superhuman Mobility: Wilson's agility, balance, and body coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of even the finest human athlete. He also has hyper reflexes, being able to catch Ajax's axe and throw it back at him instantaneously. He can also perform complex parkour & acrobatic maneuvers with ease & without concentration.
- Near-Instant Cell Regeneration: During his transformation, he was given regeneration abilities which are similar to Wolverine's regenerative healing factor, which allows him to regenerate from fatal wounds near-instantly. He is even capable of limb regeneration within an hour or less, however reattaching a limb takes mere seconds. Severe ballistic wounds take only a few seconds to heal completely. These accelerated healing powers are responsible for his near-immortality.
- Superhuman Resilience: He can exert himself to peak capacity for several hours. He is also far more tougher than normal human, being able to take hits from beings like Ajax, who also has superhuman strength. He was also able to keep fighting, despite him having broken bones, hands & feet. However, he is not immune to pain. He was even able to hurt Angel Dust with his head, without being hurt himself.
- Awareness of 4th Wall: Though not a useful power in combat, it seems like his ability to address the audience and knowledge of other meta subjects are another mutant ability because when a mutant-nullifying collar is placed on him, he no longer talks to the audience nor references other Marvel media. It eventually proved useful in the threequel as he was already aware of the mechanics of the TVA and could plan on how to defeat an omega level telepath like Cassandra Nova from knowing about Magneto's helmet, which was not public knowledge.
Abilities & Skills[]
Wilson is an expert martial artist and sword fighter.
- Very high intelligence: Wade have a really great intelligence which he can use for elaborate some great plans like killing Ajax so he can't continue to torture and transforms people in mutants, make the X-Force or ally with Cable but only talking with Russell and he understands rapidly the mechanism of Cable's dispositive for traveling in time, the collars that deactivate mutants' powers or the futuristic gun of Cable. He was also able to master multiversal navigation with a TVA TemPad.
- Swordsmanship Skills: Two swords which he can cut the enemies.
- Edged, Blunt, and Projectile Weapons Expert: He knows everything on weapons.
- Improvised Weaponry Expert: He is able to adapt anything he can carry into a deadly weapon.
- Martial Artist and Firearm Skills: He is totally skilled warrior in martial arts and in firearms.
Weaknesses[]
- Brain Vulnerability: Ajax is shown stabbing a knife right into Deadpool's brain and it was able to make Deadpool temporarily unable to think clearly or continue battle for some seconds, which proves that keeping a knife inside Deadpool's brain will slow down or even terminate his healing factor and therefore Deadpool actually is mortal to a knife in the brain.
- Cancer: Despite was removed, his cancer will back if his powers are neutralized with technology who removes mutate powers, the cause who his cancer was never removed completely but being removed only when Wade have his powers if his powers are removed the cancer will back merely regressed to its original stages at an accelerated rate as is showed when him have a collar who deactivate his powers when he is imprisoned in Prison Box and was lost his forces and was even in going to die but when he was fight with Cable, his adversary accidentally broke his collar making Wade recover his powers, his force and the salute permitting him to fight greatly Cable, so having his powers removed is a deadly fatality to him unlike the other mutants.
- Gluten Sensitivity: In the sequel, Deadpool claims he cannot eat gluten despite his frequent mentions of chimichangas.
- Attention Deficient Hyperactive Disorder: Wolverine asked if he had this syndrome, which he confessed to not knowing, but presuming. His erratic behavior and endless chattering seem symptomatic of the disorder. While it is not a detriment to him in general, he can unknowingly antagonize people worse than he aims due to an abundance of energy and lack of focus.
Quotes[]
| “ | Wha-oh. Oh, hello. I know, right? Whose balls did I have to fondle to get my very own movie? I can’t tell you, but it does rhymes with Polverine. And let me tell you, (Australian accent) he’s got a nice pair of smooth criminals down under. Anyway, I got places to be, a face to fix, and oh- Bad guys to kill. Maximum effort. | „ |
| ~ Deadpool breaking the 4th wall, before attacking Ajax’s workers. |
| “ | Wait! You may be wondering “Why the red suit?” Well, that’s so bad guys don’t see me bleed. This guy’s got the right idea. He wore the brown pants.. Let’s count em down. | „ |
| ~ Deadpool preparing to kill bad guys on the highway. |
| “ | Just promise me you'll do right by me, so I can do right by someone else. And don't make the supersuit green... or animated! | „ |
| ~ Wade, moments before his transformation. |
| “ | Gusta Cinco (surprised by gunfire) ..four.. (shoots guy).. Ow Right up Main Street (approaches thug and shoots him).. 3..2 Stupid! worth it. | „ |
| ~ Wade taking out on a Thug who shot him in the buttocks |
| “ | like I was bitten by a radioactive Shar-pei | „ |
| ~ Deadpool revealing himself to Francis |
| “ | I’m about to do to you like lip Biscuit did to Music in the late 90s (fist hits Colossus’s bellies and notices it) Dad!? | „ |
| ~ Deadpool realising Colossus interviewing with his revenge against Francis |
| “ | F*ck Wolverine. First, he rides my coattails with the R-rating. Then, the hairy motherf*cker ups the ante by dying. What a dick. Well, guess what, Wolvie? I’m dying in this one, too. | „ |
| ~ Deadpool after blowing himself up. |
| “ | You’re a superhero now bubba, now look family is not a F word alright?, there’s one out there for you, just keep looking okay? I just have a few final words: woodpecker.. gingivitis.. god swallow.. do you want to build a snowman… | „ |
| ~ Deadpool to Russel during his final moments and last words before presumably dying by the mutant collar |
| “ | settle down captain lucky it’s not gonna be one number (collar accepts) god that’s lazy writing | „ |
| ~ Deadpool being freed from his collar after time reversal |
| “ | I’m soaking wet right now. | „ |
| ~ Deadpool. |
| “ | this is for all the marvels kid, you’re gonna kill someone today, then it’s gonna be me | „ |
| ~ Deadpool preparing to take Cabel’s bullet to protect Russel to undo the dark future |
| “ | I'm the messiah. I... am... Marvel Jesus. | „ |
| ~ Deadpool to Paradox. |
| “ | To be clear, I’m not proud of any of this. The wanton violence. The whiff of necrofillia, it isn’t who I am, it isn’t who I wanna be. Who I wanna be? Well, to help you understand that, I gotta take you back, a little joyride I took through space and time. To the day that changed everything. | „ |
| ~ Deadpool to the viewers after the title appears. |
| “ | The hairy thunderc*nt from downunderc*nt? | „ |
| ~ Deadpool's reaction to learning that Logan was his universe's Anchor Being. |
| “ | I’m Marvel Jesus, you dull creature, and I will not- | „ |
| ~ Deadpool to Hulk mirroring Loki’s response. |
| “ | Get your special sock out, nerds. It’s gonna be good. | „ |
| ~ Deadpool to the audience before fighting Wolverine . |
| “ | Ugh, Gen Z and your trauma-bragging. Can't you try repressing it into achievements or cancer like the rest of us? | „ |
| ~ Deadpool irritated by Cassandra Nova's tragic origin. |
| “ | You know, I wear the red suit so bad guys can't see me bleed. But I can see why yellow would be useful. | „ |
| ~ Deadpool repeating his spiel about his red suit, then implying Wolverine urinates in his own yellow one. |
| “ | Deadpool: Not my favorite Chris. Wolverine: You stupid piece of sh-t. You just got him f-cking killed! Deadpool: Hey, we’re all grieving! PS, do you know what he was doing to the budget? |
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| ~ Deadpool after Cassandra Nova murdered Human Torch. |
| “ | I’m gonna fight you now. | „ |
| ~ Deadpool preparing to fight Wolverine again. |
| “ | Deadpool: I take it all back. The Honda Odyssey f*cks hard. Too bad you don’t, needle dick. Wolverine: Oh, we’re just getting started, bub. |
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| ~ Deadpool taunting Wolverine during their fight. |
| “ | Deadpool: I was not expecting to see you here. I thought you were, you know (mimics Wesley Snipes) retired? Blade: R*tarded? Deadpool: Retired! I'm already in the Void, I'm not trying to get canceled again. Blade: I don't like you. Deadpool: You never did. |
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| ~ Deadpool's initial interaction with Blade, which referenced the troubled production behind Blade Trinity. |
| “ | Deadpool: And you must be Wonder Wo- Elektra: Elektra. Deadpool: Elektra, of course, I knew that. |
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| “ | What's the wind resistance on those blowjob handles? ...Haha! sorry! Just a catty bitch when I'm jealous. | „ |
| ~ Deadpool's remarks when Wolverine donned his previously hidden cowl. |
| “ | With the whole Multiverse thing. It's not great. It's just been miss after miss after miss. Look, The Wizard of Oz did the multiverse first, and they did it best; the gays knew it, but we didn't listen. Let's just take the L and move on. | „ |
| ~ Deadpool criticizes the idea of multiverse storylines to the Deadpool Corps. |
| “ | Wolverine: Why are you doing this? Deadpool: Because I'm... Marvel Jesus. Or Spock, who can say? Wolverine: What the f*ck are you doing? Deadpool: Maybe I'm stalling. I think I might be sacred of dying? |
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| ~ Deadpool prolonging a goodbye to Wolverine from within the generator room. |
| “ | He has risen, baby girl! | „ |
| ~ Deadpool revealing him and Wolverine to be alive. |
| “ | Put away your greasy tits, you preening slut. | „ |
| ~ Deadpool demanding the shirtless muscular Wolverine to cover up himself. |
| “ | You were right. One of us would have been killed. But you put a Deadpool and a Wolverine together, make them hold hands while listening to Madonna? Indestructible, motherf-cker. | „ |
| ~ Deadpool explaining how he and Wolverine survived the circuit of matter and antimatter collision. |
| “ | When saving people, they save you back. | „ |
| ~ Deadpool narrating a rare moment of sincerity. |
| “ | I’m tired of these absolutely vile rumors that I got Johnny killed. Let’s look at the tape. | „ |
| ~ Deadpool during the end credits. |
Trivia[]
- After the film's release, a feud broke out between Ryan Reynolds and Tim Miller over the direction of how the sequel movie should go. Reynolds spoke out against Miller for wanting to make the movie darker and more similar in tone to the other X-Men movies and not as light-hearted and comedic as the first one. Miller defended the sequel needed a different approach. Miller outright quit to avoid getting forcibly removed from the film by Reynolds and so Miller settled for different projects such as negotiating with James Cameron for Terminator 6.
- According to Cable, in the future Deadpool is dead, however after Cable saved Deadpool in the present timeline he remains alive.
- Cable himself may be dead, as Deadpool & Wolverine has Deadpool mention that everyone on X-Force had died (though, could just be referring to the roster before Cable joined him; not to mention that Cable was never a X-Force member anyway.)
- Both of Deadpool's movies hold the record as the 2 highest grossing X-Men movies and in terms of global revenue, the highest grossing R-rated films.
- Wade Wilson's nationality and citizenship is Canadian.
- Unlike the comics, Wade's brain is not constantly having its cells regenerating and causing his insanity; he is already completely nutty.
- When he meets Blade in the Void, he makes a joke of not knowing if they would or could work together again, which is a reference to Ryan Reynolds working in Blade III with Wesley Snipes, who had infamously dysfunctional behavior, and poor attitude to others working on the film, which was corroborated by other costars like Patton Oswalt.
- Deadpool described Wolverine's cowl as like Batman, but being able to move his neck, which is a reference to how the Batman costume restricted neck movement in the Tim Burton-Joel Schumacher quadrilogy and Batman Begins, although was rectified in The Dark Knight onward, with the correction being maintained in subsequent franchises/versions.
- Deadpool's adamantium katanas and Logan's skeleton allow the first appearance of adamantium in the MCU, which had previously used vibranium, another fictional Marvel metal, but used it in cases that were originally adamantium (such as Ultron's body) because Marvel Studios had not yet acquired the film rights for the other metal.
- Deadpool & Wolverine was the first film of the trilogy to reach $1 billion in the box office, the eleventh MCU film to do so, and incidentally the highest grossing film to feature any X-Men characters.
- His variant name is WW1076, the 1076 part is a reference to Ryan Reynolds’ birthday: (10/23/76).
- Deadpool is casually comparing to The Mask from a franchise of the same name, portrayed by Jim Carrey in the first film.
- Deadpool's catchphrase is "Maximum Effort" (shared a name for Ryan Reynolds' own production company), but The Mask has his catchphrases are "Smokin'" and "Somebody Stop Me".
External Links[]
- Deadpool on the Villains Wiki
- Deadpool on the Marvel Wiki
- Deadpool on the X-Men Movies Wiki
- Deadpool on the Inconsistently Admirable Wiki
- Deadpool on the Inconsistently Heinous Wiki
- Deadpool on the Disney Wiki
- Deadpool on the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
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