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Quote1 I care... I know I turn everything into a joke, but I care, and I wanna use that feeling for something important. I wanna matter. Quote2
Wade Wilson[src]

History

Early life[]

Wade Wilson was born in Regina, Canada in 1975 into an abusive family and grew up to be a cold, snarky, and sadistic killer. He joined the United States Special Forces and made forty-one confirmed kills before he was dishonorably discharged, leading him to then become a mercenary. Working out of Sister Margaret's School for Wayward Girls in New York City, he befriended their bartender, Weasel.[2]

Weapon X experiments[]

Wade Wilson (Earth-10005 Revised) and Vanessa Carlysle (Earth-10005 Revised) from Deadpool (film) 001

Wade meets Vanessa

Eventually, Wade met and fell in love with Vanessa Carlysle, later proposing to her. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with a late-stage terminal cancer shortly after, putting a crimp in his wedding plans, and devastating both him and his new fiancee. He was then approached by a representative of the Weapon X program, who offered him a cure for his condition as well as superhuman abilities.

Wade Wilson (Earth-10005 Revised), Francis Freeman (Earth-10005 Revised) and Angel Dust (Earth-10005 Revised) from Deadpool (film) 001

Experimented on by Ajax

Wade agreed and was taken to a facility run by a cruel scientist called Ajax, who was attempting to create an army of mutates under his control. He put Wade through various torturous experiments to try and activate his dormant mutant gene, which took their toll on Wade's mind, making him more deranged than before and even causing him to hallucinate, eventually discovering his status as a fictional character. After several days, Ajax succeeded in activating his power of regeneration, which horribly disfigured Wade physically. Furious, Wade broke free and battled Ajax, destroying the facility in the process, and lost track of Ajax in the battle.[2]

Hunting Ajax[]

Wade Wilson (Earth-10005 Revised) and Peter Rasputin (Earth-10005 Revised) from Deadpool (film) 001

Deadpool meets Colossus

Afraid to confront Vanessa in his current appearance, Wade took on the moniker "Deadpool", after remembering when Weasel bet in the Sister Margaret's group "dead pool" that he would die, and began hunting for Ajax to force him to fix his face. He eventually tracked him down, though his attempt to kill him was interrupted by the X-Men members Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead. Colossus attempted to convince Deadpool to be a hero and join them, but he declined and escaped their apprehension of him.

Wade Wilson (Earth-10005 Revised) and Francis Freeman (Earth-10005 Revised) from Deadpool (film) 001

Final battle with Ajax

Shortly after, Ajax targeted and kidnapped Vanessa to get back at Wade, hoping to lure him out and kill him for good. Upon learning of this, Deadpool contacted Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead for their assistance, and the three confronted Ajax and his men in an explosive battle. Deadpool managed to save Vanessa and, despite Colossus' pleas to spare him, kill Ajax. Despite his appearance, Vanessa still accepted Wade, and the couple resumed their relationship, with Deadpool becoming an international mercenary-for-hire.[2][5]

Traversing the timelines[]

In 2018, on his anniversary with Vanessa, Deadpool was targeting criminal Sergei Valishnikov, planning to kill him before heading home to his fiancée. Sergei hid in his compound's panic room while Deadpool killed the rest of his men, and once Deadpool realized he couldn't break in, he decided to let him go for the time being to go home and spend time with Vanessa.

Wade Wilson (Earth-10005 Revised) from Deadpool 2 002

A time-traveling Wade, now with his memories of the aborted timeline

Unfortunately, Sergei and his men retaliated by attacking Wade and Vanessa at their apartment. In the original version of events, Sergei killed Vanessa and left Wade in a deep depression. However, after doing some soul-searching, he acquired a time-traveling wristband that allowed him to travel back to the moment before Vanessa's death, his consciousness traveling into the body of his younger self, and giving this Wade the memories of his experiences in that timeline. He saved her and kill Sergei instead, and, with his new memories, went off to time travel further, altering events he assessed as needing to be "cleaned up" across their universe's history.

In his time-traveling exploits, he saved his friend Peter Wisdom, who had died in the previous timeline, killing actor Ryan Reynolds before he could make the universally despised film Green Lantern, and more.[5]

Wade Wilson (Earth-10005 Revised) and Harold Hogan (Earth-199999) from Deadpool & Wolverine 001

Wade begs Happy Hogan for a spot on the Avengers

Wade eventually learned how to use the wristband to travel across the multiverse, and eventually made his way to the "Sacred Timeline", where he applied for a job as a member of the Avengers, hoping to make up for what he perceived as Vanessa's disappointment in him for not saving her in the aborted timeline. He was turned down by Happy Hogan on behalf of the Avengers, who at this point remained in a state of flux following their internal dissolution, and went back to his universe ashamed, where he promptly demolished the wristband. Soon after, he broke up with Vanessa but remained friends with her, moved in with his friend Blind Al, and retired from the mercenary business to work at Drive Max alongside Peter.[1]

Team-up with Wolverine[]

Six years after his journey through the multiverse, Wade was captured by a faction of the Time Variance Authority, the multiverse's regulators, and was informed by their leader, Mr. Paradox, that he was to be transferred permanently to the Sacred Timeline and become an Avenger. However, after he suited up as Deadpool once again, he learned his timeline, Earth-10005, was decaying from the death of its "anchor being", the mutant hero Wolverine, five years in the future, and so Mr. Paradox planned to speed up the process by destroying it with a Time Ripper.

Wade Wilson (Earth-10005 Revised) and James Howlett (Earth-TRN1400) from Deadpool & Wolverine 002

Recruiting the Wolverine variant

Desperate to save his universe and finally do something meaningful, Deadpool escaped the TVA's headquarters with one of their remotes to try and find the Wolverine. He time-traveled to some point after 2029 to dig up Wolverine's body, in hopes of his regeneration reviving him. After confirming that his Wolverine was irreversibly dead, he searched several different timelines for a Wolverine variant to take his place, and finally located a disgraced variant of Logan who seemed very similar to his own. He brought the reluctant Logan to the TVA's headquarters, but the idea that he could replace his anchor being was laughed off by Paradox, and the pair was banished to the Void.

Arriving there, Deadpool tried to convince Wolverine to help him save his home, and the two fought before they were captured by a group of mutants who brought them to the ruler of the Void, the telekinetic mutant Cassandra Nova. She taunted them with the prospect of a way home, but they escaped and made their way on a journey across the Void to find another way out. Along the way, Logan and Wade continued to fight and argue, and eventually came across the Resistance, a group of superhero variants who had managed to survive the Void outside of Cassandra's reign, including Laura, the daughter of Logan from the possible future where he died. Deadpool convinced them that they had a chance against Cassandra if they used the Juggernaut's helmet to block her abilities.

Wade Wilson (Earth-10005 Revised), James Howlett (Earth-TRN1400) and Alioth (Multiverse) from Deadpool & Wolverine 001

Wolverine and Deadpool escape the Void

The six of them launched an assault on Cassandra's lair, however, said assault left Deadpool incapacitated while she entered Wolverine's mind in order to bring him to her ranks. Fortunately, this distracted her long enough for Deadpool to place the helmet over her head. They agreed to spare her life in exchange for a way out of the Void and Cassandra followed her word, using a Sling Ring to get the two of them back into Deadpool's Universe. Over there, Paradox was about to use a Time Ripper to destroy this reality, but his plan was hijacked by Cassandra Nova, who decided to destroy every reality and leave only the Void for herself to rule over. Cassandra also brought over her version of the Deadpool Corps to stop Wolverine and Deadpool from interfering with her plan. Deadpool and Wolverine tore through the Corps, only for them to regenerate and get back up immediately. They were however persuaded to stay back by the arrival of Deadpool's friend Peter.

Wolverine and Deadpool rushed to stop Cassandra Nova from using the Time Ripper, and Paradox warned them that short-circuiting it would surely lead to a certain death. Wolverine volunteered to do it, but was blindsided by Deadpool who wished do it himself. He was unable to reach both energy beams however, and so Wolverine joined him in sharing the energy together, which allowed them to survive it. Cassandra Nova was disintegrated by Time Ripper's energy, while Paradox was apprehended by B-15 who confirmed that Deadpool's timeline was now stable, but also that the TVA was unable to change the past of Wolverine's reality. Wolverine decided to stay at Deadpool's reality and they both joined a celebration at Wade's apartment with his friends, including X-23 whom TVA managed to pull out of the Void. During said party, Wolverine encouraged Wade to reconcile with Vanessa.[1]

Deadpool returned at the TVA, where he started being tired of people still blaming him for the Human Torch's death, to which he showed footage of a recording that was filmed from a surveillance camera in the cage that him, Wolverine and Johnny Storm was in, proving that he was indeed bad-mouthing Cassandra Nova that led him to his death. Being satisfied to clear his name, Deadpool said "Gotcha f%&k-face!"[1]

Work with the TVA[]

Deadpool, now being a full member for the Time Variance Authority, was contacted by Miss Minutes, the TVA's mascot, to work with an individual known only as the "Hero of the Multiverse". When he began flirting with the Hero, however, a horrified Miss Minutes cancelled their work together.[4]

Attributes

Powers

Bio-Augmentation: Deadpool's powers come from the experimentation he was submitted to by an unknown organization.

  • Regenerative Healing Factor: Deadpool possesses a superhuman healing factor that allows him to regenerate damaged or destroyed bodily tissue with far greater speed and efficiency than an ordinary human. Deadpool is able to heal from injuries such as slashes, puncture wounds, and bullet wounds within moments. He is also capable of regrowing missing limbs, although at a slower rate.
  • Immortality: Due to his highly advanced healing factor, Deadpool is unable to die by natural means.
  • Superhuman Strength: Deadpool possesses significantly enhanced strength that allows him to send people flying several feet away with a kick, and lift a man above his head while skewering him with his swords.
  • Superhuman Agility: Deadpool's agility, flexibility, dexterity, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of even the finest human athlete. He has inhuman jumping, leaping and springing capabilities, and could perform acrobatic flips that would be impossible for the finest human athlete.
  • Superhuman Reflexes: Deadpool's reflexes are far superior to those of even the finest human athlete. He was capable of easily catching an axe thrown at him by Ajax.
  • Superhuman Durability: Deadpool's durability is enhanced to superhuman levels. He was able to take hits from the superhumanly strong Colossus, as well as multiple gunshots. His pain tolerance is also extremely high, as he was able to cut off his own hand and show no signs of pain.
  • Superhuman Speed: Deadpool possesses speed superior to that of even the finest human athlete. He is capable of moving fast enough to easily outmaneuver rapid gunfire.
  • Superhuman Stamina: Wade's body produces little, to no fatigue. This allows him to exert himself at peak capacity for hours without growing tired or weak, even when healing back an entire limb, which would naturally take up a lot of energy.

Abilities

  • Master Marksman: Deadpool is highly skilled with firearms and projectile weaponry. He is able to precisely hit targets without much effort. While flipping through the air, he used one bullet to kill three men standing in a line. He was also able to throw a knife into a man's eye from several feet while running. He even threw one of his katanas several feet into the wheels of a motorcycle to make it crash, all while he was jumping through the air. Deadpool has also shown he can throw other weapons, such as Ajax's axe, with great precision.
  • Master Martial Artist: Deadpool is highly skilled in melee and unarmed combat, able to overpower and kill several armed men after crashing into their car. Not even confined spaces could limit his skill. He was able to fight on par with the highly skilled Ajax, in a hand-to-hand fight.
  • Master Swordsman: Deadpool's signature weapons are his dual katanas, which combined with his agility, speed, and natural combat abilities, make them his most highly efficient weapons.
  • Master Acrobat: Deadpool's enhanced agility, balance, coordination, and speed make him a highly efficient acrobat. He has the combined agility and acrobatic prowess of the most accomplished circus aerialists and acrobats. He can perform feats of agility that would be impossible for the finest human athlete.
  • Medium Awareness: Wade is very well aware that he's in a movie. He knows that audiences watch whatever he does in the movie. He constantly breaks the fourth wall, calling out the directors, the movie cast and crew and sometimes even comic book writers.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

An Adventure Time wristwatch, a Hello Kitty backpack, and a spandex costume.

Weapons

  • Dual Katanas: Deapool carries two katana swords on his back, that he uses as his primary weapon.
  • Dual Pistols: Deadpool carries two pistols that he frequently uses.
  • Combat Knife: Deadpool carries a combat knife on his lower right leg.
  • Various Firearms: Deadpool possesses multiple other types of firearms.

Transportation

Cable's Time-Traveling Device: Deadpool briefly uses the time-traveling device used by Cable to traverse universes and time.[5] However after he was done traversing, changing timelines and not being accepted into the Avengers, he quickly destroyed it.[1]

TemPad: Deadpool briefly used a TemPad to travel to Earth-17315 to verify that Wolverine had died and to search for a Wolverine variant to replace him. He later uses another TemPad to show footage of a recording that was filmed from a surveillance camera in the cage that him, Wolverine and Johnny Storm was in, proving that he was indeed bad-mouthing Cassandra Nova that led him to his death.[1]

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