Line #8 YMMV/Deadpool


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10	!!Other ''Deadpool'' YMMV pages
11	* See [[YMMV/Deadpool2016 here]] for the film ''{{Film/Deadpool\|2016}}''
12	* See [[YMMV/Deadpool2 here]] for the film ''Film/Deadpool2''
13	* See [[YMMV/DeadpoolAndWolverine here]] for the film ''Film/DeadpoolAndWolverine''
14	* See [[YMMV/Deadpool2013 here]] for the video game ''VideoGame/Deadpool2013''
15	* See [[YMMV/CableAndDeadpool here]] for ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool''
16	* See [[YMMV/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse here]] for ''ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse''
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18	!!''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' comic books
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20	* AdaptationDisplacement: Although Deadpool hasn't completely eclipsed the popularity of Deathstroke, the character whom Deadpool was originally a CaptainErsatz of, Deadpool is more famous and known among general audiences than Deathstroke.
21	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Among fans and DependingOnTheWriter, there are plenty of ways to alternatively interpret Deadpool.
22	** Deadpool is genuinely [[TheMadHatter insane]], [[ObfuscatingInsanity just faking it]] to catch his enemies off guard, or the OnlySaneMan in the Marvel Universe.
23	** Deadpool is [[AxCrazy an extremely dangerous total psycho]] or a [[DracoInLeatherPants misunderstood]] total [[TheWoobie woobie]] who [[IJustWantToHaveFriends just needs to be loved]].
24	* AudienceAlienatingEra: The mid-2000s up to the 2010s is when Deadpool was at his most divisive. On one hand, this was the period of time in which Deadpool went from a niche EnsembleDarkHorse to a mainstream sensation, but on the other hand; this era also alienated a lot of core comic fans. During this period, Deadpool's quirky, wacky traits were dialed up to eleven to cater to mainstream audiences who liked the funny, self-aware Deadpool; something that many older fans felt made the character one dimensional and overly reliant on funny gags and catchphrases instead of storytelling and character depth. This was also the era in which Deadpool started showing up in ''everything''. Even many longtime fans became overwhelmed with the sheer amount of Deadpool content that was being pushed, with the character at one point having ''several'' concurrently running books and appearances in tons of other characters' books. The 2010s was also the era in which Deadpool merch exploded in popularity, with Deadpool shirts in particular being almost inescapable in places. Likewise, this was the point in time where pretty much every geek convention had a million Deadpool cosplayers running around at all times.
25	%% * AudienceAlienatingEra: Rumor has it that the main reason why I became the nut I am today is because fans of ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' were getting sick of the constant {{Wangst}} Peter Parker was going through during ''ComicBook/TheCloneSaga''.
26	* BadassDecay: Back in the 90s, Slayback and T-Ray were serious trouble for Deadpool. T-Ray rated as an ArchEnemy, and Marvel sourcebooks tried to frame Slayback on the same level. Slayback mostly disappeared from the comics, and T-Ray went from nearly killing and causing a mental breakdown for Deadpool to barely holding his own in a fight. Under Daniel Way, they became closer to {{Butt Monkey}}s.
27	* BizarroEpisode: "Wakandan Vacation", a {{Retraux}} comic posing as a 1968 story that remained unpublished until 2013. In it, Deadpool goes on a trippy and random adventure in the vein of cosmic/fantasy Silver Age comics. His search for four mysterious puzzle pieces takes him to such far-off places as the Savage Land and the Negative Zone, and pits him against several types of creatures. It ends with Odin taking Deadpool to Asgard, which he discovered runs on a cosmic baby's doody, then plopping him in the worst place he could think of -- the Marvel Universe of the '90s. It's unclear how Deadpool got to the '70s, the setting for the first of these Retraux ''Deadpool'' comics, after that.
28	* BrokenBase:
29	** Fans disagree about whether Daniel Way's run was one of the definitive takes on Deadpool or derailed him in favor of becoming a FountainOfMemes. These viewpoints may or may not overlap with {{Flanderization}}.
30	** Some people greatly enjoyed ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse, which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Others found it needlessly mean-spirited and thought it pointless.
31	* CantUnHearIt: Odds are that people "hear" Deadpool as his usual voice actor Creator/NolanNorth or his film actor Creator/RyanReynolds.
32	* CommonKnowledge: Everyone "knows" Deadpool is a mutant because he's loosely part of the ''ComicBook/XMen'' franchise. Despite recurring jokes about being a mutant and references to a "mutant" healing power, Wade never had the X-Gene; he was just a [[BadassNormal normal guy]] who went through a SuperSoldier program to become the [[EmpoweredBadassNormal badass]] he is today. His HealingFactor is derived from the mutant ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, not part of his own genetic code. Part of this confusion stems from the movies [[AdaptationalSpeciesChange making him a mutant for simplicity]].
33	* CompleteMonster: See [[Monster/MarvelComics here]].
34	* CreatorWorship: Among Deadpool fans, Joe Kelly's first run, which was also the character's first ever full-fledged series is still considered some of the absolute best Deadpool material ever made.
35	* CriticalDissonance: Daniel Way's run on ''Deadpool'' was disliked by most professional critics and derided as dreck aimed at the LowestCommonDenominator, but managed to sell very well and was one of the longest runs anyone has had on the character. Over time, however, some fans have started to agree more with critics and consider Way's run with ''Deadpool'' the absolute worst. They attribute its success to a counter-reaction on Deadpool's InNameOnly adaptation in ''X-Men Origins: Wolverine.'' Others feel that, while not ''bad'', per se, and playing a major role in bringing Deadpool back into the mainstream, it has negatively impacted how many people perceive the character and some subsequent portrayals.[[labelnote: Explanation]]To be specific, many people see Deadpool as a totally random schmuck running on InsaneTrollLogic, rather than a well-rounded character.[[/labelnote]]
36	* CrossoverShip:
37	** Deadpool gets shipped with ComicBook/TheJoker's ex-girlfriend, Harley Quinn, who shares a red-and-black color scheme, wacky sense of humor, and high level of violence.
38	** Deadpool also gets shipped with [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pinkie Pie]], due to their similar personalities and fourth wall breaks. Them getting along in Death Battle helps with the shipping.
39	%% * EnsembleDarkhorse: Fans give a lot of love to Deadpool's supporting cast:
40	%% ** Bob, Agent of HYDRA
41	%% ** Blind Al, who made it to the ''{{Film/Deadpool\|2016}}'' films.
42	* FanNickname:
43	** "[[Franchise/MortalKombat Barakapool]]" or "Dudepeel", the InNameOnly version of the character in ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''.
44	** "Headpool", the [[LosingYourHead zombie talking head]] version from the ''ComicBook/MarvelZombies'' universe, which became an AscendedMeme when Marvel used the name in solicits for the "Merc with a Mouth" comic.
45	** "Dreadpool", referring to the omnicidal version from ''ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse'', is also an AscendedMeme.
46	** "Ninja ComicBook/SpiderMan", for the resemblance between the characters plus katanas.
47	** "Poolverine", for Deadpool during his stint filling in for Wolverine in the book ''ComicBook/{{Wolverines}}''.
48	** "Memepool" is a derisive nickname given to more modern incarnations of Deadpool, specifically those that play up his wacky, random sense of humor while ignoring the deeper aspects of the character. Specifically, Deadpool as written by Daniel Way, as well as the Chimichanga-obsessed catchphrase machine that shows up on a lot of merch.
49	* FanPreferredCouple: Due to [[ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool their team-up comic]], most fans ship Wade with Spider-Man over his many canon love interests. It doesn't hurt that Wade spends a good deal of said comic flirting with Pete and that they gradually become close friends.
50	* FountainOfMemes: Deadpool is very quotable online, with examples like CHIMICHANGAS!, taunt button!, and house blowing up builds character. He's very quotable and bombastic.
51	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Deadpool is very popular in Japan. Given his [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} reputation]] and Japanese tastes, it's not too surprising, especially with the [[BaraGenre Deadpool and Spider-Man]] ship.
52	* GrowingTheBeard: Deadpool was just a ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} rip-off with a cool costume and a sense of humor until Joe Kelly's run on Deadpool's first ongoing series got him far away from Creator/RobLiefeld. He gained complexity in motivations and emotions, including struggling with his own selfishness and experiencing genuine trauma.
53	* HarsherInHindsight: Late in the Duggan/Posehn run, Deadpool decides to show kindness to Omega Red because they're both lab experiments who have had their minds messed with so many times [[FakeMemories they don't know which of their memories are real anymore]], he even talked his wife out of killing him when she had him in her mercy. Omega Red went on to kill [[MoralityPet Genesis]] and the worst thing is Deadpool dosen't even him at the time due to the [[LaserGuidedAmnesia mind wipe.]]
54	* HilariousInHindsight:
55	** In issue #2 of ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', "Hey, if you looked like Creator/RyanReynolds crossed with a shar-pei, you'd understand!" Avi Arad had said even before pre-production of ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' that if Deadpool was ever portrayed onscreen, he wanted Ryan to get the role. Ryan Reynolds said this panel was in the first Deadpool-related comic he ''ever read.'' That line alone convinced him that he was born to play the part, and he campaigned hard for the better part of ''ten years''. They re-did the joke in ''{{Film/Deadpool\|2016}}'' by saying that he looked like "[[ComicBook/SpiderMan got bitten by a radioactive shar-pei.]]"
56	** To provoke Wolverine into fighting him, Deadpool attacked Kitty Pryde with a {{Shoryuken}} straight out of ''Franchise/StreetFighter''. In UDON's ''Street Fighter'' comic, Ryu (of the original Shoryuken) references the scene. In the video game ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', Deadpool gets to use it.
57	** In a ''Film/ShakespeareInLove'' pastiche, Deadpool pines, "My kingdom for a Creator/{{Gwyneth\| Paltrow}}!" Later, the film ''Film/IronMan'' co-starred her as Pepper Potts.
58	** In issue #2 of the first ''Deadpool'' ongoing series, Deadpool hung out in a tree watching the lovely Siryn sleep and mused that while doing so might ''once'' [[StalkingIsLove have been considered romantic]], nowadays we call it stalking and find it creepy. Eight years later, [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Edward Cullen]] infamously did the same thing to Bella Swan and the series portrayed it as romantic.
59	** Deadpool's ComicBook/MarvelNOW series introduced two SHIELD agents as new supporting characters, including one named and modeled after Scott Adsit. The real Adsit would go on to voice another Marvel-owned character, Baymax, in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' movie and show. Another voice from that film, Fred's Creator/TJMiller, played the role of Weasel in two ''Deadpool'' Films.
60	* HoYay: Putting aside the [[ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool massive amounts]] of HomoeroticSubtext between Deadpool and ComicBook/{{Cable}}, there's plenty more where that came from.
61	** Bullseye hero-worships Deadpool to the point where it starts smelling rather HoYay-ish in ''ComicBook/DarkReign'', going so far as to reimagine his childhood with Deadpool as something of his savior from the teachers and kids he hated. He [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments cried]] when they said goodbye. Back in Joe Kelly's run, he mentioned he liked Deadpool for making him laugh. Deadpool is probably the nearest thing Bullseye has to a friend... when they aren't trying to kill each other, but what's a little attempted murder between them?
62	** ComicBook/CaptainAmerica ''blushes'' when he has to sit on Deadpool's lap in a packed car so Black Widow will be spared.
63	** When Deadpool puts a bullet through Wolverine's head in ''Wolverine: Origins'' as Wolverine stabs Deadpool, they collapse against each other with arms around the other, crotch-to-crotch.
64	%% ** I get ''loads'' of this with Spider-Man. Sadly it's more one-sided than with the other guys.
65	* HollywoodHomely: DependingOnTheArtist, Deadpool is sometimes grotesquely hideous, even corpse-like, but sometimes just looks like a normal dude with bad acne.
66	* InferredHolocaust: Although Deadpool saved a bus full of preschoolers he put in Hulk's way during "Operation Annihilation," Hulk still destroyed the entire town in his pursuit of Deadpool. This is not brought up by Deadpool or anybody else. Oops.
67	* ItsPopularNowItSucks: Starting in 2008, Deadpool gained WolverinePublicity with multiple monthly comic book appearances in his own ongoing series, mini- or limited series, and guest appearances. More new readers came in after ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'', and another wave with ''{{Film/Deadpool\|2016}}''.
68	* MemeticTroll: Deadpool is unquestionably a {{Troll}} in-universe, and his fondness for BreakingTheFourthWall helped take this reputation to MemeticMutation level. Any fictional character you can come up with, there's probably fan-art out there of Deadpool being a dick to them while winking at the audience.
69	* MyRealDaddy:
70	** Joe Kelly, writer of Deadpool's first ongoing series, breathed life and depth into what was originally a one-dimensional rip-off character, introduced Deadpool's fourth wall breaks, mixed humor with drama, and created the EnsembleDarkhorse Blind Al.
71	** Gerry Duggan, writer of Deadpool's third ongoing series following Daniel Way's run on the second, brought back seriousness to Deadpool (from time to time) rather than just being the silly joke man.
72	* NotSoCheapImitation:
73	** Deadpool started as a ripoff of ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' character, ''ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}.'' In his [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness early appearances]], he was more of a standard mercenary character. However, when he was later retooled into the [[NoFourthWall Fourth-Wall Shattering]] [[AxCrazy nutcase]] we all know today, the rest was history.
74	** Deadpool's suit resembling that of Spider-Man was very much intentional. Rob Liefeld ''really'' wanted to draw Spidey, but the position was already filled and Liefeld was still fairly new at Marvel. His solution? Design a character that looked extremely similar to Webhead, tweak the patterns and color scheme, then add a copious amount of weapons, belts and pouches.
75	* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: Fabian Nicieza is Deadpool's co-creator, writing his first appearances and mini-series. When he returned to the character for the well-loved ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', his long-time fans cheered at getting their favorite take back and the run became many readers' introduction to the character.
76	* SeasonalRot: After 2013, Deadpool hit a high point in his life when he married Shiklah, the succubus Queen of Monsters, after Dracula hired him to retrieve her casket. In 2017, Marvel destroyed the Deadpool[=/=]Shiklah marriage with Shiklah choosing Dracula instead. Deadpool lost his in-universe goodwill in the ''ComicBook/SecretEmpire'' event; the reality-warped Nazi ComicBook/CaptainAmerica tricked him into killing the SHIELD agent Phil Coulson, and Deadpool went along with the world conquest attempt on a phony team of Avengers loyal to HYDRA until the real Captain America returned. Deadpool fans were ''[[HypeBacklash pissed]]'' that Deadpool's years-long journey to become a hero was rendered pretty much null-and-void. Then Marvel went further by having Deadpool's memories of everything post-1990s completely erased, pretty much reverting him back to an AntiHero.
77	%% * SoOkayItsAverage: Daniel Way's run on my book. Thanks, Danny, ya overrated chucklefuck. Better though than his take on ComicBook/{{Venom}}.
78	* TakeThatScrappy:
79	** In ''Deadpool Kills Deadpool,'' Deadpool stabs to death the CompleteMonster, InNameOnly Ultimate Universe version of himself.
80	** He ganks his even more murderous counterpart [[ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse who killed off an alternate version of the Marvel Universe]].
81	* TheyChangedItNowItSucks:
82	** Deadpool comic book fans reacted ''very'' negatively to his sewn mouth portrayal in ''X-Men Origins: Wolverine''.
83	** The ComicBook/UltimateMarvel incarnation became [[TheScrappy so hated]] that people initially get annoyed with the ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' segment of ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'' containing a level with him, until they saw the version in the game was [[CompositeCharacter Deadpool in his costume]].
84	%% * UnpopularPopularCharacter:
85	%% ** What is that suppose to mean? [[BlatantLies Everybody loves me!]] [[spoiler:You know what, you haters can go fuck yourselves]].
86	%% ** It seems after ComicBook/SecretWars2015 I suddenly became popular InUniverse for some reason to the point I'm the one '''FUNDING''' the ComicBook/UncannyAvengers and have Merch! But, [[StatusQuoIsGod not anymore]].
87	* TheWoobie: Deadpool is an IronWoobie, StoicWoobie, and JerkassWoobie all in one. Wade has had a rough life with multiple traumatic experiences, [[DontYouDarePityMe though he doesn't like to let people know about this]]. Being [[ObfuscatingInsanity insane]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold abrasive]] is part of how he deals with his troubles.
88	* UglyCute: Tying into HollywoodHomely, Deadpool can be pretty attractive sometimes, even if he's covered in tumor-induced scars. Some fans think he's straight-up cute as long as he's wearing the suit.

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