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* ConsummateLiar: Deadpool is very good at lying when he needs to be, being able to talk himself out of nearly any situation.
* DidYouJustRomanceCthulu: Deadpool has carried on a on/off love affair with Death herself for years.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Deadpool was a mercenary assassin, fluent in various forms of combat, before gaining his HealingFactor.
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* FanBoy: Deadpool is such a huge fan of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] that he doesn't mind the latter beating him up.
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* FanBoy: {{Fanboy}}:
** Of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls''. Especially Creator/BeaArthur and Creator/BettyWhite.
** Deadpool is a fan of ''VideoGame/StreetFighter''. He's even used a {{Shoryuken}} on a few occasions.
** Deadpool is such a huge fan of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] that he doesn't mind the latter beating him up.
** Of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls''. Especially Creator/BeaArthur and Creator/BettyWhite.
** Deadpool is a fan of ''VideoGame/StreetFighter''. He's even used a {{Shoryuken}} on a few occasions.
** Deadpool is such a huge fan of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] that he doesn't mind the latter beating him up.
* FunPersonified: Deadpool started out as Rob Liefeld's [[CaptainErsatz stand-in]] for DC's Deathstroke the Terminator. Nearly every other writer since has used him as a comedy character, particularly in the areas of MediumAwareness and various [[NoFourthWall attacks on the fourth wall]]. His Ultimate Marvel counterpart is (almost) entirely serious, but there are hints that might not have actually been him.
* HeroicBuild: Deadpool, when drawn by Creator/RobLiefeld, is shown with a highly muscular physique. When drawn by other artists, Deadpool is usally a bit on the lankier side. But since he is a mercenary with a healing factor, he almost always had a muscular physique.
* IApprovedThisMessage: In ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #611, ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} claims to have Blackest Night symbols on his toenails ("My feet are a rainbow of power!") with a footnote reading "I'm Geoff Johns and I approve this message — Geoff Johns, former ''[[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' writer".
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Deadpool gets along great with kids, having close friendships with a couple of them.
** He is immensely protective of Evan Sabahnur/Genesis, Apocalypse's child clone.
** He also strikes one up Gabby Kinney/Honey Badgeri, who is almost as much of a CloudCuckoolander as he is, and she's not bothered in the least by his appearance, with the two even bonding over their scars. Wolverine/Laura Kinney is less than pleased about this though.
** He is immensely protective of Evan Sabahnur/Genesis, Apocalypse's child clone.
** He also strikes one up Gabby Kinney/Honey Badgeri, who is almost as much of a CloudCuckoolander as he is, and she's not bothered in the least by his appearance, with the two even bonding over their scars. Wolverine/Laura Kinney is less than pleased about this though.
* JumpedAtTheCall: Unlike most heroes, Deadpool loves what he does. He was a a trained mercenary even before joining Weapon X and becoming Deadpool.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Because of the fact he is generally regarded as an incompetent CloudCuckoolander, most people tend to forget that he is a trained and dangerous mercernary.
* LetsGetDangerous: When Deadpool stops talking, that means he's taking things seriously, and people are about to get dead real fast.
* LetsGetDangerous: When Deadpool stops talking, that means he's taking things seriously, and people are about to get dead real fast.
* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: Getting into Deadpool's personal brainspace is not recommended. Per ''Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars'', this is actually what drove the Venom symbiote insane, who had actually bonded to Deadpool before Spider-Man.
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* OddFriendship: Part of the fun of ''Cable and Deadpool'' is the acknowledgement that the two have nothing in common and probably should be mortal enemies; after all, Deadpool debuted trying to ''kill'' Cable, and they have very different personalities. Their only shared interest is weaponry. Instead, they become HeterosexualLifePartners and stay connected despite their "divorce".
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* OddFriendship: With ComicBook/{{Cable}}, a messiah wannabe/TimeTravel[=/=]ShellShockedVeteran, while ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} himself is a [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Assassin]]/ DeadpanSnarker/ [[NoFourthWall enemy of the fourth wall]].
** Part of the fun of ''Cable and Deadpool'' is the acknowledgement that the two have nothing in common and probably should be mortal enemies; after all, Deadpool debuted trying to ''kill'' Cable, and they have very different personalities. Their only shared interest is weaponry. Instead, they become HeterosexualLifePartners and stay connected despite their "divorce".
** Part of the fun of ''Cable and Deadpool'' is the acknowledgement that the two have nothing in common and probably should be mortal enemies; after all, Deadpool debuted trying to ''kill'' Cable, and they have very different personalities. Their only shared interest is weaponry. Instead, they become HeterosexualLifePartners and stay connected despite their "divorce".
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* PopCulturedBadass: Deadpool is the new poster boy of comedy references, including the Olsen Twins, Bea Arthur, Fat Albert, Lord of the Flies, Lethal Weapon, The Warriors, Golden Age, Steve Ditko...
-->"You're right. That's why I'm rollin' with my posse" (he was fighting Tombstone, so, gangster affectations are... excusable...)
* ProfessionalKiller: After gaining his healing factor and escaping from Weapon X, Deadpool started hiring himself out to anyone who would pay, usually killing whoever they payed him too. This is now generally his Modus Operandi.
-->"You're right. That's why I'm rollin' with my posse" (he was fighting Tombstone, so, gangster affectations are... excusable...)
* ProfessionalKiller: After gaining his healing factor and escaping from Weapon X, Deadpool started hiring himself out to anyone who would pay, usually killing whoever they payed him too. This is now generally his Modus Operandi.
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** Deadpool was added to ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|1984}}'' with his own miniseries, ''Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars''.
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* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: While his moral code varies based on who is paying him to do what at the moment, at the end of the day, Deadpool usually just does what he wants based on his own whims or twisted moral code.
* ShipTease: Deadpool has this with a lot of people, mainly ComicBook/{{Cable}} and ComicBook/SpiderMan.
* ShipTease: Deadpool has this with a lot of people, mainly ComicBook/{{Cable}} and ComicBook/SpiderMan.
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* ThereAreNoTherapists: AvertedTrope. Deadpool actually has a therapist. Unfortunatly, that therapist is [[MadScientist Dr. Bong]]. Granted, Dr. Bong has an actual degree in psychology, but he also thought using violence to achieve mental clarity was a great way to treat Deadpool's hallucinations.
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* YourCostumeNeedsWork: In ''[[ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool Gwenpool Holiday Special: Merry Mixup]]'', ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} stumbles upon a Halloween "Deadpool Costume Contest" full of pretend-Deadpools of varying believability. Predictably, he's mistaken for a poor impersonator. The contest is also hosted by ComicBook/SquirrelGirl, who's deliberately pretending to be dressed up as herself, and there's a guy dressed up as Leather Boy (the guy who killed Squirrel Girl's first sidekick, Monkey Joe) only to turn out to be the real deal (and attending so he can off her current sidekick, Tippy Toe, because he's frankly completely crazy). She's convinced that Deadpool's the real deal after he saves Tippy Toe, but since it wouldn't be fair to the impersonators who put in actual effort in their costumes, she gives him a "Minimum Effort" participation badge as reward instead.
* YourMom: Engaged against fellow jokester, ComicBook/SpiderMan. Spider-Man got the last diss in and technically won, if not for Deadpool not choosing to go through with his Yo Mamageddon.
* YourMom: Engaged against fellow jokester, ComicBook/SpiderMan. Spider-Man got the last diss in and technically won, if not for Deadpool not choosing to go through with his Yo Mamageddon.
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* WithFriendsLikeThese: Deadpool's "friends" are usually either maiming, insulting, trying to kill him, try to arrest him, or just get away from him. As said by Deadpool himself during Way's run: "There is nobody I hate more than my friends."
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* BigEater: Deadpool himself can put away lots of food in some issues, there's almost a page of him mentioning food, stuffing his face, or surrounded by half-eaten food. When he's feeling "down" he tends to binge on junk; when he's feeling "up" he has a quirky obsession with chimichangas.
* BloodKnight: Deadpool loves fighting and killing. He once punched Kitty Pryde to try and get Wolverine mad enough to fight him and was extremely happy when the claws came out, yelling "Snikt me! Snikt me!"
-->'''Deadpool:''' Yay, now is fighting time, fighty time, blood blood blood!
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Most of the time, Deadpool wants to do the right thing... the problem is, he's nuts. He doesn't always have the best judgment on what's right and wrong.
-->'''Deadpool:''' Yay, now is fighting time, fighty time, blood blood blood!
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Most of the time, Deadpool wants to do the right thing... the problem is, he's nuts. He doesn't always have the best judgment on what's right and wrong.
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* ButterFace: Male example: Deadpool who has a smokin' body but whose face is ''anything'' but gorgeous. At least as long as he's wearing his tights, because the rest of his body is just as scarred and hideous as his face. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] - the tumors are caused by a terminal cancer he's suffering from, which his healing factor makes nonlethal, but doesn't cure.
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* BreakoutCharacter: Deadpool was originally designed to be a one-shot villain of the New Mutants and a parody of DC Comics' ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}. He was later teamed up with Cable and briefly joined the X-Men and X-Force. His sociopathic comedy and constant fourth wall breaking have pushed him to the elite of Marvel Characters with his popularity rivalling that of Wolverine and Spider-Man.
--> '''Wrecker''': Buncha minor league wannabes, yer kidding right?\\
'''Deadpool ''': Wannabes?\\
'''Deadpool's Thought Box''': Yeah, we got two books out right now.\\
'''Deadpool's Other Thought Box''': [[ShamelessSelfPromoter And another one coming out next month]].
* BreakoutVillain: Deadpool is known as the famous Merc with the Mouth, one of Marvel's most popular characters, with his movie franchise being even more successful than the ''ComicBook/XMen'' themselves. With his massive following, merchandise, sales and surrounding culture, it might be hard to believe that when he was introduced, he was not the famous AntiHero we know him for, but rather a villain. Furthermore, Creator/RobLiefeld created him as nothing more than a CaptainErsatz of ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}, being a run of the mill GunAndSword-wielding SuperSoldier mercenary who tangled with the ComicBook/NewMutants and had practically ''none'' of the personality we know him for now. It was when other writers like Joe Kelly began [[GrowingTheBeard diversifying his characterization]] that he became as popular as he is today. Back then, ''no one'' could've expected how popular Deadpool would've ended up being, considering he's now bigger than all the New Mutants put together. Even ComicBook/{{Cable}} himself, who was intended from the start to be a big deal to the ''X-Men'' franchise and ended up as an even bigger deal than Liefeld ever imagined, ultimately got eclipsed by Deadpool's popularity. The 2004 ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'' series started out with Cable as the lead character and Deadpool as his sidekick, but by 2008 it was Deadpool who was the undisputed main character, and the book was cancelled in favor of a new Deadpool solo book.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Deadpool could very easily fit into this category as, despite his blatant insanity, tendency to annoy others and, occasionally, sheer stupidity he is frequently hired as he's just too good at his job.
** Hilariously, unlike the description given above, he actually ''is'' AxCrazy...which makes him a whole lot of fun.
** He also strays into CrazyIsCool sometimes; for example, when he fights with absolutely no semblance of sense, not even deciding what an attack is going to be until it connects, to beat the Taskmaster.
** However, Taskmaster himself called Deadpool out for this, telling him that one of the reasons he's not taken seriously and doesn't make nearly as much money as he could is because he's so crazy that it's even ''more'' crazy for people to think they can rely on him. Hell, in some of his earliest incarnations, he would change sides in the middle of a fight if he was offered more money. If you have a hopeless suicide mission, call Deadpool. If you need subtlety and discretion, stay light-years away from him. Also, since Deadpool has developed a conscience and tries to do the right thing, there's no guarantee that he won't turn on someone who just paid him if he thinks the situation warrants it.
* ButterFace:Male example: Deadpool Deadpool, who has a smokin' body body, but whose face is ''anything'' but gorgeous. At least as long as he's wearing his tights, because the rest of his body is just as scarred and hideous as his face. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] - the tumors are caused by a terminal cancer he's suffering from, which his healing factor makes nonlethal, but doesn't cure.cure.
** Averted after he's cured of his powers, with the side-effect of curing his cancer and restoring his appearance to its [[http://imgur.com/h5EhV natural, pre-altered state]].
* CanadaEh: Deadpool [[https://imgur.com/gallery/LZV5V is from Canada]] but doesn't talk about it that much, though he did tell ComicBook/SpiderMan that he was such an expert figure-skater because figure-skating is every Canadian's superpower.
--> '''Wrecker''': Buncha minor league wannabes, yer kidding right?\\
'''Deadpool ''': Wannabes?\\
'''Deadpool's Thought Box''': Yeah, we got two books out right now.\\
'''Deadpool's Other Thought Box''': [[ShamelessSelfPromoter And another one coming out next month]].
* BreakoutVillain: Deadpool is known as the famous Merc with the Mouth, one of Marvel's most popular characters, with his movie franchise being even more successful than the ''ComicBook/XMen'' themselves. With his massive following, merchandise, sales and surrounding culture, it might be hard to believe that when he was introduced, he was not the famous AntiHero we know him for, but rather a villain. Furthermore, Creator/RobLiefeld created him as nothing more than a CaptainErsatz of ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}, being a run of the mill GunAndSword-wielding SuperSoldier mercenary who tangled with the ComicBook/NewMutants and had practically ''none'' of the personality we know him for now. It was when other writers like Joe Kelly began [[GrowingTheBeard diversifying his characterization]] that he became as popular as he is today. Back then, ''no one'' could've expected how popular Deadpool would've ended up being, considering he's now bigger than all the New Mutants put together. Even ComicBook/{{Cable}} himself, who was intended from the start to be a big deal to the ''X-Men'' franchise and ended up as an even bigger deal than Liefeld ever imagined, ultimately got eclipsed by Deadpool's popularity. The 2004 ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'' series started out with Cable as the lead character and Deadpool as his sidekick, but by 2008 it was Deadpool who was the undisputed main character, and the book was cancelled in favor of a new Deadpool solo book.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Deadpool could very easily fit into this category as, despite his blatant insanity, tendency to annoy others and, occasionally, sheer stupidity he is frequently hired as he's just too good at his job.
** Hilariously, unlike the description given above, he actually ''is'' AxCrazy...which makes him a whole lot of fun.
** He also strays into CrazyIsCool sometimes; for example, when he fights with absolutely no semblance of sense, not even deciding what an attack is going to be until it connects, to beat the Taskmaster.
** However, Taskmaster himself called Deadpool out for this, telling him that one of the reasons he's not taken seriously and doesn't make nearly as much money as he could is because he's so crazy that it's even ''more'' crazy for people to think they can rely on him. Hell, in some of his earliest incarnations, he would change sides in the middle of a fight if he was offered more money. If you have a hopeless suicide mission, call Deadpool. If you need subtlety and discretion, stay light-years away from him. Also, since Deadpool has developed a conscience and tries to do the right thing, there's no guarantee that he won't turn on someone who just paid him if he thinks the situation warrants it.
* ButterFace:
** Averted after he's cured of his powers, with the side-effect of curing his cancer and restoring his appearance to its [[http://imgur.com/h5EhV natural, pre-altered state]].
* CanadaEh: Deadpool [[https://imgur.com/gallery/LZV5V is from Canada]] but doesn't talk about it that much, though he did tell ComicBook/SpiderMan that he was such an expert figure-skater because figure-skating is every Canadian's superpower.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Deadpool is made of this trope, and a good number of his adventures derive from it.
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* CompleteImmortality: Deadpool, thanks to Thanos. In addition to being insanely tough to kill in the first place due to his HealingFactor, Thanos cursed him so that Death herself could not claim him. Immortality doesn't get much more complete than the metaphysical concept of Death itself having no power over you. It's a curse because they are both in love with Death.
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* CompleteImmortality: Deadpool, thanks to Thanos. In in addition to being insanely tough to kill in the first place due to his HealingFactor, has at one point been inflicted by Thanos cursed him so with a curse that rendered him untouchable to the Abstract Entity of Death. He could not die because Death herself itself could not claim him. Immortality doesn't get much more complete than the metaphysical concept of Death itself having no power over you. It's In this case it's a curse because they are both he is in love with Death.
* CoveredWithScars: Deadpool is covered in scars, tumors, or both, as a side effect of his HealingFactor being at war with his terminal cancer.
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* DeadpanSnarkerDeadpanSnarker: Deadpool is prone to making sarcastic comments almost every chance he gets.
* DeathActivatedSuperpower: Deadpool attempted to defeat cancer with a HealingFactor that didn't seem to work - until a fatal injury forced it to work at full power.
* DeathSeeker: Deadpool wants to die. Death is in love with him and vice versa, so a jealous Thanos cursed him with [[WhoWantsToLiveForever eternal life]]. In the "Age of Stryfe", an alternate future timeline Deadpool is still alive because of the curse and not his healing factor. The voices in Deadpool confirm his deathwish among other things: the only reason he desperately wants to be accepted is so his friends will care and put him out of his misery. If that doesn't work out he antagonizes them so they can exact their revenge on him. The later "Dead" storyline finally gives this to him via Franchise/SpiderMan villain Tombstone. However, it doesn't stick - he comes back, but [[spoiler:he loses his healing factor, but his body is totally healed and he's regained his true face.]] More importantly, [[spoiler:he doesn't want to die anymore.]] Sadly, this has come back for poor Wade. After the events of ''ComicBook/SecretEmpire'' and the villain Stryfe forcing him to try to kill his friends, he's put a $20 million bounty on his own head with the hopes that someone will finally murder him as he feels he's not worth it anymore with all of his credibility shattered.
* DeathActivatedSuperpower: Deadpool attempted to defeat cancer with a HealingFactor that didn't seem to work - until a fatal injury forced it to work at full power.
* DeathSeeker: Deadpool wants to die. Death is in love with him and vice versa, so a jealous Thanos cursed him with [[WhoWantsToLiveForever eternal life]]. In the "Age of Stryfe", an alternate future timeline Deadpool is still alive because of the curse and not his healing factor. The voices in Deadpool confirm his deathwish among other things: the only reason he desperately wants to be accepted is so his friends will care and put him out of his misery. If that doesn't work out he antagonizes them so they can exact their revenge on him. The later "Dead" storyline finally gives this to him via Franchise/SpiderMan villain Tombstone. However, it doesn't stick - he comes back, but [[spoiler:he loses his healing factor, but his body is totally healed and he's regained his true face.]] More importantly, [[spoiler:he doesn't want to die anymore.]] Sadly, this has come back for poor Wade. After the events of ''ComicBook/SecretEmpire'' and the villain Stryfe forcing him to try to kill his friends, he's put a $20 million bounty on his own head with the hopes that someone will finally murder him as he feels he's not worth it anymore with all of his credibility shattered.
* DerivativeDifferentiation: Deadpool used to be ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} in red until they made him insane to the point of fourth wall–breaking and gave him his own fighting style.
* DontFearTheReaper: Wade Wilson, prior to becoming Deadpool, even fell in love with Death, and one of the reasons he can't die is because Thanos, one of her jealous suitors, made him immortal so he'd stay away from her, which is another reason why Deadpool is so freaking AxCrazy. Amazingly, she's been shown to reciprocate his feelings--but they can only meet during the few seconds after he dies and before his mutant power/immortal curse can call him back to life. Death as a star-crossed lover?
* ExploitingTheFourthWall: In one issue, Deadpool beats up the writer of his own comic book in order to get the location of the person he was tracking down.
* ExpressiveMask: Deadpool often manages some pretty goofy expressions even though he wears a mask concealing his entire face. These are usually of the "[[FascinatingEyebrow cocked eyebrow]]" variety. DependingOnTheArtist, Deadpool's mouth can be seen through his mask, making his expressions even ''goofier''.
* ExpressiveMask: Deadpool often manages some pretty goofy expressions even though he wears a mask concealing his entire face. These are usually of the "[[FascinatingEyebrow cocked eyebrow]]" variety. DependingOnTheArtist, Deadpool's mouth can be seen through his mask, making his expressions even ''goofier''.
* FanDisservice:
** Deadpool's PantyShot. No, not as in a panty shot found in the ''Deadpool'' series, but as in the heavily mutilated Deadpool himself giving the readers a panty shot. You see, he borrowed the original Marvel Girl costume. Which has a ''very'' short skirt. And yes, everyone present was as disturbed by the [[[[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/deadpool_msmarvel.jpg image]] as the reader.
** Mention should also be made of when he was shown [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/53/2a/f5/532af59551b2d2d3dc8cbb4cc5bc5dda--avengers-marvel-marvel-comics.jpg naked in the shower.]] Poor ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, having to see ''that'' when he visited to ask Deadpool for help.
** In the same story, Wolverine has the "pleasure" of seeing [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110731122446/marveldatabase/images/b/be/Wolverine_%26_Deadpool_Decoy_Vol_1_1.jpg Deadpool dressed as Phoenix.]]
** [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/that-time-deadpool-dressed-as-marilyn-monroe-to-ki#.ue4AyLWp2 Another story]] had him dressing as Marilyn Monroe in order to lure zombie JFK. The undead ex-president is suitably squicked out when he gets a closer look, especially when Deadpool jumps up to reveal that he isn't wearing any pants.
** Deadpool's PantyShot. No, not as in a panty shot found in the ''Deadpool'' series, but as in the heavily mutilated Deadpool himself giving the readers a panty shot. You see, he borrowed the original Marvel Girl costume. Which has a ''very'' short skirt. And yes, everyone present was as disturbed by the [[[[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/deadpool_msmarvel.jpg image]] as the reader.
** Mention should also be made of when he was shown [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/53/2a/f5/532af59551b2d2d3dc8cbb4cc5bc5dda--avengers-marvel-marvel-comics.jpg naked in the shower.]] Poor ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, having to see ''that'' when he visited to ask Deadpool for help.
** In the same story, Wolverine has the "pleasure" of seeing [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110731122446/marveldatabase/images/b/be/Wolverine_%26_Deadpool_Decoy_Vol_1_1.jpg Deadpool dressed as Phoenix.]]
** [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/that-time-deadpool-dressed-as-marilyn-monroe-to-ki#.ue4AyLWp2 Another story]] had him dressing as Marilyn Monroe in order to lure zombie JFK. The undead ex-president is suitably squicked out when he gets a closer look, especially when Deadpool jumps up to reveal that he isn't wearing any pants.
* {{Flanderization}}: During the first ongoing Deadpool series and in ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', Deadpool was a talkative loon full of bad jokes and other wackiness. However, he was also portrayed as a total psychotic with a loose, at best, grasp of sanity. All the wackiness was a cover to hide his immense mental problems and self-loathing and just the slightest nudge could send him over the edge in a violent, unsettling rage. Most subsequent writers pretty much ignore the latter part and play him up as little more than a goofy comedy character. His [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools popularity skyrocketed]] after his flanderization and his flanderized version became his more iconic and well-recognized version. It helps that Marvel already has characters to fill the [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Canadian with Rage Issues, Regenerating Healing Powers, and a convoluted backstory complicated by Swiss-Cheese Memory]], and [[Franchise/SpiderMan a flamboyant joke-cracker in a red costume, whose snark covers up his inner angst]] roles. After Deadpool's flanderized "wacky all the time" shtick got stale with many fans, the Duggen[=/=]Posehn run achieved acclaim for its CharacterRerailment.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Deadpool, for being a psychopath and annoying. Deadpool has managed to gain some true acceptance from the other heroes though, mainly because of his CharacterDevelopment and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold tendency to help others]].
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* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Deadpool, the Merc with a Mouth. His regeneration ability is actually in part derived from Wolverine's own. A high tolerance of pain and insanity allow him to frankly not care about any damage he receives and keep fighting regardless. The only problem is, [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity his brain is constantly in flux as a result, which is why he's... unstable.]]
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* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Deadpool, the Merc with a Mouth. His Deadpool's regeneration ability is actually in part derived from Wolverine's own. A high tolerance of pain and insanity allow him to frankly not care about any damage he receives and keep fighting regardless. The only problem is, [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity his brain is constantly in flux as a result, which is why he's... unstable.]]]]
** Deadpool is... ''thrilled'' to meet up with Alex Hayden (Agent X), who can also regenerate. Deadpool shows his affection by [[CouldntFindAPen spelling out messages with Alex's entrails]], and also stealing his pancreas just because he can.
** Deadpool has jumped face first into concrete from a 10 story building to try to "fix" looking like Tom Cruise.
*** That's ''Thom Cruz''.
** Deadpool has also jumped into a malfunctioning nuclear reactor to stop it from going nuclear.
** In ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', ComicBook/{{Cable}}'s ''preferred'' method of getting Deadpool to leave him alone, at least at first, is to telekinetically ''blow up his brain'', resulting in a nasty-looking head wound and Deadpool being down for about an ''hour''.
** Deadpool is... ''thrilled'' to meet up with Alex Hayden (Agent X), who can also regenerate. Deadpool shows his affection by [[CouldntFindAPen spelling out messages with Alex's entrails]], and also stealing his pancreas just because he can.
** Deadpool has jumped face first into concrete from a 10 story building to try to "fix" looking like Tom Cruise.
*** That's ''Thom Cruz''.
** Deadpool has also jumped into a malfunctioning nuclear reactor to stop it from going nuclear.
** In ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', ComicBook/{{Cable}}'s ''preferred'' method of getting Deadpool to leave him alone, at least at first, is to telekinetically ''blow up his brain'', resulting in a nasty-looking head wound and Deadpool being down for about an ''hour''.
* HealingFactor: Deadpool got Wolverine's healing factor from the same place Wolverine got his [[MadeOfIron adamantium skeleton]], but since he had cancer before getting it, his healing factor caused the tumors to grow out of control and made him horribly scarred and insane [[BreakingTheFourthWall (he thinks he's a character in a comic book).]]
** He has noted that he couldn't come back from the silly lengths that Wolverine has managed -- although he can regrow fast enough that his friend Cable would [[RuleOfFunny psychically make his head explode for a joke]].
** Deadpool's blown himself up and then been dragged back to the X-Men Mansion by Colossus in a sack of body parts, complaining all the way. He's been liquefied and drunk by Cable. And he's decapitated on a fairly regular basis.
** During the ''Secret Invasion'', Deadpool actually weaponized his healing factor by letting the Skrulls use it to make their next generation of Super Skrulls. We then find out that if it wasn't for Deadpool's deadly cancer constantly killing him, his healing factor would be completely out of control. The Super Skrulls keep generating more and more body mass until they explode.
** Deadpool's daughter Ellie has a variation. [[spoiler:After death, her body "reboots" back into the age when her mutant ability first emerged, with her memories intact.]]
** He has noted that he couldn't come back from the silly lengths that Wolverine has managed -- although he can regrow fast enough that his friend Cable would [[RuleOfFunny psychically make his head explode for a joke]].
** Deadpool's blown himself up and then been dragged back to the X-Men Mansion by Colossus in a sack of body parts, complaining all the way. He's been liquefied and drunk by Cable. And he's decapitated on a fairly regular basis.
** During the ''Secret Invasion'', Deadpool actually weaponized his healing factor by letting the Skrulls use it to make their next generation of Super Skrulls. We then find out that if it wasn't for Deadpool's deadly cancer constantly killing him, his healing factor would be completely out of control. The Super Skrulls keep generating more and more body mass until they explode.
** Deadpool's daughter Ellie has a variation. [[spoiler:After death, her body "reboots" back into the age when her mutant ability first emerged, with her memories intact.]]
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Deadpool wavers between mercenary, good guy, or doing merc work for the bad guy of the week. In recent years, Deadpool has been trying very hard to be more of a hero, especially after his long-lost daughter, Ellie, comes back into his life. This put him at odds with his wife, Shiklah, who wants him to stay the killer she married. He has fallen off hard again by accidentally siding with Hydra in Secret Empire. ''The Despicable Deadpool'' has him ostracized for his mistakes in Secret Empire, and receiving no credit for the things he did to help rectify the situation. He thus decides to finally give up on being a hero, and return to his roots as a mercenary.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Cable and Deadpool are extremely close despite Deadpool's personality being obnoxious even at the best of times. Despite Deadpool's general lack of allegiances, he genuinely believes in what Cable attempts with Providence. Deadpool is the first person Cable pictures and makes psychic contact with while trying to decide whether to blow himself up, and he uses this possibly instinctive or unintentional telepathic {{one phone call}} to manipulate Deadpool into doing the right thing. Their series {{lampshade hanging}}s HomoeroticSubtext regarding their {{teleporter accident}} genetic commingling,their interactions, and their "divorce". Despite their split, the two have a secret pact no one else has been clued in on; they will protect each other's loved ones if the other dies by destroying the deceased's safe houses.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Cable HeroicComedicSociopath: The slightly-cracked, catchphrase-spouting, ever-shameless Deadpool. He's also FauxAffablyEvil, loves to make people go WhatTheHellHero, and is the TropeCodifier of a few other tropes. Note, however, that it seems to [[DependingOnTheWriter depend on the writer]]. Sometimes he's this with a very large helping of SuccessThroughInsanity, while at other times (particularly in the newer issues) he becomes a NobleDemon who would NeverHurtAnInnocent. As noble as someone who is insane can be anyway. Considering that he's an absolute fruitcake, there is absolutely nothing preventing both those interpretations from being true, depending not so much upon the writer as on the state of Deadpool's brain-pan.
* HeterosexualLifePartners:
** Comicbook/{{Cable}} and Deadpool are extremely close despite Deadpool's personality being obnoxious even at the best of times. Despite Deadpool's general lack of allegiances, he genuinely believes in what Cable attempts withProvidence. Providence, and Deadpool is was the first person Cable pictures and makes pictured/made psychic contact with while trying to decide whether to blow himself up, and he uses this possibly instinctive or unintentional telepathic {{one up. They were genetically commingled, so that "{{one phone call}} call}}" would have happened even without intent....And Cable needed to make that contact to manipulate Deadpool into doing the right thing. Their series {{lampshade hanging}}s HomoeroticSubtext regarding Doing The Right Thing.
** Both Cable and Deadpool are well aware of their{{teleporter accident}} genetic commingling,their interactions, and their Life Partner status, especially evidenced when they both regularly called the time during a small falling out between them ("Small falling out" in this case being Deadpool's new membership in a mercenary group hired to destabilize Cable's fictional country Providence. Said membership was revealed when 'Pool shot Cable in the back of the head.) a "divorce". Despite their split, the two have a secret pact no one else has been clued in on; they will protect each other's loved ones if the other dies by destroying the deceased's safe houses.houses.
*** Once when asked about his relationship with Cable by well-known gun-for-hire The Cat, Deadpool responded that it was a 'Don't ask/Don't tell deal'. Feel free to interpret that however, you wish.
----> '''The Cat:'''...don't ask don't tell? Oh...'''OH!'''
** Deadpool and Weasel could also fall under this trope, complete with HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday on Deadpool's part.
** Deadpool and ComicBook/SpiderMan seem to be heading into this territory in their recent 2016 series. Issue 12 has them spend Christmas together, and Deadpool mentions how much he appreciates Spider-Man's friendship. The feeling is mutual. They got each other gifts, and decide to open them at the same time. It turns out that got one another sweaters with their faces on them, but the faces are reversed on each sweater. They both go out wearing their sweaters, and say they ride and die together, and are "bad besties for life." Much like ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', their relationship contains a bit of HoYay, if not more given Deadpool is genuinely trying to change his ways to gain and keep Spider-Man's respect. In addition to Itsy Bitsy, their "daughter" being created from their combined DNA. She refers to them both as "daddy."
* HighlyVisibleNinja: Deadpool is an assasin who carries two swords and wears a bright red costume, which makes him highly visible. He's highly ''audible'' too, mainly because [[MotorMouth he never shuts the hell up.]]
** Deadpool once implied that he had actual ninja training when teaming up with Characters/IronFist.
* HeterosexualLifePartners:
** Comicbook/{{Cable}} and Deadpool are extremely close despite Deadpool's personality being obnoxious even at the best of times. Despite Deadpool's general lack of allegiances, he genuinely believes in what Cable attempts with
** Both Cable and Deadpool are well aware of their
*** Once when asked about his relationship with Cable by well-known gun-for-hire The Cat, Deadpool responded that it was a 'Don't ask/Don't tell deal'. Feel free to interpret that however, you wish.
----> '''The Cat:'''...don't ask don't tell? Oh...'''OH!'''
** Deadpool and Weasel could also fall under this trope, complete with HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday on Deadpool's part.
** Deadpool and ComicBook/SpiderMan seem to be heading into this territory in their recent 2016 series. Issue 12 has them spend Christmas together, and Deadpool mentions how much he appreciates Spider-Man's friendship. The feeling is mutual. They got each other gifts, and decide to open them at the same time. It turns out that got one another sweaters with their faces on them, but the faces are reversed on each sweater. They both go out wearing their sweaters, and say they ride and die together, and are "bad besties for life." Much like ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', their relationship contains a bit of HoYay, if not more given Deadpool is genuinely trying to change his ways to gain and keep Spider-Man's respect. In addition to Itsy Bitsy, their "daughter" being created from their combined DNA. She refers to them both as "daddy."
* HighlyVisibleNinja: Deadpool is an assasin who carries two swords and wears a bright red costume, which makes him highly visible. He's highly ''audible'' too, mainly because [[MotorMouth he never shuts the hell up.]]
** Deadpool once implied that he had actual ninja training when teaming up with Characters/IronFist.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: Deep down, Deadpool actually just wants to be acknowledged and accepted by the rest of the heroes in the Marvel Universe.
** ''In Uncanny X-Force'', he finally gets his wish after rescuing Evan Sabahnu, who thanks him and calls me a hero.
** ''In Uncanny X-Force'', he finally gets his wish after rescuing Evan Sabahnu, who thanks him and calls me a hero.
* IrislessEyeMaskOfMystery: Deadpool is an interesting case. During his earlier appearances, when unmasked, [[{{AvertedTrope}} his eyes were really]] [[{{MonochromaticEyes}} blank-white]] (seemingly also result of Weapon X treatment along with bad skin condition). Since character's popularity skyrocketed, though, he's been usually drawn as much less hideous and having normal human eyes underneath the mask.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Deadpool kills loads of people using katana-style ninja swords, frequently DualWielding them; he alternates between the swords and a pair of Desert Eagle pistols wielded GunsAkimbo. It's totally in character for him to choose the most stereotypical RuleOfCool weapon combo for the fun of it, and turn it into a viable fighting style because he's just that good.
** In ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', Deadpool can fight his equivalent, [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]]. In other words Dante, a character made in Japan, will use his broadsword against Deadpool, a character made in America, who uses two katanas.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Deadpool kills loads of people using katana-style ninja swords, frequently DualWielding them; he alternates between the swords and a pair of Desert Eagle pistols wielded GunsAkimbo. It's totally in character for him to choose the most stereotypical RuleOfCool weapon combo for the fun of it, and turn it into a viable fighting style because he's just that good.
** In ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', Deadpool can fight his equivalent, [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]]. In other words Dante, a character made in Japan, will use his broadsword against Deadpool, a character made in America, who uses two katanas.
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** He claims to have been married at least ten times previously in Deadpool #27 The Wedding of Deadpool, although not all of these stories may be accurate since he is an UnreliableNarrator. The past wives listed include Ms. Marvel [[spoiler: turned out she was being controlled by an alien at the time]], a sock puppet of Copycat he hallucinated was really her after he thought she died [[spoiler: destroyed, although the real Copycat was still alive]], a stripper calling herself Genosha [[spoiler: killed during the wedding as a consequence of Deadpool messing with continuity]], a woman whose name he forgot that he assassinated by pretending to be her groom [[spoiler: she actually hired him to make her suicide look like a murder]], a woman named Penny [[spoiler: she didn't exist, she was part of a trap set by a villain]], a woman named Anna [[spoiler: he had actually killed the real Anna and married Copycat pretending to be her and it turned out the people who married them were replaced with actors so it didn't count]], a DumbBlonde named Lurleen [[spoiler: divorced when it turned out she was actually Mystique]], Outlaw [[spoiler: her super strength made sex extremely painful, so probably divorced]], Domino [[spoiler: only pretending to be a couple for a mission but Deadpool took it like it was real, and she "divorced" him by shooting through him to get the bad guy]], AIM assassin Betty Swanson [[spoiler: didn't count, she was unconscious and the guy doing the wedding was a savage land native shaman that he coerced]], and a large alien woman named Orksa [[spoiler: although it didn't show it in this comic, he later divorced her so she could be with somebody who loved her more than he did]], and of course, the main story of the issue is him getting married to Shiklah the Succubus [[spoiler: but they have since separated, with Shiklah marrying Dracula like originally intended after their marriage falls apart due to Wade's negligence. Deadpool mentions in issue 31 of volume 4, that he thinks they're still technically married, but isn't sure how it works with her -being a Succubus]] There are also all the women he had sex with but didn't marry, [[spoiler: one of which had his daughter.]]
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** He Deadpools claims to have been married at least ten times previously in Deadpool Vol. 5 #27 The "The Wedding of Deadpool, Deadpool", although not all of these stories may be accurate since he is an UnreliableNarrator. The past wives listed include Ms. Marvel [[spoiler: turned out she was being controlled by an alien at the time]], a sock puppet of Copycat he hallucinated was really her after he thought she died [[spoiler: destroyed, although the real Copycat was still alive]], a stripper calling herself Genosha [[spoiler: killed during the wedding as a consequence of Deadpool messing with continuity]], a woman whose name he forgot that he assassinated by pretending to be her groom [[spoiler: she actually hired him to make her suicide look like a murder]], a woman named Penny [[spoiler: she didn't exist, she was part of a trap set by a villain]], a woman named Anna [[spoiler: he had actually killed the real Anna and married Copycat pretending to be her and it turned out the people who married them were replaced with actors so it didn't count]], a DumbBlonde named Lurleen [[spoiler: divorced when it turned out she was actually Mystique]], Outlaw [[spoiler: her super strength made sex extremely painful, so probably divorced]], Domino [[spoiler: only pretending to be a couple for a mission but Deadpool took it like it was real, and she "divorced" him by shooting through him to get the bad guy]], AIM assassin Betty Swanson [[spoiler: didn't count, she was unconscious and the guy doing the wedding was a savage land native shaman that he coerced]], and a large alien woman named Orksa [[spoiler: although it didn't show it in this comic, he later divorced her so she could be with somebody who loved her more than he did]], and of course, the main story of the issue is him getting married to Shiklah the Succubus [[spoiler: but they have since separated, with Shiklah marrying Dracula like originally intended after their marriage falls apart due to Wade's negligence. Deadpool mentions in issue 31 of volume 4, that he thinks they're still technically married, but isn't sure how it works with her -being a Succubus]] There are also all the women he had sex with but didn't marry, [[spoiler: one of which had his daughter.]]
* TheLancer: Deadpool would probably be horrified if he realised, but he ends up being this when he teams up with Comicbook/{{Cable}}. Sure, he wouldn't be anyone's first choice for a [[TalkativeLoon voice]] [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud of]] [[MediumAwareness reason]], but no-one else can actually stand up to Cable when he's getting [[WellIntentionedExtremist way too into]] the [[CrystalDragonJesus future mutant messiah thing]].
* LawyerFriendlyCameo:
** In ''Superman/Batman Annual'' #1, as a reference to Deadpool's origins as a ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} CaptainErsatz, had an AlternateUniverse Deathstroke who looked like Deadpool, acted like Deadpool, and had powers like Deadpool, but was always interrupted whenever he attempted to reveal his name (including one panel where he screams "[=DEADPOOOOooooo=]~") since Deadpool is the property of Creator/MarvelComics. It should be noted that the comic was written by Joe Kelly, who had written Deadpool in the 1990s. And drawn by Ed [=McGuinness=], who drew Deadpool under Kelly.
* LikesOlderWomen: Deadpool openly lusts after Creator/BeaArthur. In one issue he lusts after Spider-Man's Aunt May, sighing how she's "so like my Bea." All members of Weapon X, mutant or not, have a slow aging factor, and Deadpool is cursed to be unkillable, so he may have grown up in the same era as Bea Arthur. When Deadpool actually died, he got together with [[GrimReaper Death]] herself. Her on-and-off boyfriend ComicBook/{{Thanos}} angrily brought him back to life and [[CursedWithAwesome made him immortal]] to separate them.
* TheMadHatter: Deadpool occasionally describes himself as an "addled moron", although it's never clear how much he's pretending to be stark staring mad and how much of it is ''actually'' being stark staring mad. DependingOnTheWriter, of course. Considering a couple of times has him with three different thought bubbles going, each with separate personalities? Not ''much'' is pretending during those interpretations. It's really hard to put Deadpool in any one category when it comes to this, what with being Ax-Crazy, borderline Cloudcuckoolander, aware of the fourth wall, extremely genre savvy, and just plain insane 100% of the time. The voices in his head often display awareness of events and information that Deadpool himself could not possibly be aware of, and continually act as "white noise" in his head, making it even harder for him to focus on any one thing. An actual in-universe reasoning for the changes in "how" crazy Deadpool is: since his healing factor is out of control (his body is somewhat accurately described as "walking talking cancer") even his BRAIN is rewiring itself with some regularity. Of course, then there's the fact that he's one of the few that completely ignores the fourth wall; he may have learned about the fact that he's in a comic book and, while he loves it, he [[GoneMadFromTheRevelation may have been affected]].
* McNinja: Ignoring the whole "stealth" idea, Deadpool is quite the ninja, being highly trained in acrobatics and using Katanas as his primary weapons.
** The funny part is that he's actually perfectly capable of ninja-grade stealth. It's just that, depending on the writer, he finds it more fun to do it the other way instead.
* LawyerFriendlyCameo:
** In ''Superman/Batman Annual'' #1, as a reference to Deadpool's origins as a ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} CaptainErsatz, had an AlternateUniverse Deathstroke who looked like Deadpool, acted like Deadpool, and had powers like Deadpool, but was always interrupted whenever he attempted to reveal his name (including one panel where he screams "[=DEADPOOOOooooo=]~") since Deadpool is the property of Creator/MarvelComics. It should be noted that the comic was written by Joe Kelly, who had written Deadpool in the 1990s. And drawn by Ed [=McGuinness=], who drew Deadpool under Kelly.
* LikesOlderWomen: Deadpool openly lusts after Creator/BeaArthur. In one issue he lusts after Spider-Man's Aunt May, sighing how she's "so like my Bea." All members of Weapon X, mutant or not, have a slow aging factor, and Deadpool is cursed to be unkillable, so he may have grown up in the same era as Bea Arthur. When Deadpool actually died, he got together with [[GrimReaper Death]] herself. Her on-and-off boyfriend ComicBook/{{Thanos}} angrily brought him back to life and [[CursedWithAwesome made him immortal]] to separate them.
* TheMadHatter: Deadpool occasionally describes himself as an "addled moron", although it's never clear how much he's pretending to be stark staring mad and how much of it is ''actually'' being stark staring mad. DependingOnTheWriter, of course. Considering a couple of times has him with three different thought bubbles going, each with separate personalities? Not ''much'' is pretending during those interpretations. It's really hard to put Deadpool in any one category when it comes to this, what with being Ax-Crazy, borderline Cloudcuckoolander, aware of the fourth wall, extremely genre savvy, and just plain insane 100% of the time. The voices in his head often display awareness of events and information that Deadpool himself could not possibly be aware of, and continually act as "white noise" in his head, making it even harder for him to focus on any one thing. An actual in-universe reasoning for the changes in "how" crazy Deadpool is: since his healing factor is out of control (his body is somewhat accurately described as "walking talking cancer") even his BRAIN is rewiring itself with some regularity. Of course, then there's the fact that he's one of the few that completely ignores the fourth wall; he may have learned about the fact that he's in a comic book and, while he loves it, he [[GoneMadFromTheRevelation may have been affected]].
* McNinja: Ignoring the whole "stealth" idea, Deadpool is quite the ninja, being highly trained in acrobatics and using Katanas as his primary weapons.
** The funny part is that he's actually perfectly capable of ninja-grade stealth. It's just that, depending on the writer, he finds it more fun to do it the other way instead.
* MediumAwareness: He can ''see'' the yellow text boxes that indicate scene transitions ("Meanwhile, in Manhattan...") or that act as substitute thought bubbles. This is connected to the fact that for Deadpool, there is NoFourthWall. Indeed, the Deadpool comics became so famous for this that the dual sublines for the comic were "The Merc with a Mouth" and "Breaking down the fourth wall one brick at a time!"
** Earlier Deadpool books toyed with this; he didn't actually have any ''proof'' that he was in a comic book (because, let's face it, he can't perceive the reader no matter how much he tries to look outside the page) but kept up the act anyway because he believed it was true (and [[RuleOfFunny it was funny]]). This detail has since been dropped for simplicity.
** At one point, numerous characters tell him he is saying aloud everything that was in the yellow boxes, which leads him to suspect his "internal monologue" is broken. No one listens or responds to what he says, because he is known to be completely insane.
** This gag has extended to other media including Deadpool: in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', he can beat his opponent around the head with his own life bar, and his [[Film/{{Deadpool2016}} movie]] continues the tradition.
** Played for drama in "Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe", where Deadpool's Medium Awareness takes a disturbing turn. The reason that version of Deadpool starts killing Marvel heroes and villains is because they aren't "Real", he thinks that because it's all fictional it doesn't matter who he kills and that they can't really feel since they aren't real.
** Earlier Deadpool books toyed with this; he didn't actually have any ''proof'' that he was in a comic book (because, let's face it, he can't perceive the reader no matter how much he tries to look outside the page) but kept up the act anyway because he believed it was true (and [[RuleOfFunny it was funny]]). This detail has since been dropped for simplicity.
** At one point, numerous characters tell him he is saying aloud everything that was in the yellow boxes, which leads him to suspect his "internal monologue" is broken. No one listens or responds to what he says, because he is known to be completely insane.
** This gag has extended to other media including Deadpool: in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', he can beat his opponent around the head with his own life bar, and his [[Film/{{Deadpool2016}} movie]] continues the tradition.
** Played for drama in "Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe", where Deadpool's Medium Awareness takes a disturbing turn. The reason that version of Deadpool starts killing Marvel heroes and villains is because they aren't "Real", he thinks that because it's all fictional it doesn't matter who he kills and that they can't really feel since they aren't real.
* MurderTheHypotenuse: Inverted. ComicBook/{{Thanos}} cursed Deadpool [[CursedWithAwesome with immortality]]. The catch? Thanos's love interest, Death, is herself in love with Deadpool and the feeling is mutual. By keeping Deadpool alive indefinitely, he won't be able to cockblock Thanos.
* NarratingThePresent: DependingOnTheWriter, Deadpool's [[MetafictionalDevice Little Yellow Boxes]] (that is, narration boxes) are actually him speaking the narration out loud without realizing, and other characters can hear it.
* ObfuscatingInsanity: Deadpool also uses this trope to its full advantage, confusing and exhausting his enemies and allies alike with [[TalkativeLoon unstoppable mouth and wacky babbling]]. Like the Joker, Deadpool really is insane (a different kind of insane, though) and knows it, but he plays up and (possibly) exaggerates his insanity for tactical benefit. Also like the Joker, the fact that his personality changes regularly is part of canon. In his case, his healing factor and cancer have combined to leave his braincells constantly in flux. In some stories he's little more than an immature goofball, others he's perfectly capable of committing murders in cold blood that he doesn't even remember afterward. Of course, as a MetaGuy, Deadpool's also the first to admit that the ''real'' reason he changes is [[DependingOnTheWriter who is writing him at the moment]].
* ObfuscatingStupidity: While it's not always clear that he's doing it ''on purpose'', it's been said more than once that one of Deadpool's "superpowers" is actually the ability to distract and confuse people by rambling on and on about stupid things until you either want to surrender or commit suicide from all the inanity -- and yet, the whole time he's rambling, he's efficiently killing or otherwise getting on with whatever task is at hand. Often people underestimate him as a complete idiot because of all the talking, although occasionally someone will say he's an idiot but ''not'' underestimate his fighting abilities.
** For example, his irritating, non-sequitur monologuing and erratic behavior is exactly why he could beat the crap out of The Taskmaster. Not only because Taskmaster became so irritated by the constant flood of inanity that he got all distracted, but also because he ''couldn't copy'' Deadpool's unpredictability and insanity. And Deadpool knew precisely what he was doing by unleashing it in spades. But yeah, mostly he's just nuts.
** During ''Comicbook/CivilWar'', he used the phrase "addled moron that I am (or pretend to be)". This being [[CrazyIsCool Deadpool]], it's entirely possible the "or" should be taken at face value, and he's ''genuinely too crazy to know how intelligent he is at any given moment''.
** Deadpool also says to Cable in the Cable and Deadpool comic something along the lines of "It's fun playing the fool, but do you know when it stops being fun? When you actually start to believe it."
** In their first encounter, Taskmaster is detailing Deadpool's skills and abilities for a group of his students and states that Deadpool is an ''expert'' at using banter to distract his opponents.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: While it's not always clear that he's doing it ''on purpose'', it's been said more than once that one of Deadpool's "superpowers" is actually the ability to distract and confuse people by rambling on and on about stupid things until you either want to surrender or commit suicide from all the inanity -- and yet, the whole time he's rambling, he's efficiently killing or otherwise getting on with whatever task is at hand. Often people underestimate him as a complete idiot because of all the talking, although occasionally someone will say he's an idiot but ''not'' underestimate his fighting abilities.
** For example, his irritating, non-sequitur monologuing and erratic behavior is exactly why he could beat the crap out of The Taskmaster. Not only because Taskmaster became so irritated by the constant flood of inanity that he got all distracted, but also because he ''couldn't copy'' Deadpool's unpredictability and insanity. And Deadpool knew precisely what he was doing by unleashing it in spades. But yeah, mostly he's just nuts.
** During ''Comicbook/CivilWar'', he used the phrase "addled moron that I am (or pretend to be)". This being [[CrazyIsCool Deadpool]], it's entirely possible the "or" should be taken at face value, and he's ''genuinely too crazy to know how intelligent he is at any given moment''.
** Deadpool also says to Cable in the Cable and Deadpool comic something along the lines of "It's fun playing the fool, but do you know when it stops being fun? When you actually start to believe it."
** In their first encounter, Taskmaster is detailing Deadpool's skills and abilities for a group of his students and states that Deadpool is an ''expert'' at using banter to distract his opponents.
* OnlySaneMan: Deadpool sometimes has a sidekick named Weasel, a gadgeteer that builds some of his equipment for him. During Deadpool's time with the Great Lakes Avengers this was especially prominent.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Deadpool, [[NoFourthWall the fourth-wall breaking]] WildCard to end all wild cards, has his speech bubbles and thought rectangles shaded yellow, to show that he's the one guy in the entire comicverse who knows he's in the comicverse and is perfectly okay with it. On the rare occasions where his speech bubbles go to the normal white shading, meaning he's taking things seriously, you know it's ''significant.''
** The plot of ''ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse'' involves the yellow and white voices getting somehow killed... and the [[OmnicidalManiac red voice]] replacing it. Let's just say it doesn't go well for the world. Also anytime you don't see the yellow and white voice boxes, and Deadpool is [[TranquilFury acting calm]], you're going to die horribly, [[EvenEvilHasStandards because you did something even Deadpool thinks is monstrous]], and he's doing this job pro bono.
* OtherMeAnnoysMe:
** In the ''ComicBook/IdentityWars'' miniseries Deadpool, ComicBook/SpiderMan and [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]] cross over into an alternate dimension. Spider-Man's alternate version is a WellIntentionedExtremist, which annoys Spidey. Deadpool gets along famously with his alternate until he discovers that alt-Deadpool isn't Wade Wilson, it's [[spoiler:Victor Von Doom]]. Alt-Wade Wilson is a BigBad who Deadpool takes down. Bruce Banner discovers that he can't turn into the Hulk in this dimension and is overjoyed, until that gets reversed. Then alt-Hulk and Hulk duke it out.
** One nice example involving Deadpool has him inventing an imaginary version of himself (aka, he willed himself into having a split personality) while trapped inside a room for over 800 years (long story). Why did he do this? To have someone to play hangman with of course. His plan fails when the imaginary Deadpool turns out to be a genius and starts totally kicking Deadpool's ass in the game.
* PaintingTheMedium: Deadpool was also the only character who thought and spoke in yellow boxes or balloons, when everyone else used normal white. Now major characters like ComicBook/IronMan and ComicBook/SpiderMan have started having their own distinct boxes and bubbles.
** And when Deadpool starts having conversations with himself in internal monologue, he uses his trademark yellow boxes while the "other party" uses white boxes with typewriter-style text.
** In the Daniel Way series Deadpool seems to have developed a sort of internal multiple personality disorder. Each of his personalities thinks in a different font and color.
** ''WebVideo/ImAMarvelAndImADC'' naturally has some fun with this when Deadpool shows up: he ponders in yellow captions how bad the stop motion animation is and asks for a better editing software.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Deadpool, [[NoFourthWall the fourth-wall breaking]] WildCard to end all wild cards, has his speech bubbles and thought rectangles shaded yellow, to show that he's the one guy in the entire comicverse who knows he's in the comicverse and is perfectly okay with it. On the rare occasions where his speech bubbles go to the normal white shading, meaning he's taking things seriously, you know it's ''significant.''
** The plot of ''ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse'' involves the yellow and white voices getting somehow killed... and the [[OmnicidalManiac red voice]] replacing it. Let's just say it doesn't go well for the world. Also anytime you don't see the yellow and white voice boxes, and Deadpool is [[TranquilFury acting calm]], you're going to die horribly, [[EvenEvilHasStandards because you did something even Deadpool thinks is monstrous]], and he's doing this job pro bono.
* OtherMeAnnoysMe:
** In the ''ComicBook/IdentityWars'' miniseries Deadpool, ComicBook/SpiderMan and [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]] cross over into an alternate dimension. Spider-Man's alternate version is a WellIntentionedExtremist, which annoys Spidey. Deadpool gets along famously with his alternate until he discovers that alt-Deadpool isn't Wade Wilson, it's [[spoiler:Victor Von Doom]]. Alt-Wade Wilson is a BigBad who Deadpool takes down. Bruce Banner discovers that he can't turn into the Hulk in this dimension and is overjoyed, until that gets reversed. Then alt-Hulk and Hulk duke it out.
** One nice example involving Deadpool has him inventing an imaginary version of himself (aka, he willed himself into having a split personality) while trapped inside a room for over 800 years (long story). Why did he do this? To have someone to play hangman with of course. His plan fails when the imaginary Deadpool turns out to be a genius and starts totally kicking Deadpool's ass in the game.
* PaintingTheMedium: Deadpool was also the only character who thought and spoke in yellow boxes or balloons, when everyone else used normal white. Now major characters like ComicBook/IronMan and ComicBook/SpiderMan have started having their own distinct boxes and bubbles.
** And when Deadpool starts having conversations with himself in internal monologue, he uses his trademark yellow boxes while the "other party" uses white boxes with typewriter-style text.
** In the Daniel Way series Deadpool seems to have developed a sort of internal multiple personality disorder. Each of his personalities thinks in a different font and color.
** ''WebVideo/ImAMarvelAndImADC'' naturally has some fun with this when Deadpool shows up: he ponders in yellow captions how bad the stop motion animation is and asks for a better editing software.
* PetTheDog: Deadpool's been known to do something extra nice from time to time.
** In the climax of the "Drowning Man" arc, Deadpool shows us that he's given up on redemption by locking Blind Al in The Box, severely beating Weasel, and... petting Deuce the Devil Dog on the head.
** In ''Deadpool: The End''. While Deadpool had all the big name heroes trapped or unable to fight back in an variety of differnt ways, he left Spider-Man unharmed, with the loves of his life (Mary Jane Watson, Gwen Stacy, and Black Cat) alive, well and swooning over him at the same time.
* PlatonicLifePartners: Deadpool has this kind of relationship with his secretary, Sandi Brandenberg. The two have known each other for years now, are extremely close, and [[BigBrotherInstinct Deadpool is highly protective towards Sandi]], but the two have never tried to pursue any sort of relationship with one another. This is notable, because Deadpool is a notorious CasanovaWannabe, so knowing someone for so long and never once trying to get it on with them is pretty unusual for him.
** In the climax of the "Drowning Man" arc, Deadpool shows us that he's given up on redemption by locking Blind Al in The Box, severely beating Weasel, and... petting Deuce the Devil Dog on the head.
** In ''Deadpool: The End''. While Deadpool had all the big name heroes trapped or unable to fight back in an variety of differnt ways, he left Spider-Man unharmed, with the loves of his life (Mary Jane Watson, Gwen Stacy, and Black Cat) alive, well and swooning over him at the same time.
* PlatonicLifePartners: Deadpool has this kind of relationship with his secretary, Sandi Brandenberg. The two have known each other for years now, are extremely close, and [[BigBrotherInstinct Deadpool is highly protective towards Sandi]], but the two have never tried to pursue any sort of relationship with one another. This is notable, because Deadpool is a notorious CasanovaWannabe, so knowing someone for so long and never once trying to get it on with them is pretty unusual for him.
* PsychicStatic: Deadpool's mind has been stated as being too chaotic to read. His rival/friend/[[HeterosexualLifePartners heterosexual life partner]] ComicBook/{{Cable}} once burned off overcharged psychic powers by going into Deadpool's mind, because the effort would wear him out.
* PsychoForHire: Deadpool is a shining example of this trope, being a mercenary who'll do any sort of work for the right price, compounded with being a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. He was once hired to keep ComicBook/SpiderMan distracted. During that time, he tried to blow Spidey up with an exploding pen, blew up his own feet instead ([[GoodThingYouCanHeal a momentary inconvenience]]), and challenged Spider-Man to a YourMom contest. (Apparently, he has a "yo mama" joke so bad that it can kill people.) Ultimately, [[PunchClockVillain he stops when the contract ends]], leaving Spider-Man just as confused as anyone else who has ever tangled with him.
* PsychoSidekick: When Deadpool and Taskmaster work together, it's usually because one is prepared to do what the other won't. Since neither of them can remember which one is supposed to be the "good guy", they trade off arbitrarily.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Deadpool's red suit with black stripes and matching red and black hood. Subverted in that he's not evil (usually). He's just ''[[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity crazy]]''.
* PsychoForHire: Deadpool is a shining example of this trope, being a mercenary who'll do any sort of work for the right price, compounded with being a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. He was once hired to keep ComicBook/SpiderMan distracted. During that time, he tried to blow Spidey up with an exploding pen, blew up his own feet instead ([[GoodThingYouCanHeal a momentary inconvenience]]), and challenged Spider-Man to a YourMom contest. (Apparently, he has a "yo mama" joke so bad that it can kill people.) Ultimately, [[PunchClockVillain he stops when the contract ends]], leaving Spider-Man just as confused as anyone else who has ever tangled with him.
* PsychoSidekick: When Deadpool and Taskmaster work together, it's usually because one is prepared to do what the other won't. Since neither of them can remember which one is supposed to be the "good guy", they trade off arbitrarily.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Deadpool's red suit with black stripes and matching red and black hood. Subverted in that he's not evil (usually). He's just ''[[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity crazy]]''.
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: Deadpool's HealingFactor only works because he has such severe cancer that his body is constantly regenerating lost cells. He just makes it regenerate more when he takes damage. He actually weaponizes this when the Skrulls want to make an army of clones with him, and gives them the healing factor, but not the cancer, causing them to mutate and die.
** However, while he has to ability to regenerate tissue, there is no guarantee that it will regenerate ''right''. Once he broke multiple bones and his assistant strapped him to a rack in order to ensure that they would heal straight.
* {{Retcon}}:
** Deadpool was retroactively added to the Weapon X program; he is not present in Weapon X stories published before his first appearance.
** In issue #34 of Vol. 3, Deadpool's ArchEnemy T-Ray reveals that Deadpool is not actually Wade Wilson, but stole the identity from the man who would become T-Ray. T-Ray claims the "real" Wade was a teacher, unlike the monstrous mercenary "Jack" who became Deadpool. This clashed with Deadpool's previous Weapon X origin written by the same writer.
** A different writer in same series retconned the retcon with a ham-handed explanation that T-Ray was tricking Deadpool to mess with his head; the Weapon X story and the name Wade Wilson became his origin again. Most fans didn't even remember this mess until T-Ray's version was restated as false in ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', written by Deadpool co-creator Fabian Nicieza.
* {{Retraux}}: As Deadpool features a lot of both meta-commentary and time travel, this tends to come up in his book. The best example is when he gets set into the past to ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #47, and infiltrates himself into the story, ''Film/ForrestGump'' style.[[note]]''Deadpool'' vol 3 #11[[/note]] All the panels and dialogue are drawn in John Romita's style, and all the characters (except Deadpool and friends) talk like Stan Lee wrote them. (Indeed, enough panels are lifted from the original work that Romita and Lee are credited as co-authors.)
** In case you're wondering why specifically Spider-Man, it's because Deadpool's costume bears no small resemblance to that of the ol' Webhead, meaning it was a snap to redraw Spidey as 'Pool.
** ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' vol 5 #7 (from the Duggan and Posehn run) is supposedly an inventory story from 1979, crossing Deadpool (who, of course, didn't exist at the time to ''write'' inventory stories about) into the ''ComicBook/IronMan'' "Demon in a Bottle" storyline, with 70s Spidey and the Power Pack also making appearances. The art and writing style both reflect this, and it even has oversaturated [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] colouring. Later issues in that run follow on from this, having Deadpool show up in what are claimed to be inventory stories from other eras, with the writing and art in the style of those periods. Including one from Deadpool's [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks actual early days]], with a Creator/RobLiefeld in-joke as the characters have everything possible hiding their feet.
* RiddleForTheAges: Is the titular Merc with a Mouth really Wade Wilson or not? Is T-Ray the real Wade Wilson like he says or is he just lying or crazy? Did a guy named Wade Wilson ever really exist to begin with? Nobody knows for certain and probably never will. At the very least, Deadpool himself seems pretty sure that he's the real Wade Wilson, but this ''is'' [[UnreliableNarrator Deadpool]]...
* StupidSexyFlanders: Deadpool has a fanboy moment with Thor and remarks that he finds him to be very attractive before becoming embarrassed that [[DidISayThatOutLoud he said it out loud]]. Another time, he was overjoyed when, due to limited space in the car they needed to take, Captain America had to sit on his lap. Really, Deadpool does this often enough with enough different characters that he moves into AmbiguouslyBi territory.
** However, while he has to ability to regenerate tissue, there is no guarantee that it will regenerate ''right''. Once he broke multiple bones and his assistant strapped him to a rack in order to ensure that they would heal straight.
* {{Retcon}}:
** Deadpool was retroactively added to the Weapon X program; he is not present in Weapon X stories published before his first appearance.
** In issue #34 of Vol. 3, Deadpool's ArchEnemy T-Ray reveals that Deadpool is not actually Wade Wilson, but stole the identity from the man who would become T-Ray. T-Ray claims the "real" Wade was a teacher, unlike the monstrous mercenary "Jack" who became Deadpool. This clashed with Deadpool's previous Weapon X origin written by the same writer.
** A different writer in same series retconned the retcon with a ham-handed explanation that T-Ray was tricking Deadpool to mess with his head; the Weapon X story and the name Wade Wilson became his origin again. Most fans didn't even remember this mess until T-Ray's version was restated as false in ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', written by Deadpool co-creator Fabian Nicieza.
* {{Retraux}}: As Deadpool features a lot of both meta-commentary and time travel, this tends to come up in his book. The best example is when he gets set into the past to ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #47, and infiltrates himself into the story, ''Film/ForrestGump'' style.[[note]]''Deadpool'' vol 3 #11[[/note]] All the panels and dialogue are drawn in John Romita's style, and all the characters (except Deadpool and friends) talk like Stan Lee wrote them. (Indeed, enough panels are lifted from the original work that Romita and Lee are credited as co-authors.)
** In case you're wondering why specifically Spider-Man, it's because Deadpool's costume bears no small resemblance to that of the ol' Webhead, meaning it was a snap to redraw Spidey as 'Pool.
** ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' vol 5 #7 (from the Duggan and Posehn run) is supposedly an inventory story from 1979, crossing Deadpool (who, of course, didn't exist at the time to ''write'' inventory stories about) into the ''ComicBook/IronMan'' "Demon in a Bottle" storyline, with 70s Spidey and the Power Pack also making appearances. The art and writing style both reflect this, and it even has oversaturated [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] colouring. Later issues in that run follow on from this, having Deadpool show up in what are claimed to be inventory stories from other eras, with the writing and art in the style of those periods. Including one from Deadpool's [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks actual early days]], with a Creator/RobLiefeld in-joke as the characters have everything possible hiding their feet.
* RiddleForTheAges: Is the titular Merc with a Mouth really Wade Wilson or not? Is T-Ray the real Wade Wilson like he says or is he just lying or crazy? Did a guy named Wade Wilson ever really exist to begin with? Nobody knows for certain and probably never will. At the very least, Deadpool himself seems pretty sure that he's the real Wade Wilson, but this ''is'' [[UnreliableNarrator Deadpool]]...
* StupidSexyFlanders: Deadpool has a fanboy moment with Thor and remarks that he finds him to be very attractive before becoming embarrassed that [[DidISayThatOutLoud he said it out loud]]. Another time, he was overjoyed when, due to limited space in the car they needed to take, Captain America had to sit on his lap. Really, Deadpool does this often enough with enough different characters that he moves into AmbiguouslyBi territory.
* TechnicolorNinjas: Deadpool is a borderline CloudcuckooLander example. If he's concentrating enough to stop the constant stream of crazed, manic, fourth-wall breaking babble, he can be quite stealthy. Of course sometimes he is stealthy because of the constant stream of crazed, manic, and fourth-wall breaking behavior. The Skrulls were not looking for a [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Super 'hero']] hidden dressed as a baseball mascot.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Bullseye admits that Deadpool is the only person he likes, and he even attends Deadpool's (not-permanent) funeral and mourns him in secret. They both still perfectly okay with the idea of killing each other, though they tend to have fun while doing so.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: TrickArrow: Deadpool once made trick arrows during a team up with Hawkeye, riffing on Green Arrow's boxing glove arrow by using ''Hulk Hands'' (one even went "Hulk smash!" on impact). However the ''real'' trick was that these arrows were all ''explosive''.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Deadpool has a strong affinity for Mexican foods such as tacos, burritos, and chimichangas. He enjoys saying "[[InherentlyFunnyWords chimichanga]]" and stores leftover Mexican food in his pouches.
** The ''VideoGame/{{Deadpool}}'' video game repeats a comic book gag where he "loves the smell of 372,844 pancakes in the morning!"
* TrashTalk: Deadpool has been known to try this. [[TalkativeLoon It rarely stays there]].
** He once had a "Your Mom" fight with Spidey in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #611.
* UselessAccessory: Used on-and-off by Deadpool, whose pouches are almost never used. When they ''are'' used, they have contained action figures (of himself), wallet, keys, and (on one occasion) a pancreas. Then again, he's ''Deadpool''. Logic doesn't work on him.
* VillainProtagonist: Deadpool, the lovable FourthWallObserver psychotic killer. He'll be rambling on, leaning on the fourth wall hard enough to break it -- then he sees his target and it's blood-'n-guts time.
* VitriolicBestBuds:
** ComicBook/{{Cable}} and Deadpool become this more and more throughout their ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'' series.
** Before that, Deadpool had this relationship with ComicBook/{{Bullseye|MarvelComics}}. They took it to the extreme though, where they would try to kill each other and then laugh about it together. When it's all said and done, Bullseyeadmits has admitted that Deadpool is the only person he likes, and he likes. He even attends attended Deadpool's (not-permanent) funeral and mourns mourned him in secret. They both still perfectly okay secret.
** Deadpool and ComicBook/{{Taskmaster}} have also had this type of "friendship"--perhaps said best by Taskmaster: "The things I do for the friends I can't stand..."
** Deadpool also becomes VitriolicBestBuds withthe idea ComicBook/{{Gambit}} in ''ComicBook/MrAndMrsX'' where, despite Gambit disliking Deadpool for kissing Rogue, they have two double page spreads of killing being BashBrothers and trade quips at each other, though they tend other.
** But all this pales in comparison to Spider-Man's unsolicited and unwanted "friendship" with Comicbook/{{Deadpool}}. Deadpool just ''loooooooves'' pressing Spidey's buttons, but will never hesitate to help clean up the messes he starts in Peter's life, and seems genuinely fond of the wall-crawler, sometimes even going out of his way just to hang out with him. Spidey, while forced to admit that Deadpool does have his moments, more often wishes he would just go away.
* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys:
** There was a story arc in the Deadpool comic, "Johnny Handsome", where Deadpool not only managed to enrage Loki enough to havefun while doing so.his scarred face turned into a permanent Tom Cruise likeness (which led to several cases of mistaken identity later on), but also lost his costume, had to order a new one to be made and, for the duration of most of the arc, wore a mish-mash assortment of other characters' costumes (including Wolverine's pants and boots, Spider-Man's shirt and Dr. Octopus's arms).
** He once called the Punisher out on it during ''Suicide Kings'', after Punisher tried to strangle Deadpool and electrocute him... with ''Doctor Octopus tentacles''.
-->'''Deadpool''': What you got today, Punisher. The Beetle's wings? Plant-Man's chloro-blaster gun? One of the Porcupine's quills?
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Deadpool has a strong affinity for Mexican foods such as tacos, burritos, and chimichangas. He enjoys saying "[[InherentlyFunnyWords chimichanga]]" and stores leftover Mexican food in his pouches.
** The ''VideoGame/{{Deadpool}}'' video game repeats a comic book gag where he "loves the smell of 372,844 pancakes in the morning!"
* TrashTalk: Deadpool has been known to try this. [[TalkativeLoon It rarely stays there]].
** He once had a "Your Mom" fight with Spidey in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #611.
* UselessAccessory: Used on-and-off by Deadpool, whose pouches are almost never used. When they ''are'' used, they have contained action figures (of himself), wallet, keys, and (on one occasion) a pancreas. Then again, he's ''Deadpool''. Logic doesn't work on him.
* VillainProtagonist: Deadpool, the lovable FourthWallObserver psychotic killer. He'll be rambling on, leaning on the fourth wall hard enough to break it -- then he sees his target and it's blood-'n-guts time.
* VitriolicBestBuds:
** ComicBook/{{Cable}} and Deadpool become this more and more throughout their ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'' series.
** Before that, Deadpool had this relationship with ComicBook/{{Bullseye|MarvelComics}}. They took it to the extreme though, where they would try to kill each other and then laugh about it together. When it's all said and done, Bullseye
** Deadpool and ComicBook/{{Taskmaster}} have also had this type of "friendship"--perhaps said best by Taskmaster: "The things I do for the friends I can't stand..."
** Deadpool also becomes VitriolicBestBuds with
** But all this pales in comparison to Spider-Man's unsolicited and unwanted "friendship" with Comicbook/{{Deadpool}}. Deadpool just ''loooooooves'' pressing Spidey's buttons, but will never hesitate to help clean up the messes he starts in Peter's life, and seems genuinely fond of the wall-crawler, sometimes even going out of his way just to hang out with him. Spidey, while forced to admit that Deadpool does have his moments, more often wishes he would just go away.
* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys:
** There was a story arc in the Deadpool comic, "Johnny Handsome", where Deadpool not only managed to enrage Loki enough to have
** He once called the Punisher out on it during ''Suicide Kings'', after Punisher tried to strangle Deadpool and electrocute him... with ''Doctor Octopus tentacles''.
-->'''Deadpool''': What you got today, Punisher. The Beetle's wings? Plant-Man's chloro-blaster gun? One of the Porcupine's quills?
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Deadpool considers them the greatest threat to Earth, after Galactus. Amusingly, his solo mission in ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'' had him fighting an army of clowns in a circus.
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* KavorkaMan: Deadpool is gruesomely disfigured (which is why he rarely removes his mask), insane, and immature. Yet all of his love interests are extremely hot women.
** He claims to have been married at least ten times previously in Deadpool #27 The Wedding of Deadpool, although not all of these stories may be accurate since he is an UnreliableNarrator. The past wives listed include Ms. Marvel [[spoiler: turned out she was being controlled by an alien at the time]], a sock puppet of Copycat he hallucinated was really her after he thought she died [[spoiler: destroyed, although the real Copycat was still alive]], a stripper calling herself Genosha [[spoiler: killed during the wedding as a consequence of Deadpool messing with continuity]], a woman whose name he forgot that he assassinated by pretending to be her groom [[spoiler: she actually hired him to make her suicide look like a murder]], a woman named Penny [[spoiler: she didn't exist, she was part of a trap set by a villain]], a woman named Anna [[spoiler: he had actually killed the real Anna and married Copycat pretending to be her and it turned out the people who married them were replaced with actors so it didn't count]], a DumbBlonde named Lurleen [[spoiler: divorced when it turned out she was actually Mystique]], Outlaw [[spoiler: her super strength made sex extremely painful, so probably divorced]], Domino [[spoiler: only pretending to be a couple for a mission but Deadpool took it like it was real, and she "divorced" him by shooting through him to get the bad guy]], AIM assassin Betty Swanson [[spoiler: didn't count, she was unconscious and the guy doing the wedding was a savage land native shaman that he coerced]], and a large alien woman named Orksa [[spoiler: although it didn't show it in this comic, he later divorced her so she could be with somebody who loved her more than he did]], and of course, the main story of the issue is him getting married to Shiklah the Succubus [[spoiler: but they have since separated, with Shiklah marrying Dracula like originally intended after their marriage falls apart due to Wade's negligence. Deadpool mentions in issue 31 of volume 4, that he thinks they're still technically married, but isn't sure how it works with her -being a Succubus]] There are also all the women he had sex with but didn't marry, [[spoiler: one of which had his daughter.]]
** However, may be deconstructed since Deadpool sometimes never seems to remove his mask when he with some of his ladies. When having sex with Carmelita, he keeps his suit on. He has to leave to fight, and Carmelita wishes him luck and kisses him in case something bad happens to her. She even goes to the fight scene, wondering if Deadpool is ok. However, she'd never seen his face, and when she does, she chokes back bile and runs away in disgust.
** Granted, his face is only a mess due to injuries. When he gets his face fixed, he is quite handsome looking.
** He claims to have been married at least ten times previously in Deadpool #27 The Wedding of Deadpool, although not all of these stories may be accurate since he is an UnreliableNarrator. The past wives listed include Ms. Marvel [[spoiler: turned out she was being controlled by an alien at the time]], a sock puppet of Copycat he hallucinated was really her after he thought she died [[spoiler: destroyed, although the real Copycat was still alive]], a stripper calling herself Genosha [[spoiler: killed during the wedding as a consequence of Deadpool messing with continuity]], a woman whose name he forgot that he assassinated by pretending to be her groom [[spoiler: she actually hired him to make her suicide look like a murder]], a woman named Penny [[spoiler: she didn't exist, she was part of a trap set by a villain]], a woman named Anna [[spoiler: he had actually killed the real Anna and married Copycat pretending to be her and it turned out the people who married them were replaced with actors so it didn't count]], a DumbBlonde named Lurleen [[spoiler: divorced when it turned out she was actually Mystique]], Outlaw [[spoiler: her super strength made sex extremely painful, so probably divorced]], Domino [[spoiler: only pretending to be a couple for a mission but Deadpool took it like it was real, and she "divorced" him by shooting through him to get the bad guy]], AIM assassin Betty Swanson [[spoiler: didn't count, she was unconscious and the guy doing the wedding was a savage land native shaman that he coerced]], and a large alien woman named Orksa [[spoiler: although it didn't show it in this comic, he later divorced her so she could be with somebody who loved her more than he did]], and of course, the main story of the issue is him getting married to Shiklah the Succubus [[spoiler: but they have since separated, with Shiklah marrying Dracula like originally intended after their marriage falls apart due to Wade's negligence. Deadpool mentions in issue 31 of volume 4, that he thinks they're still technically married, but isn't sure how it works with her -being a Succubus]] There are also all the women he had sex with but didn't marry, [[spoiler: one of which had his daughter.]]
** However, may be deconstructed since Deadpool sometimes never seems to remove his mask when he with some of his ladies. When having sex with Carmelita, he keeps his suit on. He has to leave to fight, and Carmelita wishes him luck and kisses him in case something bad happens to her. She even goes to the fight scene, wondering if Deadpool is ok. However, she'd never seen his face, and when she does, she chokes back bile and runs away in disgust.
** Granted, his face is only a mess due to injuries. When he gets his face fixed, he is quite handsome looking.
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* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Deadpool's lung capacity cannot be matched. It has been acknowledged that his endless, inane banter is actually his most dangerous ability, since most opponents are too distracted to pay attention to his moves.
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* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: Deadpool has proved to be immune to DemonicPossession due to him already having a bunch of voices in his head. Demons that have tried doing this to him typically find that they're ''outnumbered'' and retreat.
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* ''ComicBook/TheDefenders2017'' ''ComicBook/{{The Defenders|2017}}'' volume 5: Some September 2017 to February 2018, issues starting with December 2017's #5.
#5-8, #10. Deadpool joins the Defenders against the Kingpin.
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* NinetiesAntiHero: Deadpool was introduced in 1991 as a PunchClockVillain with a [[DarkAgeOfSupernames one-word gritty name]], wearing [[PaintedOnPants spandex]] covered with [[TooManyBelts pouches and belts]], wielding both guns and katanas, and had a personality limited to being an AxCrazy DeadpanSnarker. He developed into a VillainProtagonist in the mid-1990s and continued growing from there.
* AggressiveSubmissive: Deadpool has aspects of this. Very little of what he says is serious and much of what he says is outrageous, but with y'know, snuggling or rather anything vaguely intimate— particularly the rare honest conversation— his dialogue is less amusing and his body language becomes submissive.
* AlternateSelf: Several iterations of Deadpool exist in comic book form within the main continuity and in alternate universe books:
** The Deadpool Corps of ''Deadpool Corps'' are other versions of Deadpool, known by different names to readers and nicknamed by the main version to: {{distaff counterpart}} Lady Deadpool ("Boobs"), ''ComicBook/MarvelZombies'' severed head Headpool ("Shorty No Pockets" aka "Shorty"), lil tyke Kidpool ("Tito"), and {{animal superhero|es}} Dogpool ("Literature/{{Cujo}}"). They originally team up to battle a multiverse-devouring cosmic threat.
** ''[[ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse Deadpool Kills Deadpool]]'' features Deadpool killing Deadpool. That is, one version of Deadpool targets and slaughters multiple previous versions of himself and new ones created for the book, including the Deadpool Corps and Deadpool Pulp. There's a large-scale battle involving many, many more Deadpools.
** The ComicBook/UltimateMarvel version of Deadpool is even more violent than in the main universe, and is a grotesque, evil, [[FantasticRacism mutant-killing bigot]].
* AggressiveSubmissive: Deadpool has aspects of this. Very little of what he says is serious and much of what he says is outrageous, but with y'know, snuggling or rather anything vaguely intimate— particularly the rare honest conversation— his dialogue is less amusing and his body language becomes submissive.
* AlternateSelf: Several iterations of Deadpool exist in comic book form within the main continuity and in alternate universe books:
** The Deadpool Corps of ''Deadpool Corps'' are other versions of Deadpool, known by different names to readers and nicknamed by the main version to: {{distaff counterpart}} Lady Deadpool ("Boobs"), ''ComicBook/MarvelZombies'' severed head Headpool ("Shorty No Pockets" aka "Shorty"), lil tyke Kidpool ("Tito"), and {{animal superhero|es}} Dogpool ("Literature/{{Cujo}}"). They originally team up to battle a multiverse-devouring cosmic threat.
** ''[[ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse Deadpool Kills Deadpool]]'' features Deadpool killing Deadpool. That is, one version of Deadpool targets and slaughters multiple previous versions of himself and new ones created for the book, including the Deadpool Corps and Deadpool Pulp. There's a large-scale battle involving many, many more Deadpools.
** The ComicBook/UltimateMarvel version of Deadpool is even more violent than in the main universe, and is a grotesque, evil, [[FantasticRacism mutant-killing bigot]].
* AnythingThatMoves: ''Deadpool'' is classified here by WordOfGod stating that he's "ready and willing to do anything with a pulse." when asked what Deadpool did on Valentine's day before he met his wife, WordOfGod says he did whoever was around. When Deadpool opens his valentine's day chapter, he says anyone without a valentine can claim him, and that he'll take all-comers. And at one point, he mentions how good it feels when a female gorilla is hugging him, and tells Vanessa to give the gorilla his number. Then there was Orksa, a giant alien bearing resemblance to a hypo.
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* AnythingThatMoves: ''Deadpool'' is classified here by WordOfGod stating that he's "ready and willing to do anything with a pulse." when asked what Deadpool did on Valentine's day before he met his wife, WordOfGod says he did whoever was around. When Deadpool opens his valentine's day chapter, he says anyone without a valentine can claim him, and that he'll take all-comers. And at one point, he mentions how good it feels when a female gorilla is hugging him, and tells Vanessa to give the gorilla his number. Then there was Orksa, a giant alien bearing resemblance to a hypo.
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* AnythingThatMoves: ''Deadpool'' is classified here by WordOfGod stating that he's "ready and willing to do anything AssShove: During a job with a pulse." when asked what the Heroes for Hire, Colleen Wing asks Deadpool did on Valentine's day before where he met his wife, WordOfGod says he did whoever was around. When concealed her and Misty Knight's weapons. Deadpool opens his valentine's day chapter, he says anyone without a valentine can claim him, and that he'll take all-comers. And at one point, he mentions how good it feels when a female gorilla is hugging him, and tells Vanessa asks if she really wants to give the gorilla his number. Then there was Orksa, a giant alien bearing resemblance to a hypo. know because "it involves an ''awful'' lot of lubricant."
* BerserkButton: Considering the incidents with the therapist and the pizza delivery guy, people who abuse their positions to ruin lives [[ItAmusedMe for pointless reasons]] ''really'' [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness piss Deadpool off]].
* BitingTheHandHumor: Deadpool knows Marvel publishes ''Deadpool'' and his other appearances, and his comics take potshots accordingly.
* BitingTheHandHumor: Deadpool knows Marvel publishes ''Deadpool'' and his other appearances, and his comics take potshots accordingly.
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* ConfusionFu: Deadpool, from Marvel Comics. To the extent that he once defeated ''[[AwesomenessByAnalysis the freakin' Taskmaster]]'' by sheer unpredictability -- Tasky thought that Deadpool was about to get angry and sloppy, but he ''really'' just started on a dance number. True, Confusion Fu has already been proven to be an effective strategy against Taskmaster (for example, ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} used a similar trick to goad Taskmaster into jumping in front of a moving car), but Deadpool beat the Taskmaster by ''being Deadpool''.
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* CompromisingCall: In a ''ComicBook/MarvelComicsPresents'' story, Deadpool's attempt at a stealthy assassination while the mark is asleep gets spoiled by Weasel calling him and setting off his EmbarrassingRingtone, Music/VillagePeople's "YMCA". You can see it [[http://imgur.com/r4hQbvf right here]].
* ConfusionFu:Deadpool, from Marvel Comics. To Deadpool is known for this, tending to utilizes his own natural craziness in the extent that he midst of a fight.
** He once defeated''[[AwesomenessByAnalysis the freakin' Taskmaster]]'' ComicBook/{{Taskmaster}}, who can instantly analyze and imitate his opponents' fighting styles by sheer unpredictability unpredictability. -- Tasky Taskmaster ending up being thrown off his game when he thought that Deadpool was about to get angry and sloppy, but he ''really'' just started on a dance number. True, Confusion Fu has already been proven to be an effective strategy against Taskmaster (for example, ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} used a similar trick to goad Taskmaster into jumping in front of a moving car), but Deadpool beat the Taskmaster by ''being Deadpool''.Deadpool''.
* CoolVersusAwesome: Deadpool tended towards this for a while, especially after he teamed up with his own zombie-universe severed head to fight dinosaurs, some of which became zombies, and then later were infected by the Venom symbiote. He also helped a superhero trucker fight alien raccoons, and helped Hercules solve a labyrinth created by Arcade, who was hired by a demon.
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* CoolVersusAwesome: Deadpool tended towards this for a while, especially after he teamed up with his own zombie-universe severed head to fight dinosaurs, some of which became zombies, and then later were infected by the Venom symbiote. He also helped a superhero trucker fight alien raccoons, and helped Hercules solve a labyrinth created by Arcade, who was hired by a demon.
* CostumeTestMontage: A flashback shows Deadpool trying on a variety of costumes at a local shop that caters to the superhero crowd. He eventually settles on a black and red number with a note attached saying something along the lines of, "Thanks, but not what I'm looking for. --Your Friendly neighborhood S.M."
* CulturalCrossReference: Apparently Deadpool is a fan of ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}''; In ''Deadpool Team-Up'', [[http://ozbot.typepad.com/marvelflipside/2011/01/dating-deadpool-january.html he references]] a title used by the leader of one of the Great Ninja Villages.
--> '''Deadpool:''' It's you and me, Gin Goh! I will make you and everyone in this village recognize me, for one day... ''I'' will be Hokage!
--> '''Deadpool:''' It's you and me, Gin Goh! I will make you and everyone in this village recognize me, for one day... ''I'' will be Hokage!
* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: Deadpool's internal yellow caption box monologue is often "broken", usually without his realizing it, meaning everyone else on the page can hear what he thinks. Sometimes, he only thinks he's doing an internal monologue, when he's really talking out loud. He tends to have very unusual dreams, plus a habit of sleeptalking just before he wakes up, creating embarrassing moments for everyone involved.
--> '''Deadpool:''' No, G.I. Joe, don't do that to Barbie... It's so very, ''very'', wrong... Uhm... I wasn't dreaming anything ''too'' embarrassing, wasn't I?\\
'''Irene:''' ''[staring]'' No... Not by your standards, no.
--> '''Deadpool:''' No, G.I. Joe, don't do that to Barbie... It's so very, ''very'', wrong... Uhm... I wasn't dreaming anything ''too'' embarrassing, wasn't I?\\
'''Irene:''' ''[staring]'' No... Not by your standards, no.
* EmbarrassingRingtone: Though Deadpool isn't embarrassed by his choice of these ringtones, they play at inconvenient times.
** In ''Marvel Comics Presents'' vol. 2 #10, One of Deadpool's attempts at a stealthy assassination is spoiled by a CompromisingCall from Weasel, setting off the ringtone "YMCA".
** In ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #611, Deadpool is enjoying the attention of multiple costumed strippers while pretending he's on the phone with President Obama. His phone rings with a ''real'' phone call and a custom musical ringtone: "Deadpool is so awesome! Deadpool is so awesome!"
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Though Deadpool is a mercenary and an assassin for hire, he has a firm line: "Kids. Are. Off. Limits!" Depending on his morality at the time, he sometimes extends this to other types of not-so-bad guys.
** In ''Marvel Comics Presents'' vol. 2 #10, One of Deadpool's attempts at a stealthy assassination is spoiled by a CompromisingCall from Weasel, setting off the ringtone "YMCA".
** In ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #611, Deadpool is enjoying the attention of multiple costumed strippers while pretending he's on the phone with President Obama. His phone rings with a ''real'' phone call and a custom musical ringtone: "Deadpool is so awesome! Deadpool is so awesome!"
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Though Deadpool is a mercenary and an assassin for hire, he has a firm line: "Kids. Are. Off. Limits!" Depending on his morality at the time, he sometimes extends this to other types of not-so-bad guys.
* FourthWallMailSlot: Deadpool often recaps the story arc so far in the first page, and then answers his own fan mail. In said Mail Slot, he is often accompanied by other characters from his series... who are very confused as to who they're supposed to be talking to.
* FourthWallObserver: Fabian Nicieza usually makes a recap page that isn't in continuity, which means that blobs like the Blob can break the fourth wall at will during the recap page. One ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'' recap page had Cable hinting to Deadpool that he has infected Deadpool with subliminal messages. Since this recap page wasn't in continuity, Deadpool didn't know about the meeting, which didn't stop him from, in the story, saying these words:
--> '''Deadpool:''' Y'know, I'm really beginning to wish the recap page were part of my regular continuity, 'cause then I might have a clue…
* FreudianTrio: Deadpool is one unto himself, since his internal dialogue is treated as an actual dialogue. The Id is the caption that urges him to kill, while the superego tries to keep him from overreacting. They also tend to make Freudian jokes. DP himself is the ego making compromises between the two, which often gets weird for other characters since they can only hear the ego's part of the conversation.
* FourthWallObserver: Fabian Nicieza usually makes a recap page that isn't in continuity, which means that blobs like the Blob can break the fourth wall at will during the recap page. One ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'' recap page had Cable hinting to Deadpool that he has infected Deadpool with subliminal messages. Since this recap page wasn't in continuity, Deadpool didn't know about the meeting, which didn't stop him from, in the story, saying these words:
--> '''Deadpool:''' Y'know, I'm really beginning to wish the recap page were part of my regular continuity, 'cause then I might have a clue…
* FreudianTrio: Deadpool is one unto himself, since his internal dialogue is treated as an actual dialogue. The Id is the caption that urges him to kill, while the superego tries to keep him from overreacting. They also tend to make Freudian jokes. DP himself is the ego making compromises between the two, which often gets weird for other characters since they can only hear the ego's part of the conversation.
* NeverHurtAnInnocent: Deadpool's personal code is not intentionally harming or killing anyone he doesn't believe deserves it on some level.
* NoodleIncident: Multiple times across several years, Deadpool says, "I fought a cow once". This is not to be confused with the team-up to fight ''with'' a cow he teamed up with, the vampiric Hellcow.
* NoodleIncident: Multiple times across several years, Deadpool says, "I fought a cow once". This is not to be confused with the team-up to fight ''with'' a cow he teamed up with, the vampiric Hellcow.
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* RedOniBlueOni: Cable is the blue to Deadpool's red, right down to their respective costume colors. Cable is serious, focused, and out to save the entire world; Deadpool is constantly joking, erratic, and selfish.
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** When Deadpool has both yellow and white caption boxes in his mind, the voice with a white box is the blue oni because it's (relatively) more rational and deliberating, and the voice with the yellow speech box is the red oni who's more impulsive and wacky like Deadpool himself often is.
** Cable is the blue to Deadpool's red, right down to their respective costume colors. Cable is serious, focused, and out to save the entire world; Deadpool is constantly joking, erratic, andselfish.selfish.
* TakeOurWordForIt: We'll never know Deadpool's ultimate diss, a diss so potent that the early version ruined two lives, the refined version killed three people, just half of it's enough to leave grown men crying for days, the single most devastating diss ever uttered... ''Yo Mammageddon.''
* TakeThat: Deadpool's co-creator, Creator/RobLiefeld, is infamous for drawing characters like Deadpool with [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks dozens of pouches and enormous guns]]; Deadpool mocks this multiple times.
** When Deadpool has both yellow and white caption boxes in his mind, the voice with a white box is the blue oni because it's (relatively) more rational and deliberating, and the voice with the yellow speech box is the red oni who's more impulsive and wacky like Deadpool himself often is.
** Cable is the blue to Deadpool's red, right down to their respective costume colors. Cable is serious, focused, and out to save the entire world; Deadpool is constantly joking, erratic, and
* TakeOurWordForIt: We'll never know Deadpool's ultimate diss, a diss so potent that the early version ruined two lives, the refined version killed three people, just half of it's enough to leave grown men crying for days, the single most devastating diss ever uttered... ''Yo Mammageddon.''
* TakeThat: Deadpool's co-creator, Creator/RobLiefeld, is infamous for drawing characters like Deadpool with [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks dozens of pouches and enormous guns]]; Deadpool mocks this multiple times.
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* HeroWithAnFInGood: DependingOnTheWriter, Deadpool can be this when he tries to be a good guy. He's too violent and psychotic to really pull off being a hero, too conflicted and silly to really be a villain, and tends to swing between AntiHero and AntiVillain like a pendulum. Most of the heroes of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse can't stand working with him (Cable and Siryn being rare exceptions), and considering it's a CrapsackWorld where even guys like ComicBook/ThePunisher and The ComicBook/IncredibleHulk are afforded some respect and trust, that's saying something. F in Good or in evil, depending on your side: during the ComicBook/CivilWar storyline, he becomes a registration enforcer... then he attacks superhero groups because he doesn't check they ''had'' registered!
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* HeroWithAnFInGood: DependingOnTheWriter, Deadpool can be this when he tries to be a good guy. He's too violent and psychotic to really pull off being a hero, too conflicted and silly to really be a villain, and tends to swing between AntiHero and AntiVillain like a pendulum. Most of the heroes of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse can't stand working with him (Cable and Siryn being rare exceptions), and considering it's a CrapsackWorld where even guys like ComicBook/ThePunisher and The ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] are afforded some respect and trust, that's saying something. F in Good or in evil, depending on your side: during the ComicBook/CivilWar storyline, he becomes a registration enforcer... then he attacks superhero groups because he doesn't check they ''had'' registered!
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* BerserkButton: He’s got some silly ones but hurting a child in anyway is a good way to make him stop screwing around and make the culprit truly sorry.
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* ChaoticNeutral: Deadpool became this thanks to the writing of Creator/JoeKelly and Creator/GailSimone. Early on, he didn't care so much about killing innocents. He'll still hurt them though, even his friends, though now they fall into the AmusingInjuries category.
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* BaldOfAwesome: DependingOnTheArtist, Deadpool usually lacks hair because his body is constantly ruined by cancer and rebuilt by his healing factor.
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* GeniusDitz: Deadpool probably counts as one. Sure, he's certifiably insane, completely unpredictable, constantly breaks the fourth wall and never ever ever stops talking -- ''ever'' -- but when it comes to fighting, shooting, stabbing and generally causing mayhem, he's one of the best in the whole Franchise/MarvelUniverse. Suffice it to say that Deadpool is ''really'' good at his job as a mercenary. He once detected seventeen weaknesses in [[Characters/MarvelComicsShatterstar Shatterstar]]'s fighting techniques just from watching him practice for a few minutes. Shatterstar is one of the best swordsmen in the entire Marvel Universe, and quite skilled at all other forms of close-range combat to boot.
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* GeniusDitz: Deadpool probably counts as one. Sure, he's certifiably insane, completely unpredictable, constantly breaks the fourth wall and never ever ever stops talking -- ''ever'' -- but when it comes to fighting, shooting, stabbing and generally causing mayhem, he's one of the best in the whole Franchise/MarvelUniverse. Suffice it to say that Deadpool is ''really'' good at his job as a mercenary. He once detected seventeen weaknesses in [[Characters/MarvelComicsShatterstar Shatterstar]]'s ComicBook/{{Shatterstar}}'s fighting techniques just from watching him practice for a few minutes. Shatterstar is one of the best swordsmen in the entire Marvel Universe, and quite skilled at all other forms of close-range combat to boot.
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* PsychicBlockDefense: Unlike most examples, Deadpool is not actually immune to mind reading; reading his mind is just as easy as reading anyone else's. The problem is ''making sense'' of what's going through his mind at any given moment. ComicBook/EmmaFrost tried reading his mind and it was like listening in on a loud party where everyone is talking. Like Gambit below, this disorder is sometimes so great that telepaths are mentally taxed by trying to read him, to the point where Cable was once able to burn out an excess of psychic energy simply by going into Deadpool's mind.
* PsychicBlockDefense: Unlike most examples, Deadpool is not actually immune to mind reading; reading his mind is just as easy as reading anyone else's. The problem is ''making sense'' of what's going through his mind at any given moment. ComicBook/EmmaFrost tried reading his mind and it was like listening in on a loud party where everyone is talking. Like Gambit below, this disorder is sometimes so great that telepaths are mentally taxed by trying to read him, to the point where Cable was once able to burn out an excess of psychic energy simply by going into Deadpool's mind.
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* ''ComicBook/NewMutants'': First appearance in #98 by Liefeld and Nicieza, published February 1991. Deadpool is hired by Tolliver, an enemy of Cable, to kill Cable-- unsuccessfully.
* ''ComicBook/XForce'': Continuing from ''New Mutants'' as a DarkerAndEdgier series. Deadpool makes appearances as a villain before his first ongoing series. Deadpool fights, tells jokes while fighting, and jokes about fighting. He works mercenary jobs for Cable's enemy, Mr. Tolliver, who has sent Deadpool's ex-girlfriend Vanessa Carlysle (Copycat) to infiltrate X-Force posing as Domino. Deadpool and Vanessa interact violently, including literally stabbing her in the back.
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* See the ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' page.
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* ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'' volume 1: December 2010 to February 2013, appearing in most of the 35-issue ongoing series concurrently with ''Deadpool'' volumes 2 and 3. Writer Creator/RickRemender puts Deadpool on a team led by Wolverine that does black ops work to protect mutants. Also appears in ''ComicBook/FearItself: Uncanny X-Force''.
* ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' volume 2: February 2013 to December 2014, a 32-issue series; concurrent with ''Deadpool'' volume 3. Part of a black- and red-themed team with [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} Agent Venom]], ComicBook/{{Elektra}}, ComicBook/ThePunisher, ComicBook/RedHulk, and later ComicBook/GhostRider.
* ''ComicBook/{{Axis}}'': Autumn 2014 {{crisis crossover}}. ComicBook/RedSkull's "inversion" of the heroes' and villains' moral alignments turns Deadpool, who is part of the VillainTeamUp, into a pacifist hippie Zenpool.
* ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'': Summer 2015. Multiple versions of Deadpool run around Battleworld, along with the mini-series ''Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars'' and ''Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos''.
* ''ComicBook/UncannyAvengers'' volume 3: December 2015 to February 2018, appearing in most of the 30-issue ongoing series concurrently with other ongoing series.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'': March 2016 to May 2019, issues #1-50. As the title says, Deadpool is paired with ComicBook/SpiderMan. Appearing concurrently with other ongoing series.
* ''ComicBook/TheDefenders2017'' volume 5: Some issues starting with December 2017's #5.
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* ''ComicBook/NewMutants'': First appearance in #98 by Liefeld and Nicieza, published February 1991. Deadpool is hired by Tolliver, an enemy of Cable, to kill Cable-- unsuccessfully.
* ''ComicBook/XForce'': Continuing from ''New Mutants'' as a DarkerAndEdgier series. Deadpool makes appearances as a villain before his first ongoing series. Deadpool fights, tells jokes while fighting, and jokes about fighting. He works mercenary jobs for Cable's enemy, Mr. Tolliver, who has sent Deadpool's ex-girlfriend Vanessa Carlysle (Copycat) to infiltrate X-Force posing as Domino. Deadpool and Vanessa interact violently, including literally stabbing her in the back.
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* See the ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' page.
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* ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'' volume 1: December 2010 to February 2013, appearing in most of the 35-issue ongoing series concurrently with ''Deadpool'' volumes 2 and 3. Writer Creator/RickRemender puts Deadpool on a team led by Wolverine that does black ops work to protect mutants. Also appears in ''ComicBook/FearItself: Uncanny X-Force''.
* ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' volume 2: February 2013 to December 2014, a 32-issue series; concurrent with ''Deadpool'' volume 3. Part of a black- and red-themed team with [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} Agent Venom]], ComicBook/{{Elektra}}, ComicBook/ThePunisher, ComicBook/RedHulk, and later ComicBook/GhostRider.
* ''ComicBook/{{Axis}}'': Autumn 2014 {{crisis crossover}}. ComicBook/RedSkull's "inversion" of the heroes' and villains' moral alignments turns Deadpool, who is part of the VillainTeamUp, into a pacifist hippie Zenpool.
* ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'': Summer 2015. Multiple versions of Deadpool run around Battleworld, along with the mini-series ''Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars'' and ''Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos''.
* ''ComicBook/UncannyAvengers'' volume 3: December 2015 to February 2018, appearing in most of the 30-issue ongoing series concurrently with other ongoing series.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'': March 2016 to May 2019, issues #1-50. As the title says, Deadpool is paired with ComicBook/SpiderMan. Appearing concurrently with other ongoing series.
* ''ComicBook/TheDefenders2017'' volume 5: Some issues starting with December 2017's #5.
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Deadpool (a.k.a. Wade Wilson) originated in Creator/MarvelComics and has since appeared across various Franchise/MarvelUniverse media properties and multiple ongoing ''Deadpool'' series. He was created by artist/writer Creator/RobLiefeld and writer Creator/FabianNicieza for ''ComicBook/NewMutants'' #98 (February 1991) as a mercenary pursuing a bounty on ComicBook/{{Cable}}. Initially a CaptainErsatz of Creator/DCComics' ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} the Terminator (a.k.a. Slade Wilson) and a villain with a sense of humor, further appearances developed him into a distinct character who graduated from NinetiesAntiHero to HeroicComedicSociopath. Sometimes he's a superhero, sometimes he's a supervillain, but most times he's running through the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor. Deadpool is nicknamed "The [[ProfessionalKiller Merc]] with the [[MotorMouth Mouth]]" and is known for {{dual wielding}} with [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]], [[GunsAkimbo guns]], or [[SwordAndGun katanas plus guns]]; his red and black mask and costume; speaking with yellow speech bubbles; loving [[BloodKnight violence and murder]]; [[PopCulturedBadass referencing pop culture]]; his [[BlackComedy dark]] and [[SurrealHumor surreal]] sense of humor; and BreakingTheFourthWall.
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!!!'''Alter Ego:''' Wade Winston Wilson
!!!'''Species:''' Human mutate
!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''New Mutants'' #98 (February, 1991)
->'''Deadpool:''' For all you kids reading at home, make sure you ''wear a helmet'' whenever you steal a motorcycle, toss explosives into a coffee shop, or give someone a "special hug."'''[=*=]'''\\
'''Editor's sidebar:''' '''[=*=]''' The management does not endorse theft, explosives use, or "special hugging"--\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''Enough with the sidebars!''
-->-- ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' (Vol. 1) #611
Deadpool (a.k.a. Wade Wilson) originated in Creator/MarvelComics and has since appeared across various Franchise/MarvelUniverse media properties and multiple ongoing ''Deadpool'' series. He was created by artist/writer Creator/RobLiefeld and writer Creator/FabianNicieza for ''ComicBook/NewMutants'' #98 (February 1991) as a mercenary pursuing a bounty on ComicBook/{{Cable}}. Initially a CaptainErsatz of Creator/DCComics' ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} the Terminator (a.k.a. Slade Wilson) and a villain with a sense of humor, further appearances developed him into a distinct character who graduated from NinetiesAntiHero to HeroicComedicSociopath. Sometimes he's a superhero, sometimes he's a supervillain, but most times he's running through the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor. Deadpool is nicknamed "The [[ProfessionalKiller Merc]] with the [[MotorMouth Mouth]]" and is known for {{dual wielding}} with [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]], [[GunsAkimbo guns]], or [[SwordAndGun katanas plus guns]]; his red and black mask and costume; speaking with yellow speech bubbles; loving [[BloodKnight violence and murder]]; [[PopCulturedBadass referencing pop culture]]; his [[BlackComedy dark]] and [[SurrealHumor surreal]] sense of humor; and BreakingTheFourthWall.
Wade Wilson has a MultipleChoicePast, but his most consistent comic book origin story is being a [[BadassNormal former special forces soldier]] who worked as a mercenary assassin until he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, then entered the Canadian Department K's [[HumanWeapon Weapon X]] program after all conventional treatments failed. Hoping to get cured and become a hero, Wade received an experimental treatment derived from ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, a [[ComicBook/{{XMen}} mutant]] with a HealingFactor who has a history with Weapon X. Wade gained [[EmpoweredBadassNormal enhanced physical abilities]] along with Wolverine's healing factor, but with a twist -- Wade's healing factor rapidly repairs and replicates cells, so it cures his cancer, then quickly brings the cancer cells back, and eradicates them again and again. This ongoing process [[BodyHorror ruined his outward appearance]] and his mental stability, which wasn't helped by torturous "experiments" under Dr. Killebrew and his assistant Francis Fanny a.k.a. Ajax. Wade fell in love with the personified [[TheGrimReaper Death]] as he longed for his pain to end. The test subjects ran a betting ''pool'' for how quickly each patient would be ''dead'' -- the "deadpool" -- leading to Wade's MeaningfulRename when he broke out of the program. As Deadpool, he resumed his [[PsychoForHire mercenary life]], initially as a PunchClockVillain before finding satisfaction in saving lives... sometimes, but mostly taking them.
Deadpool's fourth wall breaks began in his first ongoing series with writer Creator/JoeKelly. After repeated mental breakdowns, Deadpool became aware of, started acknowledging, or developed delusions about being a comic book character. Deadpool began communicating with caption boxes for his inner monologue, making {{aside comment}}s to his readers, and commenting on living in a comic book, much to the chagrin of non-medium aware characters. This became one of the defining traits of the character and his comics with writer [[Creator/ChristopherPriestComics Christopher Priest]]. DependingOnTheWriter, the [[SlidingScaleOfFourthWallHardness hardness of Deadpool's fourth wall]] varies and is sometimes completely solid. His fourth wall breaks are treated by [[FourthWallObserver other characters as part of his insanity]], and sometimes [[InsaneEqualsViolent his insanity]] includes in-universe hallucinations and delusions of being a comic book character; however, he does not have wall-breaking superpowers like ComicBook/SheHulk and [[ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool Gwenpool]]. {{Flanderization}} in some appearances turns this into his primary trait.
Deadpool began [[WolverinePublicity appearing in multiple comics every month]] starting in 2008 and has crossed over into other media. He is associated with Cable, including their series ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', and other mutant characters like the ComicBook/XMen, [[ComicBook/UncannyXForce Uncanny X-Force]], and Wolverine. Deadpool is not a mutant himself in the main comic book continuity. In- and out-of-universe, he has been compared to ComicBook/SpiderMan due to similarities in costumes and quipping, and they co-starred in the series ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool''. He has various [[Characters/{{Deadpool}} allies and enemies]] depending on the series and its creative and editorial team. Deadpool has had romances and marriages with several women and one-sided flirtations with numerous men; has one biological daughter in the main continuity, Eleanor "Ellie" Camacho; and has many alternate selves along with clones made from his DNA.
This character page is about the version of Deadpool appearing in Marvel Comics series and issues. For versions in non-comic book works, see their respective pages.
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!! Deadpool's character tropes include the following:
* AntiHero: Deadpool is a NobleDemon SociopathicHero. He easily eclipses even The Punisher, as he frequently finds it funny to casually torture, dismember, and murder people. Though in later years, Deadpool has become more heroic compared to his old status as a NominalHero. To the point where he was the OnlySaneMan and the conscience of the X-Men's Black Ops squad under Wolverine who thought that killing the kid who was Apocalypses' reincarnation is just wrong. Throughout the arc, he became more and more heroic too via CharacterDevelopment, and even convinced the kid to join the Jean School for the Gifted so he can use his powers for good instead of evil.
* ArchEnemy:
** T-Ray, whom Deadpool calls the "the-''loathe''-of-my-life," isn't just a fellow mercenary and [[GreenEyedMonster jealous]] jerkass out to kill Deadpool as a professional rival. T-Ray targets Deadpool's supporting characters, enlists Typhoid Mary who {{bed trick}}s Deadpool, publicly kicks Deadpool's ass after he's traumatized by Typhoid, plays vicious headgames, and in the TwistEnding to Joe Kelly's run [[spoiler:claims to be the ''real'' Wade Wilson]]. And he wears a stupid bandage on his nose.
** In Deadpool's backstory, Dr. Killebrew used Wade as a human test subject with the sadistic assistance of his [[TheHeavy strongarm]] Francis Fanny aka Ajax [[labelnote:film]]In the first ''[[Film/Deadpool2016 Deadpool]]'' film, he and Dr. Killebrew became the {{composite character}} renamed Francis Freeman aka Ajax[[/labelnote]]. Wade was DrivenToSuicide by the unending medical torture and fell in love with Death herself, but his repeated attempts to "join" her were thwarted to keep him alive for more experiments. Then Wade realized he could provoke "Francis" into killing him. It worked too well; Ajax murdered other patients to torment Wade, then ripped out Wade's heart. Wade's desire for vengeance kept him from Death's embrace; his heart regenerated, but his sanity was broken. Wade became "Deadpool" and seemingly killed Ajax. In Kelly's ''Deadpool'' run, Ajax resurfaces and kills Deadpool-- but Deadpool has PurposeDrivenImmortality to kill Ajax. Wade's [[VengefulGhost old murdered friends]] believe Deadpool's vendetta is their UnfinishedBusiness, and they goad him into dropping his ongoing non-murdering hero attempts so he'll fulfill his destiny and kill Ajax. Years later, Francis comes back ''again'' when Thanos and Deadpool clash over Death.
** Madcap and Deadpool are both unstable pranksters with regenerative powers. Madcap's mind accidentally gets fused into Deadpool's after Thor lightning-zaps them into ashes ({{it makes sense in context}}). Unbeknownst to Deadpool, the new "white caption box" voice in his mind is actually Madcap inside him. After they're literally separated from each other, Madcap is emotionally damaged and turns vengeful. He tries to ruin Deadpool's life and reputation by framing him for murders he didn't commit. The feud only stops when Deadpool ruins his own life.
* AnythingThatMoves: ''Deadpool'' is classified here by WordOfGod stating that he's "ready and willing to do anything with a pulse." when asked what Deadpool did on Valentine's day before he met his wife, WordOfGod says he did whoever was around. When Deadpool opens his valentine's day chapter, he says anyone without a valentine can claim him, and that he'll take all-comers. And at one point, he mentions how good it feels when a female gorilla is hugging him, and tells Vanessa to give the gorilla his number. Then there was Orksa, a giant alien bearing resemblance to a hypo.
* BadassTransplant: While Deadpool's combat and weapons skills are 100% home grown, his regenerative healing powers are due to an injection of Wolverine's DNA by the Weapon X program, giving him Wolverine's mutant power. Deadpool's occasional claims of being a mutant himself aren't true.
* BaldOfAwesome: DependingOnTheArtist, Deadpool usually lacks hair because his body is constantly ruined by cancer and rebuilt by his healing factor.
* BeneathTheMask: Deadpool is known as the merc with a mouth due to his wit and constant and often nonsensical talking. This carefree and jovial nature is actually a mask under which is severe depression and self-loathing resulting from the many, many tragedies and tortures he has endured. It has compounded more so in recent issues with the death of his former love interest and the possible death of their daughter.
* BerserkButton: He’s got some silly ones but hurting a child in anyway is a good way to make him stop screwing around and make the culprit truly sorry.
* BlatantLies: Deadpool flat-out lies to Preston during ''Secret Empire'' when she is looking for someone she considers part of her family after he assassinated that person; he'd even asked her where to locate his target on the pretense of checking up on someone who'd gone dark. Deadpool just couldn't tell her the truth. She found out anyway and it went over like a fart in a broke-down subway car.
* BlessedWithSuck: Deadpool is essentially a humanoid cancer. His HealingFactor cures the "Big C" -- then brings it right back again, leaving him disfigured and insane. He can heal from anything -- but being unable to stay dead puts a cramp on his romance with Death. You can cut his head off -- but he still won't shut up.
* BodyHorror: As a result of his powers, his cancer has spread throughout his body, disfiguring him.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Deadpool started breaking the fourth wall in his first ongoing series; since then, this often gets [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] into his primary trait.
** Deadpool's initial breaks were {{aside comment}}s and {{aside glance}}s to his readers commenting on the plot.
** Deadpool is aware that his comics are published by Marvel Comics and mocks Marvel accordingly, accurately references specific issue numbers, predicts upcoming story events, and lampshades narrative tropes in use. He describes the LetsYouAndHimFight plot in ''Black Panther vs. Deadpool'' #2:
---> '''Deadpool:''' It's like I ''said,'' B.P., there's a ''rhythm'' to these super hero team-ups. First, ''the small misunderstanding.'' Then, ''the big fight'' (which was a ''tie'' by the way). So you'd better patch me up ''quick.'' Because we ''both'' know what happens in issue #3.
** Comic books usually use caption boxes for narration, off-page dialogue, or editor's notes. Deadpool has "little yellow boxes" for his internal narrative and communication with his readers, though he sometimes speaks out loud when he thinks he's "thinking".
---> '''Deadpool:''' ''[caption]'' Do I still think in those little yellow boxes?\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''[speaking]'' I'm good.\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''[caption]'' ''Oooh,'' I missed you, little yellow boxes! What ''fun'' we shall have together!
** Deadpool responds to editorial captions that aren't his own little yellow boxes. From ''The Amazing [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Spider-Man]]'' vol. 1 #611:
--->'''Deadpool:''' For all you kids reading at home, make sure you ''wear a helmet'' whenever you steal a motorcycle, toss explosives into a coffee shop, or give someone a "special hug."*\\
'''[Editorial sidebar]''' ''*The management does not endorse theft, explosives use, or "special hugging"''--\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''Enough with the sidebars!''
** He talks about events in other comics that he has no in-universe way to know about, such as becoming one of the only characters in the entire Marvel universe that knows about Spider-Man's deal with Mephisto... er, besides Mephisto that is.
* ButterFace: Male example: Deadpool who has a smokin' body but whose face is ''anything'' but gorgeous. At least as long as he's wearing his tights, because the rest of his body is just as scarred and hideous as his face. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] - the tumors are caused by a terminal cancer he's suffering from, which his healing factor makes nonlethal, but doesn't cure.
* CaptainErsatz: Deadpool began as one of these to DC's Deathstroke, another masked mercenary assassin with a gritty name; Fabian Nicieza noticed the similarities in Rob Liefeld's initial sketches, hence the real name ''Wade'' Wilson while Deathstroke is ''Slade'' Wilson. After his character development, Deadpool lampshaded this and used it as an excuse for why he hadn't appeared in a Marvel/DC Crossover. When he finally appeared in one, guess who he encountered... In tribute to this origin, Joe Kelly (Deadpool's first ongoing writer) wrote a story where the Earth-3 Deathstroke acts like and is implied to be Deadpool. In Deathstroke's own early 90s book, a "long lost half-brother" named "Wade Le Farge" (Forge? Farce?) showed up wanting to become Deathstroke and take away everything that belonged to him in gruesomely irrational fashion.
* CastFromCalories: Deadpool once explained that he has to eat a lot to allow his HealingFactor to work.
* CatchPhrase: During Priest's run, Deadpool tells people that the answer to their first question is "SHADDUP."
* CelebCrush: Early on in his comics, Deadpool often mentioned having a crush on Cindy Crawford. Since the early 2000s, it's become a running gag that he's attracted to Creator/BeaArthur. No, not a ''young'' Bea Arthur.
* ChaoticNeutral: Deadpool became this thanks to the writing of Creator/JoeKelly and Creator/GailSimone. Early on, he didn't care so much about killing innocents. He'll still hurt them though, even his friends, though now they fall into the AmusingInjuries category.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
** In the first ''Deadpool'' ongoing, Deadpool repeatedly expressed disgust at the thought of Creator/BeaArthur naked. Starting with ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', he's known for his humongous crush on her and thinking she's the sexiest woman ever. He has posters of her, tapes her face over pinups, apparently has a shrine to her, and frequently references her in loving terms.
** In the early to mid 2000s, Deadpool expresses patriotic sentiments about America, calls himself a red-blooded American, addresses then-president George W. Bush as his own president, talks about growing up in Ohio, and more. The Canadian government that gave him his healing factor isn't his own. But then in 2008, as if Deadpool and his readers got kicked in the head by a {{retcon}}ning moose, he's [[CanadaEh Canadian-born, Canadian-bred, proud to be Canadian,]] is confused about historic American presidents but knows all of Canada's prime ministers, and is now included on lists of famous fictional Canadians and portrayed in live-action films by Canadian Creator/RyanReynolds.
* ChestInsignia: Deadpool's, erm, "Deadpool Symbol" (a simplified version of his mask), makes an appearance on his belt buckle, his weapons, his boxers and on the center of many of his shirts.
* CockFight: ComicBook/{{Thanos}} and Deadpool are both in love with Mistress Death, but Death only shows attraction to the Merc with the Mouth, much to Thanos' frustration. It got to the point that Thanos curses Deadpool with [[CursedWithAwesome immortal life]]. As long as Deadpool lives, he wouldn't be able to interfere with Thanos.
* CompanionCube: ''Deadpool'' has the same one that every comic book character has: his text boxes. The differences are 1. Deadpool's are yellow and 2. Deadpool often references, and occasionally speaks to these boxes as though they were not, by default, a part of him. This has further evolved -- there are now two differently colored text boxes which converse with Deadpool. And occasionally refuse to speak to him.
* CompensatingForSomething: Deadpool once had a gun [[LampshadeHanging actually called]] "The Compensator", as per the quote:
-->'''Deadpool:''' Hey, y'know what money can buy? A [[BlingBlingBang solid gold gun]]. That shoots diamond bullets. I call it "The Compensator". Whatta ya think?
* CompleteImmortality: Deadpool, thanks to Thanos. In addition to being insanely tough to kill in the first place due to his HealingFactor, Thanos cursed him so that Death herself could not claim him. Immortality doesn't get much more complete than the metaphysical concept of Death itself having no power over you. It's a curse because they are both in love with Death.
* ConfusionFu: Deadpool, from Marvel Comics. To the extent that he once defeated ''[[AwesomenessByAnalysis the freakin' Taskmaster]]'' by sheer unpredictability -- Tasky thought that Deadpool was about to get angry and sloppy, but he ''really'' just started on a dance number. True, Confusion Fu has already been proven to be an effective strategy against Taskmaster (for example, ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} used a similar trick to goad Taskmaster into jumping in front of a moving car), but Deadpool beat the Taskmaster by ''being Deadpool''.
* CosmicPlaything: Deadpool doesn't really mind being a Cosmic Plaything so much when it's Death wanting to use him as a willing boytoy. He's not so happy however, when it's Thanos making him immortal so that he can't steal Thanos's love interest.
* CostumeCopycat: While not a true copycat, the CloudCuckooLander Deadpool's costume is very similar to Spider-Man's, as is his sense of humor and [[YouFightLikeACow mastery of insult fighting]]. Various bystanders throughout the years, especially in Spider-Man's New York turf, comment on the resemblance and mistake Deadpool for Spider-Man. In an issue where the two met, they [[LampshadeHanging hung a lampshade]] on it. Also lampshaded in an issue of ''Deadpool'' which reveals how Deadpool got his costume: he found it in a costume shop, with a note saying, "Thanks but no thanks. -Spider-Man". Deadpool was loosely based on Deathstroke of DC Comics, right down to his real name-- Deadpool is ''Wade'' Wilson, while Deathstroke is ''Slade'' Wilson. They actually appeared in a crossover together and noted their similarities.
* CrazyEnoughToWork: This, alongside never-ending wisecracks and his entire existence being pain, is one-third of Deadpool 's entire thing. Some of the plans and tactics he comes up with are sheer lunacy, but he ''makes'' them work. During the ''Dark Avengers'' era, {{ComicBook/Bullseye|MarvelComics}} (dressed as [[ItMakesSenseInContext Hawkeye]]) fires a rocket launcher at Deadpool, who is in a moving vehicle, so what does Deadpool do? He pulls the brakes, turns the car sideways and rolls down the windows, which allows the missile to ''fly through the windows past the driver's seat'' and harmlessly explode against a hillside. Bullseye [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even laughs at this]] and says no one else could have pulled that off.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Deadpool sometimes slips into this, DependingOnTheWriter. His {{Cloudcuckoolander}} tendencies and ability to both shake off bodily harm and make a joke of it tend to obscure the fact that he is an immortal, unstoppable, superhuman killing-machine with a penchant for inventively torturing and/or brutally slaughtering anyone who manages to get on his bad side. In the ''ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse'' miniseries, he singlehandedly slaughters nearly every superhero and villain on the planet. This is caused when [[spoiler:Psycho-Man fiddled with Deadpool's brain until something clicked, turning him into the perfect killing machine with a penchant for nihilism. He resolves to destroy reality itself, believing that it never mattered anyway, due to him being aware that he is a comic book character]]. This is proof that he isn't just capable of fighting A-list Marvel heroes and villains, he is capable of '''murdering every single one with ease'''.
* CursedWithAwesome:
** Deadpool was [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment cursed by Loki to have Tom Cruise's face]] until his father forgave him. Deadpool was not happy at all. Remember Deadpool is ''ugly''![[labelnote:*]]For the curious, Deadpool ''was'' happy to have an attractive face for about an hour, but eventually he became melancholic because while he had ''a'' face that people wouldn't run screaming from, it wasn't ''his'' face. He eventually came to view it as just another form of ugliness.[[/labelnote]]
** Deadpool gets this again, in a sort of subversion. In Deadpool #64, ComicBook/{{Thanos}} [[spoiler:curses him with immortality]]. Where's the curse in that? Well, they both love Death, so Deadpool would actually be pretty happy being killable. Torn between Cursed With Awesome and BlessedWithSuck -- the curse only won out because that was Thanos's original intention.
* DanceBattler: Deadpool has managed to beat the Taskmaster by virtue of being type four -just plain ''nuts''. Since his brain is constantly shifting due to cancer and superhealing, he never does any form of combat the same way twice, and will often use whatever form randomly pops in his head, including dance battling.
* DarkAgeOfSupernames: Deadpool was originally an homage (or ripoff, depending on who you ask) of an 80s [[Franchise/TheDCU DC]] character with a [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks Dark Age]] name, Deathstroke the Terminator (already mentioned, by the way), since you do the "Deathstroke" in the "Deadpool." Deadpool (or dead pool) is an actual word that technically fits the character, even if it does sound very 90s-ish. Deadpool himself lampshades how his own name is dark and gritty when he mocks the unfortunately-named Kraven for having a not-so-fearsome name:
--> '''Deadpool:''' Note: ''"Deadpool"'' has the word ''"dead"'' in it. Ooooh... ''scaaary!'' Here are some others... ''Death''lok... ''Death''trap, that jerk... Doctor ''Doom!'' Now you try!
* DeadpanSnarker
* DependingOnTheArtist:
** Underneath his mask, Wade's appearance has ranged from "slightly bad acne" to "humanoid wad of cancer" to "oddly enough resembles ComicBook/TheThing" to "mistaken for [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] cosplay". Justified in that his body is constantly in flux which can change his appearance from time to time.
** Deadpool's costume details change with the artist, such as the size and shape of the black patches over his eyes, whether his mask is completely fitted or has a little tuft/flap/thingy on the back, having PaintedOnPants or more plausible materials, the kind of gloves and boots he has, and the number and specific types of weapons he carries.
** His eyes being normal or blank orbs even without the mask.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Numerous traits, such as:
** BreakingTheFourthWall or staying in-universe; some of his story arcs and series have ''no'' fourth wall breaks or only tease them, such as ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'' using Deadpool pointing at a security camera as a break out fake out.
** He's consistently depicted as [[InsaneEqualsViolent violent because of insanity]], but the intensity and type of insanity, how it manifests, and the terms other characters apply to him vary by writer as they choose different ways to {{avert|ed trope}} leaving it {{ambiguous|disorder}}. He's been called a "[[HeroicComedicSociopath sociopath]]" for lacking empathy, enjoying violence, and making jokes at inappropriate times. He's had "[[FunnySchizophrenia schizophrenia]]" in the form of hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and constantly [[TalkingToThemself talking to himself]]. These supposed diagnoses [[HollywoodPsych don't keep pace with real-world diagnostic criteria]].
** Which side of the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor he's leaning towards that story arc, issue, or panel -- a JerkWithAHeartOfGold AntiHero, an AntiVillain, or back-and-forth.
** Who is the ''real'' Wade Wilson in his MultipleChoicePast.
** What's wrong with his memory. Under Nicieza, his brain is constantly in flux and he's had multiple brain injuries creating black spots. Under Posehn and Duggan, he's repeatedly memory-wiped with the drug "Tabula Rasa", distorting his perception and recall of his own history.
* DrivingUpAWall: The wall-crawling original Spider-Mobile was found and repaired by Deadpool. After giving it a new paint job, he re-branded the vehicle his "Dead-Buggy."
* EvilCounterpart: Possibly this to Spider-Man as they both have similar costumes, sense of humor, and semi-similar personalities, but Deadpool is far more brutal in his fighting style and is definitely more crazy and immature than Spidey is.
* FacialHorror: Deadpool's covered in tumors and his face is no exception, lacking hair and featuring bumpy, rough skin, though this also is BodyHorror as said condition is all over his body. ComicBook/UltimateMarvel [[AdaptationalUgliness made this worse]] as its version of Wade is a cyborg whose skull is on display and the top missing, exposing his brain with a dome covering his head. His ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' counterpart is currently the trope picture.
* FanBoy: Deadpool is such a huge fan of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] that he doesn't mind the latter beating him up.
* FanHater: Deadpool once [[BoomHeadshot killed]] an A.I.M. soldier for daring to prefer the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequel trilogy over the originals, and for that matter attempting to praise Hayden Christensen's performance in them. [[HeroicComedicSociopath This is Deadpool we're talking about, after all.]]
* FriendToAllChildren: Deadpool is usually a DeadpanSnarker and {{Cloudcuckoolander}} violent killer. But due to the fact that Deadpool has the [[PsychopathicManchild mentality of a child]], he often gets along well with children. In fact, most of his heartwarming and PetTheDog moments usually involve children (even though some children may be uncomfortable near him for [[AxCrazy good reasons]]). Try to hurt children in his presence, and he'll come after you like a ''[[TranquilFury deadly serious]]'' violent killer.
* FromASingleCell: Deadpool also has regenerative properties. Unfortunately for him, it causes his cancer cells to regenerate rapidly too, causing him to be horribly disfigured and, well, not exactly sane.
* GeniusDitz: Deadpool probably counts as one. Sure, he's certifiably insane, completely unpredictable, constantly breaks the fourth wall and never ever ever stops talking -- ''ever'' -- but when it comes to fighting, shooting, stabbing and generally causing mayhem, he's one of the best in the whole Franchise/MarvelUniverse. Suffice it to say that Deadpool is ''really'' good at his job as a mercenary. He once detected seventeen weaknesses in [[Characters/MarvelComicsShatterstar Shatterstar]]'s fighting techniques just from watching him practice for a few minutes. Shatterstar is one of the best swordsmen in the entire Marvel Universe, and quite skilled at all other forms of close-range combat to boot.
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Deadpool, the Merc with a Mouth. His regeneration ability is actually in part derived from Wolverine's own. A high tolerance of pain and insanity allow him to frankly not care about any damage he receives and keep fighting regardless. The only problem is, [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity his brain is constantly in flux as a result, which is why he's... unstable.]]
* GunsAkimbo: Deadpool is frequently depicted [[http://www.mcnabbstudios.com/whats_new/topps_cards/deadpool_final.jpg using two guns]]. Of course, he also uses two katanas, two sais...I think maybe he really, really likes twos. Then again, he can also kill you with his bare hands. But how many hands does he have? TWO!
* HairTriggerTemper:
** After his first series, Deadpool decides the sexiest woman in the world is Creator/BeaArthur, and he reacts violently when he hears otherwise.
** He ''killed'' an A.I.M. goon for saying the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequel trilogy was better than the original trilogy and then forced someone at gunpoint to repeat his Jar Jar Binks insults.
* HamAndDeadpanDuo: Deadpool is a LargeHam and Cable is a DeadpanSnarker; when they're together, Deadpool overreacts and makes constant quips, while Cable is [[TheComicallySerious serious]] and snarky in his responses to Deadpool's nonsense.
* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: Deadpool cracks jokes about his HoYay with people half the time, and spends the other half saying homoerotic stuff about Cable[=/=]Weasel[=/=]Spider-Man[=/=]Thor, only to immediately insist that he's straight. If this sounds contradictory, remember that this is [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Deadpool.]] Possibly the best example came when the Black Mamba's powers made him picture his greatest fantasy -- rubbing suntan lotion on Cable's back at the beach. "That was ''not'' my fantasy! It was you -- that Darkforce stuff planted that image in my head!"
* HearingVoices: Deadpool has two. He enjoys arguing with them. Whether they are part of his insanity, something he created in order to have someone to talk to when there is no one else around, or something else entirely is a matter of DependingOnTheWriter. That being said, the two voices often provide Deadpool with information he didn't know, or show knowledge of events that Deadpool could not possibly be aware of.
* HeroWithAnFInGood: DependingOnTheWriter, Deadpool can be this when he tries to be a good guy. He's too violent and psychotic to really pull off being a hero, too conflicted and silly to really be a villain, and tends to swing between AntiHero and AntiVillain like a pendulum. Most of the heroes of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse can't stand working with him (Cable and Siryn being rare exceptions), and considering it's a CrapsackWorld where even guys like ComicBook/ThePunisher and The ComicBook/IncredibleHulk are afforded some respect and trust, that's saying something. F in Good or in evil, depending on your side: during the ComicBook/CivilWar storyline, he becomes a registration enforcer... then he attacks superhero groups because he doesn't check they ''had'' registered!
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Cable and Deadpool are extremely close despite Deadpool's personality being obnoxious even at the best of times. Despite Deadpool's general lack of allegiances, he genuinely believes in what Cable attempts with Providence. Deadpool is the first person Cable pictures and makes psychic contact with while trying to decide whether to blow himself up, and he uses this possibly instinctive or unintentional telepathic {{one phone call}} to manipulate Deadpool into doing the right thing. Their series {{lampshade hanging}}s HomoeroticSubtext regarding their {{teleporter accident}} genetic commingling,their interactions, and their "divorce". Despite their split, the two have a secret pact no one else has been clued in on; they will protect each other's loved ones if the other dies by destroying the deceased's safe houses.
* IShallTauntYou: Deadpool does this, only his jokes tend to be cruder and is more a result of his insanity than a tactical move.
--> '''Domino:''' I always forget (or just block out to spare myself the agony) what Wilson's most lethal weapon is... his mouth! He'll talk nonsense until you surrender or commit suicide.
* IfICantHaveYou: In their early appearances together, Deadpool is violent and possessive towards his ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Carlylse.
** In ''ComicBook/XForce'', Deadpool acts as Mr. Tolliver's enforcer when Vanessa poses as Domino to infiltrate Cable's X-Force team. Deadpool beats her as a warning to remember the job and not fall for Cable. When Cable and Vanessa-as-Domino come across the ''real'' imprisoned Domino, Deadpool sneaks up behind Vanessa and stabs her in the back.
** Vanessa stays on the run, but Deadpool keeps tracking her down and threatening her. He's on her trail in ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'' and refers to her as "my ex-squeeze" when fighting Wolverine. When he finds Vanessa and her new boyfriend [[note]]Garrison Kane, who was in the Weapon X program with Deadpool[[/note]], Deadpool accuses him of "stealing my girl". Vanessa points out the possessive language and fights back as Deadpool tries to kill them both. Wolverine arrives just in time to save her from getting Deadpool's thrown katana in her heart.
* IKnowMortalKombat: Deadpool is an avid gamer and learned from ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' how to sock Kitty Pride with a {{Shoryuken}}.
* ImmortalLifeIsCheap: Because Deadpool is a ceaseless motor mouth, characters with less scruples about lethal action tend to resort to headshots and throat slits to shut him up for a while, knowing he'll recover eventually.
* InNameOnly: The ComicBook/UltimateMarvel version of Deadpool has little-to-nothing to do with the classic version, being little more than a grotesque (even uglier than the classic one), mutant-hating psychopath.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: He ''reveres'' Steve Rogers, the original Captain America and was his childhood hero. Even Steve personally finding him annoying doesn't stop Wade from adoring him.
* KryptoniteFactor: His katanas are often made of carbonadium, the Soviet counterpart to adamantium. Mainly because carbonadium's radioactivity makes it dangerous toward those with a HealingFactor.
* MeaningfulRename: At the Weapon X "Hospice" for dying test subjects still undergoing tortuous experiments, the imprisoned patients put odds in a betting ''pool'' for how long it'd take before each of them was ''dead''-- the "deadpool". After Wade's ArchEnemy Ajax ripped out his heart, Wade's mind snapped and he declared he was no longer Wade Wilson; he was Deadpool. Deadpool led a breakout from the facility and seemingly killed Ajax.
* MoralityPet: Cable and Deadpool seem to function as morality pets ''for each other.'' Sometimes Cable is an inspiration for Deadpool about morals and the like, but Cable also has to constantly change his own actions to be better than Deadpool's so he doesn't end up an example of "Do as I say, not as I do."
* MotorMouth: He's known in the Marvel Universe as the Merc with a Mouth for a reason. Other characters often comment on his constant chatter.
** In Deadpool's first two appearances, Cable tells him he talks too much, and Garrison Kane thinks "his mouth runs a mile a minute", establishing this trait from the start.
** Deadpool is kidnapped by a DeathTrap enthusiast creatively named Death Trap and chained down underneath a [[ItMakesSenseInContext giant teddy bear]], which descends lower every time Deadpool speaks and will eventually smother him. Deadpool breaks all his limbs to get out of the trap rather than simply shutting up. Because of his constant blathering, the teddy bear stopped gradually descending and, as his captor put it:
---> '''Deathtrap:''' Fascinating! Teddy has approached ramming speed.
** During a face off with ComicBook/ThePunisher in issue #55 of the first ongoing series, Deadpool says even he gets tired his own talking:
---> '''Deadpool:''' I just drone on and on. Sometimes I just don't know when to shut up. And that's why I have to kill you... so I can pay my phone bill!
* MultipleChoicePast:
** Various details of Deadpool's early life and family upbringing aren't compatible. He's an American born in Ohio or a Canadian born in Canada. He was raised by an asshole single mother without knowing who his father was, by both parents until his father walked out, by his asshole father after his mother died of cancer and until a punk friend shot his father dead, or by two parents who lived into adulthood until Deadpool was tricked into carrying out a hit on them. Other life experiences before becoming Deadpool or directly leading into it are told in incompatible ways.
** In the TwistEnding of Joe Kelly's run, ArchEnemy T-Ray claims Deadpool was once [[spoiler:named Jack and the ''real'' Wade was a teacher who married his high school sweetheart, Mercedes]]. Mercedes and Wade rescued "the monster" Jack from a frozen river, Jack wanted to change his identity into Wade's and grew obsessed with Mercedes, but accidentally killed Mercedes when disposing of Wade. This supposedly [[spoiler:broke Deadpool's mind and confused his identity into thinking he was Wade, while the actual Wade returned to life as T-Ray]]. Near the end of Frank Tieri's run, Deadpool and T-Ray clash again and Deadpool seemingly kills T-Ray after getting reason to believe T-Ray's claims were all lies. The storyline returns in ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'' by Deadpool co-creator Fabian Nicieza, with an ArmedWithCanon fourth wall break dismissing the twist.
* OddFriendship: Part of the fun of ''Cable and Deadpool'' is the acknowledgement that the two have nothing in common and probably should be mortal enemies; after all, Deadpool debuted trying to ''kill'' Cable, and they have very different personalities. Their only shared interest is weaponry. Instead, they become HeterosexualLifePartners and stay connected despite their "divorce".
* PapaWolf: Deadpool is very devoted to his daughter Ellie and one of the best ways to piss him off beyond belief is threaten her.
** No more is this best seen in ''Deadpool: The End''. He had cause the universe to break into ''utter chaos'', trap ''every hero and villain'' (barring Spidey who he just kept occupied with the three loves of his life) and willing to kill ''Death herself.'' All for Ellie, even if she was 96. This is also tied to his HeroicSelfDeprecation; he doesn't see himself as worth living and he considers his daughter infinitely more good than him. So the idea of her dying while someone like him lives... he doesn't think so.
* PopCulturedBadass
* RedOniBlueOni: Cable is the blue to Deadpool's red, right down to their respective costume colors. Cable is serious, focused, and out to save the entire world; Deadpool is constantly joking, erratic, and selfish.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Bullseye admits that Deadpool is the only person he likes, and he even attends Deadpool's (not-permanent) funeral and mourns him in secret. They both still perfectly okay with the idea of killing each other, though they tend to have fun while doing so.
* WolverinePublicity: Starting in 2008, Deadpool began rivaling good ol' Wolverine himself as Marvel's Poster Child with multiple simultaneous comic books of his own ''plus'' so-called guest appearances that are sometimes with characters he's never met or just for a single panel.
* WouldHitAGirl: Deadpool has stalked, beaten, and killed or attempted to kill many female characters, including [[IfICantHaveYou nearly killing his ex-girlfriend Vanessa]] and infamously uppercutting Kitty Pryde to provoke Wolverine into [[HitMeDammit hitting him]].
* WouldntHurtAChild: Deadpool ''will not'' kill kids, and he'll kill people who do.
** In his first ongoing series, Garrison Kane murders a mutant child with out-of-control powers after Deadpool calms the boy down and reassures him. This opens Deadpool's eyes to what the current Weapon X incarnation is about and contributes to his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against them.
** In his second ongoing series, the willingness of "Evil Deadpool" to kill children defines how different the two Deadpools are. The recap page on #48 highlights this:
---> '''Recap:''' [Evil Deadpool]'s kidnapped the children of the NYC chief of police, intending to do the one thing Wade would never do... kill a kid.
** In ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'', Deadpool is prepared to kill the newest incarnation of Apocalypse until he sees a child instead of an adult. It doesn't stop Fantomex, who murders Kid Apocalypse. Afterward, Deadpool is furious and [[Quotes/UncannyXForce gives a speech]] drawing the line on killing kids as something even ''he'' won't do.
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The main character of the ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' comics is detailed here. For other characters in the ''Deadpool'' comic books, see the [[Characters/{{Deadpool}} character sheet]].
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!!Deadpool
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!!!'''Alter Ego:''' Wade Winston Wilson
!!!'''Species:''' Human mutate
!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''New Mutants'' #98 (February, 1991)
->'''Deadpool:''' For all you kids reading at home, make sure you ''wear a helmet'' whenever you steal a motorcycle, toss explosives into a coffee shop, or give someone a "special hug."'''[=*=]'''\\
'''Editor's sidebar:''' '''[=*=]''' The management does not endorse theft, explosives use, or "special hugging"--\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''Enough with the sidebars!''
-->-- ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' (Vol. 1) #611
Deadpool (a.k.a. Wade Wilson) originated in Creator/MarvelComics and has since appeared across various Franchise/MarvelUniverse media properties and multiple ongoing ''Deadpool'' series. He was created by artist/writer Creator/RobLiefeld and writer Creator/FabianNicieza for ''ComicBook/NewMutants'' #98 (February 1991) as a mercenary pursuing a bounty on ComicBook/{{Cable}}. Initially a CaptainErsatz of Creator/DCComics' ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} the Terminator (a.k.a. Slade Wilson) and a villain with a sense of humor, further appearances developed him into a distinct character who graduated from NinetiesAntiHero to HeroicComedicSociopath. Sometimes he's a superhero, sometimes he's a supervillain, but most times he's running through the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor. Deadpool is nicknamed "The [[ProfessionalKiller Merc]] with the [[MotorMouth Mouth]]" and is known for {{dual wielding}} with [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]], [[GunsAkimbo guns]], or [[SwordAndGun katanas plus guns]]; his red and black mask and costume; speaking with yellow speech bubbles; loving [[BloodKnight violence and murder]]; [[PopCulturedBadass referencing pop culture]]; his [[BlackComedy dark]] and [[SurrealHumor surreal]] sense of humor; and BreakingTheFourthWall.
Wade Wilson has a MultipleChoicePast, but his most consistent comic book origin story is being a [[BadassNormal former special forces soldier]] who worked as a mercenary assassin until he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, then entered the Canadian Department K's [[HumanWeapon Weapon X]] program after all conventional treatments failed. Hoping to get cured and become a hero, Wade received an experimental treatment derived from ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, a [[ComicBook/{{XMen}} mutant]] with a HealingFactor who has a history with Weapon X. Wade gained [[EmpoweredBadassNormal enhanced physical abilities]] along with Wolverine's healing factor, but with a twist -- Wade's healing factor rapidly repairs and replicates cells, so it cures his cancer, then quickly brings the cancer cells back, and eradicates them again and again. This ongoing process [[BodyHorror ruined his outward appearance]] and his mental stability, which wasn't helped by torturous "experiments" under Dr. Killebrew and his assistant Francis Fanny a.k.a. Ajax. Wade fell in love with the personified [[TheGrimReaper Death]] as he longed for his pain to end. The test subjects ran a betting ''pool'' for how quickly each patient would be ''dead'' -- the "deadpool" -- leading to Wade's MeaningfulRename when he broke out of the program. As Deadpool, he resumed his [[PsychoForHire mercenary life]], initially as a PunchClockVillain before finding satisfaction in saving lives... sometimes, but mostly taking them.
Deadpool's fourth wall breaks began in his first ongoing series with writer Creator/JoeKelly. After repeated mental breakdowns, Deadpool became aware of, started acknowledging, or developed delusions about being a comic book character. Deadpool began communicating with caption boxes for his inner monologue, making {{aside comment}}s to his readers, and commenting on living in a comic book, much to the chagrin of non-medium aware characters. This became one of the defining traits of the character and his comics with writer [[Creator/ChristopherPriestComics Christopher Priest]]. DependingOnTheWriter, the [[SlidingScaleOfFourthWallHardness hardness of Deadpool's fourth wall]] varies and is sometimes completely solid. His fourth wall breaks are treated by [[FourthWallObserver other characters as part of his insanity]], and sometimes [[InsaneEqualsViolent his insanity]] includes in-universe hallucinations and delusions of being a comic book character; however, he does not have wall-breaking superpowers like ComicBook/SheHulk and [[ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool Gwenpool]]. {{Flanderization}} in some appearances turns this into his primary trait.
Deadpool began [[WolverinePublicity appearing in multiple comics every month]] starting in 2008 and has crossed over into other media. He is associated with Cable, including their series ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', and other mutant characters like the ComicBook/XMen, [[ComicBook/UncannyXForce Uncanny X-Force]], and Wolverine. Deadpool is not a mutant himself in the main comic book continuity. In- and out-of-universe, he has been compared to ComicBook/SpiderMan due to similarities in costumes and quipping, and they co-starred in the series ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool''. He has various [[Characters/{{Deadpool}} allies and enemies]] depending on the series and its creative and editorial team. Deadpool has had romances and marriages with several women and one-sided flirtations with numerous men; has one biological daughter in the main continuity, Eleanor "Ellie" Camacho; and has many alternate selves along with clones made from his DNA.
This character page is about the version of Deadpool appearing in Marvel Comics series and issues. For versions in non-comic book works, see their respective pages.
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!! Deadpool notably appears in following comic books:
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* ''ComicBook/NewMutants'': First appearance in #98 by Liefeld and Nicieza, published February 1991. Deadpool is hired by Tolliver, an enemy of Cable, to kill Cable-- unsuccessfully.
* ''ComicBook/XForce'': Continuing from ''New Mutants'' as a DarkerAndEdgier series. Deadpool makes appearances as a villain before his first ongoing series. Deadpool fights, tells jokes while fighting, and jokes about fighting. He works mercenary jobs for Cable's enemy, Mr. Tolliver, who has sent Deadpool's ex-girlfriend Vanessa Carlysle (Copycat) to infiltrate X-Force posing as Domino. Deadpool and Vanessa interact violently, including literally stabbing her in the back.
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* ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'' volume 1: December 2010 to February 2013, appearing in most of the 35-issue ongoing series concurrently with ''Deadpool'' volumes 2 and 3. Writer Creator/RickRemender puts Deadpool on a team led by Wolverine that does black ops work to protect mutants. Also appears in ''ComicBook/FearItself: Uncanny X-Force''.
* ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' volume 2: February 2013 to December 2014, a 32-issue series; concurrent with ''Deadpool'' volume 3. Part of a black- and red-themed team with [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} Agent Venom]], ComicBook/{{Elektra}}, ComicBook/ThePunisher, ComicBook/RedHulk, and later ComicBook/GhostRider.
* ''ComicBook/{{Axis}}'': Autumn 2014 {{crisis crossover}}. ComicBook/RedSkull's "inversion" of the heroes' and villains' moral alignments turns Deadpool, who is part of the VillainTeamUp, into a pacifist hippie Zenpool.
* ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'': Summer 2015. Multiple versions of Deadpool run around Battleworld, along with the mini-series ''Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars'' and ''Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos''.
* ''ComicBook/UncannyAvengers'' volume 3: December 2015 to February 2018, appearing in most of the 30-issue ongoing series concurrently with other ongoing series.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'': March 2016 to May 2019, issues #1-50. As the title says, Deadpool is paired with ComicBook/SpiderMan. Appearing concurrently with other ongoing series.
* ''ComicBook/TheDefenders2017'' volume 5: Some issues starting with December 2017's #5.
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!! Deadpool's character tropes include the following:
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* ArchEnemy:
** T-Ray, whom Deadpool calls the "the-''loathe''-of-my-life," isn't just a fellow mercenary and [[GreenEyedMonster jealous]] jerkass out to kill Deadpool as a professional rival. T-Ray targets Deadpool's supporting characters, enlists Typhoid Mary who {{bed trick}}s Deadpool, publicly kicks Deadpool's ass after he's traumatized by Typhoid, plays vicious headgames, and in the TwistEnding to Joe Kelly's run [[spoiler:claims to be the ''real'' Wade Wilson]]. And he wears a stupid bandage on his nose.
** In Deadpool's backstory, Dr. Killebrew used Wade as a human test subject with the sadistic assistance of his [[TheHeavy strongarm]] Francis Fanny aka Ajax [[labelnote:film]]In the first ''[[Film/Deadpool2016 Deadpool]]'' film, he and Dr. Killebrew became the {{composite character}} renamed Francis Freeman aka Ajax[[/labelnote]]. Wade was DrivenToSuicide by the unending medical torture and fell in love with Death herself, but his repeated attempts to "join" her were thwarted to keep him alive for more experiments. Then Wade realized he could provoke "Francis" into killing him. It worked too well; Ajax murdered other patients to torment Wade, then ripped out Wade's heart. Wade's desire for vengeance kept him from Death's embrace; his heart regenerated, but his sanity was broken. Wade became "Deadpool" and seemingly killed Ajax. In Kelly's ''Deadpool'' run, Ajax resurfaces and kills Deadpool-- but Deadpool has PurposeDrivenImmortality to kill Ajax. Wade's [[VengefulGhost old murdered friends]] believe Deadpool's vendetta is their UnfinishedBusiness, and they goad him into dropping his ongoing non-murdering hero attempts so he'll fulfill his destiny and kill Ajax. Years later, Francis comes back ''again'' when Thanos and Deadpool clash over Death.
** Madcap and Deadpool are both unstable pranksters with regenerative powers. Madcap's mind accidentally gets fused into Deadpool's after Thor lightning-zaps them into ashes ({{it makes sense in context}}). Unbeknownst to Deadpool, the new "white caption box" voice in his mind is actually Madcap inside him. After they're literally separated from each other, Madcap is emotionally damaged and turns vengeful. He tries to ruin Deadpool's life and reputation by framing him for murders he didn't commit. The feud only stops when Deadpool ruins his own life.
* BadassTransplant: While Deadpool's combat and weapons skills are 100% home grown, his regenerative healing powers are due to an injection of Wolverine's DNA by the Weapon X program, giving him Wolverine's mutant power. Deadpool's occasional claims of being a mutant himself aren't true.
* BaldOfAwesome: DependingOnTheArtist, Deadpool usually lacks hair because his body is constantly ruined by cancer and rebuilt by his healing factor.
* BerserkButton: He’s got some silly ones but hurting a child in anyway is a good way to make him stop screwing around and make the culprit truly sorry.
* BlatantLies: Deadpool flat-out lies to Preston during ''Secret Empire'' when she is looking for someone she considers part of her family after he assassinated that person; he'd even asked her where to locate his target on the pretense of checking up on someone who'd gone dark. Deadpool just couldn't tell her the truth. She found out anyway and it went over like a fart in a broke-down subway car.
* BlessedWithSuck: Deadpool is essentially a humanoid cancer. His HealingFactor cures the "Big C" -- then brings it right back again, leaving him disfigured and insane. He can heal from anything -- but being unable to stay dead puts a cramp on his romance with Death. You can cut his head off -- but he still won't shut up.
* BodyHorror: As a result of his powers, his cancer has spread throughout his body, disfiguring him.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Deadpool started breaking the fourth wall in his first ongoing series; since then, this often gets [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] into his primary trait.
** Deadpool's initial breaks were {{aside comment}}s and {{aside glance}}s to his readers commenting on the plot.
** Deadpool is aware that his comics are published by Marvel Comics and mocks Marvel accordingly, accurately references specific issue numbers, predicts upcoming story events, and lampshades narrative tropes in use. He describes the LetsYouAndHimFight plot in ''Black Panther vs. Deadpool'' #2:
---> '''Deadpool:''' It's like I ''said,'' B.P., there's a ''rhythm'' to these super hero team-ups. First, ''the small misunderstanding.'' Then, ''the big fight'' (which was a ''tie'' by the way). So you'd better patch me up ''quick.'' Because we ''both'' know what happens in issue #3.
** Comic books usually use caption boxes for narration, off-page dialogue, or editor's notes. Deadpool has "little yellow boxes" for his internal narrative and communication with his readers, though he sometimes speaks out loud when he thinks he's "thinking".
---> '''Deadpool:''' ''[caption]'' Do I still think in those little yellow boxes?\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''[speaking]'' I'm good.\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''[caption]'' ''Oooh,'' I missed you, little yellow boxes! What ''fun'' we shall have together!
** Deadpool responds to editorial captions that aren't his own little yellow boxes. From ''The Amazing [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Spider-Man]]'' vol. 1 #611:
--->'''Deadpool:''' For all you kids reading at home, make sure you ''wear a helmet'' whenever you steal a motorcycle, toss explosives into a coffee shop, or give someone a "special hug."*\\
'''[Editorial sidebar]''' ''*The management does not endorse theft, explosives use, or "special hugging"''--\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''Enough with the sidebars!''
** He talks about events in other comics that he has no in-universe way to know about, such as becoming one of the only characters in the entire Marvel universe that knows about Spider-Man's deal with Mephisto... er, besides Mephisto that is.
* CaptainErsatz: Deadpool began as one of these to DC's Deathstroke, another masked mercenary assassin with a gritty name; Fabian Nicieza noticed the similarities in Rob Liefeld's initial sketches, hence the real name ''Wade'' Wilson while Deathstroke is ''Slade'' Wilson. After his character development, Deadpool lampshaded this and used it as an excuse for why he hadn't appeared in a Marvel/DC Crossover. When he finally appeared in one, guess who he encountered... In tribute to this origin, Joe Kelly (Deadpool's first ongoing writer) wrote a story where the Earth-3 Deathstroke acts like and is implied to be Deadpool. In Deathstroke's own early 90s book, a "long lost half-brother" named "Wade Le Farge" (Forge? Farce?) showed up wanting to become Deathstroke and take away everything that belonged to him in gruesomely irrational fashion.
* CatchPhrase: During Priest's run, Deadpool tells people that the answer to their first question is "SHADDUP."
* CelebCrush: Early on in his comics, Deadpool often mentioned having a crush on Cindy Crawford. Since the early 2000s, it's become a running gag that he's attracted to Creator/BeaArthur. No, not a ''young'' Bea Arthur.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
** In the first ''Deadpool'' ongoing, Deadpool repeatedly expressed disgust at the thought of Creator/BeaArthur naked. Starting with ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', he's known for his humongous crush on her and thinking she's the sexiest woman ever. He has posters of her, tapes her face over pinups, apparently has a shrine to her, and frequently references her in loving terms.
** In the early to mid 2000s, Deadpool expresses patriotic sentiments about America, calls himself a red-blooded American, addresses then-president George W. Bush as his own president, talks about growing up in Ohio, and more. The Canadian government that gave him his healing factor isn't his own. But then in 2008, as if Deadpool and his readers got kicked in the head by a {{retcon}}ning moose, he's [[CanadaEh Canadian-born, Canadian-bred, proud to be Canadian,]] is confused about historic American presidents but knows all of Canada's prime ministers, and is now included on lists of famous fictional Canadians and portrayed in live-action films by Canadian Creator/RyanReynolds.
* CockFight: ComicBook/{{Thanos}} and Deadpool are both in love with Mistress Death, but Death only shows attraction to the Merc with the Mouth, much to Thanos' frustration. It got to the point that Thanos curses Deadpool with [[CursedWithAwesome immortal life]]. As long as Deadpool lives, he wouldn't be able to interfere with Thanos.
* CompleteImmortality: Deadpool, thanks to Thanos. In addition to being insanely tough to kill in the first place due to his HealingFactor, Thanos cursed him so that Death herself could not claim him. Immortality doesn't get much more complete than the metaphysical concept of Death itself having no power over you. It's a curse because they are both in love with Death.
* CosmicPlaything: Deadpool doesn't really mind being a Cosmic Plaything so much when it's Death wanting to use him as a willing boytoy. He's not so happy however, when it's Thanos making him immortal so that he can't steal Thanos's love interest.
* CostumeCopycat: While not a true copycat, the CloudCuckooLander Deadpool's costume is very similar to Spider-Man's, as is his sense of humor and [[YouFightLikeACow mastery of insult fighting]]. Various bystanders throughout the years, especially in Spider-Man's New York turf, comment on the resemblance and mistake Deadpool for Spider-Man. In an issue where the two met, they [[LampshadeHanging hung a lampshade]] on it. Also lampshaded in an issue of ''Deadpool'' which reveals how Deadpool got his costume: he found it in a costume shop, with a note saying, "Thanks but no thanks. -Spider-Man". Deadpool was loosely based on Deathstroke of DC Comics, right down to his real name-- Deadpool is ''Wade'' Wilson, while Deathstroke is ''Slade'' Wilson. They actually appeared in a crossover together and noted their similarities.
* CrazyEnoughToWork: This, alongside never-ending wisecracks and his entire existence being pain, is one-third of Deadpool 's entire thing. Some of the plans and tactics he comes up with are sheer lunacy, but he ''makes'' them work. During the ''Dark Avengers'' era, {{ComicBook/Bullseye|MarvelComics}} (dressed as [[ItMakesSenseInContext Hawkeye]]) fires a rocket launcher at Deadpool, who is in a moving vehicle, so what does Deadpool do? He pulls the brakes, turns the car sideways and rolls down the windows, which allows the missile to ''fly through the windows past the driver's seat'' and harmlessly explode against a hillside. Bullseye [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even laughs at this]] and says no one else could have pulled that off.
* DarkAgeOfSupernames: Deadpool lampshades how his own name is dark and gritty when he mocks the unfortunately-named Kraven for having a not-so-fearsome name:
--> '''Deadpool:''' Note: ''"Deadpool"'' has the word ''"dead"'' in it. Ooooh... ''scaaary!'' Here are some others... ''Death''lok... ''Death''trap, that jerk... Doctor ''Doom!'' Now you try!
* DeadpanSnarker
* DependingOnTheArtist:
** Underneath his mask, Wade's appearance has ranged from "slightly bad acne" to "humanoid wad of cancer" to "oddly enough resembles ComicBook/TheThing" to "mistaken for [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] cosplay". Justified in that his body is constantly in flux which can change his appearance from time to time.
** Deadpool's costume details change with the artist, such as the size and shape of the black patches over his eyes, whether his mask is completely fitted or has a little tuft/flap/thingy on the back, having PaintedOnPants or more plausible materials, the kind of gloves and boots he has, and the number and specific types of weapons he carries.
** His eyes being normal or blank orbs even without the mask.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Numerous traits, such as:
** BreakingTheFourthWall or staying in-universe; some of his story arcs and series have ''no'' fourth wall breaks or only tease them, such as ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'' using Deadpool pointing at a security camera as a break out fake out.
** He's consistently depicted as [[InsaneEqualsViolent violent because of insanity]], but the intensity and type of insanity, how it manifests, and the terms other characters apply to him vary by writer as they choose different ways to {{avert|ed trope}} leaving it {{ambiguous|disorder}}. He's been called a "[[HeroicComedicSociopath sociopath]]" for lacking empathy, enjoying violence, and making jokes at inappropriate times. He's had "[[FunnySchizophrenia schizophrenia]]" in the form of hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and constantly [[TalkingToThemself talking to himself]]. These supposed diagnoses [[HollywoodPsych don't keep pace with real-world diagnostic criteria]].
** Which side of the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor he's leaning towards that story arc, issue, or panel -- a JerkWithAHeartOfGold AntiHero, an AntiVillain, or back-and-forth.
** Who is the ''real'' Wade Wilson in his MultipleChoicePast.
** What's wrong with his memory. Under Nicieza, his brain is constantly in flux and he's had multiple brain injuries creating black spots. Under Posehn and Duggan, he's repeatedly memory-wiped with the drug "Tabula Rasa", distorting his perception and recall of his own history.
* DrivingUpAWall: The wall-crawling original Spider-Mobile was found and repaired by Deadpool. After giving it a new paint job, he re-branded the vehicle his "Dead-Buggy."
* FacialHorror: His disfigurement includes his face featuring rough skin. His ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' counterpart is currently the trope picture.
* EvilCounterpart: Possibly this to Spider-Man as they both have similar costumes, sense of humor, and semi-similar personalities, but Deadpool is far more brutal in his fighting style and is definitely more crazy and immature than Spidey is.
* HairTriggerTemper:
** After his first series, Deadpool decides the sexiest woman in the world is Creator/BeaArthur, and he reacts violently when he hears otherwise.
** He ''killed'' an A.I.M. goon for saying the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequel trilogy was better than the original trilogy and then forced someone at gunpoint to repeat his Jar Jar Binks insults.
* HamAndDeadpanDuo: Deadpool is a LargeHam and Cable is a DeadpanSnarker; when they're together, Deadpool overreacts and makes constant quips, while Cable is [[TheComicallySerious serious]] and snarky in his responses to Deadpool's nonsense.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Cable and Deadpool are extremely close despite Deadpool's personality being obnoxious even at the best of times. Despite Deadpool's general lack of allegiances, he genuinely believes in what Cable attempts with Providence. Deadpool is the first person Cable pictures and makes psychic contact with while trying to decide whether to blow himself up, and he uses this possibly instinctive or unintentional telepathic {{one phone call}} to manipulate Deadpool into doing the right thing. Their series {{lampshade hanging}}s HomoeroticSubtext regarding their {{teleporter accident}} genetic commingling,their interactions, and their "divorce". Despite their split, the two have a secret pact no one else has been clued in on; they will protect each other's loved ones if the other dies by destroying the deceased's safe houses.
* IfICantHaveYou: In their early appearances together, Deadpool is violent and possessive towards his ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Carlylse.
** In ''ComicBook/XForce'', Deadpool acts as Mr. Tolliver's enforcer when Vanessa poses as Domino to infiltrate Cable's X-Force team. Deadpool beats her as a warning to remember the job and not fall for Cable. When Cable and Vanessa-as-Domino come across the ''real'' imprisoned Domino, Deadpool sneaks up behind Vanessa and stabs her in the back.
** Vanessa stays on the run, but Deadpool keeps tracking her down and threatening her. He's on her trail in ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'' and refers to her as "my ex-squeeze" when fighting Wolverine. When he finds Vanessa and her new boyfriend [[note]]Garrison Kane, who was in the Weapon X program with Deadpool[[/note]], Deadpool accuses him of "stealing my girl". Vanessa points out the possessive language and fights back as Deadpool tries to kill them both. Wolverine arrives just in time to save her from getting Deadpool's thrown katana in her heart.
* IKnowMortalKombat: Deadpool is an avid gamer and learned from ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' how to sock Kitty Pride with a {{Shoryuken}}.
* InNameOnly: The ComicBook/UltimateMarvel version of Deadpool has little-to-nothing to do with the classic version, being little more than a grotesque (even uglier than the classic one), mutant-hating psychopath.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: He ''reveres'' Steve Rogers, the original Captain America and was his childhood hero. Even Steve personally finding him annoying doesn't stop Wade from adoring him.
* KryptoniteFactor: His katanas are often made of carbonadium, the Soviet counterpart to adamantium. Mainly because carbonadium's radioactivity makes it dangerous toward those with a HealingFactor.
* MeaningfulRename: At the Weapon X "Hospice" for dying test subjects still undergoing tortuous experiments, the imprisoned patients put odds in a betting ''pool'' for how long it'd take before each of them was ''dead''-- the "deadpool". After Wade's ArchEnemy Ajax ripped out his heart, Wade's mind snapped and he declared he was no longer Wade Wilson; he was Deadpool. Deadpool led a breakout from the facility and seemingly killed Ajax.
* MoralityPet: Cable and Deadpool seem to function as morality pets ''for each other.'' Sometimes Cable is an inspiration for Deadpool about morals and the like, but Cable also has to constantly change his own actions to be better than Deadpool's so he doesn't end up an example of "Do as I say, not as I do."
* MotorMouth: He's known in the Marvel Universe as the Merc with a Mouth for a reason. Other characters often comment on his constant chatter.
** In Deadpool's first two appearances, Cable tells him he talks too much, and Garrison Kane thinks "his mouth runs a mile a minute", establishing this trait from the start.
** Deadpool is kidnapped by a DeathTrap enthusiast creatively named Death Trap and chained down underneath a [[ItMakesSenseInContext giant teddy bear]], which descends lower every time Deadpool speaks and will eventually smother him. Deadpool breaks all his limbs to get out of the trap rather than simply shutting up. Because of his constant blathering, the teddy bear stopped gradually descending and, as his captor put it:
---> '''Deathtrap:''' Fascinating! Teddy has approached ramming speed.
** During a face off with ComicBook/ThePunisher in issue #55 of the first ongoing series, Deadpool says even he gets tired his own talking:
---> '''Deadpool:''' I just drone on and on. Sometimes I just don't know when to shut up. And that's why I have to kill you... so I can pay my phone bill!
* MultipleChoicePast:
** Various details of Deadpool's early life and family upbringing aren't compatible. He's an American born in Ohio or a Canadian born in Canada. He was raised by an asshole single mother without knowing who his father was, by both parents until his father walked out, by his asshole father after his mother died of cancer and until a punk friend shot his father dead, or by two parents who lived into adulthood until Deadpool was tricked into carrying out a hit on them. Other life experiences before becoming Deadpool or directly leading into it are told in incompatible ways.
** In the TwistEnding of Joe Kelly's run, ArchEnemy T-Ray claims Deadpool was once [[spoiler:named Jack and the ''real'' Wade was a teacher who married his high school sweetheart, Mercedes]]. Mercedes and Wade rescued "the monster" Jack from a frozen river, Jack wanted to change his identity into Wade's and grew obsessed with Mercedes, but accidentally killed Mercedes when disposing of Wade. This supposedly [[spoiler:broke Deadpool's mind and confused his identity into thinking he was Wade, while the actual Wade returned to life as T-Ray]]. Near the end of Frank Tieri's run, Deadpool and T-Ray clash again and Deadpool seemingly kills T-Ray after getting reason to believe T-Ray's claims were all lies. The storyline returns in ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'' by Deadpool co-creator Fabian Nicieza, with an ArmedWithCanon fourth wall break dismissing the twist.
* OddFriendship: Part of the fun of ''Cable and Deadpool'' is the acknowledgement that the two have nothing in common and probably should be mortal enemies; after all, Deadpool debuted trying to ''kill'' Cable, and they have very different personalities. Their only shared interest is weaponry. Instead, they become HeterosexualLifePartners and stay connected despite their "divorce".
* PapaWolf: Deadpool is very devoted to his daughter Ellie and one of the best ways to piss him off beyond belief is threaten her.
** No more is this best seen in ''Deadpool: The End''. He had cause the universe to break into ''utter chaos'', trap ''every hero and villain'' (barring Spidey who he just kept occupied with the three loves of his life) and willing to kill ''Death herself.'' All for Ellie, even if she was 96. This is also tied to his HeroicSelfDepreciation; he doesn't see himself as worth living and he considers his daughter infinitely more good than him. So the idea of her dying while someone like him lives... he doesn't think so.
* PopCulturedBadass
* RedOniBlueOni: Cable is the blue to Deadpool's red, right down to their respective costume colors. Cable is serious, focused, and out to save the entire world; Deadpool is constantly joking, erratic, and selfish.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Bullseye admits that Deadpool is the only person he likes, and he even attends Deadpool's (not-permanent) funeral and mourns him in secret. They both still perfectly okay with the idea of killing each other, though they tend to have fun while doing so.
* WolverinePublicity: Starting in 2008, Deadpool began rivaling good ol' Wolverine himself as Marvel's Poster Child with multiple simultaneous comic books of his own ''plus'' so-called guest appearances that are sometimes with characters he's never met or just for a single panel.
* WouldHitAGirl: Deadpool has stalked, beaten, and killed or attempted to kill many female characters, including [[IfICantHaveYou nearly killing his ex-girlfriend Vanessa]] and infamously uppercutting Kitty Pryde to provoke Wolverine into [[HitMeDammit hitting him]].
* WouldntHurtAChild: Deadpool ''will not'' kill kids, and he'll kill people who do.
** In his first ongoing series, Garrison Kane murders a mutant child with out-of-control powers after Deadpool calms the boy down and reassures him. This opens Deadpool's eyes to what the current Weapon X incarnation is about and contributes to his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against them.
** In his second ongoing series, the willingness of "Evil Deadpool" to kill children defines how different the two Deadpools are. The recap page on #48 highlights this:
---> '''Recap:''' [Evil Deadpool]'s kidnapped the children of the NYC chief of police, intending to do the one thing Wade would never do... kill a kid.
** In ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'', Deadpool is prepared to kill the newest incarnation of Apocalypse until he sees a child instead of an adult. It doesn't stop Fantomex, who murders Kid Apocalypse. Afterward, Deadpool is furious and [[Quotes/UncannyXForce gives a speech]] drawing the line on killing kids as something even ''he'' won't do.
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!!Deadpool
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!!!'''Alter Ego:''' Wade Winston Wilson
!!!'''Species:''' Human mutate
!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''New Mutants'' #98 (February, 1991)
->'''Deadpool:''' For all you kids reading at home, make sure you ''wear a helmet'' whenever you steal a motorcycle, toss explosives into a coffee shop, or give someone a "special hug."'''[=*=]'''\\
'''Editor's sidebar:''' '''[=*=]''' The management does not endorse theft, explosives use, or "special hugging"--\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''Enough with the sidebars!''
-->-- ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' (Vol. 1) #611
Deadpool (a.k.a. Wade Wilson) originated in Creator/MarvelComics and has since appeared across various Franchise/MarvelUniverse media properties and multiple ongoing ''Deadpool'' series. He was created by artist/writer Creator/RobLiefeld and writer Creator/FabianNicieza for ''ComicBook/NewMutants'' #98 (February 1991) as a mercenary pursuing a bounty on ComicBook/{{Cable}}. Initially a CaptainErsatz of Creator/DCComics' ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} the Terminator (a.k.a. Slade Wilson) and a villain with a sense of humor, further appearances developed him into a distinct character who graduated from NinetiesAntiHero to HeroicComedicSociopath. Sometimes he's a superhero, sometimes he's a supervillain, but most times he's running through the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor. Deadpool is nicknamed "The [[ProfessionalKiller Merc]] with the [[MotorMouth Mouth]]" and is known for {{dual wielding}} with [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]], [[GunsAkimbo guns]], or [[SwordAndGun katanas plus guns]]; his red and black mask and costume; speaking with yellow speech bubbles; loving [[BloodKnight violence and murder]]; [[PopCulturedBadass referencing pop culture]]; his [[BlackComedy dark]] and [[SurrealHumor surreal]] sense of humor; and BreakingTheFourthWall.
Wade Wilson has a MultipleChoicePast, but his most consistent comic book origin story is being a [[BadassNormal former special forces soldier]] who worked as a mercenary assassin until he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, then entered the Canadian Department K's [[HumanWeapon Weapon X]] program after all conventional treatments failed. Hoping to get cured and become a hero, Wade received an experimental treatment derived from ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, a [[ComicBook/{{XMen}} mutant]] with a HealingFactor who has a history with Weapon X. Wade gained [[EmpoweredBadassNormal enhanced physical abilities]] along with Wolverine's healing factor, but with a twist -- Wade's healing factor rapidly repairs and replicates cells, so it cures his cancer, then quickly brings the cancer cells back, and eradicates them again and again. This ongoing process [[BodyHorror ruined his outward appearance]] and his mental stability, which wasn't helped by torturous "experiments" under Dr. Killebrew and his assistant Francis Fanny a.k.a. Ajax. Wade fell in love with the personified [[TheGrimReaper Death]] as he longed for his pain to end. The test subjects ran a betting ''pool'' for how quickly each patient would be ''dead'' -- the "deadpool" -- leading to Wade's MeaningfulRename when he broke out of the program. As Deadpool, he resumed his [[PsychoForHire mercenary life]], initially as a PunchClockVillain before finding satisfaction in saving lives... sometimes, but mostly taking them.
Deadpool's fourth wall breaks began in his first ongoing series with writer Creator/JoeKelly. After repeated mental breakdowns, Deadpool became aware of, started acknowledging, or developed delusions about being a comic book character. Deadpool began communicating with caption boxes for his inner monologue, making {{aside comment}}s to his readers, and commenting on living in a comic book, much to the chagrin of non-medium aware characters. This became one of the defining traits of the character and his comics with writer [[Creator/ChristopherPriestComics Christopher Priest]]. DependingOnTheWriter, the [[SlidingScaleOfFourthWallHardness hardness of Deadpool's fourth wall]] varies and is sometimes completely solid. His fourth wall breaks are treated by [[FourthWallObserver other characters as part of his insanity]], and sometimes [[InsaneEqualsViolent his insanity]] includes in-universe hallucinations and delusions of being a comic book character; however, he does not have wall-breaking superpowers like ComicBook/SheHulk and [[ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool Gwenpool]]. {{Flanderization}} in some appearances turns this into his primary trait.
Deadpool began [[WolverinePublicity appearing in multiple comics every month]] starting in 2008 and has crossed over into other media. He is associated with Cable, including their series ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', and other mutant characters like the ComicBook/XMen, [[ComicBook/UncannyXForce Uncanny X-Force]], and Wolverine. Deadpool is not a mutant himself in the main comic book continuity. In- and out-of-universe, he has been compared to ComicBook/SpiderMan due to similarities in costumes and quipping, and they co-starred in the series ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool''. He has various [[Characters/{{Deadpool}} allies and enemies]] depending on the series and its creative and editorial team. Deadpool has had romances and marriages with several women and one-sided flirtations with numerous men; has one biological daughter in the main continuity, Eleanor "Ellie" Camacho; and has many alternate selves along with clones made from his DNA.
This character page is about the version of Deadpool appearing in Marvel Comics series and issues. For versions in non-comic book works, see their respective pages.
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!! Deadpool notably appears in following comic books:
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* ''ComicBook/NewMutants'': First appearance in #98 by Liefeld and Nicieza, published February 1991. Deadpool is hired by Tolliver, an enemy of Cable, to kill Cable-- unsuccessfully.
* ''ComicBook/XForce'': Continuing from ''New Mutants'' as a DarkerAndEdgier series. Deadpool makes appearances as a villain before his first ongoing series. Deadpool fights, tells jokes while fighting, and jokes about fighting. He works mercenary jobs for Cable's enemy, Mr. Tolliver, who has sent Deadpool's ex-girlfriend Vanessa Carlysle (Copycat) to infiltrate X-Force posing as Domino. Deadpool and Vanessa interact violently, including literally stabbing her in the back.
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* ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'' volume 1: December 2010 to February 2013, appearing in most of the 35-issue ongoing series concurrently with ''Deadpool'' volumes 2 and 3. Writer Creator/RickRemender puts Deadpool on a team led by Wolverine that does black ops work to protect mutants. Also appears in ''ComicBook/FearItself: Uncanny X-Force''.
* ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' volume 2: February 2013 to December 2014, a 32-issue series; concurrent with ''Deadpool'' volume 3. Part of a black- and red-themed team with [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} Agent Venom]], ComicBook/{{Elektra}}, ComicBook/ThePunisher, ComicBook/RedHulk, and later ComicBook/GhostRider.
* ''ComicBook/{{Axis}}'': Autumn 2014 {{crisis crossover}}. ComicBook/RedSkull's "inversion" of the heroes' and villains' moral alignments turns Deadpool, who is part of the VillainTeamUp, into a pacifist hippie Zenpool.
* ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'': Summer 2015. Multiple versions of Deadpool run around Battleworld, along with the mini-series ''Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars'' and ''Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos''.
* ''ComicBook/UncannyAvengers'' volume 3: December 2015 to February 2018, appearing in most of the 30-issue ongoing series concurrently with other ongoing series.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'': March 2016 to May 2019, issues #1-50. As the title says, Deadpool is paired with ComicBook/SpiderMan. Appearing concurrently with other ongoing series.
* ''ComicBook/TheDefenders2017'' volume 5: Some issues starting with December 2017's #5.
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!! Deadpool's character tropes include the following:
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* ArchEnemy:
** T-Ray, whom Deadpool calls the "the-''loathe''-of-my-life," isn't just a fellow mercenary and [[GreenEyedMonster jealous]] jerkass out to kill Deadpool as a professional rival. T-Ray targets Deadpool's supporting characters, enlists Typhoid Mary who {{bed trick}}s Deadpool, publicly kicks Deadpool's ass after he's traumatized by Typhoid, plays vicious headgames, and in the TwistEnding to Joe Kelly's run [[spoiler:claims to be the ''real'' Wade Wilson]]. And he wears a stupid bandage on his nose.
** In Deadpool's backstory, Dr. Killebrew used Wade as a human test subject with the sadistic assistance of his [[TheHeavy strongarm]] Francis Fanny aka Ajax [[labelnote:film]]In the first ''[[Film/Deadpool2016 Deadpool]]'' film, he and Dr. Killebrew became the {{composite character}} renamed Francis Freeman aka Ajax[[/labelnote]]. Wade was DrivenToSuicide by the unending medical torture and fell in love with Death herself, but his repeated attempts to "join" her were thwarted to keep him alive for more experiments. Then Wade realized he could provoke "Francis" into killing him. It worked too well; Ajax murdered other patients to torment Wade, then ripped out Wade's heart. Wade's desire for vengeance kept him from Death's embrace; his heart regenerated, but his sanity was broken. Wade became "Deadpool" and seemingly killed Ajax. In Kelly's ''Deadpool'' run, Ajax resurfaces and kills Deadpool-- but Deadpool has PurposeDrivenImmortality to kill Ajax. Wade's [[VengefulGhost old murdered friends]] believe Deadpool's vendetta is their UnfinishedBusiness, and they goad him into dropping his ongoing non-murdering hero attempts so he'll fulfill his destiny and kill Ajax. Years later, Francis comes back ''again'' when Thanos and Deadpool clash over Death.
** Madcap and Deadpool are both unstable pranksters with regenerative powers. Madcap's mind accidentally gets fused into Deadpool's after Thor lightning-zaps them into ashes ({{it makes sense in context}}). Unbeknownst to Deadpool, the new "white caption box" voice in his mind is actually Madcap inside him. After they're literally separated from each other, Madcap is emotionally damaged and turns vengeful. He tries to ruin Deadpool's life and reputation by framing him for murders he didn't commit. The feud only stops when Deadpool ruins his own life.
* BadassTransplant: While Deadpool's combat and weapons skills are 100% home grown, his regenerative healing powers are due to an injection of Wolverine's DNA by the Weapon X program, giving him Wolverine's mutant power. Deadpool's occasional claims of being a mutant himself aren't true.
* BaldOfAwesome: DependingOnTheArtist, Deadpool usually lacks hair because his body is constantly ruined by cancer and rebuilt by his healing factor.
* BerserkButton: He’s got some silly ones but hurting a child in anyway is a good way to make him stop screwing around and make the culprit truly sorry.
* BlatantLies: Deadpool flat-out lies to Preston during ''Secret Empire'' when she is looking for someone she considers part of her family after he assassinated that person; he'd even asked her where to locate his target on the pretense of checking up on someone who'd gone dark. Deadpool just couldn't tell her the truth. She found out anyway and it went over like a fart in a broke-down subway car.
* BlessedWithSuck: Deadpool is essentially a humanoid cancer. His HealingFactor cures the "Big C" -- then brings it right back again, leaving him disfigured and insane. He can heal from anything -- but being unable to stay dead puts a cramp on his romance with Death. You can cut his head off -- but he still won't shut up.
* BodyHorror: As a result of his powers, his cancer has spread throughout his body, disfiguring him.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Deadpool started breaking the fourth wall in his first ongoing series; since then, this often gets [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] into his primary trait.
** Deadpool's initial breaks were {{aside comment}}s and {{aside glance}}s to his readers commenting on the plot.
** Deadpool is aware that his comics are published by Marvel Comics and mocks Marvel accordingly, accurately references specific issue numbers, predicts upcoming story events, and lampshades narrative tropes in use. He describes the LetsYouAndHimFight plot in ''Black Panther vs. Deadpool'' #2:
---> '''Deadpool:''' It's like I ''said,'' B.P., there's a ''rhythm'' to these super hero team-ups. First, ''the small misunderstanding.'' Then, ''the big fight'' (which was a ''tie'' by the way). So you'd better patch me up ''quick.'' Because we ''both'' know what happens in issue #3.
** Comic books usually use caption boxes for narration, off-page dialogue, or editor's notes. Deadpool has "little yellow boxes" for his internal narrative and communication with his readers, though he sometimes speaks out loud when he thinks he's "thinking".
---> '''Deadpool:''' ''[caption]'' Do I still think in those little yellow boxes?\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''[speaking]'' I'm good.\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''[caption]'' ''Oooh,'' I missed you, little yellow boxes! What ''fun'' we shall have together!
** Deadpool responds to editorial captions that aren't his own little yellow boxes. From ''The Amazing [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Spider-Man]]'' vol. 1 #611:
--->'''Deadpool:''' For all you kids reading at home, make sure you ''wear a helmet'' whenever you steal a motorcycle, toss explosives into a coffee shop, or give someone a "special hug."*\\
'''[Editorial sidebar]''' ''*The management does not endorse theft, explosives use, or "special hugging"''--\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''Enough with the sidebars!''
** He talks about events in other comics that he has no in-universe way to know about, such as becoming one of the only characters in the entire Marvel universe that knows about Spider-Man's deal with Mephisto... er, besides Mephisto that is.
* CaptainErsatz: Deadpool began as one of these to DC's Deathstroke, another masked mercenary assassin with a gritty name; Fabian Nicieza noticed the similarities in Rob Liefeld's initial sketches, hence the real name ''Wade'' Wilson while Deathstroke is ''Slade'' Wilson. After his character development, Deadpool lampshaded this and used it as an excuse for why he hadn't appeared in a Marvel/DC Crossover. When he finally appeared in one, guess who he encountered... In tribute to this origin, Joe Kelly (Deadpool's first ongoing writer) wrote a story where the Earth-3 Deathstroke acts like and is implied to be Deadpool. In Deathstroke's own early 90s book, a "long lost half-brother" named "Wade Le Farge" (Forge? Farce?) showed up wanting to become Deathstroke and take away everything that belonged to him in gruesomely irrational fashion.
* CatchPhrase: During Priest's run, Deadpool tells people that the answer to their first question is "SHADDUP."
* CelebCrush: Early on in his comics, Deadpool often mentioned having a crush on Cindy Crawford. Since the early 2000s, it's become a running gag that he's attracted to Creator/BeaArthur. No, not a ''young'' Bea Arthur.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
** In the first ''Deadpool'' ongoing, Deadpool repeatedly expressed disgust at the thought of Creator/BeaArthur naked. Starting with ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', he's known for his humongous crush on her and thinking she's the sexiest woman ever. He has posters of her, tapes her face over pinups, apparently has a shrine to her, and frequently references her in loving terms.
** In the early to mid 2000s, Deadpool expresses patriotic sentiments about America, calls himself a red-blooded American, addresses then-president George W. Bush as his own president, talks about growing up in Ohio, and more. The Canadian government that gave him his healing factor isn't his own. But then in 2008, as if Deadpool and his readers got kicked in the head by a {{retcon}}ning moose, he's [[CanadaEh Canadian-born, Canadian-bred, proud to be Canadian,]] is confused about historic American presidents but knows all of Canada's prime ministers, and is now included on lists of famous fictional Canadians and portrayed in live-action films by Canadian Creator/RyanReynolds.
* CockFight: ComicBook/{{Thanos}} and Deadpool are both in love with Mistress Death, but Death only shows attraction to the Merc with the Mouth, much to Thanos' frustration. It got to the point that Thanos curses Deadpool with [[CursedWithAwesome immortal life]]. As long as Deadpool lives, he wouldn't be able to interfere with Thanos.
* CompleteImmortality: Deadpool, thanks to Thanos. In addition to being insanely tough to kill in the first place due to his HealingFactor, Thanos cursed him so that Death herself could not claim him. Immortality doesn't get much more complete than the metaphysical concept of Death itself having no power over you. It's a curse because they are both in love with Death.
* CosmicPlaything: Deadpool doesn't really mind being a Cosmic Plaything so much when it's Death wanting to use him as a willing boytoy. He's not so happy however, when it's Thanos making him immortal so that he can't steal Thanos's love interest.
* CostumeCopycat: While not a true copycat, the CloudCuckooLander Deadpool's costume is very similar to Spider-Man's, as is his sense of humor and [[YouFightLikeACow mastery of insult fighting]]. Various bystanders throughout the years, especially in Spider-Man's New York turf, comment on the resemblance and mistake Deadpool for Spider-Man. In an issue where the two met, they [[LampshadeHanging hung a lampshade]] on it. Also lampshaded in an issue of ''Deadpool'' which reveals how Deadpool got his costume: he found it in a costume shop, with a note saying, "Thanks but no thanks. -Spider-Man". Deadpool was loosely based on Deathstroke of DC Comics, right down to his real name-- Deadpool is ''Wade'' Wilson, while Deathstroke is ''Slade'' Wilson. They actually appeared in a crossover together and noted their similarities.
* CrazyEnoughToWork: This, alongside never-ending wisecracks and his entire existence being pain, is one-third of Deadpool 's entire thing. Some of the plans and tactics he comes up with are sheer lunacy, but he ''makes'' them work. During the ''Dark Avengers'' era, {{ComicBook/Bullseye|MarvelComics}} (dressed as [[ItMakesSenseInContext Hawkeye]]) fires a rocket launcher at Deadpool, who is in a moving vehicle, so what does Deadpool do? He pulls the brakes, turns the car sideways and rolls down the windows, which allows the missile to ''fly through the windows past the driver's seat'' and harmlessly explode against a hillside. Bullseye [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even laughs at this]] and says no one else could have pulled that off.
* DarkAgeOfSupernames: Deadpool lampshades how his own name is dark and gritty when he mocks the unfortunately-named Kraven for having a not-so-fearsome name:
--> '''Deadpool:''' Note: ''"Deadpool"'' has the word ''"dead"'' in it. Ooooh... ''scaaary!'' Here are some others... ''Death''lok... ''Death''trap, that jerk... Doctor ''Doom!'' Now you try!
* DeadpanSnarker
* DependingOnTheArtist:
** Underneath his mask, Wade's appearance has ranged from "slightly bad acne" to "humanoid wad of cancer" to "oddly enough resembles ComicBook/TheThing" to "mistaken for [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] cosplay". Justified in that his body is constantly in flux which can change his appearance from time to time.
** Deadpool's costume details change with the artist, such as the size and shape of the black patches over his eyes, whether his mask is completely fitted or has a little tuft/flap/thingy on the back, having PaintedOnPants or more plausible materials, the kind of gloves and boots he has, and the number and specific types of weapons he carries.
** His eyes being normal or blank orbs even without the mask.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Numerous traits, such as:
** BreakingTheFourthWall or staying in-universe; some of his story arcs and series have ''no'' fourth wall breaks or only tease them, such as ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'' using Deadpool pointing at a security camera as a break out fake out.
** He's consistently depicted as [[InsaneEqualsViolent violent because of insanity]], but the intensity and type of insanity, how it manifests, and the terms other characters apply to him vary by writer as they choose different ways to {{avert|ed trope}} leaving it {{ambiguous|disorder}}. He's been called a "[[HeroicComedicSociopath sociopath]]" for lacking empathy, enjoying violence, and making jokes at inappropriate times. He's had "[[FunnySchizophrenia schizophrenia]]" in the form of hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and constantly [[TalkingToThemself talking to himself]]. These supposed diagnoses [[HollywoodPsych don't keep pace with real-world diagnostic criteria]].
** Which side of the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor he's leaning towards that story arc, issue, or panel -- a JerkWithAHeartOfGold AntiHero, an AntiVillain, or back-and-forth.
** Who is the ''real'' Wade Wilson in his MultipleChoicePast.
** What's wrong with his memory. Under Nicieza, his brain is constantly in flux and he's had multiple brain injuries creating black spots. Under Posehn and Duggan, he's repeatedly memory-wiped with the drug "Tabula Rasa", distorting his perception and recall of his own history.
* DrivingUpAWall: The wall-crawling original Spider-Mobile was found and repaired by Deadpool. After giving it a new paint job, he re-branded the vehicle his "Dead-Buggy."
* FacialHorror: His disfigurement includes his face featuring rough skin. His ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' counterpart is currently the trope picture.
* EvilCounterpart: Possibly this to Spider-Man as they both have similar costumes, sense of humor, and semi-similar personalities, but Deadpool is far more brutal in his fighting style and is definitely more crazy and immature than Spidey is.
* HairTriggerTemper:
** After his first series, Deadpool decides the sexiest woman in the world is Creator/BeaArthur, and he reacts violently when he hears otherwise.
** He ''killed'' an A.I.M. goon for saying the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequel trilogy was better than the original trilogy and then forced someone at gunpoint to repeat his Jar Jar Binks insults.
* HamAndDeadpanDuo: Deadpool is a LargeHam and Cable is a DeadpanSnarker; when they're together, Deadpool overreacts and makes constant quips, while Cable is [[TheComicallySerious serious]] and snarky in his responses to Deadpool's nonsense.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Cable and Deadpool are extremely close despite Deadpool's personality being obnoxious even at the best of times. Despite Deadpool's general lack of allegiances, he genuinely believes in what Cable attempts with Providence. Deadpool is the first person Cable pictures and makes psychic contact with while trying to decide whether to blow himself up, and he uses this possibly instinctive or unintentional telepathic {{one phone call}} to manipulate Deadpool into doing the right thing. Their series {{lampshade hanging}}s HomoeroticSubtext regarding their {{teleporter accident}} genetic commingling,their interactions, and their "divorce". Despite their split, the two have a secret pact no one else has been clued in on; they will protect each other's loved ones if the other dies by destroying the deceased's safe houses.
* IfICantHaveYou: In their early appearances together, Deadpool is violent and possessive towards his ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Carlylse.
** In ''ComicBook/XForce'', Deadpool acts as Mr. Tolliver's enforcer when Vanessa poses as Domino to infiltrate Cable's X-Force team. Deadpool beats her as a warning to remember the job and not fall for Cable. When Cable and Vanessa-as-Domino come across the ''real'' imprisoned Domino, Deadpool sneaks up behind Vanessa and stabs her in the back.
** Vanessa stays on the run, but Deadpool keeps tracking her down and threatening her. He's on her trail in ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'' and refers to her as "my ex-squeeze" when fighting Wolverine. When he finds Vanessa and her new boyfriend [[note]]Garrison Kane, who was in the Weapon X program with Deadpool[[/note]], Deadpool accuses him of "stealing my girl". Vanessa points out the possessive language and fights back as Deadpool tries to kill them both. Wolverine arrives just in time to save her from getting Deadpool's thrown katana in her heart.
* IKnowMortalKombat: Deadpool is an avid gamer and learned from ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' how to sock Kitty Pride with a {{Shoryuken}}.
* InNameOnly: The ComicBook/UltimateMarvel version of Deadpool has little-to-nothing to do with the classic version, being little more than a grotesque (even uglier than the classic one), mutant-hating psychopath.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: He ''reveres'' Steve Rogers, the original Captain America and was his childhood hero. Even Steve personally finding him annoying doesn't stop Wade from adoring him.
* KryptoniteFactor: His katanas are often made of carbonadium, the Soviet counterpart to adamantium. Mainly because carbonadium's radioactivity makes it dangerous toward those with a HealingFactor.
* MeaningfulRename: At the Weapon X "Hospice" for dying test subjects still undergoing tortuous experiments, the imprisoned patients put odds in a betting ''pool'' for how long it'd take before each of them was ''dead''-- the "deadpool". After Wade's ArchEnemy Ajax ripped out his heart, Wade's mind snapped and he declared he was no longer Wade Wilson; he was Deadpool. Deadpool led a breakout from the facility and seemingly killed Ajax.
* MoralityPet: Cable and Deadpool seem to function as morality pets ''for each other.'' Sometimes Cable is an inspiration for Deadpool about morals and the like, but Cable also has to constantly change his own actions to be better than Deadpool's so he doesn't end up an example of "Do as I say, not as I do."
* MotorMouth: He's known in the Marvel Universe as the Merc with a Mouth for a reason. Other characters often comment on his constant chatter.
** In Deadpool's first two appearances, Cable tells him he talks too much, and Garrison Kane thinks "his mouth runs a mile a minute", establishing this trait from the start.
** Deadpool is kidnapped by a DeathTrap enthusiast creatively named Death Trap and chained down underneath a [[ItMakesSenseInContext giant teddy bear]], which descends lower every time Deadpool speaks and will eventually smother him. Deadpool breaks all his limbs to get out of the trap rather than simply shutting up. Because of his constant blathering, the teddy bear stopped gradually descending and, as his captor put it:
---> '''Deathtrap:''' Fascinating! Teddy has approached ramming speed.
** During a face off with ComicBook/ThePunisher in issue #55 of the first ongoing series, Deadpool says even he gets tired his own talking:
---> '''Deadpool:''' I just drone on and on. Sometimes I just don't know when to shut up. And that's why I have to kill you... so I can pay my phone bill!
* MultipleChoicePast:
** Various details of Deadpool's early life and family upbringing aren't compatible. He's an American born in Ohio or a Canadian born in Canada. He was raised by an asshole single mother without knowing who his father was, by both parents until his father walked out, by his asshole father after his mother died of cancer and until a punk friend shot his father dead, or by two parents who lived into adulthood until Deadpool was tricked into carrying out a hit on them. Other life experiences before becoming Deadpool or directly leading into it are told in incompatible ways.
** In the TwistEnding of Joe Kelly's run, ArchEnemy T-Ray claims Deadpool was once [[spoiler:named Jack and the ''real'' Wade was a teacher who married his high school sweetheart, Mercedes]]. Mercedes and Wade rescued "the monster" Jack from a frozen river, Jack wanted to change his identity into Wade's and grew obsessed with Mercedes, but accidentally killed Mercedes when disposing of Wade. This supposedly [[spoiler:broke Deadpool's mind and confused his identity into thinking he was Wade, while the actual Wade returned to life as T-Ray]]. Near the end of Frank Tieri's run, Deadpool and T-Ray clash again and Deadpool seemingly kills T-Ray after getting reason to believe T-Ray's claims were all lies. The storyline returns in ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'' by Deadpool co-creator Fabian Nicieza, with an ArmedWithCanon fourth wall break dismissing the twist.
* OddFriendship: Part of the fun of ''Cable and Deadpool'' is the acknowledgement that the two have nothing in common and probably should be mortal enemies; after all, Deadpool debuted trying to ''kill'' Cable, and they have very different personalities. Their only shared interest is weaponry. Instead, they become HeterosexualLifePartners and stay connected despite their "divorce".
* PapaWolf: Deadpool is very devoted to his daughter Ellie and one of the best ways to piss him off beyond belief is threaten her.
** No more is this best seen in ''Deadpool: The End''. He had cause the universe to break into ''utter chaos'', trap ''every hero and villain'' (barring Spidey who he just kept occupied with the three loves of his life) and willing to kill ''Death herself.'' All for Ellie, even if she was 96. This is also tied to his HeroicSelfDepreciation; he doesn't see himself as worth living and he considers his daughter infinitely more good than him. So the idea of her dying while someone like him lives... he doesn't think so.
* PopCulturedBadass
* RedOniBlueOni: Cable is the blue to Deadpool's red, right down to their respective costume colors. Cable is serious, focused, and out to save the entire world; Deadpool is constantly joking, erratic, and selfish.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Bullseye admits that Deadpool is the only person he likes, and he even attends Deadpool's (not-permanent) funeral and mourns him in secret. They both still perfectly okay with the idea of killing each other, though they tend to have fun while doing so.
* WolverinePublicity: Starting in 2008, Deadpool began rivaling good ol' Wolverine himself as Marvel's Poster Child with multiple simultaneous comic books of his own ''plus'' so-called guest appearances that are sometimes with characters he's never met or just for a single panel.
* WouldHitAGirl: Deadpool has stalked, beaten, and killed or attempted to kill many female characters, including [[IfICantHaveYou nearly killing his ex-girlfriend Vanessa]] and infamously uppercutting Kitty Pryde to provoke Wolverine into [[HitMeDammit hitting him]].
* WouldntHurtAChild: Deadpool ''will not'' kill kids, and he'll kill people who do.
** In his first ongoing series, Garrison Kane murders a mutant child with out-of-control powers after Deadpool calms the boy down and reassures him. This opens Deadpool's eyes to what the current Weapon X incarnation is about and contributes to his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against them.
** In his second ongoing series, the willingness of "Evil Deadpool" to kill children defines how different the two Deadpools are. The recap page on #48 highlights this:
---> '''Recap:''' [Evil Deadpool]'s kidnapped the children of the NYC chief of police, intending to do the one thing Wade would never do... kill a kid.
** In ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'', Deadpool is prepared to kill the newest incarnation of Apocalypse until he sees a child instead of an adult. It doesn't stop Fantomex, who murders Kid Apocalypse. Afterward, Deadpool is furious and [[Quotes/UncannyXForce gives a speech]] drawing the line on killing kids as something even ''he'' won't do.
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!!Deadpool
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!!!'''Alter Ego:''' Wade Winston Wilson
!!!'''Species:''' Human mutate
!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''New Mutants'' #98 (February, 1991)
->'''Deadpool:''' For all you kids reading at home, make sure you ''wear a helmet'' whenever you steal a motorcycle, toss explosives into a coffee shop, or give someone a "special hug."'''[=*=]'''\\
'''Editor's sidebar:''' '''[=*=]''' The management does not endorse theft, explosives use, or "special hugging"--\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''Enough with the sidebars!''
-->-- ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' (Vol. 1) #611
Deadpool (a.k.a. Wade Wilson) originated in Creator/MarvelComics and has since appeared across various Franchise/MarvelUniverse media properties and multiple ongoing ''Deadpool'' series. He was created by artist/writer Creator/RobLiefeld and writer Creator/FabianNicieza for ''ComicBook/NewMutants'' #98 (February 1991) as a mercenary pursuing a bounty on ComicBook/{{Cable}}. Initially a CaptainErsatz of Creator/DCComics' ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} the Terminator (a.k.a. Slade Wilson) and a villain with a sense of humor, further appearances developed him into a distinct character who graduated from NinetiesAntiHero to HeroicComedicSociopath. Sometimes he's a superhero, sometimes he's a supervillain, but most times he's running through the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor. Deadpool is nicknamed "The [[ProfessionalKiller Merc]] with the [[MotorMouth Mouth]]" and is known for {{dual wielding}} with [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]], [[GunsAkimbo guns]], or [[SwordAndGun katanas plus guns]]; his red and black mask and costume; speaking with yellow speech bubbles; loving [[BloodKnight violence and murder]]; [[PopCulturedBadass referencing pop culture]]; his [[BlackComedy dark]] and [[SurrealHumor surreal]] sense of humor; and BreakingTheFourthWall.
Wade Wilson has a MultipleChoicePast, but his most consistent comic book origin story is being a [[BadassNormal former special forces soldier]] who worked as a mercenary assassin until he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, then entered the Canadian Department K's [[HumanWeapon Weapon X]] program after all conventional treatments failed. Hoping to get cured and become a hero, Wade received an experimental treatment derived from ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, a [[ComicBook/{{XMen}} mutant]] with a HealingFactor who has a history with Weapon X. Wade gained [[EmpoweredBadassNormal enhanced physical abilities]] along with Wolverine's healing factor, but with a twist -- Wade's healing factor rapidly repairs and replicates cells, so it cures his cancer, then quickly brings the cancer cells back, and eradicates them again and again. This ongoing process [[BodyHorror ruined his outward appearance]] and his mental stability, which wasn't helped by torturous "experiments" under Dr. Killebrew and his assistant Francis Fanny a.k.a. Ajax. Wade fell in love with the personified [[TheGrimReaper Death]] as he longed for his pain to end. The test subjects ran a betting ''pool'' for how quickly each patient would be ''dead'' -- the "deadpool" -- leading to Wade's MeaningfulRename when he broke out of the program. As Deadpool, he resumed his [[PsychoForHire mercenary life]], initially as a PunchClockVillain before finding satisfaction in saving lives... sometimes, but mostly taking them.
Deadpool's fourth wall breaks began in his first ongoing series with writer Creator/JoeKelly. After repeated mental breakdowns, Deadpool became aware of, started acknowledging, or developed delusions about being a comic book character. Deadpool began communicating with caption boxes for his inner monologue, making {{aside comment}}s to his readers, and commenting on living in a comic book, much to the chagrin of non-medium aware characters. This became one of the defining traits of the character and his comics with writer [[Creator/ChristopherPriestComics Christopher Priest]]. DependingOnTheWriter, the [[SlidingScaleOfFourthWallHardness hardness of Deadpool's fourth wall]] varies and is sometimes completely solid. His fourth wall breaks are treated by [[FourthWallObserver other characters as part of his insanity]], and sometimes [[InsaneEqualsViolent his insanity]] includes in-universe hallucinations and delusions of being a comic book character; however, he does not have wall-breaking superpowers like ComicBook/SheHulk and [[ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool Gwenpool]]. {{Flanderization}} in some appearances turns this into his primary trait.
Deadpool began [[WolverinePublicity appearing in multiple comics every month]] starting in 2008 and has crossed over into other media. He is associated with Cable, including their series ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', and other mutant characters like the ComicBook/XMen, [[ComicBook/UncannyXForce Uncanny X-Force]], and Wolverine. Deadpool is not a mutant himself in the main comic book continuity. In- and out-of-universe, he has been compared to ComicBook/SpiderMan due to similarities in costumes and quipping, and they co-starred in the series ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool''. He has various [[Characters/{{Deadpool}} allies and enemies]] depending on the series and its creative and editorial team. Deadpool has had romances and marriages with several women and one-sided flirtations with numerous men; has one biological daughter in the main continuity, Eleanor "Ellie" Camacho; and has many alternate selves along with clones made from his DNA.
This character page is about the version of Deadpool appearing in Marvel Comics series and issues. For versions in non-comic book works, see their respective pages.
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!! Deadpool notably appears in following comic books:
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* ''ComicBook/NewMutants'': First appearance in #98 by Liefeld and Nicieza, published February 1991. Deadpool is hired by Tolliver, an enemy of Cable, to kill Cable-- unsuccessfully.
* ''ComicBook/XForce'': Continuing from ''New Mutants'' as a DarkerAndEdgier series. Deadpool makes appearances as a villain before his first ongoing series. Deadpool fights, tells jokes while fighting, and jokes about fighting. He works mercenary jobs for Cable's enemy, Mr. Tolliver, who has sent Deadpool's ex-girlfriend Vanessa Carlysle (Copycat) to infiltrate X-Force posing as Domino. Deadpool and Vanessa interact violently, including literally stabbing her in the back.
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* ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'' volume 1: December 2010 to February 2013, appearing in most of the 35-issue ongoing series concurrently with ''Deadpool'' volumes 2 and 3. Writer Creator/RickRemender puts Deadpool on a team led by Wolverine that does black ops work to protect mutants. Also appears in ''ComicBook/FearItself: Uncanny X-Force''.
* ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' volume 2: February 2013 to December 2014, a 32-issue series; concurrent with ''Deadpool'' volume 3. Part of a black- and red-themed team with [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} Agent Venom]], ComicBook/{{Elektra}}, ComicBook/ThePunisher, ComicBook/RedHulk, and later ComicBook/GhostRider.
* ''ComicBook/{{Axis}}'': Autumn 2014 {{crisis crossover}}. ComicBook/RedSkull's "inversion" of the heroes' and villains' moral alignments turns Deadpool, who is part of the VillainTeamUp, into a pacifist hippie Zenpool.
* ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'': Summer 2015. Multiple versions of Deadpool run around Battleworld, along with the mini-series ''Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars'' and ''Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos''.
* ''ComicBook/UncannyAvengers'' volume 3: December 2015 to February 2018, appearing in most of the 30-issue ongoing series concurrently with other ongoing series.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'': March 2016 to May 2019, issues #1-50. As the title says, Deadpool is paired with ComicBook/SpiderMan. Appearing concurrently with other ongoing series.
* ''ComicBook/TheDefenders2017'' volume 5: Some issues starting with December 2017's #5.
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!! Deadpool's character tropes include the following:
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* ArchEnemy:
** T-Ray, whom Deadpool calls the "the-''loathe''-of-my-life," isn't just a fellow mercenary and [[GreenEyedMonster jealous]] jerkass out to kill Deadpool as a professional rival. T-Ray targets Deadpool's supporting characters, enlists Typhoid Mary who {{bed trick}}s Deadpool, publicly kicks Deadpool's ass after he's traumatized by Typhoid, plays vicious headgames, and in the TwistEnding to Joe Kelly's run [[spoiler:claims to be the ''real'' Wade Wilson]]. And he wears a stupid bandage on his nose.
** In Deadpool's backstory, Dr. Killebrew used Wade as a human test subject with the sadistic assistance of his [[TheHeavy strongarm]] Francis Fanny aka Ajax [[labelnote:film]]In the first ''[[Film/Deadpool2016 Deadpool]]'' film, he and Dr. Killebrew became the {{composite character}} renamed Francis Freeman aka Ajax[[/labelnote]]. Wade was DrivenToSuicide by the unending medical torture and fell in love with Death herself, but his repeated attempts to "join" her were thwarted to keep him alive for more experiments. Then Wade realized he could provoke "Francis" into killing him. It worked too well; Ajax murdered other patients to torment Wade, then ripped out Wade's heart. Wade's desire for vengeance kept him from Death's embrace; his heart regenerated, but his sanity was broken. Wade became "Deadpool" and seemingly killed Ajax. In Kelly's ''Deadpool'' run, Ajax resurfaces and kills Deadpool-- but Deadpool has PurposeDrivenImmortality to kill Ajax. Wade's [[VengefulGhost old murdered friends]] believe Deadpool's vendetta is their UnfinishedBusiness, and they goad him into dropping his ongoing non-murdering hero attempts so he'll fulfill his destiny and kill Ajax. Years later, Francis comes back ''again'' when Thanos and Deadpool clash over Death.
** Madcap and Deadpool are both unstable pranksters with regenerative powers. Madcap's mind accidentally gets fused into Deadpool's after Thor lightning-zaps them into ashes ({{it makes sense in context}}). Unbeknownst to Deadpool, the new "white caption box" voice in his mind is actually Madcap inside him. After they're literally separated from each other, Madcap is emotionally damaged and turns vengeful. He tries to ruin Deadpool's life and reputation by framing him for murders he didn't commit. The feud only stops when Deadpool ruins his own life.
* BadassTransplant: While Deadpool's combat and weapons skills are 100% home grown, his regenerative healing powers are due to an injection of Wolverine's DNA by the Weapon X program, giving him Wolverine's mutant power. Deadpool's occasional claims of being a mutant himself aren't true.
* BaldOfAwesome: DependingOnTheArtist, Deadpool usually lacks hair because his body is constantly ruined by cancer and rebuilt by his healing factor.
* BerserkButton: He’s got some silly ones but hurting a child in anyway is a good way to make him stop screwing around and make the culprit truly sorry.
* BlatantLies: Deadpool flat-out lies to Preston during ''Secret Empire'' when she is looking for someone she considers part of her family after he assassinated that person; he'd even asked her where to locate his target on the pretense of checking up on someone who'd gone dark. Deadpool just couldn't tell her the truth. She found out anyway and it went over like a fart in a broke-down subway car.
* BlessedWithSuck: Deadpool is essentially a humanoid cancer. His HealingFactor cures the "Big C" -- then brings it right back again, leaving him disfigured and insane. He can heal from anything -- but being unable to stay dead puts a cramp on his romance with Death. You can cut his head off -- but he still won't shut up.
* BodyHorror: As a result of his powers, his cancer has spread throughout his body, disfiguring him.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Deadpool started breaking the fourth wall in his first ongoing series; since then, this often gets [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] into his primary trait.
** Deadpool's initial breaks were {{aside comment}}s and {{aside glance}}s to his readers commenting on the plot.
** Deadpool is aware that his comics are published by Marvel Comics and mocks Marvel accordingly, accurately references specific issue numbers, predicts upcoming story events, and lampshades narrative tropes in use. He describes the LetsYouAndHimFight plot in ''Black Panther vs. Deadpool'' #2:
---> '''Deadpool:''' It's like I ''said,'' B.P., there's a ''rhythm'' to these super hero team-ups. First, ''the small misunderstanding.'' Then, ''the big fight'' (which was a ''tie'' by the way). So you'd better patch me up ''quick.'' Because we ''both'' know what happens in issue #3.
** Comic books usually use caption boxes for narration, off-page dialogue, or editor's notes. Deadpool has "little yellow boxes" for his internal narrative and communication with his readers, though he sometimes speaks out loud when he thinks he's "thinking".
---> '''Deadpool:''' ''[caption]'' Do I still think in those little yellow boxes?\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''[speaking]'' I'm good.\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''[caption]'' ''Oooh,'' I missed you, little yellow boxes! What ''fun'' we shall have together!
** Deadpool responds to editorial captions that aren't his own little yellow boxes. From ''The Amazing [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Spider-Man]]'' vol. 1 #611:
--->'''Deadpool:''' For all you kids reading at home, make sure you ''wear a helmet'' whenever you steal a motorcycle, toss explosives into a coffee shop, or give someone a "special hug."*\\
'''[Editorial sidebar]''' ''*The management does not endorse theft, explosives use, or "special hugging"''--\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''Enough with the sidebars!''
** He talks about events in other comics that he has no in-universe way to know about, such as becoming one of the only characters in the entire Marvel universe that knows about Spider-Man's deal with Mephisto... er, besides Mephisto that is.
* CaptainErsatz: Deadpool began as one of these to DC's Deathstroke, another masked mercenary assassin with a gritty name; Fabian Nicieza noticed the similarities in Rob Liefeld's initial sketches, hence the real name ''Wade'' Wilson while Deathstroke is ''Slade'' Wilson. After his character development, Deadpool lampshaded this and used it as an excuse for why he hadn't appeared in a Marvel/DC Crossover. When he finally appeared in one, guess who he encountered... In tribute to this origin, Joe Kelly (Deadpool's first ongoing writer) wrote a story where the Earth-3 Deathstroke acts like and is implied to be Deadpool. In Deathstroke's own early 90s book, a "long lost half-brother" named "Wade Le Farge" (Forge? Farce?) showed up wanting to become Deathstroke and take away everything that belonged to him in gruesomely irrational fashion.
* CatchPhrase: During Priest's run, Deadpool tells people that the answer to their first question is "SHADDUP."
* CelebCrush: Early on in his comics, Deadpool often mentioned having a crush on Cindy Crawford. Since the early 2000s, it's become a running gag that he's attracted to Creator/BeaArthur. No, not a ''young'' Bea Arthur.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
** In the first ''Deadpool'' ongoing, Deadpool repeatedly expressed disgust at the thought of Creator/BeaArthur naked. Starting with ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', he's known for his humongous crush on her and thinking she's the sexiest woman ever. He has posters of her, tapes her face over pinups, apparently has a shrine to her, and frequently references her in loving terms.
** In the early to mid 2000s, Deadpool expresses patriotic sentiments about America, calls himself a red-blooded American, addresses then-president George W. Bush as his own president, talks about growing up in Ohio, and more. The Canadian government that gave him his healing factor isn't his own. But then in 2008, as if Deadpool and his readers got kicked in the head by a {{retcon}}ning moose, he's [[CanadaEh Canadian-born, Canadian-bred, proud to be Canadian,]] is confused about historic American presidents but knows all of Canada's prime ministers, and is now included on lists of famous fictional Canadians and portrayed in live-action films by Canadian Creator/RyanReynolds.
* CockFight: ComicBook/{{Thanos}} and Deadpool are both in love with Mistress Death, but Death only shows attraction to the Merc with the Mouth, much to Thanos' frustration. It got to the point that Thanos curses Deadpool with [[CursedWithAwesome immortal life]]. As long as Deadpool lives, he wouldn't be able to interfere with Thanos.
* CompleteImmortality: Deadpool, thanks to Thanos. In addition to being insanely tough to kill in the first place due to his HealingFactor, Thanos cursed him so that Death herself could not claim him. Immortality doesn't get much more complete than the metaphysical concept of Death itself having no power over you. It's a curse because they are both in love with Death.
* CosmicPlaything: Deadpool doesn't really mind being a Cosmic Plaything so much when it's Death wanting to use him as a willing boytoy. He's not so happy however, when it's Thanos making him immortal so that he can't steal Thanos's love interest.
* CostumeCopycat: While not a true copycat, the CloudCuckooLander Deadpool's costume is very similar to Spider-Man's, as is his sense of humor and [[YouFightLikeACow mastery of insult fighting]]. Various bystanders throughout the years, especially in Spider-Man's New York turf, comment on the resemblance and mistake Deadpool for Spider-Man. In an issue where the two met, they [[LampshadeHanging hung a lampshade]] on it. Also lampshaded in an issue of ''Deadpool'' which reveals how Deadpool got his costume: he found it in a costume shop, with a note saying, "Thanks but no thanks. -Spider-Man". Deadpool was loosely based on Deathstroke of DC Comics, right down to his real name-- Deadpool is ''Wade'' Wilson, while Deathstroke is ''Slade'' Wilson. They actually appeared in a crossover together and noted their similarities.
* CrazyEnoughToWork: This, alongside never-ending wisecracks and his entire existence being pain, is one-third of Deadpool 's entire thing. Some of the plans and tactics he comes up with are sheer lunacy, but he ''makes'' them work. During the ''Dark Avengers'' era, {{ComicBook/Bullseye|MarvelComics}} (dressed as [[ItMakesSenseInContext Hawkeye]]) fires a rocket launcher at Deadpool, who is in a moving vehicle, so what does Deadpool do? He pulls the brakes, turns the car sideways and rolls down the windows, which allows the missile to ''fly through the windows past the driver's seat'' and harmlessly explode against a hillside. Bullseye [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even laughs at this]] and says no one else could have pulled that off.
* DarkAgeOfSupernames: Deadpool lampshades how his own name is dark and gritty when he mocks the unfortunately-named Kraven for having a not-so-fearsome name:
--> '''Deadpool:''' Note: ''"Deadpool"'' has the word ''"dead"'' in it. Ooooh... ''scaaary!'' Here are some others... ''Death''lok... ''Death''trap, that jerk... Doctor ''Doom!'' Now you try!
* DeadpanSnarker
* DependingOnTheArtist:
** Underneath his mask, Wade's appearance has ranged from "slightly bad acne" to "humanoid wad of cancer" to "oddly enough resembles ComicBook/TheThing" to "mistaken for [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] cosplay". Justified in that his body is constantly in flux which can change his appearance from time to time.
** Deadpool's costume details change with the artist, such as the size and shape of the black patches over his eyes, whether his mask is completely fitted or has a little tuft/flap/thingy on the back, having PaintedOnPants or more plausible materials, the kind of gloves and boots he has, and the number and specific types of weapons he carries.
** His eyes being normal or blank orbs even without the mask.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Numerous traits, such as:
** BreakingTheFourthWall or staying in-universe; some of his story arcs and series have ''no'' fourth wall breaks or only tease them, such as ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'' using Deadpool pointing at a security camera as a break out fake out.
** He's consistently depicted as [[InsaneEqualsViolent violent because of insanity]], but the intensity and type of insanity, how it manifests, and the terms other characters apply to him vary by writer as they choose different ways to {{avert|ed trope}} leaving it {{ambiguous|disorder}}. He's been called a "[[HeroicComedicSociopath sociopath]]" for lacking empathy, enjoying violence, and making jokes at inappropriate times. He's had "[[FunnySchizophrenia schizophrenia]]" in the form of hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and constantly [[TalkingToThemself talking to himself]]. These supposed diagnoses [[HollywoodPsych don't keep pace with real-world diagnostic criteria]].
** Which side of the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor he's leaning towards that story arc, issue, or panel -- a JerkWithAHeartOfGold AntiHero, an AntiVillain, or back-and-forth.
** Who is the ''real'' Wade Wilson in his MultipleChoicePast.
** What's wrong with his memory. Under Nicieza, his brain is constantly in flux and he's had multiple brain injuries creating black spots. Under Posehn and Duggan, he's repeatedly memory-wiped with the drug "Tabula Rasa", distorting his perception and recall of his own history.
* DrivingUpAWall: The wall-crawling original Spider-Mobile was found and repaired by Deadpool. After giving it a new paint job, he re-branded the vehicle his "Dead-Buggy."
* FacialHorror: His disfigurement includes his face featuring rough skin. His ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' counterpart is currently the trope picture.
* EvilCounterpart: Possibly this to Spider-Man as they both have similar costumes, sense of humor, and semi-similar personalities, but Deadpool is far more brutal in his fighting style and is definitely more crazy and immature than Spidey is.
* HairTriggerTemper:
** After his first series, Deadpool decides the sexiest woman in the world is Creator/BeaArthur, and he reacts violently when he hears otherwise.
** He ''killed'' an A.I.M. goon for saying the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequel trilogy was better than the original trilogy and then forced someone at gunpoint to repeat his Jar Jar Binks insults.
* HamAndDeadpanDuo: Deadpool is a LargeHam and Cable is a DeadpanSnarker; when they're together, Deadpool overreacts and makes constant quips, while Cable is [[TheComicallySerious serious]] and snarky in his responses to Deadpool's nonsense.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Cable and Deadpool are extremely close despite Deadpool's personality being obnoxious even at the best of times. Despite Deadpool's general lack of allegiances, he genuinely believes in what Cable attempts with Providence. Deadpool is the first person Cable pictures and makes psychic contact with while trying to decide whether to blow himself up, and he uses this possibly instinctive or unintentional telepathic {{one phone call}} to manipulate Deadpool into doing the right thing. Their series {{lampshade hanging}}s HomoeroticSubtext regarding their {{teleporter accident}} genetic commingling,their interactions, and their "divorce". Despite their split, the two have a secret pact no one else has been clued in on; they will protect each other's loved ones if the other dies by destroying the deceased's safe houses.
* IfICantHaveYou: In their early appearances together, Deadpool is violent and possessive towards his ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Carlylse.
** In ''ComicBook/XForce'', Deadpool acts as Mr. Tolliver's enforcer when Vanessa poses as Domino to infiltrate Cable's X-Force team. Deadpool beats her as a warning to remember the job and not fall for Cable. When Cable and Vanessa-as-Domino come across the ''real'' imprisoned Domino, Deadpool sneaks up behind Vanessa and stabs her in the back.
** Vanessa stays on the run, but Deadpool keeps tracking her down and threatening her. He's on her trail in ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'' and refers to her as "my ex-squeeze" when fighting Wolverine. When he finds Vanessa and her new boyfriend [[note]]Garrison Kane, who was in the Weapon X program with Deadpool[[/note]], Deadpool accuses him of "stealing my girl". Vanessa points out the possessive language and fights back as Deadpool tries to kill them both. Wolverine arrives just in time to save her from getting Deadpool's thrown katana in her heart.
* IKnowMortalKombat: Deadpool is an avid gamer and learned from ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' how to sock Kitty Pride with a {{Shoryuken}}.
* InNameOnly: The ComicBook/UltimateMarvel version of Deadpool has little-to-nothing to do with the classic version, being little more than a grotesque (even uglier than the classic one), mutant-hating psychopath.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: He ''reveres'' Steve Rogers, the original Captain America and was his childhood hero. Even Steve personally finding him annoying doesn't stop Wade from adoring him.
* KryptoniteFactor: His katanas are often made of carbonadium, the Soviet counterpart to adamantium. Mainly because carbonadium's radioactivity makes it dangerous toward those with a HealingFactor.
* MeaningfulRename: At the Weapon X "Hospice" for dying test subjects still undergoing tortuous experiments, the imprisoned patients put odds in a betting ''pool'' for how long it'd take before each of them was ''dead''-- the "deadpool". After Wade's ArchEnemy Ajax ripped out his heart, Wade's mind snapped and he declared he was no longer Wade Wilson; he was Deadpool. Deadpool led a breakout from the facility and seemingly killed Ajax.
* MoralityPet: Cable and Deadpool seem to function as morality pets ''for each other.'' Sometimes Cable is an inspiration for Deadpool about morals and the like, but Cable also has to constantly change his own actions to be better than Deadpool's so he doesn't end up an example of "Do as I say, not as I do."
* MotorMouth: He's known in the Marvel Universe as the Merc with a Mouth for a reason. Other characters often comment on his constant chatter.
** In Deadpool's first two appearances, Cable tells him he talks too much, and Garrison Kane thinks "his mouth runs a mile a minute", establishing this trait from the start.
** Deadpool is kidnapped by a DeathTrap enthusiast creatively named Death Trap and chained down underneath a [[ItMakesSenseInContext giant teddy bear]], which descends lower every time Deadpool speaks and will eventually smother him. Deadpool breaks all his limbs to get out of the trap rather than simply shutting up. Because of his constant blathering, the teddy bear stopped gradually descending and, as his captor put it:
---> '''Deathtrap:''' Fascinating! Teddy has approached ramming speed.
** During a face off with ComicBook/ThePunisher in issue #55 of the first ongoing series, Deadpool says even he gets tired his own talking:
---> '''Deadpool:''' I just drone on and on. Sometimes I just don't know when to shut up. And that's why I have to kill you... so I can pay my phone bill!
* MultipleChoicePast:
** Various details of Deadpool's early life and family upbringing aren't compatible. He's an American born in Ohio or a Canadian born in Canada. He was raised by an asshole single mother without knowing who his father was, by both parents until his father walked out, by his asshole father after his mother died of cancer and until a punk friend shot his father dead, or by two parents who lived into adulthood until Deadpool was tricked into carrying out a hit on them. Other life experiences before becoming Deadpool or directly leading into it are told in incompatible ways.
** In the TwistEnding of Joe Kelly's run, ArchEnemy T-Ray claims Deadpool was once [[spoiler:named Jack and the ''real'' Wade was a teacher who married his high school sweetheart, Mercedes]]. Mercedes and Wade rescued "the monster" Jack from a frozen river, Jack wanted to change his identity into Wade's and grew obsessed with Mercedes, but accidentally killed Mercedes when disposing of Wade. This supposedly [[spoiler:broke Deadpool's mind and confused his identity into thinking he was Wade, while the actual Wade returned to life as T-Ray]]. Near the end of Frank Tieri's run, Deadpool and T-Ray clash again and Deadpool seemingly kills T-Ray after getting reason to believe T-Ray's claims were all lies. The storyline returns in ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'' by Deadpool co-creator Fabian Nicieza, with an ArmedWithCanon fourth wall break dismissing the twist.
* OddFriendship: Part of the fun of ''Cable and Deadpool'' is the acknowledgement that the two have nothing in common and probably should be mortal enemies; after all, Deadpool debuted trying to ''kill'' Cable, and they have very different personalities. Their only shared interest is weaponry. Instead, they become HeterosexualLifePartners and stay connected despite their "divorce".
* PapaWolf: Deadpool is very devoted to his daughter Ellie and one of the best ways to piss him off beyond belief is threaten her.
** No more is this best seen in ''Deadpool: The End''. He had cause the universe to break into ''utter chaos'', trap ''every hero and villain'' (barring Spidey who he just kept occupied with the three loves of his life) and willing to kill ''Death herself.'' All for Ellie, even if she was 96. This is also tied to his HeroicSelfDepreciation; he doesn't see himself as worth living and he considers his daughter infinitely more good than him. So the idea of her dying while someone like him lives... he doesn't think so.
* PopCulturedBadass
* RedOniBlueOni: Cable is the blue to Deadpool's red, right down to their respective costume colors. Cable is serious, focused, and out to save the entire world; Deadpool is constantly joking, erratic, and selfish.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Bullseye admits that Deadpool is the only person he likes, and he even attends Deadpool's (not-permanent) funeral and mourns him in secret. They both still perfectly okay with the idea of killing each other, though they tend to have fun while doing so.
* WolverinePublicity: Starting in 2008, Deadpool began rivaling good ol' Wolverine himself as Marvel's Poster Child with multiple simultaneous comic books of his own ''plus'' so-called guest appearances that are sometimes with characters he's never met or just for a single panel.
* WouldHitAGirl: Deadpool has stalked, beaten, and killed or attempted to kill many female characters, including [[IfICantHaveYou nearly killing his ex-girlfriend Vanessa]] and infamously uppercutting Kitty Pryde to provoke Wolverine into [[HitMeDammit hitting him]].
* WouldntHurtAChild: Deadpool ''will not'' kill kids, and he'll kill people who do.
** In his first ongoing series, Garrison Kane murders a mutant child with out-of-control powers after Deadpool calms the boy down and reassures him. This opens Deadpool's eyes to what the current Weapon X incarnation is about and contributes to his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against them.
** In his second ongoing series, the willingness of "Evil Deadpool" to kill children defines how different the two Deadpools are. The recap page on #48 highlights this:
---> '''Recap:''' [Evil Deadpool]'s kidnapped the children of the NYC chief of police, intending to do the one thing Wade would never do... kill a kid.
** In ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'', Deadpool is prepared to kill the newest incarnation of Apocalypse until he sees a child instead of an adult. It doesn't stop Fantomex, who murders Kid Apocalypse. Afterward, Deadpool is furious and [[Quotes/UncannyXForce gives a speech]] drawing the line on killing kids as something even ''he'' won't do.
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The main character of the ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' comics is detailed here. For other characters in the ''Deadpool'' comic books, see the [[Characters/{{Deadpool}} character sheet]].
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!!!'''Alter ego:''' Wade Winston Wilson
!!!'''Species''': Human mutate
!!!'''First appearance''': ''New Mutants'' #98 (February 1991)
->'''Deadpool:''' For all you kids reading at home, make sure you ''wear a helmet'' whenever you steal a motorcycle, toss explosives into a coffee shop, or give someone a "special hug."'''[=*=]'''\\
'''Editor's sidebar:''' '''[=*=]''' The management does not endorse theft, explosives use, or "special hugging"--\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''Enough with the sidebars!''
-->-- ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' vol. 1 #611
Deadpool (a.k.a. Wade Wilson) originated in Creator/MarvelComics and has since appeared across various Franchise/MarvelUniverse media properties and multiple ongoing ''Deadpool'' series. He was created by artist/writer Creator/RobLiefeld and writer Creator/FabianNicieza for ''ComicBook/NewMutants'' #98 (February 1991) as a mercenary pursuing a bounty on ComicBook/{{Cable}}. Initially a CaptainErsatz of Creator/DCComics' ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} the Terminator (a.k.a. Slade Wilson) and a villain with a sense of humor, further appearances developed him into a distinct character who graduated from NinetiesAntiHero to HeroicComedicSociopath. Sometimes he's a superhero, sometimes he's a supervillain, but most times he's running through the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor. Deadpool is nicknamed "The [[ProfessionalKiller Merc]] with the [[MotorMouth Mouth]]" and is known for {{dual wielding}} with [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]], [[GunsAkimbo guns]], or [[SwordAndGun katanas plus guns]]; his red and black mask and costume; speaking with yellow speech bubbles; loving [[BloodKnight violence and murder]]; [[PopCulturedBadass referencing pop culture]]; his [[BlackComedy dark]] and [[SurrealHumor surreal]] sense of humor; and BreakingTheFourthWall.
Wade Wilson has a MultipleChoicePast, but his most consistent comic book origin story is being a [[BadassNormal former special forces soldier]] who worked as a mercenary assassin until he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, then entered the Canadian Department K's [[HumanWeapon Weapon X]] program after all conventional treatments failed. Hoping to get cured and become a hero, Wade received an experimental treatment derived from ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, a [[ComicBook/{{XMen}} mutant]] with a HealingFactor who has a history with Weapon X. Wade gained [[EmpoweredBadassNormal enhanced physical abilities]] along with Wolverine's healing factor, but with a twist -- Wade's healing factor rapidly repairs and replicates cells, so it cures his cancer, then quickly brings the cancer cells back, and eradicates them again and again. This ongoing process [[BodyHorror ruined his outward appearance]] and his mental stability, which wasn't helped by torturous "experiments" under Dr. Killebrew and his assistant Francis Fanny a.k.a. Ajax. Wade fell in love with the personified [[TheGrimReaper Death]] as he longed for his pain to end. The test subjects ran a betting ''pool'' for how quickly each patient would be ''dead'' -- the "deadpool" -- leading to Wade's MeaningfulRename when he broke out of the program. As Deadpool, he resumed his [[PsychoForHire mercenary life]], initially as a PunchClockVillain before finding satisfaction in saving lives... sometimes, but mostly taking them.
Deadpool's fourth wall breaks began in his first ongoing series with writer Creator/JoeKelly. After repeated mental breakdowns, Deadpool became aware of, started acknowledging, or developed delusions about being a comic book character. Deadpool began communicating with caption boxes for his inner monologue, making {{aside comment}}s to his readers, and commenting on living in a comic book, much to the chagrin of non-medium aware characters. This became one of the defining traits of the character and his comics with writer [[Creator/ChristopherPriestComics Christopher Priest]]. DependingOnTheWriter, the [[SlidingScaleOfFourthWallHardness hardness of Deadpool's fourth wall]] varies and is sometimes completely solid. His fourth wall breaks are treated by [[FourthWallObserver other characters as part of his insanity]], and sometimes [[InsaneEqualsViolent his insanity]] includes in-universe hallucinations and delusions of being a comic book character; however, he does not have wall-breaking superpowers like ComicBook/SheHulk and [[ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool Gwenpool]]. {{Flanderization}} in some appearances turns this into his primary trait.
Deadpool began [[WolverinePublicity appearing in multiple comics every month]] starting in 2008 and has crossed over into other media. He is associated with Cable, including their series ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', and other mutant characters like the ComicBook/XMen, [[ComicBook/UncannyXForce Uncanny X-Force]], and Wolverine. Deadpool is not a mutant himself in the main comic book continuity. In- and out-of-universe, he has been compared to ComicBook/SpiderMan due to similarities in costumes and quipping, and they co-starred in the series ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool''. He has various [[Characters/{{Deadpool}} allies and enemies]] depending on the series and its creative and editorial team. Deadpool has had romances and marriages with several women and one-sided flirtations with numerous men; has one biological daughter in the main continuity, Eleanor "Ellie" Camacho; and has many alternate selves along with clones made from his DNA.
This character page is about the version of Deadpool appearing in Marvel Comics series and issues. For versions in non-comic book works, see their respective pages.
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!! Deadpool notably appears in following comic books:
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* ''ComicBook/NewMutants'': First appearance in #98 by Liefeld and Nicieza, published February 1991. Deadpool is hired by Tolliver, an enemy of Cable, to kill Cable-- unsuccessfully.
* ''ComicBook/XForce'': Continuing from ''New Mutants'' as a DarkerAndEdgier series. Deadpool makes appearances as a villain before his first ongoing series. Deadpool fights, tells jokes while fighting, and jokes about fighting. He works mercenary jobs for Cable's enemy, Mr. Tolliver, who has sent Deadpool's ex-girlfriend Vanessa Carlysle (Copycat) to infiltrate X-Force posing as Domino. Deadpool and Vanessa interact violently, including literally stabbing her in the back.
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* ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'' volume 1: December 2010 to February 2013, appearing in most of the 35-issue ongoing series concurrently with ''Deadpool'' volumes 2 and 3. Writer Creator/RickRemender puts Deadpool on a team led by Wolverine that does black ops work to protect mutants. Also appears in ''ComicBook/FearItself: Uncanny X-Force''.
* ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' volume 2: February 2013 to December 2014, a 32-issue series; concurrent with ''Deadpool'' volume 3. Part of a black- and red-themed team with [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} Agent Venom]], ComicBook/{{Elektra}}, ComicBook/ThePunisher, ComicBook/RedHulk, and later ComicBook/GhostRider.
* ''ComicBook/{{Axis}}'': Autumn 2014 {{crisis crossover}}. ComicBook/RedSkull's "inversion" of the heroes' and villains' moral alignments turns Deadpool, who is part of the VillainTeamUp, into a pacifist hippie Zenpool.
* ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'': Summer 2015. Multiple versions of Deadpool run around Battleworld, along with the mini-series ''Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars'' and ''Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos''.
* ''ComicBook/UncannyAvengers'' volume 3: December 2015 to February 2018, appearing in most of the 30-issue ongoing series concurrently with other ongoing series.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'': March 2016 to May 2019, issues #1-50. As the title says, Deadpool is paired with ComicBook/SpiderMan. Appearing concurrently with other ongoing series.
* ''ComicBook/TheDefenders2017'' volume 5: Some issues starting with December 2017's #5.
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* ArchEnemy:
** T-Ray, whom Deadpool calls the "the-''loathe''-of-my-life," isn't just a fellow mercenary and [[GreenEyedMonster jealous]] jerkass out to kill Deadpool as a professional rival. T-Ray targets Deadpool's supporting characters, enlists Typhoid Mary who {{bed trick}}s Deadpool, publicly kicks Deadpool's ass after he's traumatized by Typhoid, plays vicious headgames, and in the TwistEnding to Joe Kelly's run [[spoiler:claims to be the ''real'' Wade Wilson]]. And he wears a stupid bandage on his nose.
** In Deadpool's backstory, Dr. Killebrew used Wade as a human test subject with the sadistic assistance of his [[TheHeavy strongarm]] Francis Fanny aka Ajax [[labelnote:film]]In the first ''[[Film/Deadpool2016 Deadpool]]'' film, he and Dr. Killebrew became the {{composite character}} renamed Francis Freeman aka Ajax[[/labelnote]]. Wade was DrivenToSuicide by the unending medical torture and fell in love with Death herself, but his repeated attempts to "join" her were thwarted to keep him alive for more experiments. Then Wade realized he could provoke "Francis" into killing him. It worked too well; Ajax murdered other patients to torment Wade, then ripped out Wade's heart. Wade's desire for vengeance kept him from Death's embrace; his heart regenerated, but his sanity was broken. Wade became "Deadpool" and seemingly killed Ajax. In Kelly's ''Deadpool'' run, Ajax resurfaces and kills Deadpool-- but Deadpool has PurposeDrivenImmortality to kill Ajax. Wade's [[VengefulGhost old murdered friends]] believe Deadpool's vendetta is their UnfinishedBusiness, and they goad him into dropping his ongoing non-murdering hero attempts so he'll fulfill his destiny and kill Ajax. Years later, Francis comes back ''again'' when Thanos and Deadpool clash over Death.
** Madcap and Deadpool are both unstable pranksters with regenerative powers. Madcap's mind accidentally gets fused into Deadpool's after Thor lightning-zaps them into ashes ({{it makes sense in context}}). Unbeknownst to Deadpool, the new "white caption box" voice in his mind is actually Madcap inside him. After they're literally separated from each other, Madcap is emotionally damaged and turns vengeful. He tries to ruin Deadpool's life and reputation by framing him for murders he didn't commit. The feud only stops when Deadpool ruins his own life.
* BadassTransplant: While Deadpool's combat and weapons skills are 100% home grown, his regenerative healing powers are due to an injection of Wolverine's DNA by the Weapon X program, giving him Wolverine's mutant power. Deadpool's occasional claims of being a mutant himself aren't true.
* BaldOfAwesome: DependingOnTheArtist, Deadpool usually lacks hair because his body is constantly ruined by cancer and rebuilt by his healing factor.
* BerserkButton: He’s got some silly ones but hurting a child in anyway is a good way to make him stop screwing around and make the culprit truly sorry.
* BlatantLies: Deadpool flat-out lies to Preston during ''Secret Empire'' when she is looking for someone she considers part of her family after he assassinated that person; he'd even asked her where to locate his target on the pretense of checking up on someone who'd gone dark. Deadpool just couldn't tell her the truth. She found out anyway and it went over like a fart in a broke-down subway car.
* BlessedWithSuck: Deadpool is essentially a humanoid cancer. His HealingFactor cures the "Big C" -- then brings it right back again, leaving him disfigured and insane. He can heal from anything -- but being unable to stay dead puts a cramp on his romance with Death. You can cut his head off -- but he still won't shut up.
* BodyHorror: As a result of his powers, his cancer has spread throughout his body, disfiguring him.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Deadpool started breaking the fourth wall in his first ongoing series; since then, this often gets [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] into his primary trait.
** Deadpool's initial breaks were {{aside comment}}s and {{aside glance}}s to his readers commenting on the plot.
** Deadpool is aware that his comics are published by Marvel Comics and mocks Marvel accordingly, accurately references specific issue numbers, predicts upcoming story events, and lampshades narrative tropes in use. He describes the LetsYouAndHimFight plot in ''Black Panther vs. Deadpool'' #2:
---> '''Deadpool:''' It's like I ''said,'' B.P., there's a ''rhythm'' to these super hero team-ups. First, ''the small misunderstanding.'' Then, ''the big fight'' (which was a ''tie'' by the way). So you'd better patch me up ''quick.'' Because we ''both'' know what happens in issue #3.
** Comic books usually use caption boxes for narration, off-page dialogue, or editor's notes. Deadpool has "little yellow boxes" for his internal narrative and communication with his readers, though he sometimes speaks out loud when he thinks he's "thinking".
---> '''Deadpool:''' ''[caption]'' Do I still think in those little yellow boxes?\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''[speaking]'' I'm good.\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''[caption]'' ''Oooh,'' I missed you, little yellow boxes! What ''fun'' we shall have together!
** Deadpool responds to editorial captions that aren't his own little yellow boxes. From ''The Amazing [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Spider-Man]]'' vol. 1 #611:
--->'''Deadpool:''' For all you kids reading at home, make sure you ''wear a helmet'' whenever you steal a motorcycle, toss explosives into a coffee shop, or give someone a "special hug."*\\
'''[Editorial sidebar]''' ''*The management does not endorse theft, explosives use, or "special hugging"''--\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''Enough with the sidebars!''
** He talks about events in other comics that he has no in-universe way to know about, such as becoming one of the only characters in the entire Marvel universe that knows about Spider-Man's deal with Mephisto... er, besides Mephisto that is.
* CaptainErsatz: Deadpool began as one of these to DC's Deathstroke, another masked mercenary assassin with a gritty name; Fabian Nicieza noticed the similarities in Rob Liefeld's initial sketches, hence the real name ''Wade'' Wilson while Deathstroke is ''Slade'' Wilson. After his character development, Deadpool lampshaded this and used it as an excuse for why he hadn't appeared in a Marvel/DC Crossover. When he finally appeared in one, guess who he encountered... In tribute to this origin, Joe Kelly (Deadpool's first ongoing writer) wrote a story where the Earth-3 Deathstroke acts like and is implied to be Deadpool. In Deathstroke's own early 90s book, a "long lost half-brother" named "Wade Le Farge" (Forge? Farce?) showed up wanting to become Deathstroke and take away everything that belonged to him in gruesomely irrational fashion.
* CatchPhrase: During Priest's run, Deadpool tells people that the answer to their first question is "SHADDUP."
* CelebCrush: Early on in his comics, Deadpool often mentioned having a crush on Cindy Crawford. Since the early 2000s, it's become a running gag that he's attracted to Creator/BeaArthur. No, not a ''young'' Bea Arthur.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
** In the first ''Deadpool'' ongoing, Deadpool repeatedly expressed disgust at the thought of Creator/BeaArthur naked. Starting with ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', he's known for his humongous crush on her and thinking she's the sexiest woman ever. He has posters of her, tapes her face over pinups, apparently has a shrine to her, and frequently references her in loving terms.
** In the early to mid 2000s, Deadpool expresses patriotic sentiments about America, calls himself a red-blooded American, addresses then-president George W. Bush as his own president, talks about growing up in Ohio, and more. The Canadian government that gave him his healing factor isn't his own. But then in 2008, as if Deadpool and his readers got kicked in the head by a {{retcon}}ning moose, he's [[CanadaEh Canadian-born, Canadian-bred, proud to be Canadian,]] is confused about historic American presidents but knows all of Canada's prime ministers, and is now included on lists of famous fictional Canadians and portrayed in live-action films by Canadian Creator/RyanReynolds.
* CockFight: ComicBook/{{Thanos}} and Deadpool are both in love with Mistress Death, but Death only shows attraction to the Merc with the Mouth, much to Thanos' frustration. It got to the point that Thanos curses Deadpool with [[CursedWithAwesome immortal life]]. As long as Deadpool lives, he wouldn't be able to interfere with Thanos.
* CompleteImmortality: Deadpool, thanks to Thanos. In addition to being insanely tough to kill in the first place due to his HealingFactor, Thanos cursed him so that Death herself could not claim him. Immortality doesn't get much more complete than the metaphysical concept of Death itself having no power over you. It's a curse because they are both in love with Death.
* CosmicPlaything: Deadpool doesn't really mind being a Cosmic Plaything so much when it's Death wanting to use him as a willing boytoy. He's not so happy however, when it's Thanos making him immortal so that he can't steal Thanos's love interest.
* CostumeCopycat: While not a true copycat, the CloudCuckooLander Deadpool's costume is very similar to Spider-Man's, as is his sense of humor and [[YouFightLikeACow mastery of insult fighting]]. Various bystanders throughout the years, especially in Spider-Man's New York turf, comment on the resemblance and mistake Deadpool for Spider-Man. In an issue where the two met, they [[LampshadeHanging hung a lampshade]] on it. Also lampshaded in an issue of ''Deadpool'' which reveals how Deadpool got his costume: he found it in a costume shop, with a note saying, "Thanks but no thanks. -Spider-Man". Deadpool was loosely based on Deathstroke of DC Comics, right down to his real name-- Deadpool is ''Wade'' Wilson, while Deathstroke is ''Slade'' Wilson. They actually appeared in a crossover together and noted their similarities.
* CrazyEnoughToWork: This, alongside never-ending wisecracks and his entire existence being pain, is one-third of Deadpool 's entire thing. Some of the plans and tactics he comes up with are sheer lunacy, but he ''makes'' them work. During the ''Dark Avengers'' era, {{ComicBook/Bullseye|MarvelComics}} (dressed as [[ItMakesSenseInContext Hawkeye]]) fires a rocket launcher at Deadpool, who is in a moving vehicle, so what does Deadpool do? He pulls the brakes, turns the car sideways and rolls down the windows, which allows the missile to ''fly through the windows past the driver's seat'' and harmlessly explode against a hillside. Bullseye [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even laughs at this]] and says no one else could have pulled that off.
* DarkAgeOfSupernames: Deadpool lampshades how his own name is dark and gritty when he mocks the unfortunately-named Kraven for having a not-so-fearsome name:
--> '''Deadpool:''' Note: ''"Deadpool"'' has the word ''"dead"'' in it. Ooooh... ''scaaary!'' Here are some others... ''Death''lok... ''Death''trap, that jerk... Doctor ''Doom!'' Now you try!
* DependingOnTheArtist:
** Underneath his mask, Wade's appearance has ranged from "slightly bad acne" to "humanoid wad of cancer" to "oddly enough resembles ComicBook/TheThing" to "mistaken for [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] cosplay". Justified in that his body is constantly in flux which can change his appearance from time to time.
** Deadpool's costume details change with the artist, such as the size and shape of the black patches over his eyes, whether his mask is completely fitted or has a little tuft/flap/thingy on the back, having PaintedOnPants or more plausible materials, the kind of gloves and boots he has, and the number and specific types of weapons he carries.
** His eyes being normal or blank orbs even without the mask.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Numerous traits, such as:
** BreakingTheFourthWall or staying in-universe; some of his story arcs and series have ''no'' fourth wall breaks or only tease them, such as ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'' using Deadpool pointing at a security camera as a break out fake out.
** He's consistently depicted as [[InsaneEqualsViolent violent because of insanity]], but the intensity and type of insanity, how it manifests, and the terms other characters apply to him vary by writer as they choose different ways to {{avert|ed trope}} leaving it {{ambiguous|disorder}}. He's been called a "[[HeroicComedicSociopath sociopath]]" for lacking empathy, enjoying violence, and making jokes at inappropriate times. He's had "[[FunnySchizophrenia schizophrenia]]" in the form of hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and constantly [[TalkingToThemself talking to himself]]. These supposed diagnoses [[HollywoodPsych don't keep pace with real-world diagnostic criteria]].
** Which side of the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor he's leaning towards that story arc, issue, or panel -- a JerkWithAHeartOfGold AntiHero, an AntiVillain, or back-and-forth.
** Who is the ''real'' Wade Wilson in his MultipleChoicePast.
** What's wrong with his memory. Under Nicieza, his brain is constantly in flux and he's had multiple brain injuries creating black spots. Under Posehn and Duggan, he's repeatedly memory-wiped with the drug "Tabula Rasa", distorting his perception and recall of his own history.
* DrivingUpAWall: The wall-crawling original Spider-Mobile was found and repaired by Deadpool. After giving it a new paint job, he re-branded the vehicle his "Dead-Buggy."
* FacialHorror: His disfigurement includes his face featuring rough skin. His ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' counterpart is currently the trope picture.
* HairTriggerTemper:
** After his first series, Deadpool decides the sexiest woman in the world is Creator/BeaArthur, and he reacts violently when he hears otherwise.
** He ''killed'' an A.I.M. goon for saying the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequel trilogy was better than the original trilogy and then forced someone at gunpoint to repeat his Jar Jar Binks insults.
* HamAndDeadpanDuo: Deadpool is a LargeHam and Cable is a DeadpanSnarker; when they're together, Deadpool overreacts and makes constant quips, while Cable is [[TheComicallySerious serious]] and snarky in his responses to Deadpool's nonsense.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Cable and Deadpool are extremely close despite Deadpool's personality being obnoxious even at the best of times. Despite Deadpool's general lack of allegiances, he genuinely believes in what Cable attempts with Providence. Deadpool is the first person Cable pictures and makes psychic contact with while trying to decide whether to blow himself up, and he uses this possibly instinctive or unintentional telepathic {{one phone call}} to manipulate Deadpool into doing the right thing. Their series {{lampshade hanging}}s HomoeroticSubtext regarding their {{teleporter accident}} genetic commingling,their interactions, and their "divorce". Despite their split, the two have a secret pact no one else has been clued in on; they will protect each other's loved ones if the other dies by destroying the deceased's safe houses.
* IfICantHaveYou: In their early appearances together, Deadpool is violent and possessive towards his ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Carlylse.
** In ''ComicBook/XForce'', Deadpool acts as Mr. Tolliver's enforcer when Vanessa poses as Domino to infiltrate Cable's X-Force team. Deadpool beats her as a warning to remember the job and not fall for Cable. When Cable and Vanessa-as-Domino come across the ''real'' imprisoned Domino, Deadpool sneaks up behind Vanessa and stabs her in the back.
** Vanessa stays on the run, but Deadpool keeps tracking her down and threatening her. He's on her trail in ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'' and refers to her as "my ex-squeeze" when fighting Wolverine. When he finds Vanessa and her new boyfriend [[note]]Garrison Kane, who was in the Weapon X program with Deadpool[[/note]], Deadpool accuses him of "stealing my girl". Vanessa points out the possessive language and fights back as Deadpool tries to kill them both. Wolverine arrives just in time to save her from getting Deadpool's thrown katana in her heart.
* IKnowMortalKombat: Deadpool is an avid gamer and learned from ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' how to sock Kitty Pride with a {{Shoryuken}}.
* InNameOnly: The ComicBook/UltimateMarvel version of Deadpool has little-to-nothing to do with the classic version, being little more than a grotesque (even uglier than the classic one), mutant-hating psychopath.
* KryptoniteFactor: His katanas are often made of carbonadium, the Soviet counterpart to adamantium. Mainly because carbonadium's radioactivity makes it dangerous toward those with a HealingFactor.
* MeaningfulRename: At the Weapon X "Hospice" for dying test subjects still undergoing tortuous experiments, the imprisoned patients put odds in a betting ''pool'' for how long it'd take before each of them was ''dead''-- the "deadpool". After Wade's ArchEnemy Ajax ripped out his heart, Wade's mind snapped and he declared he was no longer Wade Wilson; he was Deadpool. Deadpool led a breakout from the facility and seemingly killed Ajax.
* MoralityPet: Cable and Deadpool seem to function as morality pets ''for each other.'' Sometimes Cable is an inspiration for Deadpool about morals and the like, but Cable also has to constantly change his own actions to be better than Deadpool's so he doesn't end up an example of "Do as I say, not as I do."
* MotorMouth: He's known in the Marvel Universe as the Merc with a Mouth for a reason. Other characters comment on his constant chatter often.
** In Deadpool's first two appearances, Cable tells him he talks too much, and Garrison Kane thinks "his mouth runs a mile a minute", establishing this trait from the start.
** Deadpool is kidnapped by a DeathTrap enthusiast creatively named Death Trap and chained down underneath a [[ItMakesSenseInContext giant teddy bear]], which descends lower every time Deadpool speaks and will eventually smother him. Deadpool breaks all his limbs to get out of the trap rather than simply shutting up. Because of his constant blathering, the teddy bear stopped gradually descending and, as his captor put it:
---> '''Deathtrap:''' Fascinating! Teddy has approached ramming speed.
** During a face off with ComicBook/ThePunisher in issue #55 of the first ongoing series, Deadpool says even he gets tired his own talking:
---> '''Deadpool:''' I just drone on and on. Sometimes I just don't know when to shut up. And that's why I have to kill you... so I can pay my phone bill!
* MultipleChoicePast:
** Various details of Deadpool's early life and family upbringing aren't compatible. He's an American born in Ohio or a Canadian born in Canada. He was raised by an asshole single mother without knowing who his father was, by both parents until his father walked out, by his asshole father after his mother died of cancer and until a punk friend shot his father dead, or by two parents who lived into adulthood until Deadpool was tricked into carrying out a hit on them. Other life experiences before becoming Deadpool or directly leading into it are told in incompatible ways.
** In the TwistEnding of Joe Kelly's run, ArchEnemy T-Ray claims Deadpool was once [[spoiler:named Jack and the ''real'' Wade was a teacher who married his high school sweetheart, Mercedes]]. Mercedes and Wade rescued "the monster" Jack from a frozen river, Jack wanted to change his identity into Wade's and grew obsessed with Mercedes, but accidentally killed Mercedes when disposing of Wade. This supposedly [[spoiler:broke Deadpool's mind and confused his identity into thinking he was Wade, while the actual Wade returned to life as T-Ray]]. Near the end of Frank Tieri's run, Deadpool and T-Ray clash again and Deadpool seemingly kills T-Ray after getting reason to believe T-Ray's claims were all lies. The storyline returns in ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'' by Deadpool co-creator Fabian Nicieza, with an ArmedWithCanon fourth wall break dismissing the twist.
* OddFriendship: Part of the fun of ''Cable and Deadpool'' is the acknowledgement that the two have nothing in common and probably should be mortal enemies; after all, Deadpool debuted trying to ''kill'' Cable, and they have very different personalities. Their only shared interest is weaponry. Instead, they become HeterosexualLifePartners and stay connected despite their "divorce".
* PapaWolf: Deadpool is very devoted to his daughter Ellie and one of the best ways to piss him off beyond belief is threaten her.
** No more is this best seen in ''Deadpool: The End''. He had cause the universe to break into ''utter chaos'', trap ''every hero and villain'' (barring Spidey who he just kept occupied with the three lvoes of his live) and willing to kill ''Death herself.'' All for Ellie, even if she was 96. This is also tied to his HeroicSelfDepreciation; he doesn't see himself as worth living and he considers his daughter infinitely more good than him. So the idea of her dying while someone like him lives... he doesn't think so.
* RedOniBlueOni: Cable is the blue to Deadpool's red, right down to their respective costume colors. Cable is serious, focused, and out to save the entire world; Deadpool is constantly joking, erratic, and selfish.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Bullseye admits that Deadpool is the only person he likes, and he even attends Deadpool's (not-permanent) funeral and mourns him in secret. They both still perfectly okay with the idea of killing each other, though they tend to have fun while doing so.
* WolverinePublicity: Starting in 2008, Deadpool began rivaling good ol' Wolverine himself as Marvel's Poster Child with multiple simultaneous comic books of his own ''plus'' so-called guest appearances that are sometimes with characters he's never met or just for a single panel.
* WouldHitAGirl: Deadpool has stalked, beaten, and killed or attempted to kill many female characters, including [[IfICantHaveYou nearly killing his ex-girlfriend Vanessa]] and infamously uppercutting Kitty Pryde to provoke Wolverine into [[HitMeDammit hitting him]].
* WouldntHurtAChild: Deadpool ''will not'' kill kids, and he'll kill people who do.
** In his first ongoing series, Garrison Kane murders a mutant child with out-of-control powers after Deadpool calms the boy down and reassures him. This opens Deadpool's eyes to what the current Weapon X incarnation is about and contributes to his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against them.
** In his second ongoing series, the willingness of "Evil Deadpool" to kill children defines how different the two Deadpools are. The recap page on #48 highlights this:
---> '''Recap:''' [Evil Deadpool]'s kidnapped the children of the NYC chief of police, intending to do the one thing Wade would never do... kill a kid.
** In ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'', Deadpool is prepared to kill the newest incarnation of Apocalypse until he sees a child instead of an adult. It doesn't stop Fantomex, who murders Kid Apocalypse. Afterward, Deadpool is furious and [[Quotes/UncannyXForce gives a speech]] drawing the line on killing kids as something even ''he'' won't do.
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! Deadpool
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!!!'''Alter ego:''' Wade Winston Wilson
!!!'''Species''': Human mutate
!!!'''First appearance''': ''New Mutants'' #98 (February 1991)
->'''Deadpool:''' For all you kids reading at home, make sure you ''wear a helmet'' whenever you steal a motorcycle, toss explosives into a coffee shop, or give someone a "special hug."'''[=*=]'''\\
'''Editor's sidebar:''' '''[=*=]''' The management does not endorse theft, explosives use, or "special hugging"--\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''Enough with the sidebars!''
-->-- ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' vol. 1 #611
Deadpool (a.k.a. Wade Wilson) originated in Creator/MarvelComics and has since appeared across various Franchise/MarvelUniverse media properties and multiple ongoing ''Deadpool'' series. He was created by artist/writer Creator/RobLiefeld and writer Creator/FabianNicieza for ''ComicBook/NewMutants'' #98 (February 1991) as a mercenary pursuing a bounty on ComicBook/{{Cable}}. Initially a CaptainErsatz of Creator/DCComics' ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} the Terminator (a.k.a. Slade Wilson) and a villain with a sense of humor, further appearances developed him into a distinct character who graduated from NinetiesAntiHero to HeroicComedicSociopath. Sometimes he's a superhero, sometimes he's a supervillain, but most times he's running through the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor. Deadpool is nicknamed "The [[ProfessionalKiller Merc]] with the [[MotorMouth Mouth]]" and is known for {{dual wielding}} with [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]], [[GunsAkimbo guns]], or [[SwordAndGun katanas plus guns]]; his red and black mask and costume; speaking with yellow speech bubbles; loving [[BloodKnight violence and murder]]; [[PopCulturedBadass referencing pop culture]]; his [[BlackComedy dark]] and [[SurrealHumor surreal]] sense of humor; and BreakingTheFourthWall.
Wade Wilson has a MultipleChoicePast, but his most consistent comic book origin story is being a [[BadassNormal former special forces soldier]] who worked as a mercenary assassin until he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, then entered the Canadian Department K's [[HumanWeapon Weapon X]] program after all conventional treatments failed. Hoping to get cured and become a hero, Wade received an experimental treatment derived from ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, a [[ComicBook/{{XMen}} mutant]] with a HealingFactor who has a history with Weapon X. Wade gained [[EmpoweredBadassNormal enhanced physical abilities]] along with Wolverine's healing factor, but with a twist -- Wade's healing factor rapidly repairs and replicates cells, so it cures his cancer, then quickly brings the cancer cells back, and eradicates them again and again. This ongoing process [[BodyHorror ruined his outward appearance]] and his mental stability, which wasn't helped by torturous "experiments" under Dr. Killebrew and his assistant Francis Fanny a.k.a. Ajax. Wade fell in love with the personified [[TheGrimReaper Death]] as he longed for his pain to end. The test subjects ran a betting ''pool'' for how quickly each patient would be ''dead'' -- the "deadpool" -- leading to Wade's MeaningfulRename when he broke out of the program. As Deadpool, he resumed his [[PsychoForHire mercenary life]], initially as a PunchClockVillain before finding satisfaction in saving lives... sometimes, but mostly taking them.
Deadpool's fourth wall breaks began in his first ongoing series with writer Creator/JoeKelly. After repeated mental breakdowns, Deadpool became aware of, started acknowledging, or developed delusions about being a comic book character. Deadpool began communicating with caption boxes for his inner monologue, making {{aside comment}}s to his readers, and commenting on living in a comic book, much to the chagrin of non-medium aware characters. This became one of the defining traits of the character and his comics with writer [[Creator/ChristopherPriestComics Christopher Priest]]. DependingOnTheWriter, the [[SlidingScaleOfFourthWallHardness hardness of Deadpool's fourth wall]] varies and is sometimes completely solid. His fourth wall breaks are treated by [[FourthWallObserver other characters as part of his insanity]], and sometimes [[InsaneEqualsViolent his insanity]] includes in-universe hallucinations and delusions of being a comic book character; however, he does not have wall-breaking superpowers like ComicBook/SheHulk and [[ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool Gwenpool]]. {{Flanderization}} in some appearances turns this into his primary trait.
Deadpool began [[WolverinePublicity appearing in multiple comics every month]] starting in 2008 and has crossed over into other media. He is associated with Cable, including their series ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', and other mutant characters like the ComicBook/XMen, [[ComicBook/UncannyXForce Uncanny X-Force]], and Wolverine. Deadpool is not a mutant himself in the main comic book continuity. In- and out-of-universe, he has been compared to ComicBook/SpiderMan due to similarities in costumes and quipping, and they co-starred in the series ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool''. He has various [[Characters/{{Deadpool}} allies and enemies]] depending on the series and its creative and editorial team. Deadpool has had romances and marriages with several women and one-sided flirtations with numerous men; has one biological daughter in the main continuity, Eleanor "Ellie" Camacho; and has many alternate selves along with clones made from his DNA.
This character page is about the version of Deadpool appearing in Marvel Comics series and issues. For versions in non-comic book works, see their respective pages.
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!! Deadpool notably appears in following comic books:
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* ''ComicBook/NewMutants'': First appearance in #98 by Liefeld and Nicieza, published February 1991. Deadpool is hired by Tolliver, an enemy of Cable, to kill Cable-- unsuccessfully.
* ''ComicBook/XForce'': Continuing from ''New Mutants'' as a DarkerAndEdgier series. Deadpool makes appearances as a villain before his first ongoing series. Deadpool fights, tells jokes while fighting, and jokes about fighting. He works mercenary jobs for Cable's enemy, Mr. Tolliver, who has sent Deadpool's ex-girlfriend Vanessa Carlysle (Copycat) to infiltrate X-Force posing as Domino. Deadpool and Vanessa interact violently, including literally stabbing her in the back.
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* ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'' volume 1: December 2010 to February 2013, appearing in most of the 35-issue ongoing series concurrently with ''Deadpool'' volumes 2 and 3. Writer Creator/RickRemender puts Deadpool on a team led by Wolverine that does black ops work to protect mutants. Also appears in ''ComicBook/FearItself: Uncanny X-Force''.
* ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' volume 2: February 2013 to December 2014, a 32-issue series; concurrent with ''Deadpool'' volume 3. Part of a black- and red-themed team with [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} Agent Venom]], ComicBook/{{Elektra}}, ComicBook/ThePunisher, ComicBook/RedHulk, and later ComicBook/GhostRider.
* ''ComicBook/{{Axis}}'': Autumn 2014 {{crisis crossover}}. ComicBook/RedSkull's "inversion" of the heroes' and villains' moral alignments turns Deadpool, who is part of the VillainTeamUp, into a pacifist hippie Zenpool.
* ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'': Summer 2015. Multiple versions of Deadpool run around Battleworld, along with the mini-series ''Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars'' and ''Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos''.
* ''ComicBook/UncannyAvengers'' volume 3: December 2015 to February 2018, appearing in most of the 30-issue ongoing series concurrently with other ongoing series.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'': March 2016 to May 2019, issues #1-50. As the title says, Deadpool is paired with ComicBook/SpiderMan. Appearing concurrently with other ongoing series.
* ''ComicBook/TheDefenders2017'' volume 5: Some issues starting with December 2017's #5.
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!! Deadpool's character tropes include the following:
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* ArchEnemy:
** T-Ray, whom Deadpool calls the "the-''loathe''-of-my-life," isn't just a fellow mercenary and [[GreenEyedMonster jealous]] jerkass out to kill Deadpool as a professional rival. T-Ray targets Deadpool's supporting characters, enlists Typhoid Mary who {{bed trick}}s Deadpool, publicly kicks Deadpool's ass after he's traumatized by Typhoid, plays vicious headgames, and in the TwistEnding to Joe Kelly's run [[spoiler:claims to be the ''real'' Wade Wilson]]. And he wears a stupid bandage on his nose.
** In Deadpool's backstory, Dr. Killebrew used Wade as a human test subject with the sadistic assistance of his [[TheHeavy strongarm]] Francis Fanny aka Ajax [[labelnote:film]]In the first ''[[Film/Deadpool2016 Deadpool]]'' film, he and Dr. Killebrew became the {{composite character}} renamed Francis Freeman aka Ajax[[/labelnote]]. Wade was DrivenToSuicide by the unending medical torture and fell in love with Death herself, but his repeated attempts to "join" her were thwarted to keep him alive for more experiments. Then Wade realized he could provoke "Francis" into killing him. It worked too well; Ajax murdered other patients to torment Wade, then ripped out Wade's heart. Wade's desire for vengeance kept him from Death's embrace; his heart regenerated, but his sanity was broken. Wade became "Deadpool" and seemingly killed Ajax. In Kelly's ''Deadpool'' run, Ajax resurfaces and kills Deadpool-- but Deadpool has PurposeDrivenImmortality to kill Ajax. Wade's [[VengefulGhost old murdered friends]] believe Deadpool's vendetta is their UnfinishedBusiness, and they goad him into dropping his ongoing non-murdering hero attempts so he'll fulfill his destiny and kill Ajax. Years later, Francis comes back ''again'' when Thanos and Deadpool clash over Death.
** Madcap and Deadpool are both unstable pranksters with regenerative powers. Madcap's mind accidentally gets fused into Deadpool's after Thor lightning-zaps them into ashes ({{it makes sense in context}}). Unbeknownst to Deadpool, the new "white caption box" voice in his mind is actually Madcap inside him. After they're literally separated from each other, Madcap is emotionally damaged and turns vengeful. He tries to ruin Deadpool's life and reputation by framing him for murders he didn't commit. The feud only stops when Deadpool ruins his own life.
* BadassTransplant: While Deadpool's combat and weapons skills are 100% home grown, his regenerative healing powers are due to an injection of Wolverine's DNA by the Weapon X program, giving him Wolverine's mutant power. Deadpool's occasional claims of being a mutant himself aren't true.
* BaldOfAwesome: DependingOnTheArtist, Deadpool usually lacks hair because his body is constantly ruined by cancer and rebuilt by his healing factor.
* BerserkButton: He’s got some silly ones but hurting a child in anyway is a good way to make him stop screwing around and make the culprit truly sorry.
* BlatantLies: Deadpool flat-out lies to Preston during ''Secret Empire'' when she is looking for someone she considers part of her family after he assassinated that person; he'd even asked her where to locate his target on the pretense of checking up on someone who'd gone dark. Deadpool just couldn't tell her the truth. She found out anyway and it went over like a fart in a broke-down subway car.
* BlessedWithSuck: Deadpool is essentially a humanoid cancer. His HealingFactor cures the "Big C" -- then brings it right back again, leaving him disfigured and insane. He can heal from anything -- but being unable to stay dead puts a cramp on his romance with Death. You can cut his head off -- but he still won't shut up.
* BodyHorror: As a result of his powers, his cancer has spread throughout his body, disfiguring him.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Deadpool started breaking the fourth wall in his first ongoing series; since then, this often gets [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] into his primary trait.
** Deadpool's initial breaks were {{aside comment}}s and {{aside glance}}s to his readers commenting on the plot.
** Deadpool is aware that his comics are published by Marvel Comics and mocks Marvel accordingly, accurately references specific issue numbers, predicts upcoming story events, and lampshades narrative tropes in use. He describes the LetsYouAndHimFight plot in ''Black Panther vs. Deadpool'' #2:
---> '''Deadpool:''' It's like I ''said,'' B.P., there's a ''rhythm'' to these super hero team-ups. First, ''the small misunderstanding.'' Then, ''the big fight'' (which was a ''tie'' by the way). So you'd better patch me up ''quick.'' Because we ''both'' know what happens in issue #3.
** Comic books usually use caption boxes for narration, off-page dialogue, or editor's notes. Deadpool has "little yellow boxes" for his internal narrative and communication with his readers, though he sometimes speaks out loud when he thinks he's "thinking".
---> '''Deadpool:''' ''[caption]'' Do I still think in those little yellow boxes?\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''[speaking]'' I'm good.\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''[caption]'' ''Oooh,'' I missed you, little yellow boxes! What ''fun'' we shall have together!
** Deadpool responds to editorial captions that aren't his own little yellow boxes. From ''The Amazing [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Spider-Man]]'' vol. 1 #611:
--->'''Deadpool:''' For all you kids reading at home, make sure you ''wear a helmet'' whenever you steal a motorcycle, toss explosives into a coffee shop, or give someone a "special hug."*\\
'''[Editorial sidebar]''' ''*The management does not endorse theft, explosives use, or "special hugging"''--\\
'''Deadpool:''' ''Enough with the sidebars!''
** He talks about events in other comics that he has no in-universe way to know about, such as becoming one of the only characters in the entire Marvel universe that knows about Spider-Man's deal with Mephisto... er, besides Mephisto that is.
* CaptainErsatz: Deadpool began as one of these to DC's Deathstroke, another masked mercenary assassin with a gritty name; Fabian Nicieza noticed the similarities in Rob Liefeld's initial sketches, hence the real name ''Wade'' Wilson while Deathstroke is ''Slade'' Wilson. After his character development, Deadpool lampshaded this and used it as an excuse for why he hadn't appeared in a Marvel/DC Crossover. When he finally appeared in one, guess who he encountered... In tribute to this origin, Joe Kelly (Deadpool's first ongoing writer) wrote a story where the Earth-3 Deathstroke acts like and is implied to be Deadpool. In Deathstroke's own early 90s book, a "long lost half-brother" named "Wade Le Farge" (Forge? Farce?) showed up wanting to become Deathstroke and take away everything that belonged to him in gruesomely irrational fashion.
* CatchPhrase: During Priest's run, Deadpool tells people that the answer to their first question is "SHADDUP."
* CelebCrush: Early on in his comics, Deadpool often mentioned having a crush on Cindy Crawford. Since the early 2000s, it's become a running gag that he's attracted to Creator/BeaArthur. No, not a ''young'' Bea Arthur.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
** In the first ''Deadpool'' ongoing, Deadpool repeatedly expressed disgust at the thought of Creator/BeaArthur naked. Starting with ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', he's known for his humongous crush on her and thinking she's the sexiest woman ever. He has posters of her, tapes her face over pinups, apparently has a shrine to her, and frequently references her in loving terms.
** In the early to mid 2000s, Deadpool expresses patriotic sentiments about America, calls himself a red-blooded American, addresses then-president George W. Bush as his own president, talks about growing up in Ohio, and more. The Canadian government that gave him his healing factor isn't his own. But then in 2008, as if Deadpool and his readers got kicked in the head by a {{retcon}}ning moose, he's [[CanadaEh Canadian-born, Canadian-bred, proud to be Canadian,]] is confused about historic American presidents but knows all of Canada's prime ministers, and is now included on lists of famous fictional Canadians and portrayed in live-action films by Canadian Creator/RyanReynolds.
* CockFight: ComicBook/{{Thanos}} and Deadpool are both in love with Mistress Death, but Death only shows attraction to the Merc with the Mouth, much to Thanos' frustration. It got to the point that Thanos curses Deadpool with [[CursedWithAwesome immortal life]]. As long as Deadpool lives, he wouldn't be able to interfere with Thanos.
* CompleteImmortality: Deadpool, thanks to Thanos. In addition to being insanely tough to kill in the first place due to his HealingFactor, Thanos cursed him so that Death herself could not claim him. Immortality doesn't get much more complete than the metaphysical concept of Death itself having no power over you. It's a curse because they are both in love with Death.
* CosmicPlaything: Deadpool doesn't really mind being a Cosmic Plaything so much when it's Death wanting to use him as a willing boytoy. He's not so happy however, when it's Thanos making him immortal so that he can't steal Thanos's love interest.
* CostumeCopycat: While not a true copycat, the CloudCuckooLander Deadpool's costume is very similar to Spider-Man's, as is his sense of humor and [[YouFightLikeACow mastery of insult fighting]]. Various bystanders throughout the years, especially in Spider-Man's New York turf, comment on the resemblance and mistake Deadpool for Spider-Man. In an issue where the two met, they [[LampshadeHanging hung a lampshade]] on it. Also lampshaded in an issue of ''Deadpool'' which reveals how Deadpool got his costume: he found it in a costume shop, with a note saying, "Thanks but no thanks. -Spider-Man". Deadpool was loosely based on Deathstroke of DC Comics, right down to his real name-- Deadpool is ''Wade'' Wilson, while Deathstroke is ''Slade'' Wilson. They actually appeared in a crossover together and noted their similarities.
* CrazyEnoughToWork: This, alongside never-ending wisecracks and his entire existence being pain, is one-third of Deadpool 's entire thing. Some of the plans and tactics he comes up with are sheer lunacy, but he ''makes'' them work. During the ''Dark Avengers'' era, {{ComicBook/Bullseye|MarvelComics}} (dressed as [[ItMakesSenseInContext Hawkeye]]) fires a rocket launcher at Deadpool, who is in a moving vehicle, so what does Deadpool do? He pulls the brakes, turns the car sideways and rolls down the windows, which allows the missile to ''fly through the windows past the driver's seat'' and harmlessly explode against a hillside. Bullseye [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even laughs at this]] and says no one else could have pulled that off.
* DarkAgeOfSupernames: Deadpool lampshades how his own name is dark and gritty when he mocks the unfortunately-named Kraven for having a not-so-fearsome name:
--> '''Deadpool:''' Note: ''"Deadpool"'' has the word ''"dead"'' in it. Ooooh... ''scaaary!'' Here are some others... ''Death''lok... ''Death''trap, that jerk... Doctor ''Doom!'' Now you try!
* DependingOnTheArtist:
** Underneath his mask, Wade's appearance has ranged from "slightly bad acne" to "humanoid wad of cancer" to "oddly enough resembles ComicBook/TheThing" to "mistaken for [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] cosplay". Justified in that his body is constantly in flux which can change his appearance from time to time.
** Deadpool's costume details change with the artist, such as the size and shape of the black patches over his eyes, whether his mask is completely fitted or has a little tuft/flap/thingy on the back, having PaintedOnPants or more plausible materials, the kind of gloves and boots he has, and the number and specific types of weapons he carries.
** His eyes being normal or blank orbs even without the mask.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Numerous traits, such as:
** BreakingTheFourthWall or staying in-universe; some of his story arcs and series have ''no'' fourth wall breaks or only tease them, such as ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'' using Deadpool pointing at a security camera as a break out fake out.
** He's consistently depicted as [[InsaneEqualsViolent violent because of insanity]], but the intensity and type of insanity, how it manifests, and the terms other characters apply to him vary by writer as they choose different ways to {{avert|ed trope}} leaving it {{ambiguous|disorder}}. He's been called a "[[HeroicComedicSociopath sociopath]]" for lacking empathy, enjoying violence, and making jokes at inappropriate times. He's had "[[FunnySchizophrenia schizophrenia]]" in the form of hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and constantly [[TalkingToThemself talking to himself]]. These supposed diagnoses [[HollywoodPsych don't keep pace with real-world diagnostic criteria]].
** Which side of the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor he's leaning towards that story arc, issue, or panel -- a JerkWithAHeartOfGold AntiHero, an AntiVillain, or back-and-forth.
** Who is the ''real'' Wade Wilson in his MultipleChoicePast.
** What's wrong with his memory. Under Nicieza, his brain is constantly in flux and he's had multiple brain injuries creating black spots. Under Posehn and Duggan, he's repeatedly memory-wiped with the drug "Tabula Rasa", distorting his perception and recall of his own history.
* DrivingUpAWall: The wall-crawling original Spider-Mobile was found and repaired by Deadpool. After giving it a new paint job, he re-branded the vehicle his "Dead-Buggy."
* FacialHorror: His disfigurement includes his face featuring rough skin. His ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' counterpart is currently the trope picture.
* HairTriggerTemper:
** After his first series, Deadpool decides the sexiest woman in the world is Creator/BeaArthur, and he reacts violently when he hears otherwise.
** He ''killed'' an A.I.M. goon for saying the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequel trilogy was better than the original trilogy and then forced someone at gunpoint to repeat his Jar Jar Binks insults.
* HamAndDeadpanDuo: Deadpool is a LargeHam and Cable is a DeadpanSnarker; when they're together, Deadpool overreacts and makes constant quips, while Cable is [[TheComicallySerious serious]] and snarky in his responses to Deadpool's nonsense.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Cable and Deadpool are extremely close despite Deadpool's personality being obnoxious even at the best of times. Despite Deadpool's general lack of allegiances, he genuinely believes in what Cable attempts with Providence. Deadpool is the first person Cable pictures and makes psychic contact with while trying to decide whether to blow himself up, and he uses this possibly instinctive or unintentional telepathic {{one phone call}} to manipulate Deadpool into doing the right thing. Their series {{lampshade hanging}}s HomoeroticSubtext regarding their {{teleporter accident}} genetic commingling,their interactions, and their "divorce". Despite their split, the two have a secret pact no one else has been clued in on; they will protect each other's loved ones if the other dies by destroying the deceased's safe houses.
* IfICantHaveYou: In their early appearances together, Deadpool is violent and possessive towards his ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Carlylse.
** In ''ComicBook/XForce'', Deadpool acts as Mr. Tolliver's enforcer when Vanessa poses as Domino to infiltrate Cable's X-Force team. Deadpool beats her as a warning to remember the job and not fall for Cable. When Cable and Vanessa-as-Domino come across the ''real'' imprisoned Domino, Deadpool sneaks up behind Vanessa and stabs her in the back.
** Vanessa stays on the run, but Deadpool keeps tracking her down and threatening her. He's on her trail in ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'' and refers to her as "my ex-squeeze" when fighting Wolverine. When he finds Vanessa and her new boyfriend [[note]]Garrison Kane, who was in the Weapon X program with Deadpool[[/note]], Deadpool accuses him of "stealing my girl". Vanessa points out the possessive language and fights back as Deadpool tries to kill them both. Wolverine arrives just in time to save her from getting Deadpool's thrown katana in her heart.
* IKnowMortalKombat: Deadpool is an avid gamer and learned from ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' how to sock Kitty Pride with a {{Shoryuken}}.
* InNameOnly: The ComicBook/UltimateMarvel version of Deadpool has little-to-nothing to do with the classic version, being little more than a grotesque (even uglier than the classic one), mutant-hating psychopath.
* KryptoniteFactor: His katanas are often made of carbonadium, the Soviet counterpart to adamantium. Mainly because carbonadium's radioactivity makes it dangerous toward those with a HealingFactor.
* MeaningfulRename: At the Weapon X "Hospice" for dying test subjects still undergoing tortuous experiments, the imprisoned patients put odds in a betting ''pool'' for how long it'd take before each of them was ''dead''-- the "deadpool". After Wade's ArchEnemy Ajax ripped out his heart, Wade's mind snapped and he declared he was no longer Wade Wilson; he was Deadpool. Deadpool led a breakout from the facility and seemingly killed Ajax.
* MoralityPet: Cable and Deadpool seem to function as morality pets ''for each other.'' Sometimes Cable is an inspiration for Deadpool about morals and the like, but Cable also has to constantly change his own actions to be better than Deadpool's so he doesn't end up an example of "Do as I say, not as I do."
* MotorMouth: He's known in the Marvel Universe as the Merc with a Mouth for a reason. Other characters comment on his constant chatter often.
** In Deadpool's first two appearances, Cable tells him he talks too much, and Garrison Kane thinks "his mouth runs a mile a minute", establishing this trait from the start.
** Deadpool is kidnapped by a DeathTrap enthusiast creatively named Death Trap and chained down underneath a [[ItMakesSenseInContext giant teddy bear]], which descends lower every time Deadpool speaks and will eventually smother him. Deadpool breaks all his limbs to get out of the trap rather than simply shutting up. Because of his constant blathering, the teddy bear stopped gradually descending and, as his captor put it:
---> '''Deathtrap:''' Fascinating! Teddy has approached ramming speed.
** During a face off with ComicBook/ThePunisher in issue #55 of the first ongoing series, Deadpool says even he gets tired his own talking:
---> '''Deadpool:''' I just drone on and on. Sometimes I just don't know when to shut up. And that's why I have to kill you... so I can pay my phone bill!
* MultipleChoicePast:
** Various details of Deadpool's early life and family upbringing aren't compatible. He's an American born in Ohio or a Canadian born in Canada. He was raised by an asshole single mother without knowing who his father was, by both parents until his father walked out, by his asshole father after his mother died of cancer and until a punk friend shot his father dead, or by two parents who lived into adulthood until Deadpool was tricked into carrying out a hit on them. Other life experiences before becoming Deadpool or directly leading into it are told in incompatible ways.
** In the TwistEnding of Joe Kelly's run, ArchEnemy T-Ray claims Deadpool was once [[spoiler:named Jack and the ''real'' Wade was a teacher who married his high school sweetheart, Mercedes]]. Mercedes and Wade rescued "the monster" Jack from a frozen river, Jack wanted to change his identity into Wade's and grew obsessed with Mercedes, but accidentally killed Mercedes when disposing of Wade. This supposedly [[spoiler:broke Deadpool's mind and confused his identity into thinking he was Wade, while the actual Wade returned to life as T-Ray]]. Near the end of Frank Tieri's run, Deadpool and T-Ray clash again and Deadpool seemingly kills T-Ray after getting reason to believe T-Ray's claims were all lies. The storyline returns in ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'' by Deadpool co-creator Fabian Nicieza, with an ArmedWithCanon fourth wall break dismissing the twist.
* OddFriendship: Part of the fun of ''Cable and Deadpool'' is the acknowledgement that the two have nothing in common and probably should be mortal enemies; after all, Deadpool debuted trying to ''kill'' Cable, and they have very different personalities. Their only shared interest is weaponry. Instead, they become HeterosexualLifePartners and stay connected despite their "divorce".
* PapaWolf: Deadpool is very devoted to his daughter Ellie and one of the best ways to piss him off beyond belief is threaten her.
** No more is this best seen in ''Deadpool: The End''. He had cause the universe to break into ''utter chaos'', trap ''every hero and villain'' (barring Spidey who he just kept occupied with the three lvoes of his live) and willing to kill ''Death herself.'' All for Ellie, even if she was 96. This is also tied to his HeroicSelfDepreciation; he doesn't see himself as worth living and he considers his daughter infinitely more good than him. So the idea of her dying while someone like him lives... he doesn't think so.
* RedOniBlueOni: Cable is the blue to Deadpool's red, right down to their respective costume colors. Cable is serious, focused, and out to save the entire world; Deadpool is constantly joking, erratic, and selfish.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Bullseye admits that Deadpool is the only person he likes, and he even attends Deadpool's (not-permanent) funeral and mourns him in secret. They both still perfectly okay with the idea of killing each other, though they tend to have fun while doing so.
* WolverinePublicity: Starting in 2008, Deadpool began rivaling good ol' Wolverine himself as Marvel's Poster Child with multiple simultaneous comic books of his own ''plus'' so-called guest appearances that are sometimes with characters he's never met or just for a single panel.
* WouldHitAGirl: Deadpool has stalked, beaten, and killed or attempted to kill many female characters, including [[IfICantHaveYou nearly killing his ex-girlfriend Vanessa]] and infamously uppercutting Kitty Pryde to provoke Wolverine into [[HitMeDammit hitting him]].
* WouldntHurtAChild: Deadpool ''will not'' kill kids, and he'll kill people who do.
** In his first ongoing series, Garrison Kane murders a mutant child with out-of-control powers after Deadpool calms the boy down and reassures him. This opens Deadpool's eyes to what the current Weapon X incarnation is about and contributes to his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against them.
** In his second ongoing series, the willingness of "Evil Deadpool" to kill children defines how different the two Deadpools are. The recap page on #48 highlights this:
---> '''Recap:''' [Evil Deadpool]'s kidnapped the children of the NYC chief of police, intending to do the one thing Wade would never do... kill a kid.
** In ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'', Deadpool is prepared to kill the newest incarnation of Apocalypse until he sees a child instead of an adult. It doesn't stop Fantomex, who murders Kid Apocalypse. Afterward, Deadpool is furious and [[Quotes/UncannyXForce gives a speech]] drawing the line on killing kids as something even ''he'' won't do.
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