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3	* {{Adorkable}}: Peter's a happy-go-lucky Ned Flanders lookalike who is clearly out of his element. All of this makes it impossible not to like him.
4	* AlternateCharacterInterpretation:
5	** Since Wade was aware that Dopinder was going to run over the evil headmaster well in advance, was he just joking around that karma should finish the job, or was he giving Dopinder the chance of making his first fatality as a contract killer?
6	** Colossus, surprisingly, never even bats an eye at the headmaster's demise, even though he heavily objected to Wade killing off Ajax. Did he understand that the headmaster was ''even worse'' than Ajax, or did he just not mind that at least nature took its course with the headmaster, in contrast to Wade being willing to finish the deed in his own free will?
7	** When Wade tries to kill the headmaster and the workers of the Essex House, Colossus doesn't know why Wade is doing it, as Wade didn't tell him that he figured out Russell was lashing out because he was tortured. Is the reason why Colossus was okay with the evil headmaster being run over because he learned about what he did to the kids there after Wade was arrested?
8	** Did the Essex House staff really sexually abuse the children, or was Deadpool just making flippant comments about how creepy they are?
9	** It's ambiguous whether Dopinder knew that the headmaster was evil. If not, he might have thought he was just running down some random dude standing out in the open. Or he could have just not liked the fact that he was berating his friends after they spared him from Firefist's wrath. Or Wade had indeed informed him of the headmaster's crimes and used this as a good reason to take him out.
10	* AwardSnub: This film somehow managed to get passed over for a Best Original Song UsefulNotes/AcademyAward, despite having music by Miss Oscar Bait herself, ''Music/CelineDion''.
11	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
12	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX11yw6YL1w "Ashes"]], which David Leitch describes as an "emotional through-line" for the film's story and themes, sung by none other than ''[[Music/CelineDion Céline fucking Dion]]''. Even Deadpool himself thinks it's [[SelfDeprecation too good for the movie.]]
13	--->'''Deadpool:''' This is ''Deadpool 2'', not ''Film/{{Titanic\|1997}}''.
14	** "Mama Said Knock You Out" by Music/LLCoolJ was used as the unofficial theme song of the movie for the trailers, and it lines up perfectly. Even better, it uses the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnFRkEYC2JY Undefeated Remix]] with a powerful beat that gives it an extra punch.
15	** A combat montage, early in the film, is set to Music/DollyParton's "9 to 5".
16	--->'''Deadpool:''' Hit it, Dolly.
17	** Teamheadkick returns with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcTa4efeirA an X-Force themed remix of their Deadpool rap from the last film]].
18	** Music/{{ACDC}}'s rock anthem "Thunderstruck" plays as the X-Force makes their big entrance. [[SoundtrackDissonance It continues to play as all of them die horribly, one after another]].
19	** At the start of the FinalBattle, we see Wade and his friends rush off to the orphanage to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgOXIEhHU1Y "Welcome to the Party"]], which wouldn't feel out of place in a ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious]]'' movie.
20	The only way to truly herald Juggernaut as he beats the crap out of his opposition is with copious amounts of [[OminousLatinChanting Ominous English Chanting]], with ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0pt-hONuSA You Can't Stop this Motherf*]].''
21	** We get the legendary '80s number "[[Music/{{aha}} Take On Me]]" when Deadpool and Vanessa meet for their anniversary date. The song later returns in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xohx2jFLF8Y acoustic form]] when Wade and Vanessa reunite in death.
22	* CantUnHearIt: It's hard to watch this movie and not hear [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Thanos]] every time Cable talks, which isn't helped by the fact that there was only a couple weeks of separation between the two films. Even Wade lampshades it.
23	* CaptainObviousReveal: Anyone who knows the bare minimum about Cable could’ve predicted that he’s GoodAllAlong.
24	* CatharsisFactor:
25	** Dopinder running over the sadistic Essex House headmaster. It's also cathartic for Dopinder to be the one killing the headmaster, because it means he finally gets his kill and proves himself worthy of being a contract killer.
26	** The whole end credits stinger, especially [[BackFromTheDead Vanessa being saved]] and Deadpool killing Weapon XI and [[Creator/RyanReynolds his own actor]] at point-blank range.
27	* CompleteMonster: [[TheFundamentalist The Headmaster]] of the Essex House for Mutant Rehabilitation is a [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain deeply prejudiced zealot]] who runs his {{orphanage\|Of Fear}} like a conversion therapy camp for mutant children. The Headmaster constantly [[WouldHurtAChild tortures the children]] as a means of trying to force out their abilities, having abused Russell Collins to the point of leaving scars on his neck. Russell's deep-seated anger and mistrust caused by all this risks resulting in him burning the Headmaster and the orphanage to the ground, killing all the other kids trapped inside and becoming the supervillain Firefist.
28	* ContestedSequel: Fan reaction to the film has been generally positive, but there is a sharp split between the fandom. To many, ''Deadpool 2'' [[EvenBetterSequel is superior to the first]], being brighter, faster, and funnier than its predecessor, whilst also having more emotional weight. To others, the film is entertaining, [[ToughActToFollow but not as fresh as the first one]], with the tonal shifts towards more serious material not always paying off.
29	* CrossesTheLineTwice:
30	** Colossus goes to Wade's destroyed apartment, gathers his body parts and puts them in a body bag, brings them back to the X-Mansion, but can't be bothered actually ''carry'' the bag, thumping Wade on every one of the very many steps up to the house.
31	** Wade's time in the Ice Box has many PrisonRape jokes. Russell, a ''fourteen year-old'' boy, is not spared from these, either.
32	--->'''Wade:''' ''[to Russell]'' This doesn't end with us riding off into the sunset. It ends with me dying of cancer and you winning the Ice Box award for softest mouth.
33	** The scene where Wade accepts an offer from Cable to team up against the Juggernaut. What makes this scene cross the line? He's growing back his legs after Juggernaut ripped them off. You can probably imagine the rest.
34	--->'''Weasel:''' It's his Film/BasicInstinct.
35	** The gruesome deaths of almost every member of X-Force sans Deadpool and Domino. They'd be horrifying if not for the fact that they keep getting more ridiculously over-the-top and gory with each death scene. The fact that all this happens while "[[Music/{{ACDC}} Thunderstruck]]" continues to play in the background just hammers it home.
36	** From the mid-credits scene, Deadpool killing [[Creator/RyanReynolds an actor]] who had no idea [[Film/GreenLantern2011 what he was getting into]] would have been outright cruel if it wasn't a ''massive'' case of SelfDeprecation.
37	** One that even the ''creators'' thought was too dark and eventually cut from the movie... a montage of Wade trying to [[SuicideAsComedy kill himself in increasingly violent and ridiculous ways]] after Vanessa's death.
38	** Another scene that didn't make it into the final movie would have ''literally'' involved Deadpool going back in time to strangle [[HitlersTimeTravelExemptionAct baby Hitler.]] It was because the test audience felt that the scene didn't cross over the second time.
39	--->'''Wade:''' ''[camera pans away as he grabs the baby's head]'' Maximum effort...
40	** Though this becomes double subverted as Deadpool can't bring himself to do it, so he tells Baby Hitler he's gonna come back with Cable, who he says 'loves' doing this.
41	* DiscreditedMeme: The film attempts to satirize the famously mocked “Sun’s getting real low” Hulk-calming technique from ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''. However, it was released some months after ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', which had already spent a significant chunk of its running time making [[SelfDeprecation self-deprecating jokes]] about the line. By the time Deadpool got around to it, “it’s been done” was in full effect.
42	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
43	** Many fans thought [[TheTeamNormal Peter]] stole the movie. Though he dies pretty soon after joining the team, TheStinger has Deadpool save him from his death via a time travel machine.
44	** Yukio is very well-liked despite her limited presence. Her cool powerset, upbeat personality, the fact she makes even ''Deadpool'' {{squee}} at the sight of her, and that she's a lesbian that doesn't act stereotypically or offensively has earned her a large following. In fact, some were disappointed we didn't get to see more of her.
45	* EpilepticTrees:
46	** With Disney having bought 21st Century Fox, including the ''X-Men movie'' rights, some people speculated that this movie and its predecessor would be preemptively {{retcon}}ned to be part of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, whether via small details in the film itself or [[AllThereInTheManual just via auxiliary information]] like with the Netflix shows. This was somewhat supported by the increase in tie-in deals and merchandise for ''Deadpool 2'' compared to its predecessor, as Marvel previously (and infamously) restricted merchandise and tie-ins for ''X-Men'' films due to their belonging to a competing company and former MCU producer Ike Perlmutter having a personal vendetta against Fox (which culminated in the ''Series/{{Inhumans}}'' disaster). While the status of any such crossovers or tie-ins was unclear due to the transaction not being finalized as of the time of release, Deadpool [[ActorAllusion calls Cable "Thanos"]] mockingly, and [[https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds/status/990608469672714240/photo/1 a tweet by Ryan Reynolds]] shows Deadpool's alleged rejection letter from Tony Stark and the Avengers.[[note]]This is [[AscendedMeme a common meme]] that was used for Spider-Man prior to his own integration into the MCU.[[/note]] The film itself also includes plenty of digs at the MCU.
47	** It's speculated that Deadpool saved the other X-Force members from death using the TimeTravel device, and not just Peter. Shatterstar actor Lewis Tan claims this, and has also claimed he will return in the hypothetical ''X-Force'' movie. This hasn't yet been completely confirmed outside of Tan's statement, however.
48	** "Daniel", the orderly working at the Essex House, is theorised to be none other than Nathaniel Essex, a.k.a Mister Sinister, owing to their rhyming names and his pale complexion.
49	%%* EvilIsCool: '''''The Juggernaut'''''!
50	* FanficFuel:
51	** Feel free to imagine Deadpool violently correcting various other unpopular decisions in comic book adaptations after seeing the ending.
52	** Mojoworld and all of its associated characters, especially Mojo himself, provoke plenty of this.
53	* FriendlyFandoms: Continuing from the first movie, many Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse fans were eagerly awaiting ''Deadpool 2'' because of how beloved, faithful and off-the-walls the first film was, but Disney's buyout of Fox has taken this to a new level since Bob Iger confirmed that ''Deadpool'' would continue as an R-rated franchise under Disney, and it gives the ''Deadpool'' film franchise synergy potential with the MCU (whether preemptive or after the buyout was completed). Creator/RyanReynolds himself even made a [[https://twitter.com/vancityreynolds/status/941323404417802241 dirty, in-character tweet]] about the acquisition, and fans gobbled it up gleefully. Regardless of whether there'll be any ''canonical'' synergy, marketing for ''Deadpool 2'' takes the FriendlyFandoms relationship and runs with it, with Deadpool's "Thanos" nickname for Cable and [[https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds/status/990608469672714240/photo/1 another Ryan Reynolds tweet]] showing a parodic Avengers rejection letter for Deadpool. Many fans also anticipated ''Deadpool 2'' as a pick-me-up after ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''.
54	* HarsherInHindsight:
55	** Domino's superpower being BornLucky (and using it to survive at least one, if not several, horrible car crashes in the trailers) comes across as painfully ironic considering the accidental death of one of her actress' stunt doubles in a motorcycle stunt on set.
56	** A mere two days after the film's release in Taiwan, a paratrooper's parachute malfunctioned during a military drill, and he plummeted to the ground.
57	** The X-Men's cameo not featuring Jean Grey and Mystique, given the events of ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' [[spoiler:sees the latter killed by the former.]]
58	** In the ''Once Upon a Deadpool'' PG-13 cut of this film, Deadpool is shocked at an adult Creator/FredSavage's antagonistic behavior, offhandedly exclaiming "You were nicer when you were a kid!" This lighthearted joke became significantly darker in 2022 after Savage was fired from directing ''The Wonder Years'' due to sexual misconduct allegations made against him.
59	* HeartwarmingInHindsight:
60	** Considering that Josh Brolin's previous role as Thanos in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' has him [[spoiler:sacrificing his adoptive daughter's life in order to achieve his goal of wiping out half the universe]], it's rather heartwarming that Brolin's current role as Cable has him doing everything in his power to [[spoiler:save his wife and daughter, as well as countless civilians, from becoming victims of Firefist's rampage in the BadFuture. He even has the power to go back in time and change the past, just like Thanos does with the Time Stone. ''Unlike'' Thanos, who uses it to reverse Vision's HeroicSacrifice to get the Mind Stone and brutally kill him again, Cable uses the power to save Deadpool's life even at the cost of never being able to go back to his family in the future again.]]
61	** As stated below, ''No-one'' expected Ryan Reynolds would reveal that Hugh Jackman '''''genuinely''''' accepted the joke call-back that was suggested in this one, and that the next Deadpool movie would be, ''outright'', '''''Film/DeadpoolAndWolverine''''', with a ''comics-accurate'' Wolverine joining Deadpool in his first film for the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse''.
62	* HilariousInHindsight:
63	** The Disney/Fox merger might also make it prophetic that ''Deadpool 2'' uses a rendition of "Tomorrow" from the ''[[Series/WaltDisneyPresents Wonderful World of Disney]]'' version of ''Film/{{Annie\| 1999}}'', rather than one from a Broadway production or a theatrical ''Annie'' movie.
64	** [[CrossesTheLineTwice Depending on how morbid one's sense of humor is]], the fact that the movie's lead single, Music/CelineDion's "Ashes", came out around the same time as ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', whose ending [[spoiler:had a lot of major characters going up in, well, ashes]], could be seen as this.
65	** The line "So dark. You sure you're not from the DC Universe?" gained further memetic traction after the trailer for [[Creator/DCUniverse DC's]] ''[[Series/Titans2018 Titans]]'' series showcased a series of nighttime scenes, profanity, extreme violence, and supernatural horror elements. They even specifically called it out in one of their trailers (of course, not using the actual scene for obvious reasons).
66	** The Juggernaut's threat of shoving Deadpool up Cable's ass becomes funnier after the [[Film/AvengersEndgame Thanus meme became popular]], given that both Thanos and Cable are played by Creator/JoshBrolin and Deadpool and Ant-Man's costume at least have somewhat similar colour schemes.
67	** Deadpool's annoyance at ''Film/{{Logan}}'' for stealing his R-rated thunder [[https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds/status/1187756233928990720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1187756233928990720&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pedestrian.tv%2Fentertainment%2Fjoker-deadpool-ryan-reynolds%2F was echoed by Ryan Reynolds]] after the success of ''Film/Joker2019''. Extra points for both movies casting Zazie Beetz.
68	** Russell laments that he can't become a superhero, because there aren't any fat superheroes. Afterwards, ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' and ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' introduced chubby versions of Spider-Man and Thor to moviegoers.
69	** Wade makes fun of Domino by calling her "black Black Widow". ''{{Film/Black Widow\|2021}}'' shows that some of the Black Widows being trained in the Red Room were actually black, making Wade’s joke much more prophetic.
70	** In the credit scene of the Super-Duper extended cut where Deadpool goes to talk to Wolverine, he tells Logan how he will retire and that when Wade asks him to return that he should say yes. [[https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds/status/1574865217141481477?t=R2DGAjYfK4MrNCk8jqGExA&s=19 In an update video]] for the next film, which was, then, untitled, Ryan asks Creator/HughJackman to play Wolverine one more time. Hugh's response? '''''[[CueTheFlyingPigs "Yeah.]]''''' '''''[[HesBack Sure, Ryan."]]'''''
71	** Dopinder repeatedly wanting and failing to be part of Deadpool's superhero team becomes this when his actor Creator/KaranSoni was cast as Spider-Man India in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse''.
72	* IKnewIt: A minor one, but after the first film, many fans began headcanoning that Negasonic was either lesbian, bi, or queer, in large part because of her actress' own identity and because her appearance (shaved head and gender-neutral goth-punk clothes) seemed queer-coded. Sure enough, in this film she has a girlfriend.
73	* ImprovedSecondAttempt: Much like the previous movie brought in a more prominently featured and TruerToTheText version of Deadpool, this film does the same for the Juggernaut after he was infamously underused and [[MemeticMutation made into a joke]] in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''. Also counts as FridgeBrilliance when you realize that both Juggernaut and Deadpool had been poorly executed in the X-Men films, only to be redeemed in Deadpool's solo films (and being played by [[Creator/RyanReynolds the same actor, even]]).
74	* InferredHolocaust: When Domino starts relying on her luck during the assault on the convoy, the chain reactions probably result in a lot of bystanders dying offscreen. Special mention goes to a car which veers into a gas station to avoid an obstacle, only for the gas station to explode.
75	* HoYay:
76	** So, so much between Deadpool and Colossus. Consider the first film, where Wade accidentally touches Colossus' crotch, then starts feeling it without turning around; seemingly suggests that he wants Colossus to finger his asshole; hits Colossus in the face with a "money shot"; and yells at Colossus, "Suck a dick!" Then there's this one, where Wade cops a feel of Colossus' ass; stands outside the X-Mansion and reenacts the famous seen from ''Film/SayAnything''; Colossus does a BridalCarry with Wade; Wade makes an obscene gesture to say they should scissor; Colossus gets comfortable with the idea of sticking something in a guy's ass due to Wade's influence; and, oh yeah, Vanessa feels the need to preemptively tell Wade, "Don't fuck Colossus."
77	** Cable just can't help but talk about Wade as any variety of sex toy. So much tension you could cut it with Wade's finger doing a sex joke.
78	* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Some have criticized how a lot of the elements from the first film are recycled for this one, from the CreditsGag, Weasel comparing a NonSequitur to Deadpool’s current condition, and Deadpool losing a limb at the end of the second act.
79	* LGBTFanbase: ''Deadpool 2'' holds the distinction of being the first superhero movie to feature a gay couple with Negasonic and Yukio. The absence of any homophobia apart from a cheeky DiscriminateAndSwitch joke when introduced in a movie that constantly CrossesTheLineTwice and the way it's treated as a genuinely happy relationship is considered groundbreaking. As you can expect, it's garnered this fanbase for that reason. That's not getting into all the very intentional HomoeroticSubtext that Deadpool engages in with the male members of the cast, either. Not to mention that the main bad guy (Eddie Marsan's vile [[NoNameGiven Orphanage Headmaster]]) is [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything pretty clearly]] the leader of a [[TheFundamentalist fundie]] [[CureYourGays conversion therapy]] center in everything but name.
80	* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Killing Vanessa for real? Well, you could, but not with a time travel device being integral to the plot. Though it should be noted that this was added after reshoots; the death was initially going to stick.
81	* MagnificentBastard: [[Characters/MarvelComicsCable Cable]] is a half-cyborg soldier from the future whose wife and young daughter are murdered by Russell Collins/Firefist, a pyrotechnic supervillain. Cable travels back in time to prevent this from happening with the strong intent to kill Russell when he's still a child. He breaks into the Ice Box, the mutant prison Russell is being held in, and mows down the guards before then fighting [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesDeadpool Wade Wilson/Deadpool]] and beating him handily too. Cable then goes after a prison caravan Russell is in while making further attempts to prevent Deadpool's interference. When he fails, Cable teams up with Deadpool and his friends to track down Russell, and after Deadpool sacrifices himself to protect Russell from Cable, and thus undoes Russell's actions in the future, Cable then gives up his chance to travel back to his own time to save Deadpool, reliving the previous fight against mutant-hating orderlies perfectly and deciding to stay to further help preserve the future, comfortable knowing his family is alive again even if he can't see them himself.
82	* MemeticBadass: '''Peter''', the UnfazedEveryman who joins up with the X-Force simply because he saw the ads and thought it was interesting, then actually goes along with the team in their skydiving mission, and also handles his parachute better than most of his comrades. People are now saying that he's actually ''the'' most powerful mutant in disguise, that [[Film/TheDarkKnight he's the hero that we all deserve]], or that [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar he's destined to be the one to defeat Thanos himself.]]
83	* MemeticMutation:
84	** Ryan Reynolds posted an [[http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/02/12/18/4923449200000578-5381947-Keep_still_Ryan_Reynolds_posted_a_jokey_shot_of_his_Deadpool_pai-a-2_1518459090552.jpg image]] of Deadpool painting Cable, only in reality using him as reference to paint Brand, Brolin's character from ''Film/TheGoonies'', instead, for Creator/JoshBrolin's birthday. Cue photoshops of Deadpool painting superheroes and other characters, but with previous roles the actors had or similar looking characters being on the canvas. Even the Merc with the Mouth himself wasn't [[http://www.fiz-x.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Cable-Painting-Deadpool.jpg safe]].
85	** ''"Well...'' [{{aside glance}}] ''[[BreakingTheFourthWall ... that's just lazy writing.]]"'' [[note]]'''In the trailer:''' Deadpool's remark when Cable threatens him with the line "Your time's up, you dumbfuck!" '''In the movie:''' Deadpool's remark when Cable says that his time travel device has a limited charge so the user can't jump around time at will. The line has been used as a remark when there is a sentence that doesn't make sense, or a [[{{Narm}} genuinely terrible line in media]].[[/note]]
86	** Adopting the "most ambitious crossover in history" meme from ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', fans of this movie respond with images or gifs of Deadpool dancing with Céline Dion.
87	** "Sorry dude, you're not Scarlett Johansson." [[note]]The reaction of some fans at Deadpool's failed attempt of stopping Juggernaut with [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron Black Widow's “The sun is getting really low”]].[[/note]]
88	** "...When he does, ''Say'' '''''Yes'''''..." [[note]]A throwaway line as Deadpool is dealing with the Origins!Deadpool, where he suggests that, when Wolverine retires, 'your old pal Wade' is going to ask him to come back, and that he '''''should''''' accept. This blew up to meteoric levels when, years later, Ryan actually ''did'' ask Hugh Jackman to come back for Deadpool 3, and he '''''did''''' say '''Yes'''...[[/note]]
89	* MisaimedFandom: Fans of ''Infinity War'' think the song ''Ashes'' would fit better in that film. However, ''Deadpool 2'' does have themes of dealing with personal loss, acceptance, and redemption. ''Infinity War'' doesn't. While Deadpool does poke at Cable by calling him Thanos, it's really about two [[AntiHero anti-heroes]] dealing with the loss of their loved ones. Could beauty come out of ashes? For Cable, yes. For Deadpool, no.
90	* {{Moe}}: Yukio is notably the only character that Deadpool just doesn’t have the heart to ever insult or snark at. She's an adorable NiceGirl who is always friendly to him and everyone else, giving him a kind “Hi Wade!” or “Bye Wade!” every time they interact, and never being anything less than completely sweet to him. ''Deadpool'' [[{{Troll}} of all people]] liking her too much to be mean to her shows just how much she is this.
91	* MoralEventHorizon: The orphanage headmaster crosses the line when it's shown that he [[WouldHurtAChild ruthlessly tortures the mutant children in his care]] [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain out of sheer prejudice]]. Even worse, it's even implied that he also ''[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexually harasses them]]''. His death by Dopinder's taxi is totally deserved.
92	* NeverLiveItDown: Deadpool [[MistakenForRacist unreasonably nitpicked on Cable's actions a couple of times, accusing him of being racist]]. While Wade clearly wasn't serious about the accusations, he [[{{Troll}} continues annoying Cable]] by sticking the racist label on the latter throughout the entire film.
93	* SalvagedStory:
94	** The infamous pegging scene from the previous movie showed Wade being uncomfortable on the receiving end of a strap-on, something fans expressed disbelief over considering that it's...well, ''Wade.'' This time around, he eagerly asks Vanessa to go get the strap-on, and though she points out that this isn't going to help them in their babymaking endeavors, does so gladly.
95	** WordOfGod stating the time-travel stingers are indeed canon, so while the swarm of thinkpieces over Vanessa being StuffedInTheFridge after being an interesting character in the first film still made their way out, in the end, she's still around.
96	* SpecialEffectsFailure: The fight between Colossus and Juggernaut is pretty blatantly CGI and stands out in a movie with otherwise mostly decent effects. This isn't exactly helped by Deadpool's LampshadeHanging before the fight actually begins.
97	* {{Squick}}: All of the over-the-top gory moments count as this, but the stand-out ones include:
98	** The bloody {{Cruel and Unusual Death}}s of all the X-Force members but Domino and Deadpool. Shatterstar gets splattered on a helicopter's rotor blades, Zeitgeist gets shredded by a wood chipper, Vanisher gets fried by landing on power lines, and Peter gets melted by the acid that Zeitgeist unintentionally spewed on him.
99	** Deadpool gets ''[[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe torn in half]]'' by Juggernaut.
100	* TakeThatScrappy: In the stinger, Deadpool uses Cable's time machine to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong. In one of those, he kills Weapon XI from ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''. In another, he kills his own actor, Creator/RyanReynolds, before he can film ''Film/GreenLantern2011''.
101	* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Domino's costume, as well as her eye spot being changed from black to white, was poorly-received by some fans of the character, especially in comparison to the reactions to Josh Brolin's Cable costume and Ryan Reynolds' TruerToTheText Deadpool costume from the first film. While the reason for the change was to avoid certain subtext, many feel that Zazie Beetz's skin colour was not dark enough to warrant the change, meaning the eye spot is nearly unnoticeable on her face. For the most part, this is averted with regards to her race, but some wished that they'd at least ''try'' to make her look like the Dom in the comics. Since comics Domino's skin bar the eye spot was chalk-white, the actress' race seems a minor issue, since, to make her look true to the comics, whoever played her would have to be in heavy makeup.
102	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
103	** Vanessa doesn't get to do much in this film, not even having her shapeshifting superpowers like the comics. This is because she dies early in the first act, just to give Deadpool a motivation to protect Russell. After two films of her being basically just Wade's love interest, you'd think they'd have found more for her to do, or at the very least hung a lampshade on her cliche DamselInDistress [[StuffedIntoTheFridge refrigerator role]] the way they've done with nearly [[BetterThanABareBulb every other superhero trope in existence]]. Luckily, Deadpool later saves her in TheStinger due to Cable's fixed time machine, so there is hope for her character.
104	** A lot of people were disappointed that many of the X-Force, especially Bedlam and Shatterstar, abruptly die in the parachuting sequence, taking them out of the main action permanently. [[NeverTrustATrailer Worse, the trailers and advertising were made to give one the impression]] that they would be a BadassCrew and lead into being the stars of the future ''X-Force'' movie. Especially sad since Bedlam and Shatterstar, while not widespread characters, have a [[EnsembleDarkhorse cult following]], and many were looking forward to seeing them in action. Hell, Bedlam is played by fan-favorite actor Creator/TerryCrews! Not only that, but Shatterstar actually gets to ''keep his unique origin'' of being a Mojoverse alien and not just a generic mutant, contrary to the [[DoingInTheWizard usual]]. Zeitgeist didn't fly into a woodchipper after Peter landed in the new timeline and there have been discussions of proper X-Force films, giving fans some hope of their survival, and Shatterstar was shown to be alive in the trailer for ''Film/DeadpoolAndWolverine''.
105	** For a supporting character who has appeared in two movies, Negasonic still doesn't have much to do beside [[TheBigGirl fighting]]. She even has much less screentime than before.
106	** Black Tom Cassidy appears as the 'second biggest' inmate in the prison and essentially runs the gangs, but he's killed by accident and ultimately serves to set off Wade's RunningGag of [[MistakenForRacist calling Cable out on being racist]]. Reportedly, they planned for him to be the BigBad (which is supported by Creator/RobLiefeld saying that the filmmakers had actually shot a entire fight between him and Deadpool on the convoy that ended up being removed for time), but cut him to instead use Juggernaut, as their budget only allowed for one of them to take center stage, which is unfortunate given that Black Tom's power in the comics is close enough to Russell's that his planned role of being an EvilMentor would have made a lot of sense, and his close relationship with Juggernaut would have given more justification for his usage.
107	** Deliberately invoked by Ryan Reynolds with Vanisher's role, who was looking for a way to still include Creator/BradPitt in the movie after Josh Brolin was cast as Cable [[labelnote:Explanation]] Brad Pitt had been an early contender [[WhatCouldHaveBeen for the role of Cable]] [[/labelnote]] and came up with the gag as, in Reynolds' own words, "[[TheyPlottedAPerfectlyGoodWaste the most wasteful way to use the biggest movie star in the world.]]"
108	** Domino herself to a degree. While she does get plenty of screentime and kicks a good deal of ass, she has relatively less dialogue when compared to the other major characters, leading many critics and viewers alike to think she was woefully underdeveloped.
109	** Juggernaut, to an extent. For the most part, he's portrayed very well. But then you realize that this is a film series hell-bent on ''decimating'' [[NoFourthWall the Fourth Wall]] in more ways than one, be it through [[Memes/LiveActionFilms Memes]], [[ShoutOut Shout-Outs]], [[CastingGag Casting Gags]], [[ActorAllusion Actor Allusions]], and everything in between. Of all the meta-lines they could've brought, they forgot to give him the memetic line [[WebVideo/MyWayEntertainment "Don't you know who I am? I'm the Juggernaut, BITCH!"]], something that ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' actually did despite Juggernaut not being the fourth-wall breaking character.
110	** Angel Dust is never seen or mentioned despite surviving the first film and being carried away by Colossus. It would have been interesting to see her have a similar "you must join the X-Men" redemption arc as Wade.
111	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Due to Deadpool's time traveling shenanigans at the ending, the X-Force are confirmed to be saved by WordOfGod. But never once do we see them actually fight anyone, save Peter, who was told to go home. Not to mention, Zeitgeist doesn't scream in the background either, suggesting he was already saved from his death via woodchipper. It doesn't help that TheStinger doesn't use the scenes from the trailers of them fighting.
112	* TooCoolToLive: The X-Force, especially Bedlam and Shatterstar. Quite a few were looking forward to seeing them in action, and were disappointed that they died in [[CruelAndUnusualDeath cruel and unusual]] ways before they got to do anything. Thankfully, Shatterstar is shown to be alive in the trailer for ''Film/DeadpoolAndWolverine'', so X-Force was seemingly saved along with Peter.
113	* UnexpectedCharacter:
114	** Few were expecting Bedlam and Shatterstar to make appearances in the ''Deadpool'' sequel. Unfortunately for those looking forward to seeing them get adapted and made into stars on the big screen, it ended being more a case of CListFodder; they [[WeHardlyKnewYe die in the parachute sequence]] before they get to do anything.
115	** More like unexpected ''story element'' in this case, but no one was expecting that the aforementioned Shatterstar would remain an alien from the Mojoworld as opposed to being changed into a generic mutant. In the comics, the Mojoworld is an alternate dimension that the X-Men have been involved in, and is where characters like ComicBook/{{Longshot}} and Spiral (who would likely considered too "[[AnimationAgeGhetto comic booky]]" to adapt) originate from. The fact that Mojoworld explicitly exists in the Fox universe, despite their normal [[DoingInTheWizard stance]] when comes to anything fantastic, is a definite surprise. Keep in mind, this is the same series that retcons Juggernaut from the avatar of Cyttorak into a mutant and the Phoenix Force into a split personality.
116	** Yukio turning up again at all after ''Film/TheWolverine'' is a surprise, and doubly so for showing up in the ''Deadpool'' sequel. It was assumed that Fox had forgotten her once the series changed the timeline, so her making an appearance five years after her debut, even if it's a different interpretation with a different actress, wasn't something expected.
117	** Absolutely ''no one'' was expecting [[Film/XMenOriginsWolverine Weapon XI]] and Logan to show up in the mid-credits stinger.[[note]] Granted, it was through archive footage, but still.[[/note]]
118	** After a somewhat shakily-received appearance earlier on in the franchise, no one was expecting a more familiar take on the Juggernaut to be in the movie, unless they caught the tiny glimpse of him in the trailer.
119	* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Colossus' reaction to Deadpool "breaking the rules" by killing a man is to beat the crap out of him and throw him in mutant jail, all the while complaining about Deadpool "betraying" him. The thing is, Wade went way out of his way to constantly state and show that he is not a hero, an anti-hero at best, and definitely NOT X-Men material throughout the entire first movie and up until that point in this one every time they ever interact. Colossus keeps denying this and then acts like it's some huge shock when Wade runs into some real scum in his first outing as an X-Man and does [[MurderIsTheBestSolution what he does]]. Really, Colossus never should have tried to recruit Wade in the first place. In the extended cut, it's shown that Wade has "changed" (he's only faking it) in Colossus's eyes after what it seems to be a period of time, so that feeling of betrayal is a bit more understandable, given how much he bought into his disingenuous change of heart. There's also the fact that he doesn't even bother to let Wade grieve first or at least console him after Vanessa's death and give him enough time to think about even joining the X-Men if he was mentally able to. Instead, he gives a short condolence, and goes straight to "You must join the X-Men" without even giving Wade a choice in the matter.
120	* UnpopularPopularCharacter: Dopinder is constantly ignored or looked down upon by Deadpool and company, but audiences love him.
121	* TheWoobie:
122	** Russell. He was sent to an orphanage where the staff (the headmaster especially) physically abuse him due to being an "abomination". Once he and Wade are sent to the Ice Box, he gets [[WouldHurtAChild brutally beaten by the inmates]] while he's there. Due to him considering Wade to be his only friend, once Wade tries to [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim shoo him off]] to protect him from Cable's wrath, he feels he cannot trust anyone anymore, which eventually results in him going on a dark path to [[TheDogBitesBack get his revenge on the headmaster]] who abused him throughout his childhood. Wade tries to reason with him twice, but his lack of trust from Wade causes his RedemptionRejection. Once Wade makes a HeroicSacrifice to save him from a gunshot, he [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone feels horribly guilty that he inadvertently caused the death of the one person that legitimately cared for him]], unlike anyone else.
123	** Vanessa. After seeing what a NiceGirl she is from the first movie, her death early on is really heartbreaking. Fortunately, Deadpool uses time travel to bring her back at the end.
124	%%** Poor Zeitgeist
125	* {{Woolseyism}}:
126	** Just like the first film, the Mexican Spanish translation (both sub and dub) has '''craploads''' of them, courtesy of both [[Creator/JoseAntonioMacias Deadpool's VA]] and the rest of the cast.
127	*** When Deadpool compares Bedlam with Music/DaveMatthewsBand, the dub changed the reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Arjona Ricardo Arjona]], a Guatemalan singer with a very BrokenBase in Mexico, due to the cheesiness of his songs.
128	*** While the comparisons of Cable with [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Thanos]] are kept, the next time Deadpool invokes his name, he calls Cable ''Pu-Thanos'', a pormanteau of "puta" (bitch or whore) with "Thanos" in Spanish.
129	** The French dub translates Deadpool's "Chateau de Virgin" as "Castel-Puceau", which sounds more like a real place name in (ye olde butcherede) French.
130	** When Wade and Vanessa are discussing children's names, instead of Cher and Todd, the Latin American Spanish dub has it changed to Cher and ''Chayanne''.

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