Wade Wilson (Earth-616)

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Category:Males
Category:Marvel Superheroes
Category:Anti-Heroes
Category:Heroes of Marvel
Category:Superheroes
Wade Winston Wilson joined the second Weapon X program (the program responsible for experimenting on Wolverine) when he developed terminal cancer. The program was supposed to give him superhuman regenerative abilities, like Wolverine, using DNA from that very mutant. The healing factor was supposed to cure his cancer, however, it also gave his cancer the healing factor (that is why he looks hideously ugly). The plan was named a failure, and Deadpool became mentally unstable.
This led to him being discarded from the project, and he was sent to Doctor Killebrew's "Workshop" at The Hospice, where most discarded projects were sent for further experiments and torture. This is where he joined a game with the other inmates. This game was called the "dead pool," where they put bets on who would die next. Because of his status as a "special project," his chances of dying were very low, making him the leader of the dead pool.
During near-fatal experiments he started to see Death in various visions, and he soon fell in love with her. She fell in love with him, as it was unheard of any mortals to perceive her before their time. Wade now wanted to die, to be with Death as soon as possible. Killebrew wanted him alive though, so his attempts were stopped. In response, Deadpool did everything to provoke his death. His behavior inspired the other inmates to rebel, and eventually his death was ordered.
But this execution is what would kick-start his regenerative abilities. Because he did not die, Death rejected him. This, together with his physical disfigurement not healing, and everything he had gone through until this point, caused him to snap completely. He managed to escape, and he took the name Deadpool.
Deadpool has been everything from a villain to a hero. He is known for his ability to break the fourth wall, that is, his ability to know he is in a comic-book. The other characters take no note of his comments on this matter, as they know he is completely insane.
Deadpool has also been known to pick fights with Wolverine often, and occasionally Spider-Man. He has had mixed success in his fights with Wolverine, and his fights with Spider-Man often result in friendship. Deadpool is not really known to hold grudges for many people. He has teamed up with enemies before, and tends to leave his past alone, or he tries to convert bad memories into jokes.