Deadpool

**Wade Wilson**, AKA **Deadpool**, is an anti-hero from *Marvel Comics.*

## Trivia

* Despite the common belief that Deadpool was inspired by DC Comics character Deathstroke (namely due to the similar designs and civilian names, with Deathstroke's real name being Slade Wilson), Rob Liefeld has always maintained that the similarities are coincidental, though several Deadpool's comics - such as *Deadpool* (Vol. 6) #7 and *Black Panther vs. Deadpool* #5 - have referenced and perpetuated the misconception. It is worth mentioning that Liefeld has been very vocal about the actual inspirations for the character, which include Spider-Man, Wolverine, *Star Wars*' Boba Fett, and even the 1988 comedy film *Twins*. It was Fabian Nicieza who came up with Deadpool's civilian name, after recognizing the coincidental undertones of Deathstroke in Deadpool's look since Liefeld was a fan of Deathstroke. Nicieza called Deadpool "Wade Wilson" as as an in-joke between Liefeld and himself.
	+ *Twins* influenced Liefeld in the creation of Deadpool due to its plot. In this movie, the title characters portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito originated from an experiment to combine the DNA of six fathers to produce the perfect child, with Schwarzenegger's character carrying all good traits, while DeVito's was stuck with the leftovers and became a low-life. Liefeld originally envisioned Deadpool as Wolverine's predecessor in Weapon X, which would've resulted in him being less refined than Logan. Because of this, Deadpool would've had a similar relation with Wolverine as DeVito's character with Schwarzenegger's.
* The inspiration for Deadpool's name comes from the 1988 Dirty Harry film *The Dead Pool.*
* The creation of Deadpool as a masked character originated from the friendly jabs of Liefeld's friends Todd McFarlane and Erik Larsen, who at the time worked penciling Spider-Man comics. They used to make fun of Liefeld having to work hard on drawing the faces of each member of the cast of *New Mutants*, while drawing Spider-Man's face was much easier due to him wearing a mask. Because of this, Liefeld was inspired to create a character that wore a "cool mask."
* Deadpool's obsession with the word "chimichanga" originated from an in-joke between Deadpool's co-creator Fabian Nicieza and the late Mark Gruenwald based on a *Saturday Night Live* skit.
* The X-Man Gambit has such respect for Deadpool's fighting abilities that he once paid him off rather than risk battling him, admitting that fighting Deadpool is tantamount to suicide.
* Many people confuse Deadpool and Spider-Man due to the similarities between their costumes. Deadpool himself is aware of the similarities. People unfamiliar with Deadpool have called him "ninja Spider-Man."
* Deadpool has stated that, due to his mask and disfigured face, it is hard for him to enter public places, including Taco Bell.
* Wade is bad at shaving, considering that he hasn't had facial hair to shave for a long time.
* Deadpool's childhood hero is Captain America, although their views differed.
* Deadpool has called the Young Avengers (especially Hulkling and Wiccan) nubile.
* Wade claimed to have hacked Wolverine's Tumblr account.

* Elektra stated Deadpool has lovely handwriting, to which he replied "Thank you, Elektra. I think it's a crime the way schools today neglect the fundamentals."
* Deadpool claims to have seen *"every Jackie Chan movie and Hi-Karate commercial ever made"*.
* *Deadpool* writer Gerry Duggan has stated that Deadpool is "ready and willing to do anything with a pulse." He has further confirmed Deadpool to be omnisexual (a sexual orientation more commonly known as pansexual).
* Deadpool uses Snapchat.
* Deadpool uses Twitter.
* Deadpool uses Instagram.
* Deadpool is a Scorpio, placing his birthday between October 23 and November 21.
* Deadpool hates the band Creed.
* The canonicity of Deadpool bonding to the Venom symbiote in *Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars* and *Deadpool: Back in Black* was contested. Writer Cullen Bunn had repeatedly stated he considered it to be canon and had included references to it in *Poison-X* and *Deadpool: Assassin* #4. X-Men Senior Editor Jordan D. White also considered it to be canon, stating it to be the reason Deadpool admired and sought to befriend Spider-Man. However, Donny Cates, the writer of *Venom* Vol. 4, had, in a since deleted tweet said that he did not consider them to be canon, and as such it was disregarded in *Absolute Carnage* - with *Absolute Carnage vs. Deadpool* #1 stating the writers were deliberately ignoring it.
* When Kate Bishop first saw Deadpool's face, she thought that Wade was wearing Freddy Krueger make-up, since it was Halloween.
* Deadpool is a fan of Doctor Doom and Morgan Le Fay as a romantic pairing. In fact, he considers them his "otp."
* Robbie Thompson, the writer of *Spider-Man/Deadpool*, wanted Deadpool to learn Spider-Man's secret identity; however, Marvel Comics would not allow that. So in the last story arc of the series, Thompson created an "Event", with himself as the main villain Manipulator, in order for Marvel to allow Deadpool to learn Spider-Man's identity. In the end that didn't happen, as Spider-Man and Deadpool put the Manipulator in jail.
* Deadpool once prevented a girl from commiting suicide, and passed some time together in order for her to feel better before leaving her at a hospital and advising her to seek professional help.
* Deadpool has tried to commit suicide multiple times in different ways, with most of these attempts failing.
* When Typhoid Mary disguised herself as Siryn, she raped Deadpool, using his affection for Siryn to have sex with him, which left him emotionally destroyed.
* Deadpool is a fan of *Star Trek* and the original *Star Wars* trilogy but hates the prequel trilogy with a passion. When an agent of A.I.M. expressed love for the prequel trilogy, Deadpool killed him and forced another A.I.M. agent to say that "Jar Jar Binks is an abomination."
* As of *Deadpool Kills Deadpool* #4, Wade is allegedly the last remaining Deadpool alive in the Multiverse.
* Deadpool hates anime.