Who is Deadpool? The story of the character of the universe MARVEL

Recently, a wave of interest in comic book characters is inevitably increasing. Just a few years ago, only the most popular superheroes like Superman or Spider-Man were known to the general public. Today, from the shadows began to emerge those who had previously heard only comic book fans. Now almost any person will answer the question, who is Deadpool. His character has already managed to expand the scope of graphic stories and appear on a wide screen in several animated stories, as well as video games.

Name and character

Known under the pseudonym Boltovy mercenary Wade Wilson was once an ordinary man. The past anti-hero from the universe of Marvel is very vague, and sometimes he himself confesses that he can not say for sure who his parents were, what his name really was, and who he is.

Deadpool is the nickname Wade took over after escaping from the hospice, where patients were tortured, called Dead Pool . From other heroes it is distinguished not only by a daring pseudonym, but also by a particularly talkative language and black humor. He is one of the few who in comics break the so-called fourth wall. This means that he communicates with readers and realizes himself as a character in a graphic work. It was thanks to these features that he became so popular, even though he works for the side of evil.

Childhood and youth

His mother died of cancer when the boy was 5 years old, and his father was unbalanced psyche, which was the result of the military past and the death of his wife. One day one of Wilson's friends shot an angry dad when he tried to take his son from the bar by force. Following in the footsteps of the deceased parent, the hero is trained, but instead of becoming a military man, begins the career of a hired killer. From other mercenaries differs in that it takes lives only from those who, in his opinion, deserve it. In the years that followed, he associated with a number of criminal groups and authoritative criminal bosses, until he discovered cancer, which pushes him to a desperate step.

Mutation and Ability

He decides to participate in the experiment under the leadership of "Department K" - an organization that develops superweapons. Specialists have promised Wade that they will cure him of cancer if he becomes part of the "Weapon X" project. His goal was to create a superman, thanks to the introduction of a special drug obtained from Wolverine's DNA. Cancer is cured, but the experiment did not go as planned, and as a result, Wilson's entire body was disfigured. In addition to a serious injury, he acquired the ability to regenerate. In the following months, it becomes more cruel and uncontrollable than before. This leads him to the above-mentioned hospice. After his escape, he becomes an extremely respected person in criminal circles, where everyone now knows who Deadpool is, and what he is capable of. In addition to the wonderful ability to heal itself, it is also resistant to virtually all viruses and infections, and life expectancy has increased tens of times. In addition to this, he can overload his own muscles, which gives him tremendous power.

Costume

After Wade got superpowers, he managed to get involved in a lot of rework, working on different bosses. For a while, he fulfills the duties of an ordinary thug at Solidhalob. Since then, the hero began to wear his famous red-and-black suit, thanks to which he became such a recognizable character.

Many network users often discuss the fact that it's easy to confuse with Spider-Man due to some similarity in their robes. Because of this, the duo Deadpool-Pauk became a permanent occasion for ridicule, sometimes even of an obscene nature.

It is noteworthy that there were times when the pseudonym Boltovy mercenary wore Peter Parker. Also, Deadpool appears in one of the episodes of the animated series "Perfect Spider-Man".

The further destiny

Now not only criminal bosses, but superheroes also know who Deadpool is. He gets acquainted with Kingpin and even works for him for a while. Also, among his employers, you can call the Wizard and the arms dealer Tolliver, who give him all sorts of tasks. Among the most fascinating is the case when Wade had to pretend to be Hobgoblin.

Over the long years of his activity, the anti-hero of the universe, Marvel managed to make himself many enemies, the most memorable of which are Cable, Slaybeck and Juggernaut. One day he even came across Dardeville and, of course, with other goodies who did not accept the mercenary methods. It is difficult to list all the alterations in which Deadpool managed to visit for such a long time. Comics about him goes more than 20 years and became one of the most popular in the world.

In the cinema

The first appearance of the hero on the big screen occurred in the film "The X-Men: The Beginning." Wolverine". There he was one of the members of the "Weapon X" along with the protagonist, and in the end became a victim of the experiment, as a result of which he was mutilated. Played his actor Ryan Reynolds, but his character was very different from the original. After that, it was decided to remove a separate picture about the mercenary, whose name is Deadpool. The film was for a long time in the stage of discussion and development, it was finally decided that Reynolds would again have to embody this image, with which he brilliantly coped. In a large rolling ribbon comes out in February 2016. If she collects a large cash register, then most likely in the future the world will see a sequel.