Summary
The original – and worst – Deadpool variant was nowhere to be found inDeadpool & Wolverine, despite being the target of multiple gags in the previousDeadpoolfilms. Deadpool made his live-action debut in 2009’sX-Men Origins: Wolverine, with Ryan Reynolds playing a drastically different iteration of the Merc With a Mouth. In theMarvelfilm’s finale, Wade Wilson is revealed to have been mutated with the powers of various mutants, becoming William Stryker’s Weapon XI, nicknamed “the Deadpool.” The film itself was poorly received, with many viewers taking issue with this Deadpool, whose mouth was surgically shut.
AlthoughOriginsteased Deadpool’s return, Reynolds would play a different, more comic-accurate, and far better-received version of Wade Wilson in the revised FoxX-Mentimeline’s 2016 filmDeadpool.Deadpooland its 2018 sequel,Deadpool 2, each made a point to mock Reynolds’s first version of Wade Wilson. WithDeadpool & Wolverine’s many cameosincluding the Deadpool Corps, comprised ofnumerous multiversal iterations of Deadpool, some might wonder whythe original (and generally disliked) Deadpool was absent, as his inclusion could have allowed for additional mockery.
Where Was The Original Deadpool Variant In Deadpool & Wolverine?
Despite the plethora of Deadpool variants in the Deadpool Corps, the Weapon XI version of Deadpool was not inDeadpool & Wolverinefor one simple reason. The revisedX-Mentimeline’sDeadpool already killed his original iteration inDeadpool 2. Using Cable’s time-travel device, Deadpool prevented the deaths of Vanessa Carlysle and Peter Wisdom, before going on more humorous escapades, which included killing his Weapon XI doppelgänger and setting up his eventual team-up with Wolverine.
Deadpool & Wolverine Ending Explained
Deadpool & Wolverine’s ending is filled with multiversal stakes, insane cameos, and big teases for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
How Deadpool managed to kill his original incarnation is unknown, since Weapon XI possessed a healing factor comparable to that of Wolverine, and Deadpool simply shot him in the head repeatedly. InOrigins, Deadpool survived decapitation and adamantium bullet wounds to the head were only shown to cause amnesia for the comparably durable Wolverine. While the questions raised here are likely answered by the fact that it was simply funniest to kill the character this way, Deadpool nevertheless manages to kill his original incarnation.
Deadpool used the time-traveling inDeadpool & Wolverineto attempt to join The Avengers in the main MCU timeline, though his attempt was unsuccessful.
Would The Original Deadpool Variant Have Fit In With The Deadpool Corps?
Even if Deadpool had not killed his original Weapon XI iteration, the latter would most likely not be welcomed by the rest of the Deadpool Corps. The Deadpool variants of the Deadpool Corps all have unique traits and gimmicks, but they each have comparably irreverent, humorous personalities like the revisedX-Mentimeline’s Deadpool (and the comic source material). It is difficult to imagine that they would tolerate a humorless Deadpool who was universally poorly received, even if his inclusion would have allowedDeadpool & Wolverineto make more jokes at his expense.
Deadpool & Wolverine
Cast
A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
