Warning! Spoilers ahead for Deadpool/Wolverine #3!In a grave turn of events,Marvelis once again unleashing its most infamous and deadly sickness, the dreaded Legacy Virus, which devastated both theX-Menand mutantkind; however this time around, the terrible sickness has evolved to dramatic new heights. Now that Cable’s villainous clone, Stryfe, has returned, he is set to unleash the Marvel Universe’s next cataclysmic event with the Legacy Virus 2.0.
Deadpool/Wolverine#3 – written by Benjamin Percy, with art by Joshua Cassara – reveals the villainous terrorist from the future known asStryfe has returned after being defrosted within a ONE* government base, and along with his resurrection, he is unleashing his all-new Legacy 2.0.The virus has claimed Deadpool and, with the virus’s evolution, it now has the capability of resurrecting the dead.
The Legacy Virus was incredibly impactful, coming during adark period inX-Menlore, and its return sparks uncertainty about the devastating effects this new variant of the virus could cause to mutants and heroes alike.
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Deadpool/Wolverine#3 – Written By Benjamin Percy; Art By Joshua Cassara; Color By Guru-eFX; Lettering By Joe Sabino
Introduced in inX-Force#18 –written by Fabian Nicieza, wirg art by Greg Capullo – the Legacy Virus was a deadly disease created by Apocalypse in the future but altered by Stryfe toattack the X Geneand then released onto the current timeline’s unsuspecting populous. There were three strains of the virus,Legacy-1, Legacy-2, and Legacy-3, each an airborne pathogen resulting in a grave sickness that wiped out a large portion of the mutant population, including members of the X-Men. Though a cure was eventually found due to Colossus’ sacrifice, this latest variant has evolved into an entirely new threat.
Unlike its predecessors, Legacy 2.0 is more akin to an infectious zombie outbreak fueled by radiation with those infected succumbing to Stryfe’s control.
This new fourth iteration of the infamous disease, also labeled as “Legacy: Reborn” is drastically different from its prior counterparts, withthe new Legacy Virus 2.0 having elements similar to a techno-virus that possesses and controls its unwilling host. Unlike its predecessors, Legacy 2.0 is more akin toan infectious zombie outbreakfueled by radiation with those infected succumbing to Stryfe’s will. While the previous Legacy Viruses attacked the X Gene, Deadpool notes this new strain is set on executing humanity, most similar to Legacy-3, but with Stryfe’s goal of inciting a race war between humans and mutants.
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The Legacy Virus was highly rumored to be an allegory to the AIDS epidemic as many parallels were drawnbetween the real-world crisis and Marvel Universe’s blame placed on mutants, with Legacy-2 having similar symptoms such as a sickly, weakened state and lesions on the skin. However,this most recent variant takes on a completely new look, with Deadpool and the various undead Jurrasic kaiju all possessing glowing eyes, and Wolverine stating Wade smelled of silicone and the heat that radiates off an old computer. This latest variant of the Legacy Virus is a complete alteration of what was previously known.
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Legacy 2.0 undergoes a radical change to the infectious mutant-killing virus, now acting as malware to those it infects, completely brainwashing the host’s mind to follow the ambitions of Stryfe. The proprietor of the virus is painting himself as a necessary evil while creating a mindless hoard of the undead who have all been infected by the disease. Now that the fourth strain of the virus has been unleashed, it begs the question of whether the Legacy Virus will once again plague theX-MenandMarvelUniverse to the devastating degree it once did prior.
