Deadpool is one of the most popular Marvel Comics characters, yet he's never really been given his due on the big screen. We’ve been hearing about a Deadpool movie starring Ryan Reynolds for years, maybe even since before we were born. Is that possible? Even if that’s not the case, a faithful adaptation of Marvel's Merc with a Mouth has been rumored at least since X-Men Origins: Wolverine disappointed all the Deadpool fanboys like orphans on Christmas.
Now that we’re within spitting distance of an honest to goodness Deadpool film, you may want to know what’s up with the silliest, most self-aware antihero in the Marvel Universe. Well, we’ve put together a list of the 25 most important things you need to know about Deadpool so you don’t look like a dum-dum when you’re standing in line waiting to see Ryan Reynolds do his thing.
Getting into a new property can be daunting, especially when it’s based around a character who routinely breaks the fourth wall, is subject to almost yearly retconning, and whose best stories are spread out at seemingly random intervals across twenty years of comics, guest spots, and team ups. For the most part, we whittled down the more complex information about Deadpool (i.e. anything time travel related).
After reading this list of must-know Deadpool facts, you’ll be ready to dive in to the world of Wade Wilson and by the time the movie's in theaters, you’ll be winning Deadpool trivia contests like it’s what you were put on this world to do.
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He's a Total Nerd
Yeah, the Merc with a Mouth plays at least one MMORPG, as evidenced by his reference to Leeroy Jenkins, a Warcraft character who famously shouted his own name while rushing into battle. How does Deadpool have time to play World of Warcraft?! He's supposed to be saving the world, not grinding for gold.
He Just Wants to Be Friends with Spider-Man
Deadpool’s ceaseless quest to make Spider-Man his best friend might just be our favorite thing in comics ever. The unlikely friendship has inspired hoards of comic fans to create all sorts of fan fiction ranging from mild to wild under the umbrella term "Spideypool."
He Fought Every Dead President and Re-Killed Them All
Written by Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan, Deadpool #1 features a necromancer resurrecting past presidents to fix American society. Obvi, things don't go as planned and the ex-presidents run amok. In a race to stop the undead presidents, Deadpool has to call upon Dr. Strange and, naturally, the ghost of Benjamin Franklin.
His Real Name Is a Joke
When Deadpool was first developed, he bared such a striking similarity to DC’s Deathstroke that his creators (Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld) decided to name him Wade Wilson as an inside joke implying that he's "related" to Slade Wilson aka Deathstroke.
He Was Never Meant to Be so Popular
When he was first introduced to the comics world in New Mutants #98, he was a farily stock bad guy just hired to kill Cable, but after subsequent appearances in X-Force he quickly stole the comic book world's collective heart.
He's a Proud Canadian
Like Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool is proudly Canadian, almost to a fault. He often references the Great White North and, like most of the world, he uses the metric system.
Deadpool and Captain America Are Pals
Odd as it may seem, Cap is pretty much the only guy in the Marvel Universe who actually likes Deadpool. And Cap is the only person whom Deadpool respects. As a child, Captain America was Wade's idol, and since they're both government experiments, he's one of the few people who can understand Deadpool's pain.
He Breaks the Fourth Wall Constantly
Deadpool’s most notorious trait is his tendency to break the fourth wall, offering absurd meta-commentary on the stories he's in. Not many comic characters know they exist within a work of fiction, but Deadpool knows it and thrives on it. He frequently references the idea that he's a fictional character, and every once in a while he’ll drop a comment to the artist or writer working on his book, usually confusing anyone sharing a panel with him.
Deadpool's Dad Has Not Had It Easy
Like most comic characters, Deadpool suffers from being retconned every few years, so his backstory is contradictory at best. The oddest piece of his origin story is his father, Thomas Wilson. Throughout the years he's been murdered in a bar by one of teenage Wade's dumb friends, bashed in the face by a liquor bottle, and burned alive by Deadpool.
He's Beaten Enemies Just By Talking
Wade Wilson has always been chatty, but after being driven insane by the Weapon X experimentation, he couldn't shut his mouth. He's been known to talk enemies to death, and he even shut down Galactus with his endless stream of nonsense. The Fantastic Four could barely beat the world-devouring baddie, but Deadpool did it without throwing a punch.