Deadpool

                                 
Origin:

First Appearance: The New Mutants #98 (Feb. 1991)
Deadpool
Wade Wilson was born as a normal person into a highly dysfunctional family in a small town in the state of Ohio. He ran away as a teenager and bounced around the country, all the while getting military training from various sources until he decided to become a mercenary. He kept changing his identity whenever something went wrong with the mission. He moved to Canada where he met a man by the name of Wade T. Wilson. Since he was Wade W. Wilson, the name reminded him of his old self. When he was ordered to assassinate Wade T., he accidentally killed the target's wife, Mercedes. In the end, Wade T. ran away to eventually become the voodoo mercenary T-Ray while Wade W. kept the name "Wade T. Wilson" and never changed it out of respect for his namesake's wife. When he was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, he volunteered for a subset of the Weapon-X program that was attempting to imbue a normal human with Wolverine’s healing factor.Since he is Wade T. Wilson, he has Canadian citizenship, allowing him entry into the Weapon X program. The procedure was a success, but Deadpool, who took his name from the pool that the officers and scientists bet in as to who would die next in the experimentation, became severely mentally unbalanced as a result of it. He escaped the facility and has been wandering ever since. Some people might speculate that before his name was Wade Winston Wilson his name was Jack though this isn't confirmed.

Creation:

Deadpool's First Appearance
Created by artist Rob Liefeld and writer Fabian Nicieza, Deadpool made his first appearance in The New Mutants #98 (1991). Rob Liefeld has publicly stated that he had always loved the simplicity of Spider-Man's design, and therefore designed a character with a full-head mask. Deadpool was originally a parody of DC Comics' character Deathstroke, including similar costumes and real name similarities (Deathstroke’s real name is Slade Wilson) between the two. Wade's alias Deadpool name was taken from the fifth Dirty Harry film The Dead Pool.

Character Evolution:

Deadpool’s debut marked a very different version of the character. He was a serious, grim and professional assassin, with none of his personality trademarks intact. It would be in his solo book that his trademark character traits would finally emerge. These would include the dark randomness to his actions, his humorous bend, schizophrenic tendencies, his suicidal personal outlook, and his 4th wall breaking quips that would make him famous, along with his love for Mexican food. Recently Deadpool has been trying to be a hero.

Deadpool has been known for carrying a number of weapons and sometimes it is as if they appear from nowhere, this is often referred to as a 'magic satchel'. Blind Al is also a significant catalyst in Deadpool's personal development, as there is a clear love hate relationship which can vary from Blind Al being a mother-like figure to an abused hostage; sometimes within the same storyline.

His personality has changed somewhat now he has become mortal; yet he still takes risks, welcoming the idea of dying so he may once again be united with his love, Death. The same humor and incapability to take many battles seriously still remains, though his face no longer carries the scars from cancer or Weapon X.

Major Stories:
Before Weapon X
The Weapon X Program
In Tolliver's Employ
Tolliver's Will
Return Home
Blind Al and Weasel
Dark Reign
Secret Invasion
Deadpool and the X-Men
The Heroic Age
Evil Deadpool
Dead
Uncanny X-Force
Soul Hunter
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly


Powers and Abilities:                                              
Enhanced regeneration/healing factor
Foreign chemical/disease resistance
Telepathic immunity
Peak human strength
Superhuman stamina
Superhuman reflexes/agility/speed

Abilities:
Master martial artist
Skilled linguist
Master assassin
Medium awareness/fourth-wall breaking
Minor reality manipluation