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After a recurring role in X-Force and two self-titled miniseries, Deadpool finally got his own ongoing series in 1997 deadpool plush toy and writer Joe Kelly leant into Wade Wilson’s parody roots hard, satirizing all the gritty heroes and anti-heroes that were very popular at the time.

Wade Wilson’s superhuman abilities come from his time in the Weapon X program, the same shady bunch responsible for deadpool plush toy Wolverine. Wade was imbued with a powerful regenerative healing factor derived from Logan, albeit significantly stronger.

Strictly speaking, mutants are born with their abilities, although the age at which these powers activate varies. Wade is most likely a mutate, an individual who got their powers via other external means be they accidental or deliberate.

Deadpool tends to refer to himself deadpool plush toy as a mutant, but only because it annoys the X-Men, who treat the term with reverence.

We say he’s “most likely” a mutate because there are a few things that indicate otherwise. deadpool plush toy

Mr. Sinister refers to Deadpool as a mutant during a sit-down barbecue, but Wade brushes it off. Then there’s Deadpool vs. Thanos #2, where Rocket Raccoon’s computer read-out identifies Wade as a mutant.

Whether these are down to different writers exercising their artistic licenses, sloppy continuity or hints that Wade may have been born awesome remains up for debate, but considering what we have, it’s probably safer to call him a mutate in lieu of harder evidence.

Movie Deadpool, on the other hand, is even more confusing.

The X-Men: Origins version definitely was, but the actual good movie version is a question mark, as Ajax’s torture lab is designed to bring out any latent mutant genes. Wade survives the process, so it could be argued that he can hang with the X-Men, at least on a genetic level. deadpool plush toy

Since then, Deadpool has been the subject of some seriously creative and unusual storylines. Wade’s self awareness, endless quips, twisted sense of humor and variety of powers enabled writers to let their ideas run riot and tell stories they simply couldn’t with the majority of the Marvel universe.
Spidey’s influence didn’t just extend to the mask and the red get-up, though. Liefeld wanted to make Deadpool a funny, quippy character because he believed that by the time the ’90s had rolled around, the new version of Spider-Man had lost his humor somewhat.

To quote Liefeld, “Spider-Man in 1990 was a depressed, married guy” and it’s hard to argue.

The ’90s had brought in a wave of brooding grittiness that most comics rushed to get in on. Peter Parker had inherited the iconic black symbiote suit and Kraven had just completed his tragic last hunt. deadpool plush toy

Liefeld wanted to create a character who had the energy, humor, and abandon of the 1960s Spider-Man and brought it to Wade Wilson.

“The Spider-Man I grew up with would make fun of you or punch you in the face and make small cracks. That was the entire intent with Deadpool,” he said.

The Merc with the Mouth soon became a fan-favorite character and started appearing everywhere, crossing over and teaming up with pretty much every character and team you could think of. deadpool plush toy figma hulk

Outside of the comics, the character has enjoyed mainstream popularity thanks to Ryan Reynolds pulling on the mask and playing the role he was apparently born to play on the big screen.

With Deadpool 2 right around the corner, we thought there was no better time than to pillage the archives in search of some of the more obscure, weird and wonderful facts about Mr. Pool. deadpool stuffed animal