Deadpool

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Deadpool (Wade Winston Wilson) is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by artist/writer Rob Liefeld and writer Fabian Nicieza, the character first appeared in The New Mutants #98 (cover-dated February 1991).

Wade Wilson

Wade had conflicting memories of his childhood. He once recalled that his father abandoned his...

Wade Wilson is a former test subject of the Weapon X program, possessing a regenerative healing factor and an unstable compiling of other "Weapon X" experiments. Deadpool's powers and personality traits combine to make a wild, mentally unstable, and unpredictable mercenary. Deadpool has been a member of X-Force and the Thunderbolts, and a self-professed member of the X-Men and Avengers. The "Merc with a Mouth" is infamous for breaking the fourth wall.

We've rounded up every Marvel reference and X-Men Easter Egg in the Deadpool movie for you. My God, it's full of spoilers.

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To gear up for the upcoming Deadpool movie, we've assembled a Deadpool character guide that breaks down who's who in the February 12 release.

With Deadpool making his debut (kind of) on the big screen soon, let's take a look at some of the powers you might see up there.