The Merc With the Mouth
But Who is Wade Wilson?
Welcome back to Comic Talk. First off, yeah, okay, so it's two days late – but I'm a busy student! That said, I promise, next one? Definitely on time. To the subject at hand though, I bring you; Deadpool.
Real name Wade Wilson, Deadpool is Marvel's red-suited merc. Wade is … well, crazy. Breaking the fourth wall, killing innocents and making innuendos; Wilson breaks all the rules comic book heroes have to abide by. He's cold, sometimes a little stoic, and can be pretty heartless. But, what morals he lacks, he more than makes up for in humour. Wade knows he's a comic character, and he talks to his brain. While he stabs a man for taking the last cheeto, he saves another … because. He's a got a heart of gold, but he doesn't know how to accept it.
For more novice comic fans, you'll have seen his place in X-Men:Origins. He was the guy Ryan Reynolds played; a role that's been slated in the comic world. Reynolds wasn't the problem - it was the biological robot part.
What makes Deadpool fun is simple – it's those rules he doesn't abide by. It's the way he works. The way he's written. He's had a relationship with the personification of Death, and he was trained by a sumo. He's also the most dangerous thing to come out of Canada since Bryan Adams and the wonderbra.
Outside of being really good at killing things, what’s particularly enjoyable is Wade’s only power: he can’t die. He’s not super strong of fast. He can’t read your thoughts either – you just can’t kill him. It’s fun, it’s different. He’s not an overpowered alien with a need to save the world – he’s just a man. With lots of guns. And he doesn’t die.
What's not to love about a gun toting, katana swinging, crazy as all hell and extremely violent, sarcastic, socially-useless mercenary who still seems to make friends? And all the while, he's force-feeding vegetarians Big Macs. You find constant joy in his ability to make fun of himself, the villain and an uninvolved group of people, because that’s how Wade Wilson rolls. Well made, Marvel, and thank you for the magic.
Next post is Deathstroke. And remember guys, comment, share, discuss! Conversations, opinions, anything that builds some talk might even get it’s own blog entry. Until next time, see you guys!
