How did Deadpool get his powers?

In Deadpool, Wade gains superpowers after being injected with a serum that "activates any mutant genes" lurking in his DNA when combined with extreme stress to "trigger mutations".
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How did Deadpool get his powers in movie?

Everything You Need to Know About Deadpool

He is an expert marksman, swordsman, and martial artist. He acquired his powers from a serum that activated dormant mutant genes and then was subjected to extreme stress through torture and near death experiences.
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How did Deadpool get his immortality?

Deadpool's immortality comes from his extreme healing factor, which constantly replaces his damaged cells with healthy ones at such an absurd rate that he's actually immune to telepathy because his brain cells are being repaired faster than any telepath can mess with his mind.
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Did Deadpool get his powers from Wolverine?

Wilson is approached to take part in an experiment that is supposedly going to cure his cancer with a mysterious serum, which is made from Wolverine's genes and aims to awaken other dormant mutant genes in the body. Thanks to the serum, he gains a superhuman healing ability just like Wolverine.
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What are Deadpool's actual powers?

Deadpool's primary power is an accelerated healing factor, depicted by various writers at differing levels of efficiency. The speed of his healing factor depends on the severity of the wound and Deadpool's mental state. It works most efficiently when he is awake, alert, and in good spirits.
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Who gave Deadpool immortality?

Thanos Gave Deadpool His Immortality Out of Jealousy.
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What is Deadpool's weakness?

The evidence of his mental breakdown can be seen through his audio and visual hallucinations and memory problems, but the worst of it is his violent outbursts, where he unleashes his illness onto everyone in his path. Deadpool has confessed that his true and only weakness are kittens.
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Who heals faster Wolverine or Deadpool?

However, Deadpool's healing factor goes a fair bit beyond Wolverine's, in that Deadpool's healing factor essentially prevents him from dying unless it is something catastrophic. Typically speaking, if Wolverine had an arm chopped off, he would not re-grow a new arm. Deadpool's powers do, in fact, do that.
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How did Weapon 11 became Deadpool?

Weapon XI is also referred to by Col. William Stryker as "Deadpool", due to having powers "pooled" from many other mutants killed and/or kidnapped in the film, including Wolverine's healing factor, Cyclops' optic blasts, Wraith's teleportation ability, and Chris Bradley's technopathy.
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Who is stronger Deadpool or Spider Man?

Spider-Man is a badass with great power and great responsibility. Spidey is stronger and far more acrobatic than Deadpool. And the web-crawler has a wide set of spider-like abilities.
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Why does Deadpool's face not heal?

So why wouldn't Deadpool's healing factor cure his cancer? In the movie, it's because Wade was born with mutant genes, so every cell in his body would inherit regenerative powers – including tumor cells. The explanation is similar for comics: a mutagenic serum wouldn't distinguish between normal and abnormal tissues.
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Why is Thanos cursed Deadpool?

Death wanted Deadpool to unite with her which could only happen when he would die. It happened in Deadpool- Funeral For A Freak (Deadpool vol. 1 #64) when Thanos cursed Deadpool with life so that he could no more come between him and his love Death (an embodiment of end of life or a biological manifestation of death).
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Can Deadpool lift Thor's hammer?

Deadpool once lifted Thor's hammer and was surprisingly revealed to be worthy of Mjolnir - but not everything was as it appeared to be. Lifting Thor's hammer Mjolnir is a big deal in the Marvel universe, as it proves who really is worthy. Captain America has lifted it, as has Loki.
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Why is there 2 different Deadpools?

Based upon Marvel Comics' most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool.
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Was Deadpool born a mutant?

Deadpool is not a mutant. He was not born with any special powers. Nor was he endowed with powers by way of some kind of radioactive mishap like most other Marvel heroes (Spider-Man, Hulk, Daredevil, etc.). He is a regular guy (well, an assassin) named Wade Wilson who is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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How is Deadpool alive after Wolverine?

Regeneration Healing Factor: During his transformation, Weapon XI, was given Wolverine's regenerative healing factor which allows his body to almost instantly heals wounds just like Wolverine can.
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Who is Marvel's Weapon 1?

The Weapon Plus program has been around since the '40s, and the first “Weapon” was none other than Steve Rogers aka Captain America.
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Why did Deadpool have laser eyes?

The bandages suggest a biopsy or surgery of the eyes that need to heal. The reason Deadpool can use the optic blasts without the glasses is because he lacks the trauma that Scott received.
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Can Deadpool regrow his head?

When you think of superhero regeneration, characters like Wolverine, Lobo, and Deadpool immediately come to mind, though Deadpool might be the hero most associated with regenerating after extreme damage. Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld says that Wade Wilson can even regrow his entire head if he had to.
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Can Deadpool reattach limbs?

It's entirely possible, of course, that both are true- Deadpool can reconnect a missing arm or have it regenerate over time and just does whatever is convenient for him at the time, but still, prior to the film I hadn't actually seen him regenerate an entire limb in any comic, game, etc- I had always just seen him ...
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Can the Hulk heal himself?

Hulk's Healing Factor is the Strongest There Is

As a result of the gamma radiation that created the Hulk, Bruce Banner also gained the ability to rapidly heal from injuries. Like his strength, the speed at which he can heal from wounds is connected to the level of rage he possesses.
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Why is Deadpool afraid of cows?

He's Afraid of Cows

Their stares scare the crap out of him because he believes that they're waiting for the opportune moment to strike. As for a more common phobia, he's also terrified of clowns, which he considers the greatest threat to Earth after Galactus.
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Can Deadpool get drunk or high?

Deadpool has a toast. Deadpool's regenerative abilities make him near immune to most toxins, but he can still feel some of their effects. Much like Wolverine, it takes quite a few drinks to get him drunk, but it's not impossible.
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How Deadpool can be killed?

Originally Answered: How can one kill Deadpool? Well, if he is cursed by Thanos, he can't be killed. If he isn't, you can always shoot him full of the serum that takes away his healing and just kill him normally (they came close to doing that once).
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