Why is Deadpool called that?

There were a few other guys stuck in there with me, and we had a betting pool over who would kick the bucket first. We called it the dead pool, and because I'm a clever girl and because my name needed some kind of logic behind it, I adopted the moniker Deadpool.
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What does the term Deadpool mean?

A dead pool, also known as a deadpool or death pool, is a game of prediction which involves guessing when someone will die. Sometimes it is a bet where money is involved.
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What is Deadpool's real name?

Deadpool (Wade Wilson) | Characters | Marvel.
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What was Deadpool's name before he was Deadpool?

Deadpool, whose real name is Wade Winston Wilson, is a disfigured mercenary with the superhuman ability of regeneration and physical prowess.
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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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Why is Deadpool's skin like that?

Deadpool is a mutant who has an accelerated healing factor. He can re-grow his parts or attach them if cut from his body. He is said to have cancer, which resulted in a deformed face, but he does not die due to his heavy healing factor.
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What is Deadpool scared of?

Deadpool has bovinophobia, which is the fear of cows. According to him, cows "scare the *#$% outta" him, as he believes their stare to be chilling, like they're "waiting."
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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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Why is Deadpool immortal?

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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Is Deadpool's real name Jack?

The recent Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe has stated that Deadpool's true name is "Jack".
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How did Deadpool get his powers?

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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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Is Deadpool self aware?

Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool, started out as a cheap pastiche - a parody of grim and gritty comic characters like DC's Deathstroke - and yet the dash of self-awareness that creators Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza injected into the core of the character has led to him becoming one of Marvel's most successful heroes, famous ...
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Does death love Deadpool or Thanos?

Death, the personification of death and the grim reaper, is in love with me, Deadpool! Because she can't have my soul due to me not being able to die. I reciprocate my love for her and so I try to figure out ways for me to lose my healing ability, die and be with my beloved.
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Can Deadpool regenerate 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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Who is stronger Wolverine or Deadpool?

While many Marvel fans love Deadpool, Wolverine is the most badass hero. His adamantium claws and healing factor practically make him unstoppable. Wolverine would rip Deadpool to shreds. If we're talking a fight against "Old Man Logan," then Deadpool would easily win.
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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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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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Is Deadpool's healing better than Wolverines?

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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Why does Deadpool have yellow speech bubbles?

While most characters speech bubbles have a white background, Deadpool's are yellow. This is down to represent his distinctive voice (although nobody knows exactly what is distinctive about his voice, only that it sounds different).
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Who is Deadpool's favorite superhero?

The final chapter of Marvel Comics' Dark Ages features heroes of the apocalypse in an epic battle to save the world they've rebuilt, though it also has a great reunion between Deadpool and his favorite superhero: Gabby Kinney's Scout.
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Who can defeat Deadpool?

So without further ado, here are 15 Superheroes Who Have Beaten Deadpool.
  • 15 SPIDER-MAN. Deadpool loves to have a buddy along for his adventures, and has a long history of teaming up with not only Wolverine, but also Spider-Man. ...
  • 14 WOLVERINE. ...
  • 13 SQUIRREL GIRL. ...
  • 12 HULK. ...
  • 11 CABLE. ...
  • 10 DAREDEVIL. ...
  • 9 DEADPOOL. ...
  • 8 MOON KNIGHT.
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Is Deadpool's face ever fixed?

But unlike the films, Deadpool does eventually receive his old face back in the Marvel Comics... and it's absolutely stunning. In the first Deadpool film - shortly after Deadpool escapes the Weapon X program and Ajax's grasp, he meets with his buddy Weasel and reveals his scarred face.
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Why was Deadpool's skin deformed in the oxygen tank?

In the comic book world, though, the scarring is actually linked to Deadpool's cancer. "Wade had cancer when he was given the healing powers, and so his cancer cells regenerate as quickly as his normal cells, accounting for the scarred appearance of his skin under his uniform," ComicsAlliance explains in a video.
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Are Deadpool's powers possible?

Deadpool's superpower is an accelerated healing factor that lets him survive almost any physical injury. In the first movie, he quickly recovers from broken bones, gunshot wounds and even manages to regrow a missing hand. But as we'll see below, that power comes at a great cost.
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Why is Thanos jealous of Deadpool?

Deadpool and Thanos have been romantic adversaries, each seeking the affections of Lady Death, which makes Thanos very jealous of Deadpool... Death is a tricky thing. Especially when it takes the form of a woman that has two very different beings in the Marvel Universe pining after her.
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