Summary
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Deadpool and Wolverine: WWIII #2!DeadpoolandWolverinehave always been two sides of the same coin, going all the way back to their origins.Deadpool’s healing factorwas derived from Wolverine’s, making them permanently connected. Plus, both are exceptional killers who are, individually, ‘the best there is at what they do’. However, while the two have essentially been equals throughout their respective histories,Deadpool just got an insane upgrade with a new superpowerthat makes Wolverine (specifically, his claws) look B-tier.
InDeadpool and Wolverine: WWIII#2 by Joe Kelly and Adam Kubert, Wolverine is trying to save Deadpool from a shadowy organization that uses biomechanics to upgrade humans and mutants into superpowered versions of themselves. Unfortunately, Wolverine was too late, and Deadpool became the newly-dubbed Wade Wilson the 3rd aka WWIII. Deadpool’s WWIII upgrades consisted of a calmer mind, a sharpened focus, and energy blades that Deadpool could summon from his wrists.
When Deadpool attacked Wolverine after the X-Men hero entered the facility in which Deadpool received these new upgrades, Wolverine initially got the drop on Deadpool, and even had him pinned down. However, Wolverine’s advantage in this fight didn’t last, as Deadpool shot energy spikes from practically every corner of his body, impaling Wolverine from every direction.
“The Worst of Us”: Deadpool Calls Out an MCU Character as Marvel’s Most Despicable Villain
Deadpool is currently fighting someone made famous by the MCU in his ongoing Marvel Comics series, naming him as the most despicable villain he knows.
Deadpool Has His Own ‘Claws’ All Over His Body (Not Just His Fists, Like Wolverine)
Deadpool debuted his energy claws at the end of the previous issue, and right from the start, he proved himself on-par with Wolverine. Deadpool never had a ‘snikt’ ability of his own until this miniseries, but after he underwent biomechanical experimentation, he got his own ‘Wolverine claws’ in the form of energy blades. However, it wasn’t until this issue that fans saw that Deadpool didn’t just become on-par with Wolverine, he surpassed him.
Wolverine can only extend his claws from his fists (or wrists), as they are a part of his physical skeleton. Logan can’t simply pop a claw from his back if someone grabs him from behind, he’s limited by the position of his hands. As readers saw in this issue, that’s not a problem Deadpool has to deal with, as his ‘porcupine’-like energy-quill power allows him to ‘pop’ his ‘claws’ from anywhere on his body - and readers already saw how well it worked on Wolverine himself.
Deadpool Upgraded His Most Controversial Form
X-Men Origins: Wolverine(2009)
It was immediately apparent at the sight of Deadpool brandishing his new energy blades in the previous issue that this new upgrade is very reminiscent of the version of Deadpool featured inX-Men Origins: Wolverine. A silent, focused killer with energy-based powers and blades protruding from his wrists? Yeah, that sounds a lot like the first live-action iteration of Wade Wilson. And now, Marvel Comics’ Deadpool not only seemingly brought that version to the page (in a decidedly unique fashion), but upgraded him immensely.
Unfortunately for Deadpool, it doesn’t seem as though this upgrade will last in Marvel Comics canon, as the comic ended with Wade devolving into a weakened state before being utterly torn apart by one of his fellow biomechanical experimentation subjects. However, even if it doesn’t last,Deadpool’s new superpower gave him the opportunity to makeWolverine’s iconic claws look B-tier - and that’s bragging rights for life.
Deadpool and Wolverine: WWIII #2by Marvel Comics is available now.
Deadpool
The merc with the mouth first appeared in an issue ofNew Mutantsin 1990, and since then has gone on to get his own series and a massive cult following. With his incredible powers of healing and regeneration, Deadpool was initially depicted as an X-Men villain but went on to become an anti-hero. After getting his own movie series starting in 2016, the third Deadpool movie finally brings the wisecracking, fourth-wall-breaking character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
