What is the connection between Wolverine and Deadpool?

In September of this year, a video starring Ryan Reynolds It is Hugh Jackman brought news that sent MCU fans into a frenzy: Wolverine will be back on the big screen and will star alongside Deadpool in the anti-hero’s third film. Remember!

However, although both characters have already shared screen moments years ago, do you know how the relationship between the two mutants began? If the answer is no, don’t worry, Recreio explains everything!

Common stories

It all starts in issue 88 of ‘Wolverine’, released in 1994, which in addition to presenting the first crossover between the two mutants, shows that their origins are somewhat similar, and justifies the reason why Wolverine is called Weapon X, and its successor, Weapon XI.

This is because they were both guinea pigs for the Weapon X program, a military project that aimed to create indestructible soldiers for unofficial operations by the United States government, thus showing the first connection between them.

However, the relationship between the two becomes even greater, as Deadpool was involved in the program to have Wolverine’s abilities replicated in him, so Emrys Killebrew, the project’s chief scientist, used part of the hero’s DNA with Adamantium claws. to give the sarcastic mercenary the power of healing.

Friends or enemies?

But, despite both having suffered physically and mentally from torture for the sake of the experiment, even having their pasts erased from their memories, the similar origin does not cause empathy between the two characters, since peaceful moments between them are somewhat rare in their lives. comics.

In fact, in ‘Wolverine #88’, the two get into a fight. In the plot, the mercenary is looking for Garrison Kane and Copycat, as he cannot accept the end of his relationship with Vanessa, but ends up meeting Wolverine on the way, leading the way in the first major fight between the mutants.

However, the reason the relationship between them is not the most friendly has as its main point the difference in personality, as Wolverine is a more centered and quiet character, while Deadpool is talkative and impulsive — a fact that makes the mutant who has indestructible claws not supporting the mercenary’s presence, and even believing that he doesn’t take his job seriously.

The story in cinemas

Despite the narrative already known in the comics, the origin of the powers and the relationship between the characters gains a dubious version in ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’, the first film in which the two mutants meet.

In the story, Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) was Wolverine’s classmate (Hugh Jackman) who was presumed dead after being kidnapped by Colonel William Stryker and subjected to torture. His cruel actions led to him having his mouth sewn shut, thus losing his most striking feature, as he is known for talking too much in the comics. Furthermore, instead of using katanas, the character appears with claws similar to Wolverine’s.

The dissatisfaction with the first portrayal of the mercenary on screen was so great that in ‘Deadpool 2’, the current Deadpool returns to the final scene of ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ and kills his previous version, even presenting the scenario that was confirmed this year: Wolverine returning to the screen alongside his ‘enemy’. Look!