WARNING! Spoilers ahead for Weapon X-Men #1
long-serving X-Man’s healing factor. When the two the Weapon X-Men team with Cable, Thunderbird and Chamber, it isn't long before Wade shows his true colors, betraying the rest of the team.
Weapon X-Men #1 – written by Joe Casey, with art by ChrisCross – brings together a dream-team of 1990’s X-Men characters for a suicide mission into the heart of Latveria, but it turns out to be more dangerous for Wolverine than anyone could have anticipated.
Unfortunately for Logan, Deadpool reveals he has ulterior motives in ing the team, as he’s been hired by Baron Von Strucker for some mysterious purpose. Deadpool winds up putting Wolverine in a coma, becoming one of the few Marvel characters to go up against the X-Man and come out on top.
Deadpool Has Officially Found A Genius Way Around Wolverine’s Healing Factor
Weapon X-Men #1 – Written By Joe Casey; Art By ChrisCross; Ink By Mark Morales; Color By Yen Nitro; Lettering By Clayton Cowles
Deadpool’s plan for taking down Wolverine has multiple stages, beginning with Deadpool staging a secret attack on the X-Man in a hotel elevator with a “nano-neutralizer mist.” This puts Wolverine’s mutant healing factor on the fritz, which allows Deadpool to take full advantage later on. When the two are left alone, Deadpool shows his hand and shoots Wolverine in the eye with an adamantium-jacketed bullet, explaining that “it’s the only kind of shell that stands a chance against your skull,” adding that the bullet is likely pushing into Logan’s brain.
One blast from the “encephaloray” bullet is enough to put Wolverine in a coma, so that Deadpool can deliver the mutant to his mysterious benefactor, revealed at issue’s end to be the former leader of Hydra, Baron Von Strucker.
Further, Deadpool’s plan doesn’t end there, as Wolverine still proves to be a formidable opponent. That’s when the Merc with a Mouth reveals that the bullet has an “encephaloray core” that can be triggered by remote, allowing Deadpool to zap Logan’s entire body whenever he chooses. One blast from the “encephaloray” bullet is enough to put Wolverine in a coma, so that Deadpool can deliver the mutant to his mysterious benefactor, revealed at issue’s end to be the former leader of Hydra, Baron Von Strucker.
"Weapon X-Men" Stuns Fans As Deadpool Betrays His New Team & Longtime Ally Wolverine
Fans Are Clamoring For Answers
As of right now, Deadpool doesn’t know that he’s been hired by Baron Von Strucker, or to what exact purpose. It will be interesting to see what happens when Deadpool finds out he’s been hired by an ex-Nazi, and whether he winds up recanting and ing back up with the Weapon X-Men team to take the fight to Strucker. Whatever dastardly plan Baron Von Strucker has in store for the Weapon X-Men, it is still wild how Deadpool got one over on Wolverine by finding a genius way around his healing factor.
Finally! Marvel Is Revisiting a Key Part of Deadpool It Tossed Aside Years Ago
It's easy to forget that behind all the jokes and the memes, Deadpool is one of the deadliest assassins Marvel has ever seen.
Weapon X-Men #1 is available now from Marvel Comics.
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- Alias
- Wade Wilson
- Created By
- Fabian Nicieza, Rob Liefeld
- POWERS
- Healing factor, regeneration, superhuman strength and agility,
- Franchise
- Marvel
- Birthday
- November 22
- Height
- 6'2”
The merc with the mouth first appeared in an issue of New Mutants in 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.
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- NAME
- James "Logan" Howlett
- Alias
- James "Logan" Howlett
- Created By
- Roy Thomas, Len Wein, John Romita Sr.
- POWERS
- Retractible claws and Adamantium skeleton. Superhuman senses, stamina, and strength. Healing factor and longevity.
- Franchise
- X-Men, Marvel
- Age
- 197 (in the MCU)
The human mutant Wolverine (a.k.a. Logan) was born James Howlett, blessed with a superhuman healing factor, senses, and physiology. Subjecting himself to experimentation to augment his skeleton and claws with adamantium, Logan is as deadly as he is reckless, impulsive, and short-tempered. Making him the X-Men's wildest and deadliest member, and one of Marvel Comics' biggest stars. He's played in Fox and Marvel's movie franchises by Hugh Jackman.
