Deadpool

Wade Wilson

Played by Ryan Reynolds

Wade Wilson is a former special forces operative and mercenary who, facing terminal cancer, underwent an experimental procedure that left him with an accelerated healing factor at the cost of severe scarring and a fractured mental state. Operating as Deadpool, he is aware that he exists within a larger fictional narrative, and combines near-unkillable durability with a mercenary's combat skill and a constant stream of irreverent commentary. Read more →

First turns up in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.