Deadpool

Elijah Hockenhull
Tim Melnarik
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Deadpool: The Merc with a Mouth
America values the bold, brave, intelligent, unique or creative people who
strive to be the best in their field of study, skills or talent. But when it comes to the
plane of three-dimensional beings, we find ourselves at a split in the road. See,
Americans have an insatiable need to express and follow their wants to the letter.
So when we look at our dreams, fantasies, or unrealistic wants in a realistic world,
we tend to go either to great lengths to make a perfect world or person to match in
our entertainment. The other path is just to go insane, and do whatever we please
with our creation. This led to the creation of Deadpool, the Merc with a Mouth- the
embodiment of Americas crazy side of wants in a clash of anarchy versus order.
Deadpool was created in 1991 by comic book authors Fabian Nicieza and
artist/writer Rob Liefeld as a retaliation at DC Comics Deathstroke. His name is
Wade Wilson, born from a deranged officer from Canada. He was given his powers
after being rejected from the United States Army and recruited by Weapon X, a task
force meant to kill Wolverine and other mutants. But due to his childhood
background, his new healing factor and his mental instability, Wade went insane. He
is also in a constant form of half-healthy-half-cancerous-cells, so Wade prefers to
constantly sport his famous mercenary costume of red and black. In the comics,
Deadpools usual jobs consist of contracts to find and eliminate mutants or highvalue targets. But Deadpool does still have a sense of human morality underneath
all of his lunacy. He stops Wolverine from killing a child form of Apocalypse, a
mutant with numerous abilities who was bent on worldwide destruction, because he
is a child.
Deadpool is a master of death. In his arsenal of skills, he is an expert
assassin, marksman, hand-to-hand specialist and strategist. He can: teleport, has a
magic satchel, which allows him to pull things of great mass or size from nowhere
yet never be encumbered by these objects. Deadpool can also speak through the
fourth wall (which is speaking directly and having full awareness of the reader being
present and in a different dimensional plane), which he uses to research other
characters in the Marvel universe, or deal with recurring problems. Lastly,
Deadpools most powerful ability is a healing factor that surpasses Wolverine, a
Marvel comic character that has survived being crushed, burned, headshots, nukes
and other fatal wounds with no scaring, burns or injuries whatsoever. Deadpool has
been known to survive decapitation, incineration, loss of limbs and even regrew his
head after the Hulk pulped it.
Yet there are flaws to The Merc with a Mouth. For example, during his
procedure to fight stage four cancer and gain his new healing powers, he was
subjected to numerous unsafe techniques and mental lapse, which caused him to
go insane. He is also extremely attracted to women, money, destruction, and other
mayhem (due to his insanity). Lastly, Deadpool is always in the worst and the
weirdest things in life. He is in a state of constant decay, dating Death (personified
as a woman), has a crappy home, and is constantly poor due to mindless spending,
property damages (that he tries to avoid paying for) or loopholes in his contracts
and constantly hearing a sane rational voice and an insane irrational voice in his
head, influencing his decisions.
Now, how does this character apply to the common American man or
woman? Simply put, we all get a little crazy, impulsive, or downright wish we didnt
have to follow the rules to get anywhere in life or get what we want/need. Deadpool
gets to be our crazy side personified in an American theme. Deadpool is a
mercenary, which means he can be any morality he wishes, and gets paid by his
employer to work any job or contract given to him. He also is totally impulsive
without regard towards anyone, any place or any consequences. In addition to that,
the man is sarcastic, vulgar, reckless, bloodthirsty, savage and a downright player
(even though he is constantly rejected, beaten or hurt). He is a regular trickster and
anarchist.
Deadpool gets to embody the person we wish we could be when we: lose our
tempers, want to have fun, be reckless, or get tired of being the Good Samaritan
that gets pushed over in the cogs of American society. He voices his opinions, goes
with his gut feeling, acts and walks away like it never happened. He also embodies
Americas more brutal and war-tendency characteristics. Lets face it, America loves
guns as much as we love mindless violence and blood. It is all over our
entertainment, social media, and political topics. In childrens shows/films, we see
mindless (but humored) violence; in adult shows/movies, we see decapitation,
blood, fighting, gore, explosions, wars, death, and other unspeakable acts that only
half a century ago would of made any fan of that entertainment very hated. So what
does this say about us as Americans? We are terrible people to love this character
(who will be getting a movie next year), or citizens trapped and yearning for escape
to be ourselves?
Both questions are to be answered in their own respects. We are shown to the
rest of the world as revolutionaries, geniuses, leaders, and out of the box thinkers.
But, we have this public image as a utopia or dream country with no faults to
uphold. When in the spotlight twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, any
sentient being would lose sanity and gain extreme stress. So we had to find ways to
cope with it. As a person, Deadpool makes the little guy be glad to be rational, and
in a state of safety and security. As a nation, he gives off the impression that we
also have faults, yet we too need just want to be accepted for who we really are.
But at the same time, Deadpool signifies that every human, in existence, is a lunatic
who will do whatever it takes (if jeopardized) to get their wants, needs, and passing
thoughts out of life. So, to summarize, if we want to hate anyone, hate our inert
ability to be selfish, but be glad that we think before we act.

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