A Sudden Realization

[bluegargantua]

Big News, True Believers!

Deadpool is basically Wolverine with guns instead of claws and an annoying wise-cracking attitude instead of an annoying grim-loner attitude. In fact, I just realized that they're really one and the same guy: a fast-healing mutant suffering from extreme (mutant) bi-polar disorder.

But, Tom, you say, while your idea is stuffed full of merit, there have been numerous Wolverine/Deadpool team-ups to cater to each hero's slavering fan-base. Surely such team-ups would be impossible for one mutant no matter how bad-ass he is.

I have two possible theories -- a.) A Tyler Durden scenario where such team-ups are filtered through Wolver-pool's fractured consciousness or b.) an additional mutant power allowing physical projection and embodiment of his psyche.

Worst case, I assume Deadpool is simply a poorly done clone of Wolverine. Nicaragua simply couldn't afford a high-quality super-soldier program, quality cloning equipment, or adamantium in sufficient quantities. So they grab some spit off Wolverine and hope for the best.

But I stick by my original theory that they're just one guy
Tom

Comments

[metagnat.livejournal.com]

You know, I keep hearing RUMORS of Wolverine's slavering fan base, but I've never met them. I'm going to keep on assuming they don't exist or are all 13-year old boys who would never chat with a random fat lady in the comic shop.

[bluegargantua]

Well, they may have transferred to X-23, the daughter of Wolverine so you can have objectification and bad-assery all in one shot.

later
Tom

[z-gryphon.livejournal.com]

I'd mumble about resembling that remark, except they canceled Laura's book and the team one she's stuck in now is Dreary Rubbish®, so we've kind of lost touch.

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

So, instead of Wolvie being on four different teams, he's on five different teams, one of them twice?

(Deadpool's healing factor was in fact an attempt to replicate Wolverine's ability, but it went so so wrong...)

[bluegargantua]

And he's got a zombie head of himself too so...

Listen, a mutant healing factor means never having to sleep so he's an on-the-go kinda guy.

later
Tom

[miss-lisa-ma.livejournal.com]

I think you broke my brain mentioning Tyler Durden and Wolverine in the same thought.

[bluegargantua]

Hi, my name is Tom and I verbalize things that will very likely cause your brain to lock up. Please use caution.

later
Tom