Deadpool’s star has been shining bright of late, but the foulmouthed merc has had a cult following for many years. Even Deadpool 2 star Ryan Reynolds himself has been enamored with the character since he was first introduced to the comics while filming Blade Trinity. Deadpool has appeared many times on screen before 20th Century Fox’s movie, in both official and fan-made films. Here are just a few of the many times we’ve seen the merc before.
X-Men The Cartoon Series (1992)
Deadpool was at his most mysterious in this brief (VERY brief) early appearance. Deadpool actually did not appear in the continuity of the series, but as part of Wolverine’s memories from the Weapon X program and also as a disguise for shape-shifting mutant Morph.
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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance/Ultimate Alliance 2 (Video Game, 2006/2009)
In the video game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Marvel teams The Avengers, The Fantastic Four, and the X-Men unite to defeat Doctor Doom, and Deadpool tags along to provide comic relief. During the game, Deadpool explains his origin story to the player. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 follows the Civil War story arc, which didn’t give Deadpool much of a starring role. Deadpool gets the last laugh by confronting the game’s developers during the end credits.
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (Video Game, 2011)
Deadpool’s first traditional fighting game is again full of fourth-wall-breaking wisecracks. He makes jokes at the expense with Dante from Devil May Cry, rags on Spiderman’s unlucky appearance on Broadway, and even quotes an earlier video game. Here’s a few such as “BANG! BANG!” & “Pineapple Surprise!”
Deadpool (Video Game, 2013)
This M-rated video game from High-Moon Studios has everything a Deadpool fanatic could want. One running gag throughout the game is constantly berating the video game developers for making a game that was too repetitive and wasted its budget. Perhaps the humor was a little too on the nose, because the game was indeed boring at some points, and High Moon Studios had to lay off many employees after the game came out.
Super Power Beat Down (YouTube Series)
Super Power Beat Down is a series created by Aaron Schoenke and Sean Schoenke. In it, they poll fans to see which super hero or villain would win in a fight, then make a short film depicting it. Deadpool appeared in both a one-on-one fight against Batman and a two-on-two with the help of Domino against Joke and Harley Quinn. He also appeared in a number of “meta” sketches paired with Spiderman and talking about other comics and YouTube videos.
Here is a Funko Pop! of Domino on Covetly:
Hulk Vs. Wolverine (Animated Movie, 2009)
In this movie in the Hulk Vs. Trilogy, Wolverine and Hulk fight their way across Canadian mountains until they are both hunted down by Team X—Deadpool, Omega Red, Sabretooth, and Lady Deathstrike. Deadpool trades verbal and physical barbs with Wolverine, but never gets the better of his old “friend.”
Check out the AWESOME gallery of the Hulk in Funko and Kid Robot form on Covetly here:
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
On second thought…let’s not.
Marvel Superheroes: What The–? (2009)
Marvel produced their own version of a stop-motion animation series using action figures, similar to the Adult Swim series Robot Chicken. Marvel poked fun at themselves throughout the series, which had 50 regular shows, a Winter Games Special, and four promo shorts. Deadpool appeared in three episodes: Deadpool FYC (For Your Consideration), Holiday Special with Iron Man & Deadpool, and Deadpool Vs. The Punisher.
Epic Rap Battles of History (2015, YouTube Series)
Deadpool’s popularity was undeniable by the time the ERB team made this dance and rap battle music video. In classic Deadpool fashion, he breaks the fourth wall, remarks on Boba Fett’s changing voice, and scoffs that Boba is just a clone. Fett counters that Deadpool is a ripoff of Deathstroke. Here are some original Boba Fett action figures (Kenner, Funko, and more) from the years on Covetly.
Gaming Sins: Everything Wrong With Deadpool in 7 Minutes or Less
Gaming Sins’ take-down of the Deadpool video game was countered with a commentary track by Deadpool explaining why each “sin” was actually a good thing, and insisted the sin counter tick backwards. As a family-friendly series, it included much less adult language than usual for Deadpool. Ryan Reynolds was nowhere to be seen, instead Deadpool was voiced by Epic Voice Guy Jon Bailey…though not in his epic voice.
Ryan Reynolds squares off against Epic Voice Guy Jon Bailey in his home turf as they try to out-quip each other.
After a decade of unsuccessfully pitching a Deadpool movie, Ryan Reynolds teamed up with Tim Miller, Rhett Reese, and Paul Wernick and shot his own test footage of the opening scene. Footage of the scene were “accidentally” released and fans clamored for more. Reynolds joked to Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon that he was “70% sure” he wasn’t the one who leaked the footage.
How Deadpool Spent Halloween (2015)
Ryan Reynolds, in full costume, clowns around with children dressed as X-Men in a documentary-style video in a sketch to promote the original Deadpool movie. Although it was clearly made to look like a home movie, the kids say too many funny lines for it to be real.
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