Marvel has already shown how Deadpool can work in the MCU Avengers: Doomsday And Avengers: Secret WarsDespite being tonally much more mature than the usual MCU fare. Discussions about where Deadpool might appear next in the MCU have been rife ever since Deadpool & WolverineEndless suggested follow-up appearances of the two titular characters are perhaps to be expected for the Multiverse Saga. These have only intensified by Deadpool & Wolverine‘s box office success, which adds even more reason for the overarching franchise to bring the duo back in future releases.
Since the history of Avengers: Doomsday And Avengers: Secret Wars Set to contain major multiverse crossovers as they are the two main films to complete the multiverse saga, these movies are the most natural place for this prospective future appearance of Deadpool. However, this would also be Deadpool’s first live-action crossover with the MCU’s main hero roster, which will raise questions about whether the franchise can effectively pull this off. Fortunately, there are some useful sources for the MCU timeline to get from this avenue, with one previous Marvel show being a useful example.
The Ultimate Spider-Man showed how the MCU can handle Deadpool in The Avengers
The MCU wouldn’t be the first time Deadpool appeared in stories that needed to take him down
While Ultimate Spider-Man Is, unsurprisingly, primarily focused on the titular hero and his web-slinging adventures, the series features a range of heroes from the annals of Marvel history. Despite this, it probably still came as a surprise to many who were already aware of Deadpool when he appeared on the show, with Ultimate Spider-Man Season 2 dedicated an entire episode – “Ultimate Deadpool” – to Deadpool and Spider-Man interacting, and eventually battling It appears.
Naturally, granted Ultimate Spider-Man Aimed to be suitable for younger audiences, this Wade Wilson is not shown violently mowing down enemies and dropping F-bombs like his movie counterpart is. However, a lot of his trademark style of comedy is delivered during his time on screen, with him breaking the fourth wall, making jokes at Wolverine’s expense, and creating a puppet of Doctor Doom to poke fun at him.
This allows audiences who wouldn’t necessarily be able to read Deadpool’s comics — or later see his movies — to get a sense of what the character is about, and of the fast-paced comedy used by basically every version of the antihero. With that in mind, the show’s depiction of the character is a useful example for the MCU to follow Deadpool’s suit in future crossover movies like Avengers: Doomsday And Avengers: Secret WarsSince it is unlikely that a prospective crossover will allow him to go as hard on the violence as the comedy.
Last Spider-Man showed that the MCU shouldn’t play down Deadpool too much in crossovers
The Ultimate Spider-Man shows what to do and what not to do with a Deadpool crossover
Although Ultimate Spider-Man Helps show a lot about how to handle the Deadpool crossover, it also shows a fair bit about what not to do. Ultimate Spider-Man Seeing criticism upon release – and to this day – about it being perceived as providing an overly toned down version of Spider-Man and his story, some drastic changes were made to make Spider-Man part of SHIELD and give him a team instead of leaving him. Be the unique hero audiences have come to expect. Deadpool’s depiction factors into this, as much of the antihero’s story and style was also tweaked to allow him into the show.
how so Ultimate Spider-Man is also a great lesson in terms of finding the proverbial line in the sand when it comes to ensuring adaptations of characters like Deadpool hit the right note. Mercifully, the MCU has already set a precedent from the Avengers movies with some more mature content through Avengers: Infinity War And Avengers: EndgameMeaning a precedent has been set that could allow for a slightly more comically accurate Deadpool, albeit one that would no doubt still not be as crass or blood-soaked as he is in his solo series.
The MCU’s Deadpool crossover scene makes an Avengers appearance all the more likely
Deadpool and Wolverine’s scene in the main MCU timeline tastes how the franchise could handle the antihero
The MCU’s first crossover moment between Deadpool and the main timeline’s roster underlines the potential for further appearances of the Merc With A Mouth in the franchise, and teases a bit about how the franchise might incorporate his new unruly addition later on. Early in Deadpool & WolverineThe movie depicts Wade Wilson going to Earth-616 in order to try to join the universe’s Avengers, leading to a scene where he and Happy Hogan discuss Deadpool’s prospects and Hogan eventually turns down Wade’s application – but only after Deadpool had roasted Happy several times before.
This scene has at least one moment that may not be out of place in the MCU itself, but the general pace and tone of the comedy in it fits the overall sensibility of the franchise. Similarly, if Deadpool razzles on Hogan, but ends up being a bit shy to him, it also helps to show what his relationship with the main heroes of the MCU could look like – a recipe not too far from the comic, in which the heroes often respect Wade’s fighting abilities and tone. Appreciate him as an ally, even if they don’t necessarily want to listen to his constant stream of innuendo and one-liners.
Then again, it would be interesting to see where the MCU marks its limits when it comes to Deadpool’s comedy, like the segment of the conversation between Happy Hogan and Wade in which the antihero describes the act of “massturbation” using a set of Hulk hands Toys certainly feels like it might be a step too far for most MCU movies outside of Deadpool’s own. That said, there’s also definitely a gray area in the franchise almost custom-built for Deadpool to exploit, based on moments like the oddly charged “holes” conversation in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
Why Deadpool needs to be in the multiverse saga’s Avengers movies
The MCU needs Deadpool
Deadpool’s entry into the MCU went down spectacularly, with Deadpool & Wolverine Enter the ranks of MCU movies with a box office of more than $1 billion. Similarly, overall reviews of the release have also been positive, with audiences praising the film and its approach to not only bringing Deadpool into a new era, but also commemorating the legacy of the Fox X-Men era. This success is the first and most obvious reason Deadpool needs to be in one or both Avengers: Doomsday And Avengers: Secret WarsBecause letting him out would certainly be a great waste.
The inclusion of Deadpool in the MCU itself also warrants further exploration that it seems only the Avengers movies can effectively provide. Although the decision to bring Wade into the MCU was made positively, Deadpool & Wolverine Essentially, Wilson only interacted with the main timeline for a sparse few minutesWith the Time Variance Authority and Void being the main way it integrated into the multiverse. how so Avengers: Doomsday Or Avengers: Secret Wars Offer a clear and logical way to make Deadpool enter the MCU more meaningful, especially since he can bring figures like Wolverine with him.