Deadpool Officially Dies in Marvel Continuity (Why His Healing Factor Can’t Save Him Explained)

Everyone’s favorite carrot with a mouth is officially dead, like Deadpool Finally meets his match. But how is it possible to kill the regeneratin’ degenerate when he boasts Marvel’s most unbeatable healing factor, capable of everything from surviving an atomic bomb to keeping him alive as just a head? The answer is that Deadpool’s killer knew exactly what he was dealing with and brought the right tools for the job.

Deadpool bites the bullet in Cody Ziglar, Rogue Antonio, Guru-EFX and Joe Sabino’s Deadpool #6. Injured from his previous fight with the villain Death Grip, Wade is convalescing while his daughters Ellie and Princess go on a mission with Allied Taskmaster. Unfortunately, his moment of contentment is interrupted by Death Grip, who somehow survived their last fight and has come to finish the job. Death Grip tears Wade to pieces, leaving Deadpool repeating his daughter’s name as his final words.

Death Grip is the leader of the Touch – a new cult in Marvel lore who are obsessed with understanding every aspect of death. Death Grip became obsessed with Deadpool after the two clashed on a mercenary mission, and dedicated himself to finding a way to kill the unkillable antihero. Now, in a terrifying show of power, he succeeded.

Death Grip just killed Deadpool

Merging with the Muramasa Blade allowed Death Grip to restore Deadpool’s healing factor

But how did Death Grip manage to kill Deadpool where even Thanos failed? The answer is the Muramasa Blade. An ancient sword forged by the swordsman Muramasa, the blood-red sword was originally forged from Wolverine’s distilled rage during the time he was Muramasa’s student. This powerful energy source gives the blade the power to cut on the molecular level, causing injuries that heal over an immense amount of time, even with a healing factor.

After the original blade was melted down, Wolverine was involved in a challenge between the mutant nations of Krakoa and Arakko, journey to Hell in order to find Muramasa and have him forge a new sword. His mission was successful, but Muramasa actually forged two swords, with one going to Krakoan warrior Wolverine and the other to Arakko’s warrior Solem, an age-old warrior with unbreakable adamantium skin.

This is the second blade that Death Grip used to kill Deadpool, Perform a mystical rite to shatter the sword and bond with it on a physical level. This allowed Death Grip to cast slashing magic that, like the Muramasa blade, cuts at the molecular level. Earlier, he cut off Deadpool’s arm and leg during a fight, with the wounds not healing afterwards. While Wade thought he and his allies had beaten Death Grip, the mystic’s study of death allows him to return, this time cutting Deadpool to ribbons, with Marvel’s marketing confirming that there is no cure for the attack: Deadpool is dead.

Deadpool’s daughter replaced him

Eli Camacho is the New Deadpool, but with 2 major differences

Thankfully, that doesn’t mean Marvel has to go without a Deadpool from now on. Having recently discovered her mutant healing powers, Wade’s daughter Eleanor ‘Ellie’ Camacho has taken up his mantle. While Deadpool planned to keep a close eye on Ellie and train her, his death now means she’s left under the tutelage of Wade’s frenemy taskmaster. While Deadpool’s death will hit her hard, Ellie couldn’t be in better hands, as Taskmaster is the premier trainer of superhuman fighters in Marvel lore—indeed, he’s already equipped her with an armored, fireproof suit that’s objectively better than Wade Wilson’s . .

however, The new Deadpool isn’t just a different face under the mask—she has added abilities and limitations. Before Deadpool died, he made Ellie and Taskmaster promise that she would not kill on any of her missions. Wade created blunt shock daggers that she can use to stab her enemies, but didn’t want his daughter to suffer the same misery and self-hatred that had consumed his mercenary career. It’s essentially guaranteed that, with Wade’s death, both Eli and Taskmaster will feel even more beholden to Deadpool’s wishes.

Thankfully, Ali also has a power that Deadpool never had. Her healing factor, while not Complete As overpowered as Wade’s, it has a unique effect on her brain and muscles that Taskmaster claims makes them ‘hyper-receptive’. Ali can therefore learn new skills and build muscle mass in a fraction of the time of a regular person. This means that she quickly became one of Marvel’s most capable combatants, especially under the tutelage of Taskmaster, whose own photographic memory makes him a living encyclopedia of ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​world​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​-off)) World’s World “World’s “World’s Most Effective Out”

Ellie also inherits another major advantage from her father: princess. Despite the cute name, Princess is a gigantic symbiote in the form of a dog that was grown from Deadpool’s body by the villain Harrower, using scraps from Carnage. Princess and Deadpool adopted a father/daughter relationship, and she was more than happy to eat his enemies during missions together. With the ability to shape her symbiote matter into shields and weapons, she is the ideal ally to accompany Eli on missions, especially since Deadpool has no ties to This Daughter took human life.

Deadpool’s healing factor is strong, but not unbeatable

The Muramasa blade is not the only anti-healing factor weapon

While the Muramasa blade is powerful, it’s not the only weapon that can beat Deadpool’s healing factor – just the most famous. The most effective weapon against Wade’s healing was introduced in Joe Kelly and Mike Hawthorne’s Deadpool: The End. In the potential future, an older Ellie is dying, but Wade can’t bear to live without her. In response to his rampage to kill Death himself, Eli creates a black hole bomb that will vaporize both of their bodies and collapse in on themselves.Guaranteed not regenerating.

There are other anti-healing factor weapons that are less extreme. When fighting the multiversal Evil Deadpool Corps, Wade discovered they used weapons that totally destroyed other Deadpools and managed to take some for himself. Wade’s longtime ally Weasel was able to create a similar weapon called the Annihilator after turning on Deadpool, guaranteeing it would put him down for good.

Attacks at the cellular level can also kill Deadpool. When he was infected with the Phased virus, it threw his healing factor out of control and his body began to literally melt (until he was able to merge with Cable, clearing the virus and connecting the two forever), and Weapon X also Implanted a kill switch that could cause his body to rapidly degenerate. While Deadpool is immune to most attacks including some zombie viruses, there are also many worlds where specific undead infections are able to overcome his cure.

in short, While Deadpool’s healing is incredibly powerful and can negate most conventional weapons and even heavy injuries, it’s not infallible, and the right weapons can absolutely kill him.. As a master of death and one who studied extensively, Death Grip had access to a weapon that Deadpool’s healing factor could not stop, and he committed to connecting with him on a physical level. Now, it’s up to those New Deadpool To seek revenge for her father, but despite her powers and alliances, will she be able to remove Death’s grip, or will another member of Wade’s family fall to the villain behind the scenes?

Deadpool #6 is available now from Marvel Comics.