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Deadpool’s final form in Marvel 85th Anniversary Special #1 is a floating, talking head – a departure from his X-Men Origins Image.
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The comic previews a tour in the distant future where Deadpool and Wolverine observe Marvel heroes, with Deadpool as just a head in a jar.
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Deadpool’s final form in the comic mirrors Headpool, a version of Deadpool from Marvel Zombies that is also just a talking head.
Warning: Contains spoilers for Marvel 85th Anniversary Special #1! Deadpool has no shortage of forms in the Marvel Universe (or Multiverse), many of which fans have recently seen in live-action in the MCU deadpool & Wolverine. However, there is one version of the character from a different live-action adaptation that fans would probably rather forget, and that’s Deadpool’s decidedly weird depiction in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, What fans the more with a mouth … without a mouth. And now, Deadpool’s final form has been revealed, and it’s the opposite of his hated one X-Men Origins Redesign.
In a preview for Marvel 85th Anniversary Special #1, readers get a sneak peek into the upcoming anthology comic that details a number of stories about Marvel’s greatest heroes. The through-plot that connects the stories is by Ryan North and Joshua Cassara, while every other story featured comes with its own all-star creative team. But it’s during the passage that fans get to see Deadpool’s final form: he’s a floating, talking head.
In the distant future, Wolverine and Deadpool decide to check out a tour about their former friends and colleagues. It’s basically a Marvel’s Greatest Hits tour, with aliens of all kinds excitedly learning about some of the universe’s greatest heroes. Each hero the tour guide tells the story of setting up an individual arc in the anthology, and Deadpool and Wolverine basically have front row seats. Wolverine looks more or less the same, while Deadpool is just a floating head in a jar, mouthing off to anyone in his vicinity.
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine removed Deadpool’s mouth, but his final form is only mouth
The biggest complaint about Deadpool’s appearance in X-Men Origins: Wolverine Is that his mouth was closed, effectively took the mouth of the more with a mouth. While fans got a taste of Wade Wilson’s constant chattering at the beginning of the film, that was before he took on the Deadpool moniker, meaning it was before his Weapon X experimentation. Deadpool would eventually find his live-action leg in his 2016 solo film, but the enemies first appearance is something that will live in fans’ collective memory forever.
Now, it seems that Marvel Comics has overcorrected a little when it comes to this comparison, because Deadpool’s final form shows that everything except the mouth will be gone in the distant future. No bullet-splitting swords or impossible feats of acrobatic killing will be seen from this version of Deadpool, only the one thing that X-Men Origins: Wolverine Opponent is missing. While it’s unclear how Deadpool ended up as nothing more than a floating head, what’s clear is that Marvel prioritized what is arguably Deadpool’s best feature — which his first live-action depiction didn’t.
Deadpool’s final form isn’t the only time he’s a floating head
Headpool – First Appearance: Wonder zombies #3 by Robert Kirkman and Sean Phillips
When Marvel Comics fans think of Deadpool when he’s nothing more than a floating, talking head, they most likely think of Headpool aka Zombie Deadpool. This version of​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ is is still firmly attached to his rotting, reanimated corpse. As the Deadpool variant continued to make appearances, it was revealed that he lost his body and simply became a talking head. And now, it seems that Earth-616’s Deadpool will eventually share Headpool’s fate with his own final form.
Oddly enough, Headpool makes a cameo appearance in the MCU Deadpool & WolverineWhich is a live-action depiction of Deadpool that’s actually closer to his final form than what fans got in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Indeed, X-Men Origins: Wolverines Deadpool Adaptation is the exact opposite of what becomes of him in Marvel Comics’ future, as his final form leaves him with nothing but his mouth.
Marvel 85th Anniversary Special #1 by Marvel Comics is available August 28, 2024.
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