Marvel Legends Series – Deadpool [Deadpool & Wolverine]

Description

Marvel Legends Series Deadpool (Deadpool & Wolverine Movie) figure, featuring Wade Wilson as portrayed by Ryan Reynolds, is a core release in the movie line, capturing his return to the mercenary lifestyle.

Here is a detailed breakdown of the product features for the movie-inspired Deadpool figure:

🔫 Marvel Legends Series Deadpool (Deadpool & Wolverine Movie)

This figure represents Wade Wilson’s return to his anti-hero persona in the Deadpool & Wolverine film, featuring his iconic, heavily armored, red and black tactical suit.

1. General Product Details

2. Costume and Sculpt Fidelity

• Tactical Suit: The figure is molded in the classic red and black color scheme, with the black areas representing protective padding, straps, and utility pouches.
• Sculpt Detail: The sculpt includes a multitude of finely detailed seams, zippers, buckles, and pouches across the torso and legs, giving it a complex, believable appearance as a mercenary’s suit.
• Mask: The masked head sculpt captures the expressive eyes often seen in Deadpool figures, conveying his humor even when his mouth is covered.
• Weapon Sheaths: The figure has the iconic sheaths for his signature katanas strapped across his back.

3. Product Features and Articulation

• Articulation: The figure boasts over 20 points of articulation, designed to handle the dynamic, over-the-top action poses Deadpool is famous for:
  • Fully poseable head, arms, and legs.
  • Joints are engineered to allow maximum movement despite the numerous sculpted details of the suit.

4. Included Accessories (Total of 7 Accessories)

The figure comes equipped with Wade’s signature arsenal, allowing for a variety of battle-ready poses:

• Melee Weapons:
  • Katanas (2): Deadpool’s two signature swords, which can be held in his hands or stored securely in the sheaths on his back.
  • Boot Knife Accessory (1): A small knife that can be displayed tucked into a sheath on his boot or hip.
• Firearms:
  • Pistols (2): Handguns that he can wield for his standard dual-pistol poses.
• Interchangeable Hands (2 Alternate Hands):
  • Includes additional hand sculpts (e.g., trigger hands for the pistols, or open/gesturing hands) beyond the default set to enhance display options.

The Marvel Legends Series Deadpool (Deadpool & Wolverine Movie) figure is an essential piece for collectors, offering a definitive movie-accurate version of the Merc with a Mouth, fully equipped and highly articulated for maximum fun and display value alongside the new Wolverine figure.

🔴 Deadpool (Wade Wilson) from the Movies

As portrayed by Ryan Reynolds, the movie version of Deadpool is a unique blend of crass comedy, extreme violence, and unexpected emotional depth. He is the ultimate meta-anti-hero.

1. Identity and Origin

• Wade Wilson: Initially a highly skilled, wise-cracking mercenary and former special forces operative. He has a dark sense of humor and a deep love for his fiancée, Vanessa.
• The Transformation: After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, Wade undergoes a rogue experiment to gain mutant powers. The process is brutal and torturous, leaving him with an inability to feel pain, but also causing severe disfigurement across his entire body.
• The Birth of Deadpool: He adopts the alter ego, designing the red and black suit to conceal his scarring and using the codename “Deadpool,” a reference to the betting pool among the facility’s guards on who would die first.

2. Personality and Humor

• The Merc with a Mouth: His defining trait is his relentless, rapid-fire, and often inappropriate humor. He relies heavily on pop culture references, sexual innuendo, and self-deprecating jokes to mask his underlying pain and insecurity.
• Breaking the Fourth Wall: This is his most famous movie feature. Deadpool is aware he is a character in a movie (or a comic book). He frequently addresses the audience, comments on the plot, references the actors’ careers (especially Ryan Reynolds), and critiques the film studio (Fox/Disney/Marvel).
• Morally Gray: He is firmly an anti-hero. While he occasionally protects the innocent and has a strong moral code regarding those he cares about, he is a mercenary who enjoys his work. His methods are extremely violent, often resulting in bloody, over-the-top, and visually comedic carnage.
• Emotional Core: Despite the cynicism and humor, the movies are grounded by his pursuit of love and acceptance, primarily revolving around his relationship with Vanessa and his found family (Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Colossus, etc.).

3. Costume and Gear

• The Suit: A detailed, heavily armored red and black tactical suit. The suit is designed to be expressive; the mask features unique movable eye patches (CGI) that allow his emotions to be conveyed despite his entire face being covered.
• Arsenal: He is highly proficient with almost any weapon but primarily favors:
  • Dual Katanas: His two signature swords stored in an “X” sheath pattern on his back.
  • Pistols: He typically dual-wields semi-automatic pistols.
  • Pouches: His suit is covered in utility pouches containing ammo, gadgets, and often chimichangas.

4. Powers and Abilities

• Accelerated Healing Factor: His primary superpower. He can heal from virtually any wound, including severe mutilations, dismemberment, and total decapitation. This makes him nearly immortal, but it also causes his cancer to constantly rage, leading to his severe scarring.
• Peak Physical Condition: Even without his healing factor, he is an expert assassin, master martial artist, and highly skilled in acrobatics.

In summary, the movie Deadpool is a unique phenomenon: a hyper-violent, fourth-wall-breaking mercenary whose constant stream of jokes and self-referential commentary makes him the anarchic counterpoint to the more traditional Marvel heroes.