The Secret Behind Deadpool's Scars: Why His Powers Don't Heal His Face
So, everyone's all about Deadpool's healing powers - how he's a walking, talking, fourth-wall-breaking testament to how superhumans heal super fast. You know, like, get shot, bounce right back, even regrow limbs! But, did you ever notice those crazy scars all over Deadpool? That messed-up face, that kinda grotesque look? Why doesn't his super healing make all that disappear?
There's a big reason for it, a story about the anti-hero and cancer, and how those messed up scars aren't going away anytime soon. For anyone who missed that bit about his healing factor battling with something, get ready for a super nerdy, yet sorta grim, rundown of Deadpool's origin, where things don't exactly get happy and breezy!
Deadpool's Cancer: The Scars Tell the Story
Way before Ryan Reynolds came in and redefined Deadpool as a hilarious, insane hero with super bad luck, this whole thing had already happened in comics. The bad news? Deadpool is sick, actually really, really sick! In both the comics and the Movies, Wade Wilson's whole origin story revolves around his terminal cancer, which, as if it couldn't get any worse, was the reason for his becoming an experiment with messed up powers.
It's like this: Deadpool’s powers came from messed-up government science and they kind of blended his crazy cancer with superpowers! Now, this messed-up superhero, well, he can regrow arms, limbs, and heal pretty much instantly. The thing is, he gets hit with some crazy-ass side-effects because of the whole cancer mix-up. You see, those scars aren't from one time event; it's like they're being formed all over again because of that cancerous cell thing.
From Experiment to Hero
This super crazy-strong healing factor is a little out of control and causes a bunch of weird problems. Even though his cancer got kind of frozen in time when he got his powers, it's always still there, trying to win the whole body, basically, and that's why Deadpool always looks kinda freaked out and beat-up.
Now, the look of his face and those scars – that's the trademark! If Deadpool actually looked "normal" would he even be as messed-up or interesting as a character? And when he looks in the mirror – that’s actually a pretty powerful statement for everyone out there with something a bit different.
Deadpool's Face? It's Complicated!
If you are wondering, why does Deadpool's healing factor work everywhere else except his face? Again, we get to point to the cancer, but maybe a little more on the weird and wild, superhero-esque science part. The scars come from his original "experiment". And you are looking at a superhero whose origins, when it comes to healing powers, were less a beautiful change into a new super-hero and more of a wild ride through excruciating torture.
In the Movies, those scars popped up because his healing powers were working on the cancerous cells that they injected him with in an effort to heal! In the comics? They had Deadpool sign up to become an experiment of a new super soldier program for the Canadian government called, get this, “Weapon X,” the same thing that made Wolverine’s claws pop out!
Can Deadpool Ever Get His Original Face Back?
You might be wondering - can Deadpool get his "normal" face back? You know, those comic books? They love a good retcon (re-writing) to give their characters a new spin on things! There are actually times in the comics where the messed-up anti-hero has actually been healed and gotten a brand-new face – not a one-time thing but a couple of different times!
So, technically speaking, there’s hope for Deadpool. Now, will those crazy moments be making their way into the new Deadpool 3? Well, no one is saying for sure yet, especially since the powers-be like to do things that keep the characters and their origin stories close to how the masses like them! Remember that time when Deadpool showed up in Deadpool & Wolverine? Yeah, we saw another version of Wade – “Nicepool,” who’s not actually a hero but basically some normal-looking guy, like what the masses imagine he'd be. Guess who actually lost the battle against a whole bunch of Wolverine-powered freaks? The clean-cut guy! And now the MCU might just prove once and for all, that it's the whole super-scarred Wade, complete with the insanity that comes from both healing powers and those scars!
