Summary
Warning: Contains spoilers forDeadpool (2024) #5!A brand-new version ofDeadpoolmakes an official superhero entrance in Marvel’s Earth-616 universe, just as Wade Wilson’s latest mission literally costs him an arm and a leg. The current run ofDeadpoolhas featured Wade’s two daughters, one being a symbiote dog-like creature named Princess and the other being his human daughter, Ellie Camacho. Ellie’s superhuman abilities have developed during the series, setting her up to take over the mantle for her dad.
While Wade has his back against the wall with the powerful villain Death Grip inDeadpool(2024) #5,written by Cody Ziglar with art by Andrea Di Vito, Princess and Ellie burst in to save their father.Ellie wears her own Deadpool costume that she’s cobbled together with Taskmaster motifs as she successfully saves her father from the villain.
It was announced at San Diego Comic-Con thatEllie would assume the Deadpool mantle, and this rescue is the first tease at her new super-identity. Combining Taskmaster training with Wade Wilson’s DNA, Ellie’s Deadpool will be a major force moving forward.
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Ellie Takes Over for Her Father, Deadpool, With the Help of Taskmaster and New Powers
As she steps in for her father as Deadpool in the Merc with the Mouth’s next arc,Ellie could prove to be a great superhero in her own right and the perfect legacy character for Wade Wilson. When Ellie set out to reunite with Wade at the beginning of the newDeadpoolseries, she knew she was destined for more in her life and that has quickly been proven. It’s been revealed that Ellie hasher dad’s healing factor and is also hyper-receptivebecause of that, giving her the super-abilities to hold up in a fight, even as a child.
Iconic villain and anti-hero Taskmaster agrees to train Ellie while working for Deadpool, recognizing that her regenerative power makes her especially quick to learn how to fight and build muscle.When Taskmaster and Deadpool’s mission to fight Death Grip goes south with Wade critically injured, Ellie and Princess successfully save the day, helping Wade decide that she can take over for him while he’s incapacitated.A new Deadpool costume for Ellie has been teased in covers for future issues where she will officially assume her hero identity, complete with aTaskmaster logo that honors their training.
Deadpool Needs a Break During His Increasingly Busy Year
Ellie taking on the title of Deadpool is a welcome change for the character’s solo title, while Wade Wilson has an extremely eventful 2024.Wade could use a break as he’s busy fighting in theVenom War, the miniseriesWWIIIand backup storiesWeapon X-Tractionwith his latest movie’s co-star Wolverine, and yet another miniseries titledDeadpool Team-Up.With Wade getting his arm and leg severed by Death Grip and his Muramasa fusion powers inDeadpool(2024) #5, andsolicitations promising the apparent death of Deadpool, it is the perfect time for Ellie to take over for her father and assume the mantle.
While Ellie proves herself as a fighter and takes on her father’s hero identity, her character is being developed to make her the first official Deadpool legacy character. Though a version of Ellie was already Deadpool 2099 in another universe, she could now be the perfect successor to Wade Wilson on Earth-616. The only thing currently missing to round out her Deadpool identity is giving her the meta ability to break the fourth wall. With her fascinating healing factor and being coached by both her dad and Taskmaster, Ellie’s newDeadpoolis a brilliant addition to Marvel Comics lore.
Deadpool
The merc with the mouth first appeared in an issue ofNew Mutantsin 1990, and since then has gone on to get his own series and a massive cult following. With his incredible powers of healing and regeneration, Deadpool was initially depicted as an X-Men villain but went on to become an anti-hero. After getting his own movie series starting in 2016, the third Deadpool movie finally brings the wisecracking, fourth-wall-breaking character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
