Warning: Spoilers for Wolverine: Revenge #3Wolverine’spath of revenge has finally caught up withDeadpool, and the end result is incredibly dark. Their final meeting is equal parts poignant and brutal, concluding with Wolverine killing Deadpool in a way that’s undeniably dark, but also incredibly intelligent; their final meeting also provides new insight into their relationship with one another.
Wolverine: Revenge#3 by Jonathan Hickman, Greg Capullo, Tim Townsend, FCO Plascencia, and Cory Petit featuresWolverinecrossing the rest of his names off his kill list, withDeadpoolamong them. After killing Sabretooth, Wolverine makes his way through the rest of the Brotherhood by sailing to Russia. Once he arrives, he seeks out Omega Red and strangles him with his carbonadium tentacles before hanging him from a tree with them. Logan then makes it to the top of a melting nuclear reactor, where he finds Deadpool sitting and waiting.
The two exchange last words, with Wade expressing remorse for his actions with the Brotherhood. As Deadpool plans to jump into the reactor, Logan stops Wade, telling him this isn’t the answer, beforepersonally pushing Wade into the nuclear reactor, killing Deadpool for good.
Deadpool’s Death by Wolverine’s Hands Is Undeniably Brutal
But Also Incredibly Clever
This method of execution is unquestionably brutal, even for Logan’s already violent nature, but it makes perfect sense when consideringhow powerful Deadpool’s healing factor is. Since Deadpool’s healing factor is derived from Logan’s, he has one of the strongest healing factors in the Marvel Universe, and his cancer cells leave his healing factor in a permanent state of overdrive. As brutal as pushing Deadpool into a melting down nuclear reactor is, it’squite possibly the only surefire way that Wolverine has to kill Deadpool, since his bike with Forge’s nullifier was destroyed during his previous fight with Sabretooth.
Both of these men have an incredible amount of blood on their hands and handle their guilt differently.
This ending toWolverine and Deadpool’srelationship comes as a tragic turn of events, especially given their history in the main Marvel Universe. Logan and Wade started out as bitter enemies, with many of their earliest meetings having them at one another’s throats. Over time and many team ups,they grew to enjoy a mutual respect, bonding over their shared traumasin the Weapon X program and their bloody histories. Both of these men have an incredible amount of blood on their hands and handle their guilt differently.
Making This Kill Even More Bittersweet
This aspect of their bonding makes its way intoWolverine: Revenge, as Wade remarks that he chose wrong by joining the Brotherhood, as well as admitting that this mistake was too far beyond the pale for anyone to overlook. The last words they exchange are Logan asking if people like them can be forgiven for their sins, with Wade saying yes before Logan disagrees and pushes him into the reactor. Thislast conversation highlights the ultimate difference between these two men: Logan makes mistakes but tries to be better, whereas Wade keeps on making the wrong choices.
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This final meeting between Wolverine and Deadpool is brutal and poignant. Wade’s demise is unbelievably brutal, but makes the most sense given how powerful his healing factor is. Additionally, their last encounter highlights one of the strongest aspects of their relationship in the main Marvel Universe, leveraging that to explore what makes these characters different. WhileWolverinewalks away from this encounter, this last meeting between him andDeadpoolis like the Merc With a Mouth himself: violent but bittersweet.
Wolverine: Revenge#3is available now from Marvel Comics.
Wolverine
The human mutant Wolverine (a.k.a. Logan) was born James Howlett, blessed with a superhuman healing factor, senses, and physiology. Subjecting himself to experimentation to augment his skeleton and claws with adamantium, Logan is as deadly as he is reckless, impulsive, and short-tempered. Making him the X-Men’s wildest and deadliest member, and one of Marvel Comics' biggest stars. He’s played in Fox and Marvel’s movie franchises by Hugh Jackman.
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.
