Who Are DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE’s Many Deadpool Variants?

Let’s get the big one out of the way first—Lady Deadpool. No, she’s not Taylor Swift, or Madonna (despite that ponytail). She’s voiced by Ryan Reynolds’ wife Blake Lively, but we never see her take her mask off. Born Wanda Wilson, Lady Deadpool, as the name suggests, is a female counterpart of Deadpool from the Earth-3010 reality. On her Earth, she fought as a soldier in a Second American Civil War. She met her sad demise in Deadpool Kills Deadpool #3 in 2013. But she lives on as part of the Deadpool Corps in Deadpool & Wolverine.

Dogpool

Clearly, the star of the variant Deadpools is Dogpool. The mangy little mutt hailed from Earth-103173, and was known just as Wilson. He first appeared in Prelude to Deadpool Corps #3 in 2010, and then died tragically in Deadpool Kills Deadpool #1 back in 2013. Just like the human Wade Wilson of Earth-616, he was experimented on and gained superpowers. He joined the circus, where they gave him the name Dogpool. The Earth-616 Deadpool recruited him into the Deadpool Corps

Kidpool

The pre-pubescent version of Wade Wilson, better known as Kidpool, hails from Earth-10330, where he lived in Xavier’s Orphanage for Troubled Boys. He had a hard time fitting in at the orphanage and was recruited by Prime Deadpool, he stole two lightsaber-style weapons from his orphanage’s version of the Danger Room, and joined the Deadpool Corps. Sadly, his young life came to an end in 2013’s Deadpool Kills Deadpool #2.

The Deadpool Kid a.k.a. Cowboy Deadpool 

Cowboy Deadpool, or “the Deadpool Kid,” (Not to be confused with Kidpool) first appeared in Deadpool: Merc with the Mouth #7, as the gun slingin’ bank robber type. Our Wade Wilson from Earth-616 gets into a bit of a brawl with the Deadpool of Earth-1108, and he shoots the Deadpool Kid in the head. Being a Deadpool, however, he survives. He appears again as part of the Deadpool Corps, and dies in Deadpool Kills Deadpool #4. Matthew McConaughey voices the Deadpool Kid in the film.

Baby Deadpool

He might look adorable, but he’s deadly. Yes, there’s a Baby Deadpool. In the comics, Baby Deadpool mostly appeared on variant covers, along with other baby versions of Marvel heroes. You know you’ve made it as a pop culture icon when there’s a baby version of you. Deadpool is no different.

Ronin-Pool

Watari, a.k.a. “Ronin-Pool,” is the Deadpool of Earth-11542, a world where it is still 17th-century Japan. Introduced in the 2011 5 Ronins series, he would later join the Deadpool Corps, meeting his demise in Deadpool Kills Deadpool #4. It’s also possible this samurai Deadpool hails from Earth-346, a world where Wade Wilson travels back in time to feudal Japan, learns the ways of the samurai and becomes part of the Avengers-bankrolled Samurai Squad. He first appeared in Marvel × Shōnen Jump+ Super Collaboration #5 in 2019.

Headpool a.k.a. Zombie Deadpool 

Thanks to the Marvel Zombies series, virtually every Marvel character has a slow-walking, rotting version of themselves that wants to eat your brains. Deadpool is no different. On Earth, a zombie apocalypse ravaged the entire planet. Deadpool was a victim of it too. Eventually, only the head of the zombie Deadpool survived, now named “Headpool.” He came to Earth 616 to annoy our Wade Wilson. Fun fact: Headpool was created by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman.

Golden Age Deadpool

In the big “Wolverine and Wade vs. all the Deadpools” fight, you might have noticed a Deadpool with a gas mask on. No, that’s not “World War I Soldier Deadpool,” that’s Golden Age Deadpool. Named Wheezy Wilson, he’s a spoof on 1940s superheroes, like DC Comics’ gas mask-wearing Sandman. He’s one of the very first Deadpool variants in the Deadpool Corps, introduced in 2012’s Deadpool Kills Deadpool.

Deadpool 2099

You might have spotted a Deadpool that looked like a robot in the film. However, they might not be a robot, they might be a human from the future. The year 2099, to be precise. These days, everyone knows about Spider-Man 2099, thanks to Across the Spider-Verse. Just like most famous Marvel heroes, Deadpool has a year 2099 counterpart. However, Deadpool 2099 isn’t a high-tech variant of Wade, she’s his daughter, Warda Wilson. She uses a tech suit with some very fancy futuristic weapons.

Zenpool

In the Deadpool Corps battle scene, there’s a Deadpool variant who looks a bit like Moon Knight, or maybe a character from Assassin’s Creed. In the comics, the Deadpool who looks like that isn’t actually a variant, he’s actually the “real” Wade Wilson. For a time, Wade gave up his life of violence and became something of a monk. He became “Zenpool.” Luckily for readers, the non-violent Deadpool did not last too long. But a version of him appears in Deadpool & Wolverine.

Knightpool

Created by writer Cullen Bunn, this is one of the Deadpools in the Deadpool Corps that looked like he had a job working at Medieval Times. Knight Deadpool, or Knightpool, was introduced and died in the same issue, in 2013’s Deadpool Kills Deadpool #4. We know next to nothing about this guy, not even his real name. Is it Ser Wilson?