Playing second fiddle

There is only one star in Deadpool and that is Deadpool himself. However, just like any superhero (or whatever he is), he does need a villain. And this time the villain is Ajax, who in the comics works as an enforcer at a special hospice – one where the failed Weapon X experiments go. If we can guess anything from the trailers, Tim Miller will stay close to the comic version of the villain.

We don’t really know too much about the character from the movie – but we can expect for him to be highly tolerant to pain, after having his nerves removed. We don’t know whether or not he will have superhuman speed, superhuman strength, or even an enhanced intuitive capacity.

What we do know, via Collider, is that his suit is very different from the comics. First off, if the character is Canadian in the comics, he will be British in the movie. Then, his suit was built having function in mind, rather than being all flashy and metallic.

According to actor Ed Skrein, Ajax and Deadpool have a pretty basic story – each one of them tries to take revenge on the other. Nonetheless, the motives they seek revenge change during the movie, which will surely delight the fans (and this statement will, most likely, spark new rumors concerning the movie).

Morena Baccarin is Vanessa Carlysle – and she will have some naughty, R-rated fun with Wade Wilson. In the comics, her character is the mutant called Copycat, a very powerful metamorph who can duplicate anyone to a cellular level. However, the Weapon X program tampered with her abilities, which rendered her unable to maintain a solid form for long periods of time.

But she won’t be this way in the movie – in Deadpool, her powers won’t be revealed. She isn’t a damsel in distress and her true powers will be revealed in the sequel. Speaking of the sequel, check out the next page to find out which characters almost made it in this movie, but who will definitely appear in the next!