9. Cable & Deadpool
Cable and Deadpool were both unlikely successes born out of that half-decade of misfires that was the late nineties. The mere with a mouth and soldier of the future met in Deadpool’s first appearance and they immediately hit it off. And by "hit it off" I mean "tried to beat the hell out of each other". Over the years, what was once a vicious rivalry turned into a friendly one and then into a legitimate friendship. Mostly thanks to the incredible character work on their long running team-up series which saw both characters mature and grow significantly over its run.
By the end, the two had formed an incredible partnership that made both characters struggle to feel complete without each other. I’d even venture to call them the perfect bromance if the term bromance didn’t make me physically ill to type.
