Deadpool"s New Costume: Everything That"s Changed From The OG Suit
Warning! This article contains spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine.
Summary
- Deadpool & Wolverine presents a new Deadpool suit designed by the TVA's tailor, with a brighter shade of red and subtle pattern changes.
- Deadpool & Wolverine's new Deadpool suit comes with a new belt buckle and smaller white eyes on the mask.
- The TVA's tailor also provides Deadpool with two adamantium katanas, and Deadpool picks up a pair of gold-plated handguns from Nicepool's dead body towards the end.
Ryan Reynolds' Wade Wilson enters the MCU with an improved costume in Deadpool & Wolverine. To say that Deadpool & Wolverine is an ambitious MCU movie would be an understatement. Deadpool & Wolverine features numerous cameos, references, and reveals based on decades' worth of history from MCU projects, Fox's X-Men franchise, and other Fox-Marvel movies such as Elektra, Blade, and Fantastic Four — not to mention plenty of Deadpool & Wolverine easter eggs included to satisfy die-hard fans. Still, Wade Wilson is at the heart of Deadpool & Wolverine, as it's Deadpool's wish to protect his loved ones that propels the story.
One particular element that stands out in Deadpool & Wolverine is the costume department. Hugh Jackman's Wolverine wears the classic yellow-and-blue suit for the first time in twenty-four years, and Channing Tatum wears a comic-accurate Gambit after years of campaigning for the role. These stunning costumes may overshadow Deadpool's himself, whose suit was already close to perfect in Deadpool and Deadpool 2. However, Wade Wilson's new costume sports a few changes that finish refining his comic-accurate suit, which also serves as the basis for all Deadpool variants that show up in Deadpool & Wolverine's Deadpool Corps action sequence.
Deadpool's New Suit Is Brighter Than The Previous Ones Deadpool's Costume Matches The Vibrant Red Of His Comic Book Appearances Close Deadpool's first proper superhero suit is still one of the most influential costumes in the superhero movie genre. Back in 2016, an almost one-to-one live-action adaptation of Deadpool's comic book suit, complete with animated white eyes, was a bigger challenge than it seems now. However, Deadpool's first costume still retained an element from many comic book adaptations: a darker shade than his comic book counterpart. Wade Wilson's suit is burgundy red in Deadpool and Deadpool 2, but bright red in Deadpool & Wolverine. This vibrant shade of red is the same shade seen in most of Deadpool's comic book appearances.
Deadpool's new suit is designed by the TVA's tailor, who creates the suit based on Wade's original costumes — albeit a little tighter in certain spots, as Deadpool confesses.
Deadpool's White Eyes Are Narrower Than Before Deadpool's Animated White Eyes Are Just As Expressive As Wolverine's Custom image by Nicolas Ayala Surprisingly, Deadpool & Wolverine pulls back on Deadpool's expressive white eyes from his previous two movies. While Deadpool's eyes are still animated, his mask's eyeholes are much smaller now. In fact, Deadpool's white eyes are visibly smaller than Wolverine's in Deadpool & Wolverine's third act. This size difference may have been intended to emphasize the comic accuracy of Wolverine's own mask, which sports large white animated eyes as well. Before Deadpool & Wolverine's release, Wolverine's mask became one of the most anticipated reveals of the whole movie due to its absence in every trailer and poster.
Deadpool's Belt Buckle Finally Sports His Actual Mask Symbol Deadpool's Belt Symbol Had Been Teased Back In 2016 Custom image by Nicolas Ayala In the comics, Deadpool sports a belt buckle with an image of his mask printed on it. Sometimes, this mask symbol looks like a big red circle on top of a black background, with a red bar in the middle and two small semicircles on each side. Sometimes, the mask symbol on Deadpool's belt buckle is an exact recreation of his mask, with the white eyes placed horizontally at a certain distance from each other. Deadpool and Deadpool 2 featured the former, and Deadpool & Wolverine featured the latter. Curiously, though, the latter appeared on a single poster for 2016's Deadpool.
Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool hasn't used his teleportation belt in live-action yet. Deadpool's teleportation abilities in X-Men Origins: Wolverine were inspired by this gadget.
Deadpool Wields Adamantium Katanas He Received From The TVA Deadpool's Biggest Upgrade Is His Favorite Weapon Close The TVA's tailor seems to have plenty of resources, as he crafted a pair of adamantium katanas for Wade Wilson in record time at the beginning of Deadpool & Wolverine. After all, the TVA has pruned countless variants from all kinds of timelines for an indefinite amount of time, as seen in Loki seasons 1 and 2. Deadpool uses his new adamantium katanas to fight Wolverine in the Void, where he puts up a fight against Wolverine's adamantium claws and comes dangerously close to damaging Wolverine's adamantium skeleton. Deadpool's tiny knife also seems to be made up of the same material.
One lingering question about the X-Men's MCU introduction has little to do with the X-Gene. Although there are multiple different ways the MCU can present its version of the X-Men, the introduction of the MCU's adamantium might be a separate challenge altogether. From a new form of vibranium and a venture into Tiamut's body to a franchise-wide multiversal retcon, there needs to be an explanation for why the MCU's next Wolverine will have an adamantium skeleton. Deadpool's adamantium katanas in Deadpool & Wolverine offer a potential solution, with the TVA possibly providing the material to Earth-616.
Deadpool Steals Gold-Plated Guns From Nicepool Deadpool Steals A Pair Of Guns From His Unbearably Nice Variant Deadpool's other two weapons in Deadpool & Wolverine come from an unexpected source. The first Deadpool variant that Wolverine and Prime Deadpool meet on their quest to stop Cassandra Nova is Nicepool, a pacifist version of Deadpool with Wade Wilson's original appearance and a full head of blond hair. Against Wolverine's wishes, Deadpool takes advantage of Nicepool's generosity, using Nicepool as a human shield and stealing Dogpool from him, all before stealing his favorite gold-plated guns from his decapitated corpse. Wolverine disapproves of this despite the fact that he also contributes to the destruction of Nicepool's car.
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3 Apart from his katanas, Deadpool's favorite weapons are the dual handguns. Deadpool doesn't have access to a wide variety of guns in Deadpool & Wolverine due to his new responsibilities with the TVA, but in previous movies, Deadpool has showcased his love for handguns, ranging from Berettas, Glocks, Colts, Desert Eagles, and even revolvers to submachine guns like the Mini Uzis, rifles, shotguns, and full-fledged machine guns. In an eventual Deadpool & Wolverine sequel, Deadpool's dual gold-plated handguns could become his signature weapons in what would be a twisted tribute to his fallen variant Nicepool.
Deadpool's New Suit Has A Subtle Black Pattern Change Deadpool's Costume Has Reached Its Peak Look Custom image by Nicolas Ayala There are very few details in Deadpool's original costume that needed to be changed to be more faithful to the source material. If Deadpool's live-action suit were a one-to-one adaptation of his first-ever comic book suit (introduced in 1990's The New Mutants #98), it would likely come across as too simplistic. However, Wade Wilson's new Deadpool suit comes with a few subtle changes in its overall design in Deadpool & Wolverine — namely its neck and chest area, which sports three new black panels; as well as its leg area, which sports a thin black outline on the front of each shin.
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Director Shawn Levy Writers Rhett Reese , Paul Wernick , Shawn Levy , Ryan Reynolds , Zeb Wells , Rob Liefeld , Fabian Nicieza Cast Ryan Reynolds , Hugh Jackman , Emma Corrin , Morena Baccarin , Rob Delaney , Leslie Uggams , Karan Soni , Matthew Macfadyen , Brianna Hildebrand , Shioli Kutsuna , Stefan Kapicic , Lewis Tan , Randal Reeder , Jennifer Garner , Aaron Stanford , Billy Clements , Ollie Palmer , Chris Hemsworth , Rob McElhenney Release Date July 26, 2024 Runtime 127 Minutes Franchise(s) Deadpool , Marvel Cinematic Universe Expand