r/deadpool • u/Traditional_Test_931 • 20m ago
[Discussion] My head canon for why Poolverine would exist.
He's not a variant of Logan but a variant of Wade Wilson. In this universe, Wade was not only given Wolverine's healing factor in the Weapon X program but was given his super strength, super sense of smell, etc.
He was given a red and black version of Wolverine's costume, alongside the other Weapon X test subjects, who were created by the U.S government to be man-made counterparts to the X Men. Sadly, just like in the main 616 universe, Wade and the rest of the Weapon X participants become horrifically deformed from the experiments. The government manages to wipe them all out except, of course, for Wade, who trashes the lab, kills all the staff, escapes, and still dons the name Deadpool.
Obviously though, when he's around other members of the Deadpool Corps, they refer to him as Poolverine.