Acrobatic Agility

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Lore & Background

The source does not describe Wade Wilson or his agility. Instead, it details Shatterstar, a mutant raised in the alternate dimension of Mojoworld as a genetically engineered gladiator. He escaped to join the Cadre Alliance and was sent back in time to Earth by Arize. Upon arrival, he became a founding member of X-Force after battling Cable, Domino, and the New Mutants. His physical existence is complicated; he possesses memories of a coma patient named Benjamin Russell, into whose body his soul was transferred by Longshot at the Weisman Institute in Rutland, Vermont. Later revelations in 2013 comics clarified that Shatterstar is actually the son of Longshot and Dazzler, sent back a century to be raised in Mojoworld, with his own DNA used by Arize to create Longshot.

In Their Own Story

The source recounts Shatterstar's journey rather than Deadpool's. After escaping Mojoworld, he was teleported to Earth just before Cable reorganized the New Mutants into X-Force. He initially fought them but joined after they aided him against the Imperial Protectorate. In a 2009 storyline involving the villain Cortex, Shatterstar, while mind-controlled, attacked Strong Guy and Rictor. Upon breaking free, he recognized Rictor and kissed him passionately. This event marked a shift in his character from an emotionally closed-off warrior to an outgoing queer superhero. Later, during the "Hell on Earth War," Shatterstar and Rictor were blasted by Mephisto into Mojoworld's past, where Shatterstar witnessed Dazzler giving birth to him before erasing their memories of his origin.

Reader's Guide

The source offers no guide for Deadpool's agility. It does note that Shatterstar, initially a brutal macho warrior conforming to 1990s trends, adjusted to human norms under writers like Jeph Loeb and Peter David. He formed close friendships, particularly with Rictor, culminating in the first same-sex kiss in a mainstream Marvel publication in 2009. His portrayal evolved from stern and taciturn to "swashbuckling" and enthusiastic. In the films Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Shatterstar appears as a character named Rusty, portrayed by Lewis Tan.

Did You Know?

• Shatterstar first appeared in The New Mutants #99 (March 1991) but was previewed on a pin-up cover in The New Mutants Annual #6 (July 1990).
• In 2009, Shatterstar shared the first same-sex kiss in a mainstream Marvel Comics publication with his teammate Rictor.
• Shatterstar is revealed to be the son of Longshot and Dazzler, sent back in time by his future self, while his own DNA was paradoxically used to create Longshot.
• Creator Rob Liefeld criticized Shatterstar's development as a queer character, having originally depicted him as asexual.