Deadpool, vs. The Flash.
Who will win?
Stay tuned to find out.
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But for now, we've got the Merc with the Mouth coming up against the Fastest Man Alive.
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Now buckle up, it's time for Deadpool, vs. The Flash.
Just a few ground rules before we get down and dirty.
I'll be talking about Barry Allen, the Flash that's probably best known by the everyman.
Also, in the name of giving Deadpool a chance against the crazy speed of The Flash, he'll
have an hour to setup a trap, as well as his teleporter and magic satchel.
It'll still be tough, but at least now he's in with a fighting chance.
That said, to win you don't have to kill the enemy, just incapacitate them.
So Deadpool's immortality won't win on its own.
Now, onto the battle!
Okay, origin time.
We've talked about these guys a lot so I'll keep it brief.
Let's start with the Flash!
Barry Allen was born to Henry and Nora Allen in Fallville, Iowa.
He had a twin brother who was given away to another family.
More on that in 10 seconds.
As a boy, Barry's mother was killed, and his father was blamed for it and sent to prison.
Turns out the actual killer was Eobard Thawne, the descendent of Malcolm Thawne, who was
Barry's secret brother.
Look at that, it's a story for this day after all!
Later in life, Barry was doused in a mixture of chemicals during a lightning storm, and
found himself able to move at ridiculous speeds.
He then used this power to fight evil and defend the innocent.
Next: Deadpool.
Wade Wilson was born in good old Canada, and grew up with an abusive, alcoholic father.
He went on to become a mercenary, and unfortunately later developed cancer.
In an attempt to cure it, he entered the Weapon X program, which eventually did allow him
to survive the cancer...
at the cost of skin that looks like a scrotum.
But his newfound powers did more than stop the cancer...
they gave him insane regenerative abilities, which I'll get into in the next section.
He then used this power to, well, do whatever he wanted at any given time, for the most
part.
Alright, next up: powers and equipment.
What exactly do these guys bring to the table?
The Flash's powers are pretty well known, so I'll keep it brief.
He's fast.
Okay, I'll expand on that a bit.
Barry can access the speed force, allowing him to reach speeds unheard of in most of
comics.
He can run, think, and attack ridonculously quickly, vibrate his molecules to pass through
solid objects, steal the speed of his enemies...
the list goes on.
If you can imagine something that requires a lot of speed, The Flash can probably do
it.
His main weakness is that he relies pretty much entirely on his abilities, and is pretty
cocky about it.
If Deadpool manages to strip his abilities from him, it would be pretty a pretty easy
win.
Moving on to Wade Wilson, Deadpool's powers aren't quite as spectacular as those of The
Flash, but by golly are they useful.
As I said, Deadpool can regenerate at ridiculous rates.
Not only that, he's a master with weapons both melee and ranged, specializing in the
use of his twin katanas.
Sadly, that may not be the most useful against the Flash.
What will be useful, however, are his teleporter and magic satchel, which will allow him to
bring anything he needs, and get out really quickly.
Also, as previously alluded to, Deadpool is immortal.
Not only does his regeneration effectively stop him from dying, but he has Thanos personally
making sure he doesn't die to keep him away from Lady Death.
Unfortunately, Deadpool doesn't have the best record against fast characters, even getting
steamrolled by Ajax's super speed, which doesn't hold a candle to that of The Flash.
So he's got his work cut out for him.
Alright, we've heard about these guys, now it's the moment we've been waiting for...
the battle.
Deadpool arrives to the battle location half an hour before the fight was supposed to occur.
He was supposed to have an hour, but stopped for chimichangas on the way.
But it doesn't matter, because his plan will only take a few minutes to setup.
Out of his bag he pulls Captain Cold's Cold Gun, planning to freeze The Flash right when
the fight starts.
He even spreads marbles around him for good measure.
He hides behind a barrel with the gun and waits.
Just to be safe, he also gets his teleporter ready, so he can quickly hop away after firing,
in case The Flash avoids the shot.
The clock strikes 12, and it's time for the fight.
The Flash strolls into view, looking rather relaxed.
Feeling soooo confident.
But Deadpool knows better.
Keeping one hand behind his back, holding the detonator, he just needs to wait until
Barry is close enough, and the fight is his.
Wade waves at Barry and says "Hey!
Nice costume!
I like red too!"
Barry ignores him, and asks "You ready for this?"
Wade replies "I was born ready.
Bring it on."
and the next moment, The Flash runs up, pulls Wade's pants down to his ankles, grabs the
Cold Gun, and freezes Wade in all his half-naked glory, before he even has a chance to think.
Then Barry sits down and starts flicking marbles at his defeated adversary.
And so, this week's winner is: The Flash.
There we have it, a pretty easy victory for Barry Allen, pretty damn anticlimactic but
what can ya do?
Obviously this was a tough one for me since I friggin love Deadpool, but I just don't
think he could actually do anything against the Flash's speed.
Maybe if he had heaps of plot armour like he did in the Deadpool Kills series he could
do it, but in a straight fight he just wouldn't be fast enough.
Stupid speedsters ruining perfectly good matchups.
The fight could have gone any number of ways, but Deadpool just can't measure up to the
ridiculousness of the speed force.
What do you guys think about this?
Is this about right, or am I underestimating Deadpool's abilities?
Let me know your thoughts in the comment section down below, and root for YOUR winner using
either #Deadpool or #Flash!
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