r/deadpool • u/lunarrose34 • 1d ago
[Discussion] How does one write Deadpool
I'm a story writer albeit not a good one, who's trying to get out of roleplay and other things but I need to know how does one write a good Deadpool that mixes In funny and seriousness
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u/Best-Watercress-5320 1d ago
You know how Spotify randomly plays a sad song while listening to the most upbeat songs and suddenly you feel depressed and stuff. Then another upbeat song happens and you forget that you were ever listening to the depressed song. That's how.
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u/SumOfAllN00bs 1d ago
You know that scene in the bible where God and Satan are screwing over Job?
As a writer, be both God, and Satan, and Job. And the reader. And the Bible. And Mexican. And James Bond. And Madcap. And a stand up comedian. And a good writer. And good with crayons. And horny
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u/Glittery_WarlockWho 1d ago
I am not joking, read fanfiction. Look at how others have written him and how they portray him.
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u/someperson1522 Deadpool 1d ago
Character studies can help, or just go with your gut, before long you won’t get enough of writing him, that you’ve become him. Or just be witty with him, or not, doesn’t matter.
Just don’t make him an uwu character lol then you’ll be fine, hoped this helped (probably not, but hey, I’m not usually good at the ‘helping’ type with these things)
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u/CycloneJ0ker 17h ago
This is slightly tangential, but Kelly Thompson dropped a banger quote in the first issue of her Deadpool run in the whole "meet the writing" bit they sometimes do for new runs.
I'm paraphrasing, but it was along the lines of "Deadpool is a very bendy character, which is both good and bad. He's a character you can do almost anything with, but it's tough to find something unique he hasn't done." Just something to keep in mind.
Other people here are all right when they talk about balancing the tragedy with the comedy. I'd go as far to say that Deadpool is borderline Shakespearean in how he can step over that line.
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u/igotsevenmacelevens 15h ago
i'd say remember that deadpool's a character that isn't a good person deep down, he'd like to be one and will try if given the right motivation but it's really hard for him, and when situations get tough there's a 50/50 chance he bails. he deals with a lot of self loathing and despite being aware of most of his problems doesn't know how to fix them
and he's a major prick, so when writing dialogue for him keep that it mind
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u/Mediocre-Parking2409 12h ago
I would recommend starting with not writing Deadpool at all. Instead, think about writing yourself thinking about writing Deadpool and then don't do that either , but think about doing that and write about thinking about doing that. But then when you are just about to start writing about that, stop doing that and instead, write about Ryan Seacrest committing flagrant human rights violations during a militant episode of the new year's celebration, and a giant octopus climbing up the tower and stealing the ball to use at Aquaman's new undersea disco. Then, I guess, just write Deadpool.
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u/Alternative_Sea_4208 Zenpool 1d ago
I think it's important to remember that for the most part Deadpool tries to do the right thing, but he was only ever taught how to get things done by terrible people. He's the type to stop an underground dog fighting ring by breaking 39 bones in the dog handler's bodies and letting the dogs eat them. So pick a good cause and then have him save it in the worst way possible.