10 Most Heartbreaking Deadpool Moments
For once, he's not doing it literally.
In a world full of angst, Deadpool is probably just about the most upbeat hero in the Marvel roster, which basically also means the major superhero universe - given Marvel is essentially DC's more cheery younger brother.
With the vast majority of heroes having apparently never left their cynical teenage phase, a sassy, almost psychopathically cheerful character is a breath of fresh air in an otherwise brooding landscape.
However, Deadpool is also a three-dimensional character, and as such has his fair share of misery and misfortune. The beauty of a character like Deadpool isn't that there's no sad moments, but more that there tend to be more funny and happy moments, making room for a comic audience who don't want to feel miserable after reading.
That said, having an almost permanently jolly hero also makes sad moments feel all the worse when they happen, because Deadpool isn't the type to throw himself into moping and brooding at the drop of a hat.
From being betrayed by the people he loved most to being kicked out of his own Christmas party, there are a whole heap of comics that prove even light-hearted comics can provide the emotional equivalent to a kick in the balls.
10. Getting Kicked Out Of His Own Christmas Party
If superheroes were graded on general kindness shown, Deadpool would probably be the first to get an F-. That's why it's so surprising that he plans a Christmas party for more or less the whole Marvel hero roster - and even more surprising that he gets immediately kicked out of it. Given that normally Deadpool is hardly at boy-scout levels of morality, it seems strange that nobody thanks him once for what is a genuinely selfless deed, and instead exiles him the minute he makes a joke.
Sure, said joke is a tasteless one about the death of the Hulk, but getting mad at Deadpool for a bad joke is sort of like getting mad at Batman for brooding, or Spider-Man for shooting webs - there's just not much point to it, especially when he's fully rented and decorated a function room so everyone can have a nice time.
While Deadpool spends the rest of the comic pummelling a Roman god - which is an infinitely better way to spend the holiday season - there's something quite sad about seeing his moments of kindness and generosity totally rejected in such spectacular fashion.