As if being sent to the future as a child, on your own - because a sci-fi virus was killing you wasnt dark enough, Cables backstory doesnt get much cheerier after that. In fact, his origin story is so miserable that hell fit right in with Ryan Reynolds Deadpool and Morena Baccarins Vanessa, who enjoy bickering about who had the worst upbringing. When the young Cable real name Nathan Summers arrived in the future, he found himself in a grim dystopia ruled over by Apocalypse. The virus was worsening, and Nathan had to stay in a closed-off incubation crib in order to survive. Apocalypses evil military forces attacked the facility where Nathan was being kept, nearly killing his adoptive mother (actually a clone of his sister, Rachel) in the process. Cable was reunited with his parents, who were brought to the future and placed in new bodies, only to be kidnapped by ChVayre, a fanatical follower of Apocalypse. Over time, the virus spread and took over the entire left-hand-side of his body. He spent a large chunk of his life trying to overthrow Apocalypse, and when he eventually did, Cables own evil clone Stryfe simply took over the dystopian dictatorship in his stead. Bummer. Its unclear how much of this pitch-black origin story will make it into Deadpool 2, but even just implying that all this backstory exists would be enough to enable Cable to slot into Deadpools haunted antihero friendship group perfectly.
