Dead man (Wade Winston Wilson) is a fictional character, which appears in American comics published by Marvel comics. The character was created by Fabian nicieza and artist / writer rob liefeld and first appeared in the new mutant 98 (cover date: February 1991). Initially, Deadpool was described as a super villain when he first appeared in his new mutator, later in X-Force, but later evolved into his more recognizable anti hero character. Death attendant, whose real name is Wade Wilson, is a disfigured mercenary and assassin, with superhuman ability, accelerated healing ability and strong physical ability. The character is known as "the Merc of the mouth" because of his frequent banter, including his tendency to break the fourth wall, the writer's literary means of humor and inserting Kota.

The popularity of the character has made him appear in many other forms of media. In the cable & Deadpool series of 2004, he called his bruised appearance "Ryan Reynolds and Shar Pei crossing". Reynolds will eventually play a role in the X-Men movie series, appearing in the origins of the X-Men: Wolverine (2009), deadman (2016) and its sequel deadman 2 (2018)

The dead man knew that he was a fictional comic character. He usually breaks the fourth wall, which is done by several other characters in Marvel Universe, for humorous effect. He often talks to two of his own internal monologues, which appear as title boxes in the panel. In deadman's year 1 (2014), the US captain's enemy, madcap, was found to be a psychotic voice in a white caption with a typewriter line; another voice, unknown, was often mistaken for the former psychiatrist of dedpur.

Death attendants are described as having regenerative therapeutic factors that not only prevent them from being permanently harmed by enhancing cell regeneration throughout the body, but also lead to psychosis and mental instability, as their neurons are also affected by accelerated regeneration. It is believed that although his mental illness is an obstacle, it is also one of his assets, as they make him an extremely unpredictable opponent. Taskmaster has light reflective memory and can copy anyone's combat skills through observation. However, due to his chaotic and improvised fighting style, he cannot defeat Deadpool. Taskmaster also said Deadpool was an expert in distracting opponents.

The character is known for his talkative personality and is nicknamed "Merc in the mouth.".

Deadpool is sometimes described as having a strong core moral consciousness. In uncanny X-Force, Wolverine stormed out after trying to rationalize fantomex's killing of apocalypse, then a child form. After Wolverine argued that the death attendant was purely motivated by money, the archangel revealed that the death attendant had never cashed any of his checks.