As with the first film, Deadpool 2 has already captivated audiences across America with its ridiculously random sense of humor and R-rated shenanigans; the film opened to a massive $350 Million globally and shows little sign of stopping as Solo looks to challenge the film for box office dominance. Although the first Deadpool movie was made on a fairly low budget and sent off to February (not exactly blockbuster season) to sputter out, FOX has learned its lesson - Deadpool 2 is bigger, better, and more action-heavy than the first flick! The result? A movie that brings a ton of new characters to the X-Men lore as well as packs a million laughs a minute into its 2-hour runtime!
Everybody figured that characters like Cable and Domino were going to be standouts of Deadpool 2, but there was one person who came completely out of left field and stole the show... and his name was Peter. Just Peter. He had no powers of any sort, but saw the ad Wade and Weasel put in the paper looking for people to their X-Force team. Of course, Peter meets the same gruesome fate as his teammates in the end (though some time-travel hijinks seemed to solve that problem!). Even if he only got a few minutes of screen time, audiences have completely fallen in love with the middle-aged average Joe of the X-Force. Here are 21 Crazy Facts About Peter!
Peter is an Experienced Beekeeper
Counterpoint to our previous argument is the picture above. Not much information is given away about Peter in the Merc with the Mouth's second outing, but the marketing team for the film made sure to drum up our interest in the character with a somewhat intricate backstory that was promoted via the character's social media s! In Deadpool 2 we are told that Peter doesn't have any special powers or skills, but rather is just interested in trying new things (and seemingly needs a job!). He seems like such a down-to-Earth guy with some down-to-Earth hobbies.
Yet, Peter is a diehard apiarist. In layman's , he likes to keep bees and collect their honey. Pete's Twitter page is splashed with pictures of him in his beekeeping outfit, as well as filled with tips on how to best care for your hives. Who knew that bees liked a little bit of smoke? This actually gives a little more meaning to the scene in which Deadpool calls the lovable guy "Sugar Bear;" it sounds like just a cute nickname for a sweet person, but maybe this name was chosen by Wilson intentionally based on Peter's habits? Or it's just a random coincidence. Either way, it's not surprising to see the man in this role.
His wife and her personal trainer are a little too close…
Part of what makes Peter such a loveable character is the fact that he’s just your standard everyman. He seemingly doesn’t have any superpowers yet signs up with the X-Force because he wants to try new things that’ll take him out of his comfort zone and needs a job to his family as well as his beekeeping hobby. The fact that he’s willing to become part of an elite military task force where his peers can spit acid, control electric waves, and control their luck shows just how far he’s willing to go for his wife, Susan.
Besides, how else is he going to keep paying for his wife’s all-day sessions with her personal trainer? Susan W. and her trainer, Gus spend a lot of time together. Peter raves to anyone who asks about how awesome Gus is as a person and how much stress he relieves from Susan’s life. The three of the are all great pals - there’s also a picture on one of Peter’s blogs with Pete, his wife, and Gus all posing together.
Susan and Gus seem to have just gotten out of one of their workout sessions; both are in swimsuits, after all. You can tell how close Susan and her trainer are because he stands in the middle of the picture, with Mrs. W’s head laying on his shoulder. Wait a minute…
He absolutely hates Swans
Although he may be a new fan-favorite to moviegoers, Peter is anything but your traditional hero. Even though he decided to try something new and up with the super-duper supersquad, he is kind of a wimp. This is especially evident during the plane jump scene- Peter at first voices his concerns about the high winds in the atmosphere making him nervous. Then, he literally has to be pushed off of the ramp by Wade Wilson because he is taking his sweet time jumping out himself. Throughout it all, Peter tries to put on an air of confidence through his grimace of terror.
When it comes to swans? No way! Peter is often on Twitter talking about how much he hates swans. He posts a new swan-attack video every now and then, and constantly makes jokes about the fowl on his social media (like when he said he wouldn’t wish torment on any animal, “even a swan!”). It is unclear where this hatred for water fowl comes from. He doesn’t specify if the swan attack videos posted to his Twitter are of him or just random, but they are mostly shot in a way in which you don’t see the cameraman’s face…
He is a Blogger
Peter is obviously looking for a little bit of extra income during the events of Deadpool 2, which begs the question: what does he do for money in his everyday life? According to his LinkedIn , Peter works as a regional sales manager at a cutlery company. Of course, we all know that most of these cutlery companies really just end up being a pyramid scam in disguise, which could explain why the character needs a little extra cash on the side! Between balancing his work life, his life with X-Force, his relationship with his wife, and his beekeeping hobby, you'd think Peter would already be busy enough.
Even with as busy of a life as he likes to live, Peter still finds time to write blogs for his LinkedIn page.
The first one deals with getting out of your comfort zone and exploring new options in life. In his second blog, Peter writes about how one can have a great work/life balance and also unintentionally implies that his wife is having an affair with her personal trainer. In his third and (assuringly) final post, Peter posts a picture of himself training for his big X-Force mission alongside some inspirational words about overcoming fear and anxiety.
Peter's favorite artist is Enya
What kind of music do you think Peter listens to? “Don’t Call It a Comeback” might have been blaring in the background when the X-Force was getting pumped up for their big first mission, but all it takes is one look at Peter to realize that that kind of thing isn’t his style. The writers always wanted to give off a “midwestern dad” vibe with the character, which means he probably listens to country or classic rock, right? Or maybe even the aptly-named “dad rock?”
Surprisingly, Peter has gone on the record (via his Twitter) claiming that his favorite artist is Enya. If you are not familiar with this artist (and shame on you if you’re not!), she’s an Irish-born singer who likes to belt out tunes in her native language, accompanied by New Age style background music. She is distinct in the fact that she has sang songs in over seven different languages. Though she hasn’t had any billboard top 20 hits, she is known for her songs like “Only Time” and “Orinoco Flow.” Perhaps her most famous song over here in the states is her song included in hit movie The Fellowship of the Ring. Is it obscure? Yep. Is it classic Peter? Also apparently yes!
A lot of his scenes were improvised
There’s no doubt that Deadpool 2 is loaded with comedic talent. Alongside the returning cast of Ryan Reynolds and T.J. Miller, the film added multiple new “straight mans” for the Merc with a Mouth to play off of like Cable and Domino, as well as a ton of new wacky and fun characters like Yukio, Shatterstar, and (of course) Peter. The actor who plays Deadpool’s Sugar Bear (Rob Delaney) is a popular comedian and an established sitcom star, so it’s only natural that his addition to the franchise was going to dial up the hilarity levels to eleven.
Surprisingly, most of the lines given to Peter in the film were improvised by Delaney himself. Perhaps this shouldn’t be too surprising, as the character is essentially a throwaway hero who is just there to be part of a punchline. We can only imagine how hilarious it must have been to be on set while funny people like Ryan Reynolds, Rob Delaney, T.J. Miller, Terry Crews, and the rest of the X-Force cast played off of each other. Reynolds was allegedly a huge fan of the actor’s work on set and tried to get the character more central in the movie’s marketing campaign.
He May or May Not be Peter Wisdom from the comics
In the earlier trailers for Deadpool 2, we were introduced to Peter in the form of a simple headshot with no other background information. Fans quickly began to speculate who this character was: was Peter short for Colossus' real name, Piotr Rasputin? Was this one of the many "Peters" that existed within the larger Marvel Universe? The final trailer for the film gave us the closure we needed. Peter wasn't any of the above! Nope, he was just a guy who showed up because he saw the ad and was interested in the job!
But that doesn't mean fans can't keep speculating! One popular theory is that the Peter that showed up in Deadpool 2 is popular X-Force baddie Pete Wisdom. In the comics, Wisdom was a secret agent who worked for the British organization Black Air and was often a thorn in the side of many mutants in the X-Men universe. Further adding fuel to the fire is the fact that all of Peter's social media s have him as "Peter W." Also, who was he the only member of the team (other than Domino) to successfully land his parachute without training? Wouldn't the "gee-wilikers," down-to-Earth personality of the character be a perfect front for a covert agent? We may not know until the X-Force film or Deadpool 3 is released, but we could be seeing some much bigger things for the character in the future...
He fought the Hulk and Iron Man
The Hulk is arguably the strongest superhero in all of comics. Up until Thanos came around, nobody could even put up a fight against the green giant; Marvel and DC fans often argue if even the Man of Steel himself would be able to defeat the Hulk in a one-on-one fight!
Even those who are able to injure or capture the hero do little but delay the inevitable. The angrier the Hulk gets, the stronger he gets. And the stronger he gets, the bigger the beatdown he inflicts on his enemies.
That's why it’s crazy to think that in the Ultimate Universe, Peter actually took on the Incredible Hulk. In fact, in this universe, Peter Wisdom is an ex-British Intelligence Agent who becomes the Ultimate version of The Leader when he uses himself as a test subject for his own unauthorized experiments. While Bruce Banner and Tony Stark try to use Stark’s nanotechnology to cure the Hulk problem, Peter swoops in and tries to steal it for his own means.
After a brief battle with Iron Man, Banner Hulks out and beats Wisdom within an inch of his life.
As a last ditch effort to bring down the behemoth, Peter calls down an airstrike on his location, ending his life but doing little damage to the beast.
He faced Dracula
In the world of Marvel comics, anything can happen. Seriously, there was once an issue of the comics in which the Avengers had to fight Santa Claus, to whom they had lent the Infinity Gauntlet so that he could deliver his toys on time.
One of the go-to fictional characters that comic books writers like to put their heroes up against is the Prince of Darkness himself, Count Dracula. Why not? He’s a villain that’s been around for over one-hundred years and has a bunch of cool powers that put any protagonist’s back against the wall.
Now, nothing has been confirmed about Peter W.’s true identity in Deadpool 2. However, there is enough “wink wink, nudge nudge” by the marketing team in regards to his identity to think that he is the X-verse’s interpretation of Peter Wisdom, the British superspy with the mutant power of solar fingers.
In the comics, Dracula himself became a problem for the world when he assembled an army of vampires on the moon and launched an assault on the United Kingdom.
This brought Wisdom and Dracula into direct conflict, with the secret agent setting up fellow Brit Spitfire as a double agent. With her help, he was able to bring down the villain’s minions once and for all.
He had a brief relationship with Kitty Pryde
Say what you will about Peter, but he’s nothing if not a team player! The character was quick to jump into the world of superhero-dom when he took up Wade and Weasel’s ad in the newspaper; suddenly, he was leaping out of a helicopter wearing a parachute to help bring down a cybernetic assassin from the future with a gun that can literally dial it up to eleven! Behind the scenes, Peter was sure to fill his social media s with pictures of himself hanging out with his newfound friends during their training process.
In the pages of the Marvel comics, Peter has teamed up with multiple superpowered beings as part of his job at Black Air. Being a D-lister at best, Wisdom normally gets to share the page with such showstoppers as Union Jack, Spitfire, and Michelle Scicluna. However, because Wisdom appears so frequently in the X-Force and Excalibur books, it was only a matter of time before he came across one of the X-Men.
After quitting Black Air, Peter is asked to Excalibur by Kitty Pryde; as a member of his new team, he falls for Shadowcat and the two have a brief fling. After getting fellow teammate Nightcrawler captured by a sadistic cult, Peter became so guilty that he isolated himself and pushed Kitty away.
