Deadpool did have his healing factor derived from wolverine, but deadpool's healing is above Wolverine's and he can survive dismemberment and beheading completely. However, deadpool's healing factor doesn't seem to fix his cancer. In fact, some say his healing factor is even super cancer of sorts.
Deadpool had mass success with the Ryan Reynolds adaption of 2016 but has been gracing Marvel comic books since 1991. His super-healing powers and smart mouth have endeared him to many, but can Deadpool feel pain, age, or die or is he immortal? Deadpool is one of those characters you can't help but love, even though he doesn't always operate in appropriate ways. Before Wade Wilson became Deadpool, he was never about that superhero life, and having superpowers wasn't his thing.
However, when illness struck, and he got cancer, he had. For those wondering "Can Deadpool feel pain?" or "Can Deadpool die?", here is the need. Deadpool's scarring persists due to a paused cancer that battles his healing factor, causing disfigurement that cannot heal.
The origins of Deadpool's face and skin condition trace back to his cancer diagnosis and experimental treatment. The comics show Deadpool's face healing temporarily in some storylines, but always eventually returning to its scarred state. Deadpool was not born a mutant, but is instead a mutate - a human who became a mutant through experimentation.
When Wade Wilson was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he signed up for Weapon X experimentation. Weapon X scientists found a way to attach the healing aspect of Logan's mutation (as they had Wolverine's DNA cataloged) to Wade. However, the cells Wolverine's healing factor.
The Origin of His Curse - Why Deadpool Can "Never Die" Many may be wondering exactly how Wade Wilson ended up with Wolverine's augmented healing powers mixed with a body-wide cancer. Well a wrathful sorcerer named T-Ray used a mystical artifact given to him by Thanos (yes that Thanos) to curse Deadpool with immortality. During Deadpool 2, he's fitted with a collar that blocks his accelerated healing, causing him to become sick again after his tumors return.
Deadpool, the infamous 'mercenary with a mouth', is an anti. Deadpool 1 clearly stated that the facility Ajax works at gives him his regenerative powers, which is holding his cancer back. The remark "with this collar, my only superpower is stage 5 cancer" isn't to be taken at face value.
It's a sarcastic remark, stating that with his powers gone, cancer can take over and he'll be dead soon.