Cablepool

Cablepool is the slash ship between Cable and Deadpool from the Deadpool fandom.

Canon
Nate and Wade are one of the most unlikely friendships in Marvel history. Cable, the Man out of Time, and Deadpool, the Merc with the Mouth met a few time before their comic book title. There the two became inseparable.... literally. They became genetically linked so that when one teleport the other one comes with. Their forced together situation eventually lead to a real friendship that deeply effected them both even when they were no longer genetically linked. Although after their split there were very few reunion's between the two. Deadpool had some kind of non-platonic feeling for Cable, although he had never acted them, except for some occasional flirting. Their time together effected both characters enough that they would appear in many adaptations together.

Comics= Cable & Deadpool

IF LOOKS COULD KILL Cabe and Deadpool both break into Sunic Pharmacopeia in Germany. Deadpool on a mercenary mission and Cable on a mission of his own. Cable finds Deadpool and they acknowledge one another. Cable uses his telepathy to blow Wade’s brain out and walks past him. After Cable searches the city for criminals who had stolen a dangerous virus, Deadpool finds him and confronts him on destroying the virus. Cable argues that the virus is a dangerous weapon, but Deadpool’s employer had told him that it could be used for other things. Deadpool decides that he’s going to have to fight Cable, but Cable just blows his brain out again.

As Cable extracts the Virus from one of the criminals, Deadpool shows up and puts a gun to an exhausted Cable’s head. He then steal’s the virus and gives it to the One World Church, who begin to test its effects on Deadpool. Cable breaks into the church and finds Deadpool. Cable tells Wade that he plans to break him out, but he has to wait to figure out what the Church is planning. Wade doesn’t hear him, delirious from the pain. Cable tells him he’s here, and takes a step back to see what the Church does next.

Wade becomes affected by the virus and his appearance changes, becoming a member of the Church. He asks Cable to join him, and the two talk. Cable becomes affected by the virus and uses his telekinesis to destroy it, but it blocks him mutant powers and unlocks the techno-organic virus within him. Deadpool reveals that he still wishes to kill things despite the churches virus and attacks Cable. The two fight and are pushed into the courtyard. Cable threatens the minister of the church to cure him of the virus but Wade pushes him aside. Cable asks Wade if he actually believes what the Church says. Wade doesn’t think it will be successful but the idea is nice. He then elbows Cable in the face. Cable is eventually able to throw Deadpool across the yard and into the church. Deadpool returns in his Merc suit and begins shooting at Cable. He chases after Cable and eventually pushes him off a cliff and into a building. The building is revealed to be the armory and Cable uses the weapons to break out and fight the Church and they run away. Cable reaches the scientist to force them to find a cure for him and Deadpool goes after him. Deadpool fights him so that he can’t get to the virus, not believing that Cable would use it for good. Cable only wants to find a cure for the viruses he has, since they’re eating at him. Deadpool likens it to cancer and Cable asks about his healing factor. Deadpool believes he will be fine, but Cable begins to ask about the church's plan. Cable starts to appeal to Deadpool when he tells him that in a world run by the Church would take away most of the things that Deadpool love’s, including porn and Taco Bell. Deadpool still isn’t sure, but Cable begs him for his healing factor. Wade is about to leave when he begins to melt. Cable tells him that the only thing that can save the other is each other’s blood…. Awkward.

Deadpool slowly crawls his way towards a paralyzed Cable as he melts. He eventually fully melts, and Cable uses some of his telepathic abilities to pull what’s left of Deadpool into him. He is cured, and immediately throws up Deadpool. Deadpool punches Cable for swallowing him, but Cable reminds him that they just saved each other’s lives. Cable tells him he’s going after the minister, and Deadpool want’s to come with. The melting thing really threw him off continuing with the church. Nate flies away leaving Wade behind. Cable uses the virus and infects the world. He then reassembles his teleporting matrix. He activates it to take him to the Daily Bugle office. Deadpool in Singapore, is then taken with him. The two teleport and are read as one person causing them to be attached. Cable realizes that he was tricked and Deadpool tries to shoot him. Cable transports again taking Wade with him again. He transports a third time, changing the words to transport him and Wade but not being attached together. Cable attacks Wade and reactivates the virus, causing everyone to revert to normal, including Deadpool. Cable goes to see Wade and apologize, but Wade’s too angry. Cable was the hero and all Deadpool got was being able to teleport with Cable at the same time. Cable promises to find a way to fix the problem as soon as he can. Deadpool doesn’t see it as a problem, since he can be there when the power of being the savior of the world gets to Cable’s head, and someone has to inevitably take him out. He tells Cable to leave, and he does, but not before telling Wade that it could be different. Wade knows, but doesn’t continue as Cable leaves.

THE BURNT OFFERING

While contacting his informant Weasel about the mercenary The Cat, Weasel tells Wade that The Cat is working with both China and Japan, who have united to take down Cable in his attempt to save the world. Wade breaks into Cat’s employers to get a back a piece of technology that could defeat Cable. The Cat offers to let Wade join them, but Wade makes a swipe for the tech as he tells them that he’s not sure if he wants to stop him. He then uses bodyslide to get out.

Deadpool and Cable appear in Wade’s apartment, mixed together. Cable yells at Wade for using the teleportation technology when he told him not to. Deadpool tells him he didn’t have a choice and lies about where he was. Cable leave’s as Deadpool makes a call.

After being rescued by the X-Men, Cyclops asks Wade if he knows anyway to stop Cable. Deadpool brings up how Cable can’t read him mind, and that he can teleport into Cable’s sanctuary, Providence, at any time. Cable then teleports onto the SHIELD helicarrier taking Deadpool with him. After giving his demands to the leaders of the world, Cable teleports away with Deadpool.

Deadpool and the X-Men break into Providence. As they reach Cable, Wolverine tells him to make his move, but Deadpool shoots Wolverine and Bishop in the back while telling Cable their plan. Cable freezes Wade and gets what’s left of Six Pack to fight the remaining X-Men. Cable asks Deadpool why he betrayed the X-Men, since they were the best offer he’s ever had. Deadpool doesn’t respond, as Cable figures out that Deadpool believes in his cause. Despite Deadpool’s insistance that he doesn’t Cable let’s him go and thanks him for his support, but he reveals that he wanted the X-Men to succeed. Deadpool is confused, as Cable explains that he wanted everyone united against him, but Deadpool is shot by Cyclops before Cable can continue.

The Silver Surfer shows up to take out Nate, giving the X-Men time to come up with a plan to defeat him. They realize that if they use the device on Nate then Providence will fall. Deadpool thinks that Nate would have found a way around the problem. Cyclops asks Deadpool why he should trust Deadpool’s instincts, but Deadpool thinks he shouldn’t. He should trust Cable’s. Deadpool knocks out Cyclops and The Cat gives him the rest of the device. Deadpool then uses bodyslide to get to Cable.

Deadpool gets Cable away from the surfer just before he can take away Cable’s power, and they end up at a safe house. Cable tells Deadpool to use the device and Deadpool does. The device causes him to go brain dead and Deadpool begs Cable to wake up.

THIRTY PIECES

Some time later. Deadpool breaks into A.I.M. to steel a small alien, that could possibly help fix Cable. Weasel tells Deadpool to bring the alien to him so they can figure out what to do next. When Deadpool gets there he explains to Weasel Cable’s backstory, specifically how the alien is connected to his techno-organic virus. Wade needs to find someone who can use the alien to fix Cable. Weasel suggests they contact The Fixer.

Deadpool gets to him but he apparently worked with the Fixer before and it was not good. The two battle, as Deadpool explains what he needs the Fixer to do to help Cable. Once he hears what Deadpool needs, and who he needs it for, The Fixer agrees to help.

After getting attacked by Agent X, Deadpool takes Weasel and the Fixer to the safe house where Cable is. The Fixer is able to fix Cable and he wakes up. Deadpool is very happy. Cable thanks Wade and he returns to Providence.

A MURDER IN PARADISE

On the recap page, Deadpool explains that he has been staying in Providence to keep an eye on Cable. The murder of Barat happens on the Providence and Deadpool figures out that he had blacked out and done it. Irene Merryweather goes to tell Cable. Cable tells Irene he can’t fight Wade since he’s leaving tonight. Irene argues that he can’t let a murderer free on the island, but Cable replies that there are several reformed one’s on the island. Irene suggest using Bodyslide to get Deadpool here, but Cable believes that he wouldn’t survive it. He also wants to give Deadpool the chance to make the right decision.

Just as Prester John defeats Deadpool, Cable arrives and shoots him in the back, blasting him away from Deadpool. He sends John away so that he can talk to Wade alone. One they’re alone Cable asks what happened, and Wade admits that he has no memory of killing Barat. He then asks if Deadpool knew him anyway, but Wade doesn’t know that either. Deadpool doesn’t like what he did, but he just hopes that there was at least a reason for it. Cable reveals to Deadpool that Moira Mactagert had looked at his medical files and came to the conclusion that as long as Wade had the healing factor he would never be mentally stable, but removing his healing factor would cause the cancer inside of him to kill him.

Deadpool wishes he could understand the world around him all the time and Cable wishes he could help him in some way on Providence, but the two both know that Deadpool can’t stay. Cable is leaving on a mission, and Deadpool asks if he can come with, but Cable just says he’ll bodyslide if he needs him. Deadpool asks if he trusts him on Providence, but Cable just asks him why he killed Barat. Deadpool doesn’t know. Cable tells Wade to leave, and that if he kills anyone again, he’ll kill him.

ENEMA OF THE STATE

Deadpool returns to Providence looking for Cable, only to find out that he’s gone missing. Wade suggests they use the link between himself and Cable in order to try and find him. They create a device that will get Wade closer to Cable every time he body slides. Wade says the words and sets off to find Cable.

Deadpool bodyslides to an alternate universe where Apocolypse took over the world and made Cable the horseman of War. War finds him, Siryn and Canonball. Canonball and Wade start to fight war, as War starts to talk with Wade. Siryn takes out War and has to remind Wade that it’s not their Cable. Wade counters that this could be their Cable only extremely brainwashed. Siryn and Canonball tell Wade to bodyslide, but Wade says that he can’t leave her. War taunts him, but Siryn yells at him to go, and he bodyslide’s away.

Wade ends up in another Universe where Cable is able to create his utopia. He meets the Cable of that Universe and instantly know that it’s not his. Wade hate’s the utopian society. Cable tells him that he convinced this world’s Deadpool to his ideals long ago, as Wade insults his alternate reality counterpart, especially because of how boring this earth is. Cable of this earth tells him that his Cable isn’t here but his essence is. Wade is confused but Cable only says that he’s not searching for his Cable, but himself. Siryn and Canonball show up and Wade immediatly bodyslides away, so that he doesn’t die of boredom.

He ends up on an eath entirely made of the Techno-Virus that Cable has.The techno-virus senses Wade and starts to try and take him over. It is revealed that the virus took over Cable on that earth, and the virus took his goal of uniting humanity and twisted it. Wade tries to reason with the virus, just as Canonball and Siryn show up and save him. Part of the virus infected Wade and he starts to convince himself that being taken over is what Cable would have wanted. Siryn tells him that this wouldn’t be what Cable wants. Wade then fights off the virus. He then bodyslide’s to the next earth.

He ends up at a quiet farmhouse and begins to shout around for Cable. He finds a baby Cable in the farmhouse. It is then revealed that Sinister has the baby Cable. As more of the world is revealed Wade becomes more confused by it. Sinister asks about his relationship to Cable. Wade says that they are best friends, and that he disappeared while fighting the Skornn. He then explains how he’s able to teleport from earth to earth. Sinister then asks why it’s so important that Wade finds Cable, and Wade just says that he’s important to him...and other people.

Canonball and Siryn want to leave Sinister once they get to the earth, but Wade refuses to leave a baby Cable with the mad scientist. Canonball and Siryn leave as Sinister confronts Wade on wanting take Cable away. Sinister says he’s not going to harm baby Cable but Wade doesn’t believe him. Sinister then attacks Wade and takes some of his blood. He’s going to use the blood to rapidly age Cable, but it also causes a surge in Cable’s mutant powers that begins to disrupt the lab. Wade is able to grab Cable but is then unable to bodyslide away. As the world starts to disappear Wade is able to bodyslide away with Cable. Wade ends up back on his own earth which confuses everyone since he would have only ended up coming back once he found Cable. They then look down and see the baby Cable at Wade’s feet.

They finally come to the conclusion that the baby is their de-aged Cable. They also realise that all the alternate Cable’s they encountered were part of their Cable and they need to combine them. Wade complains about having to go through all the earth’s again, but Forge tells him that the teleportation harnass absorbed parts of the other Cable’s so they don’t have to go back. Black Box’s control over Wade then kicks in as he picks up his gun and reveals that he’s here to kill Cable. Wade is able to fight the brainwashing by questioning why he went to so much trouble saving Cable if all he was going to do was kill him. Forge scans his brain and finds Black Box’s manipulation. Wade his unable to fight the manipulation and turns his gun on himself and fire’s.

Wade wakes to a child Cable staring at him. The team keep’s asking how this happened but Wade doesn't have answers for them. Cable is able to figure out that it was Black Box who controlled Wade, and decides he himself has to be the one to fix Wade. Cable uses the device that transported Wade to the other earth’s to up his powers and gain back his memories. Irene tries to convince him that Wade is not worth giving up the possibility of a new life on, but Cable ignores her and goes to him. Wade then tries to convince him that he’s not worth the possibility of burning from the inside out. Cable knows that’s not what Wade believe’s and he’s just scared of what could possibly happen to himself. Cable then fixes Wade.

The next day Cable gets ready to leave with Wade, but the members of X-Force are skeptical since they don’t know if Wade is fully cured. Cable tells them he just needs some time to talk with Wade. They then bodyslide to Intercourse Pennsylvania.

WHY, WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE

The two are in a bar where Cable begins to tell Wade about his seventeenth birthday, but is constantly interrupted by him. He is eventually able to get out how he spent it fighting nanites to not take over the world. He then asks how Wade spent his. Wade lies and says he probably had a big party in Ohio or something, when really he spent it getting beaten by his dad, and having sex with a random person. Cable asked if he was from Ohio, but Wade is from all over since his dad was army. Cable asks if Wade’s dad is still alive, but he was shot when he was out on a bender. Cable says he’s sorry to Wade. He may have had people who were close to him growing up, but he never knew his father and is about to say that having it end horribly for Wade probably hurt, but Wade interrupts him. His life isn’t a lifetime movie, and he just sees most of life as crap. Cable doesn’t, Wade knows this. Despite Cable’s upbringing he’s kept a very positive outlook on life. Cable just says he couldn’t ever afford to lose hope, while Wade says he could never afford to have it.

Cable asks how Wade could live that way. Wade had hope once but it didn’t take and he decided to live without it. Cable asks if Wade’s mother’s death was the start of his father’s problems. Wade confirms this and starts talking about how he started acting out to get attention. Cable asks if he’s actually talking about his father. Wade immediatly changes the subject to Cable and how he’s been fighting war since he was a child. He asks what Cable was actually fighting for. Cable says he just fought, since the only other option is to be ruled by Apocalypse.

Cable asks Wade about what happened after his father died. Wade quickly goes over his entire backstory starting with joining the military and ending with Weapon X. Cable lements that he makes it seem like it was all so simple. Wade says that not everything is complicated and he had nothing else to do after his dad got what was coming to him. That everyone’s life sucks and we might as well deal the hand their dealt. Cable asks if Wade chose his life of if the life chose him. Cable always thought he never had a choice besides survival or death. In the end his life chose him. Wade tries to trick his way out of the answer but Cable calls him out for it.

Wade says he just dealt with what he was dealt and never felt the need to think about it. Cable thinks that Wade isn’t being truthful to himself. He asks Wade again how his father died, but Wade says that it was in a bar fight and that he got what was coming to him.

Wade asks Cable about the Nanites being in the soldiers. Cable says that he didn’t know how to undo the nanites so he ended up killing all of them. Wade tells him the age up is done and tells him to pick up the tab and walks out of the bar. Cable follows him. They both decide to tell each other the truth and leave Intercourse behind.

BOSOM BUDDIES

As Wade fights Luke Cage and Iron Fist/Danny Rand, Cable appears and throws Luke across the room. As Luke gets up he asks Cable why he’s helping Deadpool when he tried to kill him a few months ago. Cable says that Deadpool had actually saved his life as Luke rushes at him.

Luke, Wade, Danny and Cable follow Weasel out of the compound, Cable finds the three women hired to steal tech from Rand. They reveal that someone else stole the tech but Weasel did create a virus in Rand’s systems. Black Mamba then puts the five men under. When they awaken Danny’s on top of Luke while Wade’s on top of Cable, and he apparently had a dream involving suntan lotion.

The five head back inside where Weasel explains what the virus was and why he uploaded the virus to begin with. Cable has an idea of who hired the thief and tells Wade he’s going back to Providence and he’s welcome to join him. They head out as Cable tells him that Wade could have helped Weasel, and he would have helped. Wade says that’s why he didn’t. Security see’s them and is about to arrest them, but the two bodyslide away before they get the chance.

Wade and Cable spar on Providence as Cable explains how the Dominus Objective works to Wade. He finally gets it and tells Cable that they had a good spar. Cable says it was missing something, too which Wade offers the suggestion of massage oil as Cable hits him on the head.

The two execute a plan to find Black Box and end up at his headquarters. They get the jump on Rive and Makeshift his hired guns. Wade believes he killed them once before and Cable confirms this. Cable confronts Black Box and talks to him like he knows him. Wade becomes confused as to what’s going on. Cable is about to reveal Black Box’s identity but he’s hit in the face by him, and sucked into Black Box’s mind.

Cable is able to get out, and attack Black Box. He pulls the wire out of Wade’s head. Wade asks how he was able to get out, and Cable explains that the overload of information was the same as having telepathic powers, and he’s felt the pain before. They defeat Black Box who is revealed to be a robot and his real identity is Garabed Bashur. Wade asks if he can kill him, but Cable says that he gets to kill him, but Wade can kill the Rive and Makeshift clone’s.

Wade asks Cable why Black Box would want to steal the Dominus Objective, and he reveals that it would help him focus and control everything. He then begins to use his powers to attack at the Techno-Virus living inside of Cable. Cable then reveals he linked with the Dominus Objective and starts to use Black Box’s powers against him. Cable is eventually able to convince Black Box to join him and they go back to Providence.

Irene asks Cable is Wade knows that Cable was the one to hire him, and Cable replies no. She thinks he’s should tell him since they’re so close. Cable says that Wade needs to be his own man and telling him wouldn’t help with that. He then calls Wade disguise and asks him to take on another job.


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Deadpool
During the Ferris Beuler syle end credits scene, Wade tells the audience than he can reveal a secret about Deadpool 2. It's going to have Cable. They have no idea who they're going to cast but the people they're considering are Mel Gibson, Doph Lungren, and Kiera Knightly.

Deadpool 2
While Wade is in the "Icebox", a mutant prison, Cable breaks in and attempts to kill Russell Collins, the mutant Wade was sent there with. The two begin to fight, but Wade forces the two out of the prison. Wade decides to help Russell while he's being transported and starts a team called X-Force. During the transport Cable attempts to kill Russell again. Cable and Wade fight again, but both are unsuccessful to get to Russell before he releases the Juggernaut. Cable finds Wade back at Blind Al's place and explains why he's after Russell. Russell eventually grows up and kills Cable's family, so he's going to kill Russell before he gets that chance, but he needs Wade's help. Wade convinces Cable to let him try and talk Russell down, and Cable agree's. The two, along with Domino, head to the orphanage where Russell was before the Icebox. The two fight the guards and get to Russell, Wade tries to convince him not to kill anyone but it doesn't work. Russell is about to use his powers, as Wade puts on an anti-mutant power collar to make sure its him, but Cable runs to get a gun only a few feet away. Just as he fires Wade jumps in front of the bullet in order to save Russell and dies. Cable uses his time device in order to save Wade. Since it was his only jump left, he can't go back to his family in the future.

Cable & Deadpool
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 * Cable says that spending time with Deadpool has already made him talk like him.
 * The Cat say when Cable loses control, Wade corrects the “when” to “if”
 * Domino asks Cable about Deadpool, Cable replies that they have a conjoined situation
 * Deapool puts on one of Rachel’s old costumes thinking it will distract Nate since he’ll be staring at his legs
 * Deadpool fights minions who accuse him of killing Cable, their savior
 * Deadpool didn’t tell anyone where the catatonic Cable is
 * One of the citizens of Providence tells Irene Merryweather that the person most determined to save Cable is Deadpool
 * Cable watches as Deadpool avoids being brought in by Prester John
 * Wade makes a note to Nate about the balance of his swords
 * War!Cable says that he killed his world’s Deadpool
 * War!Cable says that his world’s Deadpool died with a gun in his hand
 * Wade says that being taken over by the Cable/Techno-Virus felt nice for a moment
 * Wade mentions to a client that he has a “friend” whose holier than thou and he has to make sure they would be approved by him
 * When Black Mamba place Wade in a delusional states, it’s revealed that his darkest desire is too massage Cable’s robotic arm on a beach
 * Wade asks Cable to create a symbolic image above his head to understand how the device works
 * Wade thought they were done with the make Cable all bubbly method of killing him
 * Wade believes that Cable goes brain surfing to get out of fighting

Fanon
Cablepool was popular during the release of the comics series, Cable & Deadpool, but is more rare in modern fandom, given the popularity of Spideypool as well as Marvel marketing that relationship more. Although the ship has become more relevant after the release of Deadpool 2.

On AO3 it is the most written ship for Cable and the second most written ship for Deadpool. It is the third most written ship in the Deadpool tag and the most written in the Cable & Deadpool tag.

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Wikipedia
 * Cable & Deadpool

Trivia

 * Post Civil War, the split between Cable and Deadpool is often called by themselves, and others, a "Divorce"
 * Cable is unable to read Wade's mind, despite his telepathic powers
 * Both appear in the X-Men 92 series
 * Although Deadpool only has a small cameo while Cable appears in several episodes
 * Cable compares Wade's voice to sounding like Demi Moore's
 * A ruining gag is Cable saying the actress's name, only for Wade to correct him on the pronunciation
 * According to Fandometrics Cablepool was the 19th most blogged ship the week ending May 29th 2018