Summary
Like Star-Lord in the MCU,Deadpoolused pop culture to inspire the name of his team’s spaceship.Prelude to Deadpool Corps #5features the titular mercenary squad’s very own vehicle for space travel, which allows them to take on a mission to defeat the Awareness. Instead of naming it after musicians or a childhood crush, however, Wade and his variant companions named it after a beloved actress that the antihero is known to be a big fan of.
Prelude to Deadpool Corps #5has the creative team of Victor Gischler, Kyle Baker, Johnson & Renzi, and Clayton Cowles. It sets up the titular group’s battle against the Awareness who they fightwithin the seriesDeadpool Corps(2010). This issue featured the debut of their spaceship, which was not christened with a name untilDeadpool Corps #1.
In the MCU, Star-Lord is known for naming his ships after assorted celebrities. These include theMilano,Benatar, andBowie.Alyssa Milano is the namesake of his first ship, inspired by his childhood crush on the actress. The others are named after Pat Benatar and David Bowie.
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Deadpool Shares Star-Lord’s Fervor for Pop Culture Names
Deadpool is Always in HisGolden GirlsEra
InDeadpool Corps #1, the ship is said to be bad luck by some of its crew due to its lack of a name. Kidpool is eventually seen painting it, dubbing it theBea Arthur, after the iconicGolden Girlsactress. It isn’t oftenthat Deadpool gets to have hisown spaceship, but given his fondness for older ladies and love of Bea Arthur, it’s the best possible name for him and his team. Like Star-Lord, Deadpool’s tendency to lean into pop culture is part of his appeal and signature humor.
Deadpool is far more chaotic and is known for crossing boundaries, allowing him to reach an insane level of fandom when he dives into it wholeheartedly.
Like Alyssa Milano, Pat Benatar, and David Bowie, Bea Arthur was very talented, as well as very beloved by her fans. Deadpool’s obsession with her has been no secret and even Ryan Reynolds leaned into the fact, finding a way to incorporate her into the film,Deadpool (2016),via a t-shirt.The Merc with a Mouth is loud and proud about his appreciation for theGolden Girlsactressand his ship being named after her is perfect for his character. Should he ever have a ship in the MCU, it would be incredible to see it dubbed the same.
Star-Lord’s Fanboy Levels Could Pale Compared to Deadpool’s
Star-Lord’s MCU iteration is known for his love of music with his personality partially revolving around the pop culturehe enjoyed as a child before the Ravagers took him from Earth. From his possessiveness about his walkman to his obsession with Kevin Bacon andFootloose, the hero is an afficionado of the pop culture of his youth. However,Deadpool is far more chaoticand is known for crossing boundaries, allowing him to reach an insane level of fandom when he dives into it wholeheartedly. While Deadpool only has a single celebrity-inspired spaceship, his love for Bea Arthur is unquestionable and could outshine Star-Lord in the MCU.
Prelude to Deadpool Corps, Deadpool Corps, andDeadpool Kills Deadpoolare available now from Marvel Comics.
Deadpool
The merc with the mouth first appeared in an issue ofNew Mutantsin 1990, and since then has gone on to get his own series and a massive cult following. With his incredible powers of healing and regeneration, Deadpool was initially depicted as an X-Men villain but went on to become an anti-hero. After getting his own movie series starting in 2016, the third Deadpool movie finally brings the wisecracking, fourth-wall-breaking character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
