You can’t seem to go more than a few feet before running into a Peter in the Marvel universe. The Guardians of the GalaxyOpens in a new tab have Peter Quill/Star-Lord, the X-MenOpens in a new tab and DeadpoolOpens in a new tab have Pyotr “Peter” Rasputin/Colossus, and of course, there’s Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-ManOpens in a new tab. So when Rob DelaneyOpens in a new tab‘s Peter showed up for X-ForceOpens in a new tab auditions in the new Deadpool 2 trailerOpens in a new tab, it caught everyone’s attention. Today’s Nerdist NewsOpens in a new tab investigates whether this Peter is a familiar face from X-Men history.Join host and the winner of our Deadpool dead pool, Jessica ChobotOpens in a new tab, as she throws the spotlight on Peter. There is something inherently charming about Peter’s enthusiasm for Deadpool’s new X-Force even if he doesn’t appear to have any powers at first glance. Of course, Deadpool immediately signed him up–every superhero team needs a red shirt. But we’re sticking with our original theory: Rob Delaney is playing Pete Wisdom.
Opens in a new tabPete Wisdom might be pretty obscure if you didn’t read Warren Ellis’ Excalibur run two decades ago. As you can see in the above picture, this Peter has the ability to shoot extremely hot plasma blades from his fingers. And you know Deadpool would spend hours making fun of that power if they ever met in the comics. He’s also one of the three Marvel Peters (four, if you count the Ultimate Universe) to date Kitty PrydeOpens in a new tab. Plus, Pete Wisdom was actually a member of a X-Force team. But that’s not the only reason we think he’s in the movie.Apparently, Pete’s had an official Twitter account since last monthOpens in a new tab, under the name “Peter W.” He also happens to be one of only two accounts followed by the official Deadpool twitter handle. The other is Hello Kitty. So, Pryde and Wisdom are back together again, in a weird deep dive joke. That is definitely a very Deadpool thing to do.What do you think about our “Peter” theory? Take one for the team in the comment section below!
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