Ajax (Francis Freeman)
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Ajax | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Deadpool #14 (March 1998) |
Created by | Joe Kelly Walter A. McDaniel |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Francis Fanny[1] |
Team affiliations | Weapon X |
Notable aliases | The Attending |
Abilities |
Via implants:
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Francis Fanny (also known as Ajax) is a
Fictional character biography
The man known as "
Having had his nerves removed by Killebrew for better pain management, Francis would later have enhanced strength and intuitive capability, as well as receiving subcutaneous implants for super-speed and agility.[2]
After endless taunting from Wilson, Francis was given permission by Killebrew to kill him. Francis orchestrated events so that Wilson would perform a mercy killing on another inmate, which was against the rules; the inmate Deadpool was to kill was one to whom he had grown particularly close. After Francis removed Wilson's heart, his healing factor manifested itself for the first time by regenerating a new heart for the mercenary. However, the entire series of events cost him his sanity. Taking the codename Deadpool, he hunted down and seemingly killed Francis.[2]
Revealed to have survived, Francis resurfaced years later using the codename of Ajax. He hunted down and killed many of the surviving members of the Weapon X project to exact his revenge on Deadpool. Ajax tortured Killebrew at his mountain home in the Alps in order to obtain Wade's teleporter frequency; after which he teleported Wade next to a nearby cliff and sucker-punched him, sending Deadpool to his apparent death.[2]
In a near-death experience, however, it was revealed that because Wade came back from the dead once to kill Francis, he was now bound by honor and destiny to finish the job he began those many years ago, urged on by the ghosts of Francis' victims who had also been Wilson's friends. The battle continued as Deadpool rescued Killebrew and sought shelter at Killebrew's neighbor's house. This was owned by Ilaney Bruckner, who was reluctantly dragged into the conflict when Deadpool destroyed the house to slow down Francis.[3]
Francis caught up with the trio and proceeded to punch Deadpool repeatedly at super-speed. Before he could kill Deadpool, however, Killebrew doused him with gasoline and lit up a flare, destroying Francis' head and neck protection. For doing this, Killebrew was shredded at super speed.[4]
Once again catching up with the fleeing Deadpool, Ajax fell victim to a trap laid by his intended victim which resulted in his armor's circuitry being exposed. Taking advantage of this, Deadpool arranged for Ajax to plunge both of them into a lake, short-circuiting his armor and giving Deadpool the opportunity to kill him, which he did by snapping his neck.[4] Ajax "re-appeared" years later in one of Deadpool's nightmares, more specifically on a television set.[5]
Powers and abilities
Francis has enhanced strength and intuitive capacity, as a result of genetic modifications by Doctor Killebrew. After receiving implants, he gained superhuman speed and agility. His nerves were also removed to dramatically increase his tolerance for pain.[2]
In other media
Francis Freeman / Ajax appears in the live-action film
References
- ^ a b Tim Seeley (w), Elmo Bondoc (p), Elmo Bondoc (i), Ruth Redmond (col), VC's Joe Sabino (let), Jordan D. White (ed). Deadpool vs. Thanos, vol. 1, no. 1-3 (2 September 2015 - 14 October 2015). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ New York, NY: Marvel Comics.
- New York, NY: Marvel Comics.
- ^ New York, NY: Marvel Comics.
- New York, NY: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Skrein, Ed (April 7, 2015). "Ed Skrein on Twitter". Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ Key, Matt (21 July 2015). "Deadpool Writer Rhett Reese Talks about Ajax and Breaking the Fourth Wall". geekgirlauthority.com. Geek Girl Authority. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
External links
- Ajax (disambiguation) at the Marvel Universe wiki