Ok, I kinda like Deadpool and Cable... Good things HAVE been done with them... But, the above statement is false...

I'll focus on the claim that Cable "holds as slot that no else does in the Marvel U."

Cable is a child of an X-men who has arrived from the future... (like Rachel Summers). He has a sketchy history (like Wolverine). He has white hair (Like Magneto), one of his eyes glows, (like Longshot) and is a cyborg (like Forge). He came from the future (like Rachel Summers and Bishop) with an agenda. He carries big guns in spite of being a mutant (like Bishop). He is willing to use lethal force (like Wolverine) in the pursuit of whatever obsessive quest he's currently on (like Punisher)

It seems Cable occupies a number of slots that are held by other Marvel characters.

You know what would be cool? If he had a flaming head (like Ghost Rider) and was green (like Hulk) Then Cable would be infinitely cooler than he is... (which is infinitely cool already!)

Oh, and blanketedly dismissing Deadpool (or Cable) is sad and doesn’t make you ‘cool’.

I thought we went over this whole thing of assuming what the other person's motivations are.

Let me catch you up to speed, if you missed it:

Doing it is lame. You don't know what they think. Stop it.

The "You're just saying that to be cool!" one is really the lamest, too.

I think he's overrated, actually.

As much as I like Deadpool, part of me will always view him as a Spymaster rip-off.

Dictionary.com has several definitions for mercenary. All include "someone working for money", most have the military version. By that defination, even the Avengers are mrecs. They get a decent paycheck! But I understand the intent of this article was focusing on the military viewpoint, so let's go with that one.

For the debate, PM/IF qualify as mercs just as much as Wing/Knight do. W/K started as Nightwing Investigations - a pair of PIs. PM/IF were the original Heroes for HIRE. If you think of PIs as scouts & spies, or as covert intel agents for hire, then PM/IF are clearly a combo of infantry and elite guard. All are aspects od military roles, so both pairs qualify as mercs.

Seeing the totle of the column, I felt PM/IF were a shoe-in for #1. Then I saw that it was limited to currently active mercs. Even still, don't you feel tha tthey deserve an honorary spot?

And Deadpool? Erm, no.

The Udon suit is cool.

It's also the one he wears when Power Pack beats him up.

What? You couldn’t find a good Taskmaster cover with the OG badass costume and yet you pick the uber-craptastic Jason in a Hoodie Taskmaster look?

Shame…..

I don't like that costume, either, Du, but if I'm going by Taskmaster as a MERCENARY, that's the costume he wears when he's working as a mercenary, right?

For. Shame.

Paladin has always been one of my favorite Marvel villains. Although I wish he'd print up business cards with a chess knight and the tagline, "Have Gun, Will Travel" on them. Then he'd be totally awesome.

And are Bullseye and Elektra mercs or specifically assassins because I've heard them defined as both.

Shame.....

For shame!