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Ajax | |
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Deadpool #14 (March 1998) |
Created by | Joe Kelly Walter A. McDaniel |
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Alter ego | Francis Freeman |
Team affiliations | Weapon X |
Notable aliases | The Attending Ajax Abyss Man |
Abilities |
Via implants:
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Francis Freeman (also known as Ajax) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Joe Kelly and artist Walter A. McDaniel, the character first appeared in Deadpool #14 (March 1998).
Francis Freeman, also known as "The Attending", is an enforcer at Emrys Killebrew's laboratory, known as the Workshop. He works with Killebrew to experiment on Wade Wilson, among others. After becoming Deadpool, Wade apparently kills Freeman. [1]
Years later, Freeman resurfaces under the name Ajax and kills many members of Weapon X to exact revenge on Deadpool. [2] Deadpool later kills Ajax by snapping his neck. [3]
Blackheart later releases Ajax from Hell in an attempt to prevent Deadpool and Thanos from meddling in his plot to overthrow Mephisto. Ajax, now calling himself Abyss Man, locates and attempts to kill the two before they defeat him. [4]
Francis has enhanced strength and intuitive capacity, as a result of genetic modifications by Killebrew. After receiving implants, he gained superhuman speed and agility. His nerves were also removed to increase his tolerance for pain. [1]
Francis Freeman / Ajax appears in Deadpool (2016), portrayed by Ed Skrein. [5] According to co-writer Rhett Reese, the character was selected to serve as the film's antagonist due to his "sadistic quality and his imperviousness to pain and what that implied about him" which "lands very hard on Wade Wilson and creates the fun antagonism". [6] This version tortured Wade Wilson to activate his mutant genes and sell him as a slave. However, Wade escapes and seeks revenge after being disfigured. After Wade corne6rs and injures him, Francis escapes when Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead distract his attacker. He and his partner Angel Dust later retaliate by kidnapping Wade's girlfriend Vanessa Carlysle. Wade, Colossus, and Negasonic Teenage Warhead confront Francis, Angel Dust, and their team in a scrapyard, where Wade kills Francis.
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