marvel ultimate alliance deadpool

Deadpool, the merc with a mouth, was announced today as part of the cast for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. On the official Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 site, the team talked about what it was like creating Deadpool.

Katie Orcutt, Junior Animator

We knew that Deadpool was a fan favorite, so we wanted to make sure his powers set the bar for being wicked cool and fun to play. We did a lot of research – reading his comics, looking up videos, and trying to determine what kind of fighter he is. Our main goal was to make him feel graceful and acrobatic, yet also very powerful. He’s pretty much a modern day ninja, so we had a lot of fun pushing the limits of what he could do.
Our first priority was to get some solid reference material. We looked up a bunch of different martial art videos using all sorts of unique weapons. Guns, swords, staffs, spears—you name it, we watched it.

Justin Heisler, Fusion Designer

Deadpool was one of my favorite Marvel characters, so I wanted to spend extra attention on his Fusions. He has lots of choices when contributing to a Fusion move: He has swords, guns, grenades and even the ability to teleport! We use each of these elements at different times. In one fusion move, he charges with his fusion partner, slicing anything that comes in his way. In another he jumps into the air shooting a barrage of bullets knocking enemies out of the air.

Here’s the first trailer that shows Deadpool in action: