Dogpool
{{Short description|Marvel Comics animal superhero}}
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{{Infobox comics character
| character_name = Dogpool
| image = Dogpool Marvel Comics.webp
| caption = Dogpool in Prelude to Deadpool Corps #3, illustrated by Philip Bond
| alt = A comic illustration of a brown dog with a black and red mask. It has a bulging left eye, its tongue hangs out of its mouth, and the tip of its tail has exposed bones.
| publisher = Marvel Comics
| debut = Prelude to Deadpool Corps #3 (March 2010)
| real_name = Wade Wilson{{Cite web |title=Dogpool (Earth-103173) Powers, Enemies, History {{!}} Marvel |url=https://www.marvel.com/characters/dogpool-earth-103173 |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=www.marvel.com}}
| creators = Victor Gischler, Philip Bond
| species = Dog
| homeworld = Earth-103173
| affiliations = Deadpool Corps
}}
Dogpool is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is an alternate universe version of Deadpool that is a dog.
Publication history
Dogpool first appeared in Prelude to Deadpool Corps #3, serving as a major character in it and the subsequent Deadpool Corps series of comics. This version of Dogpool made his final appearance in Deadpool Kills Deadpool #1 from 2013, wherein he is killed by a villainous alternate universe version of Deadpool.{{Cite web |last=O'Neill |first=Shane |date=July 27, 2024 |title=Dogpool: How Deadpool & Wolverine's cutest variant made it to Hollywood |url=https://www.destructoid.com/dogpool-how-deadpool-wolverines-cutest-variant-made-it-to-hollywood/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727170735/https://www.destructoid.com/dogpool-how-deadpool-wolverines-cutest-variant-made-it-to-hollywood/ |archive-date=July 27, 2024 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=Destructoid}}{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Eric |date=May 7, 2024 |title=Who Is Deadpool & Wolverine's Dogpool? Marvel's Mutant Mutt, Explained |url=https://nerdist.com/article/who-is-deadpool-3-character-dogpool-marvel-comics-history-of-mutant-mutt-wilson-explained/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716023749/https://nerdist.com/article/who-is-deadpool-3-character-dogpool-marvel-comics-history-of-mutant-mutt-wilson-explained/ |archive-date=July 16, 2024 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=Nerdist}}
At the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Comics announced a comic series created by Mackenzie Cadenhead and Enid Balám titled Dogpool, which features Dogpool alongside the debuting characters Catpool and Mousepool.{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |date=July 26, 2024 |title=Mackenzie Cadenhead and Enid Balám Create Dogpool Comic For Marvel |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/mackenzie-cadenhead-and-enid-balam-create-dogpool-comic-for-marvel/ |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=Bleeding Cool}}{{Cite web |last=Arrant |first=Chris |date=July 27, 2024 |title=After his MCU debut, Marvel's Dogpool is getting his own comic (and introducing Catpool and Mousepool!) |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/comics-dogpool-marvel-infinity-sdcc-2024/ |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=Popverse}}{{Cite web |last=Brooke |first=David |date=July 26, 2024 |title=Everything we learned at SDCC 2024 Marvel's Next Big Thing panel |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2024/07/26/everything-sdcc-2024-marvels-next-big-thing-panel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727191709/https://aiptcomics.com/2024/07/26/everything-sdcc-2024-marvels-next-big-thing-panel/ |archive-date=July 27, 2024 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=AIPT Comics}}
Fictional character biography
Dogpool is from Earth-103173, a universe in the Marvel Multiverse.{{Cite magazine |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=November 9, 2023 |title='Deadpool 3' reveals comics' alt-reality Dogpool will be in sequel |url=https://ew.com/movies/deadpool-3-dogpool-ryan-reynolds/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109152828/https://ew.com/movies/deadpool-3-dogpool-ryan-reynolds/ |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |access-date=July 28, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} In this universe, Wilson the dog was subjected to animal testing by a cosmetics company called Babeline in a project called Mascara-X, which sought to create a product that would grant customers eternal youth. After being horribly mutated by the experiments, he was left in a dumpster to die, but eventually escaped and was recruited by a circus that saw potential in his regenerative abilities.
There, he performed death-defying tricks and adopted the name "Deadpool". He would eventually be rescued by the Deadpool of Earth-616 and join the Deadpool Corps, a superhero team composed of various versions of Deadpool from different universes. Dogpool became close friends with Kidpool, a child version of Deadpool, but would eventually be killed by an evil version of Deadpool.{{Cite web |last=West |first=Amy |date=July 25, 2024 |title=Deadpool and Wolverine standout Dogpool's comic history, explained |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-movies/deadpool-and-wolverine-dogpool-explained/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726002636/https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-movies/deadpool-and-wolverine-dogpool-explained/ |archive-date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=GamesRadar+}}{{Cite web |last=Vinita J |date=July 27, 2024 |title=Deadpool & Wolverine: Who is Dogpool? Explained |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/deadpool-wolverine-who-is-dogpool-explained-1332595 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727060606/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/deadpool-wolverine-who-is-dogpool-explained-1332595 |archive-date=July 27, 2024 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=Pinkvilla}}
In other media
File:Peggy the dog (cropped).jpg, the actress of Dogpool in Deadpool & Wolverine|alt=A dog with grey skin and sparse white hair being held in a man's arms. The dog's tongue hangs out of its mouth.]]
A female incarnation of Dogpool appears Deadpool & Wolverine, portrayed by dog actress Peggy.{{Cite web |last=Tan |first=Nicole |date=July 23, 2024 |title=Peggy's red carpet journey from 'Britain's Ugliest Dog' to 'Deadpool' |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/peggys-red-carpet-journey-from-britains-ugliest-dog-to-deadpool/5624332/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726223252/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/peggys-red-carpet-journey-from-britains-ugliest-dog-to-deadpool/5624332/ |archive-date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |publisher=NBC New York}} Peggy's depiction of Dogpool was popular among fans. An official Instagram account was created to host photographs of Peggy as Dogpool, which garnered over 241,000 followers at the time of the film's release. Ryan Reynolds, the actor for Deadpool, stated that he supported Peggy's inclusion in the film because "she feels like the animal manifestation of Wade Wilson".{{Cite web |last=Travis |first=Ben |date=July 5, 2024 |title=Deadpool & Wolverine Cast 'Britain's Ugliest Dog' As Dogpool: 'It's Love At First Sight' – Exclusive |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/deadpool-and-wolverine-dogpool-britains-ugliest-dog-exclusive/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713104420/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/deadpool-and-wolverine-dogpool-britains-ugliest-dog-exclusive/ |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=Empire}}