DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE Spoilers: Anchor Beings Explained And What It Means For AVENGERS 5 And Beyond

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE Spoilers: Anchor Beings Explained And What It Means For AVENGERS 5 And Beyond

Deadpool & Wolverine may be a largely standalone adventure but it also introduces the concept of anchor beings and they may be key to the Multiverse Saga moving forward. Find a full breakdown right here!

By JoshWilding - Jul 25, 2024 05:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine establishes that the Merc with the Mouth resides on Earth-100005, the same world inhabited by the X-Men and the reality where Wolverine died in 2017's Logan

Early on in the threequel, we learn Wade Wilson used Cable's time-travel device to visit Earth-616 and request entry to The Avengers. Happy Hogan politely turns him down and the anti-hero later reveals he destroyed the device upon returning to his own timeline. 

The TVA was aware of what Deadpool did but chose not to intervene...at least until now. Loki made it clear the organisation's reach is pretty much endless and we discover here Mr. Paradox has been tasked with overseeing the death of Earth-100005.

He explains how every reality has an "anchor being," a person of such importance that, when they die, so does their world. In Earth-100005's case, Logan's heroic sacrifice sent shockwaves through his world and, in roughly 2000 years or so, it will end. 

Paradox doesn't wish to waste time and has ambitions to take charge of the TVA. That's why the villain has created a Time Ripper, a machine which can wipe a timeline from existence immediately. Knowing Wade could be a problem and suggesting one of his higher-ups wants the Merc on Earth-616, Paradox offers him a place on the Sacred Timeline. 

Deadpool refuses when he realises it means never seeing his friends again and sets out to find a new Wolverine to replace the one who died saving X-23's life. Alas, it doesn't work like that and both heroes are sent to The Void. 

It's important to note anchor beings are not the same as nexus beings. It's been explained that they are an entity with the ability to affect the probability of an event and create Nexus events which wouldn't otherwise happen; in the past, the TVA pruned their timelines. It's confirmed that this movie takes place after Loki season 2 when he mentions Earth-616 is the Sacred Timeline and suggests Earth-100005 is one of an infinite number of branches. 

As for Earth-616's anchor being, rumour has it that it's Tom Holland's Spider-Man. 

When the movie ends (and we'll be back with a full explainer later), Deadpool and Wolverine heroically stop Cassandra Nova from destroying the Multiverse with the Time Ripper - which would have left only The Void - and Logan's heroism saves Earth-100005. 

Wolverine remains in that reality - where he'll presumably get a second chance with the X-Men - and as Hunter B-15 explains, the timeline is now thriving, meaning Deadpool's original plan worked. So, the Fox-verse is very much alive and well heading into Avengers 5

This surely means we're getting something along the lines of Avengers vs. X-Men as an Incursion would bring Earth-616 and Earth-100005 together in a way which gives Marvel Studios an excuse to have these characters meet.

While we still don't know whether this reality is the same one we saw in The Marvels (we'd assume it isn't as the events of Logan played out on Earth-100005), then there may need to be a retcon somewhere along the line to make a possible clash work. Also of note is the fact Wolverine joins Wade's reality with X-23 by his side; she was in The Void and it's strongly hinted that she's Logan's Laura, meaning she must have been pruned at some point and is now similarly restored. 

Ultimately, Deadpool & Wolverine is pretty standalone so whether this is the end of the story or there are plans to add these characters to the mix in the next Avengers movies remains to be seen...

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MadThanos
MadThanos - 7/25/2024, 5:27 AM
This was pretty bad in my opinion.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 7/25/2024, 5:38 AM
@MadThanos - apparently. Bad opinions about this movie is frowned upon on this site.

I had someone literally complaining (he said just "asking") why i am bad mouthing this movie

It is very bad for me as well
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 7/25/2024, 5:36 AM
Lol.

- movie explains anchors at the start
- only to set it aside and the universe magically heals itself

What writing is this????
FASELI
FASELI - 7/25/2024, 8:45 AM
@vectorsigma - It didn't set it aside. The whole point was that this was a meta view of the FOX X-Men universe. Without a Wolverine the audience wouldn't watch it and it would die. That timeline only existed as a series of movies, but it didn't have it's anchor character. It was stated that you couldn't just transplant a Wolverine from a other universe, because it doesn't work like that. However Logan's acts of heroism means he would be accepted by the audience and the timeline would live in. We know he will be accepted by the audience as I'm sure this will easily do 1 billion at the box. Paradox's motivation was wouldn't it just be more efficient to just end the thread now, after plucking out the one remaining character of worth, rather than just let it disintegrate over time
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 7/25/2024, 8:51 AM
@FASELI - for me it was set aside because at one point, it was mentioned that replacing the anchor with someone from another universe and then by the end, they ignored it and the universe just healed itself.

And also, WHERE IS LOKI IN ALL OF THESE??? Nova trying to eradicate the multiverse and no response?
FASELI
FASELI - 7/25/2024, 12:16 PM
@vectorsigma -

I just explained it to you. I can't make you understand it if you don't.
EskimoJ
EskimoJ - 7/26/2024, 1:49 AM
@vectorsigma - I don't think Loki's role is to interfere, it's to simply, as Sylvie put it, "Give [them] a chance."
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 7/26/2024, 2:04 AM
@EskimoJ - but what chance is there if only the void is left?

Or is he that imnipotent that he can see the end result of the movie - cheap escape
Ssturns19
Ssturns19 - 7/28/2024, 5:45 PM
@vectorsigma - loki can't do anything because he is holding the timeliness together. If he decided to get involved every timeliness would fall apart anyway so what would be the point.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 7/25/2024, 5:44 AM
Also, anyone can clarify. To those who watched the movie

If paradox thinks DP will be a problem, why recruit him in the first place? It basically became a big wedge on his plans. Why not just leave him in his dying universe???

These little details are so simple that it exposes the poor writing of this movie.

FASELI
FASELI - 7/25/2024, 7:23 AM
@vectorsigma - Paradox said that it was those upstairs that wanted Deadpool removed from the thread, because he was needed for a greater purpose. It was Deadpool that then assumed he was "Marvel Jesus".
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 7/25/2024, 7:33 AM
@FASELI - i remember that, but being the insubordinate he is, it might be a lie from paradox. Even B15 has no idea what is happening and it seems she is the tva big boss now
FASELI
FASELI - 7/25/2024, 12:20 PM
@vectorsigma -

"It might be a lie"

You can't assume that characters are being untruthful, because it fits an odd narrative you are trying to create. We know Deadpool was removed because he was important, they showed a future event on the screen. An event that was probably Secret Wars.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 7/25/2024, 12:43 PM
@FASELI - if he was important, where is the vip treatment from B15 the boss? He was endangered when he went to the void. He was endangered when he tried to beat nova. Someone important to the fabric of space and time and the tva boss not shown to do anything?

And if he is that important, why is he not an anchor?

The writing bad imo

OptimusCrime
OptimusCrime - 7/25/2024, 5:57 AM
The amount of bitching on this site is getting hilarious! So much time spend on something you seem to dislike🤣
braunermegda
braunermegda - 7/25/2024, 6:16 AM
One thing I didn't get it is the year. Logan happens in 2029, right? So that means this movie takes place at least a few years later, but how is Colossus still alive? And megasonic?
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 7/25/2024, 7:44 AM
@braunermegda - Not seen the film yet but the Xmen were killed 5yrs before Logan, as such they were to be killed this year if DP & W was set in 2024 (rather than current MCU date which would still be a few years later)...

...the bigger thing was more the no new mutant born for 25yrs prior to Logan which kind of implied at least it wasn't the same timeline as any of the Foxmen films anyway cos of the years the school was shown in films unless you count the last were around X3, ignore Charles was killed in that and ignore DoFP changed the timeline such that X3 didn't happen...

...but DP films have always played a bit loose with canon and timelines trying to imply they are in the same universe as all the FoxMen films all at the same time which is impossible cos of DoFP is nothing else so realy shouldn't be worth worrying about cos Fox made enough of a mess of continuity any addition ones in a DP film is small potatoes.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 7/25/2024, 8:24 AM
@braunermegda - BTW I'd point out, in regard to timelines with Fox and specificaly DP, DoFP then Cable then Wade totay messed those up big time (esp at the end of DP2) regardless if we like what they did with DoFP and DP2 or not as the FoxVerse didn't have the same 'rules' about being able to change timelines with time travel thus can't fairly view anything FoxMen related through and MCU lens...

...DP always played fast and loose with that was canon to his timeline (never explained how and why his world had a helicarrier for one thing) and he messed up time so much there are ample headcanon ways to explain inconsistancies with his continuity but not worth worrying about TBH and only assess if you enjoyed the movie or not regardless if the timeline made sense (cos almost zero way to line up all the Fox timelines OTHER than saying DP turned their timelines into spaghetti with Cables device).
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