Novocaine
Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Novocaine!
This leads to hilarious action sequences that make use of his inability to feel pain.
One of the best fights in Novocaine references the Marvel character Wolverine while giving a nod toDeadpool & Wolverine.
He also takes multiple severe blows to the head and quickly gets up.
Nathan Caine also has a mentality that aligns more with Deadpool and other anti-heroes rather than superheroes.
During Novocaine,Nathan overtly states that he doesnt actually care about stopping the criminals.
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He couldnt care less whether the robbers get away with the money.
Instead, his sole goal is saving the woman he loves.
This mirrors Deadpools mentality at the start oftheDeadpoolmovies.
Novocaine follows the story of a successful dentist whose life spirals out of control after becoming entangled with a seductive patient. Facing unexpected challenges and criminal activity, he finds his personal and professional worlds colliding, leading to an urgent fight to preserve both his reputation and sanity.
However, another superhero Wolverine gets direct references in both the trailer and the movie itself.
During theNovocainetrailer, Roscoe tells Nathan Caine, Youve got to be careful, dude.
you might still die.
In the tattoo studio scene, Nathan Caine gets slammed against a mirror afternearly getting killed inNovocaine.
Luckily, this helps Jack Quaids Nathan Caine get away from the tattoo artist going after him.
Deadpool uses Wolverines skeleton as a weapon, throwing the bones and hitting people with him.
Its a hilariously sacrilegious move that fits perfectly with Deadpools personality.
The Wolverine claws reference inNovocainemakes him feel like a Deadpool and Wolverine hybrid, even for just one moment.
A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
