With the immense success of Deadpool in 2016, director Tim Miller found no reason to not come back with a sequel. This sarcastic antihero was well accepted by the audience. The critic response was quite encouraging too. 2018 is pretty much an amazing year for the Marvel fans so far. We had Infinity War exceeding our expectations (breaking our hearts too) and now there is the much awaited sequel Deadpool 2. The trailer itself has caused quite the buzz. Like every other Marvel movie, Deadpool too had given us a peak into the next part. But who is this Cable guy was the question that popped into everyone’s mind. Stepping into the Marvel Comics in 1986, Cable has a long and interesting history and character bible. But much of that information is not popular and hence the public awareness on the topic is poor. The non-comic guys out there is surely still clueless. With Deadpool 2 release date just round the corner, here is all you need to know about the Cable.

#1 Popular Parents

Even though this fact was disclosed later in the comics too, Cable has very interesting parents. Cable’s non-mutant name is Nathan Summers. Does the surname ring bells? Nathan is the son of Scott Summers a.k.a Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor. Madelyne is the clown of Scott’s ex girlfriend Jean Grey created by the genetics fanatic antagonist Mister Sinister.

#2 Guy From The Future

Okay, how could Scott’s and Madelyne’s son be from the future? Good question. The answer to this lies in his origin. Mister Sinister already had plans for him before his creation. His birth was part of a well laid master plan. Mister believed that the child could be used as the key weapon against the mighty Apocalypse. But fate had it worked the other way and young Nate ended up being captured by The First Mutant. He was infected with a dangerous techno-organic virus that could kill him as he was considered a potential threat. He was therefore transported to the future to be raised by his half-sister Rachel from an alternate reality.

#3 Man With a Mission

Even after being destroyed in terms of health, Nathan lived to serve a mission. He lived in a miserable future 2,000 years from now. He grew up as a the heroic figure of a group called Clan Askani and lived to bring an end to the actions of The Mutant Liberation Front started by his evil clone Stryfe created by Apocalypse before his death. He also served the purpose of preventing Apocalypse from rising to power and disintegrating the world into chaos.

#4 Time Traveler

Born in the present and raised in the future, Cable was a born traveler! Not only does he travel back and forth, but he also accomplishes various tasks during these travels. It is confirmed that he will be introduced as person of time travel the the upcoming Deadpool sequel.

#5 Is Cable Even Human?

Both yes and no. Technically speaking he is a cyborg. From his images you must have noticed that he is not entirely covered in what you call flesh. His body comprises of a bionic left arm and a cybernetic eye. These enhance his abilities by a large extent. They are capable of withstanding much more than normal humans can. The arm is also packed with immensely advanced futuristic technologies that help him in combat and lets him hack into computer systems too. The eye improves his vision exponentially.

#6 Character Development

True to his art style Cable’s creator Artist Rob Liefeld sketched him to be huge, atrociously muscular and equipped with nothing but the the biggest guns ever possible. This particular design of the character was thought to be challenging the the movie producers in the beginning. But now after witnessing Infinity War, Josh Brolin’s capacity to do the role justice is indisputable.

#7 Not So Stable Power

The character is also known for his fluctuating power in the comic world. Since he is born of two mutants he completely comes under the category of Homo superior and hence is in possession of both telepathic and telekinetic powers. But the consistency of these qualities are questionable mainly due to the virus infection. The complete depth and inefficiency of his powers are still to be witnessed. Hopefully Deadpool 2 will answer all these doubts.

#8 Deadpool Partnership

By now you would have noticed that even with all the intricate and interesting history and life of the character, he has little to do with our antihero. Other than the fact that they are created by the same artist Rob Liefeld, they have other bonds too. The fact that the two have been teamed up often in the past accounts for the introduction of Cable into the Deadpool franchise. The Cable And Deadpool comic series lasted a good 50 issues which is not a small count. Also,the deep rooted differences in their personality will bring an interesting on screen balance. The sarcastic and silly Wane against a stoic and serious Nathan would surely be a treat. Deadpool 2 indeed has to live up to a lot of expectations.

#9 The X-Force Leader

Just like Professor X was the known leader of the X-Men, Cable has bee recognized as the original leader of the X-Force. X-Force is a team f mutants known for handling their enemies and obstacles in by much aggressive methods. Rumors are around that 20th Century Fox has been thinking of creating an X-Force movie for long. In that case, Cable is sure to play a pivotal role in the movie. Deadpool 2 might prove to be just the grand introduction of the character into the comic movie world.