Francis Fanny
Francis Fanny is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Francis Fanny was a male human who came to be an enforcer for Doctor Emrys Killebrew's laboratory known as the Workshop that was part of the Hospice for failed supersoldiers at the Weapon X Project. Francis acted as the strongarm for Killebrew, reining in the project's 'washouts' that were fodder for Killebrew's sadistic experiments whenever they stepped out of line. Francis himself had been modified by Killebrew - his nerves had been removed for better pain management, he had enhanced strength and intuitive capability, as well as having received subcutaneous implants for super-speed and agility, making Francis a fearsome opponent. (Deadpool and Death Annual #1998)
After endless taunting from Wilson, Francis was given permission by Killebrew to kill him when he manipulated events to have Wilson mercy kill one of the other inmates, which was against the rules as devised by Killebrew. After removing his heart Wilson's healing factor first manifested itself, regenerating the mercenary a new heart but also costing him his sanity in the process. Taking the codename Deadpool, Wilson hunted Francis down and seemingly killed him. (Deadpool v4 #2)
In recent years, Ajax, presumably under his own initiative, recruited over a dozen armored soldiers to kill Weapon X escapees, hoping to eventually locate Deadpool. In Montreal, he killed conjoined Jacques and Steve Soto, now mechanics. Days later, he attacked cyborg Todd Harris, now a lumberjack, who, already aware of Jacques and Steve's death, directed Ajax to mercenary hangout Hellhouse, which Deadpool frequented. After slaying Todd, Ajax visited Hellhouse, whose manager Patch (Bob Stirrat), nursing a grudge against Deadpool, provided his personal file. Ajax learned his quarry had recently been lured to Switzerland by Killebrew, now a recluse. Ajax tortured Killebrew into teleporting Deadpool to their location, then knocked Deadpool off a cliff to seemingly perish in the fall. As Deadpool's healing factor slowly restored him, the ghosts of Ajax's victims, including Worm, appeared, blaming that Deadpool and Ajax's intense mutual hatred and Deadpool's long-ago vow to kill Ajax had bound them to Earth and only Ajax's death would free them. Deadpool led Ajax on a chase, luring him into using his super-speed on ice to send him sliding into ice-cold water. Deadpool snapped Ajax's neck, although this did not gives rest to his victims' ghosts, who realized they were bound to Earth by their own hatred.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In the field, he operated under the code name of Ajax. (Deadpool v3 #15)
Ajax was said to be an abomination of a man and that he was a being of pure rancor. Over time, he came to be primarily driven by a need for revenge where he enjoyed every second of it. (Deadpool v3 #18)
He claimed that he hated filth and as a 'cleaner' he went to purify the world. (Deadpool v3 #16) According to himself, he could not sit still for long when performing his duty which was 'cleaning'. Originally, he used to perform this desire when working for the Department but afterwards he did it to sate his own whims and desires. (Deadpool v3 #17)
To those he had captured, he was noted to torture to get what he wanted from them. This was to the point that he intended for them to betray their own grandmothers in order to stop the pain inflicted on them. He never tortured a person to kill them as he preferred for them to rest afterwards so that he could continue his torture of them all over again. (Deadpool v3 #17)
Ajax was acquainted with Dr. Killebrew with the two having worked together in the Weapon X program. In fact, he had stated that the doctor was responsible for 'building' him into his current form. (Deadpool v3 #17)
He noted that he never thought of what he would do after killing Deadpool. (Deadpool v3 #18)
Powers and abilities
Francis has enhanced strength and intuitive capacity, as a result of genetic modifications by Killebrew. After receiving implants, he gained superhuman speed and agility. His nerves were also removed to increase his tolerance for pain. (Deadpool and Death Annual #1998)
Dr. Killebrew once inserted a spinal tap into Ajax that could be activated with the trigger. (Deadpool v3 #18)
In the field, he was noted to had once worn a titanium-laced body armour to protect him. Part of the equipment included advanced optical sensors which could detect traps. (Deadpool v3 #19)
Notes
- Francis Fanny was created by Joe Kelly and Walter McDaniel where he made his first appearance in Deadpool v1 #14 (March, 1998).
In other media
Films
- In Deadpool, Francis as Ajax appeared in the setting of the live-action film where he was portrayed by actor Ed Skrein. He was a former patient at an underground facility that performed experiments on people to trigger Mutant genes so that they could be sold as superhuman slaves. In this role, he was the scientist responsible for receiving and torturing Wade Wilson when he was brought to the laboratory. At the Workshop, he tortured Wade Wilson to activate his mutant genes and sell him as a super slave. However, Wade escapes and seeks revenge after the torture leaves him disfigured. After Wade corners and injures him, Francis escapes when Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead distract his attacker. He and his partner Angel Dust later retaliate by kidnapping Wade's girlfriend Vanessa Carlysle. Wade, Colossus, and Negasonic Teenage Warhead confront Francis, Angel Dust, and their team in a scrapyard, where Wade kills Francis.
Appearances
- Deadpool v1: (1998)
- Deadpool vs. Thanos v1:
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