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"The one thing that never survives this place is a sense of humor."
―Ajax to Deadpool[src]

Francis Freeman, better known as Ajax, was an enemy of Deadpool. He was a British mutate whose powers allowed him to not only be impervious to pain, but have superhuman physical attributes. He, along with his henchwoman, Angel, ran a private organization called the Workshop. The Workshops's experiments caused Wade to be disfigured and obtain his healing factor, thus what resulted in him becoming Deadpool.  

Biography[]

Early Life[]

Sometime in the past, Francis had been a prisoner in the place known as 'The Workshop' along with Angel. He developed superhuman reflexes, but as a side effect, his nerve endings were damaged. This caused him to feel no pain at all.

Deadpool[]

After Wade reconsidered undergoing the operation promised to cure his cancer, he accepted The Recruiter's offer, and was taken to the Workshop facility. Ajax injected Wade with a serum, then he and Angel dust tortured him for days to unlock his mutation. After no success, Wade's healing factor was triggered in an airtight chamber which deprived him of oxygen. Wade's newly gained healing factor caused the growth of all the cells in his body to be accelerated immensely, combating the cancer, but however, severely disfiguring him in the process. Eventually, Wade blew up the airtight chamber after he dropped a match in it, which caused much of the facility to blow up. Ajax and Wade fought in the burning facility, but Wade was impaled with rebar and left for dead.

Later, Wade, now dubbed "Deadpool", fought Ajax after attacking a convoy of cars on an expressway. When Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Colossus distracted Deadpool, Ajax escaped.

Ajax and Angel attacked Vanessa in an alley, knocking her out, and taking her as a hostage. Deadpool, Colossus and Negasonic arrived at the aircraft carrier where Vanessa was being held hostage, after getting a cab ride from Dopinder. Deadpool killed Ajax's henchmen and then fought him, while Colossus and Negasonic fought Angel.

After a confrontation, the carrier blew up, and Ajax was badly beaten. When Deadpool demanded the cure for his condition, Ajax said there was no cure for his disfigurement. Enraged, Deadpool was about to kill Ajax, but was stopped by Colossus who told him to be a hero. While Colossus was giving a speech about heroism, Deadpool got bored and killed Ajax by shooting him in the head.

Character traits[]

Ajax was shown as being cold and sadistic. Despite being a former test subject of the Workshop himself, he shows no remorse or care for the test subjects, taking pleasure at torturing them and eventually revealing what their true purpose will be. Despite being arch enemies, he harbors a little bit of respect for Wade, claiming that, "he likes a challenge." He is also not above using violence to get his way, choking a Warlord when he insults Francis.

Powers and Abilities[]

Powers[]

"I was a patient here once myself, you know. The treatment affects everyone differently. It made Angel inhumanly strong. In my case, it enhanced my reflexes. Also scorched my nerve endings, so I no longer feel pain. In fact, I no longer feel anything."
―Francis to Wade
  • Enhanced Reflexes: Francis possesses amazing reflexes. He is capable of dodging bullets and defending himself against similarly enhanced individuals like Deadpool.
  • Superhuman Strength: Francis is impressively strong, allowing him such feats as lifting a full grown man by his neck one-handed and without any visible strain. He can even bend a one inch metal rebar with his bare hands but that seemed to require visible effort.
  • Pain Immunity: Francis possesses a vast immunity to pain, due to the experiment that gave his his superhuman reflexes damaging his nerve endings. Francis seems to still be susceptible to concussions as Wades repeated attacks on the bridge stunned him enough to allow to be impaled him on a Katana. Any severe wounds Francis develops do not appear to affect his mobility as he showed full movement each time he was impaled by Deadpool.
  • Superhuman Durability: In addition to his immunity to pain, his biology is also physically tougher than normal. Despite shrugging off crippling wounds, he never seems to bleed from them. He also survives a lot of physical damage without injuries.

Abilities[]

  • Genius-Level Intellect/Master Scientist: When Ajax was testing Wade in the lab, he shows very high skills of a genius scientist as he was inside the Workshop.
  • Master Tactician: Ajax was a highly skilled tactician. He leads his organization behind the scenes and in person, organizes deals, runs the Workshop, and sets a trap for Deadpool by kidnapping Vanessa. He uses the environment to his advantage such as using a fire extinguisher as a weapon, using a piece of rebar to impale Wade, and even using Deadpool's knife against him.
"Fine.. fists."
―Ajax to Deadpool during their final fight
  • Master Hand-To-Hand Combatant/Martial Artist: Ajax appeared to be a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist. His combat style seems to be comprised of Boxing, Krav Maga, Kali, Judo, Karate, Wrestling and Muay Thai. He was able to fight Deadpool twice, defeating him the first time and holding the upper hand in their final fight.
"I hear you grow back body parts now, Wade. When I'm finished, parts will have to grow back you."
―Ajax to Deadpool
    • Master Axe Fighter/Thrower: Ajax was highly skilled at using axes in combat, as seen when he fought evenly against Deadpool, a highly skilled swordsman. He can even throw his axes in combat when at a distance.
    • Master Knife Fighter: Ajax was highly skilled at using knives in combat. This seen during his final fight with Deadpool, when he used his foe's combat knife against him.

Equipment[]

  • Bulletproof Vest: In the final encounter with Deadpool, he dons a long gray shirt, gloves, and a bulletproof vest if he gets hit by gunshots.
  • Metal Axes: In his final showdown with Deadpool, Francis dual-wields two metallic fireman-like axes.
  • Heckler & Koch MP5K: Ajax used this submachine gun during his highway confrontation with Deadpool.
  • SOG Desert Dagger: Ajax took this combat knife away from Deadpool, using against him during their final fight.

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Behind the scenes[]

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Trivia[]

  • Ajax runs the Workshop, but in the comics, Dr. Killebrew runs it.
  • In the film's opening titles, he is credited as "A British Villain" .
  • Ajax shares his name with an Achaean hero in the Trojan War, but Deadpool jokes that he got his name from the dish soap.

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