Mercs for Money is a

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team appearing in

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s published by

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Publication history

Mercs for Money first appeared in ''

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'' #1 (Dec. 2015) and were created by Gerry Duggan. Eight months after the events of the ''

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'' event,

establishes a new team of Heroes for Hire. The roster consists of

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, Madcap, Masacre,

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, Terror and

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and

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are shown planning legal action against Deadpool. After the lawsuit goes through, Deadpool renames his Heroes for Hire group into Deadpool's "Mercs for Money."''Deadpool'' vol. 4 #3

Fictional team biography

Deadpool's Mercs for Money

This group of mercenaries gathered together by

was originally named

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. Deadpool was inspired to create a franchise around his identity after

impersonated him and piggybacked on the merc's success to take jobs at Deadpool's pay rate. Solo's impersonation helped Deadpool become more popular, thus benefiting both mercs. After turning Solo into his first employee, Deadpool began to recruit other vigilantes who would initially wear costumes identical to his like

, Madcap, Masacre,

and Terror. Deadpool's team was legally forced to change their name after receiving a cease an desist letter from

and

. They chose "Mercs for Money" as the replacement name. What the other members don't know is that Stingray is secretly working for

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to keep him updated on the more deranged members of the Mercs for Money. Around this time, the Mercs for Money began to use color-coded costumes to distinguish each other from an independent Deadpool impersonator who was ruining the real one's reputation. It turned out that the evil Deadpool impersonator was Mercs for Money member Madcap. Once they got rid of Madcap, the Mercs for Money began using their own personal uniforms. During the "

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" storyline, the members of the Mercs for Money have been displeased when expecting Deadpool to give them their paychecks. While trying to start their own business, the Mercs for Money members discover that they were being skimmed by Deadpool. Upon retrieving a safety deposit from

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, and setting their contracts on fire, the Mercs for Money and Deadpool went their separate ways.

Domino's Mercs for Money

A second incarnation of Mercs for Money appears in the 2016 "

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" After Deadpool's failed attempt at saving

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(who he and the Mercs for Money had previously obtained for Umbral Dynamics),

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shows up to where Deadpool is and reveals to him that she has assembled a new Mercs for Money team consisting of herself,

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, Machine Man, and a reenlisted Masacre. Domino told Deadpool that they showed up to help him and states that she is the one calling the shots for the Mercs for Money. Following the defeat of the Presence, Negasonic Teenage Warhead and

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join the Mercs for Money.''Deadpool & the Mercs for Money'' vol. 2 #5. Marvel Comics.

Membership

Members of Deadpool's Mercs for Money

- Leader *

(Gregory P. Salinger) * Madcap * Masacre * Scott Adsit *

- He was an undercover operative working for Captain America. * Terror

Members of Domino's Mercs for Money

- Leader * Deadpool *

(Kenneth Hale) *

* Machine Man * Masacre *

Collected Editions

References

External links

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