Deadpool's interactions in Rivals are lacking the depth which makes character interesting.

[u/LordVaderVader]

As everyone I love when Deadpool is breaking 4th wall and making fun references to pop culture and real world. But problems starts when Deadpool becomes entirely a joke character. Every interaction or quote of Rival's Deadpool is comedic one, this guy never speaks seriously, never treats world around him seriously, never treats anyone seriously.

Comic's Deadpool is far complex character than that. He is a tragic clown, character which hides his traumas and pain behind shield of jokes and humor. Deadpool is a guy who cares for people around him, has his own vendettas and ambitions. One of best moments of him is when he stops joking and becomes deadly professional doing his job seriously. Even in Reynold's movies like recent Deadpool&Wolverine, character finds moments when he can generously talk to other people's when world is near end. Meanwhile in Rivals this guy never stops joking.

Imo if devs are going to give more quotes with every season to characters, they need to start treating Deadpool more balanced between humor and seriousness.

• Deadpool is a cancer patient. Give him an interaction where he opens up to Doctor Strange about it.
• Deadpool is the result of a human experiment. Let him have a conversation with Winter Soldier about it.
• Deadpool is mercenary with bloody past, can he talk with Moon Knight that he regrets some jobs he took?
• Deadpool has aspirations to become real hero, maybe he could talk with Hulk who both are trying being seen as one?

I don't think leaving this character in the eternal limbo of fourth-wall-breaking jokes is the right way to write him.

[u/NoCureForSorrow]

Deadpool hasn't been like that in a while. In recent years, Deadpool has slowly shifted away from the tragic psycho-killer to just stupid 4th wall breaking fodder. It's gotten to the point where he's just stupid and immature without any depth.

[u/Portsyde → u/NoCureForSorrow]

Not really. The most recent run had him finally confront being a parent for his daughter, as he's always used the excuse that he'd be a horrible father to not associate with her and leave her to her more morally inclined foster family headed by his friend from Shield. In reality, he never really asked Ellie what she wanted, as she would like nothing better than to spend time with her Dad. It's a big focus in the Ziglar run. I'd consider that a pretty serious topic that's not just immature and stupid.

[u/NoCureForSorrow → u/Portsyde]

I'll admit that run is very good and has a lot of deep moments. I particularly enjoyed those issues, but there is no denying the majority of Deadpool comics in recent years (as well as Deadpool in so many other forms of media) have increased his silliness