- "Got a bucket list? I'd really like to light a spliff off of the Olympic Torch."
"Pass it to me right after.." - ―Wade Wilson and David Cunningham
David Cunningham was a patient at the Workshop and one of Wade Wilson's cellmates.
Biography[]
The Workshop[]
- "Anything on my bucket list would involve public nudity."
"Giving Meredith Baxter Birney a Dutch oven."
"No, receiving a Dutch oven from Meredith Baxter Birney. Making banana pancakes for my kids." - ―David Cunningham and Wade Wilson
David Cunningham was one of the many people used as test subjects at the Workshop. While there, he struck up a bond with Wade, who was also a patient there at the time. In order to distract themselves from the endless torture they were forced to endure on an almost daily basis, they would joke around and talk about their past lives. One day, Wade revealed to Cunningham that Ajax's real name was Francis and mocked him for it, causing Ajax to furiously seal him inside a hypobaric chamber over the weekend as punishment.
Following his successful mutation, Wade was able to escape by triggering an explosion inside his capsule, setting the entire facility ablaze. He then attacked Ajax, but was ultimately overpowered and beaten due to being in poor health at the time and Ajax's superior fighting skills. After being impaled through the chest with rebar and left to die by Ajax, Wade heard Cunningham call his name and the two of them saw each other face-to-face for the first and last time.
Unfortunately for Cunningham, the explosion didn't free him from his restraints. Instead, all it did was knock over his bed, leaving him pinned to the ground. With no way out, Cunningham exchanged one last sad look with Wade and closed his eyes as he was consumed by flames, perishing as the facility fell apart.
Cunningham would ultimately be avenged one year later when Deadpool brutally defeated Ajax and fatally shot him in the head.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Unnamed Children
Allies[]
- Wade Wilson - Former Cellmate and Friend
Enemies[]
- The Recruiter † - Enemy
- Ajax † - Enemy and Torturer
- Angel Dust - Enemy and Torturer
Trivia[]
- The original screenplay reveals Cunningham to be a version of the character Worm from the comics.