The game-changing 1999 film, The Matrix, and Marvel’s Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool, don’t have many things in common save for some sweet over-the-top action beats, but in Deadpool’s hit manga series, Deadpool: Samurai, Wade Wilson bungles an iconic Matrix moment so bad it’s a wonder how Neo didn’t cross-franchise lines just to punch him in the face for his screwup. Let’s just say bullet time is way harder to pull off on the page than up on the big screen, and Deadpool can attest.

As seen in chapter two of the Deadpool: Samurai manga, by Sanshirou Kasama and Hikaru Uesugi, Deadpool has only been kicking around Japan for a short while before he’s met by an “off-brand Spider-Man character” named Sakura Spider. More or less hitting it off after some patented Deadpool quips and questions, Sakura Spider and Deadpool happen upon an emergency that calls for Deadpool’s specific brand of justice.

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Stumbling on a hostage situation in progress, Deadpool completely ignores Sakura Spider’s plan to get them to safety, opting instead to go with a head-on attack. Jumping and dodging and moving from spot to spot as the criminals open fire, Deadpool is fairing quite well for a hero whose healing factor and insane antics usually mean he’s far more reckless than necessary in a situation such as this. But before he can get too far with the whole saving hostages part, one of the criminals unleashes the sputtering power of a minigun, forcing Deadpool to attempt a move pulled straight from the first Matrix movie.

Deadpool bullet dodge fail

Entering a state that’s drawn to look like slow motion, Deadpool successfully dodges the first few bullets heading his way, but things immediately take a turn for the worst as the next panel shows him utterly fail at getting his inner Neo on. Hit by one, then two, then a whole slew of oncoming bullets, Deadpool is riddled with hot lead as he limbos lower and lower, mimicking Keanu Reeves’ iconic move, only to fall on his head as he leaks blood from every open hole while proclaiming, “Ouch…right, no more trying to dodge bullets for me,” effectively admitting his botched attempt at trying to outdo The One didn’t exactly go as planned.

Dubbed “bullet time” for the slow motioned way the audience is shown something that should be impossible while adding a unique visual flair reserved for only the coolest parts of the action, unsuspecting moviegoers were blown away by the fine-tuned technique utilized by the filmmakers behind The Matrix when it first premiered in 1999. And although it’s true that in the movie Neo dodged all but one bullet during this iconic moment, Deadpool screwing up and getting hit by nearly every bullet is something so spot-on for his character that fans can help but let it slide.

The Matrix still stands tall as a near-perfect blockbuster of intricate design and fresh new ideas, but when Deadpool tries his hand at mimicking some of that same movie magic, things don’t end well in the most hilarious way, with the manga being decidedly better off — and way more fun to read — because of it. The Matrix and Deadpool might not cross paths anytime soon, but fans will always have Wade’s botched attempt at looking cool to reference whenever they need a good chuckle.

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