In Deadpool, what is the real name of the villain Ajax?

In Deadpool, the villain Ajax’s real name is Francis Freeman.

Francis Freeman is the man who oversees the brutal experimental program that Wade Wilson undergoes after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. The treatment activates Wade’s accelerated healing but also leaves him severely scarred, leading him to adopt the identity Deadpool.

Francis uses the name Ajax as an alias, creating a deliberate joke because Wade initially treats the name as though it were the character’s real identity. Ed Skrein plays Francis, while Ryan Reynolds plays Wade Wilson and Deadpool.

Deadpool was released in 2016 and directed by Tim Miller. Ajax is not the same character as Deadpool, and “Ajax” should not be confused with actor Ed Skrein’s name or with the separate Marvel character commonly known as Weapon XI in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.