I think one of the best characters to discuss when talking about freudianism is Deadpool. Frudeian's theory is split into three sections: Id, Ego and Superego. This is similar to Deadpool's personality as he continuously has inner monologue that is more predominantly seen in the comics and games, but also seen in his constant 4th wall breaking conversations.
I think the side of him that breaks 4th wall so often is the Ego side of him, as usually it is his subconscious trail of thought directing the comment. If anything he usually just does it for comic relief, and often talks about what is going to happen rather than a violent or moral motive.
In this scene we see him going through his costume design and along the way battle some antagonists (though Deadpool is an anti-hero) for information about another character called Francis. We see him plan out his attacks but also makes jokes about how messy it is going to be. This is an element from the Ego which likes to plan what they are going to do before they attack; but it could be argued that the numerous failed attempts for a correct outfit could be from The Id side of Deadpool that is so desperate for revenge and action. The SuperEgo side comes out when he debates wether or not he can hit a woman cause he doesn't know if it is sexist or not. This is used for comedic relief, but it also shows that he does have an incredibly minor side of control and morality. Though this is quickly ignored and brought back to the Id/Ego as continues to kill men looking for Francis again.
Deadpool as mentioned is an anti-hero more, and is so more lenient towards his Id side rather than his Superego which falls into how the Ego is more submissive to the Id. His name is a literal example of this and he goes and kills whilst enjoying himself; in this extract we can see this as he laughs about running a man over cause it's moving so slowly. It's almost sadistic and animalistic which is whats is a trait of the Id.
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