Wolverine
Real name: Logan (last name unrevealed)
Other aliases: Weapon X, Patch
Identity: Secret
Occupation: (current) Adventurer, member of the X-Men, (possible former)
Samurai, (former) CIA operative, member of Canada's Weapon X program,
leader of Alpha Flight, bartender on Madripoor
Place of birth: Unknown, presumably in Canada
Marital status: Single
Known relatives: Windsong (wife, deceased)
Base of operations: (current) Xavier Institute for Higher Learning,
(former) the Clan Yashida compound in Japan, Department H in Canada.
Group affiliation: (current) X-Men, (former) Clan Yashida, the Weapon X
Program, Alpha Flight
First appearance: THE INCREDIBLE HULK #181
History: Until his first recorded encounter with the Hulk as an agent of
Canada's Department H, the past of the man known as Wolverine remains
shrouded in mystery.
Logan possesses memories of being a Samurai in Japan, a mercenary
operative for the Central Intelligence Agency, and a "wild man" in the
Canadian wilderness. Due to the extensive memory implants given to Logan
through the Weapon X program, any and all of these memories are suspect.
Logan has at least one memory of meeting Captain America in World War II
which was verified as true. It is possible that Logan's healing factor
grants him an extended life span and has granted him the physical
condition of a man in his prime, despite his age.
Sometime after World War II, Logan was taken by a group of scientists
led by Dr. Cornelius as part of the Weapon X program. Cornelius was
hired to perfect and use a technique that would bond the indestructible
element adamantium to human bone cells. Logan's skeleton was bonded to
the adamantium, and he was indoctrinated into the Weapon X assassin
program.
After his encounter with the Hulk, Wolverine was conscripted by
Department H to join and lead Alpha Flight, Canada's government-run
super team. During his leadership of Alpha Flight, Wolverine was
approached by Professor Charles Xavier, who was looking for mutants to
help his students, the X-Men, escape from the island-being known as
Krakoa, which had captured them. Wolverine left Alpha Flight to
accompany Xavier and rescue the captured X-Men. After Krakoa was
defeated, Wolverine decided to stay with the X-Men, for reasons which
included that he had fallen for the X-Man known as Marvel Girl.
Logan remained with the X-Men for quite some time, at one time being
their field commander, and encountering adversaries such as Proteus,
Magneto, the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the Brood, the Reavers, demons
from the dimension of Limbo, the Marauders, the Morlocks, and even
Dracula on one occasion.
After his encounter with the mutant assassin Omega Red, Logan began to
question the memories he possessed, but his searches to find his true
identity and memories proved fruitless.
During an encounter with the mutant Magneto on his space station called
Avalon, Wolverine attempted to defeat Magneto using the claws presumably
given to him by the Weapon X project. Magneto retaliated, using his
powers of the magnetic field to tear the adamantium out of Wolverine's
skeleton, causing extensive injuries. These injuries shorted out
Wolverine's healing factor for a time, and Logan also discovered that
the claws that he believed a result of the Weapon X project were in fact
a natural mutation. The claws he now possesses are bone, and a natural
part of his skeletal structure. As a result of his injuries, Logan left
the X-Men for a time, returning after he was asked by Xavier, who also
asked the mutant Cable, to rescue the X-Men in Tibet, where they were
captured during the Phalanx invasion.
Recently, Logan was kidnapped by Tyler Dayspring, calling himself
Genesis, who wanted to make Wolverine one of his new Horsemen. Genesis
had acquired adamantium by destroying the body of the mercenary known as
Cyber, and had planned to recreate the bonding process used on Logan
years ago. This time, however, Logan's body rejected the adamantium, and
he regressed for a time to a feral-like state.
Logan regained his lucidity, rejoined the X-Men, and is now supervising
the team while Cyclops and Phoenix are on leave.
Height:5'3"
Weight: (without adamantium skeleton) 200 lbs., (with adamantium
skeleton) 300 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
Strength level: While Wolverine may be of an advanced age, he possesses
the normal human strength of a man in his prime with his height and
build who engages in intensive regular exercise. While possessing the
adamantium skeleton, Wolverine's strength was increased to the human
maximum, making him capable of lifting (pressing) 800 lbs.
Known superhuman powers: Wolverine is a mutant with a number of
enhancements to his physiology.
Wolverine possesses heightened senses, making him capable of seeing
things at a maximum distance greater than that of a normal human. His
hearing is enhanced in a similar manner, and he is able to recognize
people and objects by scent, even if that person or object is hidden.
Logan can use these enhanced senses to track anyone, with an impressive
degree of success.
Wolverine possesses retractable bone claws that are housed in his
forearms. At will Wolverine can release these claws through his skin
between the knuckles on each hand. The skin between the knuckles tears
and bleeds, but bleeding is quickly halted by his healing factor. The
claws are naturally sharp and tougher than that of normal human bone
structure. This allows Wolverine to be able to cut through most types of
flesh and natural materials. (Note: While Wolverine possessed his
adamantium skeleton, his claws were able to cut through almost any
material without any fear of damage to the claws.)
Lastly, Wolverine possesses an accelerated healing factor based on his
physiology. While most normal humans heal injuries over a long period of
time, Wolverine's healing factor speeds up that natural process.
Wolverine's natural healing has been advanced to the point where he can
heal extensive injuries (such as broken limbs) in a matter of hours to
days. This factor gives him a higher resistance to poisons and toxins,
and he can recover from almost any injury. The more extensive the
injury, the longer the healing time will be. Wolverine is not immortal,
however. If the injuries are extensive enough, especially if they result
in the loss of vital organs, large amounts of blood, and/or loss of
physical form (such as having flesh burned away by fire or acid), Logan
can die.
Wolverine, again due to his healing factor, has an enhanced resistance
to disease, as well as an extended life span. Despite Wolverine's
chronological age, he is still as healthy and physically fit as a man in
his prime.
Abilities: Due to his extensive training as a CIA operative, a Samurai,
and as a member of the Weapon X program, Wolverine is a master of
multiple forms of martial arts, weapons, and vehicles. He is also a
trained expert in computers, explosives, and assassination techniques.