"...I'm Wolverine. I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do best isn't very nice." -James "Logan" Howlett
Wolverine is a member of the X-Men in Marvel Comics. He is an ally and sometimes enemy of the Hulk. In the "Hulkverines" miniseries, Weapon H and his family are shown watching the news of Hulk's fight with the Avengers at a restaurant.
History[]
Cursed with a berserker fury, the violent mutant known as Wolverine has a reputation both an outstanding super hero and as a lethal killer. Born as James Howlett to a wealthy Canadian family at the end of the 19th century, he was forced to abandon his family after the tragic manifestation of his bestial abilities of accelerated healing factor, keenly enhanced senses and bone claws in each hand. Adopting the name Logan, he wandered the world, living a long life filled with blood, war and betrayal, having vile Sabretooth as his archenemy and the Japanese warrior Ogun as his sensei. Unfortunately, by acting as a lone wolf, Logan was an unwitting subject of the Weapon X program and had his bones coated in indestructible Adamantium, becoming an even more lethal asset. Rescued and assisted by Mac and Heather Hudson, he joined Department H as a Canadian government operative known as the Wolverine.
Later, Logan was invited by Charles Xavier to join the X-Men, a team of heroes fighting for peace between humans and mutants. Proving to be a challenging addition to the X-Men due to his aggressive behavior, Wolverine was constantly in conflict with his fellow teammate Cyclops. However, he has gradually grown fond of the X-Men, considering them to be his new family. As a recurrent member of the X-Men, Wolverine has also become a noteworthy member of the Avengers. Moreover, he has been tasked to run the secret mutant strike team known as X-Force to protect mutantkind's interests by employing lethal force. Wolverine was also responsible for reforming the Jean Grey School after parting ways with Cyclops and leading his own faction of X-Men.
When all mutantkind was granted asylum by Professor Xavier on the mutant-exclusive nation of Krakoa, Wolverine was one of the first of its residents. Although currently suspicious of the cost of this apparent safeplace for mutants, Wolverine still works as the field leader of X-Force, which evolved as an intelligence organization in charge of special operations to counter-attack assaults against Krakoa.
Powers and Abilities[]
Adamantium Skeleton:
- Gained when Weapon X implanted Adamantium in his Skeleton.
- Makes Wolverine's bones nearly. indestructible.
- Adamantium Beta does not inhibit the biological processes of bone.
- Trained military forces states that hitting Wolverine is like slugging a brick wall.
- Skeleton is durable enough to withstand multiple hits to head from World War Hulk.
- Weighs his blows making his punches and kicks far stronger.
- His skeleton can stop an Adamantium saw blade.
- Has taken blasts that can wipe out entire organs while his skeleton remained unscathed.
- Silver Samurai's Tachyon energy field wasn't able to cut it.
- Grants Wolverine his signature claws.
- Also helps resist against some forms of mind swapping as shown with Proteus.
- Due to being molecularly bonded, the skeleton makes Wolverine incredibly hard to rip apart.
- Also gained Wolverine a healing factor.
Adamantium Claws:
- Used to be bone claws but after James survived the Weapon X Program it is now laced with Adamantium.
- Claws are capable of cutting any solid material, except for True Adamantium and Vibranium.
- However, Wolverine has been unable to cut down Reed Richard's stretchiness.
- Can stab straight through Sabretooth's hand.
- Able to cut, slash and stab anything with no effort.
- Stabbed through Namor and even putting him out of the fight for a brief moment.
- Wolverine has stated before that he is in constant pain due to his claws.
- Can easily slice and eviscerate flesh and bone with ease.
- Pierced through The Thing's durable rocky body.
- His claws are one of the few known things that can cut through Colossus' osmium steel body.
- Stabbed Gladiator with enough force that he screamed in pain.
- Was able to cut through chains that were able to bind Hercules.
- Can slice clean through Sentinel armor.
- Has pierced the Hulk's akin with it.
- His claws are sharp enough physically slice through Terminus' armor.
- Easily stabbed straight through Ragnarok's chest.
- Was able to nearly take out Iron Man out of a fight with a single swipe.
- Shredded through Mandroid battle armor.
- Said battle armors were able to resist Cyclop's Optic Blasts.
- Took down 1/4 of the Shi'ar imperial guards with it.
- Was able to pierce through Thanos' skin and draw blood from him.
- Stabbed Hyperion, who survived the collision of two universes.
Hot Claws:
- A new facet of his Adamantium tipped claws heat up several thousand degrees in seconds.
- A trait which is seemingly tied to Wolverine's berserker rage, how hot they can get remains a mystery but they can reach high enough temperatures to cause gasoline to ignite on contact with it.
Healing Factor:
- Most potent in the Marvel Universe rivaling only Hulk and Deadpool's.
- Can reject turning Wolverine into a werewolf.
- Has adapted into his body.
- Can heal and regenerate important organs like his heart and his skin.
- Healed up even after having his brain shot through his eyes.
- Can even regenerate Wolverine after being reduced to nothing but a skeleton.
- Despite that however, can still function even as a skeleton.
- Grew back his throat after being thrown into a river.
- Wolverine's natural healing also afforded him the virtual immunity to poisons and most drugs.
- Shortly after being dragged underneath a car and after having many of his bones being broken, was able to heal shortly after.
- Has resisted being assimilated by Spore.
- Spore is a living disease that was able to overwhelm Eternals.
- Has resisted Omega Red's death spores which KO'd other X-Men.
- Overcame being infected with an alien virus.
- Healed back his skin after he got nuked at ground zero.
- Grew back his burnt off skin after surviving the nuke on Hiroshima.
- Is directly influenced from his adrenaline.
- While in his Berserker state, his healing factor becomes boosted.
- Stems from his brain.
- His healing factor is fast enough to keep his skin from being incinerated from being near a sun.
- Healed up a large hole in his stomach after an alien plunged it's fist through it.
- When Wolverine went skydiving off the Helicarrier, it is implied Wolverine crashed and healed it immediately.
Physicality:
- Due to being a mutant, Logan is already superhumanly strong and agile.
- Peak conditioning is only advanced after his skeleton was coated in Adamantium.
- The result being his blows being heavier due to the Adamantium.
- His healing factor also affected a number of his physical attributes by increasing them to superhuman levels.
Superhuman Strength:
- Striking Strength should be around Town level, Low Multiverse level with Adamantium claws.
- Lifting Strength should be around Class 25 (Comparable to Captain America).
- Chemical treatments have given Wolverine enhanced muscle mass.
- Can lift between 800 lbs to 25 tons.
- Held up an elevator full of people.
- Has easily crushed steel pipes with his grip alone.
- After breaking out of Ursa Major's hold over him, lifted him up over his head before tossing him across a room.
- Ursa Major can easily lift up train cars.
- Kicks a rather well sized boulder sending it flying at an incredible rate of speed.
- Lifts an enormous tree trunk.
- Knocked around a Sauron that absorbed all of his energy to a standstill.
- Was able to throw Black Panther around during an ambush.
- Easily held down Daredevil despite Matt blindsiding him.
- Pulls open and crumples elevator doors.
- Throws Omega Red into prison bars hard enough to break them.
- Men try to restrain him, but he launches them into the air.
- Staggered Hulk with a headbutt.
- Physically restrained Superior Spider-Man.
- Was able to snap the neck of a dinosaur.
- Lifted up a large pillar to use it as a club.
- Punched Rogue through a wall.
- Rogue, at the very least, can deliver punches that can shatter diamond.
- Was able to ram Thing through a wall and a door.
- Easily kicked a torso sized boulder.
- Was able to toss a man against the force of Storm's hurricanes.
- After being exhausted from an seventeen hour fight, broke free from restraints.
- Said restraints were able to hold down Beast and Rogue.
- While underwater, punched a man so hard his head created a hole in the pool wall.
- Was able to beat down Sabretooth just by using his fists.
- Can keep up and beat down Iron Fist in a fight.
- Iron Fist can punch through a thickly plated android without chi.
- Staggered and punched Spider-Man hard enough to injure him.
- Has knocked out Rogue with his punches.
- Swings around Dragon Man by his tail without effort.
- Dragon Man easily weights around 6,000 lbs.
- Swings Colossus into Juggernaut to stagger him.
- Knocked out Human Torch with a single punch.
- Lifted up a large cylinder of ice before throwing it with the mildest of ease.
- Was able to knockout Arkon with his claws sheathed.
- Arkon was able to take a beating from Colossus.
- Hauled a grand piano through a forest, a river and then up a mountain.
- Easily lifts six men off the ground with one hand and throws them through a wall.
- A truck fleeing from the Hulk hits him and he stops it dead.
- Using his grit and strength, traded blows with Gorgon.
- Punched through a werewolf's head.
- Tossed a dumpster with one hand from one side of an ally to the other sending it airborne.
- Estimated to be 1600 lbs.
- Swatted aside X-23 despite having a sliced throat.
- Took down Warpath in hand to hand combat.
- Ragdolled Blade around in a fight.
- Enemies lock him in heavy restraints, but he later shatters them to rip free.
- Easily snapped thick steel chains forged from the "hardest steel money can buy".
- Easily snaps overlapped links of chains.
- Choked out Lady Deathstrike before slamming her head on an oven door.
- Knocked out Crossbones with one punch.
- Crossbones can go toe to toes with Captain America.
- Shattered a sword with a single chop.
- Was able to accidentally snap a HYDRA Agent's neck.
- Took down Roughhouse with fists alone, even knocking him through a wall.
- Roughhouse is the 50 tonner range, so he should be capable of throwing cars and busting buildings.
- Easily leaped up to a Sentinel's head.
- Launched a hand ninja through a bolted thick steel door.
- Bench pressed a Sentinel from stomping him.
- While underwater, throws a rather large sized shark out of the water at a ridiclous speed.
- With one hand, tossed a motorcycle.
- Stopped Sabertooth's punch dead in it's tracks.
- Took down Caliban in a fistfight.
- Was able to carry the Hulk.
- Hulk stands 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) tall and weighs 2,400 lbs (1.08 ton).
Durability:
- Durability should be around Low Multiverse level (By scaling from Ultron).
- Ultron's adamantium armor can survive 150,000,000 degrees Fahrenheit nuclear explosions.
- Ultron can withstand hits from Thor and his hammer.
- Logan's most identified trait.
- Coupled with Adamantium Skeleton makes Wolverine extremely hard to put down.
- No sold Archangel's wing darts.
- No sold a direct Optic Blast strong enough to peel his skin off.
- Scott's blasts have been stated to split a small planet in half at its peak.
- Cyclops' optic blasts cracked Apocalypse's celestial armor.
- Took a direct shield bash from Captain America in the face.
- Survived being one shotted into space and survived the experience.
- He didn't have his Healing Factor at the time.
- Withstood a beating from Ragnarok that left him a bloody mess.
- Took a Beating from Psylocke, who was attacking him mentally and a physical beatdown from Rogue.
- He was injured and worn out from a previous fight.
- Survived being struck by Wrecker without any major injuries.
- After suffering Adamantium poisoning, withstood Mister Sinister's best blasts and a massive explosion going off in his face.
- Has his throat ripped out and is then tossed into a river.
- Was only bothered by Wonder Man physically throwing him around.
- Lived through Namor smashing him throughout the X-Mansion.
- Didn't slow down despite Deadpool stabbing him several times.
- Survived getting hit and dragged under a car nearly killing him and breaking many bones in his body.
- This happened after Wolverine got his Adamantium removed.
- Divebombed Human Torch into a building, which then exploded, and got away just fine.
- Survives an airplane crash where he had extreme injuries but was able to heal moments later.
- Said injuries including having half of his face and most of his body burned off.
- Jumped out of a plane without a parachute before crashing into a Hydra base but was completely fine.
- Merely annoyed by taking a full on lightning bolt from Storm.
- Survived having an entire stealth bomber ram him from behind.
- Just talked off a sword stab to the neck from Gorgon.
- Survived the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.
- Shrugged off being punched several times by an angry Spider-Man.
- At the time, Spider-Man stated that he was punching with enough force to destroy several cars.
- Has laughed off getting shot down by bullets.
- Large caliber bullets can only daze Wolverine momentarily.
- Remained motionless even when Captain America bashed away at his forearms.
- Was unphased about ingesting enough blowfish toxin to supposedly kill 20 men.
- Survived being ragdolled by Sasquatch.
- Lower level superhumans have hurt themselves trying to injure Logan.
- Withstood the entire X-Men attacking him.
- Was able to keep fighting even after Skrull Queen incinerated his arm to the bone.
- Lived through a kick from Gorgon powerful enough to make him land in Georgia.
- Even after being blasted by a Sentinel, swam back to Utopia looking no worse for the wear.
- No sold being stabbed through the torso.
- Lived through being blasted by Doombots.
- Was only pissed off after getting shot in the head.
- Even with a large blade wedged into his neck, survived being blasted by a Fury Android.
- Survived an explosion that knocked Rogue out.
- Threw himself into a burning building to save a kid.
- Was conscious after being shot with a rocket launcher that reduced everything below his torso to a skeleton.
- Tanked Silver Samurai's slashes.
- Survived being tortured with powerful electricity.
- Easily resisted pressure point attacks.
- Was still able to stand despite having his heart torn out.
- Was able to survive blasts from Sentinels.
- Logan has even survived blasts from Bastion, an highly advanced Sentinel model.
- Was conscious from a rocket launcher blast that blew off his most of his torso and thighs.
- Withstood hits from Spider-Man, who wasn't pulling his punches.
- Spider-Man was able to physically move the Hulk, which got calced at the Kiloton range.
- Survived a gas potent enough to instantly KO a normal man without so much as a complaint.
- Has been thrown out of a skyscraper by Spider-Man through unbreakable glass atop a skyscraper.
- Took punches to the head by World War Hulk.
- Withstood several blasts from Firelord.
- Walked through an inferno without much discomfort.
- Survived him and Sabretooth trading wounds that would have killed over a dozen other men.
- Remained conscious from an explosion that successfully knocks Doc Samson out cold.
- Didn't even flinch when a spear pierced his stomach.
- Survived having his skeleton ripped out by Magneto.
- Survived getting blasted by an angry Phoenix.
- Lived through hits from the Hulkbuster.
- Took hits from Thor himself.
- Survived getting his head smashed in by Superior Spider-Man.
- Continued fighting after Cassandra Nova blew his arm off.
- Survived getting punched by Iron Fist.
- Is able to ignore pain.
Speed/Reflexes:
- Combat Speed and Reaction Speed should be around Massively Hypersonic+
- Movement Speed should be around 200 mph or Faster Than Eye.
- Stated to react at .038 seconds.
- Can easily move faster than the eye can see.
- Can move faster than telepaths could track him.
- Caught an airplane that is taking off despite beginning his run after a long fall.
- Dodges multiple cars and debris thrown at him by the Hulk.
- Can go toe to toe with Deadpool on several occasions.
- Deadpool can dodge electrical surges and bullets at the same time.
- Can dodge Deadpool's gunfire.
- Has cut down bullet and darts in the air.
- Reacted to missiles that were faster than any in the modern world.
- Dodges automatic fire and ghosts around the forest.
- Dodged and blocked Cyclops' optic blasts.
- Scott's Optic Blasts stated to be traveling at the speed of light.
- Was able to throwing needles out of the air during a speedblitz before his cigar as begun to fall.
- James did all this while sitting in a chair.
- Killed a highly trained ninja before she can even register what happened.
- Speedblitzed Sabertooth.
- Speedblitzes multiple bikers before any of them could make the first move.
- Blocked a strike from Yukio, a skilled ninja, at the last second.
- Stated to strike and think at the same time.
- Does this so fast that even Psylocke and a Brood that absorbed Xavier's telepathy have a hard time tracking him.
- Easily dodged around helicopter gunfire and missiles.
- Evaded Scalphunter's explosive rounds.
- Ran in on an Apache helicopter so fast that it's targeting systems can't even lock onto him
- Intercepted a guasse-gun rocket launcher.
- Wolverine exerts himself in short, quick bursts which momentarily increases his movement speed.
- Kills four men before Sinister could say a single word.
- Was able to ghost in a hail of gunfire before even dodging even more gunfire.
- The gunmen has even stated that he was able to move faster than the eye can see.
- Dodged a point blank gunshot with a backflip.
- Crossed the room in time to block fire from a dart gun.
- Flanked and attacked Beast while he was in the air.
- Even Spider-Man thought that Logan was the faster among the two in their initial fight.
- Was able to block a massive volley of arrows.
- Attacked several enemies from a lower floor and then immediately appears on the same floor.
- Shields a girl from gunfire after the shots were fired.
- Easily dodged automatic fire from a large group of guards before dismantling them.
- Dodged out of the way of Tess-One's plasma beam.
- Weaved around Nuke's gunfire before ghosting around a forest.
- Was able to casually dodge a Danger Room Robot's blast.
- Dodged a cannon shot from a tank, even avoiding the explosion.
- Moved Cyclops out of the way of an enhanced High Evolutionary.
- Tagged Bishop even after he teleported.
- Kept up and matched Spider-Man's every move.
- Despite being faster than him, Wolverine has kept track of Spider-Man's movements.
- Should be comparable to Hawkeye and Black Panther.
- Both have dodged a girder thrown by an alternate universe Hulk, being calced at around Mach 9029.063446.
- Blocked and reflected lasers going at lightspeed.
- Blitzes an alien guard before he could react.
- Kept up with Captain America in combat.
- Wolverine himself has blitzed Captain before.
- Cap can react to a Builders Ship going at relativistic speeds.
- Wolverine himself has blitzed Captain before.
- Cuts multiple rocket powered darts out of the air.
- Dodges a rocket shot at him by Deadpool.
- Dodges through automatic gunfire.
- Despite being shot from behind, was still able to dodge and blitz the shooter before he can fire off a second shot.
- Has evaded several explosions from Gambit.
- While being pinned between two cars, still evades a bullet to the brain at point blank.
- Blitzes through 1/4 of the Shi'ar Imperial Guards.
- Blade claims James to be faster than vampires.
- Punched down Speed Demon, who can run beyond the speed of sound.
- Can flip and jump around cars easily.
- Cuts the barrels off of multiple guns so fast that the gunmen aren't even aware of what's just happened.
- Has ran and rolled through a room filled with gunmen.
Gear, Skills and Abilities:
Muramasa Blade:
- There were actually two known Muramasa Blades in existence.
- The 1st is in Wolverine's adventures in Madipoor.
- The 2nd has been crafted specifically for him.
- Used a portion of Logan's soul in the process of making the sword.
- The sword is also made of an unknown alloy that was originally bright red in color.
- But now has the color of a conventional blade.
- After wielding the sword for a period of time, the wielder would slowly be overcome by the sword's influence.
- Decapitated Sahas shown to be virtually indestructible.
- Was able to pierce and slowly kill Omega Red's chest.
- Killed Sabertooth with it.
- Wolverine has stated that the blade is the only thing that could kill him.
- Durable enough that it has withstood multiple blows from Wolverine's Adamantium claws.
- Has also struck his Adamantium-laced bones without sustaining any damage.
- The sword is also capable of greatly reducing the efficiency of healing factor.
Berserker Rage:
- When injured enough, Logan becomes a feral berserker with no sense of thought or morale.
- Gains increased speed, strength and pain resistance.
- Unpredictable to telepaths.
- Offers even more resistance to psychic attacks.
- Flood his system with adrenaline.
- Makes Wolverine a complete savage.
- Was able to slay a horde of demons from Limbo.
- Goes berserk, punches Vanguard a huge distance, then breaks Ursa Major's hold and throws him.
- Goes berserk and temporarily puts down Venom.
- An enraged Wolverine was able to overcome Captain America.
- Psylocke drives him berserk when she hits him with her psi-knife and he overwhelms her, mentally and physically.
- Loses an initial fight to Mr. X, but in a second fight, he gains the upper hand when he berserks; in a third fight, he intentionally berserks and beats Mr. X.
- Slayed and killed a near hill's worth of people in this form.
- In this mode, took down Shikaru.
- Forge has remarked on Wolverine's ability to retain his sophisticated combat skills even while berserking.
- In this state, was able to physically topple and take down a Wendigo.
- Was able to singlehandedly drove back demons from attacking Earth.
- Severely injured N'Garai, a demon lord, in this form.
- His tactical awareness is also heightened in this state, allowing him recognize attacks and projectiles coming at him from almost all directions.
- Outfought Man Beast, who was in High Evolutionary's armor.
- Man Beast is someone who has knowledge of every form of combat a million years advanced and trade blow with Thor.
- Also doubles as a skill feat as Man Beast stated that Logan was a predator more perfect that himself.
- Man Beast is someone who has knowledge of every form of combat a million years advanced and trade blow with Thor.
- Was able to outmatch Weapon Omega and even leave a grievous wound on him.
- Weapon Omega is the combination of Age of Apocalypse Wolverine and Apocalypse.
Telepathic Resistance:
- Throughout the years, Wolverine has shown heavy amounts of resistance to telepathic attacks.
- Has also received psychic training and training from different X-Men members.
- Logan's brain has built up psychic tissue that it's practically armor for his brain.
- This is how he resisted a telepathic assault from Emma Frost.
- Even in a weakened state, proved too resilient for Psylocke's telepathy.
- Survived a telepathic assault from a robot Jean Grey.
- Fought off the mental suggestions of a Shi'ar Imperial Guard.
- Resisted Psylocke's telepathic assault and the Brood's attempt to control him while also being physically damaged by Rogue.
- His mind is so horrible that Ogun couldn't prolong his demonic hold on him.
- Wolverine's body and mind can move as one thus nullifying the advantage of telepathy.
- His thoughts are resistant to Elektra's attempt of psychic penetration.
- Broke free of Mojo's mind control while fending off Karma's telepathic possession.
- A telepath enters his mind, and his berserker psyche acts as a defense.
- Quire telepathically abducts his mind, and his body goes feral to hunt Quire down.
Stealth & Infiltration:
- Wolverine is highly skilled in wetworks and has vast experience in infiltration and stealth.
- Partially gained from his time as a C.I.A Operative.
- Was able to learn espionage from Black Widow's father.
- Practically vanished before Nightcrawler's eyes.
- Was able to get the drop on a patrolling Iron Man.
- Sneaked up on Spider-Man, surprising him in the process.
- Has infiltrated the Avengers Tower and even the Baxter Building.
- Gets passed security completely unnoticed at a UN gathering.
- Was able to successfully sneak up on Carol Danvers.
- Described as capable of moving through a forest without making a sound.
- Got the drop on a sleeping Daredevil before catching him off guard.
- Was able to get through the Yashida Compound without being caught.
- Wolverine stated that the compound had more armed guards than Fort Knox.
- Sneaked past the X-Mansion's defensive sensors.
- Was able to vanish from Nick Fury's side while he was right next to him.
Superhuman Acute Senses:
- Wolverine has the ability to see vast distances with complete clarity and even hear the most subtle of noises.
- His acute senses that are many time greater than that of a human being and even surpass that of most animals on Earth.
- Hears Silver Samurai’s helmet get hit from another building while inside.
- His senses are so acute “that he responds to subliminal cues” that other people don’t even notice.
- Tracked the scentless Fantomex in a sewer by his lack of scent.
- While in a prison somewhere in a huge flying castle, Wolverine heard an approaching flying car.
- Daredevil has noted that Wolverine's sense of smell seems to be better than his.
- Daredevil's can smell stale cigarettes that are three floors above him.
- Managed to pinpoint Xavier's location through multiple rooms and floors of the X-mansion while under attack.
- Was able to smell Multiple Man through six-inches of reinforced steel.
- From high above New York, easily smelled a Predator X lurking in the sewers.
- Picked up Havok's scent in the crowded city of Cairo.
- Can hear an in-ear radio conversation from across the street on a different building.
- Can pick scents that are a day old.
- Was able to smell pursuers and tell that they're scared from three blocks away.
- Can hear controlled heartbeats from another side of the room.
- At a distance, hears man pulling an arrow out and knows what the man's doing before he strings the arrow.
- Can detect possession.
- Able to smell emotions.
- With it, Wolverine is almost impossible to sneak up on.
Master Tactician:
- His brain function in combat has also been compared to a highly advanced computer.
- Forge has claimed to Logan to be a "Master Tactician."
- Has led an incarnation of the X-Force.
- Can think on his feet and improvise.
- Logan's mental state is the equivalent of simultaneously beating four chess computers.
- Used himself as bait to lure a Hydra death cult into a trap.
- Using his quick thinking, reflected Gorgon's stare using his claws.
- Came up with a simple plan so that his enemies can expose themselves.
- Has extensive knowledge on the human anatomy and physiology.
- Remembered Ogun teaching Sun-Tzu's Art of War.
- Has decades of experience against several opponents.
- Planned and timed a strike on the tightly guarded Japanese Prime Minister's motorcade.
- Was able to elaborate a complex plan to capture his son.
- Comparable to Cyclops as leader.
Master Martial Artist:
- Gained from his experiences as a soldier in WW2, a C.I.A Operative, a Samurai, and as member of the X-Men.
- Mastered 15 forms of martial arts and mastering 28 forms of Kung-Fu alone.
- Beat Iron Fist in a sparring match.
- In Marvel's handbooks, scored a seven in hand to hand skill.
- Seven being rated as Master of all forms of Combat.
- Fought Captain America fairly evenly.
- Captain America beat a villain who had mastered every martial art in the world.
- Was able to win a fighting tournament in Madipoor.
- Effortlessly used a Chin-na hold to throw a large man through a wall.
- Beaten down Domina nearly effortlessly without popping his claws.
- At this point, Domina was able to punk Rogue, Psylocke, Colossus, Celcia and Nightcrawler.
- Even with hands tied behind his back, took down several guards with his feet.
- Fought evenly with Black Panther at one point.
- Even while blindfolded, has taken down several swordsmen.
- At one point, disarmed his master, Ogun.
- Easily downed X-23.
- Studied how to use pressure points on humans and aliens too.
- His instinctive fighting, substantial training, and heightened physical allow him to beat a lot of people who seem more skilled.
- Was able to beat Kid Gladiator without popping his claws.
- Studied how to kill pretty much everything that walks, flies, or slithers in the universe.
- Fought off Shogun, an Adamantium laced suit made with a part of Logan's soul, with his punches.
- Broke Sebastian Shaw's hold on him.
- Was able to easily disarm and even knock out Bucky.
- Captain America has admitted that Logan has some nice moves.
- Took out eight martial artists with weapons rather easily.
- Fought on par with Shang Chi before beating him handily.
- Shang-Chi has stated his discipline in martial arts rival that of the focus and control of a Samurai.
Expert Swordsman:
- Logan is proficient in Japanese sword fighting having studied under Ogun and the Silver Samurai.
- This also translates onto how well he can use his claws.
- Has used the sword for over one hundred years.
- Has taken down the Silver Samurai in a swordfight.
- A samurai who is skilled enough to slice down bullets in mid air.
- Within five days of refreshing his sword skills, was able to beat him with one half of a wooden sword.
- A samurai who is skilled enough to slice down bullets in mid air.
- Sliced a man's tie using his claws without actually hurting the man.
- Tends to dominate and beat down Sabretooth.
- Has stalemated Deadpool, a very skilled Kenjutsu master, with his claws.
- Without even looking, stabbed a quarter with his middle claw.
- Was able to injure Silver Samurai II and even stated that he had a long way to go.
- Caught a grenade on the tip of his claw by stabbing it into the grenade's pinhole.
- Has taken down trained ninjas, soldiers and even metahumans using his claws.
- Has used his skill and grit to take down Gorgon.
- Took down an airplane with a sword throw using his left hand.
- Using the Muramasa Sword, killed Sabretooth.
- Was able to take down a platoon of soldiers using only a knife.
- Even while blindfolded, beat several master swordsmen.
- Due to this Logan has preferred bladed weapons as opposed to guns.
Above Normal Intelligence:
- Wolverine has an above normal level of intelligence.
Feats[]
- One of the X-Men's finest members.
- In Old Man Logan, he killed all the X-Men (though it was because of Mysterio).
- Survived the hellacious Weapon X Program.
- Has went fisticuffs with a demon possessed grizzly bear and won.
- Wins a fighting tournament, beating Speed Demon, Toad, Puma (while drugged), and Mr. X (a pre-cog).
- Once survived for six months under a glacier by eating strips of his own arms.
- Has survived at least 15 minutes under water.
- Survived blows from stronger characters (including Hulk, Blob, Sentinels, Hulk-Buster and Juggernaut).
- Has fought in many major wars such as World War 1, World War II, and the Vietnam War.
- Gone toe to toe with some of his universe's most powerful characters, including the Incredible Hulk, Thor, Rogue and The Thing.
- Battled Omega Red for over 17 hours.
- Brawls with Venom, and another time, temporarily puts him down.
- Defeated Shang-Chi.
- Also defeated Iron Fist and Romulus.
- Captain America never beat him in a fight.
- Fought against Satan of all people.
- Climbed a mountain with a moose on his shoulder.
- Despite his berserker status, has taught plenty of fighters well enough that they can be considered master martial artists.
- Has ventured through Japan when his healing factor wasn't functioning properly.
- The only one in the Marvel Universe to have Adamantium Beta.
- Is inhuman compared to even most mutants.
- Has trained with several organizations such as the C.I.A.
- Grievously deformed Thing's face to the point he had to wear a mask.
- Has often won against his more stronger rival, Sabertooth.
- Lived for 130 years of life.
- Has fought off and won against the Angel of Death, Azrael.
- In their first encounter, could have easily killed Red Hulk.
- Defeated the Maestro, an evil version of the Hulk from the future.
- Maestro is proved to be 10 times stronger than Gravage/Professor Hulk himself because the radiation from the war increased his strength exponentially, a young Maestro was able to fight the Warrior Madness Thor to a stand still.
- Defeated Lobo, who was able to overpower Superman.
- A member of the New Fantastic Four, X-Force and the Uncanny Avengers.
- Had his heart exploded and he healed it back in less than three panels and is getting back up again.
- Claws can cut or stab through Sentinels, Hulk, Thanos, and Gladiator; who are each durable enough to survive blows from godlike characters and planet-destroying attacks.
Weaknesses[]
- Sensory Overload: One of Wolverine's weaknesses is the fact that his heightened senses could be taken advantage of. For instance, when Wolverine was fighting the Hulk (Bruce Banner), he was nearly killed by the Hulk's thunderclaps due to his heightened sense of hearing.
- Drowning: Of the few ways to kill Wolverine, given drowning cuts the brain's oxygen supply. He has admitted that being kept underwater can kill him, with the healing factor only prolonging the agony. Wolverine added that he is not fond of being on water, as the addition of nearly 100 pounds of Adamantium to his body reduced his buoyancy.
- Decapitation/Severe Spinal Damage: Professor X once stated that Wolverine could be killed if his head becomes separated from his body, causing his brain the inability to send signals to the section(s) of his body that needs healing. But because of the addition of his adamantium-laced skeleton, the idea seems very unlikely. However, it has been shown he can fully heal his own body from a single drop of blood, however, this also required the immense power from the Crystal of Ultimate Vision.
- Muramasa Blade: Wolverine's only specific vulnerability known to date. Created by having his soul infused into the katana, the efficiency of his mutant healing factor is decreased dramatically if he sustains injury from the Muramasa Blade. Wolverine has been wounded once with the blade and, though the injury was very minor, it did not heal completely for 2 days. Later the blade was broken and a piece of it was stolen by Daken and laced to the underside of his two wrists' bone claws, similar to his father's bonding process, by Phineas Mason (Tinkerer). Logan later removed the pieces of the Muramasa blade from Daken's arms and buried them with the rest of the blade in an unmarked grave near the Howlett Estate in Alberta. After Logan's death, Laura Kinney and Carol Danvers were tricked into revealing the location of the blade and its fragments to the Orphans of X who melted it down and forged it into several bullets. With the onset of X of Swords however, two all new Muramasa Blades were made by the late Swordsmith in the depths of Hell. It was made evident that the mystic incisor can cut through Adamantium as stated by Logan himself.
Trivia[]
His famous phrase that is at the top of this page, won variations in The Super Hero Squad Show. When Wolverine was terrible at volleyball, he said "I'm the best at what I do, but what I do is not volleyball". A Wolverine clone said "I'm the best at what I do and what I do is sniff".