Wolverine

**Wolverine** (born **James Howlett** commonly known as **Logan** and sometimes as **Weapon X**) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, mostly in association with the X-Men. He is a mutant who possesses animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, powerful regenerative ability known as a healing factor, and three retractable bone claws in each hand. Wolverine has been depicted variously as a member of the X-Men, Alpha Flight, and the Avengers. The character appeared in the last panel of *The Incredible Hulk* #180 before having a larger role in #181. He was created by writer Len Wein and Marvel art director John Romita, Sr., who designed the character, and was first drawn for publication by Herb Trimpe. Wolverine then joined a revamped version of the superhero team the X-Men, where eventually writer Chris Claremont and artist-writer John Byrne would play significant roles in the character's development. Artist Frank Miller collaborated with Claremont and helped to revise the character with a four-part eponymous limited series from September to December 1982 which debuted Wolverine's catchphrase, "I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do best isn't very nice." Wolverine is typical of the many tough antiheroes that emerged in American popular culture after the Vietnam War; his willingness to use deadly force and his brooding nature became standard characteristics for comic book antiheroes by the end of the 1980's. As a result, the character became a fan favorite of the increasingly popular *X-Men* franchise, and has been featured in his own solo comic since 1988.

**Powers/Abilities**:

### ***Claws***

* *Bone claws coated in adamantium*
* *12 inches, three in each arm*
* *Retractable*
* *Can cut through almost anything*

### ***Skeleton***

* *Laced with adamantium*
	+ *Adds 105 lb to his body*
* *Virtually unbreakable*
	+ *Survived nuclear explosions with no damage to the metal*
* *Adds weight to his blows*
* *Reduces strain to his muscles; giving Wolverine additional strength and speed*
* *Some depictions of adamantium absorbed and thus copied Wolverine's healing factor.*

### ***Healing Factor***

* *Regenerates any damage to his flesh in seconds (excluding brain damage or decapitation)*
* *Prevents Wolverine from being affected by Adamantium-Poisoning*
* *Immune to most poisons, toxins, and diseases*
* *Immune to fatigue*
* *Delays his aging*
* *Offers some psionic resistance*

### ***Abilities***

* ***Heightened Senses***
	+ *Hear through thick walls*
	+ *See at a farther distance with a clear vision, even in the dark*
	+ *Smell hidden targets and track eroded scents*
* ***Superhuman Strength***
	+ *Can break chains*
	+ *Support weight of a dozen men with one arm*
	+ *Push muscles beyond limits without injury*
	+ *Lift: 955 lbs*
	+ *Press: 2 tons*
* ***Superhuman Speed, Agility, Reflexes***
	+ *At least twice as fast as the average human*
	+ *Able to keep up with many other agile superhumans*
* ***Superhuman Jumping***

### ***Non-Power Abilities***

* ***Master Tactician***
* ***Master Martial Artist***
	+ *Mastered 15 martial arts*
	+ *Able to keep up with Black Panther and Iron Fist*
* ***Expert Marksman***
* ***Expert Swordsman***
* ***Skilled Acrobat***

### ***Berserker State***

* *Lashes out with intensity and aggression of raged animal*
* *Increases speed, strength and pain resistance*
* *Unpredictable to telepaths*
* *Offers even more resistance to psychic attacks*
* *Wolverine loathes using it; especially because Wolverine attacks friend and foe alike in his blind rage*
* *Requires Wolverine to be in severe pain to trigger it*
* *Sometimes leaves Wolverine exhausted after its use.*

**Feats**:

### Strength

* Held up an elevator full of people.
* Lifted a great white shark.
* Effortlessly threw a large man through a door.
* Can lift several men of the floor and easily carries them.
* Can break steel chains.
* Snaps a neck of a dinosaur.
* Crushes a steel pipe with just his grip.
* Lifted up a large pillar to use it as a club.
* Lifted an enormous tree trunk.
* Picks up six men and then throws them through a wall.
* Sent large boulders flying by kicking them.
* Tossed a dumpster with one hand.
* Launched a Hand ninja through a thick, bolted, steel door.
* Pulls open and crumples elevator doors.
* Men try to restrain him, but he launches them into the air.
* Staggered the Hulk with a headbutt.
* Claws are strong enough to pierce through The Thing's rocky body.
* Easily stabbed through Ragnarock's body.
* Can slice clean through a Sentinel's body.
* Sliced through Terminus' armour.
* Nearly took out Iron-Man with a single swipe.
* Has stabbed Thanos, Gladiator & Hyperion, who survived the destruction of two universes.
* Bench pressed a Sentinal trying to stomp him.
* Can keep up with and defeated Sabretooth on many occasions.
* Kept up with many members of the Spider-Man family.
* Knocked out Human Torch with a single punch.
* Lifted a large cylinder of ice before throwing it.
* Using his grit and strength, traded blows with Gorgon.
* Gone toe to toe with some of his universe´s most powerful characters, including the Incredible Hulk, Thor, Rogue and The Thing.
* Broke free from restraints after being exhausted froma 17 hour fight, said restraints were able to hold down Beast and Rogue.
* Swings Colossus into Juggernaut to stagger him (*Note*: Colossus is 500 lbs).
* Swings around Dragon Man by his tail without effort, keep in mind Dragon Man is 3.2 tons.
* Can lift: 20,000 lbs Presses: 10 tons.

### Speed

* Can dodge Deadpool's gunfire.
* Kills a ninja before she knew she was dead.
* Cuts multiple rockets out of the air.
* Can leave afterimages.
* Easily moves faster than the eye can see.
* Can move faster than telepaths could track him.
* Reacted to missiles and rockets.
* Blocked and reflected lasers going at lightspeed.
* Punched down Speed Demon, who can run beyond the speed of sound.
* Tagged Bishop even after he teleported.
* Speed blitzed Sabretooth.
* Dodged out of the way of Tess-One´s plasma beams.
* Cut the barrels off of multiple guns before the gunmen realized it.
* Effortlesslt reacts to bullets and gunfire.
* Kept up with Captain America in combat, and Cap can react to a Builders Ship going at relativistic speeds.
* Kept up and matched Spider-Man´s every more, who can dodge light-based attacks from Electro thanks to his Spider-Sense

### Durability

* Is one of the Hulk's sparring partners.
* Was able to go through Omega's energy blasts.
* Was flattened by an armored car by Iron Man's Hulkbuster armor.
* Extremely hard to put down.
* Other superhumans have hurt themselves trying to injure him.
* No sold a directt Optic Blast from Cyclops which peeled his skin off.
* Resists Omega Red's death spores which KO other X-Men.
* Took a direcct hit from Captain America´s shield.
* Survived a kick powerfull enough to make him land in Georgia.
* Merely annoyed by lightning bolt from Storm, impressive, considering her lightning is powerful enough to match Polaris, who once used her powers to punch through earth´s crust all the way to the planet´s core. (15.88 teratons of TNT)
* Was able to stand after having his heart torn out.
* Survived the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.
* Survived having his skeleton ripped out by Magneto.
* Survived getting blasted by an angry Pheonix.
* Walks off stabbings and gunfire.
* Survived being one shotted into space and survived the experience.
* Survived at least 15 minutes underwater.
* Survived many encounteds with several of his universes powerhouses, including the Incredible Hulk, Thor, the Hulkbuster, Ragnarok and Wrecker.
* Tanked Silver Samurai´s slashes, who can cut through any material with his powers.

### Skill

* Has fought in many major wars such as World War 1, World War II, and the Vietnam War.
* Defeated Shang-Chi.
	+ Also defeated Iron Fist and Romulus.
* Captain America never beat him in a fight.
* Fought against Satan of all people.
* Defeated a demon possessed grizzly bear in close-ranged combat.
* Survived for 6 months under a glacier by eating strips of hos own arms.
* Ventured through Japan when his healing factor wasn´t working right.
* 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.
* Often won against his stronger rival, Sabretooth.
* Lived for 130 years of life.
* Has fought off and won against the Angel of Death, Azrael.
* In their first enocunter, could have easily killed the Red Hulk.
* Defeated the Maestro, an evil version of the Hulk from the future.
* Defeated Lobo, who was able to overpower Superman.