The original story had him joining the Weapon X program after being kicked out of the U.S. Army Special Forces and given an artificial healing factor based on Wolverine's thanks to Dr. Emrys Killebrew, one of the head scientists.
Kisah aslinya membuat dia mengikuti program Weapon X setelah dikeluarkan dari Pasukan Khusus Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat dan diberi faktor penyembuhan buatan berdasarkan ucapan Wolverine kepada Dr. Emrys Killebrew, salah satu ilmuwan kepala.