User blog comment:Nkstjoa/Wolverine vs. Dante/@comment-6548012-20140910114755/@comment-5035900-20140911230244

X-Men Movie Wolverine killing Dark Phoenix ≠ Mainstream Wolverine killing Dark Phoenix. Movies take liberties sometimes, and that included the Dark Phoenix not being brought about by cosmic energy, as well as Wolverine not being immediately disintegrated by her attacks. If anything, maybe that was Dark Phoenix testing him as opposed to going to for the kill.