- —Wolverine
James "Logan" Howlett, also known as Wolverine, is an anti-hero from Marvel Comics. He appeared in the 52nd episode of Death Battle, Wolverine VS Raiden, where he fought against Raiden from the Metal Gear series.
History
James "Logan" Howlett was born in the late 1800s, first awakening his mutant abilities when his father was killed in front of him. His life would be constant pain, serving in five different wars from the Civil War to the Vietnam War, with his healing factor maintaining his youth and keeping him alive. Logan was later taken into the Weapon X Project, their experiments lacing his bones and claws with Adamantium, one of the strongest metals in the universe, while also erasing nearly all his memories, which he would spend years trying to put back together. After escaping the project and briefly battling the Hulk, Logan was recruited by Charles Xavier to join the X-Men. Under the moniker "Wolverine", he would prove himself as one of the X-Men's most, if not THE most prominent member, battling for the dream that humans and mutants could co-exist in peace.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Real Name: James Howlett
- Age: > 137 years
- Height: 5'3"/160 cm
- Weight: 300 lbs/136.1 kg
- Aliases: Wolverine, Logan, Weapon X, Patch
- Member of the X-Men
- Founder of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning
Adamantium
- Man-made
- Creator: Myron MacLain
- Inspired by Hercules' Adamantine hammer
- Extremely rare
- Considered indestructible
Powers & Arsenal
- Healing factor
- Animal empathy & senses
- Superhuman strength & speed
- Ablation Armor
- Muramasa sword
- Berserker Rage
- Adamantium Beta laced skeleton
- Bone claws
- 12 inches long
- Adamantium coated
Feats
- Lifted a Great White Shark
- Survived battles with Hulk
- Healed from near-complete disintegration
- Survived an onslaught from Phoenix
- Has stabbed Thanos & Gladiator
- Has defeated Iron Fist, Shang Chi, Romulus & Captain America
- Fought in over 5 large scale wars
Comparison
- + Higher Durability
- + More Experience
- + Senses countered stealth
- + Better Martial Artist Skills
Cameo Appearances
During Deadpool VS Pinkie Pie, a poster of the comic cover of X-Men #100 featuring Wolverine can be seen in the background on the set of Death Battle Cast during Deadpool's invasion of the show.
DBX
For an article covering Wolverine's appearance in DBX, visit the DBX Wiki.
Wolverine appeared in the 22nd episode of DBX, Raphael VS Wolverine, where he fought against Raphael from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series and won.
He returned for the 61st episode, Wolverine VS 100 Barakas, where he fought against 100 Barakas from the Mortal Kombat series and won again.
Death Battle Quotes
- Fat chance, bub. You're next!
- Gotta admit, that hurt.
- Nice trick, Voltron. I'm actually more human than you. And that's saying something.
- No use hidin', bub.
- The nose knows.
- You're done!
- Well, my bones are covered in the strongest metal around. Does that count?
- Taste Adamantium!
- Ouch! Alright Terminator, now you've got me mad!
- Good night, RoboCop.
Gallery
Appearance
Arsenal and Abilities
Trivia
- Wolverine is the 10th Marvel character to appear, after Rogue, Thor Odinson, Spider-Man, Captain America, Deadpool, Iron Man, J.A.R.V.I.S., Beast, and Doctor Doom, and with the next 32 being Hawkeye, Quicksilver, The Hulk, Venom, Captain Marvel, Silver Samurai, Spider-Man 2099, Lyla, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Carnage, Daredevil, Ultron, Thanos, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Black Widow, Ghost Rider, Miles Morales, War Machine, Cable, Winter Soldier, Spider-Gwen, Iron Fist, Storm, Scarlet Witch, Magneto, Apocalypse, Ant-Man, Rocket Raccoon, Jean Grey, Silver Surfer, and Galactus.
- He is the fourth X-Men character to appear, after Rogue, Deadpool, and Beast, and with the next eight being Quicksilver, Silver Samurai, Cable, Storm, Scarlet Witch, Magneto, Apocalypse, and Jean Grey.
- He is the second X-Men character to lose, after Beast, and with the next six being Quicksilver, Silver Samurai, Deadpool, Cable, Scarlet Witch, and Jean Grey.
- He is the third Marvel character to lose, after Captain America and Beast, and with the next 20 being Quicksilver, The Hulk, Captain Marvel, Silver Samurai, Thor Odinson, Spider-Man 2099, Lyla, Doctor Strange, Carnage, Daredevil, Thanos, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Deadpool, Miles Morales, Cable, Venom, Iron Fist, Scarlet Witch, Rocket Raccoon, and Jean Grey.
- He is the fourth Marvel character to fight against a non-DC character, after Thor Odinson, Beast, and Doctor Doom, and with the next 14 being Deadpool, Captain Marvel, Silver Samurai, Carnage, Ultron, Black Widow, War Machine, Venom, The Hulk, Iron Fist, Storm, Magneto, Rocket Raccoon, and Galactus.
- He is the fourth X-Men character to appear, after Rogue, Deadpool, and Beast, and with the next eight being Quicksilver, Silver Samurai, Cable, Storm, Scarlet Witch, Magneto, Apocalypse, and Jean Grey.
- Wolverine is the fifth Comic Book character to fight a Video Game character, after Leonardo, Spawn, Thor Odinson, and Bucky O'Hare, and with the next eight being The Joker, Ramona Flowers, Scrooge McDuck, Ultron, Black Widow, Black Canary, Harley Quinn, and Archie Silver.
- He is the second Comic Book character to lose, after Bucky O'Hare, and with the next two being Ramona Flowers and Harley Quinn.
- Wolverine is the second combatant whose preview before his episode featured only one of the two hosts, after Ragna the Bloodedge, and with the next two being Deadpool and Naruto Uzumaki.
- Wolverine is the third combatant to be voiced by Xander Mobus, after Lion-O and RoboCop, and with the next three being Agumon, Guts, and Superman.
- Wolverine is the first loser to defeat another one in DBX, with the next seven being Mega Man, Chun-Li, Thor Odinson, Sasuke Uchiha, Koopa Troopa, Akuma, and Cloud Strife.
- According to Death Battle Live:
- Xander's Wolverine voice was influenced by Cal Dodd's interpretation from the '90s cartoon. Like Deadpool, the fight also had some dialogue from Wolverine's UMvC3 voice actor, Steve Blum.
- Wolverine had been planned to appear since the beginning of Death Battle, but Ben and Chad couldn't decide who he should fight until Torrian came to the decision that he should fight Raiden.
- Alongside Raiden, Wolverine's most popular matchups at the time were Shredder, Baraka, Vega, and Freddy Krueger. However, the last four were not chosen because they were deemed too weak for Wolverine, mainly in regards to being unable to deal with his healing factor.[1][2]
- Baraka would eventually end up fighting against Wolverine in DBX, albeit with 99 other Tarkatans.
- Ironically, one of his rejected opponents, The Shredder, would eventually appear in a later episode facing off against one of Wolverine's arch-enemies, Silver Samurai.
- Alongside Raiden, Wolverine's most popular matchups at the time were Shredder, Baraka, Vega, and Freddy Krueger. However, the last four were not chosen because they were deemed too weak for Wolverine, mainly in regards to being unable to deal with his healing factor.[1][2]