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| Real name: Logan |
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| Codename: Wolverine |
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| Affiliation: X-Men |
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| Age: Unknown |
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| Powers: Possesses superhumanly acute senses, such as hearing, smell, sight, etc. His skeleton is laced with an indestructable metal called adamantium, as are a pair of claws which are housed in his forearms available for instant release when willed. Lastly, Wolverine possesses an accelerated healing factor based on his physiology, which inadvertantly slows the aging process making his exact age impossible to determine. |
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| Added Talents: Due to his extensive training as a CIA operative, a Samurai, and as a member of the Weapon X program, Wolverine is a master of multiple forms of martial arts, weapons, and vehicles. He is also a trained expert in computers, explosives, and assassination techniques. |
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| Known relatives: Windsong (wife, deceased) |
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| History: Until his first recorded encounter with the Hulk as an agent of Canada's Department H, the past of the man known as Wolverine remains shrouded in mystery. |
| Logan possesses memories of being a Samurai in Japan, a mercenary operative for the Central Intelligence Agency, and a "wild man" in the Canadian wilderness. Due to the extensive memory implants given to Logan through the Weapon X program, any and all of these memories are suspect. Logan has at least one memory of meeting Captain America in World War II which was verified as true. It is possible that Logan's healing factor grants him an extended life span and has granted him the physical condition of a man in his prime, despite his age. |
| Sometime after World War II, Logan was taken by a group of scientists led by Dr. Cornelius as part of the Weapon X program. Cornelius was hired to perfect and use a technique that would bond the indestructible element adamantium to human bone cells. Logan's skeleton was bonded to the adamantium, and he was indoctrinated into the Weapon X assassin program. |
| After his encounter with the Hulk, Wolverine was conscripted by Department H to join and lead Alpha Flight, Canada's government-run super team. During his leadership of Alpha Flight, Wolverine was approached by Professor Charles Xavier, who was looking for mutants to help his students, the X-Men, escape from the island-being known as Krakoa, which had captured them. Wolverine left Alpha Flight to accompany Xavier and rescue the captured X-Men. After Krakoa was defeated, Wolverine decided to stay with the X-Men, for reasons which included that he had fallen for the X-Man known as Marvel Girl. |
| Logan remained with the X-Men for quite some time, at one time being their field commander, and encountering adversaries such as Proteus, Magneto, the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the Brood, the Reavers, demons from the dimension of Limbo, the Marauders, the Morlocks, and even Dracula on one occasion. |
| After his encounter with the mutant assassin Omega Red, Logan began to question the memories he possessed, but his searches to find his true identity and memories proved fruitless. |
| For awhile, however, he was able to ease his tension as several "new comers" to the X-Men, Lily Lehnsherr (Raven) and Arianna Apocalypse (Rhapsody) joined and with the cajun Gambit, the four formed a great bond as friends, though he was closest with Arianna, while Lily and Gambit formed a romantic connection. Soon the foursome was split as Gambit and Raven left the X-Men for reasons known only to them. |
| Not long after, the Hellfire Club and the X-Men were pitted against each other in the Fall of 2000. In this battle Logan watched as his fellow members fell under the crushing strength of the Hellfire Club, most notably the young Jubilee, good friend Rogue, the Professor and his long-time love interest, Jean Grey. |
| Today he is still with the X-Men, more determined than ever to see the Hellfire Club pay for what they've done. He acts as a consultant to their co-leader, Storm who has taken charge in Cyclops' apparent distress over the situation. |
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