Wolverine (comics)

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Powers and abilities

:See also: Healing Factor

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Wolverine is a mutant with a number of both natural and artificial improvements to his physiology. He regenerates and heals hundreds of times faster than a normal human, and has recovered completely from injuries that would have killed most humans, even those with superhuman abilities. He can regenerate organs such as eyes and large portions of flesh, but not completely severed limbs. His healing factor has been depicted with some degree of contradiction, depending on the writer.

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This "healing factor" also grants immunity to most toxins and diseases, giving him enough stamina to exert himself at peak levels for days, and retards aging to an unknown degree. He is exactly 103 years old, yet his appearance and physique are unchanged since the peak years of his life (apparently over a century ago). However, writers have suggested that the healing factor is also the cause of his amnesia, explained at one point by Sabertooth to have the added ability to 'scab over' potentially damaging memories and experiences and prevent deterioration of his mental health. This does not, however, seem to give him any added protection against psionics.

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Wolverine possesses heightened senses enabling him to see and hear distant objects more clearly than a normal human, and identify and track someone purely by scent. His heightened sense of smell is slightly more developed than that of Daredevil. They are actually a result of his constant cellular regeneration as are his agility and reflexes.

Related Topics:
See - Hear - Scent - Daredevil - Cellular regeneration

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Wolverine's physical appearance also displays animal-like mutations, including sharper-than-normal teeth with two pronounced canines, and six retractable claws housed within his forearms, which he can release from between his knuckles (causing bleeding that is rapidly healed). The claws are made of bone, unlike the claws of normal mammals, which are made of keratin.

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Wolverine's claws and skeleton have been molecularly laced with nigh-indestructible metal Adamantium. The adamantium coating keeps the claws sharp and mean that his ability to cut through things is limited by his strength, not the claws. The tensile strength and additional weight of his skeleton combined with his constant cellular regeneration grants him great physical strength as his body is able to withstand higher levels of physical pressure than a normal human. His exact level of physical strength has been depicted with some degree of contradiction, depending on the writer.

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His blows are weighted (similar to using brass knuckles) due to the presence of this metal.

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Skills

Though seemingly brutish, Wolverine is not unintelligent. Due to his increased lifespan, he has been able to travel around the world and amass an intimate knowledge of many foreign languages, customs and cultures, with his years in Japan, where he became expert in several martial arts, both armed and unarmed, especially notable. He can use most weapons, long or close-range. He is also an accomplished pilot, is extremely well trained in espionage and covert operations.

Related Topics:
Japan - Martial arts - Pilot - Espionage

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