Wolverine (comics)

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Ultimate Marvel version

In the Ultimate Marvel universe, Wolverine first appeared as an assassin who worked for Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants, who was sent to infiltrate the X-Men in order to assassinate Charles Xavier. In this continuity, he quickly seduced Jean Grey, ultimately falling in love with her. Grey later left him upon discovering his connections to the Brotherhood of Mutants and his intention to assassinate Xavier. At this point Wolverine changed sides and abandoned his original mission.

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Wolverine then allowed Cyclops, a rival for Grey's affections, to seemingly fall to his death, thinking it would allow him to continue his relationship with Jean Grey. However Cyclops survived the fall and when Grey learned of this she once again spurned Wolverine. The character is now currently in exile from the X-Men, accompanied by Storm.

Related Topics:
Cyclops - Storm

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This version of Wolverine has all of the abilities of the Wolverine in the normal continuity.

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However, a major plot point in this continuity is the creation of adamantium as a highly sought after alloy. The formula for the metal is a government secret, with the process for creating the substance next to impossible to duplicate, leading to numerous criminals seeking to obtain Wolverine's adamantium for their own purposes.

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Other changes in the new continuity involve Sabretooth, Wolverine's archnemesis, who now became a high ranking officer of the Weapon X program. Wolverine killed Sabretooth by decapitation whilst battling at their arctic head quarters, after watching Sabretooth burn all records of his past.

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Wolverine's origin is also slightly different. According to Captain America, Wolverine was James Howlett, a Canadian paratrooper with whom the Captain had made several jumps with during World War II. Sabretooth had also claimed Wolverine to have had a wife and child, proudly claiming responsibility for killing them. Whether or not he was telling the truth remains to be seen, but a wedding ring that belonged to Wolverine is the only remaining piece of his past.

Related Topics:
Captain America - Paratrooper

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