Who is Wolverine?
More commonly known amongst his peers as Logan, Wolverine came to typify the comic book anti hero of comic books that found its footing in the 80’s. Since Logan joined the X-Men he has been central to every title and has carried his own solo title since 1988. The feral mutant has the ability to heal at a very rapid rate and is nearly indestructible. Especially since his association with the Weapon X program which is a sort of super solider program that applied adamantium metal to his bone structure which makes Logan pretty much unbreakable. He possesses the razor sharp senses of an animal and that combined with his razor sharp adamantium retractable claws makes him a formidable opponent.
Where did he come from? Whence his powers and his claws? South African director, Gavin Hood, won an Oscar for the 2005 Best Foreign Language Film for Tsotsi, a dark story of post-apartheid South Africa but a story of redemption. He then directed Rendition. Like many another director from outside the US, he must have dreamed of making a big Hollywood action movie. He has now done it and achieved it successfully. So, where did Woverine come from? He is Canadian. His name is Jimmy Logan. He was born in the early 19th century. He has a brother named Victor. Both were mutants who could never die. They both felt deep-seated rage but Jimmy turned it to the good and fought in the Civil War, World War I, World War II and Vietnam. So did Victor but he was vicious. Naturally enough, this is the kind of person that governments need for special missions. We know that from the other X Men films. However, Jimmy and Victor are recruited by Stryker who uses them for power purposes and is up to no good.
