Wolverineonce revealed the most truly horrifying way he could be killed –by deaging his body around his adamantium skeleton, which would have incredibly gruesome results. As one ofMarvel’s most notoriously immortal characters, Wolverine has survived more nightmarish injuries than most, but that has also led him to consider all the ways he could be dispatched, and none of them are pretty.
Wolverine: Killing Made Simple– written by Christopher Yost, with art by Koi Turnbull – Wolverine himself explains exactly what the worst possible power for him to go up against would be.
Surprisingly, the one power that can completely destroy him is none other than age regression. If a mutant has the power to de-age Wolverine, his healing factor turns into an absolute nightmare. While Wolverine’s body would de-age, the metal around his skeleton wouldn’t – causing a death that would be as gory as painful.
Wolverine Explained That Being Deaged Would Cause His Adamantium Skeleton To Burst Through His Skin
Wolverine: Killing Made Simple– Written By Christopher Yost; Art By Koi Turnbull, Sal Regla, Beth Sotelo, & Cory Petit
When Wolverine was experimented on by Weapon X, one of the first things they did was coat his skeleton in liquid adamantium. This gave Wolverine’s skeleton an almost terminator-like quality to it, where pretty much nothing can cut or break it. In combination with his healing factor, this means Wolverine can’t be damaged on a surface level, since he’ll just heal, and all of his important organs, like his brain, are protected by an unbreakable skeleton. It seems like a perfect winning combination –but if Wolverine’s body is de-aged, the metal around his skeleton becomes a huge problem.
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Iconic heroes like Wolverine and Hulk are known for their immortal powers but the X-Men just disclosed how dark and horrifying immortality can be.
As Wolverine explains, if his body were de-aged to that of a 13-year-old, his metal skeleton would remain the same. This means that, horrifically, Wolverine’s skeleton will essentially explode out of his body. His organs will have to try and heal around his unbreakable bones, and he’ll possibly become just a puddle of flesh and organs without a skeleton, with his brain trapped inside a skull that’s too large for it. It’s a truly nightmarish situation to imagine.If Wolverine does survive, it’ll be a living nightmare no one should suffer through.
Wolverine’s Healing Factor Is His Greatest Strength, But It Could Be Turned Into His Worst Weakness
More Of A Curse Than A Blessing
There’s no denying that theidea of a healing factor is amazing. The ability to never really get hurt again and heal instantly from any wound sounds fantastic. But there are plenty of examples in comic books of why that might not be such a good idea. Deadpool’s healing factor is one of the reasons his cancer went out of control, for example. WhileWolverine’shealing factor seems like an incredibly powerful ability,there are tons of ways to turn this strength into a horrific and painful death.
Wolverine: Killing Made Simpleis available now from Marvel Comics!
Wolverine
The human mutant Wolverine (a.k.a. Logan) was born James Howlett, blessed with a superhuman healing factor, senses, and physiology. Subjecting himself to experimentation to augment his skeleton and claws with adamantium, Logan is as deadly as he is reckless, impulsive, and short-tempered. Making him the X-Men’s wildest and deadliest member, and one of Marvel Comics' biggest stars. He’s played in Fox and Marvel’s movie franchises by Hugh Jackman.
