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* HeelFaceTurn: Combined with DeathIsCheap, as he is resurrected in the pages of ComicBook./JonathanHickmansXMen and offered a home in the new mutant nation of Krakoa, which he accepts. Currently Harada serves as a combat instructor and supervisor of the Quarry, where Krakoan citizens that don't have Danger Room access hone their skills.

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* HeelFaceTurn: Combined with DeathIsCheap, as he is resurrected in the pages of ComicBook./JonathanHickmansXMen ComicBook/JonathanHickmansXMen and offered a home in the new mutant nation of Krakoa, which he accepts. Currently Harada serves as a combat instructor and supervisor of the Quarry, where Krakoan citizens that don't have Danger Room access hone their skills.
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* ImmortalityPromiscuity: Logan has been around since the 19th Century, and by "been around" we ''mean'' "been around". The hirsute little berserker got more tail than [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] and [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Matt Murdock]] combined.



* ReallyGetsAround: Logan has been around since the 19th Century, and by "been around" we ''mean'' "been around". The hirsute little berserker got more tail than [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] and [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Matt Murdock]] combined.
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* HasAType: Sleeps with women of all kinds, but if there's a redhead around, expect him to develop feelings for her.
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* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Wolverine.

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* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Wolverine.Wolverine, fitting for a redhead.
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* {{Pheromones}}: Omega Red can produce lethal pheromones that weaken or kill everyone else in the vicinity.
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* BiTheWay: [[http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/02/24/now-its-time-for-bisexual-wolverine/ In the X-Treme verse]] at the very least. Creator/ChrisClaremont says that he also wrote Wolverine as bisexual during his run but never got the chance to acknowledge it on-panel. Which explains a TON of stuff about his friendship with ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}} during his early history with the X-Men.
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* SmarterThanYouLook: Despite having the appearance and demeanor of a thuggish biker, he's fluent in multiple languages, mastered several fighting styles, trained many heroes, and is an proficient in many weapons besides his claws due to having been a soldier, mercenary, samurai, and best of all, hero. [[TheAce He's truly the best there is.]]
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* HeelFaceTurn: In ComicBook/JonathanHickmansXMen he is among the hundreds of mutant villains who travel to Krakoa to accept the second chance and new mutant homeland offered by the X-Men. Wolverine even approaches him with a six-pack of beer to bury the hatchet, though it's not shown whether or not he accepts the offer.


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* HeelFaceTurn: Combined with DeathIsCheap, as he is resurrected in the pages of ComicBook./JonathanHickmansXMen and offered a home in the new mutant nation of Krakoa, which he accepts. Currently Harada serves as a combat instructor and supervisor of the Quarry, where Krakoan citizens that don't have Danger Room access hone their skills.
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* DeathIsCheap: He's been killed a few times but keeps coming back. [[spoiler:In fact, the one-shot kicking off ''ComicBook/MarvelLegacy'' undoes... well, ''ComicBook/DeathOfWolverine''... sort-of. Wolverine really returned in ''ComicBook./HuntForWolverine'' whereas the Logan in the ''Legacy'' one-shot was revealed to be Old Man Phoenix.]]

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* DeathIsCheap: He's been killed a few times but keeps coming back. [[spoiler:In fact, the one-shot kicking off ''ComicBook/MarvelLegacy'' undoes... well, ''ComicBook/DeathOfWolverine''... sort-of. Wolverine really returned in ''ComicBook./HuntForWolverine'' ''ComicBook/HuntForWolverine'' whereas the Logan in the ''Legacy'' one-shot was revealed to be Old Man Phoenix.]]
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* DeathIsCheap: He's been killed a few times but keeps coming back. [[spoiler:In fact, the one-shot kicking off ''ComicBook/MarvelLegacy'' undoes... well, ''ComicBook/DeathOfWolverine''.]]

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* DeathIsCheap: He's been killed a few times but keeps coming back. [[spoiler:In fact, the one-shot kicking off ''ComicBook/MarvelLegacy'' undoes... well, ''ComicBook/DeathOfWolverine''.''ComicBook/DeathOfWolverine''... sort-of. Wolverine really returned in ''ComicBook./HuntForWolverine'' whereas the Logan in the ''Legacy'' one-shot was revealed to be Old Man Phoenix.]]
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* WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver: One of the first Marvel villains to utilize this color combination, and it's fair to say that the jarring contrast of his albino white skin and primarily blood-red uniform is a big part of what made him memorable as 90's villains go.
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* [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver Red and]] [[ManInWhite White]] [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver and Evil All Over]]: Need proof? Just scroll up to his profile image.



* ManInWhite: Technically ''silver'', but that armor does look very white, doesn't it?
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** This is generally [[AvertedTrope averted]] in the modern continuity so far. Several stories after the infamous Ennis story about how Frank shot Wolverine's balls off (Ennis absolutely loathes Wolverine so it was less Frank and Logan not liking each other and more like brutal TakeThat by the writer) show Logan being on, at the least, neutral terms with Frank while even agreeing with him on his stance that some people need to die. Logan even warned Frank when the Avengers were coming to apprehend Castle in the recent Punisher: War Zone. Lately, Logan's standards are against people who go way too far in their causes to the point where they don't care if people unralated are hurt or injured by a WellIntentionedExtremist.
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* MoralityPet: Even after her death, Mariko continues to serve as this to Logan; [[spoiler:he once rejected a chance to bring her back to life because it would have required him to spare another evil individual, Logan stating that he loved Mariko because she was a better person than him in every way]].
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* WolverinePublicity: A low-key case of this, but Birdy's cameo appearances in the VideoGame/CapcomVsWhatever line made her instantly recognizable to even casual fans as "Sabretooth's PerkyFemaleMinion".

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* WolverinePublicity: A low-key case of this, but Birdy's cameo appearances in the VideoGame/CapcomVsWhatever VideoGame/CapcomVs line made her instantly recognizable to even casual fans as "Sabretooth's PerkyFemaleMinion".
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* SuperStrength: not touched on directly and more subtly alluded to but some of the things James does physically should not be possible for a normal well trained man. His adamantium skeleton means that he doesn't have to worry about structural failure when he tries to lift things (his bones won't break from too much weight), His healing ability means that muscle tearing heals almost as fast as it's inflicted (the human body only uses 60-70% of it's full power to prevent it from destroying itself but James can ignore this and the fast regeneration mean he can recover from training instantly and stay on peak physical condition with ease), and something many don't know but people can't sustain adrenaline naturally for very long as it harms them so after using the fight or flight response it goes away quickly and the body needs time to recover but James continuously recovers so he can stay in an elevated fight or flight adrenaline state for extended periods of time.
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* SpiderSense: Not of the active variety but James SuperSenses and the fact that he is in constant life or death situations against all manner of danger means that he's instantly aware when things aren't right based on what his senses are telling him passively. Often it's his sense of smell to direct him to danger first and his habit of sniffing the air before something dangerous happens is something of a trademark for him. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded by Spier-man.]]
-->'''Spider-man:''' (after seeing logan suddenly sniff the air) Oh no. I know that sniff. I fear that sniff. That sniff is the less attractive cousin to my spider-sense.
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* AbusiveParents: He frequently beat his son Dog for spending time with the upper class, mainly James and Rose, and he tried to kill his.

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* AbusiveParents: He frequently beat his son Dog for spending time with the upper class, mainly James and Rose, and he tried to kill his.his son.
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* EvilAlbino: Though this has more to do with his undead state than any natural albinism.



* EvilAlbino: Originally speculated to be due to his mutation, ''X-Men '92'' reveals this is probably a side-effect of the procedure used to create him as Alpha Red is also an albino.
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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: He became an AntiHero (or an AntiVillain, at least) in the 2017 ''Weapon X'' series. He was then brainwashed and, [[ComicBook/AgeOfXMan like all other mutants]], mind-whammied by ComicBook/XMan before being killed by Genesis.
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[[spoiler:Mariko remained dead for 25 years and turned up often in flashbacks, dreams, and hallucinations with her soul turned up trapped in a version of {{Hell}} in ''Wolverine'' vol. 4 #1-2 (November-December, 2010) and #5 (March, 2011). In ''ComicBook/OldManLogan'' vol. 2 #31-32 (November-December, 2017), it was revealed that the Hand resurrected her and became the Scarlet Samurai.]]

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[[spoiler:Mariko Mariko remained dead for 25 years and turned up often in flashbacks, dreams, and hallucinations with her soul turned up trapped in a version of {{Hell}} in ''Wolverine'' vol. 4 #1-2 (November-December, 2010) and #5 (March, 2011). In ''ComicBook/OldManLogan'' vol. 2 #31-32 (November-December, 2017), it {{Hell}}. She was revealed that the Hand eventually resurrected her and became by the Hand to serve as an enforcer, the Scarlet Samurai.]]Samurai, but the aid of Old Man Logan set her free and she departed to live her own life.

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* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:After his legacy was succeeded thanks to X-23 inheriting the Wolverine codename and his alternate counterpart Old Man Logan migrating to the 616 universe, the original Wolverine is back in action after stopping a Frost Giant from stealing the Mind Gem]].
* BadassAndChildDuo: So much it's a RunningGag. "Child" is sometimes overstating it, but all of his well-known sidekicks are adolescent girls who he can both trade snark with and act [[PapaWolf violently protective of]]. If it ain't broke...
** How much of a running gag is it? Well when his time displaced [[ComicBook/OldManLogan future version]] ends up in the present, he immediately forms this relationship with the tine displaced teen [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen Jean Grey]].

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* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:After his legacy was succeeded thanks to X-23 inheriting the Wolverine codename and his alternate counterpart Old Man Logan migrating to the 616 universe, the original Wolverine is back in action after ''ComixBook/ReturnOfWolverine''. It seemed liked this was much earlier in the original ''ComicBook/MarvelLegacy'' one-shot, stopping a Frost Giant from stealing the Mind Gem]].
Gem, but that Wolverine was really Old Man Phoenix from Jason Aaron's ''Thor'' run]].
* BadassAndChildDuo: So much it's a RunningGag. "Child" is sometimes overstating it, but all of his well-known sidekicks are adolescent girls who he can both trade snark with and act [[PapaWolf violently protective of]]. If it ain't broke...
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broke... How much of a running gag is it? Well when his time displaced [[ComicBook/OldManLogan future version]] ends up in the present, he immediately forms this relationship with the tine time displaced teen [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen Jean Grey]].


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* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:While he did come back, the ''ComicBook/DeathOfWolverine'' arc ended like the title said, with Wolverine dying (suffocated by molten Adamantium).]]
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* UnreliableNarrator: Romulus claims he, Logan, Daken, X-23 (by extension), Sabertooth, Sasquatch, Wolfsbane, Feral, Thornn, Wild Child, and a few other mutants are members of the Lupine, a subspecies of mutant descended from canines rather than primates. His sister Remus revealed he made it up.

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* UnreliableNarrator: Romulus claims he, Logan, Daken, X-23 (by extension), Sabertooth, Sasquatch, Wolfsbane, Feral, Thornn, Wild Child, and a few other mutants are members of the Lupine, a subspecies of mutant descended from canines rather than primates. His sister Remus revealed he made it up. (Which, considering Sasquatch's confirmed mystic origins, should have been obvious from the get-go.)
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* TheWorfEffect: Alpha Red, gives him a pretty solid thrashing in ''X-Men '92''.

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* TheWorfEffect: Alpha Red, gives him a pretty solid thrashing in ''X-Men '92''. Iron Man delivered a fairly severe one in the 90s as well, since the telepresence unit suit that Stark was wearing at the time was utterly immune to his power set.

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Once a ship's surgeon who sailed with Sir Francis Drake, Bloodscream was cursed with immortality and a thirst for blood when, after he was fatally wounded, Drake forced a native healer to raise him from the dead. Trapped as a vampiric monster, and desiring an end to his condition, Bloodscream began seeking out another immortal to prey upon, believing that only the blood of a being such as himself could free him from the curse.\\

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Once a ship's surgeon who sailed with Sir Francis Drake, Bloodscream was cursed with immortality and a thirst for blood when, after he was fatally wounded, Drake forced a native healer to raise him from the dead. Trapped as a vampiric monster, and desiring an end to his condition, Bloodscream began seeking out another immortal to prey upon, believing that only the blood of a being such as himself could free him from the curse. After meeting Logan during the 1940s and again in the present day, he comes to believe that Logan is an immortal, and is intent on taking his blood, believing it will finally bring him peace.\\



His exact origins are disputed: he may simply be a mutant, or possibly descended from one of the superhuman races of extradimensional Asgard, either a god, giant or troll. What is known is that he is superhumanly strong and durable, and usually works as HiredMuscle for criminal organizations.

* BadassBeard: Sports more than ample face fur, and is tough and powerful enough to survive repeated tangles with Wolverine.

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His exact origins are disputed: he may simply be a mutant, or possibly descended from one of the superhuman races of extradimensional Asgard, either a god, giant or troll. What is known is that he is superhumanly strong and durable, and usually works as HiredMuscle [[HiredGuns hired muscle]] for criminal organizations.

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* AbusiveParents: He was regularly beaten by his father as a child, leaving him with scars that he hides under his beard and long hair.
* BadassBeard: Sports more than ample face fur, and is tough and powerful enough to survive repeated tangles with Wolverine. It's been stated that he grew it out to hide the scars he received from an [[AbusiveParents abusive father]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: During the ''ComicBook/AllNewWolverine'' series, he was tasked with returning a group of intended child slaves to safety. When one of the pirates who was transporting the children tries to cut a deal with him, he adamantly refuses, and throws the pirate off the boat for good measure.
-->'''Roughouse''': I've done some horrible things in my time... ''[pauses to throw the pirate off the ship]'' ...But being asked to protect kids from slavers isn't one of 'em.


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* WouldntHurtAChild: Due to his own upbringing, Roughouse could never bring himself to harm children. When Gabby pulls a DeliberateInjuryGambit, he is horrified, and personally takes her to an infirmary.
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