History Characters / XMenFilmSeriesWolverine

-->''"Nature made me a freak. Man made me a weapon. And God made it last too long."''

* AdaptationalModesty: His suit in ''Deadpool & Wolverine'' is based on is iconic "yellow spandex" from the comics, but for most of its screentime it has full-length sleeves. This change was made so Hugh Jackman, who has dealt with skin cancer caused by sun exposure, could be more covered up to protect his health.

* BreakoutCharacter: Come on, it's Wolverine! He holds the record for appearing in the most amount of films and the only one where he is played by the same actor across both series, not to mention having his own trilogy of spin-off films centered on his solo adventures. Even when he doesn't have a central focus, he'll often be added in as a sneaky cameo like in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' or ''Film/XMenApocalypse''. Then there''s ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'', in which he doesn't physically appear, but still gets brought up by the titular character (and Hugh Jackman) a lot, mainly due to the Merc with a Mouth considering Wolverine (or Hugh Jackman) a SitcomArchNemesis of sorts to him, and [[spoiler:''Film/Deadpool2'' features him via archive footage from ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' when Deadpool time-travels to kill Weapon XI]]. Finally, ''Film/DeadpoolAndWolverine'' sees him appear with Deadpool in a live action film for the first time.

* AgeLift: Because of his healing factor it's not that significant, but this version of Wolverine, who was born in 1832, is 50 years older the comic version, who was born between 1882 and 1885.

* BroadStrokes: This variant is this to the Logan of the main films: he has experienced all the same major events such as Weapon X, being a cage fighter before meeting the X-Men and the battle at the Statue of Liberty in the first film, the events of ''The Wolverine'', while deleted scenes imply that he killed Jean Grey like in ''The Last Stand'' and that Sabretooth was his half-brother like in ''Origins''. However, it's not clear if this Logan experienced the events of ''Days of Future Past'', with the ''Logan'' timeline either diverging from the primary timeline after Weapon X and lives in a different BadFuture, or the events of said timeline happening right after the DOFP epilogue.

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* BreakoutCharacter: Come on, it's Wolverine! He has appeared in many films of the two series, not to mention having his own trilogy of spin-off films centered on his solo adventures. Even in ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'', in which he doesn't appear, the titular character brings him up (and Hugh Jackman) a lot, mainly due to the Merc with a Mouth considering Wolverine (or Hugh Jackman) a SitcomArchNemesis of sorts to him, and [[spoiler:''Film/Deadpool2'' features him via archive footage from ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' when Deadpool time-travels to kill Weapon XI]]. Finally, ''Film/DeadpoolAndWolverine'' sees him appear with Deadpool in a live action film for the first time.

* AdaptationalModesty: His suit in ''Deadpool & Wolverine'' is based on is iconic "yellow spandex" from the comics, but it has full-length sleeves instead of leaving his [[SleevesAreForWimps arms bare]]. This change was made so Hugh Jackman, who has dealt with skin cancer caused by sun exposure, could be more covered up to protect his health.

* AdaptationalProtagonist: The protagonist of the original ''ComicBook/DaysOfFuturePast'' comic was ComicBook/KittyPryde, however, it's changed to Logan for ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''. This is because Kitty was largely OutOfFocus for the X-Men film series, so the plotline wouldn't make as much sense to wider audiences if it was starring her. She is still the catalyst for TimeTravel in the movie.

* DrinkBasedCharacterization: His strong preference for beer stems from his [[CanadaEh Canadian]] background, and it's also an indicator that he has lived for many years as a vagabond. Whiskey also seems to be a secondary drink of choice as his shack is littered with bottles.

* Really700YearsOld: He was born in 1832, making him [[spoiler:197 at the time of his death in ''Logan''.]] However, his healing factor means that, for most of his adult life, he looked to only be in his mid-30s.

* DefrostingIceKing:
** Towards Xavier. He is the recipient of this in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''. It's alluded to when the Phoenix (who is presumably using her telepathy) says to Wolverine, "What, you think [the Professor's] not in your head, too? Look at you, Logan. He's ''tamed'' you." Unbeknownst to both Wolverine and the audience, he has grown to love Xavier as a friend, and this finally comes to light after [[spoiler:Logan crumbles emotionally after Charles is murdered]]. This is the first time in the original trilogy where Wolverine had displayed this much vulnerability towards a male character.
** Towards Laura in ''Logan''. Her initially treats Laura as nothing more than [[LiveActionEscortMission the cargo he needs to get from one place to another]]. From the point where he learns that Laura is his clone, and effectively, his daughter, he begins to act more like a strict parent when around her, though slowly begins to treat her with more and more affection. [[spoiler: After Charles, Caliban and the Munsons are killed, Logan tries to [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim distance himself from Laura in an effort to protect her]], and ultimately dies holding her hand, accepting her as his daughter before succumbing to his wounds]].

* EarnYourHappyEnding: In the finale of ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', [[spoiler:he wakes up in the Sentinel-averted future to find all the X-Men and children at Xavier's school. Since he's the history teacher, he's settled and content]]. However this is subverted for his BroadStrokes AlternateSelf from the BadFuture of ''Logan'' who [[spoiler:has the lose all his loved ones when Xavier accidentally kills the X-Men in a psychic attack, before Xavier is killed by Logan's evil clone and then finally being killed himself. The only good outcome from that situation is that Laura and the other mutant children are free to live their lives.]]

* GlassesOfAging: In ''Logan'', he wears reading glasses to illustrate just how much he's aged.

* ImmortalityHurts: It sure doesn't look like a pleasant experience to survive a nuclear bomb in ''Film/TheWolverine''. Taken to eleven in ''Logan'', not only is he covered in scars and half-healed wounds, but his wounds frequently get infected, he frequently walks with a pronounced limp, and his claws frequently get stuck halfway in and require him to pull them out the rest of the way, which visibly causes him extreme pain.

* BeautyInversion: In ''Logan'', he looks far older than he ever has in any other film. His healing factor typically erases any trace of injury, but now he has several notable wrinkles and marks on his face, and any glimpse of the rest of his body looks as if his skin is now mostly scar tissue. He is rather famous as a WalkingShirtlessScene, so this is the first time that such a scene is not used for fanservice.
* BroadStrokes: The version that appears in ''Logan'' is this to the Logan of the main films: he has experienced all the same major events such as Weapon X, being a cage fighter before meeting the X-Men and the battle at the Statue of Liberty in the first film, the events of ''The Wolverine'', while deleted scenes imply that he killed Jean Grey like in ''The Last Stand'' and that Sabretooth was his half-brother like in ''Origins''. However he doesn't seem to have experienced the events of ''Days of Future Past'', with the ''Logan'' timeline seemingly diverging from the primary timeline after Weapon X, and instead lives in a differed BadFuture.

* CoolOldGuy: By the time ''Logan'' takes place he's pushing 200.

* FallenOnHardTimesJob: In ''Logan'', he is now barely scraping by as a limo driver near the border in order to take care of Charles.
* FanDisservice: He's this in ''{{Film/Logan}}'' due to his failing HealingFactor with his many {{Shirtless Scene}}s showing off several ugly scars, and as the movie drags on, [[{{Gorn}} many gaping and still-bleeding wounds.]]

* HappyEndingOverride: Only for this iteration of the character. While the main timeline counterpart is, for all intents and purposes, given a happy ending, the BadFuture Wolverine was left in an emotionally-broken state after the Westchester Incident, which happened after the epilogue of ''Days of Future Past''.

* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:Logan is slowly being poisoned to death by his own adamantium skeleton in ''Logan'', as a result of his healing factor slowing down with age. He makes it very clear that his days are numbered.]]

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