History Characters / XMenFilmSeriesWolverine

* BadassAndChildDuo: In ''Film/{{Logan}}'', he reluctantly takes in takes in the eleven-year old Laura, who claims to be his genetic daughter, and goes on a road trip to help her escape the evil corporation that's hunting her down. The interesting thing with this duo is that while Logan is still a killing machine, Laura's youth and agility actually make her just as "badass" as her father.

** Although [[spoiler: Laura]] is technically a clone of Logan and is genetically rather close to him as a younger sister or some kind of HalfIdenticalTwin, when he dies, he accepts her as his daughter, emphasizing his patronage and concern for her and her future.

* ParentalSubstitute: To Rogue in the first ''X-Men''.

* TrulySingleParent: Laura Howlett/X-23 is an OppositeSexClone derived from his DNA, making him effectively her "father". [[spoiler:He finally acknowledges this in his death scene.]]

* TheAlcoholic: By ''Film/{{Logan}}'', his drinking is out of control.

* BadassGrandpa: If you take his age into account. It becomes a bit more literal in ''Logan'' when he's beginning to show his age as a result of a compromised healing factor.

** Sports a thick, unkempt one by ''{{Film/Logan}}''; you can tell he doesn't care much about his personal appearance anymore, and given everything that's happened to him at that point, including the near-extinction of mutantkind, who could blame him?

* DefrostingIceKing: 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.

* SuperStrength: Strong enough to toss around fully grown men as if they are pillows.

A tough, rugged, belligerent loner who has lived for fifteen years without memory of who he is, apart from his dog tags marked "Wolverine" and an adamantium-encased skeleton (as well as adamantium claws). He was born in 1832 with the ability to heal rapidly from numerous injuries, including the surgery that bonded the metal to his skeleton, and that ability also prevents him from ageing. He also has enhanced, animal-like senses.

A tough, rugged, belligerent loner who has lived for fifteen years without memory of who he is, apart from his dog tags marked "Wolverine" and an adamantium-encased skeleton (as well as adamantium claws). He has enhanced, animal-like senses, and the ability to heal rapidly from numerous injuries, including the surgery that bonded the metal to his skeleton.

* BeastMan: Though not as exaggerated as Sabretooth, he has animalistic features, such as his facial hair.

* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Logan, for what he has experienced, cannot die. It leads to the unfortunate circumstance of seeing those around him get killed or pass away of old age. However, when he is offered the chance to grow old and die like everyone else in ''Film/TheWolverine'', he refuses. He explains that living as long as he does is a [[BlessedWithSuck curse]], not a gift, since he has to watch everyone he loves grow old and die. It is clear he doesn't enjoy being immortal and sees it as a punishment he wouldn't wish even on his worst enemy. [[spoiler: He finally gets his release and passes away at the end of ''Logan''.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see him in ''Logan'']] http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/logan_2_7.jpg ''"I don't know what Charles put into your head, but I'm not whatever it is you think I am, okay?"'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do best - isn't very nice."'']]

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

[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see him in ''Logan'']] http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/logan_2_7.jpg]]

** In ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' he is shown annhilating several soldiers during the wars, the Weapon X soldiers twice after the adamantium infusion, one immediately after during his escape and then another later even when they come with a gunship and weapon mounted Humvees

** ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' has a couple of shirtless scenes, then a sequence where he emerges naked and wet from a tank, and a few more scenes in that state with only ScenoryCensor keeping the movie PG-13.

* MrFanservice: He's the most objectified male character in the franchise; he's briefly naked in a few movies and has numerous {{Shirtless Scene}}s.
** He lampshades it himself in [[Film/XMen1 very first movie]].

** Becomes [[InvertedTrope Mr.]] FanDisservice 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.]] T

** Becomes [[InvertedTrope Mr.]] FanDisservice 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.]]

* OneManArmy: Best illustrated in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', wherein he [[spoiler:singlehandedly slaughters every single soldier in the well-staffed Alkali Lake facility without a single one of them even managing to slow him down]].
** ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' had fight sequences of him tearing through several Brotherhood mutants, and ''Film/TheWolverine'' has him tearing through large groups of Yakuza's and ninjas.

* HandicappedBadass: Downplayed in ''{{Film/Logan}}''. He's still walking and can make mince-meat of a man, but he's long past his prime. He has numerous scars, walks with a noticeable limb, sometimes even has trouble fully extending his claws, and puts on reading glasses. Compared to the [[TheBerserker fighter he was before]], he's much weaker.

->'''Voiced By:''' José Arenas (Latin-American Spanish, ''X-Men''), Humberto Solórzano (Latin-American Spanish, ''[=X2: X-Men United=]'', ''Logan''), Joël Zaffarano (French, all films bar ''Logan''), Jérémie Covillault (French, ''Logan'')

* MilesToGoBeforeISleep: By the time of the events of ''Logan'', he is slowly dying and yet, he is still determined to go on until his final moments even as far as avoiding sleep itself. Even Laura forces him to rest up when she notices his wounds is severely affecting him.

* HealingFactor: By the climax of ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', his flesh is being torn from his body at an alarming rate only to regenerate just as quickly. (This was explained in the novelization as being accelerated and enhanced even further than normal by the energy Jean was putting out.) He also survives a ''nuclear bomb'' in the opening of ''Film/TheWolverine'' and his body is left a charred and scalded mess from the affair. However, it seems like the film Wolverine's healing factor is not as absurd as the comic book Wolverine's healing factor, considering that decapitation is treated as a viable option in his solo films. But then again what could decapitate his Adamantium skeleton in the movie franchise? [[spoiler:''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' also presents drowning as an effective method, though he was fished out before it could take, with possibly up to 24 hours having passed.]] However, by the time that ''Film/{{Logan}}'' takes place, his healing factor is no longer as powerful as before, making his aging more visible and his body being heavily scarred and riddled with half-healed wounds, some of which are infected. [[spoiler:It's weakened to the point that the wounds he receives at the climax of the movie are [[CharacterDeath fatal]].]]

* WolverineClaws: [[TropeNamer Obviously]]. Both bone and adamantium versions.

* TheAlcoholic: By ''Logan'', his drinking is out of control.

** He is sporting it once again in ''Film/{{Logan}}'' in the aftermath of mutant's extinction.

* GoodThingYouCanHeal: He gets thrashed the most in all the films. Anyone else would die from the injuries he experiences. Taking away his healing factor in ''The Wolverine'' proves near-fatal for him and by the time of ''Film/{{Logan}}'', the whole healing factor has dampened considerably (Logan is in near-constant pain and scars on his body are clearly visible).

* HealingFactor: By the climax of ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', his flesh is being torn from his body at an alarming rate only to regenerate just as quickly. (This was explained in the novelization as being accelerated and enhanced even further than normal by the energy Jean was putting out.) He also survives a ''nuclear bomb'' in the opening of ''Film/TheWolverine'' and his body is left a charred and scalded mess from the affair. However, it seems like the film Wolverine's healing factor is not as absurd as the comic book Wolverine's healing factor, considering that decapitation is treated as a viable option in his solo films. But then again what could decapitate his Adamantium skeleton in the movie franchise? [[spoiler:''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' also presents drowning as an effective method, though he was fished out before it could take, with possibly up to 24 hours having passed.]] However, by the time that ''Film/{{Logan}}'' takes place, his healing factor is no longer as powerful as before, making his aging more visible and his body being heavily scarred and riddled with half-healed wounds, some of which are infected. [[spoiler:In the end, it's not enough to keep him alive.]]