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* AccidentalMurder: Logan accidently impales Rose on his claws when she trips while trying to break up the fight between him and Dog.
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* DownerEnding: After Rose and Logan find happiness at the quarry, every goes downhill when Rose is killed after Dog tracks them down, causing Logan to retreat from humanity and run off into the forest to live with the wolves.
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* IHaveNoSon: After James' mutation develops, his mother and grandfather disown him. James' grandfather comes to regret this on his deathbed, however, and sends Dog to retrieve him.
* PetTheDog: Even while disowning James, his grandfather atleast has the courtesy to give him and Rose supplies to make it on their own, and makes sure the police won't arrest them as they leave.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: While initially angry and heartbroken that Rose is planning on marrying Smitty, Logan eventually gets over it, as he just wants her to be happy, even throwing a fight so that Smitty and Rose can have the money they need to start a life together.
* PetTheDog: Even while disowning James, his grandfather atleast has the courtesy to give him and Rose supplies to make it on their own, and makes sure the police won't arrest them as they leave.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: While initially angry and heartbroken that Rose is planning on marrying Smitty, Logan eventually gets over it, as he just wants her to be happy, even throwing a fight so that Smitty and Rose can have the money they need to start a life together.
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The series tells the definite origin of Logan, also known as ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}.
ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, long before the Weapon X program, before he joined the ComicBook/XMen, and before he joined ComicBook/TheAvengers.
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* BeastMan: James increasingly preferred to hunt alongside a pack of wolves over spending time with other people as his powers developed and his memory worsened. After accidentally killing his First Love, Rose, the story ends with a naked Logan retreating into the wilderness with some wolves.
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Growing up, James Howlett's best friend was the groundskeeper's son, Dog Logan, who was secretly his half-brother. However after everything that went down when they were teenagers, not to mention the fact that Dog hunted the now adult Logan down seeking revenge, which led to the accidental death of Wolverine's first love Rose, Dog Logan's hatred for Wolverine is very much reciprocated.
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Growing up, James Howlett's best friend was the groundskeeper's son, Dog Logan, who was secretly his half-brother. However after everything that went down when they were teenagers, not to mention the fact that Dog hunted the now adult Logan down seeking revenge, which led to the accidental death of Wolverine's first love FirstLove Rose, Dog Logan's hatred for Wolverine is very much reciprocated.
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** Elizabeth Howlett, James's mother, was for the most part neglectful (though she did spend time in an asylum after her first born son, John Howlett III's [[spoiler:mutation occurred which led to her scarring]]) until the night when John Howlett was killed. Thomas Logan was killed by his [[spoiler:biological]] son James whose mutant powers recently emerged after witnessing the death of his [[spoiler:step]] father. Elizabeth's reaction was to call her distraught son an "animal" while hitting him across the face with Thomas' shotgun, making him and his caretaker Rose, flee the mansion. Afraid of history repeating itself and seeing her lover's body on the floor, she committed suicide.
** Thomas Logan was absolutely horrible to his son [[spoiler:and Logan's half-brother]] Dog Logan, often yelling and hitting him as well as introducing him to drink at a young age and encouraging the boy's psychotic behaviour. [[spoiler:In Hell, he was actually ''proud'' of Logan's massive death count, and it's hinted that the Logan bloodline followed similar mental instability as Thomas did.]]
** Thomas Logan was absolutely horrible to his son [[spoiler:and Logan's half-brother]] Dog Logan, often yelling and hitting him as well as introducing him to drink at a young age and encouraging the boy's psychotic behaviour. [[spoiler:In Hell, he was actually ''proud'' of Logan's massive death count, and it's hinted that the Logan bloodline followed similar mental instability as Thomas did.]]
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** Elizabeth Howlett, James's mother, was for the most part neglectful (though she did spend time in an asylum after her first born son, John Howlett III's [[spoiler:mutation mutation occurred which led to her scarring]]) scarring) until the night when John Howlett was killed. Thomas Logan was killed by his [[spoiler:biological]] biological son James whose mutant powers recently emerged after witnessing the death of his [[spoiler:step]] step father. Elizabeth's reaction was to call her distraught son an "animal" while hitting him across the face with Thomas' shotgun, making him and his caretaker Rose, flee the mansion. Afraid of history repeating itself and seeing her lover's body on the floor, she committed suicide.
** Thomas Logan was absolutely horrible to his son[[spoiler:and and Logan's half-brother]] half-brother Dog Logan, often yelling and hitting him as well as introducing him to drink at a young age and encouraging the boy's psychotic behaviour. [[spoiler:In In Hell, he was actually ''proud'' of Logan's massive death count, and it's hinted that the Logan bloodline followed similar mental instability as Thomas did.]]
** Thomas Logan was absolutely horrible to his son
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* BaitAndSwitch: The series has a great example of this, especially in its intial run. The first two issues are centered around the narrator Rose (caretaker of the DelicateAndSickly rich boy James in the manor) meeting and dealing with a troubled boy called Dog whose abusive father Thomas bears a strong resemblance to the titular berserker X-Man. Dog's iconoclastic troublemaker behavior and [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/young_dog.png growing wild bad boy appearance]] seems to leave little doubt to the first time reader this is Wolverine as a boy. [[spoiler:'''Except he's not''', as the PlotTwist in Issue 2# shows James the LonelyRichKid is actually Wolverine! Popping his claws for the first time to slay Thomas after the latter killed his father John before doing the DeathWail.]]
** The series then pulls a similar bait and switch with the identity of Wolverine's archenemy, Sabretooth. [[spoiler:''Twice''. After the aforementioned reveal, Dog grows up to have lighter hair and a larger build that makes him look kind of like Sabretooth, seemingly implying that he's the villain in question in his youth and that he torments Logan out of vengeance over Thomas' death. But that reveal never happens and instead Logan later in life meets a man named Creed who looks even more like Sabretooth, developing a rivalry with him. It seems that rivalry is building towards Creed becoming Sabretooth... and then Creed ''dies''. As the series closes, it seems we're not ever going to learn how the feud between Logan and Sabretooth started, until we switch perspectives to one ''Victor'' Creed as he learns that Logan just killed his little brother...]]
** The series then pulls a similar bait and switch with the identity of Wolverine's archenemy, Sabretooth. [[spoiler:''Twice''. After the aforementioned reveal, Dog grows up to have lighter hair and a larger build that makes him look kind of like Sabretooth, seemingly implying that he's the villain in question in his youth and that he torments Logan out of vengeance over Thomas' death. But that reveal never happens and instead Logan later in life meets a man named Creed who looks even more like Sabretooth, developing a rivalry with him. It seems that rivalry is building towards Creed becoming Sabretooth... and then Creed ''dies''. As the series closes, it seems we're not ever going to learn how the feud between Logan and Sabretooth started, until we switch perspectives to one ''Victor'' Creed as he learns that Logan just killed his little brother...]]
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* BaitAndSwitch: The series has a great example of this, especially in its intial run. The first two issues are centered around the narrator Rose (caretaker of the DelicateAndSickly rich boy James in the manor) meeting and dealing with a troubled boy called Dog whose abusive father Thomas bears a strong resemblance to the titular berserker X-Man. Dog's iconoclastic troublemaker behavior and [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/young_dog.png growing wild bad boy appearance]] seems to leave little doubt to the first time reader this is Wolverine as a boy. [[spoiler:'''Except '''Except he's not''', as the PlotTwist in Issue 2# shows James the LonelyRichKid is actually Wolverine! Popping his claws for the first time to slay Thomas after the latter killed his father John before doing the DeathWail.]]
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** The series then pulls a similar bait and switch with the identity of Wolverine's archenemy, Sabretooth.[[spoiler:''Twice''.''Twice''. After the aforementioned reveal, Dog grows up to have lighter hair and a larger build that makes him look kind of like Sabretooth, seemingly implying that he's the villain in question in his youth and that he torments Logan out of vengeance over Thomas' death. But that reveal never happens and instead Logan later in life meets a man named Creed who looks even more like Sabretooth, developing a rivalry with him. It seems that rivalry is building towards Creed becoming Sabretooth... and then Creed ''dies''. As the series closes, it seems we're not ever going to learn how the feud between Logan and Sabretooth started, until we switch perspectives to one ''Victor'' Creed as he learns that Logan just killed his little brother...]]
** The series then pulls a similar bait and switch with the identity of Wolverine's archenemy, Sabretooth.
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* IdenticalGrandson: James grows up to look exactly like his [[spoiler:biological]] father [[spoiler:Thomas Logan]]. This was used as a RedHerring, with readers initially being led to believe that [[spoiler:Thomas' other son Dog was the young Wolverine]].
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* IdenticalGrandson: James grows up to look exactly like his [[spoiler:biological]] biological father [[spoiler:Thomas Logan]]. Thomas Logan. This was used as a RedHerring, with readers initially being led to believe that [[spoiler:Thomas' Thomas' other son Dog was the young Wolverine]].Wolverine.
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* OhNoNotAgain: Played for drama. The first time James Howlett's claws come out, his mother's response is this, implying that [[spoiler:his brother John had claws, too]].
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* RivalTurnedEvil: Dog starts out as James Howlett's friend [[spoiler:and secret half-brother]], but eventually they drift apart, and Dog even kills James' puppy. James eventually runs away from home after an incident causes the death of his parents and Dog's father, and Dog tells the locals it was James' fault. Years later, Dog is told to track James down so that James' grandfather can make amends, but instead Dog tries to kill James for taking his name (Logan).
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* RivalTurnedEvil: Dog starts out as James Howlett's friend [[spoiler:and and secret half-brother]], half-brother, but eventually they drift apart, and Dog even kills James' puppy. James eventually runs away from home after an incident causes the death of his parents and Dog's father, and Dog tells the locals it was James' fault. Years later, Dog is told to track James down so that James' grandfather can make amends, but instead Dog tries to kill James for taking his name (Logan).
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** Did John, Jr claw his mother on purpose, or was it an accident? Likewise, the way he died is unknown.
** Whether John, Jr was the legitimate son of John, Sr or the illegitimate spawn of Thomas Logan isn't made clear.
* AnimalMotifs: Dogs for Dog, like his name.
* AteHisGun: Elizabeth shoots herself in the head after her husband is murdered and Wolverine's mutant abilities manifest.
* AxCrazy: Thomas, thanks to a HairTriggerTemper.
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Dog kills little James Howlett's puppy right in front of him out of jealousy.
** Did John, Jr claw his mother on purpose, or was it an accident? Likewise, the way he died is unknown.
** Whether John, Jr was the legitimate son of John, Sr or the illegitimate spawn of Thomas Logan isn't made clear.
* AnimalMotifs: Dogs for Dog, like his name.
* AteHisGun: Elizabeth shoots herself in the head after her husband is murdered and Wolverine's mutant abilities manifest.
* AxCrazy: Thomas, thanks to a HairTriggerTemper.
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* BrokenBird: Losing her firstborn son John after he developed mutant powers and injured her broke Elizabeth emotionally.
* CainAndAbel: Dog Logan is the Cain and his half-brother James Howlett is the Abel.
* CoveredWithScars: Elizabeth's back is covered in claw marks from her late firstborn son, John.
* DeathOfAChild: John, Jr died as a child after his mutant powers manifested.
* CainAndAbel: Dog Logan is the Cain and his half-brother James Howlett is the Abel.
* CoveredWithScars: Elizabeth's back is covered in claw marks from her late firstborn son, John.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Elizabeth's already fragile psyche shatters after Thomas Logan murders her husband and after witnessing her second son, James, develop mutant claws and stab Thomas to death, having already lost her first son after his claws came out. While James and his friend Rose escape the premises, Elizabeth shoots herself.
* EvilCounterpart: Dog, a son of Thomas Logan from the Howlett estate like James, demonstrates how his brother might have turned out if he had allowed his resentments and issues to consume him.
* EvilFormerFriend: Dog and James were close friends, now Dog wants to kill James.
* ExtremeDoormat: John, Sr to a degree. He gave Thomas Logan a chance, even though he was a nasty drunk who disrespected the family, beat his own son, and after that son tried assaulting their servant, Rose.
** To his wife too, since he put up with her affair.
* FreudianExcuse: Dog's a victim of abuse who went on to abuse others.
* EvilCounterpart: Dog, a son of Thomas Logan from the Howlett estate like James, demonstrates how his brother might have turned out if he had allowed his resentments and issues to consume him.
* EvilFormerFriend: Dog and James were close friends, now Dog wants to kill James.
* ExtremeDoormat: John, Sr to a degree. He gave Thomas Logan a chance, even though he was a nasty drunk who disrespected the family, beat his own son, and after that son tried assaulting their servant, Rose.
** To his wife too, since he put up with her affair.
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* HealingFactor: Seemingly averted, as John, Jr died sometime after developing claws.
* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: Dog's name really is Dog; his father [[AbusiveParents Thomas Logan]] gave him that name.
* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: Dog's name really is Dog; his father [[AbusiveParents Thomas Logan]] gave him that name.
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* IdenticalStranger: Dog bears an uncanny resemblance to Sabretooth.
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** Elizabeth cheated on her husband who's clearly a good man and passed off her son by her lover as his.
** Jerkass is probably the nicest possible description of Thomas.
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** Elizabeth cheated on her husband who's clearly a good man and passed off her son by her lover as his.
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* NiceGuy: John, Sr's a genuinely kind and patient man, in contrast to Thomas Logan as well as his own father.
* NoodleIncident: Whatever happened when John Jr's mutation manifested is unknown. All that is known is that Elizabeth ended up emotionally shattered, with claw marks all over her back, while John Jr. died shortly thereafter.
* NoodleIncident: Whatever happened when John Jr's mutation manifested is unknown. All that is known is that Elizabeth ended up emotionally shattered, with claw marks all over her back, while John Jr. died shortly thereafter.
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* RageBreakingPoint: After Dog Logan kills James' dog, John, Sr finally has enough and angrily banishes the Logan family from the premises.
* RedHerring: The series initially led the readers to believe that young Dog, Thomas Logan's son, was the boy who would grow up into Wolverine. Until the WhamShot at the end of second issue that reveals it's James Howlett instead. Then the story seemed to imply he might actually be Sabretooth instead (despite issues like him bearing scars vs Sabretooth's healing factor), but the writers just [[invoked]][[ShrugOfGod shrugged]] and it was ultimately ruled out.
* TheResenter:
** Thomas towards the Howletts.
** Dog towards his brother who has a better life than he does, particularly after he found out they were brothers.
* RedHerring: The series initially led the readers to believe that young Dog, Thomas Logan's son, was the boy who would grow up into Wolverine. Until the WhamShot at the end of second issue that reveals it's James Howlett instead. Then the story seemed to imply he might actually be Sabretooth instead (despite issues like him bearing scars vs Sabretooth's healing factor), but the writers just [[invoked]][[ShrugOfGod shrugged]] and it was ultimately ruled out.
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** Thomas towards the Howletts.
** Dog towards his brother who has a better life than he does, particularly after he found out they were brothers.
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* SuperPowerfulGenetics: Elizabeth herself wasn't a mutant, but both her sons are. Given that it's not known if John, Jr also was the product of her affair with Thomas Logan, not to mention the fact that neither Thomas, nor his other son Dog displayed any mutant abilities, it's implied that the mutant gene was passed down from her.
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* TraumaCongaLine: Elizabeth. First her oldest son grows claws, scars her and dies, then Thomas, her lover and the illegitimate father of her second son breaks in, murders her husband and attempts to kidnap her, after which said son ''also'' develops claws and stabs Thomas to death in a fit of rage.
* TwoFirstNames: Logan is a common given name.
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* WolverineClaws: Like his brother, John, Jr had the bone claws, the scars of which can be seen on their mother.
* YoureNotMyFather: In spite of being his biological father, James refuses to consider him his father, considering John Howlett to be his real dad and condemning Thomas for killing him.
* WolverineClaws: Like his brother, John, Jr had the bone claws, the scars of which can be seen on their mother.
* YoureNotMyFather: In spite of being his biological father, James refuses to consider him his father, considering John Howlett to be his real dad and condemning Thomas for killing him.
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* BaitAndSwitch: The series has a great example of this, especially in its intial run. The first two issues are centered around the narrator Rose (caretaker of the DelicateAndSickly rich boy James in the manor) meeting and dealing with a troubled boy called Dog who's abusive father Thomas bears a strong resemblance to the titular berserker X-Man. Dog's iconoclastic troublemaker behavior and [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/Z5QU5aJMAt1blVEbw2U-24KJWhHBBjf4jJmVU7p0oaFpoblNQPQCft5YrIlD1PEFLAzgdq16Fb3g=s1600?rhlupa=MjAwMTo4MDAzOjE2NDA6ZTEwMDoxMTgyOjMxN2Y6OGFhNzo0Yjdh&rnvuka=TW96aWxsYS81LjAgKFdpbmRvd3MgTlQgMTAuMDsgV2luNjQ7IHg2NCkgQXBwbGVXZWJLaXQvNTM3LjM2IChLSFRNTCwgbGlrZSBHZWNrbykgQ2hyb21lLzExMy4wLjAuMCBTYWZhcmkvNTM3LjM2 growing wild bad boy appearance]] seems to leave little doubt to the first time reader this is Wolverine as a boy. [[spoiler:'''Except he's not''', as the PlotTwist in Issue 2# shows James the LonelyRichKid is actually Wolverine! Popping his claws for the first time to slay Thomas after the latter killed his father John before doing the DeathWail.]]
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* BaitAndSwitch: The series has a great example of this, especially in its intial run. The first two issues are centered around the narrator Rose (caretaker of the DelicateAndSickly rich boy James in the manor) meeting and dealing with a troubled boy called Dog who's whose abusive father Thomas bears a strong resemblance to the titular berserker X-Man. Dog's iconoclastic troublemaker behavior and [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/Z5QU5aJMAt1blVEbw2U-24KJWhHBBjf4jJmVU7p0oaFpoblNQPQCft5YrIlD1PEFLAzgdq16Fb3g=s1600?rhlupa=MjAwMTo4MDAzOjE2NDA6ZTEwMDoxMTgyOjMxN2Y6OGFhNzo0Yjdh&rnvuka=TW96aWxsYS81LjAgKFdpbmRvd3MgTlQgMTAuMDsgV2luNjQ7IHg2NCkgQXBwbGVXZWJLaXQvNTM3LjM2IChLSFRNTCwgbGlrZSBHZWNrbykgQ2hyb21lLzExMy4wLjAuMCBTYWZhcmkvNTM3LjM2 [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/young_dog.png growing wild bad boy appearance]] seems to leave little doubt to the first time reader this is Wolverine as a boy. [[spoiler:'''Except he's not''', as the PlotTwist in Issue 2# shows James the LonelyRichKid is actually Wolverine! Popping his claws for the first time to slay Thomas after the latter killed his father John before doing the DeathWail.]]
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* HowDoIShootWeb?: HowDoIShotWeb: The first time his claws come out, young James has no idea how to control them and is stuck for several hours with bleeding, painful pieces of bone sticking out of his hands, something that also freaks out everybody around him.
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* HowDoIShootWeb?: The first time his claws come out, young James has no idea how to control them and is stuck for several hours with bleeding, painful pieces of bone sticking out of his hands, something that also freaks out everybody around him.
* IdenticalGrandson: James grows up to look exactly like his [[spoiler:biological]] father [[spoiler:Thomas Logan]]. This was used as a RedHerring, with readers initially being led to believe that [[spoiler:Thomas' other son Dog was the young Wolverine]].
* IdenticalGrandson: James grows up to look exactly like his [[spoiler:biological]] father [[spoiler:Thomas Logan]]. This was used as a RedHerring, with readers initially being led to believe that [[spoiler:Thomas' other son Dog was the young Wolverine]].
* SicklyChildGrewUpStrong: As a child, young James Howlett was incredibly sickly and had to spend large parts of his childhood bedridden, though this quickly went away as soon as his mutant abilities started manifesting.
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: James is a spitting image of his biological father, Thomas Logan. Further muddying the waters of Wolverine's heritage, Mr. Howlett looks quite similar to an older Logan, with wild muttonchops and bushy eyebrows.eyebrows.
* TameHisAnger: James tries to do this. It seems to work while and Rose work at a mine in British Colombia, with James finding peace and tranquility. That peace is interrupted when Dog kills Rose.
* ThatManIsDead: James gradually loses all memory of his life before going on the run, and angrily rejects his friend Rose's offers to tell him about his childhood and family, outright telling her that he's Logan, not James Howlett.
* TameHisAnger: James tries to do this. It seems to work while and Rose work at a mine in British Colombia, with James finding peace and tranquility. That peace is interrupted when Dog kills Rose.
* ThatManIsDead: James gradually loses all memory of his life before going on the run, and angrily rejects his friend Rose's offers to tell him about his childhood and family, outright telling her that he's Logan, not James Howlett.
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Growing up, James Howlett's best friend was the groundskeeper's son, Dog Logan, who was secretly his half-brother. However after everything that went down when they were teenagers, not to mention the fact that Dog hunted the now adult Logan down seeking revenge, which led to the accidental death of Wolverine's first love Rose, Dog Logan's hatred for Wolverine is very much reciprocated.
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* BeastMan: James increasingly preferred to hunt alongside a pack of wolves over spending time with other people as his powers developed and his memory worsened. After accidentally killing his First Love, Rose, the story ends with a naked Logan retreating into the wilderness with some wolves.
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** Elizabeth Howlett, Logan's mother, was for the most part neglectful (though she did spend time in an asylum after her first born son, John Howlett III's mutation occurred which led to her scarring) until the night when John Howlett was killed. Thomas Logan was killed by his [[spoiler:biological]] son James whose mutant powers recently emerged after witnessing the death of his [[spoiler:step]] father. Elizabeth's reaction was to call her distraught son an "animal" while hitting him across the face with Thomas' shotgun, making him and his caretaker Rose, flee the mansion. Afraid of history repeating itself and seeing her lover's body on the floor, she committed suicide.
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** Elizabeth Howlett, Logan's James's mother, was for the most part neglectful (though she did spend time in an asylum after her first born son, John Howlett III's mutation [[spoiler:mutation occurred which led to her scarring) scarring]]) until the night when John Howlett was killed. Thomas Logan was killed by his [[spoiler:biological]] son James whose mutant powers recently emerged after witnessing the death of his [[spoiler:step]] father. Elizabeth's reaction was to call her distraught son an "animal" while hitting him across the face with Thomas' shotgun, making him and his caretaker Rose, flee the mansion. Afraid of history repeating itself and seeing her lover's body on the floor, she committed suicide.
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** Mr. Howlett makes life for his son miserable, constantly berating him and telling him how ashamed he is of him. He's also convinced that John, Sr will wind up making young James weak.
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* HistoricalFiction: The series reveals Wolverine to have been born in the late 19th century.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Insufferable as he is, Mr. Howlett is right in that John has been far too lenient with Thomas Logan by allowing him to stay on the grounds after Logan proved himself a violent drunk who constantly disrespected John and savagely beat his own son who would eventually try to force himself upon a member of their household, only kicking the Logans out after Dog kills James' dog.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Insufferable as he is, Mr. Howlett is right in that John has been far too lenient with Thomas Logan by allowing him to stay on the grounds after Logan proved himself a violent drunk who constantly disrespected John and savagely beat his own son who would eventually try to force himself upon a member of their household, only kicking the Logans out after Dog kills James' dog.
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The first issue was released October 01, 2001.
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* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Rose, who is intended as a "proto-Jean Grey" in Wolverine's story, just as Dog is a "proto-Sabretooth".
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''Origin'', also known as ''Wolverine: The Origin'', is a 2001 limited comic book series by Creator/MarvelComics. The series is written by Bill Jemas, Paul Jenkins, and Joe Quesada with art by Andy Kubert and Richard Isanove.
The series tells the definite origin of Logan, also known as ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}.
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!!''Origin'' provides examples of:
* AbusiveParents
** Elizabeth Howlett, Logan's mother, was for the most part neglectful (though she did spend time in an asylum after her first born son, John Howlett III's mutation occurred which led to her scarring) until the night when John Howlett was killed. Thomas Logan was killed by his [[spoiler:biological]] son James whose mutant powers recently emerged after witnessing the death of his [[spoiler:step]] father. Elizabeth's reaction was to call her distraught son an "animal" while hitting him across the face with Thomas' shotgun, making him and his caretaker Rose, flee the mansion. Afraid of history repeating itself and seeing her lover's body on the floor, she committed suicide.
** Thomas Logan was absolutely horrible to his son [[spoiler:and Logan's half-brother]] Dog Logan, often yelling and hitting him as well as introducing him to drink at a young age and encouraging the boy's psychotic behaviour. [[spoiler:In Hell, he was actually ''proud'' of Logan's massive death count, and it's hinted that the Logan bloodline followed similar mental instability as Thomas did.]]
* BaitAndSwitch: The series has a great example of this, especially in its intial run. The first two issues are centered around the narrator Rose (caretaker of the DelicateAndSickly rich boy James in the manor) meeting and dealing with a troubled boy called Dog who's abusive father Thomas bears a strong resemblance to the titular berserker X-Man. Dog's iconoclastic troublemaker behavior and [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/Z5QU5aJMAt1blVEbw2U-24KJWhHBBjf4jJmVU7p0oaFpoblNQPQCft5YrIlD1PEFLAzgdq16Fb3g=s1600?rhlupa=MjAwMTo4MDAzOjE2NDA6ZTEwMDoxMTgyOjMxN2Y6OGFhNzo0Yjdh&rnvuka=TW96aWxsYS81LjAgKFdpbmRvd3MgTlQgMTAuMDsgV2luNjQ7IHg2NCkgQXBwbGVXZWJLaXQvNTM3LjM2IChLSFRNTCwgbGlrZSBHZWNrbykgQ2hyb21lLzExMy4wLjAuMCBTYWZhcmkvNTM3LjM2 growing wild bad boy appearance]] seems to leave little doubt to the first time reader this is Wolverine as a boy. [[spoiler:'''Except he's not''', as the PlotTwist in Issue 2# shows James the LonelyRichKid is actually Wolverine! Popping his claws for the first time to slay Thomas after the latter killed his father John before doing the DeathWail.]]
** The series then pulls a similar bait and switch with the identity of Wolverine's archenemy, Sabretooth. [[spoiler:''Twice''. After the aforementioned reveal, Dog grows up to have lighter hair and a larger build that makes him look kind of like Sabretooth, seemingly implying that he's the villain in question in his youth and that he torments Logan out of vengeance over Thomas' death. But that reveal never happens and instead Logan later in life meets a man named Creed who looks even more like Sabretooth, developing a rivalry with him. It seems that rivalry is building towards Creed becoming Sabretooth... and then Creed ''dies''. As the series closes, it seems we're not ever going to learn how the feud between Logan and Sabretooth started, until we switch perspectives to one ''Victor'' Creed as he learns that Logan just killed his little brother...]]
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: James permanently disfigured his brother Dog when he slapped him in the face... not knowing he'd just [[WolverineClaws gained some claws]] at the time.
* GenerationXerox: Writer Paul Jenkins intentionally invoked characters from Logan's future.
** Rose, the Irish redhead who Logan develops a crush on, is blatantly supposed to be this to [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Jean Grey]], and is even the catalyst for Logan liking Jean.
** Smitty, the guy in charge of a camp the two stay at, is a tough-but-fair no-nonsense leader who ''actually'' ends up with Rose, and while Logan doesn't like the guy, he respects him. Logan's relationship with Smitty mirrors his later relationship with [[Characters/MarvelComicsCyclops Cyclops]].
** And finally, Dog Logan, Logan's half-brother, is someone who nurses a deep, irrational grudge against Wolverine for an ungodly amount of time, and seeks him out for revenge and is larger than him, just like [[Characters/MarvelComicsSabretooth Sabretooth]]. This one was so spot-on that many readers thought Dog was supposed to ''be'' Sabretooth!
* OhNoNotAgain: Played for drama. The first time James Howlett's claws come out, his mother's response is this, implying that [[spoiler:his brother John had claws, too]].
* RivalTurnedEvil: Dog starts out as James Howlett's friend [[spoiler:and secret half-brother]], but eventually they drift apart, and Dog even kills James' puppy. James eventually runs away from home after an incident causes the death of his parents and Dog's father, and Dog tells the locals it was James' fault. Years later, Dog is told to track James down so that James' grandfather can make amends, but instead Dog tries to kill James for taking his name (Logan).
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: The main characters are James, Dog, and Rose.
* UnclePennybags: John Howlett is a millionaire who was genuinely a kind-hearted NiceGuy, and didn't see any reason to treat poor folk any less compassionately or differently than anyone else, a point of contention between him and his even richer {{Jerkass}} father. He gave Rose a dress on Christmas just like her mother would, and when he caught Dog Logan at the window, gave him the toy train intended for young James, who didn't notice as he was playing with his new puppy. Ironically, John's kindess and acts of charity to poor folk made Thomas Logan hate him even more.
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''Origin'', also known as ''Wolverine: The Origin'', is a 2001 limited comic book series by Creator/MarvelComics. The series is written by Bill Jemas, Paul Jenkins, and Joe Quesada with art by Andy Kubert and Richard Isanove.
The series tells the definite origin of Logan, also known as ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}.
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!!''Origin'' provides examples of:
* AbusiveParents
** Elizabeth Howlett, Logan's mother, was for the most part neglectful (though she did spend time in an asylum after her first born son, John Howlett III's mutation occurred which led to her scarring) until the night when John Howlett was killed. Thomas Logan was killed by his [[spoiler:biological]] son James whose mutant powers recently emerged after witnessing the death of his [[spoiler:step]] father. Elizabeth's reaction was to call her distraught son an "animal" while hitting him across the face with Thomas' shotgun, making him and his caretaker Rose, flee the mansion. Afraid of history repeating itself and seeing her lover's body on the floor, she committed suicide.
** Thomas Logan was absolutely horrible to his son [[spoiler:and Logan's half-brother]] Dog Logan, often yelling and hitting him as well as introducing him to drink at a young age and encouraging the boy's psychotic behaviour. [[spoiler:In Hell, he was actually ''proud'' of Logan's massive death count, and it's hinted that the Logan bloodline followed similar mental instability as Thomas did.]]
* BaitAndSwitch: The series has a great example of this, especially in its intial run. The first two issues are centered around the narrator Rose (caretaker of the DelicateAndSickly rich boy James in the manor) meeting and dealing with a troubled boy called Dog who's abusive father Thomas bears a strong resemblance to the titular berserker X-Man. Dog's iconoclastic troublemaker behavior and [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/Z5QU5aJMAt1blVEbw2U-24KJWhHBBjf4jJmVU7p0oaFpoblNQPQCft5YrIlD1PEFLAzgdq16Fb3g=s1600?rhlupa=MjAwMTo4MDAzOjE2NDA6ZTEwMDoxMTgyOjMxN2Y6OGFhNzo0Yjdh&rnvuka=TW96aWxsYS81LjAgKFdpbmRvd3MgTlQgMTAuMDsgV2luNjQ7IHg2NCkgQXBwbGVXZWJLaXQvNTM3LjM2IChLSFRNTCwgbGlrZSBHZWNrbykgQ2hyb21lLzExMy4wLjAuMCBTYWZhcmkvNTM3LjM2 growing wild bad boy appearance]] seems to leave little doubt to the first time reader this is Wolverine as a boy. [[spoiler:'''Except he's not''', as the PlotTwist in Issue 2# shows James the LonelyRichKid is actually Wolverine! Popping his claws for the first time to slay Thomas after the latter killed his father John before doing the DeathWail.]]
** The series then pulls a similar bait and switch with the identity of Wolverine's archenemy, Sabretooth. [[spoiler:''Twice''. After the aforementioned reveal, Dog grows up to have lighter hair and a larger build that makes him look kind of like Sabretooth, seemingly implying that he's the villain in question in his youth and that he torments Logan out of vengeance over Thomas' death. But that reveal never happens and instead Logan later in life meets a man named Creed who looks even more like Sabretooth, developing a rivalry with him. It seems that rivalry is building towards Creed becoming Sabretooth... and then Creed ''dies''. As the series closes, it seems we're not ever going to learn how the feud between Logan and Sabretooth started, until we switch perspectives to one ''Victor'' Creed as he learns that Logan just killed his little brother...]]
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: James permanently disfigured his brother Dog when he slapped him in the face... not knowing he'd just [[WolverineClaws gained some claws]] at the time.
* GenerationXerox: Writer Paul Jenkins intentionally invoked characters from Logan's future.
** Rose, the Irish redhead who Logan develops a crush on, is blatantly supposed to be this to [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Jean Grey]], and is even the catalyst for Logan liking Jean.
** Smitty, the guy in charge of a camp the two stay at, is a tough-but-fair no-nonsense leader who ''actually'' ends up with Rose, and while Logan doesn't like the guy, he respects him. Logan's relationship with Smitty mirrors his later relationship with [[Characters/MarvelComicsCyclops Cyclops]].
** And finally, Dog Logan, Logan's half-brother, is someone who nurses a deep, irrational grudge against Wolverine for an ungodly amount of time, and seeks him out for revenge and is larger than him, just like [[Characters/MarvelComicsSabretooth Sabretooth]]. This one was so spot-on that many readers thought Dog was supposed to ''be'' Sabretooth!
* OhNoNotAgain: Played for drama. The first time James Howlett's claws come out, his mother's response is this, implying that [[spoiler:his brother John had claws, too]].
* RivalTurnedEvil: Dog starts out as James Howlett's friend [[spoiler:and secret half-brother]], but eventually they drift apart, and Dog even kills James' puppy. James eventually runs away from home after an incident causes the death of his parents and Dog's father, and Dog tells the locals it was James' fault. Years later, Dog is told to track James down so that James' grandfather can make amends, but instead Dog tries to kill James for taking his name (Logan).
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: The main characters are James, Dog, and Rose.
* UnclePennybags: John Howlett is a millionaire who was genuinely a kind-hearted NiceGuy, and didn't see any reason to treat poor folk any less compassionately or differently than anyone else, a point of contention between him and his even richer {{Jerkass}} father. He gave Rose a dress on Christmas just like her mother would, and when he caught Dog Logan at the window, gave him the toy train intended for young James, who didn't notice as he was playing with his new puppy. Ironically, John's kindess and acts of charity to poor folk made Thomas Logan hate him even more.
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