Line #34 Main/WolverineWannabe


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:'''[[WolverineClaws Snikt]]!''' You were looking for us, bub? [[note]]Clockwise from top-left: [[ComicBook/{{Bloodstrike}} Deadlock]], [[Franchise/MortalKombat Baraka]], [[Series/TheBoys2019 Popclaw]], and [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents Baby Shredder]], with ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} himself in the center.[[/note]]]]
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4	'''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'''! One of the [[SeriesMascot flagship heroes]] of the ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'' and the definitive NinetiesAntiHero. His immense PopularityPower ended up [[TropeMaker laying the groundwork]] for many superhero tropes, with some works going further and basing [[FountainOfExpies whole characters off him]].
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6	Here are some of the common features of a Wolverine Wannabe:
7	* They possess WolverineClaws, AbsurdlySharpClaws, or some other variant of BladeBelowTheShoulder. If these are all absent than they are likely to use some form of bladed melee weapon.
8	* They possess a HealingFactor which may or may not reach FromASingleCell levels. Often makes them a victim of GoodThingYouCanHeal.
9	* In terms of morality, they tend to be an AntiHero, typically being GoodIsNotNice and embodying the NinetiesAntiHero. Though at times they can easily be an outright villain.
10	* They are savage, bestial, have [[SuperSenses enhanced senses]], and often have an AnimalMotif which is typically a wolf, a big cat, or similar creature.
11	* They are a participant in some form of SuperSoldier or LivingWeapon program, where they were given a degree of [[{{Cyborg}} artificial enhancement]]. Bonus points if it was bonding the target with [[MadeOfIndestructium Indestructium]].
12	* They likely display behavior reminiscent of TheBerserker or at the very least possess a BerserkMode.
13	* More blatant examples will even give them Wolverine's hairstyle of chops, sideburns, and/or Wolverine's mask with [[IrislessEyeMaskOfMystery irisless eyes]] and pointed ear-like appendages.
14	* Often part of a SuperTeam of {{mutants}}, [[RagTagBunchOfMisfits misfits]] or {{Single Power Superhero}}es.
15	* In addition, on said teams they may be [[BettyAndVeronica the "Veronica"]] in a LoveTriangle, especially with another [[TheCape more straight-laced hero]]. This dynamic may extend to the character acting as TheLancer and fighting with TheLeader for the attentions of TheHeart.
16	* Female versions sometimes may instead take traits from ComicBook/{{X 23}}, Wolverine's OppositeSexClone.
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18	See also SupermanSubstitute, BatmanParody, TheFantasticFaux, SpiderManSendUp, HulkMashUp, WonderWomanWannabe and CaptainPatriotic for other superhero expies. For actual wolverines, see WickedWeasel and BadOlBadger.
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21	!!Examples:
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26	* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademiaVigilantes'': Jube Namimaru is quite an obvious CaptainErsatz of Wolverine, not only physically resembling him with his chops but also possessing [[BladeBelowTheShoulder retractable wooden blades]] in his forearms. Bonus points for hanging out with a Cyclops {{expy}}.
27	* Zombieman from ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' is a fairly close Wolverine analog. He is an ArtificialZombie originating from the [[EvilutionaryBiologist House of Evolution]] where experimentation granted him an unbelievable HealingFactor that puts Wolvey's to shame and gives him near CompleteImmortality (though not quite to FromASingleCell). In fact, he gets subjected to GoodThingYouCanHeal more often than the X-Man himself, often defeating his enemies not by overpowering them but by ''outlasting'' them. When he becomes fixated on hunting something down, he's essentially an ImplacableMan. While he lacks WolverineClaws, he does favor machetes or an ax in combat.
28	* Believe it or not, the eponymous character of ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'' fits this trope like a glove. He's long-lived, difficult to kill, prone to berserker rages, and has SuperSenses including [[TheNoseKnows a strong sense of smell]]. In battle, he mostly uses a sword, and he also has razor-sharp claws. Inuyasha had a love interest that was killed by a hated archenemy, and he even has an antagonistic older brother, much like Wolverine's RivalTurnedEvil Dog Logan. Thankfully unlike Dog, Sesshoumaru more or less mellowed out.
29	** Inuyasha's daughter Moroha from ''Anime/YashahimePrincessHalfDemon'' is basically what X-23 would've been if Logan had her naturally and have almost none of the emotional baggage.
30	* Despite not looking like it at [[ChainsawGood first glance]], Denji from ''Manga/ChainsawMan'' fits several criteria. For one he features a [[AnimalMotif canine motif]] both in terms of behavior as well as his Devil Pochita whose contract and merging of Denji parallels Logan's adamantinum surgery. Said contract provides Denji not only with [[BladeBelowTheShoulder retractable Chainsaw arms]] but also an insane healing factor that makes him functionally unkillable as long as he drinks a single drop of blood. He also fights in a wild, savage style and is paired with a straight-laced rival (Aki) who like him pines for their red-headed boss Makima. Finally Denji shares Logan's [[CartwrightCurse rotten luck with women]] such as the aforementioned Makima [[spoiler: who turns out to be the [[BigBad Control Devil]]]] as well as Reze who [[spoiler: turns out the be the a Bomb-hybrid assassin]] and [[spoiler: dies ironically at Makima's hands]].
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34	* ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'': While he has some [[BatmanParody similarities to Batman]], Midnighter arguably has much more in common with Wolverine. He has enhanced strength, speed, agility, senses and a HealingFactor. He also wears [[ToughSpikesAndStuds spiked]] [[PowerFist gloves]], [[BloodKnight has an insatiable appetite for violence]] and is a black ops agent.
35	* The Franchise/MarvelUniverse is very fond of doing InUniverse Wolverine expies.
36	** ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}}, Wolverine's ArchEnemy and original EvilCounterpart is a very deliberate example. He represents what Wolverine could become if he lets his savage instincts consume him. Power-wise they are virtually identical, with the exception of Sabretooth's claws extending from his fingers rather than his wrists.
37	** ComicBook/{{X 23}}, who is Wolverine's OppositeSexClone, and eventually served as a LegacyCharacter to her father. She has more extreme versions of Wolverine's powers, possessing two blades from the wrists and one from each of her feet, while her HealingFactor operates even faster since it's not slowed by an adamantium skeleton. Her senses are implied to also be sharper
38	** ComicBook/{{Daken}}, Wolverine's son, who inherited many of his father's powers. He also has emotion-controlling pheromone powers, and his healing factor functions voluntarily rather than passively.
39	** Lady Deathstrike, who was probably the closest thing to Wolverine's DistaffCounterpart before the creation of X-23. She too underwent the procedure to fuse her skeleton with adamantium, while her variant of WolverineClaws has each of her entire fingers surgically replaced with adamantium blades.
40	** ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} to a degree, given that his HealingFactor powers were derived from Wolverine InUniverse due to both of them being part of the Weapon-X program, and while he doesn't have WolverineClaws he is fond of fighting with a pair of swords. The two are often paired as rivals or uneasy teammates depending on the story. One important contrast however is their personalities, with Deadpool's silly {{Cloudcuckoolander}} nature contrasting Wolverine's savage and aggressive personality.
41	** Jimmy Hudson is Wolverine's son in ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'', who was specifically created as a GenerationXerox to [[ComicBook/{{Ultimatum}} replace the dead Wolverine]] in the Ultimate franchise. The major distinctions between the two are Jimmy's blonde hair and comparatively less hair. Later, he also gained his own version of a symbiote similar to ComicBook/{{Venom}}.
42	** ComicBook/WeaponH has the abilities of not only various characters associated with Weapon X -- most prominently Wolverine -- but also gamma-radiated characters like the Hulk, thus making him an example of a HulkMashUp as well.
43	** Wolfsbane is a mutant with the power to shift into a werewolf form. However, she possesses a transitional state which is half-human half-wolf, whereby she possesses AbsurdlySharpClaws and bestial strength.
44	** Wildchild was written to be a literal [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute replacement for Wolverine]]. How savage he is [[DependingOnTheWriter actually varies]], but he spends a lot of time barely able to speak.
45	** Marrow is a less straight example, where instead of WolverineClaws she's able to grow bone protrusions out of anywhere from her body, which she can then break off and use as handheld blades. Though much like Wolverine, she possesses a HealingFactor that seals wounds made from breaking of her bones off.
46	** Fang of the S'hiar Imperial Guard, although since they're a team of Legion expies, he's actually an expy of Timberwolf, below. The similarity is {{lampshaded}} when Wolverine fights Fang, and claims his costume as a trophy. A simplified version of this became Wolvie's standard costume for a while.
47	* Franchise/TheDCU:
48	** ComicBook/{{Lobo}} was created as a parody of Wolverine being a NinetiesAntiHero with a ridiculous HealingFactor taken to FromASingleCell levels. The ''ComicBook/MarvelVersusDC'' {{Crossover}} event even pairs him and Wolverine against each other where... [[TheWorfEffect Wolverine somehow ends up winning]] [[note]] IN the real world it was a popularity contest to decide who won. In-universe Lobo was paid to throw the fight.[[/note]]
49	** Speaking of the crossover, Dark Claw was created from the Amalgam universe, as a combination of Franchise/{{Batman}} and Wolverine.
50	** Timberwolf of the ''Comicbook/LegionOfSuperheroes'' is quite possibly the UrExample who actually predates Wolverine, and may have been the one Wolverine ripped off. He bears a strong physical resemblance to Wolverine and having a near-identical powerset.
51	** Rosabelle Mendez/Pantha, a member of the Comicbook/TeenTitans, also counts. Gold and blue costume: check; feral behavior: check; pointy mask: check; had a mysterious past for a long time: check; underwent a shady scientific experiment: check; has sharp claws (in her case, fingernails): check; got an X-themed nickname from the shady lab: check (Wolverine was Weapon-X, Pantha was X-24).
52	** Creator/GrantMorrison's run on ''Comicbook/DoomPatrol'' had a one-shot titled ''Doom Force'', one giant parody of ''Comicbook/XForce'' and other NinetiesAntiHero comics, which featured the mysterious Scratch™, real name Morgan Morgan™, who had various Swiss-army knife tools strapped to his knuckles.
53	--->He may not be the best there is at what he does ... but, fortunately, nobody else does it!
54	** Tracer, a member of the Extremists of Angor (an alien planet that bore a striking resemblance to Marvel Earth) in ''Comicbook/JusticeLeagueInternational'', is a Sabretooth clone, with the claws, the animal senses (hence the name) and the love of violence. He wears a costume similar to Creed's, but open at the front to show his CarpetOfVirility. His post-52 counterpart on Earth 8 is introduced in ''Lord Havok and the Extremists'', which gives him a version of Wolverine's origin as a brainwashed victim of super soldier experiments.
55	** While Tracer is the more prominent character, a visit to Angor in ''Justice League Quarterly'' #3 features a brief appearance by an unnamed character in a version of Wolverine's costume with Mickey Mouse ears, and with much more curved claws. An unnamed figure with sideburns, a bandana mask and a green Wolverine costume has also appeared in ''Lord Havok and the Extremists'' and ''Flash Forward'' as one of Earth 8's "Zen Men".
56	** ''ComicBook/PowerCompany'' has Manhunter aka Kirk [=DePaul=], a clone of the original human Manhunter Paul Kirk. He has a healing factor, fights with a [[BladeBelowTheShoulder katar-like weapon]] and has a rather unpleasant personality.
57	* ComicBook/{{Bloodshot}} fits most of the criteria. Being a SuperSoldier who had {{Nanite}}s injected into his bloodstream that gives him enhanced physical abilities including a HealingFactor. Bonus points in that just like Wolverine he is given FakeMemories. One notable distinction between Wolverine is that Bloodshot uses guns for combat rather than blades.
58	* ''ComicBook/{{Bloodstrike}}'': Deadlock was one of the most shameless Wolverine knock-offs ''ever'', with his original costume being essentially Wolvie's classic costume but with a different color scheme, clawed fingers instead of the claws on the back of the hand, and just enough other cosmetic changes to avoid lawsuits.
59	* ''ComicBook/TheBoys'':
60	** Popclaw appears to be a {{Gender Flip}}ped version of Wolverine or rather X-23, which is even more prominent in the [[Series/TheBoys2019 TV series]]. She possesses a single retractable claw on each arm.
61	** Groundhawk. He was deliberately designed to serve as an {{expy}} of Wolverine, complete with looking very similar to him (while also wearing a mask similar to the one worn by Hawkman), but having literal hammers for hands in lieu of the famous claws. And, naturally, as a result of how Wolverine is Garth Ennis's absolute least favorite superhero of all time, Groundhawk is a blithering moron.
62	* ''ComicBook/{{Cyberforce}}'': Ripclaw was intended as the Wolverine figure given the whole team is an ComicBook/XMen parody. Ripclaws possesses the fingered versions of WolverineClaws, HealingFactor, animalistic physiology, and was subjected to cybernetic enhancements.
63	* Bigby Wolf from ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}'' checks a lot of the boxes on top of an uncanny physical resemblance. He’s an animalistic Really700YearsOld [[SmokingIsCool cigar chomping]], hard-boiled, hairy JerkWithAHeartOfGold with claws and a dark past whom is in love with an intelligent leader woman (who is beautiful and well-groomed compared to him) and can go on quite the [[TheBerserker berserker]] rage when pissed off. Like Wolverine, Bigby has a ridiculous HealingFactor, SuperSenses and is borderline immortal.
64	* The protagonist of ''ComicBook/{{Faust}}'' is strongly based on Wolverine in design, with WolverineClaws, a [[TheBerserker Berserker]] personality, stocky build, and even a similar face mask.
65	* ''ComicBook/{{Finder}}'': Jaeger Ayres, the protagonist of many of the individual story arcs, is an example. He doesn't have any claws, but he is a short, hairy, macho wanderer with a HealingFactor and occasional fits of berserk violence (because he has to get seriously injured every so often, or his HealingFactor goes haywire with nothing to do and gives him auto-immune diseases) and a tendency to befriend young women in a non-predatory way. It's also hinted that he and his father may have been augmented by some kind of black-ops operation.
66	* The original ''ComicBook/MenInBlack'' comic featured "Agent X" a rogue MIB agent turned vigilante, calling himself "Wolf". He doesn't seem to have any superpowers, but seems able to control a wolf he keeps as a sidekick, and has a appearance and costume clearly based on Wolverine's, including the mask and distinctive hairstyle.
67	* ''ComicBook/{{WildCATS\|WildStorm}}'':
68	** Warblade, a HalfHumanHybrid of human and [[HumanAliens Kherubin]] who has the ability of [[ShapeshifterWeapon growing metal claws from his hands at will]], making him more as a GenderBender version of Marvel's Lady Deathstrike. Warblade also is one of the more savage members of the team when fighting, also having previous knowledge of martial arts before the discovery of his powers.
69	** [[Characters/WildCATSGrifter Grifter]] is another rip-off but without the claws, apart from that has many of the traits of Logan: he was a former military in ComicBook/Team7 and part of the unwilling experiment of radiation to becoming a HumanWeapon. Like most of his partners of the Team 7, he rebelled against their bosses and deserted to get a career as a superhero by his own, joining to the [=WildCATS=]. He has an advanced HealingFactor, in one time he was [[BettyAndVeronica the "Betty"]] in the LoveTriangle between the amazon Zealot and TheHero Spartan, and has the WolverinePublicity for the Creator/{{Wildstorm}} publisher.
70	* ''ComicBook/YoungbloodImageComics'': Bartholomew J. Troll is one of the most obvious and blatant Wolverine expies, being a short, hairy man with wild spiky hair with animalistic agility and combat skills. In personality, however, he's a ComicRelief character and much more of a... well... {{troll}}, as opposed to Wolverine's somber attitude.
71	* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
72	** One of the alternate Sonics in Issue #19 of''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' is dressed like Wolverine and has the claws.
73	** In the SoftReboot of the Archie Sonic, Sally's Ring-blades made her a Furry version of Wolverine.
74	** In ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' there is a parody of the X-Men called The Zed Monkeys, one of the members is a chimp version of Wolverine called Chimpoline, that has corks on his claws.
75	* There's an in-universe ''ComicBook/XMen'' parody sometimes mentioned in ''ComicBook/TheSimpsons'' called ''The Z-Men'' that has a hero called Weaselrine.
76	* ComicBook/{{Vampirella}}'s friend and ally Pantha (not to be confused with the Pantha of ''Teen Titans'') was reimagined as this in the 90s. Now she [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld was a priestess from Ancient Egypt]] who was trying to [[TheAtoner atone]] for a brutal massacre she'd committed which claimed the life of her son among others. She had long sharp claws, was an AnimalThemedSuperbeing with the ability to shapeshift into a black panther and had a feral, aggressive personality.
77	* In the first issue of IDW's ''Samurai Jack'' comic, Jack's quest for a path to the past leads him into a gladiatorial arena. One of his opponents is a diminutive warrior named Headclaw, who has a familiar looking mask and three claws sticking straight up out of his head. His first move is an attempt to jump headfirst into Jack, boasting he's the best there is.
78	* ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'':
79	** Raphael in almost every adaptation fits this trope as well. Easily angered, butts heads with his brother Leonardo and even his choice of weapons are an analog to Wolverine's claws.
80	** In the ''Creator/ImageComics'' continuation of the [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage original comics]] had Go-Komodo experimenting on a mutant called Weasel, who's clearly based on Wolverine and has claws and a HealingFactor.
81	* In the 90's, Creator/MalibuComics tried to get in on the action, but rather than simply making up their own hero, they went to the trouble of acquiring the Golden Age hero The Ferret (who'd been a poorly-disguised ComicBook/{{Batman}} expy) and completely redesigning him into something that resembled a younger, skinnier version of Wolverine's nemesis Sabretooth.
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85	* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
86	** Lady Deathstrike in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', like her comic counterpart is built up as a female Wolverine for Logan to fight. Stryker explicitly lampshades as such by telling Logan he is ''not'' one of a kind.
87	** ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'': Weapon XI takes more after Wolverine than his namesake of Deadpool, having a HealingFactor, [[BladeBelowTheShoulder retractable swords in his forearms]], and serves as an obedient LivingWeapon.
88	** ''Film/{{Logan}}'':
89	*** X-24, a clone of Wolverine perfected as a LivingWeapon without any traces of humanity. [[spoiler:He ultimately is the one who kills Wolverine himself.]]
90	*** Like her [[ComicBook/{{X 23}} comics incarnation]], Laura possesses all of Logan's powers: Including his healing factor, claws, (though in a different arrangement) and (implied) enhanced senses and strength. ''Un''like her comics counterpart, she may be even ''more'' feral than Logan himself, as she responds violently to even ''perceived'' threats, including a hapless store clerk who simply tried to keep her from shoplifting food.
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94	* ''Literature/WildCards'': Carnifex has many similarities to Logan, including possessing an healing factor, being a tough guy anti-hero that loves danger and mayhem, and working for a government agency. The writers lampshade this in a flashback story that shows one of his first missions, by the end of which he is about to receive a proper superhero name, and the first choice is "Wolverine", before another hero suggests Carnifex. He does lack WolverineClaws, though, and unlike Logan he stays a government agent for most of his career.
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98	* ''Series/{{The Boys\|2019}}'':
99	** The Female possesses a HealingFactor and had a DarkAndTroubledPast involving being experimented on to give her powers and become a LivingWeapon. She pretty much has everything but the WolverineClaws.
100	** Popclaw, just like her comics version possesses a single retractable claw in her forearms.
101	* ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'': Dillon is the brooding bad boy of TheTeam, having metallic implants, a wolf motif, and frequently butting heads with TheLeader, Scott.
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105	* In ''TabletopGame/FreedomCity: Atlas of Earth-Prime'', Canada is home to the Devil's Own, who was possibly born Andrew [=McBain=] in the 16th century, but who has spent so long having his memories messed with by the demon-sponsored Canadian super-soldier program Project Inferno as they repeatedly kidnapped and experimented on him that he no longer recalls this, instead going by the single name Ellis. Unusually for the trope, he has PlayingWithFire powers (specifically hellfire), although in practice this manifests as a healing factor that "burns away" injuries, and the ability to superheat his fingertips for a claw-like attack. He's also prone to demonic rages in which he's even been known to attack his allies.
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109	* From ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'', we have Salvador. Short, angry, and the ability to shrug off most damage while under his [[UnstoppableRage Gunzerker]] phase and [[GunsAkimbo duel-wielding guns]] while in under said state.
110	* ''VideoGame/{{Divekick}}'' has Redacted, who's a giant skunk bear that's a parody of Wolverine as he shows up in the ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' games.
111	* ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'':
112	** Slash Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan7''. Has the claws and the look, and his stage is jungle-themed.
113	** Pluto from ''VideoGame/MegaManV'', who served as the basis for Slash Man in-universe and [[{{Expy}} out]]. Has a [[CatGirl more feline look]] and shorter claws compared to his successor, but otherwise checks off most of the same boxes. Though designed for jungle combat, [[FurAndLoathing Pluto's appearance]] seems geared more towards cold environments ([[{{Irony}} despite his dislike of the cold]]) while his stage is industrial in nature, talking place within [[AbandonedMine a mine]].
114	* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'': Raiden is an anti-heroic LivingWeapon given cybernetic enhancements and uses an AbsurdlySharpBlade capable of cutting through anything. Like Wolverine, he also possesses LaserGuidedAmnesia and an innate BerserkMode mindset that makes him even more dangerous. ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' even chose to pit him and Wolverine against each other.
115	* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'': Baraka is a savage warrior with [[BladeBelowTheShoulder retractable blades]] housed in his forearms, has an acute sense of smell, and a HealingFactor that allows him to survive otherwise fatal injuries. WordOfGod was his arm blades were meant to be longer, but due to concerns this would create an unfair reach advantage, they ended up being shortened to more Wolverine-style claws. VideoGame/MortalKombat11 further highlights the comparisons by having one of Wolverine's most prominent voice actors Steve Blum.
116	* Homura from ''VideoGame/SenranKagura'' is the leader of a [[FiveManBand crack team]] of elite shinobi from [[AcademyOfEvil Hebijo Academy]]. Hot-headed and tough, she is a BloodKnight who only feels truly alive on the battlefield, and she wields six swords ''[[ImprobableUseOfAWeapon between her fingers]]'' in a manner very similar to WolverineClaws. In the first game, Homura transforms into [[SuperMode Crimson Homura]] and serves as the PreFinalBoss, but in later games [[spoiler:she and her teammates abandon their posts at Hebijo and become the more [[AntiHero anti-heroic]] "[[RagtagBunchOfMisfits Crimson Squad]]".]] While not involved in a LoveTriangle per se, she also gets heavy ShipTease with [[TheHero Asuka]].
117	* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Knuckles the Echidna is a hot-tempered fighter with spikes on his fist. He tends to approach problems with brute force and has a FriendlyRivalry with a blue-colored hero.
118	* Kevin from ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana''. He's the HalfHumanHybrid son of the Beast King and a human woman, and his father, a believer in MightMakesRight, doled out a lot of ToughLove when raising him in order to turn him into a worthy heir. As a result of his beastman lineage, Kevin has an affinity for wolves; he can [[SuperMode shapeshift into a werewolf at nighttime]], and his best friend Karl is a hand-reared wolf cub orphan. He fights [[BareFistedMonk with his bare hands]] and can equip magic gloves and {{Power Fist}}s to increase his attack power, some of which have bestial claws incorporated into their design. Also, his hair is a large shaggy mane reminiscent of Wolverine's haircut.
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122	* ''WebAnimation/ToonSandwich'''s parody of the ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' trailer featured "Knife-Knuckle Man" as a stand-in for Wolverine since he was "a lot cheaper than Creator/HughJackman". He promptly gets gunned down by guards soon after, revealing he does not possess the same HealingFactor.
123	* ''WebAnimation/{{SLVR}}'' has Lycan Arcadia, a [[LittleBitBeastly wolf Faunus]] with WolverineClaws and a BloodKnight attitude. "Lycan" even sounds like "Logan".
124	* Parodied in the Easter special of ''College University''. After listening to the Easter Bunny's backstory of being an escaped lab experiment victim, Parks immediately thinks the Easter Bunny is Wolverine, much to the bunny's irritation. Though it turns out the Easter Bunny ''does'' have adamantium claws.
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128	* ''Franchise/Ben10'': Rath is a tiger-like alien from a species called the Appoplexians, a ProudWarriorRace of {{Blood Knight}}s, who possesses a single retractable {{Wolverine Claw\|s}}, are aggressive, and love trash talking.
129	* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': The episode "[[ChristmasEpisode Operation: N.A.U.G.H.T.Y.]]" features a team of elves based on the X-Men, including a gruff, ill-tempered elf with candy-cane hand blades called Wintergreen.
130	* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': The episode "The Big Superhero Wish" has everyone gaining SuperPowersForADay. Vicky's supervillain alter ego is called The Baby Shredder who is a Wolverine homage complete with WolverineClaws and his hairstyle.
131	* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'', the hero turns into a Wolverine parody he calls "Toolverine".
132	* ''WesternAnimation/SheZow'': One of Maz's OncePerEpisode sidekick disguises is Shaverine, a direct parody and ShoutOut to Wolverine.
133	* Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/WildKratts'', where it's the actual wild creature of the same name that Chris and Martin are interested in modeling themselves after. They're no less interested in having claws and physical strength than some other examples of this trope, though.
134	* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries'' has Momakase become one after purchasing upgrades from [[spoiler:Liv Amara's clone]]. Rather than just wielding absurdly sharp blades, she sprouts them from her knuckles. The transformation also gives her animalistic eyes and even Logan's hairstyle.
135	* The psychotic duo in ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', Hyena and Jackal. The twin are from Canada, fight with claws, possess wild hair, and have a penchant for murder.
136	* In ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', Cartman's superhero persona is "The Coon", a raccoon-themed hero with metal claws that he uses to scratch anyone who displeases him.
137	* The ''WesternAnimation/RandomCartoons'' short "Hero Heights" features a minor character based on Wolverine named Razorclaw.
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