Wolverine is a mutant with a number of both natural and artificial improvements to his physiology. His primary mutant power is an accelerated healing process, typically referred to as his mutant healing factor, that regenerates damaged or destroyed tissues of his body far beyond the capabilities of an ordinary human. This power facilitated the artificial improvements he was subjected to under the Weapon X program (in later comics called the Weapon Plus program), in which his skeleton was reinforced with the virtually indestructible metal adamantium.
Depictions of the speed and extent of injury to which Wolverine can heal vary. Originally, this was portrayed as accelerated healing of minor wounds,[31] but writers have steadily increased this ability over the years. After several years, Wolverine's healing factor was depicted as healing severe wounds within a matter of days or hours.[32][33] Other writers went on to increase Wolverine's healing factor to the point that it could fully regenerate nearly any damaged or destroyed bodily tissues within seconds.[34][35][36] Among the more extreme depictions of Wolverine's healing factor include fully healing after being caught near the center of an atomic explosion[37] and the total regeneration of his soft body tissue, within a matter of minutes, after having it incinerated from his skeleton.[38] It has been stated in the Xavier Protocols, a series of profiles created by Xavier that lists the strengths and weaknesses of the X-Men, that Wolverine's healing factor is increased to "incredible levels" and theorizes that the only way to stop him is to decapitate him and remove his head from the vicinity of his body.[39] It's possible for the efficiency of his healing powers to be suppressed. For example, if an object composed of carbonadium is inserted and remains lodged within his body, his healing powers are slowed dramatically though they are not fully suppressed.[40] His healing factor can also be greatly suppressed by the Muramasa blade, a katana of mystic origins that can inflict wounds that nullify superhuman healing factors.[41] His healing factor also dramatically slows his aging process, allowing him to live beyond the normal lifespan of a human. Despite being born in the late 19th century,[42] he has the appearance and vitality of a man in his physical prime. It is unknown exactly how greatly his healing factor extends his life expectancy. Though he now has all of his memories, his healing abilities can provide increased recovery from psychological trauma by suppressing memories in which he experiences profound distress.[43] In addition to accelerated healing of physical traumas, Wolverine's healing factor makes him extraordinarily resistant to diseases, drugs, and toxins. However, he can still suffer the immediate effects of such substances in massive quantities; he has been shown to become intoxicated after significant dosages of alcoholic beverages,[44] and has been incapacitated on several occasions with large amounts of powerful drugs and poisons.[45]
Although his body heals, the healing factor does not suppress the pain he endures while injured.[46] He does not enjoy being hurt and sometimes has to work himself up for situations where extreme pain is certain.[47][48] Wolverine, on occasion, has deliberately injured himself or allowed himself to be injured for varying reasons, including freeing himself from capture,[49] intimidation,[50] strategy,[51] or simply indulging his feral nature.[52][53][54]
Im liking his new comics in that he has a now has a permenant girlfriend who is not a mutant but instead just a journalist (vulnerable and a potential target for people trying to get at him), and although his body is strong he can be kidnapped 'spiritually', both things hopefully making him extremely vulnerable again
If you look at the age of Apocolypse comics of weapon X his arm is missing. So that would mean it DIDNT regenerate. But I think the Hulk and Shogun came close to killing him once.
if you saw the next film you will see that adamantium can cut other adimantium, in the fight wear mystique turnes into wolverine she attaces min and ce cuts her claws with his own, and yes he can regenerate his brain tissue aswell but now what he contains its why he doesnt remember who he was, you find out in the next film aswell x men origine: wolverine
Yes, i'm pretty sure your right, thats why his hand had that metal over it to keep the hand from growing back, and you are right again that he still had his claws on that missing hand.
Recently Bullseye confirmed that Antarctic Vibranium can cut through and/or liquify adamantium-bonded bones. Since Wolverine's bones are now adamantium beta, meaning they are permanently bonded and self regenerating, would wolverine be able to survive exposure to the vibranium if it liquified his bones and made them unable to reform?
Also, here's another kill idea I used for Apocalypse on the versus forum but theoretically Magneto could use on anyone. He controls the entire EM spectrum, right? Why couldn't he just reverse the electric charges of the protons and electrons in every other atom in Wolverine's body, thus converting half his mass to antimatter and causing him to annihilate? I don't think Wolverine could heal from being reduced to gamma rays, neutrinos, and quarks.
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If you go on history he can't drown or starve though there was the one time he was trapped under an avalanche and chose to survive by eating strips of flesh from his arm.
The strength of Wolvies healing changes from time to time depending on the writers. What generally is agreed upon is it is cell regeneration. You just gotta stop the cells from working. Not counting and magic or super power you can kill wolverine with acid or fire or even salty hot water like they use to decompose bodies as an alternative to cremation. Even if he is at his best where he can regenerate from a single cell he'd die if you just burn/destroy every cell. Metal bones make it a lil more time consuming but it could be done by anyone able to tie him up flamethrower then dump the rest in the acid.
wolverine cannot regrow limbs e.g. wolverine alt timeline age of apocalypse. He has an incredibly fast healing factor, not regenerative as to regrowth of limbs. Silver surfer could hurl him into the sun he would die. Prof x could reduce him to a vegetative state he might as well be dead.
issues 230 wolverines healing factor in the past were highly taxed, get too close to leach, and let ol cyclops hit ya full blast wolvie dies.
snap his neck not possible adamantium laced bones prevent that possibility by even the green hulk.
Wolverine is nasty but there are nastier out there, Doc strange who could theoretically neutralize the healing factor, or even the scarlet witch. Magick in Limbo.
There are many who would give ol wolverine a run for his money, I think even longshot or domino could fight him to a draw.
Wolverine charges cloak he opens up and suddenly he isn't in west chester anymore uh oh toto.
I think the problem with wolverine is he is too overly used and there seems now to be a push back from fans.
What boggles my mind is that if his bones are completely laced with adamantium then how come he can create blood cells? Because those are created in the bone marrow.
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