MuffinmanMike
Senior Member
Originally posted by samishe
I'm not going to argue that Wolverine defeated Spider-man in comix because it was a canon, but it happened not because Logan is better but because sometimes Spider-man just acts stupid(ignores his ss and doesn't use his speed at full potential). I'll say that the only way for Wolvie too win is if Spidey acts not carefully.
That's the thing. Spideys not a brutal guy. He CAN be brutal. He's incredibly strong. Definetly not one of the strongest ever, but he has this on Wolverine.
strength is made near worthless by wolverine's durability..
His heart is still anchored to flesh. A hard enough hit can rattle it and cause serious pain.
Same with the brain. It's not stuck in place. A hard enough punch could jar it.
Speed is in spiderman's favor by a small amount.. by an amount so small that it doesn't make a huge impact on the fight.
A) wolverine's speed as made spiderman think they were on equal footing
B) while spiderman reduces in max speed due to fatigue wolverine mantains.
Speed is not what is important. REFLEXES is the factor he meant by speed.
Of course running speed is more favorable for Wolverine so we'll use that, right?
Spidey is 15x as quick to react as the average human, before his spider-sense. Wolverines training could not have given him reflexes even CLOSE to rivaling Spideys. It's humanly IMPOSSIBLE. Logans powers don't include superhuman reaction time. Therefore, he cannot ever GET superhuman reaction time without further mutation.
Now what about other stats?
like experience, damage soak (not durability, but the ability to take the damage and keep fighting), stamina, etc etc.. we've been over this again and again and again.. and it simply isn't as simple as you're trying to make it appear to be...
Yes. It is. Spidey is superhumanely strong. Wolverines heart, lungs, brain, and other vital organs are NOT anchored by adamantium. They are more durable, but there's nothing stating that a repeated kick or punch to the head and chest won't eventually knock Logan out.
Hell, a punch to the throat will put him out. And all Spidey needs to do is web him up.
Sure Wolverine can take more damage, but Spidey doesn't take the damage because he can jump circles around Wolverine.
so no he can't just stand there and HOPE to deflect everything wolverine's got.. if he doesn't that he's gonna get punched in the face... this time however the claws will be out...
No. Goddamnit NO.
Unless each and every one of those was a fight that BOTH were aware of, BOTH were going into of their own free will, BOTH knew the consequences, and BOTH accepted all rules, limits, etc. these fights cannot and should not be used to determine a "clear winner".
For example, Pete throwing Logan out of a window is NOT considered as part of the reasons Spidey wins because Logan didn't even get a chance to fight back he didn't want to fight.
so what if he's caught bullets out of mid air.. wolverine's freakin cut them in half!
I forget. Which one of them has adamantium claws? Oh right Wolverine. Not Spidey.
Now, remind me again wether it's easier to cut a bullet or to catch it? Considering one slices through it and does nothing to stop it while the other requires stopping the bullet in mid flight and negating all of its' momentum? Oh right the former is much easier. Less risk involved, too.
Also the ball kick: Look up. Was Spidey trying to stop him from fighting, or actively fighting to knock him out?
It took spiderman using both webshooters to do that to daredevil and daredevil was still givin him trouble one handed... wolverine can actually cut himself free with the other arm.. but before we get into some HUGE hypothetical situation (cause I've been here before and I'm almost entirely certain that's were this is going) i'll just say this.. spiderman successfully pulling this feat off is a slim chance.. it's has slim as him KOing logan with brute strength... can it happen? yes... is it garuanteed? no... is it likely? probably not... (wolverine doesn't usually fight with his elbows to his sides.)
Daredevils more agile than Wolverine for one.
For two, Spideys a lot more skilled with his webbing.
Three, all he needs to do is web his arms in such a way that he can't reach the other one and web them to his body. Then Wolverine is screwed for the next 2 hours.
Also if there are any walls, Wolverine automatically loses. What's he gonna do, jump at the guy who makes a living humilating guys much stronger, smarter, skillfull, quicker, and agile than Wolverin?
And finally, Spideys reflexes and spider-sense allow him to dodge machinegun fire. Wolverines senses and reflexes allow him to go "HEY SOMEONE FIRED A GUN", maybe get away in time. But mostly just tell where they fired the gun from, etc.
Spideys is a much better defensive tool. Wolverines is a great tracking tool.