X-23

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X-23

I took a peak recently on the 30th anniversary edition magazine dedicated to Wolverine and it brought up a character named X-23, who is supposedly a female clone of Wolverine created by Hydra and has her own set of adamantium claws.

She originated through the X-men Evolution cartoon (based on a couple sites I visited), but is a darker character in the comics created thereafter. Unfortunately, I know little about this character and I don't know when she came about. Any insight would be helpful.

* Sex: female
* Age: approximately 14 years old
* Place of Birth: Hydra laboratory (location unknown)
* Hair: dark brown
* Eyes: dark green
* Family: none
* Mutation: heightened senses, healing factor, two bone claws in each hand, one bone claw in each foot

X23 was born within the walls of an organization known as Hydra. Based on data Hydra had stolen from project Weapon X, Dr. Deborah Risman was attempting to create "the perfect weapon" but failed twenty-two times. Using Wolverine's DNA, she succeeded on her twenty-third try. Minus a few genetic variations, X23 is Wolverine's clone and is probably the closest thing he has to a living relative.

At the age of twelve years, X23 was put through the Weapon X process, although only her bone claws were laced with adamantium. Hydra's efforts to breed out emotion failed. What the organization had intended to be an unstoppable soldier lacking free will, had turned into a violently rebellious teenage girl cursed with uncontrollable anger. At some point during her life, X23 had become convinced that Wolverine was not only aware of her existence but somehow responsible for her ghastly upbringing. In an effort to get revenge, she infiltrated Xavier's Institute and attacked Wolverine. Luckily, he managed to talk some sense into her. The two formed sort of a truce afterward.

I thank you for the information. I'm surmising this is the bios for the X-Men Evolution version as I've heard about the comic version implying she was prostituting and the specified age would make it very... Disturbing otherwise.

Proph: that's an amazing pic!!

Originally posted by Paola
Proph: that's an amazing pic!!

Thanks

Originally posted by radioboy121
I thank you for the information. I'm surmising this is the bios for the X-Men Evolution version

Yes

X-23 is the name of the bus I get every morning

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is it me or are marvel just recycling their characters?

does she even get given a name?

It's rather insensitive of the x-men to keep referring to her as x-23. THey dont refer to logan as weapon x.

I mean, if a child was born in a concentration camp and was orphenned before they could be named, people later in its life wouldn't refer to it by the number designation it was given by the camp. They would give it a name.

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i actually see what u mean...

we should give her a new name instead of calling her by her slave name.

probably...

what is it going to be?

somebody must know...

Originally posted by eleveninches
we should give her a new name instead of calling her by her slave name.

In "The End" series, X is referred to as Laurie... 😉

Laurie it is then.

-AC

according to evo, she was a clone of logan
and since she was never a part of xmen they didn't give her a name

Of course, that is only a possible future... rolleyes1