Originally posted by scotsmn
He's not too slow, not too weak, and one dimensional is all that is needed for this fight. He's not fighting Thor.Durability for the win.
Wolverine can take normal grenades. Not Slade's grenades. (hehe, rhymes) They KO Superboy and Wondergirl. Superboy and Wondergirl SUPERBOY and WONDERGIRL Making sure you get it... Is Wolverine anywhere near as durable as Either of those 2? Is Elektra anywhere near as fast as Slade? Does Mr. X predict moves by body movement? That's a big NO to all.
Slade predicts moves by motion and body positioning, not mind reading. Mr. X works by mind reading. Therefore, when Wolvie freaks out, there's not enough coherent thought to really predict what he's going to do. However, there is PLENTY of movement.
Even if Slade doesn't kill Wolverine with grenades, he's damn fast. He regularly keeps up with Impulse, and DID stab Flash, even if it was a bit PISish. He's at least Spiderman's equal, if not better, in combat speed.
Intelligence doesn't matter in a fight? 🤨 That's half of what fighting is. Why is Wolverine accused of "not using his skills"? Not because he doesn't have them, but becasue he uses them like a complete idiot sometimes. Slade is a freaking computer. He analyzes everything, ad predicts moves and uses the environment to his advantage and whatnot. He pulls a Batgirl better than Batgirl does.
STRENGTH doesn't matter in a fight? 🤨 (yeah, you get another one) Tell that to the freaking Hulk.
Explain how Wolverine will be in a position to cut off Slade's head or legs. Slade's much faster, much stronger (kick the b!tch away!), and just as skilled. He's also packing uber-metal weapons, and a hell of a lot of powerful ranged weaponry. Guns don't make you a worse fighter... Look at the freaking Punisher. Hell, Ironman technically uses guns. So does Thanos. They just use big freaking guns, as opposed to crappy realistic stuff that Wolverine wades through.
I'm pretty sure Dark Crawler had a list of the effects of Wolverine comics on the actual Spiderman vs. Firelord thread... It's like alcohol, but better!