Teehee! This stuff is getting comical.
Let's all agree on what reality is: The only reason for people pushing for the stips of the arc so hard is because of Colossus.
Wolveriners want to protect the idea he can cut big C.
Collosers want to protect the idea that Wolverine can't.
In the end none of it matters too much because Marvel left it largely ambiguous, and probably on purpose (as someone pointed out when the previous issue hit shelves @ Wolverine "skranging" off Collosus' skin with his first strike and then letting blood with each other. It's like they skim through places like KMC and leave it up to debate to keep the interest so that we bite the next time they put these two at odds... like we did last month).
I will say this:
Mystiques comment IS geared to ensure that Wolverine was physically amped. It's a classic "if it wasn't important, why did they bring it up?" moment.
HOWEVER:
To what degree is a mystery.
Bottem line is that I can accept that he was amped, what I can't accept is that he produced feats in that arc that were clearly the display of said ampage.
Seriously what did he do that was an immense display of strength?
-Cutting Collosus? Well considering the jury's still out on that one, nu-uh.
-Dropping through multiple floors of the X-mansion? It's hard to legitimize as a display of strength. Omega Red's falling body went through a couple of floors when he got let go from altitude. How could Wolverine push through those floors with strength if he was coming off of a wide arc? If he had stomped Collosus through the floors from a standing position, then THAT'D be a strength feat, but as it looks, it was the result of two heavy bodies falling through them someway...somehow.... Like I said, largely ambiguous.
As asked earlier "What do YOU see" in those panels?
Because I personally did not see anything to suggest, Wolverine jumped back the fight, but he was on fire when he came back, maybe he used his TK? IDK, and neither does anyone else.
-Then there's him yanking GR off his bike. Now THAT is about the best thing coming close to a strength feat he displayed but it could easily be a feat that hinges on his Adamantium skeleton. He obviously didn't just yank GR off at a whim, he had to slow down the bikes momentum by digging his claws into the ground (and it's frankly a little surprising THAT didn't send the bike into disarray) acting like an anchor, then digging his heals into the ground.
I mean, sure it's impressive... but is it something that's truly far and away outside of Logan's capabilities? Should I believe that Captain America who's stopped a speeding car in it's tracks by grabbing it's bumper is stronger than this possessed and amped Wolverine?
Honestly, Wolverine's put craters into the concrete ground, and metal walls with his fists, even casually, and underwater the fact that some assphalt got crumbled up doesn't do much to me to impress.
Mystique's comment is the only "clear" indication/insinuation of a strength/speed upgrade (y'know if you don't want to butcher the English language)... It's the only reason to put credence into the notion that Wolverine was.... even though Mystique's interactions with Hellverine were incredibly shortlived and not worthy of such praise.
Speaking of which; if Wolverine was incredibly amped beyond his norm, why wasn't he punching holes through people? One would think an attack would have more effect than normal. He didn't even manage to put his claws as deep into Mystique as he did the last time they fought, in the desert, while Logan was weakened from 3 days without food or sleep, and recovering from being blown up, shot, and blown up again.... 😐
Like I said, I can accept that he was amped, if you guys can accept that he really didn't do anything clearly notable WITH that amp. 😬
