Why all the Daken hate?

I'm just curious really. He's not my favorite character, but I seem to lack the seething hate that fuels all the Daken-related posting around here, so I was wondering where all the animosity stemmed from. Yes, he has powers similar to Wolverine, but I don't see why that's innately a bad thing. Yes, it's repeatedly touched on that his sexual orientation is ambiguous, but is that all?

Maybe I'm just missing something.

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Well it is a Smurph thread.

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Originally posted by batdude123
LOL @ the "Are People Born Gay?" ad on this page.

Originally posted by Original Smurph
Oh, snap.

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Originally posted by Original Smurph
I'm just curious really. He's not my favorite character, but I seem to lack the seething hate that fuels all the Daken-related posting around here, so I was wondering where all the animosity stemmed from. Yes, he has powers similar to Wolverine, but I don't see why that's innately a bad thing. Yes, it's repeatedly touched on that his sexual orientation is ambiguous, but is that all?

Maybe I'm just missing something.

A lot of it is that there's a lot of characters out there *based* on Wolverine especially during the 90s, most of whom suck, then you bring in his actual son with practically identical powers? (Including an impractical but 'kewl' claw configuration).

I mean, the way he's turned out is fairly interesting, but honestly I expected the worst and wrote him off at first.

I like him, X-23 just has cooler claw placement. =3

I think alot of people either just hate the idea of him so dont give him a chance or heard some things form some people who hate him and jumped on the bandwagon.

i mean for people who have that seething hate for him, not just general disinterest

Originally posted by Original Smurph
I'm just curious really. He's not my favorite character, but I seem to lack the seething hate that fuels all the Daken-related posting around here, so I was wondering where all the animosity stemmed from. Yes, he has powers similar to Wolverine, but I don't see why that's innately a bad thing. Yes, it's repeatedly touched on that his sexual orientation is ambiguous, but is that all?

Maybe I'm just missing something.

Originally posted by Konton
I like him, X-23 just has cooler claw placement. =3

X-23's is more useful in that it effectively gives her more weapons- hands and kicks are both extra deadly. Daken's third claw is pretty much only useful for stabbing, otherwise he might as well have two.

I prefer X-23 as a Wolverine rip off. She's got the whole badass Kill Bill/Hit Girl vibe. I don't feel anything towards Daken, which is essentially a bad thing. I couldn't care less about the character.....

.....the only saving grace for him was the Dark Reign Punisher: The List one shot which gave him some credibility as a character, in what was one of the best issues of last year.

Originally posted by batdude123
LOL @ the "Are People Born Gay?" ad on this page.

Originally posted by Digi
You people see ads?

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I think he's just a cheap means of creating an EVIL!Wolverine. I actually don't mind his sexuality, I think that's the one thing that really sets him apart from Wolverine. Its just there isn't enough meat on his bones to make for a compelling character.

People hate Wolverine. They hate his exact duplicate (Wolverine likes balls).

Simple really.

Originally posted by Blanket
People hate Wolverine. They hate his exact duplicate (Wolverine likes balls).

Simple really.

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Hes a punk kid whos an Wolverine rip off. His stories are not interesting at all.

Albert is much more instresting.

Well, I got sick of Sabretooth a long time ago. I don't mind he's been killed off, and Daken has kind of taken his place.

Originally posted by Konton
I like him, X-23 just has cooler claw placement. =3

because she has bewbs. biscuits

Originally posted by willRules
I prefer X-23 as a Wolverine rip off.

I imagine a lot of it has to do with two major factors. The first, he is a Wolverine clone, so its popular to hate on him. Secondly, he looks like a d-bag. Mohawk and tribal tattoos? Come on buddy.

He is an extremely interesting character though, and I'm inclined to believe that anyone who doesn't like him as a character, simply hasn't been reading Dark Wolverine. I hate Daniele Way with the fiery passion of a thousand exploiting suns, but I love Daken's Machiavellian ways. He is a schemer and a manipulator and he does it oh so very well. At the very least he is certainly a much deeper and more complex character than "*daddy issues* I'm sad *teen angst* I think I'll cut myself" X-23.