WOLVERINE
of Earth-10273
Real Name: Logan (full name unrevealed)
Identity/Class: Extradimensional (Earth-10273)
human mutant
mutate
Occupation: Bloodsport fighter
Group Membership: Immortals Xtreme
Affiliations: Cyber (rival), Omega Red
(rival), Underworld (rival), Sabretooth
(rival), Wild
Child (rival), other fighters; loosely B2,
Miranda;
formerly Sophie
Enemies: Deadpool
(competitor)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Unrevealed location,
Earth-10273
First Appearance: Strange Tales II I#1/2
(December, 2010)
Powers/Abilities: Wolverine is a mutant with a
highly advanced healing factor, able to quickly recover from virtually
any
physical wound and which has slowed the effects of aging. Wolverine has
three retractable claws mounted in each forearm that he can unsheathe
at will, even individually; like his entire skeleton, these claws have
been bonded with near-unbreakable Adamantium metal. He has acute
senses, advanced reflexes, and heightened strength and durability. He
has a brutal, savage and bloodthirsty nature, and is addicted to severe
pain, gaining pleasure from it. He is also a skilled showman in
bloodsports, carefully escalating his fighting techniques and responses
to gain audience cheers.
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 330 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
History:
(Strange Tales II I#1/2 (fb) - BTS) - The past of
Earth-10273's Logan is unrevealed, but at some point, his mutant
ability of advanced healing and retractable claws manifested, and
Adamantium was bonded to his skeleton and claws. He gained pleasure
from pain and, through unrevealed means, became involved with a live
bloodsport entertainment arena known as Immortals Xtreme, showcasing
ferociously bloody fights between mutants who had incredibly advanced
healing factors so that they could return and fight again the next day.
(Strange Tales II I#1/2 (fb)) - A fan called Sophie
fell in love with Logan, but indulging his sexual pleasure in
particularly brutal games scared her and drove her emotionally away.
(Strange Tales II I#1/2) - Logan arrived at the arena
and found Sophie's "Dear Logan" farewell letter, but didn't read it. He
met that day's challenge, a rising star named Wilson (Deadpool).
Aggressive banter preceded the match. When the fight was underway,
Wolverine held back, but Deadpool did not, using many bladed weapons,
spilling much blood to the cheers of the crowd. Sophie watched
impassively. Finally, Wolverine unsheathed his claws, dismembered
Deadpool, telling him it was more important to have a good relationship
with pain than to heal fast, before he decapitated Deadpool. Sophie
left before Wolverine was declared the winner amidst a wild crowd.
Later, alone in the locker room, Logan felt more wounded after reading
Sophie's letter.
Comments: Earth-616 version originally created by Len Wein (writer), John Romita Sr. (design), Herb Trimpe (pencils), Jack Abel (inks). Earth-10273 version adapted by Rafael Grampa (writer, pencils & inks).
It's difficult to say where or even when this was staged on Earth-10273 (assuming it to be a parallel to Earth-616), as this was a bloodsport competition relying on mutants who could rapidly heal from otherwise mortal wounds -- meaning these fights could go on for many years. A robot announcer also suggests a future or offworld location.
I marked his height the same as that of Wolverine of Earth-616, but his build appears a little more solid.
Omega Red and Underworld can only vaguely be seen on posters in the locker room. Someone with metal arms hitting a punching bag could be Cyber, but I can't be sure as his poster is obscured.
So are the Immortals Xtreme opponents and rivals
considered affiliations or enemies for the sake of this profile? They
were only brutal enemies in the ring with no fights in the locker room,
but Wolverine's match with Deadpool seemed particularly brutal; nothing
staged like what could be suggested between Wild Child and Sabretooth.
Strange Tales II is from Marvel's MAX imprint
(explicit content - mature audience only) and contains short tales with
indie-style artwork.
Interesting stuff.
Profile by Grendel Prime.
CLARIFICATIONS
:
Wolverine of Earth-10273 has no known connections to:
Deadpool (Wilson) was a young and rising star in the
bloodsport arena of Immortals Xtreme, and qualified as a mutant with an
advanced healing factor. Unlike his Earth-616 counterpart, his visage
was not disfigured. His fighting trademark was the use of many multiple
bladed weapons, including assorted swords and daggers. Immediately
before his ring fight with Wolverine, they engaged in aggressive
banter, with Wolverine apparently knowing Deadpool's father. However,
when it came to the match, Deadpool did not hold back and gave the
audience what they wanted, spilling much blood with various blades into
Wolverine. But Wolverine savagely retaliated, and finished the match by
beheading
Deadpool. Whether Deadpool recovered from this was unrevealed.
--Strange Tales II I#1/2
Sophie was in love with Logan and indulged his
addiction to pain with bloody sexual games in the bedroom. She became
scared by this and eventually realized she was just providing fixes to
a brutal addict to pain. She broke up with him, leaving a heartfelt
letter to him in his locker, but watched his merciless fight with
Deadpool
and left before the final referee's call.
--Strange Tales II I#1/2
Sabretooth was a favorite "villain" in the
mutant-only
bloodsport arena of Immortals Xtreme. He was promoted in a match
against Wild Child, apparently ripping his heart out to be declared
victor. Later, having recovered in the locker room, Wild Child chided
Sabretooth for damaging his costume, but Sabretooth ignored him as he
was more interested in Logan's arrival.
--Strange Tales II I#1/2
Wild Child was a mutant with an advanced healing
factor engaged in the bloodsports arena games of Immortals Xtreme. He
was promoted in a match against Sabretooth, who apparently ripped out
Wild Child's heart to secure bloody victory (although that had to be
recovered from the raucous crowd). Wild Child later chided
his opponent in the locker room, as their costumes could not mend
themselves.
--Strange Tales II I#1/2
B2 (left) was the robot announcer alongside Miranda (right), an overweight bearded man, who gave remote commentary concerning the bloody mutant bouts on display, seemingly on show every day.
--Strange Tales II I#1/2
images:
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Strange Tales II I#1/2, p6, pan4 (main image)
p3, pan2 (headshot)
p3, pan4 (Deadpool, unmasked)
p5, pan1 (Deadpool, fighter)
p5, pan3 (Sophie)
p2, pan1 (Sabretooth, undressing)
p1, pan2 (Sabretooth, victor)
p2, pan1 (Wild Child)
p5, pan2 (B2 & Miranda)
Appearances:
Strange Tales II I#1/2 (December, 2010) - Rafael Grampa (writer,
pencils & inks), Jody LeHeup (editor)
First posted: 10/12/2019
Last updated:
10/12/2019
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