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| James Logan Howlett - Wolverine; Earth 617 - X-Men | |
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| Wolverine | May 12 2012, 09:18 AM Post #1 |
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Real name: James Logan Howlett Codename/Other Aliases: A whole lot of them. But mostly just Wolverine. Or possibly Canucklehead. Runt to those who REALLY want a beating. Personal Preferred OOC Username: Ogre Email Address: ogrehamsterman@googlemail.com IM/AIM/YIM/MSN Username: AIM: ogrehamsterman Physical Age: Unknown, but there are records of him as an adult from the First World War. Height: 5'6� Weight: 300lbs with his reinforced skeleton Hair: Black Eyes: Blue General Appearance: There are plenty of adjectives that spring to mind when first encountering Logan: rugged, muscular, surly, macho, short, unkempt. In fact, were it not for hi short size he�d fit the stereotype of the tough outdoorsman pretty well. At 5�6� he doesn�t exactly loom over the crowd, but given his broad shoulders and extremely muscular build mot people will be smart enough to not make jokes about his size. But more than his physique it�s the way he acts that keeps people from starting trouble. There�s a sense of repressed violence about the man, even when he seems relatively relaxed. Almost like with a wild animal it isn�t hard to imagine Logan turning violent at a moment�s notice and that he�s not going to be the one backing down if things turn unpleasant. It�s that barely hidden violent side that makes up a large part of the forceful impression he leaves with people. Logan�s appearance is dictated more by convenience and comfort than a desire to be fashionable. His hair is always slightly unkempt and grows up into a parted set of spikes that resemble an animal�s ears. He�s rarely cleanly shaven, and even when he is he has long, thick muttonchops reaching down into his face. In terms of clothing he favors tough plaid shirts, well-worn jeans, sturdy boots and a cowboy hat. The fact that his clothing neatly lots into the country tough guy stereotype doesn�t bother him in the least, though it isn�t a label he particularly cares about He�d just as soon run around naked if that didn�t cause so much of a ruckus. An observant watcher might notice that there is something a little odd about Logan. He has the tendency to growl when unhappy or thinking hard, and will frequently pause to sniff the air when in unfamiliar territory. And then there�s the fact that his canines are abnormally long and sharp. A superstitious person might look at them, the hairy backs of his arms and the thick eyebrow as evidence of a werewolf walking around the city. And of course when a man suddenly has six foot-long metallic claws protruding from his arms the word odd doesn�t even begin to cover it. One luxury Logan frequently allows himself is a liking for cheap, pungent cigars. Why exactly someone with so well developed a sense of smell would enjoy something like that I unclear, but Logan clearly does. Personal Known relatives: None that ought to be relevant. Though he considers Shadowcat and Jubilee as something akin to surrogate daughters. Group affiliation: 617 and proud Mutant Powers: Originally Logan�s abilities consisted of heightened senses, improved strength, agility and stamina and a set of retractable bone claws. Later Weapon X modified his bone structure by lacing it with adamantium and subjected him to a regimen of implants and brainwashing that render him extremely resistant to mental manipulations. One of the implants also makes him impossible to detect using radar. Healing Factor: Logan�s healing factor is probably the most potent of his powers. He is able to regenerate fast enough to close up bullet wounds within seconds and can regenerate destroyed tissue such as severed limbs given time. The healing factor is powerful enough to keep Wolverine alive even through fatal wounds and has even brought him back at times when his heart or breathing had stopped. The healing factor also renders him immune to toxins in all but ridiculously extreme dosages, virtually all diseases and vastly enhances his stamina (he has been able to keep fighting for 18 hours under adverse conditions). The healing factor has also effectively stopped his aging process, meaning that he has been at the peak of physical fitness for at least a century. Adamantium: The adamantium skeleton implanted by Weapon X further increases Wolverine�s durability, as the unbreakable metal means that his bones are effectively invulnerable and his brain is completely protected. The adamantium that laces his claws means that he can cut through virtually anything given time, the only exceptions being other adamantium objects, Captain America�s Shield and strong energy fields. His ability to cut through objects is limited by the amount of force he can exert in the swing, so that it may take him a long time to slice through a large amount of a hard substance. The added weight of the adamantium also means that blows unaided by his claws have increased power. He has been known to head butt a hole in a jeep door for instance. Heightened Senses: Of his heightened senses, his sense of smell is the most acute. He is able to smell people he knows over a distance of several miles under optimal conditions identify people by scent alone and can accurately pinpoint the location of unseen opponents by smell to a degree that allows for reasonably precise attacks. He is also able to smell emotions that exhibit a strong pheromonal response, such as lust, fear or anxiety. Since taste is affected strongly by smell his sense of taste is similarly acute. Logan�s vision is extremely accurate, he can make out details at more than twice the range an unaided human can, even in bad light. His sense of hearing is good enough to allow him to easily eavesdrop on conversations in neighboring rooms, even through cement walls. Physical abilities: Wolverine is stronger, faster and more enduring than even many other mutants. He has been proven to be able to break thick steel chains or toss people through walls one handed. His reflexes are such that he is able to dodge bullets with relative ease and he I tough enough to shrug off a bullet wound with little reaction other than a grunt of discomfort. Claws: Logan has six foot-long bone claws that extend from his lower arms. They�re attached to set of mutated musculature that allow him to fully retract them into his arm, though the fact that there is no opening for them means that they cut through his skin each time (an injury his healing factor is more than capable of handling). The claws lock into position in his hands when fully extended, which means that he has full mobility and use of his hands when they are fully extended or retracted, though not in between. Thanks to the adamantium lacing the claws are both bladed and pointed, allowing for slashing and stabbing attacks. The claws can also be individually extended if Wolverine so wishes. Psychic Resistance: Due to Weapon X�s modifications to his brain Wolverine is extremely resistant to the powers of psychic�s. It takes an impressively powerful psychic to read his thoughts, let alone influence them or his actions. This effect is particularly strong when it comes to memories older than his escape from Weapon X, much to his frustration. Radar cloaking: Another of Wolverine�s implants renders him completely invisible to radar, though other forms of electronic scanning work normally. AU Strengths and Weaknesses: Nothing is really different about Logan compared to the canon. He's still the best at what he does, and what he does still isn't pretty. History: Much of Logan�s past remains shrouded in mystery, especially to himself. And since his Weapon X modifications protect him from mental probes even telepaths have trouble plumbing the depths of his background. It is known that he is more than a century old, though how much older is entirely unclear. There is evidence to suggest that he saw action in both World Wars for the Canadian military, including participating in the D-Day landing and the storming of a concentration camp alongside Captain America. Logan has fragmentary memories of spending a significant amount of time traveling around the world after the wars, mainly of training in various combat styles. He also has brief flashes of an ill-fated liaison with Mariko Yoshida, a member of the Japanese underworld. Due to the interference of others, including the Silver Samurai, nothing came of the relationship, and it isn�t something Logan cares to dwell on. After that his few remaining memories are dominated by his time in Canada. For a brief time he was apparently living in a cabin with another woman, the native American Silver Fox. This ends shortly before his induction into Weapon X when Sabretooth rapes and kills Silver Fox, thereby starting the vicious enmity between the two (At least as far as Wolverine knows. Sabretooth has dropped several hints that he knows Logan from before this incident). It was in a Canadian bar where Logan was abducted and dragged into the Weapon X program. His time with the secret organization is an enormous blank spot in his head, far murkier than any other. Eventually he managed to avoid the regular post-mission mind wipes and the subsequent mission to Berlin in which he had been charged with the assassination of an East German scientist and encountered Omega Red is the only one he remembers with any clarity. It was there that he learned that carbodanium weakens his healing factor. He had tried to let the scientist live, but Sabretooth�s intervention prevented the attempt. Shortly thereafter he succeeded in escaping the program, amid much bloodshed. He lived the life of a fugitive for several years before encountering James and Heather Hudson of Department H, who convinced him to join their Alpha Flight team and work for the Canadian government. Alpha Flight were the ones who gave him the code name Wolverine and he worked with the team for years and assisted them in several significant missions, including a clash with the Hulk and Wendigo. Though he succeeded in bringing down Wendigo, he ultimately failed in that mission when he was knocked unconscious by the Hulk. After the failure of the mission Logan�s desire to find out more about his past and get out from under government authority caused him to leave the team and strike out on his own. It was then that he met the X-Men and joined their ranks. If someone asked him why he'd do such a thing, then he'd say it was because of the pretty redhead and Xavier's ability to tell him more about his lost past. Over time though, he found the X-Men to be a place where he could belong, somewhere to return to. And in that, an important link to his somewhat shaky grip on his humanity. In particular, the protective streak awakened by Kitty and their subsequent jaunt to Japan served as a touchstone that cemented Logan into the team. Since then, anyone messing with the X-Men is going to get a very sharp reminder why that's a bad idea. However, recent events have severely strained Logan's nerves. His attraction to jean was based on more than just red hair and a pretty face. But ultimately, she chose the other man. And as much as Logan hates the thought, he has to respect that. Logan is not used to losing, especially not to a stuck up boyscout like Scott Summers. To make a bad situation worse, some genius had the brilliant idea of making him stay and organise the bachelor party for the man who took away the woman he cares for. Well, if that's what people want, then Logan will give Summers a sendoff he won't forget. Exactly the kind of party everyone should have expected when asking Logan to throw a stag night. Sample RP Logan, Remy and Jamie on XA |
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