Wolverine|James "Logan" Howlett

Name: James (formerly), Logan (new name) Last name: Howlett Aliases: James Howlett, Logan, Wolvie, Shorty, (formerly) The Tenth Weapon, Death, Mutation #9601, Jim Logan, Patch, Blockhead, Emilio Garra, Weapon Chi, Weapon X, Experiment X, Agent Ten, Canada, Wildboy, Peter Richards, Patient X, Dumbhead, The Amazing Immortal Man, many others. Eye color: Brown Hair color: Black Gender: Male Height: 5'3" Weight: 300 lbs, without adamantium skeleton: 195 lbs. Age: ??? Species: Mutant Place of Origin: Alberta, Canada. Identity: Known to certain government agencies. Education: Extensive training as a samurai, soldier, spy and other disciplines. Strength: Heightened Senses, Regeneration, Superhuman Strength, Superhuman Durability, Superhuman Speed, Superhuman Reflexes. Group Affiliation: Fantastic Four X-Men.

Story: James Howlett was born to wealthy parents John and Elizabeth Howlett in Alberta, Canada, in the closing years of the 19th century. As a child, he was frail and unhealthy due to an overactive mutant immune system and neglected by his mother, who was committed to a mental hospital after the death of her first son, John Jr., in 1897. James' mutation abilities were revealed when his father was shot and killed by Howlett gardener Thomas Logan, whom he did not know was his real father. James killed Logan, cut the faces of Logan's son and his friend Dog, and left Alberta with childhood friend Rose O'Hara.

His healing abilities banished the trauma from his memory, leaving him partially amnesic. He and Rose took refuge in a quarry in British Columbia, where Rose, claiming that James was her cousin, called him "Logan". Over the course of several months, Logan's powers increased due to his environment. He became healthier and gained feelings comparable to those of an animal, but also became more cruel. To divert some of this pent-up rage, Logan participated in cage fighting, where his valor earned him the nickname “Wolverine.” After Logan accidentally killed Rose with his claws, he retreated into the forest where he lived as a wild animal, having lost all of his previous memories.

He would later return to society and travel the world, participating in every major conflict of the 20th century (World War I, World War II, Spanish Civil War, Vietnam War) as a soldier, criminal, or mercenary for hire. This caused him to say, “I am the best at what I do, but what I do best is not very pleasant.”

While on the run from the law, he was kidnapped by the Canadian "super-soldier" program known as Weapon X. Previously, in the early 1960s, he had volunteered for the program as an international agent for Team X. Logan was a prime candidate for this new iteration of "Weapon X" due to his incredibly fast healing and endurance, which allowed Dr. Cornelius and his team to fuse adamantium with its skeleton. The experiment was successful and gave Logan more control over his berserker nature, but also erased any residual memories that remained in his head.

When the Hulk accidentally made his way into Canada, Logan was mobilized against the green giant. He was also used to wipe out the entire population of a small town during a field test, but he eventually escaped his captors, killing almost everyone at the Weapon X facility. Despite this, they still had his DNA and were able to create new mutants , such as Avery Connor and a clawed clone named X-23 (aka Laura Kinney).

His true sense of belonging didn't begin until he joined the X-Men.