I think Wolverine must work on the "dollar bill replacement" method. If you have 51% of the damaged bill, you'll get a replacement.
So if you cut Wolverine in half, only the bigger half will grow back.
It's the part with the brain. It's also very hard to do when he has his adamantium.
However, it's worth noting that the adamantium is toxic and his powers don't work as well while they're constantly fighting it, meaning non-metal Wolverine has regenerated from clumps of cells that no longer had a brain. This implies his mutation can both rebuild his entire body from scratch and that a brain isn't necessary either, BUT the largest cluster still probably was the only active one, otherwise we would have had multiple Wolverines growing from the cell clusters that survived brain death, so, to me, the more interesting question is what happens if you eradicate his brain and then cut the remainder perfectly in half?
One must assume it would indeed result in Cloneverines. It's only logical.
I don't read comics but some googling says wolverine managed to regrow completely from a single drop of blood so.... Yeah....
He also merged with Deadpool for a few minutes after both where turned into soup. https://static1.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Logan-Deadpool-Gross-Hybrid-in-Wolverine-23.jpg
Yeah but only because the drop happened to fall on a particularly cosmic crystal (cosmic enough to have a capitalised name and all; with an apostrophe in it, even!).
What if you slice him in half length-wise?
Not to mention the whole bones that can’t be broken because of the super strong metal.
So… pre bone infusion Wolverine maybe? Although if he lost an arm and it grew into a new person would they have a functioning brain?
For that matter, even if he didn’t, would a healed wolverine remember who he is if his brain suffered enough trauma?
Which opens up a Pandora’s box of issues such as CTE’s j side his encase skull. Sure his brain can heal that damage but the memories, etc would be gone right?
Thats literally the start of Hugh's wolverine movies. So we have at least one solid answer (that I know of) and its no, his memories get fucken erased from the healing or something.
You’re right so in that case, a more realistic danger is that you can sufficiently cause him to lose his memory and then convince him that he’s fighting on your side when he heals enough but with no previous memories.
opens up a Pandora’s box of issues
It sure does!
The Marvel series 'Agent X' actually addresses some of this with Deadpool fighting to regain his skills and memories after being nearly atomized.
In Australia, they'll give you the fraction of the note value between 20 and 80% of the full value:
https://www.banknotes.rba.gov.au/damaged-banknotes/damaged-banknotes-policy/
Wolverine just isn't allowed to lose more than 80% 👍
Hmm, you're making a good point and introducing two new not-yet-considered elements.
Wolverine is only 5'3" (160cm) tall. Was he originally taller, but had a body destroying even, that only 80% of him was able to grow back rendering him shorter than he was before.
Wolverine is Canadian. So neither the USA or Oz money rules apply, but instead Canadian rules. What those are, I do not now.
I asked a friend who is into comics this same question years ago and was told that when Hulk ripped Wolverine in half and tossed the lower half up a mountain, the upper half had to crawl up the mountain to rejoin with the lower half in order to heal. Not sure if that's accurate so feel free to correct me, but that's what I was told.
That did happen, however it was in the old Ultimate universe where powers can differ so might work differently in the main 616 universe.
Ah, gotcha. Thanks for clarifying. I did read some of the original Ultimate X-Men but didn't get that far.
He did that but because regrowing to himself was quicker than regrowing legs over a longer period of time and he had a Hulk to fight.
OK so what if Wolverine cut off his dick, and grew a new one back quickly, could he then cut off the head and attach the old dick to double its length? I'm wondering if he could extend his dick infinitely that way... could be a new superpower of the long dick whip weapon, terrifying to many of his enemies
Honestly probably but also I think his body has a like level it has to fill. I think it would reach his dick length and then grow the tip and stop
I was about to bring this up!! Yes! It was a two page spread. My jaw dropped. Awesome comic.
Aren't souls canonically real in the Marvel universe? I expect that only the piece with the soul regenerates.
Ya but what if you split the soul part perfectly in half?
In Southern Germany, we have a food roughly like a baguette, called a "Seele", which also happens to be the German word for "soul".
So, in my headcanon, the guy ate a baguette and they split his stomach in half. 🙃
So that's why it's called 'soul food'
Well according to Raiden from Metal Gear you should know that A Soul can't be cut. And he is an expert at cutting things!
I mean, yeah. But there's so many clones and time travelers and Multiple Man copies running around already that I don't think TOAA or whoever is keeping track.
Superhero comics? Inconsistent? I am shocked.
So that's how he can be in so many comics at once.
If you could cut through the adamantium skeleton, and the halves each regenerated, the regenerated portions wouldn't have adamantium... So you'd have two half-adamantium Wolverines and a bunch of non-adamantium Wolverines.
You gotta alternate the cuts to spread out the adamantium so each Wolverine gets just a bit.
maybe ..just the tip..
Wolverine is difficult because of his (unnatural) metal skeleton. So whatever is attached to the skeleton will regenerate. If you slice of the tip of his finger it will just die and he'll grow a new finger, but if all that's left is a tip of the finger clinging to the skeleton he'll regenerate.
Only 2 will have a titanium skeleton with claws though.
*adamantium
So the rest will be immortal (going by Logan rules)?
My understanding is that it originates with the head (same with Deadpool). So if you cut off his head, a new body would regenerate from it and the old body just decays normally. Which still raises the question, what if you cut off his head and then cut the head in half?...
If you split the head, perhaps the side with more mass regenerates..? No clue tbh.
This is the kind of thing I can see Deapool responding with, "Let's find out!"
We need a Wolverine version of Multiplicity with Michael Keaton.
We need a Wolverine version of Multiplicity with Michael Keaton.
Strong crossover potential with Batman, Birdman and Vulture...
I know it's a comic, but I'm always bothered by ultra extreme regeneration powers where the mass seems to come from nowhere. If Wolverine is burned down to little more than a skeleton, what is giving him the raw material to create regrown muscles?
Wolverine was created from a experiment introducing plant-dna into the human genome
So it's photosynthesis
I just made that up btw
Lobo has entered the chat
We are still owed a Lobo movie starring Jason Momoa.
Counter point, Lobo movie starring Jack Black.
Augh, yeah you're right. He may not have the look but he has the personality to make it work.
Reminder before the Ultimate series of comics and the MCU Nick Fury was usually portrayed as white. Mind you whoever thought Samuel L Jackson should be Nick Fury was absolutely fucken right. So long as the actor is good you can do a lot to adapt.
It still bothers me 30 years later that in the DC vs Marvel, Wolverine beat Lobo... Shouldn't have happened to someone that beat up Superman because a guy at a bar said he couldn't...
usually with stories of regenerating parts, the hard requirement is whatever is attached to the head regenerates. For example, Namakien body regeneration in the Dragon Ball universe follows that logic.
But top to bottom means the head is in two pieces.
Isn't his skull adamantium? Can it be sliced in half?
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