Christmas is coming

Christmas is coming. December begins tomorrow. How ready are you?

Kelly

Belated birthdays

Belated happy birthday for my wife, Tori, for November 13th. And to my sister, Sherry, for November 22nd.

Kelly

Halloween 2009

Happy Halloween to everyone!


Kelly

Wolverine (James Howlett)

(Redirected from Wolverine)

Universe
Marvel Universe

Real Name
James Howlett

Aliases
Logan, formerly Weapon Ten, Death, Mutate #9601, Jim Logan, Patch, Canucklehead, Emilio Garra, Weapon Chi, Weapon X, Experiment X, Agent Ten, Canada, Wildboy, Peter Richards, many others

Identity
Secret, known to certain government agencies

Occupation
Adventurer, instructor, former bartender, bouncer, spy, government operative, mercenary, soldier, sailor, miner

Citizenship
Canada, possible dual citizenship in Japan and/or Madripoor

Place of Birth
Alberta, Canada

Known Relatives
Unidentified grandfather (deceased), John Howlett Sr. (father, deceased), Elizabeth Howlett (mother, deceased), John Howlett Jr. (brother, deceased), Viper (Madame Hydra, ex-wife), Amiko Kobayashi (foster daughter), Erista (son), Laura Kinney (X-23, clone), Daken (son), Itsu (wife, deceased)

Group Affiliation
X-Men, Avengers, formerly Horsemen of Apocalypse, Fantastic Four, Secret Defenders, Clan Yashida, Department H, Alpha Flight, Department K, Team X, Team Weapon X, Devil's Brigade, Canadian Army

Education
Privately tutored as a child

Height
5'3"

Weight
(Without Adamantium skeleton) 195 lbs., (with Adamantium skeleton) 300 lbs.

Eyes
Blue

Hair
Black

Powers
Wolverine is a mutant who possesses the ability to regenerate damaged or destroyed areas of his cellular structure at a rate far greater than that of an ordinary human. The speed at which this healing factor works varies in direct proportion with the severity of the damage Wolverine suffers. For example, he can fully recover from an ordinary gunshot wound in a non-vital area of his body within minutes, but it took him almost two months to fully recover from injuries sustained in a duel with Lord Shingen, which included one from a sword that went all the way through his trunk.

Wolverine’s natural healing also affords him virtual immunity to poisons and most drugs, as well as an enhanced resistance to diseases. For example, it is nearly impossible for him to become intoxicated from drinking alcohol. He also has a limited immunity to the fatigue poisons generated by bodily activity, and hence he has greater endurance than an ordinary human. His agility and reflexes are similarly enhanced.

In addition, Wolverine’s healing factor provides him with an extended lifespan by slowing the effects of the aging process. Although over a century old, Wolverine is as healthy and physically fit as a man in his prime.

Wolverine also possesses superhumanly acute senses, making him capable of seeing things at a maximum distance greater than a normal human’s. His hearing is enhanced in a similar manner, and he is able to recognize people and objects by scent, even if that person or object is hidden. Wolverine can use these enhanced senses to track any creature with an impressive degree of success.

Wolverine’s skeleton includes six retractable one-foot long bone claws, three in each arm, that are housed beneath the skin and muscle of his forearms. Wolverine can, at will, release these slightly curved claws through his skin beneath the knuckles on each hand. The skin between the knuckles tears and bleeds, but the blood loss is quickly halted by his healing factor. Wolverine can unsheathe any number of his claws at once, although he must keep his wrists straight at the moment his claws shoot from his forearms into his hands. When unsheathed, the claws are fully within his hands, and thus Wolverine can still bend his wrists. The claws are naturally sharp and tougher than that of normal human bone structure, allowing Wolverine to cut through most types of flesh and natural materials.

Despite the extent of his healing factor, Wolverine is not immortal. If the injuries are extensive enough, especially if they result in the loss of vital organs, large amounts of blood, and/or loss of physical form, such as having flesh burned away by fire or acid, Wolverine can die.

Abilities
Due to his extensive training as a soldier, a C.I.A. operative, a samurai, a spy, and a member of the X-Men, Wolverine is an exceptional hand-to-hand combatant, having mastered virtually every fighting style on Earth. He is also a trained expert in multiple types of weapons, vehicles, computer systems, explosives, and assassination techniques. Wolverine is fluent in many languages, including Japanese, Russian, Chinese, Cheyenne, Lakota, and Spanish; he has some knowledge of French, Thai, and Vietnamese.

Weapons
Wolverine’s entire skeletal structure, including his claws, has been artificially bonded to the nearly indestructible metal Adamantium. As a result, Wolverine’s bones are virtually unbreakable, and his claws are capable of cutting through almost any substance depending on its thickness and the amount of force he can exert. Due to his healing factor, the presence of Adamantium in his body does not interfere with his bones’ normal function of generating blood corpuscles. The reinforcement of his skeleton enables Wolverine to withstand high levels of physical pressure, giving his muscles sufficient force to briefly lift/press several hundred pounds.

Throughout his life, Wolverine has used a variety of bladed weapons, most frequently daggers and, at times, swords. He has also wielded many different types of firearms throughout his careers as a soldier, a mercenary, and a spy.

First Appearance
(As Wolverine, cameo) Incredible Hulk #180 (1974), (as Wolverine, fully) Incredible Hulk #181 (1974), (as Patch) Marvel Comics Presents #1 (1988), (as Weapon X) Marvel Comics Presents #72 (1991), (as Death) Astonishing X-Men #1 (1999)

Origin
Origin #1-6 (2001-2002); Wolverine #10 (1989); Marvel Comics Presents #72-84 (1991); Alpha Flight #33 (1986); Wolverine #113 (1997)

Significant Issues
Early life recounted (Origin #1-6, 2001-2002); first fought Sabretooth (Wolverine #10, 1989); vs Uncegila (Marvel Comics Presents #93-98, 1991-1992); first met Ogun (Wolverine #113, 1997); active in Madripoor, fought alongside Captain America (Uncanny X-Men #268, 1990); active as mercenary, sought inner peace, vs Kimora (Logan: Path of The Warlord, 1996); active in Team X (X-Men #5-7/Wolverine #68, 1992/1993); with Carol Danvers, vs Sabretooth & Hellfire Club (Logan: Shadow Society, 1996); subjected to Weapon X experimentation, broke free, slaughtered personnel (Marvel Comics Presents #72-84, 1991); under Weapon X control, massacred inhabitants of Roanoke (Weapon X #25, 2004); found by Hudsons, nursed back to health (Alpha Flight #33, 1986); first met Cable (Wolverine/Cable: Guts and Glory, 1999); joined The Flight (Alpha Flight Special, 1992); vs Leader (Wolverine #144, 1991); vs Hulk & Wendigo (Incredible Hulk #180-182, 1974); with James Hudson, vs Bedlam (Alpha Flight #53, 1987); joined X-Men (Giant-Size X-Men #1, 1975); first called "Logan" (X-Men #103, 1977); with X-Men, vs Magneto (X-Men #104, 1977); with X-Men, vs Weapon Alpha (X-Men #109, 1978); first visited Savage Land (X-Men #114-116, 1978); first met Mariko (X-Men #118, 1979); with X-Men, vs Alpha Flight (X-Men #120-121, 1979); met Yukio, killed Shingen, became engaged to Mariko (Wolverine #1-4, 1982); wedding called off by Mariko (Uncanny X-Men #173, 1983); first met Amiko (Uncanny X-Men #181, 1984); with Kitty Pryde, vs Ogun (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #3-6, 1985-1986); with Vindicator, vs Lady Deathstrike (Alpha Flight #33-34, 1986); reunited with Charlemagne, vs Spider-Man (Spider-Man vs Wolverine #1, 1987); with X-Men, vs Adversary (Uncanny X-Men #225-227, 1988); as Patch, visited Madripoor, allied with Tyger Tiger (Marvel Comics Presents #1-10, 1988-1989); first met Punisher (Punisher War Journal #6-7, 1989); vs Ba'al (Wolverine #11-16, 1989); with Havok, opposed Meltdown (Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown #1-4, 1988); fathered son in Savage Land (Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure, 1990); crucified by Reavers, rescued by Jubilee (Uncanny X-Men #251-252, 1989); briefly joined "new" Fantastic Four (Fantastic Four #347-349, 1990-1991); with Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D., vs Hydra (Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #26-29, 1991); in Madripoor, vs Cyber (Marvel Comics Presents #85-92, 1991); sought secrets of Weapon X facility (Wolverine #48-50, 1991), granted Mariko quick death (Wolverine #57, 1992); with Team X, vs Psi-Borg, buried Silver Fox (Wolverine #62-65, 1992-1993); stripped of Adamantium by Magneto (X-Men #25, 1993); rediscovered bone claws (Wolverine #75, 1993); rejected Genesis’s attempt to bond Adamantium, regressed to feral state (Wolverine #100, 1996); helped in recovery by Elektra (Wolverine #101-106, 1996); married Viper (Wolverine #126, 1998); regained Adamantium skeleton, transformed into Death by Apocalypse (Wolverine #145, 1999); divorced Viper (Wolverine #169, 2001); broke into Weapon Plus Compound (New X-Men #145, 2003); with Alpha Flight, vs Mauvais (Wolverine #170-172, 2002); vs Lady Deathstrike & Omega Red, almost killed by Sabretooth (Wolverine #173-175, 2002); entered relationship with Cassie Lathrop (Wolverine #11-12, 2004); allied with Agent Zero & Fantomex against Weapon Plus (Weapon X #25, 2004)



Born the second son of wealthy landowners John and Elizabeth Howlett in Alberta, Canada during the late 19th Century, James Howlett was a frail boy of poor health. James was largely neglected by his mother, who was institutionalized for a time following the death of her first son, John Jr., in 1897. He spent most of his early years on the estate grounds and had two playmates that lived on the Howlett estate with him: Rose, a red-headed girl who was brought in from town to be a companion to young James, and a boy nicknamed "Dog" who was the son of the groundskeeper, Thomas Logan. Thomas Logan was an alcoholic and was extremely abusive to his son. The children were close friends but as they reached young adulthood, the abuse inflicted upon Dog warped his mind. His actions would lead to a tragic chain of events. that started as the three neared their adolescent years when Dog made unwanted advances toward Rose and James reported it to his father. In retaliation Dog killed James's pet dog. This in turn resulted in the expulsion of Thomas Logan and Dog Logan from the estate.

Thomas Logan, in a drunken stupor, invaded the Howlett estate with his son and attempted to take Elizabeth Howlett (implied to be his former lover) with him. John attempted to stop him and Thomas Logan shot him down in cold blood. James Howlett had just entered the room when this occurred and for the first time his mutation manifested; his claws extended from the backs of his hands and he attacked the intruders with uncharacteristic ferocity, killing Thomas Logan, and scarring Dog's face with three claw marks. Elizabeth Howlett, who was already an emotionally disturbed woman, took her life immediately afterward with a blast from Thomas's gun. Fearing for their safety, Rose fled the estate with James, who appeared to have been deeply traumatized and had somehow repressed or forgotten most of the memories of life back at the estate. Dog falsely reported to the police and James's grandfather that Rose had murdered John Howlett II and Thomas Logan. The eldest Howlett, shunned James and with no family left, took Dog in as his ward. However, Dog was already a burgeoning psychopath and it was too late for his character to evolve down any other path.

In the years that followed, James and Rose took refuge in a British Colombia mining colony under the guise of being cousins. James also assumed the name of "Logan" in order to hide his identity. As the hard work of mining toughened his body, and his mutant powers developed, he grew to be unusually strong and ferocious. He was immune to the elements and even ran with the wolves in the forest, learning to hunt as an animal hunts. "Logan" became a valuable and admirable figure amongst the small community of miners due to his hard work and strong ethics, earning him the respect of his peers, including the foreman Smitty, who became a surrogate father figure to James. During this period, James developed strong feelings for Rose, but could not act on them for the sake of their guise as cousins. Smitty, who had been mentoring James all these years, had also grown close to Rose, and the two eventually fell in love and became engaged, much to the scorn and surprise of James, who later accepted the situation for the sake of Rose's happiness. Meanwhile, the elder John Howlett was in failing health and asked Dog to find Rose and his grandson so he could make peace with them before he died. Dog agreed. However, Dog (who has become a physically formidable man himself) decides to track them down so he can kill James.
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Dog hunted James and Rose down so easily that it seemed he had a preternatural skill for tracking. On then night that Smitty was due to leave the mining town with Rose, Dog (who bears an uncanny resemblance to Logan's future nemesis, Sabretooth) finally found and confronted James. Dog reminded James of his past, and that faithful night back on the estate that had changed all their lives so. The two fiercely fought in the middle of the street and despite being the physically stronger of the two Dog was eventually overpowered by the enraged James. As Dog laid unconscious, James unsheathed his claws for the first time in public, to the shock of everyone watching, and was about to deal the deathblow until Rose leapt in to stop him but was accidentally was impaled by his claws. Horrified, "Logan" held her in his arms as she died. He then fled into the woods where he lived in self-imposed exile with a pack of wolves, presumably for many years.

Logan possesses memories of being a Samurai in Japan, a mercenary operative for the Central Intelligence Agency, and a "wild man" in the Canadian wilderness. Due to extensive memory implants given to Logan through the Weapon X program, any or all of these memories are suspect. Logan has at least one memory of meeting Captain America (Steve Rogers) in World War II while he was in the Canadian Army which has been verified as true. Sometime after World War II, Logan was taken by a group of scientists led by Dr. Cornelius as part of the Weapon X program. Cornelius was hired to perfect and use a technique that would bond the indestructible element adamantium to human bone cells. Logan's skeleton was bonded to the adamantium, and he was indoctrinated into the Weapon X assassin program.
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Wolverine was conscripted by Department H, and for his first mission was sent against the incredible Hulk. Wolverine was subsequently approached by Professor Charles Xavier, who was looking for mutants to help his students, the X-Men, escape from the island-being known as Krakoa, which had captured them. Wolverine left Alpha Flight to accompany Xavier and rescue the captured X-Men. After Krakoa was defeated, Wolverine decided to stay with the X-Men, for reasons which included that he had fallen for Marvel Girl (Jean Grey). Logan remained with the X-Men for quite some time, at one time being their field commander, and encountered adversaries such as Proteus (Kevin MacTaggart), Magneto (Magnus), the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the Brood, the Reavers, demons from the dimension of Limbo, the Marauders, the Morlocks, and even Dracula on one occasion.

After his encounter with the mutant assassin Omega Red, Logan began to question the memories he possessed, but his searches to find his true identity and memories proved fruitless. During an encounter with the mutant Magneto on his space station called Avalon, Wolverine slashed Magneto with his claws. Magneto retaliated, using his powers of the magnetic field to tear the adamantium out of Wolverine's skeleton, causing extensive injuries. These injuries shorted out Wolverine's healing factor for a time, and Logan also discovered that the claws that he believed a result of the Weapon X project were in fact part of his actual bone structure due to his mutation. These bone claws became Wolverine's main weapons until his skeleton later became grafted to adamantium again.

As a result of his injuries, Logan left the X-Men for a time. He visited Muir Island at the request of Kitty Pryde, and was also attacked by Cyber. During the Phalanx invasion, Logan and Cable were asked by Charles Xavier to find and rescue the captured X-Men. They joined with Cyclops (Scott Summers) and Jean Grey returning from their honeymoon (and secretly the future) and freed their teammates in Tibet. Later, Logan was kidnapped by Tyler Dayspring, calling himself Genesis, who wanted to make Wolverine one of his new Horsemen. Genesis had acquired adamantium by destroying the body of the mercenary known as Cyber, and had planned to recreate the bonding process used on Logan years ago. This time, however, Logan's body rejected the adamantium, and he regressed for a time to a feral-like state.

Logan regained his lucidity and rejoined the X-Men. Logan was subsequently kidnapped by the would-be conqueror Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) and forced to fight the savage assassin Sabretooth for the mantle of the Horseman Death. Knowing that he might be able to resist Apocalypse's programming and that Sabretooth would be a very dangerous villain with the support of Apocalypse, Logan fought and defeated his nemesis. As a result, his skeleton again was laced with Adamantium. Under the control of Apocalypse, Wolverine fought the X-Men ferociously in his Death persona. But with the help of his teammates, he eventually broke free from Apocalypse's control.

While on the Weapon Plus satellite, Logan was able to access detailed files on his past. However, it was a trap, and only Jean's manifestation of the Phoenix was able to save them. Wolverine greatly mourns Jean's loss, was not pleased with Cyclops and Emma Frost's relationship, but has remained a valued member of the X-Men, serving on as many missions as he can while also doing solo operations.


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Wolverine was ambushed by the Hand and Hydra. Transformed into a killing machine and outfitted with several devices, he battled various other heroes and killed both Hornet and Northstar. S.H.I.E.L.D. was eventually able to deprogram Logan, and he was sent to oppose Northstar, who also had been resurrected by Hydra. While on a mission in the Savage Land, he met the recently reformed Avengers and eventually accepted membership.

Recently, Wolverine unnerved many high level officials, including those of S.H.I.E.L.D., by his sporadic movements in and out of the grid, with the tensions mounting in what seemed to be Wolverine's attempted assassination of the prime minister of Japan. Eventually it was revealed that Wolverine's true target was not the prime minister, but his bodyguard, the Silver Samurai. During an interrogation that began during their battle, and ended shortly after Logan severed the samurai's arm, Wolverine received some more information that led him back to Department H. Despite what he had originally thought, it was not the carelessness of his captors that allowed him to escape; rather, the Winter Soldier seemingly interfered with the operation in such a way that allowed Logan's escape. Wolverine tracked down the Winter Soldier in Serbia for information, but was rendered unconscious after a struggle after which the Winter Soldier revealed that he had earlier murdered Logan's pregnant wife.

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Thanksgiving 2009

Today is Canadian Thanksgiving, so I thought that I would do a quick post to say happy Thanksgiving to any fellow Canadians who stop and read my blog (even if they don't comment). Also to anyone else who celebrates, or even just acknowledges, Canadian Thanksgiving.

Kelly

gaming sessions

Been having a few gaming sessions with Tori's Dad and some family friends lately. We had a long break for a few months and are now trying to get back in to regular gaming sessions. At the moment I have sessions happening on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Wednesday I go to a gaming club in Swansea with Tori's Dad. We play all kinds of things there. It varies from week to week. Sometimes Warhammer and sometimes role playing. And other times some people play one thing and others play another. They do play other simular games to warhammer too. It's a good place to go to try different games and meet new people to game with.

Friday we have a role playing session. I'm dm at the moment so it's at my house right now. I'm running a campaigne for Mage The Awakening. We are two weeks in to it and it doesn't seem to be going too bad so far. I'm running the campaigne for 2 months then someone else will run something. We are doing it that way so one person doesn't have to be dm the whole time. And who ever runs the campaigne can decide whether to run it at their own house or at Tori's Dad's house, which is sort of a headquarters for our gaming club.

Saturdays we have gaming sessions of some sort at Tori's dad's house. Mostly Warhammer games or simular. Right now we're working on getting our armies sorted out and painted and learning the rules for them properly. We are also having some small battles to get back in to the gaming. I'm working on my Tomb Kings army for Warhammer Fantasy. And I'm working on my Space Marines army for Warhammer 40,000.

Kelly

6th Harry Potter movie

Thought I would do a review for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. A bitt late I know. Better late than never.

It was a pretty good movie but I thought they should have stuck to the story from the book more. They had the basic story there. But I think they should have stuck to what happened in the book more. That should be what happens when books get made in to movies. It was a pretty good movie though. If you didn't compare it to the book.

Kelly

Jayde's birthday

Just wanted to do a quick blog to say happy birthday to Tori's Nan's dog Jayde. It's her birthday today.


Kelly

for all wondering where I am

Hi all.

I thought I would stop by and do a post as I have not done one since my Canada day post and thought some of you at least might be wondering where my post for this month is, as I do try to do at least one post a month.

Sorry for not coming on the blogs much, and for not commenting on your blogs when I come and read them. I do read them, but most times I either don't know what to say in reply to your posts or I don't have time to mess about with signing in to leave the comment. I have so many things I want to fit in most times that I don't spend as much time on each thing as I would like to. And some things I just run out of time for.

Thank you to all who still come and leave comments on my blog. :-)

I did finish doing the garden. But now it's all growing again. It's hard to keep it cut because it rains so much. And I can not use an electric lawn mower in the rain. The rain is also the reason the shed isn't finished. It should have been by now but we need some dry weather so we can get a proper look at what we need to do, and we don't get enough dry weather around here. Every time we start to think we can do the things that need dry weather it rains again and everything gets soaked again.

I do have more to post about but don't have time right now. Will do another update soon.

Kelly

Canada day

Just a quick blog post to wish everyone a happy Canada day today.

Kelly

late birthday wishes from me

Sorry. I forgot to post this earlier in the month. It was Tori's Nan's birthday on June 7th, my Mom's birthday on June 9th, Tori's Dad's birthday on June 13th and my aunt Sue's birthday on June 14th. So happy birthday to all of them. And to any of my blog readers that had a birthday in June. I don't think there are any but if there are then happy birthday to you.

Kelly

Imperial Guard Valkyries

Here are some photos of the Valkyries I have for my Imperial Guard army.

As you can see I have started to paint this one.

And here is the other one.



If you want to see more and missed yesterday's blog post then scroll downn to see it.

Kelly

Imperial Guard figures

I have been working on some figures for one of my armies. They are for my Imperial Guard army. I thought I would share some photos with you. The first one is my command squad, the second one is my storm troop squad and the third one is my veteran squad.

Yes, I know they still need to be painted. I will get to that when I can.

Kelly

Gifts

I thought I would do a blog post and tell you about the things I got for my birthday. I also want to thank you all for the birthday wishes you left in the comments section of my blog, and on Tori's blog.

Anyway I got some stuff for the Warhammer army that I'm working on at the moment. I also had some money which I used towards some things I needed for some role playing games I hope to run at some point. And I got a tub to put some of my bits and pieces for putting together my figures in. Oh yeah, and some chocolate.

Mine and Tori's wedding anniversary is coming up. It's this coming Friday (may 22nd). So I thought I would mention that too.

I brought Tori tickets for a band she wants to see. I think she mentioned them on her blog when I brought them. The concert is on June 2nd.

And she brought me the Sims 2 game. That's what I asked her to get. It's really good and is coming in handy for designing rooms for role playing games. Will post more about it soon.

Kelly

Happy birthday to me

Today is my birthday. No, we are not doing anything special to celebrate. I have a chocolate birthday cake though. Just because I wanted one. And I get to eat almost all of it myself because Tori doesn't really like chocolate cake. She did have a very small piece to say she had some though.

Sorry for not doing much posting. I don't have a lot to say. No progress is being made with sorting my shed at the moment because we need some dry weather to do it properly, and there are only so many times I can tell you the things I do each day without you getting bored. Thank you for still visiting and commenting on my blog. Will try to find some interesting things to post for you soon.

Kelly

Easter 2009

Happy Easter to everyone.

Kelly

thank you

I just thought that I would let anyone who is interested know that I am feeling better now.

Also, I wanted to say thank you to all who sent get well wishes on my blog and on Tori's blog. :-)

Kelly

a new post

Sorry that I have not been on the blogs recently. Ihave been busy playing on the games and doing things for Tori. Sometimes there just are not enough hours in the day to get everything done.

I would have been at Tori's Dad's gaming club this afternoon running a role playing session. But I'm sick at the moment so not feeling up to it. That means I have a bit of free time I didn't count on. So I thought that I would come on here and do a short blog post to tell you all that I am still alive.

Kelly

More of Aerlwyn's journeys

Here are some more screen shots of Aerlwyn.

Aerlwyn with Sam.

Aerlwyn and Gimli.

Aerlwyn with Legolas and Gimli.

Aerlwyn with Merry and Pippen.

Aerlwyn and Boromir.

Aerlwyn Moonblade's Journeys

Here are some screen shots of Aerlwyn on her journeys.

Aerlwyn arrives outside Gollum's cave.

Aerlwyn inside Gollum's cave.

Aerlwyn meets with Aragorn.

Aerlwyn's meeting with Gandalf and Frodo.

Kelly