Appearing in "Orphans of X: Part 1"
Featured Characters:
- Wolverine (Laura Kinney) (Main story and recap)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Orphans of X (Name first revealed)
Other Characters:
- Muramasa's consort (Only in flashback)
- Muramasa (Only in flashback)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Only in flashback)
- Lila Cheney (Poster)
- John Wayne (Poster)
- NYPD
- Officer Thompson (First appearance)
- Numerous unnamed officers
- The Facility (Only in recap)
- Dr. Sarah Kinney (Death in recap)
- Tanaka (Death in recap)
- Rachel Sutter (Death in recap)
- Martin Sutter (Death in recap)
- Numerous unnamed others (Death in recap)
- Worthington Industries (Name only)
- Mark Johnson (Only in recap)
- Senator Greg Johnson (Death in recap)
- Brad Johnson (Only in recap)
- Mrs. Johnson (Only in recap)
- Henry Sutter (Only in recap)
- Sarah Kinney (First appearance)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Mutants (Main story and flashback)
- Wolverines
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Japan (Only in flashback)
- Honshu (Only in flashback)
- Muramasa's Mountain (Only in flashback)
- Honshu (Only in flashback)
- The Defiant Platypus (a bar) (Only appearance; destruction)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- New York
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Roosevelt Island
- Gabby Kinney's Apartment (First appearance)
- Roosevelt Island
- Queensboro Bridge
- Manhattan
- New York City
- California (Only in recap)
- Los Angeles (Only in recap)
- Los Angeles Convention Center (Only in recap)
- Los Angeles (Only in recap)
- New York
- The Facility (Main story and recap)
- The Sutter Home (Only in recap)
- Japan (Only in flashback)
Items:
- Muramasa Blade (Only in flashback)
- Muramasa Shield (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Wolverine's Suit
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) in Spider-Man's Suit (Toy in recap)
Vehicles:
- Worthington Industries' Airbus H155
Synopsis for "Orphans of X: Part 1"
In Japan, "a lifetime ago", Muramasa's consort informs him that Wolverine is coming for his sword. As the two meet, Muramasa asks Logan to tell him what he needs the blade for, and he answers "My revenge." Satisfied with the answer, Muramasa lets him have the blade, not telling him he also created a shield he will use one day to protect himself or his family.
In a bar in the middle of nowhere, now, Daken asks for some water as a regular offers him something to drink as thanks for saving Roosevelt Island. Daken smells nervousness around, so he realizes it's a trap. Suddenly, the customers attack him and he easily manages to evade them. The woman behind the counter triggers an electrified net gun that stuns and envelops him, revealing they are all part of an organization known as the "Orphans of X." They all put on a crossed mask and leave the bar as a jet drops a missile on it, causing it to explode.
On Roosevelt Island, NYC, at the newly gifted home of Laura and Gabby, the two sisters are arguing about a possible new and more menacing name for the younger one, when someone calls Laura: it's NYPD Officer Thompson, who found the arm of her brother Daken hanging off of the Queensboro Bridge. A piece of paper with an X symbol is there too, and it smells like the Facility, where Laura was created. Back home, Laura waits for Gabby to fall asleep and goes on the mission alone.
Later, Laura is on an airplane owned by her boyfriend, Warren a.k.a. Angel, who's accompanying her. They didn't use his ability to fly because Laura hopes to return with a third person, her brother, on board. As she enters the Facility, memories come to mind: how she was tortured, trained, made to kill and how she reacted by killing everyone working there, including her "mother", Dr. Sarah Kinney. Laura finds a room with someone in stasis and, assuming it's Daken, she shatters it only to find between her arms who she believes to be none others than... Sarah Kinney, the woman who raised her.
Appearing in "Marvel Legacy Primer Pages"
Featured Characters:
- X-23 / Wolverine (Laura Kinney) (Only in recap)
Supporting Characters:
- X-Force (Only in recap)
- Archangel (Warren Worthington III) (Only in recap)
- Elixir (Josh Foley) (Only in recap)
- Warpath (James Proudstar) (Only in recap)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Only in recap)
- Domino (Neena Thurman) (Only in recap)
- Vanisher (Only in recap)
Antagonists:
- The Facility (Only in recap)
- Dr. Sarah Kinney (Death in recap)
- Dr. Zander Rice (Only in recap)
- Unnamed others (Only in recap)
Other Characters:
- Henry Sutter (Referenced)
- Deborah Kinney (Only in recap)
- Megan Kinney (Only in recap)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth (Only in recap)
- The Facility (Only in recap)
- United States of America (Only in recap)
- California (Only in recap)
- San Francisco (Only in recap)
- California (Only in recap)
Items:
- Adamantium (Only in recap)
- X-Uniforms (Only in recap)
- Warpath's Knives (Only in recap)
- Wolverine's Suit (Only in recap)
Synopsis for "Marvel Legacy Primer Pages"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
ORPHANS OF X Part 1
DAKEN, the enigmatic son of Logan, has been kidnapped and it’s up to the ALL-NEW WOLVERINE to find him. But when the trail leads Laura, a genetic clone of the original Wolverine, back to the FACILITY where she was created and tortured, she will find new horrors waiting for her. Who are the ORPHANS OF X and what do they have in store for the children of Logan? PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and art by Mark Bagley!
Notes
- The encounter between Logan and Muramasa, which opens the issue and shows Logan claiming the Muramasa Blade, was originally depicted in Wolverine (Vol. 3) #40, and while the dialogue and costuming of both characters are recreated, behind the scenes information is also presented.
- Muramasa is mistakenly called "Murumasa" twice in this issue.
Trivia
- This issue includes Marvel Value Stamp: Series C #22: Hawkeye.
