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All right, you freaks -- just hold it! If you really want to tangle with someone -- why not try your luck against -- the Wolverine! 
Not bad, folks, I've seen some heavy stompin' in my time...but this takes the cake. Hey one-eye, we got what we came for, right? That princess chick? How 'bout we head on home while we got the chance?
There's a time fer scrappin' an' a time fer bein' sneaky. Either way, Wolverine's the best there is.
A man comes at me with his fists, I'll meet him with fists. But if he pulls a gun-- or threatens people I'm protectin'-- then I got no sympathy for him. He made his choice. He'll have to live-- or die-- with it. I never used my claws on someone who hadn't tried to kill me first. I call that self-defense.
I'm Wolverine. I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do best isn't very nice.
I'm Wolverine. I'm the best there is at what I do. I used t' be a secret agent. I used t' be a hero. Now, I'm drunk. An' lovin' ev'ry minute of it!
An' because they are my friends, I owe them life... or a quick, clean death.
There ain't no sense to it, babe. There's never any sense to dyin'. There's just death.
I got other responsibilities, Heather. Duty-- Obligations-- Giri, that's what they call in Japan--to both the X-Men......an'... another that's as important to me as Mac was to you. I give Charley a hard time--to keep him honest-- --but the X-Men are my home, my family. I won't walk out on 'em.
There's a part of me as wild an' fierce as my namesake. I'm a hard man.. given to hard ways.. when I fight, it's to win. That isn't pretty, an' it sure isn't nice. But bein' a man.. that means choosin' to grow an' change an' put aside the old ways.
Kind'a man I am, darlin', I know what I want the minute I lay eyes on it. An' what Wolverine wants, he gets. Heart's poundin', Jeannie-- you're breathin' awful fast. Gives me the impression this feelin's mutual.
All right, you freaks -- just hold it! If you really want to tangle with someone -- why not try your luck against -- the Wolverine!
Go ahead. Pull the trigger. But after you do, bub... then you're mine.
Like Ben Franklin said, bub... only two things certain in life... an' this ain't taxes.
My name is Logan -- But most people know me as Wolverine. I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do best... Isn't very nice.
I'm not just a tough guy, it goes all the way to the core and it's called courage. Do your best. You can't hurt me now.
All we're gonna do is blow off some steam... an' have us a good time. Where's the harm in that?
I'm called Wolverine. Or Logan. Or Patch. Or motherless scum. Depends who I'm with and whether we're trying to kill each other.
Real deadly mutant power...inspiration. Can't undo havin' used it, kid. Just run from the results...or try t'make 'em mean somethin'.
This is bad, people! Cyke, you know that help I said we might be getting? Forget it! 'Cause Ghost Rider has been infected by the Brood!
I ain't killin' you bub -- I'm not makin' it that easy on you! I've decided that for what you did, you're gonna pay for a long time! I'm gonna keep comin' back, see? An' each time, I come back I'm gonna cut just a little more offa you! An' between visits, you're gonna sit and wonder which part I'm gonna slice off next! I'll be seein' you around, bub!
Maybe the dream is dead. Maybe we should all stop pretendin' it ain't -- an' accept the fact we're livin' in a nightmare.
Now all we have to do is cross the desolate plane...scale the mountain...and rescue the girl! ... I never said it was going to be easy!
You ever try to remember something and just couldn't? Ya know, ya wrack yer brains for hours and it's just out of reach, like an itch in the middle o' your back? Half my life is like that, Charlie... gimme a break.
Home, Logan? Ain't where your heart is. It's where you go when there's no place else to go.
Punisher's a dangerous loose cannon -- Always walkin' the line. Always in danger of going over......traits I can empathize with.
Okay, bub -- Your stink's all over this crime......you ain't no cop looking for clues and you sure ain't the Punisher.
I can 'read' folks pretty well. We have similarities -- Treading an unsteady line in our quest to do good. It's tough to balance instinct with intellect at times. You can return the favor if it looks like I've ever lost sight of the line.
Don't go beatin' yourself up over Marrow. She was twisted. Ya had to stop her. Ya did. Sometimes, 'Ro, it's that simple.
It's time for me to start changin' the way I look at the world......and at myself.
Things change. People change. You. Me. Every one of us... Every day of our lives. The day ya' stop changin'... is the day ya' die.
Now unless ya' want me to bob those pointy ears of yers, Mister Spock -- now would be a good time to take us to yer leader.
He was my teacher. Back when I didn't care about the world, he taught me that any man can become someone of value. And then, later, he taught me by example that even the noblest a' men can fall to their wickedness.
The cruelest, the most unnatural beast on the face of the earth, the one most likely to destroy everything -- is man.
And, elf -- next time you wanna pull my fat out o' the fire, do yourself a favor... ...don't do me any favors.
But, yeah... All through history people have been forced t' kill-- Forced t' do terrible things, things they didn't wanna do... Just to survive.
What in blazes are you talkin' about, fat boy?! We've known the man most of our lives. Who're you ta tell him what's good for him an' what ain't?
The name you speak -- the man it belongs to -- are no more! All that remains, for as long as my master Apocalypse lives... is Death!
Sure you made mistakes today. Learn from 'em. But you got no call t'be ashamed. You should be proud. Because we're all proud of you. You did good!!
You're not doin' anyone any good by chewin' on the past, kid. What's done is done. Now let's just concentrate on setting things right.
Ya know, we'd attract a lot less attention if ya weren't marchin' through the streets with a drawn laser pistol.
I'm your worst nightmare...I'm a self righteous mutant who ain't afraid to take out anyone who gets in the way of what I want.
You're finished here, you fat tub o'dirt. You mark me well, 'cause I never been so serious -- I see your ugly face in mine ever again, you're a dead man!
The battle was good, if it is my time to die... ...then, sayonara so be it. It is a good place to die.
Funny...I was missing you and wanting you, tearing myself up inside. You'd come to me in dreams and that would be some sort of comfort. Then I'd wake up and you'd be gone. Now I know you're not gone. You are with me.
Damn... can't see jack in these woods! And I'm supposed to be the hotshot tracker...
Calm down, my BUTT! WHERE'S A HEALER?! WHERE'S XORN?! WHERE'S WORTHINGTON?! WHERE THE HELL IS WORTHINGTON?!
I thought about trying to be clever and subtle, like that. Then I realized I'd probably end up having to beat it out of you anyway. So I'm saving myself some time.
Okay, ladies--let's try this again... An' this time... You better have a bigger bomb!
All I know is you've gotta maintain your cover. You've gotta find out what Weapon X is up to. An' you've gotta complete your mission.
Whatever your sister was, the child is without that stain. She needs a family to love her. Maybe you could put those checks to good use. Make something right out of everything your sister did wrong.
Still, I'm keepin' me an eye on this one. For a guy with no scent......somethin' don't smell quite right about you, bub.
Where's your bodyguards, Murdock? S.H.I.E.L.D. figures we're only after super-creeps with big, noisy powers? Well, they're wrong, bub.
You told me the Phoenix has a purpose, Jeannie. It burns away what doesn't work. So what'd you come to burn?
Oh Matt, Matt, Matty-Matt. Don't you understand? You were just the friggin' bait, kiddo.
Not sure exactly what it was, kiddo. But it told me where to start looking for answers. Grab the mark and let's go. My friend got killed over this and I'm gonna see it through now. There's gonna be hell to pay!
Just so ashamed of what they made me do. Ashamed of what they found inside and tapped for their plan.
What? You're kidding me, right? Peter, you're a nerd who finally got a hot chick. I'm happy for you, but that doesn't mean everyone is after her.
No, I think you're an X-Man, Jean-Paul. And an old friend-- --and me being the one that put you in this situation I figure I kinda owe you this much.
Magneto, Apocalypse, Sinister, Sublime, even Cassandra Nova -- at their worst, none of 'em ever hurt us as badly as this.
Conjure up a caregiver... a sort of guardian angel that protects you from the pain.
She's in pain. She needs something to strike out at, something to help her move from grief to rage. Because rage keeps you moving. All grief does is make you want to die right alongside the person you lost. Rage gives you a reason to live. She needed something, someone to hit. So I gave it to her. Seemed like the least I could do.
I ask a few more questions. He answers 'em. He tells the truth. I can tell. I leave him with his honor. I got no use for it.
An' it's like the saying goes: "Be careful what you wish for......you just might get it."
"Mascara contra mascara" means "Mask against mask." The loser of the match is unmasked and his identity revealed.
I used to think that I was the best there is. Turns out, I'm the worst. I can't change that. So I'm gonna use it. I'm gonna use it to make 'em pay for what they did to me.
There ain't no redemption for me...but there is revenge. There is revenge.
I don't wanna do this. I was hopin' I could save him...bring him back. I owe him that......for what I did to him. But there ain't no savin' him. I can see that now. There's just...nothin' left.
Don't know why everybody's gotta interrupt me......when I'm tryin' to have a conversation.
When I got my memories back, I finally found out who I was. What I am. Under the costume...under the skin......I am an animal. And I cannot be trusted.
No. It ain't my place to kill you. It's theirs. My guess? You'll soon be wishin' I did kill you. Probably be the only thing we ever have in common.
I've been tryin' to figure out how to take my son down--get 'im outta this whole mess--without killin' 'im... Carbonadium's the key.
And all on account of you bein' scared. Scared'a offendin' the humans. Scared'a gettin' in the middle. Of gettin' involved. Which is funny, since I thought playin' dress-up in the spandex was all about us gettin' involved.
The Carbonadium synthesizer. I stole it. A long time ago. In Berlin. I came here to get it back. Problem is, so did Omega Red. The guy I stole it from.
The bad guys don't weigh pros and cons, or make excuses to their conscience... They just do what they wanna do. They just act. On instinct. Like that rabid dog.
My name is Logan. Most call me Wolverine. I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do best... ...isn't shopping.
Why is that, Creed? You're not my father, my brother, or my clone. Why is it we can never get rid of each other?
For years I struggled with what some folks called my "berserker rage." Where the thoughts in my head... They go all... animal... Mostly it's under control. Gotta be. But, it's always there. Right at the edge of darkness. Eyesight... turns... blood-red... until......nothing......of me is left...
Let's try a little drinking game. Every time I say "What the @#$%?" take a drink.
What the @#$%?! Creed was never there... My head is so mixed-- --up. Behind him. That's the freak from my dreams, memories, whatever! Creed knows him?! And kowtows to him?! Who is this guy?! He was in with Weapon X, too...?
A death isn't like losing a job or getting divorced. You don't "get over it." You have to integrate it into your life. Learn to live with it. But... life does get better.
No one is talking because no one trusts each other anymore. [...] Because any one of us could be a Skrull.
Ever since I got my memories back, I've been after "them." For what "they" did to me. But it's not "them", is it, Seraph? It's him.
I remember when it happened to me. Magneto ripped the adamantium right outta my body. Hurt like hell. For a while there, I thought I'd never make it back. Felt useless. Like I couldn't pull my weight in tobacco. But I had Storm. She'd been through the same thing once.. She reminded me of something that I'd forgotten, bein' near-indestructible for so long. That I might not be the same Wolverine, but damm if I wasn't still Logan.
Way I saw it then, Bucky wasn't nothin' more'n an obstacle, standin' between me an' my mission goal. In his underwear.
So you're saying I killed the angel of death and now I get a second bite at the apple whenever I die?
He had what it took to get the job done. Any job. He was... he was like me. Guess that's why we didn't get along.
Obviously, I didn't kill Cap or Bucky...but what I did instead damned 'em both, just the same. An' it didn't do me any favors, either.
Well, I love mysteries. No, really, I do. 'cause I can usually solve a mystery by beating the snot outta somebody.
What's your game, Cable? And how many more people are going to die before it's over?
What's been done to me an' mine has got to be paid for in blood. I know you wouldn't have wanted me to do the same for you... so I'm gonna respect that. It's the least I could do. Goodbye, Steve.
I been a lot of things in a lot of places -- a sickly kid named James Howlett, a killing machine called Weapon X, a "hero" goes by Wolverine -- but this...this is where I became a man.
You wanted to remember what it felt like before... when no one knew what you were... when it was simple. An' when Charlie Xavier's dreams sounded like hope... instead'a what they turned out to be.
While you're crawling around out here, slowly bleeding out, you just think about who you are and what you've done with your life.
An' Wade? If you can hear me......listen up: This was what it was-- there ain't no money. An' maybe you could'a taken me out, maybe not. I don't give a damn an' neither should you. But if ya come gunnin' for me like this again. I'll kill ya. Then I'll cut ya up into pieces an' eat ya. Like to see ya come back from that...
You know, I'm offically tired of you questionin' my orders every five minutes! Newsflash, chickie: this ain't a democracy. Just do it.
Rahne Sinclair has two things we'll never get back... hope and innocence. She's who we save -- she's why we risk our lives. She's who we die for!
Gotta warn you flamin' robots... ...I'm the best at what I do. And what I do is-- --watch hockey!
Seeing all of the enemies I thought we'd beaten and buried back in the flesh is something I won't forget anytime soon. Just like seeing Warren lying on top of a bloody pile of murder he committed. These are things I just never contemplated. But it's the image of Rahne, soaked in the blood of her father, praying for forgiveness, that I can't shake. She won't talk about what happened...hell, she won't talk at all. But we didn't find a body...just a lot of blood an the old bastard's clothes. God help her once the shock wears off...and she remembers what she did.
Sometimes I get this feelin'... kinda a longin' yearnin' maybe. For somethin' that was lost... ...or maybe don't even exist yet. Brazilians got a word for it-- --Saudade.
He didn't make a sound. Not even a whimper. I've heard a lot of awful stuff in the past day or so. The cries. The screams. The roar. But you know what? The silence is the worst.
There ain’t many around who can describe what it feels like to get hit by the Hulk... Simple fact bein’ there ain’t many around who can survive to tell the tale. There ain’t no pain at first. It’s like he hits ya so damn hard ya actually leave yer own body. It’s when ya come back that ya feel the pain. An’ ya realize yer goin’ toe-to-toe with a walkin’ earthquake.
Were it up to me, Lucas, I'd gut you right now, and stuff that metal arm up somewhere nice and cozy.
Read my mind. What are you afraid of? Read it, and you'll see. The whole story. Starting with the day I came to the X-Men. The day you let me in through the door--even though you knew damn well I'd been sent there to kill you.
You know who I am old man. I'm the one who broke the golden spear and shattered the Black Dragon Tong. I'm the man who killed Lo Shang Cho.
You've got an inoperable brain tumor. You're gonna die unless you help us. The only choice you have to make...is how bad we hurt you before you do. Now where is the $@%&ing virus?!
Well, Sabretooth is as "unsavory" as they come. If that animal represents part of my brain, he must be the part I ain't never gonna let myself become.
Said it before and I'll say it again: There's something about a beautiful broad. Even if ya know they got something up their sleeve -- they still can put ya under their spell.
"I am what I am and that's all that I am." And what I am... is a guy who tries to do the right thing. I'm Wolverine. And that's enough.
Fat chance, Chuck! I haven't come this far to turn back without learning the whole truth! We're not goin' anywhere... so get up!
I guess every father hopes that his son turns out, in some way, like himself. In my case... well, I got more than I ever could've hoped for-- my son's just like me.
Please allow me to introduce myself properly. You interrupted my drink!
-koff- As Mark...Twain said...-koff- I forget what the hell Twain said, but I ain't dead.
If you value your ability to sit comfortably, bub, then best drop that gun. 'Cause if I have to come over there and take it away from you... I'll give you one good guess just where I'm gonna stick it.
Maybe Mariko's ghost was telling me that this was my hour. That it was my time to join the world of shadows.
Ain't this a bitch. Some sort of energy blades. Feel 'em burnin' up my guts, scraping against my ribs. Guess this is what it feels like to be killed by me.
Daken must've been here. Somewhere. Romulus set it up--put Daken and Tinkerer together. Victor...Victor is security. Makin' sure I stay clear. Victor is Romulus' man on the ground, makin' sure it all goes according to plan.
I was lookin' so hard for a hidden connection......I missed the most obvious one. I've been set up.
I'm half-blind. I can only use one arm. An' I'm about as weak as I can be an' still stand up. I can't believe this was my plan.
It's about as far from 'okay' as you can get, boss man. I told you to wait!! You signed their death warrants without batting an eye! If either one of those kids dies, it's on you.
This is what happens to women who get involved with me, Melita. I want you to understand that.
Whenever I eat something that disagrees with me......I avoid eating it again!
We're on our way to rescue a queen, overthrow an evil wizard, and win back a country. Care to join us?
I did what I was told. That's what you do in war. I went where he said to go. I killed who he said to kill. I watched my friend die. She better be worth it.
I know this great little Viking place in Iceland. Thor took me there once. They serve mead made from the fermented blood of Frost Giants. Got quite a kick. You'll love it.
I know what I'm talking about. Took me a long time to learn this: There's nothing wrong with going out and doing what you gotta do. Nothing at all. But when you're lost, you come home. You don't run away.
In order for me to play Romulus outta position, I needed to come up with a plan that was so outside the box that nobody could ever figure it out.
Kurt was the only guy that ever looked me in the eyes like a man, and spoke to me like one, and treated me like one. No matter what I did or where I was or how I felt. He was my best friend and he never treated me like a damn animal. And now he's -- he's gone, and -- and for what?!? You better be worth this, I swear to god.
This is never going to end. You kill me, it still won't end. You don't know anything about revenge. All you're doing, son, is screaming in the dark and no one cares. No one hears you. No one ever will. Except me. And you know as well as I do that all I feel is sorry for you. And maybe, sorry for myself, too. You can't stand that. You can't stand being nothing to nobody, but me.
Hey, I'm an X-Man and on two Avengers teams. ... Multitasking. It's my mutant power. Don't tell anybody.
It's time to begin a new cycle. A new life. One that I control. One that I can live with. It's time to let go of the past. It's time to create something new. Something of my own.
He taught everyone around him how to enjoy life. And how to believe in something greater than themselves.
So how come now, as I'm walking to my death, the only thought that keeps crossing my mind... is where the hell'd all the time go?
When this is over, Slim, you me need to have a little talk. But right now...I want these bloodsuckers off our island!
You work for the X-Men long enough and you learn all kinds of things. Like Emma doesn't like it when you stand on the back of her cape. Nightcrawler's two-fingered poker technique could be very distracting. And there actually is a temperature below which it is not safe to put your tongue on Colossus.
Emma? Think ya oughtta take a look through my eyes fer a bit. And no... I ain't started drinkin' yet
Betsy insists this Creed is a good man. May even be true. Don't lessen the instinct to cut 'im in half. Hate like that runs deep -- reason don't turn it off. Same as reason don't turn off my feelings for the elf. His voice -- takes me back to good times. Reminds me how far away they are now. Hurts like almost nothin' else. Only one other person could team me up this bad... ...Jean.
You remind me of an old road. The idea of going down it again has me worried going on scared. It'd be better if we weren't close.
The end of the world is coming. I don't think I can face it. I know I can.
I'm happy to be doing what I want to do. I'm really happy you got full control of your diseases and I can cut you as much as I want. I'm even happier you got some healing now so I can cut you over and over. But I'm happiest my boy there didn't kill you before it was my turn to take a crack.
Telepath. Feel him in my brain. Like worms. Hurts. Burns. Worms tunneling. Find him. Kill him. Kill Quire.
It's okay sweetie... whatever those things are, they ain't real. So they can't be your brother. Do you hear me? I 'm not saying it doesn't hurt, and doesn't seriously mess with your head. And doesn't kinda fly in the face of all logic and reality. BUT IT'S NOT REAL. We'll sort all this out... I promise
During the best times, Dunwich Sanitorium churned out hit men and assassins for gangsters and corrupt government officials. Then, new management took over and it went from bad to nightmarish. I spent a few weeks in residence after the whole operation went south. They used psychic munitions to incapacitate me. They strip-mined my brain, tried to turn me into their plaything. That didn't work out so well for them. I spent my whole life playing this game of hide-and-seek with my past. Trying to remember...forcing myself to forget...but this place haunts me.
Sorry to spring this on ya...but Avengers Academy's about to get a hell of a lot more crowded.
See, that the thing, Kid... it ain't supposed to be fun. Guess your daddy never taught you that. Me, I've studied how to kill pretty much everything that walks, flies or slither in this big ole' universe. Including Strontians, like you. I know your strengths. And I know your pressure points. Like this one here. Guess what I'm trying to say is... you shoulda stayed in school.
Why did you come back? What the hell do you want! Tell me the truth or I swear I'll cut your head clean off.
Come on. We've gotta move now. I may not know why you've been marked for assassination, but one thing's for sure...we're both dead if the covenant finds out I've double-crossed them.
Chambers... or one of his automated factories... pieced these knock-offs together quickly. They've got claws and speed and a killer instinct. But they ain't the real deal. The ain't me. Far from--Aw, c'mon
They had their shot... now it's my turn. I'm gonna kill every last **** on this island.
"We're going to teach Mystique somethin' she should'a learned in school. "Thou shall not steal."
So no matter what happens, we ain't going back to the way things were. Soon as we find those kids...the Jean Grey School is finished.
So we're doing this in the open? You've taken over everyone on board? Whatever you are. At least you've stopped tellin' me lies about doombots. I walked in here 'cause I figured there must be someone in charge left for me to warn. Why else would the Watcher freak out at the idea of me not coming here? Next time it's the end of the world 'cos S.H.I.E.L.D.'s being mind-controlled...I'm gonna ask for clear instructions.
This... process... they said -- they triggered it! They're inside me! I can feel them... changing me! I'm not... healing -- why... why aren't I--?! Why aren't I healing?
We spew sounds a' hate and hurt an' we tear each other apart. Healing factor or not... this is the kind a' fight that leaves scars, neither one a' us is gonna be the same. That's around the time I lock eyes with him, that's when I notice it... the sonnova bitch is smiling. Take me a second to realize... I am too.[...]There's a part a' me that want to tear flesh and rend bone. A part that would rather than think. Used to believe that part a' me was inexhaustible. That no one could could tussle with it with it long enough to find its end. I was wrong. There is nothing left. He's taken it all. I almost want to say thanks.
You're one of the smartest people I know, one of the most sensible, and, despite all the crap you went through, one of the most caring. The best day of that kid's life will always be the day you rescued him.
I just ain't gonna let this island be a refuge for poachers. And I just had t'make sure the good prince understood.
Hell, these days, you're too damn much like me. That's the problem. Too damn headstrong. Too damn angry. Too damn scary for your own damn good. You ain't the man I used to follow. And we need that man again, Scott. We need him bad.
Take it from Rogue, Darla... Your past don't define you. If we aren't given the chance to learn from our mistakes... to grow... to evolve... We'd all still be animals...
Are you kidding me? I always thought you had the best power, Jubilation Lee. The best power of them all. You make fire in the sky.
But mostly I learned that no matter how I did it, no matter how long it took, no matter what part of my soul it cost me......I was goin' to kill Sabretooth. And someday I will.
It's not just to remember your life-- --but your death, too. It's to remind me that's where I started. If I keep that in mind, that I did that, that I'll always regret it, maybe I can put some new values together, go forward. 'stead of runnin' away from the guilt of it.
Long story. The moral of which is, appreciate it while you got it. The only power worth snot is the power to get up after you fall down. Everything else -- the fancier, flashier powers -- that's just extra.
Days from now, I'll still be asking myself what the hell dying "like a man" really means. I'll probably never get an answer.
Men fight, we get dirty, we get hurt, we die. And the women are there to mother us, marry us, heal us. Bury us. Always. We think we're takin' care of them, but we're looking at it upside-down. We think we're the wolves. When all along we're the cubs.
They're just gonna keep comin'. Anywhere I go... guys like you, not caring who gets in the way, who gets hurt, who dies.
Long ago when I lived in these mountains, I was almost completely an animal. The only evils were hunger and sickness. The pack wanted to kill you because you were weak. You no longer contributed. But the humans chasing me want to kill me because somebody's paying them. Which is worse? I'd rather be an animal.
No more chances. No more doing something horrible and telling myself I've got until the end of damn time to make up for it. No. Just one lifetime, where every choice matters.
I'm not disappointed you didn't kill him, kid. You're the best there is at what you do. But that doesn't mean you have to do it.
Hey, if you're who I think you are, then dealing with grief through anger runs in the family. It's what we do. We take our emotions and we stab something with it. That's the Wolverine way.
I'm good, but trackin' five killers in a country that reeks as much of death and blood as this one? Ain't no one that good.
Aw, Hell -- the Time Bat was on the ship when it blew. Rewind time, I gotta go back and get it. Never mind -- you can take me back in time and stop whatever killed the X-Men.
James, Logan, Patch, Weapon X, Wolverine... Canada, Madripoor, New York, Japan... Krakoa... Names scramble. Time gets slippery. My brain feels bruised black. I don't know when, where or even who I am. But I do know this: I'm an expert on pain.
Shoulda known better than to get involved with Ghost Riders. Bad as my life's ever been, never been half as screwed up as Danny and Johnny.
I know I can't trust the surface of things, because I can't trust even myself. We've all done things we regret. We've all hurt people we love. Whatever the reason -- maybe you drank too much, snorted too much, smoked too much -- but you went wild with rage or lust or hunger. Later you might apologize by saying, "I wasn't myself." But other people will say that when your defenses get stripped away, you're who you really are. You've revealed your true self. As an animal.
Been thinking lately about all my different lives. About how awful and broken some of them have been. But I wouldn't be where I am today without all those broken pieces fitting together. Some times you need to break some #%@ to fix it. And I can't help but feel like they... what I guess Xavier would call my mutant family... have fixed me. By giving me a chance. They're here because of me. Because I asked them to come. And they came even though they know what I've burned down and torn apart in the past. But what I've done seems less important to them than what I could be.
I've fallen victim to the same thing I been criticizing Krakoa about. Letting my guard down. Bar's always been my only sanctuary. But there is no escape.
Somebody on a barstool once told me their drunken theory about getting rich. You suddenly come into cash, and it changes you... by cranking up the volume of everything you used to be. You used to be good... and now you're even better. Donating to charity. Building hospitals. Creating scholarships. Whatever. But if you used to be bad? You're made worse.
When Polaris started spitting her riddles, seemed obvious which one referred to me. A soul lost, an edge gained. I got three days to secure the Muramasa blade... so that I can take my place in the tournament of swords and settle what amounts to a multidimensional feud over land rights. It dredges up some of my best and worst memories.
Drunken boxed more times than I can count... but never tried swordfighting on more than a few splashes of sake.
Name's Patch... and I'm sure looking forward to bleeding some money at this auction.
I know a thing or two about losing control. About somebody else staking a claim to my mind and body. What happened to you -- to all of Terra Verde -- it ain't right.
Stop it? You've got the wrong hombre, amigo. War is all I'm built for. When can we start?
The name's Wolverine. You know who I am. You know what I do. You know I'm the best at it.
I've never met that kid, never smelled her, but she won't look me in the eye. Guess she's had a rough time.
Another mutant out there. We're supposed to be comin' together, but she walked away from us. Guess she made her choice. She's on her own. She wants an enemy so bad? Well, now she's got one.
I would love nothing more than to take my time with you, Rom. Because I owe you about a lifetime of pain. But this ain't about me.
... I don't know if you're gonna live through this. But if you do die... you'll still be better off.
I wait. I wait in the dark. The dark is bad, but I am bad, so we wait together. When it is light, he comes. When it is light, he wants me to do things. He wants me to eat... or he wants me to kill. I am good at killing. Killing is good.
If there was one face... if there was one name... that embodies my deepest wound... that clings to me like a scar... it's him. Sabretooth. If I am pain, he is hate. But even that word feels inadequate. He is the word beneath that word. A word you can't say because it is the garbled scream of someone getting their skin burned off or their lungs torn out. A word you can't spell because it is an arrangement of maggots and marrow and entrails. I know this is him but not him. I know it is Sabretooth's shadow, that he's somehow cast upon this whole $*#$% pit. But fighting it... I finally feel relief. It opens up more and more of my mind, and I understand not just who I was, but who I hope to be. Someone who fights against everything Sabretooth represents. Someone who shreds a hole through the heart of hate.
Think I'm finally figuring out how Krakoa put a dent in me. Being on my own these past few months is like a play on that old tree-falls-in-the-forest bit. Nobody's the best alone. If you're not fighting for others... then what's the fighting for?
Aurora said she hoped I was hurting. What she doesn't know is, my only scars are the ones I carry inside me. And so many of them come from him... Sabretooth. He's ripped up my brain, he's ripped up my skin, he's ripped up my friends and family, my soul... as far back as I can remember. But then again... I've done plenty of damage to him. On my own. And as a part of Krakoa. Given all the mindwipes and mind plants I've suffered... it's hard to keep score... on who's hurt who worst in this cycle of violence that's been roaring all through the years. That doesn't excuse a single thing he's done. But it might damn me. Because if I caused him to seek revenge... then that means I caused this.
This is for my @#$%#& son. This is for my @#$%#& friends. This is for @#$%#& Krakoa. This is for his failure to know what to do with the pain inside him except share it with others.
Every culture has its Bogeyman. Their monster in the dark. For me, it's Sabretooth--the real Sabretooth. For mutants, it's Sinister.
Whole world's goin' straight to Hell. Which ain't exactly breaking news these days, I know. Only this time... feels like there's a good chance we might just stop it.
You slugs're basically Sinister's toys. Boss snaps his fingers, you do as you're told. One of you gets killed, he just pops out another copy t' replace you. In your time, at his bidding, you've done a lot of damage. Slaughtered a lot of innocents. Includin' folks I care for. Here an' now--once an' f'r all--f'r you an y'r boss--this is where it ends!
She's gotta be one of the five... maybe three... top thieves in the whole world.
I'm Wolverine. I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do best isn't very nice.
When I was a kid I used to think the old man -- my grandfather -- was the devil.
He ran a guerilla war-- Which means he ran kill teams. Civilians died. What do they call that kind o'person in the United States, kid ?
It's poisonous, it's unpoliced, and smart people figure that at any one time there's three ships there that're still launch-capable. Chaparanga Beach is one the five most dangerous places on Earth. You shoulda brought your camera.
Just saying. In the Crooked Market, there's always a cost. Just a matter of time until we figure out what's owed.
This isn't where you go to swim and play. The waves will mangle you or the reef will chew you up or the current will rip you out into the open water. You can't even sunbathe here. The pound and slapping of the waves makes the air shake. I asked Sage to do some math for me. A seventy-foot wave can do five hundred tons of damage to a body. Welcome to the thresher.
| Wolverine | Adamantine? |
| Amadeus Cho | Like what's on your claw. Only godlier. |
| Beast | "Delgado"? There was a Major Harry Delgado commanding the S.H.I.E.L.D. pursuit force that was captured by Magneto. Coincidence? |
| Wolverine | Different guy, same name. Or maybe the major was a sleeper, workin' with the clowns he was supposedly chasin'? Or maybe he switched sides. Or maybe somebody made him. However the man came here, Beast, he means business. We can figure out the backstory after we take him down. |
| Magneto | If you want me madman, here I am. I defy you to do your worst. |
| Wolverine | Bub, that's music to my ears. |
| Storm | Wolverine, truly there is more to you than meets the eye. |
| Wolverine | At my size babe, that ain't hard. |
| Wolverine | G'day mama -- remember me? |
| "Mother-of-us-All", Brood Queen | Butcher! I sense no life within you! |
| Lilandra | From this moment on, wherever, whenever I find them [the Brood] -- be they high-born or low, adult or child -- their lives are mine! |
| Wolverine | Sounds good ta me, darlin'. |
| Cyclops | And... to me. God help us all. |
| Rogue | If we can't trust ourselves anymore... |
| Wolverine | ...then the time's come to pack things up and go our separate ways... because in all the ways that really matter... the X-Men are through! |
| Alex | I thought you said "Your sister is a puta" was a traditional greeting! |
| Logan | Yup. It's the prescribed return. Said so in the tourist phrase book. |
| Wolverine | Hey bub, long time no see! |
| Hulk | Yeah? Not long enough for my money! And the name is Hulk, not "bub"! |
| Wolverine | Are you sure it ain't "Mr. Fixit"? |
| Hulk | Always the clever one, eh, Wolverine? As I remember it, you've gone through some name changes yourself! |
| Wolverine | Whassa-matta fellas? Look like you're seein' a ghost. |
| Captain America | But -- we saw you shot! |
| Wolverine | I got better. |
| Wolverine | Stay back! You don't know what you're dealing with here! |
| Hulk | Neither do you! |
| Hulk | Get off me! |
| Wolverine | Sorry, bub! No way! Not unless you calm down--come to your senses! |
| Brigitte | Mr. Wolverine, I assure you those claws of yours are not necessary. There is nothing that I can do to harm you. |
| Wolverine | I've heard that line before. |
| Wolverine (Logan) | Save the explanations 'bout what I'm doin' here for later She-Hulk... An' do somethin'... |
| She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) | How do you know who I am? |
| Wolverine (Logan) | You're big, green and beautiful, darlin'... Who else could you be? |
| Logan | I wish this could be forever, darlin'... You an' me, an' the sunset, the wildflowers, an' the breeze carryin' the tang o' mountain laurel -- |
| Silver Fox | Don't be silly, Logan! Nothing's forever. Everything has its time... And our time is now! |
| Wolverine | Ya know, you remind me of someone -- |
| Elena | I do? Maybe it's the wings? |
| Wolverine | What is this, a bingo game? What're all those numbers? |
| Jubilee | Hey, Wolvie, aren't numbers... what Sentinels use for names? |
| Wolverine | Let me go into that wonderful warmth! Hear that music? It's all the voices o' everyone I ever loved, singin' the end to loneliness and sorrow! It's the brilliant, shinin' chord o' redemption! |
| Professor X | Logan! It's death!! |
| Wolverine | Aww, Charlie... don't ya think I know that? |
| Wolverine | The X-Men are here, and we're down to kick butt and take names! |
| Hank | I wouldn't put it so crudely! |
| Wolverine | Okay, Beastie – let us pummel these louts severely about the head and shoulders! |
| Wolverine | I was just wondering' if either of us'll find a woman to settle down with. |
| Gambit | I t'ink mebbe people like us aren't meant for dat. |
| Wolverine | ... I used to be a man. |
| Elektra | You still are, Logan. |
| Amiko | I'm ready to go home now. |
| Logan | I think we both are, darlin'......I think we both are. |
| Logan | I don't know whose mug Dirt Map is wearin' fight now, but that big nasty lump in the barf is none other than a psycho-chicken name o' Venom! |
| Venom | Psycho-chicken? I have to take this from a hairy mutant with claws? |
| Wolverine | Okay, let's call it a truce. But you sure ain't no pal o' mine, bub! |
| Venom | Good enough. |
| Chimera | Flay him. My lambent beauties! |
| Wolverine | Flay me? That's rich. Puts me in the mood to slice, dice, fillet and julienne these walkin' nightmares! |
| Wolverine | Whatever. Y'know...Maybe we'll meet again someday. Maybe we won't be on the same side...and you can take a stab at takin' that pain out on me. |
| Cable | Count on it. |
| Wolverine | Howdy 'pool. How's it hangin'? |
| Deadpool | Great. So now you're a comedian. |
| Speed Demon | You stuck me-- I'm bleeding! Oh my God-- there's blood everywhere! |
| Wolverine | Quit yer whinin', crybaby! --An' take yer medicine like a man. |
| Banner | You ever see anything like this before?--Logan? Logan? |
| Logan | Yeah......once. |
| Logan | Get the kid! |
| Banner | What are you doing? |
| Logan | Gonna drop in on an old friend. |
| Logan | The chick was lookin' at me! |
| Banner | Was not... |
| Logan | Was so! |
| Logan | How'd ya like to be "marooned" on the flume ride, Miss Britches? |
| Amiko | Oooo, I am so scared! Please don't abandon me, Mr. Teddy! |
| Lucy | I gave you a name. |
| Logan | You gonna share it? |
| Lucy | Mean Man. |
| Logan | Seems kinda judgmental. |
| Logan | It's about then, I come up with this plan-- |
| Peter | Excuse me? Your plan? Your. Plan. |
| Logan | Fine. We come up with this plan. Friggin' brilliant, you don't mind my saying. |
| Peter | Oh, I can't wait to hear this. |
| Echo | Are you an animal, or are you a man? |
| Wolverine | That’s a good question, isn’t it? I had to ask myself that question at a couple points in my life. |
| Logan | You'll have to kill me first. |
| Castle | Whatever. |
| Cannonball | I really think I'd be much happier-- |
| Nightcrawler | --Scott, my friend, you know this can't work-- |
| Polaris | Oh, dear Lord-- |
| Magma | Scott! Scott, listen-- |
| Archangel | Genosha?! I don't want to go to Genosha! |
| Northstar | Am I expected to just teach?! |
| Wolverine | Listen, bub, I appreciate the faith in me, but I can't be on all the teams-- |
| Jubilee | Please, please, please let me on Paige's team -- |
| Beast | This is an untenable situation, Scott-- |
| Shadowcat | Wait, I thought you didn't need me anymore? |
| Wolverine | Time to make nice with the public, eh, Summers? |
| Cyclops | We have to do more than that, Logan. We have to astonish them. |
| Fantomex | Curious. I wonder what happened to it? |
| Logan | I happened to it. |
| Logan | I leave you alone for one minute and you pick a fight with the entire town. |
| Castle | They started it. |
| Logan | And you mean to finish it. |
| Castle | It crossed my mind. |
| Logan | Frank? You okay? |
| Castle | Jaw might be busted. Teeth loose. Bleeding under the skin. Tissue damage. Blurred vision. Slight concussion. You asked. |
| Logan | Wish I hadn't. |
| Wolverine (James Howlett) | Thanks... but I'm not interested in leading anyone but myself. |
| Cyclops (Scott Summers) | One day perhaps you'll have to be. |
| Frankie | Is that the Wolverine? Or some kind of...actor? You never know in this town. ... It's just that he looks so short in real life! |
| Wolverine | Think you're confusing me with Tom Cruise. |
| Wolverine | Tag, you're it, boy! |
| Spider-Man | Logan... You idiot... |
| Spider-Woman | Oh my god! He's been stabbed! |
| Mana | Good to see you've survived, Logan. |
| Logan | One of the things I do best. |
| Mana | Hana was here as well? |
| Logan | Yeah, I saw your sister. |
| Mana | And? |
| Logan | She look just like you. |
| Mana | I see no humor in this situation. |
| Cyclops | Look at the world we've given these kids. How are they supposed to deal with this? |
| Wolverine | They'll learn. Or they'll die. Simple as that. |
| Cyclops | And whoever's responsible for this? |
| Wolverine | They'll just die. |
| Cyclops | So what's the general consensus? |
| Iron Man | As far as I'm concerned, Stamford was our wake-up call. What alcoholics refer to as a moment of clarity. Becoming public employees makes perfect sense if it helps people sleep a little easier. |
| Falcon (Sam Wilson) | I can't believe I'm hearing this. The masks are a tradition. We can't just let them turn us into super-cops. |
| Yellowjacket | Are you kidding? We're lucky people have tolerated this for as long as they have, Sam. Why should we be allowed to hide behind these things? |
| Wolverine | Because the world ain't so nice outside your ivory tower, bub. |
| Felicia | I'm dangerous, buddy, and don't you forget it. |
| Logan | Right. |
| Felicia | I am! |
| Felicia | I'm not a big fan of swimming. You know, us cats and water... |
| Logan | What about cats and molten lava? |
| Felicia | Smartass. |
| Wolverine (to Hisako) | Quit whining, kid. I got eaten today. |
| Hank | Yes, about that... |
| Wolverine | Forget it. |
| Hank | I can't begin to apologize. |
| Wolverine | Pfft! That's what friends are for. |
| Hank | I'm fairly certain it's not. |
| She-Hulk | Got a firm li'l butt there. You must work out. |
| Wolverine | First rule about the "fastball special"... you don't talk about the "fastball special." |
| X-23 | No, I have to die! It has to stop. |
| Wolverine | Look at me, kid. Your mother sent me a copy of a letter written to you. So, I know what happened... what they did to you and that it wasn't your fault. None of it. |
| X-23 | My-- My mother... They... they made me kill her, too. |
| Wolverine | I'm sorry, Laura. |
| Wolverine | Heh Heh Heh. |
| Deadpool | Ah, crap. I really needed those. |
| Logan | You never want to spend time with me. |
| Kitty | Do you want me to spend more time with you? |
| Logan | No. |
| Cyclops | Emma? Apparently I said "****ing" to Abigail Brand. Does that sound like me? |
| Emma Frost | Well done, Darling. That snot-haired cow had it coming. I'm very proud. |
| Cyclops | God, I love you. |
| Wolverine | You say anything like that again, I'm gonna puke right in your visor. |
| Xavier | I'm sorry, Logan, But I refuse. Erasing your memories is not the answer. |
| Logan | You were in my head, Chuck. You saw what I really am! |
| Xavier | But I can also see the man you have become since then. Your memories stand as a testament to that journey. |
| Spider-Man | Yeah, green one showed me that trick too. But, more importantly really... the answer to both of my questions is you don't know any more about this than I do. |
| Wolverine | Agreed. |
| Spider-Man | And yet you talked trash when I showed up late. |
| Wolverine | 'at's what I do, sunshine. |
| Kitty | Ah, blow it out your ear. |
| Logan | Like I don't hear that a lot. |
| Logan | Relax. It's me. |
| Kitty | Prove it. |
| Logan | You're a dork. |
| Kitty | Okay. |
| Logan | And I hate disco. |
| Kitty | Fine. |
| Logan | Also, you got a crush on Colossus but you think no one's noticed-- |
| Kitty | You had me at "Dork," okay? Can we go, please? |
| Logan | Sure thing. |
| Daken | I hate you. |
| Logan | No, Daken. It's not because you hate me... it's because you love him. |
| Spider-Man | The small folk need hope. |
| Wolverine | I can't be no messiah. |
| Logan | Been meaning to talk with you about something. Way I see it, you and I are family. Hell, we share practically the same DNA. |
| Laura Kinney | I'm your clone. |
| Logan | You're not just that. X, I'd like to adopt you. As my daughter. I won't be a good father. But I'll be yours. Your family. |
| Laura Kinney | You already are. |
| Satan | This ends now. You end now, little man. |
| Wolverine | Talk is cheap, bub. Show me. |
| Melita Garner | Happy birthday, Logan. It's the first real one you've had in a hundred years. Please, just enjoy it. You deserve it. Still mad at me? |
| Wolverine (Logan) | Terrence? You sleep on the couch tonight. C'mere. -- (Logan & Melita kiss) |
| Flip | I am one of "these people"! Winsor gave me this infection so I could cure him! |
| Logan | Cure for him is I kill him. |
| Flip | No. |
| Logan | Now who's got Stockholm Syndrome? |
| Flip | It's not Stockholm when you're sympathizing with your dad. |
| Wolverine | What're you doing here? |
| Armor | Standing. With my family. |
| Logan | So maybe I pushed a little harder than I needed to. |
| Alison | That's the sweetest non-apology I ever received from a man in my life. |
| Logan | I'm an eloquent #####. |
| Logan | Half an hour to make-- sheesh, what're we supposed to do till then? |
| Felicia | Really, Logan... Use your imagination. |
| Oya | It's because we're monsters. ... That's why they want to kill us. You can't blame them really. They have every right to be afraid. |
| Wolverine | Look at me, Idie...you are not a monster, you hear me? |
| Oya | It's okay. It doesn't bother me anymore. I've made my peace with what I am. |
| Logan | It smells funny...like wet fur. Must be rats. |
| Felicia | Well...if it's just rats, that's not a problem. Just rats, right, Logan? |
| Wolverine | No! I won't let you die again! I'm not going to abandon you, Jeanie! |
| Jean Grey | You are going to abandon me because I'm not your Jeanie. I'm his. |
| Paradox | You have to breathe? |
| Wolverine (Logan) | Occasionally. |
| Paradox | Hold your breath. |
| Wolverine (Logan) | ＃＃＃＃ spacemen. |
| Wolverine | I thought for sure you were gonna tell us it was clobberin' time. |
| Thing | You got the picture. |
| Officer | How in the hell did you know how to disarm it? |
| Logan | Wikipedia. |
| Logan | Tell everyone. Tell them not to look for me. Tell them... just let me go. |
| Melita | Logan wait, don't-- |
| Logan | I don't envy you, but you have a good crew surrounding you... |
| Killraven | They are the best at what they do... but we have lost many. |
| Logan | We all have. |
| Cyclops | You think this is noble, what you're doing here? I assure you, it's not. Even if you manage to blow up with one Sentinel, there are still thousands more out there, and you'll be casting us right into their midst. Tell me... How is that helping those children? |
| Wolverine | We went off track, Scott. Somewhere along the way. Whenever we started expecting kids to be our combat troops. |
| Cyclops | I never imagined you of all people could be so naive, Logan. |
| Logan | You must be crazy, coming all the way out here on your own. |
| Melita | Well... |
| Logan | You ain't on your own, ar |