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Quotes by James Howlett (Earth-616)
Uh, bud. I'm not one of your commandos. You can't order me around.
- -koff- As Mark...Twain said...-koff- I forget what the hell Twain said, but I ain't dead.
- 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.
- "We're going to teach Mystique somethin' she should'a learned in school. "Thou shall not steal."
- It was her. It was really her. Jeannie...
- There ain't no sense to it, babe. There's never any sense to dyin'. There's just death.
- 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?
- I'm the best at what I do. And what I do...is so terribly pretty!
- Emma? Think ya oughtta take a look through my eyes fer a bit. And no... I ain't started drinkin' yet
- We're not alone. We're together. Not just a team, but family.
- Once an X-Man, always an X-Man. You're not alone, kid.
- I really like beer.
- Sorry to spring this on ya...but Avengers Academy's about to get a hell of a lot more crowded.
- Were it up to me, Lucas, I'd gut you right now, and stuff that metal arm up somewhere nice and cozy.
- Incidentally, I like your new look Cap. You should keep it!
- 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.
- Chump called the tune. Now he pays the piper!
- You ain't done makin' mistakes, bub, not be a long shot.
- You ain't seen a kill-frenzy until you've seen me get mad!
- Daredevil, right?
- I admire you, Daredevil. I admire your relentless concern for the rights of scum. But I ain't you!
- 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.
- Vacation's over, Petey. Time to go to work.
- Then it's settled. Deadpool dies.
- They're just gonna keep comin'. Anywhere I go... guys like you, not caring who gets in the way, who gets hurt, who dies.
- 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.
- We're on our way to rescue a queen, overthrow an evil wizard, and win back a country. Care to join us?
- All I'm sayin' is -- this ain't the first time we all thought Captain America was gone.
- 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.
- We take one of these *$%&# alive. The rest? Open season.
- Osborn. Even buried deep in prison that nutjob is still giving us grief.
- "Mascara contra mascara" means "Mask against mask." The loser of the match is unmasked and his identity revealed.
- 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.
- 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!
- She's gotta be one of the five... maybe three... top thieves in the whole world.
- Magneto, Apocalypse, Sinister, Sublime, even Cassandra Nova -- at their worst, none of 'em ever hurt us as badly as this.
- I remember... My whole life. Everything.
- I remember. My whole life. I remember all of it.
- My name is James Howlett and this is where I was born. This is also where I died.
- Knowing when to fight and when to walk away is more smarts than you'll ever have.
- X-Force -- kill whoever you want. But Big Red is mine.
- Tony. Do better. See people before potential.
- All right, you freaks -- just hold it! If you really want to tangle with someone -- why not try your luck against -- the Wolverine!
- Knowing when to fight and when to walk away is more smarts than you'll ever have.
- 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.
- ...I'm Wolverine. I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do best isn't very nice.
- It's time for me to start changin' the way I look at the world......and at myself.
- 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.
- Even the Devil can bleed.
- Go ahead. Pull the trigger. But after you do, bub... then you're mine.
- 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!
- I AM -- LOGAN! LOGAN! I AM A MAN! And YOU -- are the ANIMAL!
- We ain't done yet, Skinny.
- Stop... saying you're sorry. It's... okay to be afraid.
- Any time even a little bit of happiness comes your way... you pay attention. Might be all that sees you through for a long, long time.
- We can talk later. Right now, looks like we got some work to do.
- Hope you brought yer camera -- 'cause this is one fer the XXL-Files.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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...
- First Spider-Man trashes us... Now the Wasp?! I've had it with gettin' dumped on my butt!
- When I was a kid I used to think the old man -- my grandfather -- was the devil.
- 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.
- 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 ?
- No one is talking because no one trusts each other anymore. [...] Because any one of us could be a Skrull.
- Hey, I'm an X-Man and on two Avengers teams. ... Multitasking. It's my mutant power. Don't tell anybody.
- Hey Stevie, you got anything stronger'n cider? I could use a cold brew!
- You and me, Jeanie. You and me in a blaze of glory.
- $#%^ING UNICORNS!
- What's your game, Cable? And how many more people are going to die before it's over?
- Now, you just follow Papa Wolverine.
- You killed him! You killed my papa!
- You're finished here, you fat tub o'dirt. You mark me well, 'cause I never been so serious -- I see your ugly face in mine ever again, you're a dead man!
- It's just a steroid-packed Punk who tried to bag us! I say the lunk's expendable!
- Matsu'o's not done paying. So he doesn't get to die. Ever.
- Who are you?
- That guy I just killed? I'm pretty sure I knew him. What does that mean?
- You made me a nice offer, Persephone. Here's my answer. #$%@ death.
- 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.
- Only 198 mutants left on the stinkin' planet, and that girl's gotta be one of 'em.
- %#@$ Crom. And %#@$ you.
- I just ain't gonna let this island be a refuge for poachers. And I just had t'make sure the good prince understood.
- Most people think I'm nothing more than an animal!
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- They had their shot... now it's my turn. I'm gonna kill every last **** on this island.
- 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.
- 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.
- That ain't a name, darlin' -- it's a haircut!
- 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.
- 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.
- All right, you freaks -- just hold it! If you really want to tangle with someone -- why not try your luck against -- the Wolverine!
- How come my futures always stink?
- 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.
- Look around you, son. This is revenge. This is what it gets
- I'll... kill them all. My friends. Then, it'll be the sleazoids' turn.
- An' because they are my friends, I owe them life... or a quick, clean death.
- 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.
- Fat man had his faults... but he made his exit with style.
- Like Ben Franklin said, bub... only two things certain in life... an' this ain't taxes.
- By all I hold holy, I swear... I'm gonna bring this flamin' country down!
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WolverineWhassa-matta fellas? Look like you're seein' a ghost.
Captain AmericaBut -- we saw you shot!
WolverineI got better.
- Don't go beatin' yourself up over Marrow. She was twisted. Ya had to stop her. Ya did. Sometimes, 'Ro, it's that simple.
- 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.
- 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?
- 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.
- Calm down, my BUTT! WHERE'S A HEALER?! WHERE'S XORN?! WHERE'S WORTHINGTON?! WHERE THE HELL IS WORTHINGTON?!
- Let's start that thought over. My healing factor can handle your best shot. Wanna bet your life you can survive my claws?
- That's the other thing about comin' home...it usually reminds you why you wanted to leave in the first place
- He sounded weird, Kurt...sounded happy, sorta. Said it's time for the X-Men to "seize the future." So let's get the hell outta here an' find out exactly what Scott's gettin' us into!
- 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.
- She was something beautiful. You didn't deserve to see what she really was.
- I never give up. And I never quit.
- Waitaminute--I've seen these before... What the heck are you up to, Reed?
- Okay, ladies--let's try this again... An' this time... You better have a bigger bomb!
- 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.
- 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!
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- All I ask is ya remember this one thing......Rapture's mine!
- You think you can just take out some innocent girl, 'n make up for it later? You oughta know it doesn't work that way. Killin's easy. Livin' with it, now that's hard.
- No, lady. You weren't wrong. You weren't wrong.
- Maybe I'll run into her again someday......then you'll see some payback, pal. Count on it.
- I'm a fightin' man, and the way I see it this is worth fightin' for.
- 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.
- Honor...That's Logan's struggle. I'm Wolverine.
- He got a gun? Does he look stupid enough to use it?
- Sorry, hon. Looks like... ...I can never be one o' you. Not really.
- Yeah, should'a seen that -- coming... Elektra.
- My claws may be metal weapons-- --but they ain't no "mere."
- cause disco really does' suck. I'm just sayin'.
- You know, I'm offically tired of you questionin' my orders every five minutes! Newsflash, chickie: this ain't a democracy. Just do it.
- I'm the best at what I do. And what I do is... is... RUN!
- Gotta warn you flamin' robots... ...I'm the best at what I do. And what I do is-- --watch hockey!
- You were supposed to be my responsibility. I was supposed to keep you safe...
- "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.
- Santa
- What the Hell are you talking about? We never talked about the Infinity Stones.
- Home, Logan? Ain't where your heart is. It's where you go when there's no place else to go.
- No words then, bub! Just you and me -- tooth and claw!
- 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.
- Sounds fancy. Me, I'm a simple man...I'm just gonna kill ya.
- Hmmph. Got that right. No reason to. You lost ,I won. Deal with it, bub.
- The battle was good, if it is my time to die... ...then, sayonara <so be it>. It is a good place to die.
- You're there, baby! But it's like losing you all over again. I have to get back!
- It will heal. They always heal. And quickly.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- You're just like me, kid......an' yet I don't know a thing about you.
- &?%$ it, Steve. It was supposed to be me that killed you...
- Way I saw it then, Bucky wasn't nothin' more'n an obstacle, standin' between me an' my mission goal. In his underwear.
- 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.
- There ain't no redemption for me...but there is revenge. There is revenge.
- 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.
- Shouldn't lose yer temper......Wade. Makes ya stupid. Er.
- 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...
- 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.
- Bad news, bub...this little get-together just went from interrogation to execution.
- 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.
- I forgive you Charles. I hope one day you can do the same for me.
- 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.
- Listen to him, Summers. Give Daken to me. You can keep the blade, just...give me my son. Please.
- 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.
- They're using you, Steve. Just like they used me.
- You ready to hear that favor now? Good. Show me how to use this thing.
- This is my fight, not his. I started it......I hafta end it.
- 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.
- By makin' that impossible. You'll never be Romulus, son. An' you'll never be me.
- 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.
- 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.
- My name is Wolverine. I'm the best there is at what I do.
- 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.
- 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.
- That's my weakness. Women.
- I withold mercy from the merciless. That's my job.
- 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.
- Whenever I eat something that disagrees with me......I avoid eating it again!
- Not today, bub! Guys, as my buddy, Puck used to say......let's do it!
- Please allow me to introduce myself properly. You interrupted my drink!
- Maybe Mariko's ghost was telling me that this was my hour. That it was my time to join the world of shadows.
- 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.
- #### Spacemen.
- 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.
- This is what happens to women who get involved with me, Melita. I want you to understand that.
- 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.
- He taught everyone around him how to enjoy life. And how to believe in something greater than themselves.
- 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.
- Best million bucks I ever spent.
- Sometimes I remember liking it. That killing.
- Damn... can't see jack in these woods! And I'm supposed to be the hotshot tracker...
- Dammit... not healing!
- This excites you... doesn't it? Turns you on, my fighting him. Look at you... you're trembling... ...but not from fear... from something else. Who are you?
- I... I wrote that myself... ...and I put myself on this island.
- The cruelest, the most unnatural beast on the face of the earth, the one most likely to destroy everything -- is man.
- Rest in peace, Krill. Ya deserve it.
- Some material possessions are worth possessin' more than others......an' this is one a' them.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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!
- I saw her in a vision. Same time I saw your girl here for the first time.
- Purity's never been one of my strong suits.
- You didn't forget about little old me, did you?
- I'm Wolverine. I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do best isn't very nice.
- If you wish Mariko-chan's life... you'll have to get past me to take it.
- 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!
- I'm Wolverine. If you're smart, you don't want me for an enemy.
- 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 called Wolverine. Or Logan. Or Patch. Or motherless scum. Depends who I'm with and whether we're trying to kill each other.
- 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.
- I refuse to die... upside down... It's too stupid...
- I make him mad. But I figure that's okay... I wrote the book on mad.
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- You'll recover. But if you have kids, they'll be stupid.
- Ya would'a been better luck if ya'd brought me a beer.
- Ya know, we'd attract a lot less attention if ya weren't marchin' through the streets with a drawn laser pistol.
- "He's a rogue. A killer. And so am I."
- Real deadly mutant power...inspiration. Can't undo havin' used it, kid. Just run from the results...or try t'make 'em mean somethin'.
- 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.
- 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
- 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!
- 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.
- Some basement ya got there, bub -- must have some heck of a heatin' bill, huh?
- To paraphrase an old army buddy: I do so love it when a plan comes together.
- You should talk about being defective, lady -- you're all over the place!
- Ol' Mr. Creed wouldn't spit in yer face if yer nose was on fire... he just ain't no team player.
- The beast won't win today, Ogun.
- 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.
- --listen, Native! We're not animals -- I know what it's like to be alone --
- We're not allies, Creed. Never have been. Never will be.
- Go ahead. Reload. Take all the time you want. I'm still gonna kill every last one of you.
- That's good, lie to me some more......give me a reason to really hurt you.
- There's something really wrong with me right now. Something isn't right here--
- Ninety percent of accidents happen at home, bub.
- Doesn't matter how many we take out... as long as Hydra got what we came for.
- 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.
- Oh Matt, Matt, Matty-Matt. Don't you understand? You were just the friggin' bait, kiddo.
- Just so ashamed of what they made me do. Ashamed of what they found inside and tapped for their plan.
- 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.
- I think I'm in love.
- The Gorgon's flipped the whole thing around on us-- --he's gonna kill Nick Fury.
- 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."
- Klamath girl. What're you doing here? And where are you now?
- That's all I needed to know. You an' me...we ain't done.
- Sit still in this place, girl.... ...and you're meat for the hunters.
- S'funny. I been an Avenger for a couple'a months now. And I finally got something to avenge.
- Before setting out on revenge, first dig ten graves. Saves time later.
- Don't know why everybody's gotta interrupt me......when I'm tryin' to have a conversation.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Yeah, I know why. But that's one secret I'm not quite ready to give up yet.
- 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.
- Don't do it, girl. I ain't your enemy. Never was.
- 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...?
- Romulus! Whenever you want to, bring it, do it! I'm ready for you.
- Look at you, Wendall. You really are pathetic, aren't ya?
- So you're saying I killed the angel of death and now I get a second bite at the apple whenever I die?
- Would it violate some kinda rule for you to speak English?
- Well, I love mysteries. No, really, I do. 'cause I can usually solve a mystery by beating the snot outta somebody.
- It's damn annoying how you keep calling me James. The name's Logan.
- Hiya, Raven, how 'bout I buy ya a drink?
- 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.
- I am afraid to be alone with my own thoughts. I'm afraid of my own memories.
- 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.
- You couldn't hit water from a boat, bub. You guys just don't seem to get it.
- Alex I had no choice. No. Don't look. You think you want to see. You don't. Help'll be here soon. Right now, you just listen to me, you keep looking at me. Whatever happened here--it wasn't the dad you knew that did all this. A father doesn't try to kill his own son.
- Well, I-- --I killed her, Kitty. It was an accident.
- Damn it. Damn it. Let's see how all their ninjutsu does-- --when it's me it's up against!
- 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.
- I might have lost some of my skills. I might be mortal now. I still got a lot of experiences.
- Don't worry. They aren't gonna kill you. I am.
- No more innocents are gonna die because of me. Not another one. You got my word on that.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- I don't need my school to save me, Scott. It already did.
- 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.
- Leave Petey alone, Hulk. It always comes down to me and you anyway.
- Better not. The Kitten, she'd come back an' kill me if she knew I did somethin' that bad.
- 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.
- 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!
- 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.
- 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?!
- 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.
- The end of the world is coming. I don't think I can face it. I know I can.
- Yeah, sure. Treat me like a kid again. I have got to get my Adamantium back.
- 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!!
- 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.
- I'm no hero.
- You told me the Phoenix has a purpose, Jeannie. It burns away what doesn't work. So what'd you come to burn?
- 'Attaboy, Warren -- that's the avengin' Angel we all know and love!
- Just give it all you got, Beast!
- 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?
- Like my name-sake, I'm fast an' I'm mean, an' when I get mad -- people get hurt!!
- What I am, Vindicator, is free. An' I'm gonna stay free -- or die!
- There's a time fer scrappin' an' a time fer bein' sneaky. Either way, Wolverine's the best there is.
- You ain't done makin' mistakes, bub, not by a long shot.
- 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.
- Hurt you? Baby, you ain't seen nothin' yet.
- I'm the best there is at what I do... And what I do best is... cower.
- Maybe the dream is dead. Maybe we should all stop pretendin' it ain't -- an' accept the fact we're livin' in a nightmare.
- ..that looks like Xorn down there!
- The Marauders don't have the baby. One of OUR side has her. An X-Man took her from Cooperstown.
- Hardest lesson to learn, girl...sometimes the bad guys win!
- 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!
- When this is over, Slim, you me need to have a little talk. But right now...I want these bloodsuckers off our island!
- 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 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.
- And, elf -- next time you wanna pull my fat out o' the fire, do yourself a favor... ...don't do me any favors.
Conversations with James Howlett (Earth-616)
WolverineWhat did they want? And if they were us in the future, if they killed us in the past, wouldn't they be killing themselves? My head hurts.
HulkBigger question... If they're gone, you know what that means? Cake! - — A + X #1
Present CyclopsIs there anyone else? I promise I will do right by you.
Past CyclopsWe're staying here to do what we set out to do as X-Men. What you're offering... isn't it.
Past AngelI'm coming with you.
Past CyclopsNo.
ShadowcatOh no.
WolverineYou-- you can't do this!
Past BeastWhat was that?
WolverineI'll do the talking. Shut up.
Past CyclopsWho is out there?
WolverineWell... "your brother and his... Uncanny Avengers
Captain AmericaCome out with your hands up! You are in a lot of trouble! Don't make it any worse for yourselves!
NightcrawlerBelieve it or not... I even love you, Wolverine.
WolverineBoy, you are drunk. Love you too, elf. Now c'mon... Let's go home.
Spider-ManThe small folk need hope
WolverineI can't be no messiah.
WolverineTime to make nice with the public, eh, Summers?
CyclopsWe have to do more than that, Logan. We have to astonish them.
Wolverine (to Hisako)Quit whining, kid. I got eaten today.
BeastYes, about that...
WolverineForget it.
BeastI can't begin to apologize.
WolverinePfft! That's what friends are for.
BeastI'm fairly certain it's not.
CyclopsEmma? Apparently I said "****ing" to Abigail Brand. Does that sound like me?
Emma FrostWell done, Darling. That snot-haired cow had it coming. I'm very proud.
CyclopsGod, I love you.
WolverineYou say anything like that again, I'm gonna puke right in your visor.
WolverineListen, bub. You may look and smell like me, but I've learned not to trust appearances. You stay the hell out of my way.
HowlettWhy don't I just watch your back... and we save the fussing for later. Bub.
WolverineFINE BY ME!
Doctor Doom...I can raise the dead. I can give you everything you've ever wished for... ...or nothing at all. It's up to you.
Cyclops (Scott Summers)And all we'd have to do to receive these miracles is...?
Doctor DoomAccept them.
Cyclops (Scott Summers)You mean surrender.
Doctor DoomYou may resist, if you wish. If your pride demands it. But you won't win. Even the power of the Beyonder was nothing compared to that of the Life Force. And those who resist it will surely perish. So will you accept my offer...?
RogueOh no...
Wolverine (Logan)Not again... I guess this time its a not-so-Secret War.
WolverineWe're takin' back The Avengers. Even if it means we gotta kill Cable to do it!
Spider-ManYeah! Wait...what...?!
WolverineThe X-Men are here, and we're down to kick butt and take names!
BeastI wouldn't put it so crudely!
WolverineOkay, Beastie – let us pummel these louts severely about the head and shoulders!
WolverineMakes me wonder what we're doin' here. When we stop a man from doin' what needs to be done.
HawkeyeYou felt Cletus in your head. Just like I did. He wanted to take the entire world. We did enough. We kept him from having his way.
WolverineYou think so, huh? Look at this place... I'm not so sure.
CyclopsSo what's the general consensus?
Iron ManAs 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.
YellowjacketAre 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?
WolverineBecause the world ain't so nice outside your ivory tower, bub.
StormWolverine, truly there is more to you than meets the eye.
WolverineAt my size babe, that ain't hard.
LoganHalf an hour to make-- sheesh, what're we supposed to do till then?
FeliciaReally, Logan... Use your imagination.
LoganIt smells funny...like wet fur. Must be rats.
FeliciaWell...if it's just rats, that's not a problem.
Just rats, right, Logan?
LoganI don't envy you, but you have a good crew surrounding you...
KillravenThey are the best at what they do... but we have lost many.
LoganWe all have. - — Claws #1
FeliciaI'm not a big fan of swimming. You know, us cats and water...
LoganWhat about cats and molten lava?
FeliciaSmartass. - — Claws #2
LoganYou come after me? Want to torture me? Fine. But why do this?
DakenWhy? Because super heroes are stupid.
DeadpoolIs that my apology?!
WolverineIt's as close as yer gonna get.
Deadpool
Deadpool shoots WolverineOkay. Well, this is as close as I'm gonna get to accept it.
Captain AmericaYour camp has fallen. I urge you to surrender. You don't need to die tonight.
WolverineI urge you not to listen to Cap and keep fightin'!
DeadpoolUh, I haven't prepared any remarks, so why don't you just do what your heart tells you? OfficerHow in the hell did you know how to disarm it?
LoganWikipedia.
CreedYou son a--I came here 'cause I thought you had a job. We're hired killers, not social workers. Why the hell would I waste two damn seconds on your touchy-feely crap?
LoganOne: I'll pay you. Two: No one else is doing it. And...Three: What if there'd been someone who gave a damn when you were a kid?
CreedYou'll pay me how much?
AlexI thought you said "Your sister is a puta" was a traditional greeting!
LoganYup. It's the prescribed return. Said so in the tourist phrase book.
WolverineHey bub, long time no see!
HulkYeah? Not long enough for my money! And the name is Hulk, not "bub"!
WolverineAre you sure it ain't "Mr. Fixit"?
HulkAlways the clever one, eh, Wolverine? As I remember it, you've gone through some name changes yourself!
BrigitteMr. Wolverine, I assure you those claws of yours are not necessary. There is nothing that I can do to harm you.
WolverineI've heard that line before.
WolverineTag, you're it, boy!
Spider-ManLogan... You idiot...
Spider-WomanOh my god! He's been stabbed!
Spider-ManYeah, 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.
WolverineAgreed.
