The Wolverine

The Wolverine is a superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Wolverine, or the character himself when referred to with the definite article.

The 2013 film follows Logan to Japan and established a template for standalone superhero stories focused on character rather than spectacle: Have you seen The Wolverine?

The phrase also distinguishes the comic book mutant from the animal: Hugh Jackman is the Wolverine.

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X-Men character archetype

The WolverineProfessor X

Jean Grey · Cyclops · Colossus · Superman · Beast

heroic disposition

The WolverineSuperman

Metropolis's flying defender

Captain America · Spider-Man · Mister Rogers · Gandhi · Aquaman

mutant physicality

The WolverineProfessor X

Jean Grey · Psylocke · Karma · Legion

Family

wolverine, wolves, wolfish, wolflike

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Known to kids · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13