User:Britney Spears/Wolverine (scraps)
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[edit] Powers and abilities
Wolverine is a mutant with a number of both natural and artificial enhancements to his physiology. He regenerates and heals hundreds of times faster than a normal human. Thanks to this superhumanly regenerative "healing factor," he has been able to completely recover from injuries which would prove fatal to most humans, even those with superhuman abilities. He can regenerate organs such as eyes or large portions of flesh, but he cannot regenerate completely severed limbs, such as feet and arms.
Other benefits of the healing factor include an immunity to most toxins (except in massive doses) or diseases and greatly improved stamina (he can exert himself at peak levels for days before feeling fatigue). His healing factor retards his aging process to an unknown degree. It has been revealed that he is well over 100 years old and yet his appearance and physique are unchanged since the peak years of his life (apparently over a century ago). However, writers have suggested that the healing factor is also the cause of his amnesia.
Wolverine possesses superhumanly acute senses that are comparable to those of certain animals, enabling him to see and hear distant objects more clearly than a normal human, and identify and track someone purely by scent. These heightened senses are only slightly less developed than those of Daredevil, and are actually a result of his cellular regeneration, as are Wolverine's hieghtened agility and reflexes.
Wolverine's physical appearance also displays number of animal-like mutations, most notably, two canine teeth among his others (his normal teeth are significantly sharper than average human), and six retractable bone claws housed within his forearms, which he can release from behind his knuckles (causing bleeding that is rapidly healed by his healing factor).
Wolverine's skeleton has been molecularly laced with nigh-indestructable metal Adamantium, including the claws housed in his forearms. Due to the adamantium coating (which also maintains the cutting edge), the limiting factor on what he can cut through is based upon his own strength, rather than the resiliency of the claws. The enhanced tensile strength and additional wieght of his skeleton combined with his constant cellular regeneration grants him great physical strength. His blows are weighted (similar to using brass knuckles) due to the presence of this metal.
[edit] Skills
Wolverine has extraordinary hand to hand combat ability, and, alongside Captain America and Taskmaster, is considered one of the finest combatants on Earth. He is able to fight with most weapons, from long-range to close-range. He is also an accomplished pilot and extremely well trained in espionage and covert operations.
Though seemingly brutish, Wolverine is not unintelligent. Due to his increased lifespan, he has been able to travel around the world and amass an intimate knowledge of many foreign customs and cultures. This has endowed him with vast knowledge in literature and philosophy. He is fluent in English, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, Lakota, and Spanish. It is also known that he has knowledge of several other foreign languages. In more recent stories it has been revealed that Wolverine has some skills at computer hacking.
