In X-Men 2, Wolverine gets pumped full of tranquilizer darts and goes to town on some soldiers. As Patch, he pretty much does the same in Madripoor.
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Wolverine: Patch #3
In the movie X-Men 2, Wolverine has an iconic scene where he takes on a whole squadron of soldiers essentially by himself. Now, Marvel had a throwback to that scene in a recent comic.
One of Wolverine’s well-known catchphrases is that, “he’s the best there is and what he does, but what he does isn’t very nice.” Between his savage and feral nature and his incredible healing factor, Wolverine can go on rampages where the average soldier has very little chance of stopping him. One of the most famous examples happened in X-Men 2 when Stryker’s forces stormed the Xavier School in New York. In order to give the children a chance to escape, Wolverine took out the soldiers one by one while the soldiers’ tranquilizer darts had zero effect on him.
A similar scene just took place in the comic Wolverine: Patch #3 by Larry Hama and Andrea DiVito. Living incognito in Madripoor under his guise as Patch, Wolverine gets sucked into a local conflict. A general is looking for mutants in hiding to collect on a reward. The mutants attack Wolverine at first, believing him to be an enemy, but they bring him back to their hideout. When the soldiers close in on them, Wolverine springs into action. He attacks the soldiers, who pointlessly try to take Wolverine out with tranquilizers. This buys the mutants time to escape.
Obviously, there are a few differences between the two scenes. Besides the fact that one takes place at the Xavier School and the other takes place in the jungle of Madripoor, Wolverine is at two very different places in his life when they happen. In one, Wolverine is seen as a nurturer and protector of the children. That’s why he was staying at the school. In the other scene, Wolverine was in his Patch persona. This means that although he is still willing to go out and protect people when needed, he was primarily living a life for himself in the crime-ridden and dangerous nation.
But the similarities between the two scenes are very telling about Wolverine’s character. It means that regardless of what period in his life he is in or what he is going through that Wolverine can flip a switch into the fighter inside and protect those that need protecting. It also shows just how difficult Wolverine is to put down. He certainly can be stopped, but he is a fighter that soldiers have to prepare for. They need to take certain measures in order to contain him and limit his aggressiveness. If they are soldiers that are just going into general combat, then they never stand a chance as Wolverine is built to withstand a lot of damage.
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