Wolverine is one of the most iconic comic book characters of all time. He’s been through a lot of changes over the years, though he kind of follows the same patterns of behavior over and over again. Sure, he’s an integral member of the X-Men and alumnus of the Avengers and Fantastic Four, but that doesn’t mean he can’t still improve.
Wolverine makes a lot of the same mistakes over and again, ones that have cost him and the people around him a lot over the years. He may be one of the Marvel Universe’s greatest heroes, but sometimes change is a good thing.
10 He Needs To Stop Dating Women Without Powers
Wolverine gets around a lot for a short, hairy guy who drinks too much and can be charitably described as surly. He’s had many one night stands and long term relationships over the years but they’ve also caused him a lot of heartache. He’s been known to date a lot of women without powers and they often inevitably end up falling prey to his foes.
People like Sabretooth love to hurt him by attacking the people Wolverine loves and one would imagine he’d learn to keep his dating inside the superhero community, where the women can defend themselves better from his sadistic foes. It’s not like he’s hurting for options: He’s just as popular with superhero women as he is with women in general.
9 His Insistence On Being A Lone Wolf Has Cost Him
Wolverine has long been known as one of comics’ greatest lone wolves. Of all the X-Men, he’s long been one of the best at going it alone and for years, it was one of his defining characteristics. It was also a pretty bad proclivity of his, as well— there were plenty of times when he got his butt kicked just because he didn’t want to ask for help.
While he’s gotten better at this sort of thing in recent years, he still has a tendency to run off and try to deal with things on his own. This has bit him plenty of times in the past and one would think he would have learned his lesson by now.
8 He Needs To Be More Willing To Trust People
Wolverine has a lot of friends in the superhero community. In fact, Wolverine is one of the most well connected heroes in the Marvel Universe and certainly the most well connected of the X-Men. He has friends everywhere and can ask for all manner of help if he needs it. However, he often doesn’t, and that’s a problem.
Wolverine has had a tough go of things in his long life and it’s made him a bit reluctant to trust people. While he has a circle of people he trusts no matter what, it takes a while to get to that point and it limits who he can really open to, both with his problems and for help in missions.
7 His Temper Control Has Improved, But He Still Struggles With It
Wolverine’s temper is legendary. For years, a big part of who he was were his berserker rages, when he would lose himself to the animal inside and go crazy on whoever was in his way. While it’s been a long time since he lost complete control like that, he’s still known for being gruff and easy to anger, which isn’t good.
Wolverine’s temper has never done him any favors and it’s something he needs to learn to gain much better control over. Wolverine is one of the most well-known heroes on the planet and having a reputation for being taciturn doesn’t do him any favors.
6 His Stubborn Nature Continues To Hold Him Back
Wolverine has a lot of defining characteristics that can be described as negative and one of the biggest is his tendency to be stubborn. Being overly stubborn can be bad enough in a regular life, but being a stubborn superhero is worse. Wolverine is put into situations where he needs to be open minded and his stubborn nature does not help at all.
It’s yet another thing that one would think Wolverine would learn to change by now. It’s come back to haunt him many times and yet he stays set in his ways, still being stubborn. He’s accomplished a lot but would have accomplished more if he was less stubborn.
5 Rushing Into Battle & Being A Tank Betrays His Stellar Fighting Skills
Wolverine’s adamantium skeleton and healing factor make him one of the best tanks in the Marvel Universe. He can take loads of damage and his healing factor has gotten so powerful that most wounds heal almost immediately. This has made him rather foolhardy in battle and that’s never good, even if one can survive any attacks thrown at them.
Wolverine’s tendency to jump into battle, claws out, have opened him up to a world of hurt over the years. What makes it all the more mystifying is that Wolverine is one of the most skilled fighters in the Marvel Universe and if he fought smarter, like he’s capable of, he would save himself from a lot of pain.
4 He Needs To Stop Biting Off More Than He Can Chew
Wolverine’s proclivity towards jumping into fights has been a mixed blessing— it’s given him his fierce reputation, but it’s hurt him a lot. Another related problem he has is that he’ll frequently get into fights with people who he definitely shouldn’t, like the Hulk or Magneto. While he’s survived against just about everything thrown at him, it’s not a smart strategy and might one day end in disaster for him.
Wolverine’s ferocity means that he’ll fight just about anyone, but that’s not always a good thing. Sure, he’s beat the Hulk a few times but he’s also taken many beatings from the Green Goliath. Jumping into battle against Magneto is among the dumbest things he’s ever done and it’s almost cost him his life more than once. He needs to learn his limits.
3 He Needs To Stop Spreading Himself So Thin
There’s always the joke that one of Wolverine’s powers was the ability to appear everywhere at once because of how many teams and appearances he made all over the Marvel Universe. Wolverine is known for spreading himself very thin. He has his adventures with the X-Men, X-Force, his solo adventures, helping out other members of the superhero community, and more.
Wolverine puts a lot on his plate, which is just a terrible idea in general. Something always suffers and he needs to learn to be smarter about things before he wears himself completely thin.
2 He Is Extremely Well-Connected But Barely Utilizes It
In Wolverine’s long life, he’s worked with just about everyone who’s anyone in the Marvel Universe. From Captain America to Nick Fury to Ben Grimm, Wolverine has done dirty work with and for some of the biggest players around, yet he’s pretty loath to call on those connection unless it’s absolutely crucial.
A lot of Wolverine’s problems could be solved if he put all of those favors and connections to work. It’s not always about team-ups; sometimes, a little extra intel from S.H.I.E.L.D. is useful or so on. Wolverine knows everyone and can get his hands on practically anything. He should put this to use more.
1 He Should Have Killed Sabretooth Dead Years Ago
Wolverine’s greatest adversary is Sabretooth. The two men have been fighting each other for years and there are few who have caused more pain and heartache for Wolverine than Sabretooth. They’ve battled each other many times over the years and yet Wolverine has never been able to kill his longtime foe.
While it’s not for lack of trying, Wolverine knows how to do it. It’s as simple as beating Sabretooth unconscious and dropping him into the ocean with tons of weight tied to him or using the Murasama blade on him. Killing Sabretooth would solve a lot of problems for Wolverine and his friends and it’s something Wolverine should have done ages ago.
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