Wolverine is the best there is at what he does and that’s tacking the deadliest villains around. Wolverine is uniquely suited to it, as his healing factor and adamantium skeleton makes him a fighter like few others. Add to that his adamantium claws and decades of experience and Wolverine can handle just about anything that is thrown at him.
Wolverine has faced down some very dangerous villains over the years, both on his own and with the X-Men. He’s always survived every battle, with even the most dangerous enemies not able to take him down no matter how hard they try.
10 Wolverine Has Tangled With The Hand Many Times
Wolverine’s time in Japan saw him run afoul of many dangerous foes and few are as deadly as the Hand. Led by the demonic Beast, the magical clan ninja have set their sights on Wolverine many times in the past, even killing him and turning him into one of their assassins. Wolverine can be cocky but even he knows not to take the Hand for granted.
The Hand can throw armies of ninja at any opponent and the mystical might of Hand higher-ups makes them doubly deadly. Wolverine has had to go to some drastic measures to beat them, sometimes barely eking out a win.
9 The Wendigo And Wolverine Have Tangled Many Times
The Wendigo is a terrible piece of Canadian folklore, a curse upon any who consumes human flesh in the wild. The curse transforms the eater into the Wendigo, a super strong and savage killer. Wolverine has faced down many Wendigo in the past, on his own and with help, and it’s always a drastic fight for him.
The Wendigo loses all of its humanity and becomes an unthinking killing machine that can give the Hulk pause. Wolverine’s adamantium claws can hurt a Wendigo but that doesn’t make it easy for him. He still has to think his way through a fight with one. While’s he always won, there have been several times when it was too close for comfort.
8 Solem Has Become One Wolverine’s Craftiest Foes
Solem was born on Arrako. His mutation gave him adamantium skin and super strength, allowing him to become one of the planet’s greatest criminals. Brought forth as the champion of Arrako during their contest with the mutants of Krakoa, he clashed with Wolverine, the two helping each other get their swords before engaging in a battle of wills that Wolverine lost.
Since then, they’ve faced off again, with Solem stealing the Muramasa blade from Wolverine. Solem is as crafty as he is dangerous and his battles with Wolverine have been contests of wits that test Wolverine like few others have. One day they’ll truly clash and it will be one for the ages.
7 Cyber’s Mental Powers And Strength Make Him A Deadly Threat To Wolverine
Cyber is one of Wolverine’s strongest villains. His arms are bonded with adamantium and his super-strength gives him an edge over the Canadian mutant. Much like Wolverine, he’s lived an incredibly long life and can use his telepathic abilities to enter new bodies. He’s been killed several times but has always come back to clash with Logan.
Cyber’s mental powers and use of hallucinogenic chemicals have helped him against Wolverine and his super strength and adamantium arms give him great offensive weapons. Wolverine knows better than to take him lightly, no matter how many times he’s beat him.
6 Romulus Was The Author Of Much Of Wolverine’s Woe Over The Years
Romulus has been around for centuries, pulling the string of various feral mutants including Wolverine. Wolverine worked with Romulus before the Weapon X program but all the while the villain was making plans to deal with him just in case, holding back his son Akihiro as a weapon to use against Logan. Eventually, Romulus would make himself known to an amnesiac Wolverine again and their rivalry would heat up.
Romulus has many of the same powers as Wolverine, as well as an adamantium skeleton. The two had some epic clashes and while Wolverine eventually triumphed, Romulus proved to be a dangerous foe like few others.
5 Lady Deathstrike And Wolverine’s Rivalry Has Always Been Personal
Lady Deathstrike has long been one of Wolverine’s most formidable villains. Her father created the adamantium bonding process that Weapon X stole and she blamed Wolverine for the whole thing. She’d get cybernetic enhancements in order to battle Logan and joined the Reavers, as well as going after him on her own.
Her combination of cybernetic enhancements and ninja skills make her a deadly foe and she’s almost ended Wolverine several times. While their grudge has cooled off in recent years, that doesn’t change how many times she’s almost ended him.
4 Sabretooth And Wolverine’s Rivalry Is Legendary
Sabretooth is Wolverine’s greatest enemy, their enmity stretching decades into both of their pasts. Sabretooth has done terrible things to Wolverine and his loved ones over the years, enjoying every minute of it. The two have had some epic battles over the years, as even without adamantium Sabretooth is a match for Wolverine.
There are few Marvel rivalries that are as bloody as the one between Wolverine and Sabretooth. Victor Creed has proven to be the kind of villain who can take out whole teams of foes and the fact Wolverine does so well against him speaks well to Logan’s skills.
3 The Hulk And Wolverine Hate Each Other
The Hulk fights heroes more than villains, and Wolverine is one of his favorite sparring partners. Wolverine has proven able to defeat some of the strongest heroes and villains in the Marvel Universe and the Hulk is among that number. The two have clashed many times, with Wolverine getting some rather surprising wins over the Jade Giant.
Adamantium can hurt the Hulk no matter how strong he gets. Add Wolverine’s healing factor and skeleton and all of that makes him the perfect person to fight the Hulk. Wolverine has more victories over the Hulk than even the Avengers, which is quite impressive. Their hatred of each other makes it nearly impossible for them to work together without fighting first.
2 Magneto Has Almost Killed Wolverine More Than Once
Wolverine battled Magneto many times over the years with the X-Men and it was always a mismatch. Magneto is one of the most powerful beings on Earth and his magnetic powers make him well suited for battling Wolverine. That never stopped Wolverine from going after Magneto, though, even if it’s nearly cost him his life more than once.
Magneto pulled out Wolverine’s adamantium skeleton and even though the two are technically allies now, Wolverine still doesn’t trust Magneto. He’s constantly ready for the Mutant Master of Magnetism to snap and go back to evil. Wolverine will always be there to fight Magneto, regardless of the danger to himself.
1 Wolverine Led X-Force Against Apocalypse Several Times
Apocalypse is one of the X-Men’s greatest foes. While he joined the mutant nation of Krakoa, Wolverine’s X-Force was one of the last X-Men teams he battled, with them traveling through time to battle him. Wolverine took ending Apocalypse’s threat very seriously and did everything in his power to kill the ancient mutant.
Apocalypse is one of the most powerful mutants ever born, made all the stronger by the power of the Celestial Death Seed and his nigh impregnable armor. Wolverine has faced him enough times to be wary of him, as he knows that any mistake against Apocalypse could lead to death.
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