Greetings nerdy list aficionados and welcome back to top 10 nerd today we’re going to
be taking a look at laura kinney x -23 and I checked we hadn’t done this how.
I mean that’s a shocking fact.
So today we’re going to be telling you some facts some deets about X-23 so let’s get
to it.
I’m Sasha and these are the top 10 shocking x-23 facts you need to know.
Also if you look her up now you’ll find a lot of people baiting that she’s the female
wolverine to try to drive outrage clicks by tricking people who aren’t in the loop about
x-23 to think they gender swapped wolverine so they can then write articles about how
much fans suck.
So x-23 has been around since 2004 and she’s a legacy wolverine so she takes up his mantle
as wolverine after his death.
Always read more than the headlines people.
Ok on to the facts.
Number 10 - Created in X-Men Evolution – So x-23 is actually a character who was created
outside of comics like Harley quinn the most famous example of it.
But it happens gwenpool was created as the result of a variant cover fun fact.
So x-23 made her debut in the series x-men evolution a series aimed at pitching the x-men
to a younger audience she appeared in the 11th episode of season 3 in the episode called
x-23.
She was created because the creators found that kids weren’t really connecting with
wolverine so this was a way to get them to connect to that character, a younger, female
version who they saw appear hence felt more involved in her backstory.
It worked fan took to her and her origin was meant to be the opposite of wolverine in terms
of pathos so rather than not remembering the past she would be haunted by it.
So I watched x-men evolution as a kid I never had a problem relating to the adults but that’s
just me what about you did you even watch it or are you like x-men evolution?
Number 9 - Relationship with Wolverine, speaking of Logan it was important that a good relationship
with him be established so that x23 could take her place as a legacy character rather
than as a usurper or replacement as when new characters who are obviously based on others
or take up their mantle do so without paying deference to those who came before they are
often more poorly received.
So it is that across the board they have a father daughter relationship which is unsurprisingly
as wolverine has quite the mentor streak.
He wants her to do well and is a positive influence in her life it’s why she takes
over his mantle when he “dies” to honour him.
It’s sweet legacy characters are great it’s just they lose some of their punch when the
people they are replacing never go away, but that’s a comics status quo problem not a
the legacy characters themselves problem.
Leave wally alone.
Number 8 - NyX In Comics so X23 made her first comic book appearance in a limited series
about homeless teenage mutants though this series wouldn’t delve into her backstory
that would be explored later in her first mini series x-23 in a way this helped establish
her by not focusing so hard on her origin it allowed them to just put her in interesting
plots which made readers more inclined to care than having an origin hammered into their
heads.
Introducing a character is an art.
Another character who was re introduced well was bat woman.
You have to give characters the chance to live or die on their own merit some make it
some don’t.
X-23 made it.
And part of why is what her backstory is which leads us to number 7.
Number 7 - Clone of Wolverine kinda so X-23’s backstory at first was that she was a clone
of wolverine.
Created in an attempt to recreate the x-23 program however the only sample of dna from
wolverine is damaged so they are unable to recreate the y chromosome.
Doctor sarah kinney proposes a female genetic twin but the first 22 attempts are unviable
upon the 23 being a potential as the project had been denied she gets the go ahead but
as punishment has to carry the baby herself.
X-23 or laura kinney would proceed to have a less than ideal childhood in this facility
despite her mother’s attempts to implement some human practices.
Later the clone origin would be revisited and Logan would be established as her father
hitting harder on the daughter aspect.
Although I say go full clone, clone saga maximum clonage, ok not that far.
Number 6 – Pinnochio So another part of the inspiration for laura’s character was
the story of Pinocchio and it was this more than anything that the writers of x-men evolution
hoped would capture kids imaginations.
She was described as she's a samurai sword trying to become a real little girl" This
of courser talking about the fact that she was designed to be a weapon but that she wants
to be so much more than that.
And that that desire to be more than what people expect of you would resonate well with
their younger audience as that is a feeling that many youths feel at one time or another
heck just people in general.
Number 5 - Angel/X-23 Would it be a list done by me without the ships and romance well yes
yes it would but this one has a number on it.
One of the note worthy pairings for laura was with angel warren Worthington the 3 but
not with the original angel who was one of the og x-men and hence old enough to be her
dad well if her dad aged normally.
So instead we’re talking about the young version of angel who was brought forward in
time when that was what we were doing with the x-men.
This occurred before secret wars and ultimately angel ended up ending things for a bit cause
he couldn’t take laura’s reckless nature and how much she endangered herself.
So yeah this was a moment and yes it’s shocking cause most people when they hear angel think
of old angel the one who banged 19 year olds in the sky.
So the same angel I guess.
Number 4 - X – 666 – Like all characters laura kinney has her fears and well despite
all the murder and trauma some of them are pretty ordinary.
So x-23 has a fear of being like other girls specifically her worst fear for herself is
a version known as x 666 who we saw when she had to take on the perfect adversary created
for her by blackheart.
And this one is a stereotypical cheerleader but a murderous one.
What must it be like to be a nice cheerleader like they exist for real guys.
So this is laura’s fear as she feels her upbringing left her two dimentional although
really most people say one but duplicate self so I’ll accept the two here hence the evil
version of herself would be an evil stereotype.
Number 3 – Weapon Hex – There is a puntastic amalgam version of x-23 known as weapon hex,
who appeared during infinity warps when gamora folded the universe in on itself with the
gauntlet so characters ended up fused together.
In this reality laura found herself fused with the scarlet witch.
Her backstory remained very weapon exy but with demons and mutants she was conceived
of to be a flawed vessel to house a demon.
She was a part of the evolutionaries cult designed to be a demonic weapon.
It wasn’t the worst fusion and the design was really cool.
It’s just neat anything where you’re inked all over with spells is cool in my book.
Number 2 – Cutter – So one of the traits introduced alongside her comic appearance
is that of cutting.
Something that laura has done from a young age as young a seven using her own claws to
self harm.
This was an attempt to start a discussion on this amongst younger readers some of whom
participate in the same practices.
Penance is another character who does this.
Mileage varies on how well this is received some feel it is exploitative and encourages
this kind of behavior well some feel it is just sensationalistic while others find it
helpful and destigmatizing what do you think.
Number 1 - MCU appearance so the Disney has acquired the rights to the x-men recently
at the tome of this recording and despite teasing that they won’t do anything with
them for years they also keep trying to use them to drum up excitement for their new streaming
service Disney plus.
So the rumour now though it would make sense is that x-23 will be the main wolverine in
the mcu.
Which again would be logical since they’re aiming for a younger cast and hugh jackman
is a hard act to follow and replace plus they already said they weren’t planning on going
with the traditional x-men.
However, there’s a lot of baiting happening here like I said in the intro.
Lots of meet the female wolverine who’s been around since 2004.
Female wolverine in the mcu take that haters but really there’s not that much hate only
a few people responding to the priming just like how most people were excited for she
hulk except for like a handful.
Can we stop outrage marketing it’s tiring I’m so tired.
The real cold hard truth is the people who will watch it will watch it no matter and
those who won’t won’t end of story.
I’m already giving you my money Disney I have no more to give you.
So those were 10 shocking facts about x-23 did you know them are you excited to see her
introduced let me know all your thoughts down below.
I’m wary of x-men adaptations I’ve been hurt before.
I’m Sasha thanks so much for watching…