While Wolverine is one of Marvel’s most beloved characters, he’s arguably a hero
with an easily aggravated temperament. Sure, he’s proven himself on multiple occasions
to kick some serious butt and save the day, even while operating under anti-hero terms,
but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t come to hold some serious grudges along the way. So
today, we’re counting down the top 10 superheroes who annoy wolverine. And there’s quite a
few; we ain’t even touching on the majority of villains in the marvel universe here either!
So with that in mind, let’s jump in! 10 The Hulk
The Hulk was Wolverine’s first real opponent, technically speaking. Wolverine was introduced
in The Incredible Hulk issue 180, with a full appearance in the following issue 181 back
in 1974. The two fought each other initially before teaming up to take on a Wendigo. Since,
they’ve had a frienemy relationship at best, and often find themselves clashing and getting
into a scuffle with one another. Wolverine once stuck his claws in the Hulk’s eyes.
Hulk has beaten Wolverine to a pulp in World War Hulk. Hulk has literally torn Wolverine
in half. Then, in Old Man Logan, their conflict really comes to a head with the Hulk and his
family becoming one of Wolverine’s biggest threats, with Logan tearing him up from the
inside out in order to defeat him. But the two have had some nice moments as well, like
in the Infinity Gauntlet series, when the Hulk returns begrudgingly to help the heroes
of Earth fight against Thanos. The two sit upon a rooftop, and Hulk tells him that he’s
come to the conclusion that he likes Wolverine. When Logan asks why, Hulk responds, “because
in our own ways, we’re both monsters, pal.” 9 Spider-Man
Spider-Man is one of the few Marvel heroes who has managed to completely humiliate Wolverine
in the past. Sounds like one hell of a reason to hold a grudge, eh? In 1987, the two shared
an issue together called Spider-Man versus Wolverine, in which Wolverine pushes Spider-Man
into doing something he isn’t overly proud of, and the two part ways on pretty negative
terms. He’s also webbed Wolverine up, trapping him on one occasion, placing Logan’s fists
right next to his temples to ensure that the character couldn’t break free of his confines
easily. Peter Parker isn’t the only one wearing spidey’s mantle that has humiliated
Logan, either. In Avenging Spider-Man vol 1 issue 16, when Otto Octavius was the Superior
Spider-Man, he really gives Logan the beating of a life time, smashing Logan’s head into
cement and declaring in his inner monologue that not only is he superior, but that he
really showed him. 8 Quentin Quire
Quentin Quire, aka Kid Omega, got on Wolverine’s nerves during the Alpha vs Omega storyline.
But he was annoying long before that. At one point, when he was fairly new at the Xavier
Mansion, he started a riot. When Logan was the headmaster of the school, Kid Omega, who
doesn’t work well with authority figures, trapped Wolverine in a mindscape. Then, in
Alpha vs Omega, Quentin created an entire world within his own psyche – did we mention
he’s an omega level mutant, if his name didn’t give that away? He then proceeded
to put Wolverine’s mind into his constructed world, forcing him into a coma, and then made
Wolverine, along with Hisako Ichiki to play along with a little game of his. He loses,
and Wolverine manages to teach him to respect his elders.
7 Magneto Alright, so Magento is technically a villain.
But at times, he’s played the role of an anti-hero, and Wolverine’s sheer aggravation
with Erik has played out for a long, long time in the comics. When it comes down to
it, it’s for the most obvious reason; Magneto is capable of manipulating metals. Wolverine’s
skeleton is adamantium. Therefore, Magneto can really f*** with Logan, and has done so
plenty of times over the years. Hell, he’s even done it in the X-Men cinematic adaptations,
starting with the very first X-Men Fox film. It’s sort of a staple in their relationship,
really. Magneto once ripped the adamantium straight from Wolverine’s body, so you can
see why Logan would hold a grudge. 6 Gambit
Gambit often gets a lot of heat for being a character that annoys a whole lot of readers,
and characters in the Marvel universe to boot. So naturally, he’s had a little confrontation
with Wolverine, on multiple occasions, actually. Perhaps the most famous of their kafuffles
was in Uncanny X-Men issue 273, their first note worthy fight against one another. The
two duked it out in the Danger Room, and Gambit was fairly new to the team, having befriended
Storm, which made Wolverine ever so slightly jealous. When Wolverine was unfairly distracted,
Gambit made his move and pinned him to the floor with his staff, saying the words “bang,
you dead.” Yeah, you can see how that would get on Logan’s nerves. The two would continue
to duke it out in later issues of Uncanny X-Men that followed, often with one of them
under the control of another force like the Skrulls or the Shadow King, and continued
to clash in Ultimate X-Men and X-Men forever. 5 Emma Frost
Emma Frost is another character that has villainous roots, but became an anti-hero in her own
right. Now, for starters, she has a long history of opposing the X-Men and fighting against
them. On top of that, Emma has a pretty intense rivalry with Jean Grey, who happens to be
the woman of Logan’s affections on most days. So naturally, in terms of trust between
the two, there ain’t much there. She sees him as a bit of a low life. Emma’s also
often on Cyclops’ side when he and Logan duke it out. And she’s fought against one
of Logan’s favourite people, Kitty Pryde. All in all, they don’t have a lot of common
ground. So while the two haven’t really duked it out physically in the past, insulting
one another is nothing new to them. But, funny enough, in the recent Infinity Warp story
arc, Wolverine and Emma end up being amalgamated into a single character; guess they’re more
alike than either is willing to admit. 4 Namor
Namor is all about honour, and ego. But Namor was also the OG anti-hero, having been a villain
prior to World War 2 back when Marvel was still Timely comics. So as you can imagine,
mix a personality like that with Wolverine’s, and not a whole lot of good will come of it.
Both have a short fuse, and despite having worked together on multiple occasions, they
often find themselves bickering, which results in them punching the crap out of one another.
They taunt each other too, which doesn’t help. Wolverine claims that he could easily
defeat the sub mariner though if it really came down to it.
3 Punisher It’s not difficult for Frank Castle to get
on someone’s nerves. The nature of his character lends itself that way, with Castle preferring
to work alone, and preferring to use rather aggressive tactics, like murder, to defeat
bad guys. Not that Logan has ever really been hindered all that much by an extreme sense
of morality, if we’re being honest. Anywho, during Punisher Vol 6 issue 17, Wolverine
interferes on Castle’s war on crime, and he gets real brutal with Logan. The skin on
Logan’s face is ripped off. Castle shoots him in the balls, saying “they’ll grow
back. You’re in my way here. Best if you sit the rest of this out.” Then, when Logan
doesn’t give up, Punisher steam rolls him, crushing his body. Yeah, all in all, Wolverine
gets his butt handed to him in a very brutal way.
2 Deadpool There aren’t many heroes out there in the
Marvel universe who can say that at some point, they haven’t been annoyed by Deadpool. But
really, that’s part of his charm, isn’t it? Anywho, in this case, with Wolverine,
the merc with a mouth has gotten on Logan’s nerves plenty a time; Wolverine’s short
temper didn’t bode well with the eccentric chaotic killer. Even when Deadpool joined
up with Logan’s Uncanny X-Force, Logan lost control of him pretty quickly, causing them
to argue quite a bit. The two have duked it out multiple times, to boot. And even when
they have gotten along, Wolverine doesn’t waste the opportunity to give it to Deadpool.
Once upon a time, when Deadpool wanted to give Old Man Logan props, he said to grisly
character to not leave him hanging. And Logan didn’t. But he also sunk his claws into
Deadpool’s fist. Oh the lulz. 1 Cyclops
It’s no secret that Logan and Scott have never really been the best of buds. Scott
is with Jean Grey, Logan loves Jean. It’s a love triangle for the ages, people! Even
though Scott at times has been a pretty crap boyfriend/husband. Anywho, with that underlying
tension, the two often don’t see eye to eye when it comes to what’s best for mutantkind.
One arc in particular really depicted that; the Schism event. With the entire group of
X-Men on opposite ends of ideology, Wolverine led one side, with Cyclops leading the other,
and when Cyclops begins to lose his sh*t a little, it’s Wolverine who needs to call
him out on it. Cyclops went radical and ordered young mutants to kill; something that Logan
was not cool with. Especially since Cyclops seemed to be pulling inspiration from another
one of Wolverine’s most disliked foes, Magneto. There we have it friends! What other characters
in the Marvel universe, hero or villain, do you think also annoys Wolverine? Give us your
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