Warning: Contains spoilers forWolverine: Revenge #3!
Marvel has revealed exactly howWolverinecan take downColossus– in a brutal moment fromWolverine: Revenge, an alternate continuity tale, which pitted the traditional allies against one another in a battle that only one of them could survive. In an all-out, extreme final fight,Wolverine came out on top, but the result came at a cost to the hero.
Wolverine: Revenge#3 –written by Jonathan Hickman, with art by penciler Greg Capullo – continues thewild revenge thriller starring Wolverine, as he hunts down the characters who betrayed him at the beginning of the series. Digging a grave for the hero gone bad, Wolverine confronts Colossus for the last time .
After a violent exchange,Wolverine delivers the fatal blow to Colossus by uppercutting his claw through the traitor’s metallic head. The emotional clash between two legendary mutants of the X-Men ends with retribution and regret.
Wolverine: Revenge#3– Written By Jonathan Hickman; Art By Greg Capullo; Ink By Tim Townsend; Color By FCO Plascencia; Lettering By VC’s Cory Petit
Though this series doesn’t take place in main continuity, the way Wolverine kills Colossus at the end ofWolverine: Revenge #3gives a pretty definitive answer to who would have the upper hand in a battle between the two heroes. Other than the natural plot armor of Wolverine being the series’ titular and more popular mutant character, Piotr’s mutant power to convert his skin into an organic metal substance is still no match for Logan’s adamantium claws.Colossus is super-strong and durable, butWolverine is still able to break through his hard exterior with a single “snikt” through his head.
When Wolverine finally takes Colossus down once and for all, it’s clear that his journey of revenge has taken a severe physical and emotional toll on the hero.
With their final battle taking place in the snow, Colossus and Wolverine’s fight to the death is cold and ruthless. Colossus towers over the short but tough hero and easily throws him around, and Wolverine’s arm even gets amputated by the brute. Thetwo mutants become the perfect new nemeses, with their nail-biting fight being even more exhilarating due to their years of friendship giving the violence in the scene real weight. When Wolverine finally takes Colossus down once and for all, it’s clear that his journey of revenge has taken a severe physical and emotional toll on the hero.
“Wolverine: Revenge” Took All Restraints Off Its Heroes – And Its Villains
Jonathan Hickman’s Extreme Alternate Continuity Miniseries, Explained
When a mission goes awry and Logan is ambushed by villains and backstabbed by former allies, Wolverine is unleashed on a quest and hell-bent on revenge. The disastrous events at the beginning ofWolverine: Revengeleave Canada wiped out and hundreds of millions of people across the world dead, and a mission by Nick Fury to save half the world ends withCaptain America and the Winter Soldier killed. Avenging the Avengers,Wolverine’s loyalty being shattered gives the character free rein to exact revenge against the perpetrators of this attackin the most violent ways imaginable for a superhero story.
Wolverine Dons Magneto’s Helmet, Fights Colossus & Rides a Dinosaur in Bloody WOLVERINE: REVENGE Trailer
Wolverine battles old enemies, old friends, and dinosaurs in the bloody trailer for Jonathan Hickman and Greg Capullo’s Wolverine: Revenge.
Working through his righteous tale of revenge by making murderous house calls to everyone involved in the attack, Wolverine slowly and inventively takes down Mastermind, Sabretooth, Omega Red, Deadpool, and saves the best and most brutal for last.Wolverine and Colossus’ emotional final fight closes out the series’ action-packed third issue, with the deadly brawl officially destroying their friendship forever. Hickman and Capullo’s series, which also has special red-band editions available to up the extreme gore factor, really gives the iconic mutant hero a reason to not pull his punches or his claws against some of his most formidable adversaries.
Marvel Has Been Exploring The Potential Of A Villainous Colossus In Multiple Continuities
UltimateMarvel,Wolverine: Revenge, & Even The Mainstream Marvel Universe
Wolverine: Revengeisn’t the only series to feature an alternate world in Marvel that pits Colossus and Wolverine against each other this year,as the Ultimate Universealso sees a villainous version of the hero. Alongside his powerful sister Illyana Rasputin, aka Magik, the two Russian X-Men are onthe sinister Maker’s Council of villains, secretly running things with a grand evil plan. With the announcement of a new Ultimate Wolverine also going up against characters who are commonly mutant friends,Colossus and Wolverine continue to be established as enemies to each other in Marvel’s larger multiverse outside Earth-616.
As the two X-Men are forced to battle to the death, it’s proven that all it takes is one “snikt” through the skull for Wolverine to take down Colossus.
Since the five-issue limited series by Hickman and Capullo already saw Wolverine get revenge on those who betrayed him by the end of the third issue, the rest of the story will seemingly continue to deal with the aftermath of the major hero fallout. Though the series is not canon to the main Marvel continuity, it still gives a glimpse at how two major mutant heroes would fare against each other. As the twoX-Men are forced to battle to the death, it’s proven that all it takes is one “snikt” through the skull forWolverineto take downColossus.
Wolverine: Revenge #3is available now from Marvel Comics.
Wolverine
The human mutant Wolverine (a.k.a. Logan) was born James Howlett, blessed with a superhuman healing factor, senses, and physiology. Subjecting himself to experimentation to augment his skeleton and claws with adamantium, Logan is as deadly as he is reckless, impulsive, and short-tempered. Making him the X-Men’s wildest and deadliest member, and one of Marvel Comics' biggest stars. He’s played in Fox and Marvel’s movie franchises by Hugh Jackman.
