Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 7,8 (click to see context) from:
''Weapon X'' is a comic book story from Creator/MarvelComics, published in issues 72-84 of an AnthologyComic, ''ComicBook/{{Marvel Comics Presents|1988}}''. Written and drawn by [[Creator/BarryWindsorSmith Barry Windsor-Smith]], it was set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse and was the first comic arc to give a partial origin story of [[Characters/MarvelComics Wolverine]], specifically the nightmarish non-consensual experiments that led to his Adamantium skeleton and identity amnesia. In terms of its lingering effects through the entire ComicBook/XMen franchise, it is one of the ''most'' important story arcs, and inspired multiple films and episodes of television.
to:
''Weapon X'' is a comic book story from Creator/MarvelComics, published in issues 72-84 of an AnthologyComic, ''ComicBook/{{Marvel Comics Presents|1988}}''.the AnthologyComic ''ComicBook/MarvelComicsPresents''. Written and drawn by [[Creator/BarryWindsorSmith Barry Windsor-Smith]], it was set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse and was the first comic arc to give a partial origin story of [[Characters/MarvelComics Wolverine]], specifically the nightmarish non-consensual experiments that led to his Adamantium skeleton and identity amnesia. In terms of its lingering effects through the entire ComicBook/XMen franchise, it is one of the ''most'' important story arcs, and inspired multiple films and episodes of television.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Updating links
Changed line(s) 7,8 (click to see context) from:
''Weapon X'' is a comic book story from Creator/MarvelComics, published in issues 72-84 of an AnthologyComic, ''ComicBook/{{Marvel Comics Presents|1988}}''. Written and drawn by [[Creator/BarryWindsorSmith Barry Windsor-Smith]], it was set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse and was the first comic arc to give a partial origin story of [[Characters/WolverineJamesLoganHowlett Wolverine]], specifically the nightmarish non-consensual experiments that led to his Adamantium skeleton and identity amnesia. In terms of its lingering effects through the entire Franchise/XMen franchise, it is one of the ''most'' important story arcs, and inspired multiple films and episodes of television.
to:
''Weapon X'' is a comic book story from Creator/MarvelComics, published in issues 72-84 of an AnthologyComic, ''ComicBook/{{Marvel Comics Presents|1988}}''. Written and drawn by [[Creator/BarryWindsorSmith Barry Windsor-Smith]], it was set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse and was the first comic arc to give a partial origin story of [[Characters/WolverineJamesLoganHowlett [[Characters/MarvelComics Wolverine]], specifically the nightmarish non-consensual experiments that led to his Adamantium skeleton and identity amnesia. In terms of its lingering effects through the entire Franchise/XMen ComicBook/XMen franchise, it is one of the ''most'' important story arcs, and inspired multiple films and episodes of television.
Changed line(s) 38 (click to see context) from:
** The idea that the "X" in "Weapon X" is anything other than a codename is not mentioned. A later story would retcon the "X" actually being the Roman Numeral "10", with Logan being the tenth test subject of the project, dating all the way back to ComicBook/CaptainAmerica being the first, or "Weapon I".
to:
** The idea that the "X" in "Weapon X" is anything other than a codename is not mentioned. A later story would retcon the "X" actually being the Roman Numeral "10", with Logan being the tenth test subject of the project, dating all the way back to ComicBook/CaptainAmerica [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]] being the first, or "Weapon I".
Changed line(s) 63 (click to see context) from:
* RedHerring: The unnamed "Professor" leading the project is a thin bald white man, and is introduced with his glasses refracting the words in the report he is reading, from "Experiment X" into "x men". This would readers to naturally assume that he is [[ComicBook/ProfessorX Charles Xavier]], with the twist that Logan's mentor was behind his torture all along. He's actually a different character entirely, who in this series has NoNameGiven. A later comic revealed he was using the alias of "Professor Andre Thorton", with his real name being "Trett Hudson".
to:
* RedHerring: The unnamed "Professor" leading the project is a thin bald white man, and is introduced with his glasses refracting the words in the report he is reading, from "Experiment X" into "x men". This would readers to naturally assume that he is [[ComicBook/ProfessorX [[Characters/MarvelComicsProfessorX Charles Xavier]], with the twist that Logan's mentor was behind his torture all along. He's actually a different character entirely, who in this series has NoNameGiven. A later comic revealed he was using the alias of "Professor Andre Thorton", with his real name being "Trett Hudson".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ClashingCousins: Retcons made after the release of Wolverine's ''Origin'' story arc has retroactively made the Professor, real name Truett Hudson, a cousin of Logan's through Logan's mother, Elizabeth Hudson. However, neither Logan, nor the Professor were aware of this.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* AssholeVictim: Logan was a miserable, alcoholic thug before getting kidnapped. Not that it meant he deserved anything close to what gets done to him.
Added DiffLines:
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Making ''Wolverine'' into a living weapon and somehow expecting it to go well counts, though they initially thought he was just a regular, albeit tough, human. Continuing on with the experiments after realizing that he's already a nigh-indestructible, inhumanly strong mutant with a ''really'' bad temper is just begging to get hurt.
Added DiffLines:
* EmptyShell: The horrific trauma and intense dehumanization leaves Logan as little more than a husk of a man, essentially a remote-controlled living weapon. In the moments when he's not being brainwashed, he's instead regressed to a feral animal who brutally eviscerates anybody unfortunate enough to get close to him.
* EyeScream: The Professor pours hot coffee onto Logan's face and into his eyes. Not even for some experiment, just out of sheer sadism.
* EyeScream: The Professor pours hot coffee onto Logan's face and into his eyes. Not even for some experiment, just out of sheer sadism.
Added DiffLines:
** Likewise, after forcing Logan to kill a bunch of feral wolves, the Professor doesn't bother bringing him back into the facility, and instead forces him to sleep naked in the harsh Canadian winter on the bloody pile of wolf carcasses.
Added DiffLines:
* InternalReveal: Partway through experimenting on him, the team finally discovers that Logan is in fact a mutant, after noticing his incredible healing abilities. As it turns out, they picked Logan for his toughness and fighting skills, completely unaware that he's near-indestructible.
Added DiffLines:
* OhCrap: The scientists when they notice that all of Logan's hair somehow grew back within minutes after shaving him head-to-toe, giving them the realization that Logan is a mutant.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Link update
Changed line(s) 7,8 (click to see context) from:
''Weapon X'' is a comic book story from Creator/MarvelComics, published in issues 72-84 of an AnthologyComic, ''ComicBook/MarvelComicsPresents''. Written and drawn by [[Creator/BarryWindsorSmith Barry Windsor-Smith]], it was set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse and was the first comic arc to give a partial origin story of [[Characters/WolverineJamesLoganHowlett Wolverine]], specifically the nightmarish non-consensual experiments that led to his Adamantium skeleton and identity amnesia. In terms of its lingering effects through the entire Franchise/XMen franchise, it is one of the ''most'' important story arcs, and inspired multiple films and episodes of television.
to:
''Weapon X'' is a comic book story from Creator/MarvelComics, published in issues 72-84 of an AnthologyComic, ''ComicBook/MarvelComicsPresents''.''ComicBook/{{Marvel Comics Presents|1988}}''. Written and drawn by [[Creator/BarryWindsorSmith Barry Windsor-Smith]], it was set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse and was the first comic arc to give a partial origin story of [[Characters/WolverineJamesLoganHowlett Wolverine]], specifically the nightmarish non-consensual experiments that led to his Adamantium skeleton and identity amnesia. In terms of its lingering effects through the entire Franchise/XMen franchise, it is one of the ''most'' important story arcs, and inspired multiple films and episodes of television.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 50 (click to see context) from:
-->'''The Professor''': [[InLoveWithYourCarnage Magnificent]].
to:
-->'''The Professor''': [[InLoveWithYourCarnage [[AdmiringTheAbomination Magnificent]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* AdmiringTheAbomination: Early in the story, the Professor [[BadBoss convinces an extremely unfortunate junior technician]] to enter Logan's cell as he wakes up, which rather unsurprisingly leads to his death. The Professor, who's been watching on a CCTV monitor, mutters "Magnificent".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
--> ''[[WasOnceAMan Once a man]]. But scored to the bone. A mindless, restructured, murdering animal.''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Experiment X wanted to turn Logan into an ImplacableMan. They succeeded all too well.
Deleted line(s) 21 (click to see context) :
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Experiment X wanted to turn Logan into an ImplacableMan. They succeeded all too well.
Added DiffLines:
* BoxedCrook: {{Implied|Trope}}. Several panels show the Professor recruiting Hines and Dr. Cornelius into the project -- regarding the latter, a newspaper is seen with the headline '"[[DeadlyDoctor Mercy killer]]" quack evades [=FBI=]', implying Cornelius is a fugitive, and quite possibly that the Prof made him AnOfferYouCantRefuse.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 39 (click to see context) from:
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: How Cornelius is killed by Logan. [[Spoiler: Except not. It was AllJustADream.]]
to:
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: How Cornelius is killed by Logan. [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Except not. It was AllJustADream.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 7,10 (click to see context) from:
The first installment of the Weapon X series, starting within the pages of the larger ''ComicBook/MarvelComicsPresents'', and covering issues 72-84. Written and drawn by [[Creator/BarryWindsorSmith Barry Windsor-Smith]], it was the first comic arc to attempt to give a partial origin story of [[Characters/WolverineJamesLoganHowlett Wolverine]], specifically the nightmarish non-consensual experiments that led to his Adamantium skeleton and identity amnesia. In terms of its lingering effects through the entire Franchise/XMen franchise, it is one of the ''most'' important story arcs, and inspired multiple films and episodes of television.
It tells the story of the "Experiment X", a military SuperSoldier project who capture and experiment on a recently discharged veteran-turned-drifter named Logan. Told from the perspective of the scientists overseeing Logan's unwilling transformation from an anonymous loner to an unstoppable killing machine, later designated "Weapon X". And yes, this is a Horror story.
It tells the story of the "Experiment X", a military SuperSoldier project who capture and experiment on a recently discharged veteran-turned-drifter named Logan. Told from the perspective of the scientists overseeing Logan's unwilling transformation from an anonymous loner to an unstoppable killing machine, later designated "Weapon X". And yes, this is a Horror story.
to:
It tells the story of the "Experiment X", a military SuperSoldier project who capture and experiment on a recently discharged veteran-turned-drifter named Logan. Told from the perspective of the scientists overseeing Logan's unwilling transformation from an anonymous loner to an unstoppable killing machine, later designated "Weapon X". And yes, this is a
----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 4,6 (click to see context) from:
->They found me...found me out. Brought me here. Cut me. Got into my body. Tortured me. Tore up my mind. I gotta get away. Gotta get away...
->--'''Logan'''
->--'''Logan'''
to:
->--'''Logan'''
-->-- '''Logan'''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 12 (click to see context) from:
* AchievementsInIgnorance: The project chose Logan because he wouldn't missed and because his military file showed he had remarkable stamina. They did not know he was a mutant with a powerful HealingFactor, [[WolverineClaws Claws]], and SuperSenses. The AnonymousBenefactor of the project ''did'' know, however, but chose not to inform the staff or the Professor. It's left ambiguous whether Logan would have even survived the bonding process without his healing.
to:
* AchievementsInIgnorance: The project chose Logan because they thought he wouldn't be missed and because his military file showed he had remarkable stamina. They did not know he was a mutant with a powerful HealingFactor, [[WolverineClaws Claws]], and SuperSenses. The AnonymousBenefactor of the project ''did'' know, however, but chose not to inform the staff or the Professor. It's left ambiguous whether Logan would have even survived the bonding process without his healing.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Image replaced by one that's not cropped - as per Image Pickin' posts
Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/weapon_x.png]]
to:
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/weapon_x.png]] org/pmwiki/pub/images/614002dc_8a16_4170_a77b_31ff67f7b40c.jpeg]]
