Summary

• Deadpool struggles to find his perfect Wolverine, encountering different variants based on popular elements from the comics.
• Some Wolverines are references to specific moments in the character's history, like the iconic brown and yellow outfit.
• The "worst Wolverine" we follow in the movie ends up being an amalgamation of all the different versions, with their strengths and flaws.

Without spoiling too much, you should know that Deadpool’s jo♐urney to find his perfect Wolverine is not one without challenges, since not many can stand too long sitting next to the merc with a mouth. On his quest, our dear mercenary will find several different Wolverines that ✨may or may not help him out.

These Wolverines are all references to some popular elements of the character’s history, mostly taken from the comic books. If you want to know what each of them is a reference to, or you just want to know what the✅ best variant was, then this 💖is the article for you.

Spoilers For Deadpool & Wolverine!

9 Brown And Yellow𓆏 Outfit

The Classic Look

Before wearing the iconic colors ꦦof blue and yellow, Wolverine originally had darker tones to go with his darker personality. The brown and yellow combo might not seem particularly edgy, but it fits when compared to the rest of his companions, not to mention the yellow itself is way more subdued.

Since this variant of Wolverine has had many adventures, the movie picks a single one: the time he fought the Hulk. This is whe๊n Deadpool joins the scene, getting smacked by the green giant as soon as he lands; too bad, since this Wolverine would have been a great help for Wade’s universe.

8 𝔍 𝄹 Comic Accurate Wolverine

The Short King

Not all references are from a particular comic, since some of them are about some meme or popular joke that the movie decided to bring to life. Among them, there’s the runni🐠ng joke (or criticism?) that Hugh Jackman is too tall to play Wolverine, who’s always been shown to be one of the shortest members of the X-Men.

Well, just as Deadpool starts his quest to find a new Wolverine, he stumbles upon the smallest one in existence, poking fun at the idea of a Logan so small. Of course, it looks strange on the big screen because we are already used to Jackman’s height, b𝐆ut we need to remember that, in the comics, his height is a part of who he is as a character.

7 𓄧 ⭕ Old Man Logan

The Original Aged Wolverine

While the hat and the shotgun might make you think this is a cowboy variant of Wolverine, it is actually Old Man Logan from the original comic that inspired the 2017 movie Logan. We know it is that version because of the emph🐼🔯asis Deadpool makes on the face of the character, not only working as a joke but as an anchor to identify the Wolverine.

This variant would normally make a great addition to any roster of Wolverines, but we aren’t ranking it that high due to the relevance of the Logan movꦆie for Deadpool & Wolverine. Simply put, we already have an “Old Man Logan” that is relevant for the universe. Having another one seems like a useless reiteration.

6 Patch

Infiltrated In Madripoor

You might think that this Wolverine is from an alternate timeline where he became some form of mobster, but in reality, this is just Wolverine in disguise. If you consider that Logan is usually covering hi🏅s face when working with the X-Men, this Patch persona is ideal for infiltrating the criminal underworld of Madripoor: his best mask is the lack of one.

Now, as we can see in the movie, Patch isn’t exactly shy about using his claws for some gratuitous violence, so we have to wonder 💯how exactly he is hiding his identity. Maybe having claws and calling people bub is just a common thing in that comic’s universe.

5 ❀ Weapon Omega

From The Age Of Apocalypse

We are told that the Wolverine eventually🦋 chosen by Deadpool is the worst Wolverine of them all, but it is hard to imagine how he could be worse than the Weapon Omega. This is a mostly e💙vil version of Wolverine that sided with Apocalypse and inherited the world after the famous villain’s demise.

Now, for such a prominent character in that world, it is hard to know why he was just striking a pose in some back alley. It꧂ might be to set up the mood of the situation, since all the fires set up in this alley are the usual signifiers of a post-apocalyptic world.

4 𒊎 Crucified Logan 🥂

Into A Fever Dream

Even if you’re unfamiliar with the scene, you can just tell when Deadpool arrives at this place that it is from a comic book cover (specifically💙 from Uncanny X-Men i🔥ssue 251). Logan is in a sort of crucified position, but on an X instead of a cross, and countless skulls around him; no wonder Deadpool just leaves without speaking much to the poor Wolverine.

The💖 real strange thing here is that, during that plot, Logan is having a fever dream while on that cross. So, while the cross is real, the skulls are not… so where did Wade arrive? Is he inside that Wolverine’s mind while he is being tortured, or is this an even darker reality where Logan’s visions aren’t hallucinations but actual events?

3 ♌ The Worst Wolverine

It’s The One We Follow

The main variant we follow throughout the movie is the “worst Wolverin𝐆e,” someone who never had the courage to fight alongside the X-Men. As far as we can tell, this isn’t from any comic or inside joke but an original creation that was made to fit best with Deadpool.

This Logan isn’t bad because he never fought with the X-Men (that would just make him “civilian Logan”), but because he preferred to be alone drinking than admitting that he wanted to be a part of the X-Men. The humans eventually hunted and killed all his friends, and this 🍸Wolverine did the same to them in return.

Through the meta-narrative of Deadpool & Wolverin🤪e, this version of Logan ends𝄹 up being an amalgamation of all the Wolverines we’ve known, with their strengths and flaws. His universe might be dead, but he can now live in a new one, knowing that he saved it.

2 ♏ The Cavillerine

“This Feels Right!” - Deadpool

This is another variant that has very little to do with comic books. It is fan service, through and through, since a fan casting that had been going🅰 around for a while now was Henry Cavill as the new MCU Wolverine.

Well, Deadpool & Wolverine made that casting a reality, even if it was only for a small gওag. We’ll have to wait and see if Cavill joins the MCU as the new Wolverine, as a di🐼fferent character, or if we are asking too much for an actor that has already played so many iconic characters for us.

1 Logan

The Anchor Being

The best Wolverine is always going to be the original one, the oꦓne we first me✤t alongside all the X-Men. While some consider the story told in Logan to be happening in a different timeline, Deadpool & Wolverine seem to confirm that it is, in fact, the final movie of the X-Men’s own timeline.

While this Wolverine only appears as a skeleton, it is heavily referenced by several characters,ℱ and we can see scenes fro🌼m the 2017 movie at various points as well.

The character portrayed by Hugh Jackman ended up being so popular that it became more and more central to the plots, having several stand-alone movies. This is why he is the anchor bei🐼ng, at least in a meta sense, for he was the one carrying the fra🐈nchise ever since his inception.