How Wolverine became the most POPULAR X-Men

[@Blackoutdmc]

Wolverine had kids sticking pencils between thier fingers for years when the x-man movies came out.

[@ebenezeroppong5384]

Ikr

[@elusivent]

Facts 😂 i remember doing this in elementary/middle school

[@JamesHowlett-qy3yq]

I used to to that😂

[@Simon-le8ne]

Or rulers like I did lol

[@Hadeshi.]

i'm 35 and i still do that sometimes.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Wolverine is not only the most popular X-Men, but he's one of the most popular Marvel characters of all time.

[@GeneralGreviousCIS]

You could say… he is THE X-man

[@Stark7Ghost]

I once saw a ranking where we came 2nd as the most popular marvel hero... only behind Spiderman who was number 1

[@johnbrylledomingo6377]

@@Stark7Ghost yeah , kinda seems impossible for anyone other than Superman, Batman, Spiderman to be in Top3 . #4 would be just be random based of whoever people's favorite superhero is (if they're not already in the top 3 ).

[@ChristianGabino]

Wolverine is the *X-Man*

[@conestuff87]

The most popular character in marvel is spiderman

[@breakingbenjamin555]

He is iconic now. Superman, Batman, and Spiderman are all iconic regardless of how much of a fan you are. Simply the claws and everyone knows it’s Wolverine.

[@johnbrylledomingo6377]

Huge Jacked Man made him normal popular worldwide WOWWWW.

[@chadbrad8100]

he was always iconic buddy u ddn;t watch the X-Men they were on Fox not Disney?

[@kyoufuwooshieteyarou7206]

Yea he’s been iconic since the 90s which is before I was born it’s not new at this point he was on the top with spider-man before Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans it was those two

[@kartikeygupta3958]

@@breakingbenjamin555 we should stop calling Superman iconic That character got 1 mid solo movie with good concepts and multiple drastically bad solo movies. Not to mention, Superman rarely got good runs and no good games.

[@gintokisan5171]

​@@kartikeygupta3958DC has been stuck with Superman and Batman, they have special treatment as if the two of them are the only characters DC have. Marvel on other hand has expanding famous good characters like Groot, Star Lord, Antman and Thor.

[@tritone11]

Dude , Wolverine was the most popular Xman well before the live action movies. Which is WHY Wolverine has such a big role in the Xmen movie.

[@eskanda3434]

😂seriously this guys obviously didnt live in the 90s or he would have known Logan was the face of the xmen in that era he was in so many crossover events in other series

[@chaosiori]

Not to mention he was on ever superhero team.

[@matthewlongo6404]

Ya, Logan was a huge part of the Jim Lee launch of X-Men. The most popular comic book of all time. In fact his main enemy is Omega Red, who is introduced right away in that series. He was huge way before the movies.

[@roarmbee7045]

Hugh Jackman's Wolverine is the face of Fox X-Men movies, just like how RDJ's Iron Man is the face of the MCU

[@Kanoog]

Spider-Man "You seem confused" Spider-Man is the most popular superhero in the world.

[@RonsaRRR]

@@Kanoog Batman is the most popular superhero in the world.

[@Soldier-Boy1954]

Bruh. Superman.

[@discountwolverine1658]

This is weird revisionist history. Wolverine was the most popular X-Man well before Hugh Jackman. He had his own solo run for a decade before Jackman took over the role. Marvel Comics Presents was basically *another* Wolverine run.

[@j2323j]

Facts we loved wolverine and them old school games

[@Mingeking]

Him storm and cyclops are immediately the 3 Main characters from almost the start of Claremont’s run I’d say reading it recently they all get pretty equal attention throughout most stories so yeah I don’t get why people call him a side character

[@wxywawjy626]

You're right. I remember when the first X-men movie was announced everyone wanted it to be Wolverine story because he was THAT popular already. He was my favorite superhero (along with Storm and Jean Grey/Phoenix) back then and the movies hadnt been made yet.

[@SpockvsEgon]

Agreed. Wolverine was the first X-Man I ever heard of back in 1989 when my cousin brought over an action figure of him. When the cartoon came out, I gravitated towards Cyclopes and Gambit as my favorite characters... and this made me very uncool amongst my peers who all loved Wolverine.

[@Kanfachan]

EXACTLY!!!

[@akhileshsalunke5918]

When i was a kid i did not even knew it's wolverine.. I used to to call him "X-man" only.

[@Xiao_The_Editor]

Same lol

[@JamesHowlett-qy3yq]

Still many people think so😂the x man for a reason

[@jshonemichaelcanobis6845]

Omg Same

[@midnight.blue42]

same here

[@sipo3600]

Me too, I mean, his claws could form x letter

[@elusivent]

Its crazy he appeared in a Hulk comic and became arguably more popular than the titular character.

[@TighelanderII]

That's like how Mario began as a supporting character in the Donkey Kong game.

[@Patrick-pc3vq]

Moon Knight started out as just a Werewolf by Night villain in one of his monthly issues.

[@TighelanderII]

@@Patrick-pc3vq Yes, and he was wearing silver armor. How did he glide wearing silver armor?

[@TighelanderII]

More popular for a hot second. His book was cancelled eventually. The Hulk is an Icon. There's not too many of them, and although Moon Knight is a great character, he's not an Icon.

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

One of the biggest reasons why I think Wolverine is the most popular X-Man is because of his backstory/moral grey outlook. The majority of the X-Men's roster consists of flat protagonists that all fall in line with Xavier's peaceful coexistence mission, but because of Wolverine's background of being in 4 wars and the torture of the Weapon X experience, it grants him a more "realistic" view of humanities flaws. To me, it makes sense why Logan may have been apprehensive to join a group that wants peace with humanity when humanity doesn't want peace with mutants.

[@ilhamnumber]

He also more like one guys type of group.....he could do all by himself

[@BowenEros-gt8gn]

*sigh* .... good example of how people literally know jack shyte about the X-men. "They all fall in line." You kidding?

[@krono5el]

then in the 2000s they ruined all that and gave him and origin and an end, so lame taking away his mysterious past.

[@BlackisNOTaskincolor]

Most X-Men have their moments of being more messed up than Wolverine. Many don't even need moments they're just more messed up and more interesting. You just got too fixated on Wolverine didn't bother to look up anyone else.

[@jackgonahieu4999]

Humanity doesnt want peace with humanity let alone mutants.

[@inviiinciiible]

Wolverine was the most popular x-men character since the 80s. He was winning fan polls against spawn, batman and spider-man since the 80s and 90s. even out selling them in merch, toys and comics.

[@harryrao4296]

@invinncibe yet a lot people keep sayying ww was bigger than wolverine well movies was as close to the big 3 as you could get

[@ultron_sigma]

Hes not just the most popular xmen character, hes one of the most popular marvel characters along with spiderman

[@Sjono]

Wolverine was already popular even in the 1980s since Marvel started plastering him on various covers By the end of the 1990s, Wolverine had been paired up with practically every Marvel hero in existence. Wolverine is also the only character to have appeared in every single MvC game, all the way from X-Men: Children of the Atom to Marvel vs. Capcom 3. He even had two versions of himself in MvC2. We don’t talk about Infinite When Marvel and DC had a crossover event, out of any other Marvel character it was Wolverine who was paired to DC’s most popular character Batman to make the Amalgam character Dark Claw. Fox wouldn’t have chosen Wolverine as the protagonist if he weren’t so popular prior

[@ebenezeroppong5384]

So he was popular before Jackman

[@Sjono]

@@ebenezeroppong5384 Yes he was just like Spider-Man was already popular before Tobey McGuire

[@MarinetteDupainCheng564]

@@ebenezeroppong5384 back in the day, as the X-Men cartoon aired, i literaly forced my Mom to buy me an Wolverine Action Figur.

[@princebloodgrave8097]

Being a Canadian, Wolverine has been popular since the late 80s-early 90s, prior to the animated series. Everyone I knew liked him.

[@wxywawjy626]

Facts! I concur.

[@namm1on]

I grew up before the X-men cartoons aired. Trust me, wolverine was the most popular X-men before it aired. I would argue that he got his solo comic book series because of his popularity

[@vigneshiyer2483]

You were an X-man. Fuck that, you were the X-man. The Wolverine. ~ This line literally had me in tears of joy of someone finally saying it out loud, and of course, it has to be DP.

[@ibrahimalee23]

Either Cyclops or Xavier will always be "The X-man" to me personally. But I get that Wolverine eclipses both characters in terms of popularity several time over so i guess that line still scans.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

We're all happy that Hugh Jackman took up the role.

[@abhinavsaha8158]

"For the first time in my life, I am proud to wear this suit. It means I'm a X-Man...... I am THE X-Man." -Wolverine aka Hugh Jackman 2024

[@darthsacul3940]

He's an X-Men, an Avenger, and he's a backup for the Fantastic 4. Yeah he's pretty popular.

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

I feel like I'm the only person on earth that actually enjoyed X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

[@dr.brainwash7675]

No I liked it to, didn’t know it was hated

[@B-10a]

I absolutely loved it as a 13yo.

[@Quokka_J]

Don't worry I did (and still do) too 🙂

[@HOGISIMJAYUN]

I liked it too. More than THE WOLVERINE.

[@CaptainRex767]

U ain’t the only problem with that movie is deadpool

[@maxmirkin7238]

He was super popular with comic book fans way before the Fox movies. In the 90's he was pretty much the #1 featured Marvel character. He was in every X-men book, he was popping up in every other title constantly (which always seemed to boost sales). He exploded in the 90's. I would argue he was by far the most popular of the X-men for that whole decade (before the 1st Fox movie came out in 2000). The movies just took that even further.

[@sammcfarlane2494]

Wolverine needs to be appear in the MCU again.

[@prosalmanplays7985]

I think he will....... Either in Avengers Secret Wars Or Doomsday....... Also I believe he will be one of the main protagonist

[@sammcfarlane2494]

@@prosalmanplays7985 and Deadpool in there too.

[@Afineaddition]

I want to see him fight the Avengers

[@sammcfarlane2494]

@@Afineaddition he can’t fight all the Avengers.

[@alkebulanlion6198]

@@prosalmanplays7985he is feige said Wolverine will have huge role and same with Toney Spider-Man in secret wars they are gonna be the main guys to stop doom

[@godofthunder-uf5zx]

Nature made me a freak Man made me a weapon And god made it last too long ~ logan This line hits hard in the logan movie.😢😢

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

Wolverine & The X-Men was such an underrated series, and I wish it would get its own Disney+ revival especially since it was under the Marvel Studios production banner and was produced by Kevin Feige.

[@W0LV1E45]

Back when I was a child in early 2000s. The Marvel characters I knew was Spider-Man, Wolverine and The Hulk. For DC it was Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman

[@vusherman1125]

Wolverine is THE X-Men

[@collegerebel]

X-Man

[@marklap1224]

I love wolverine but he is not solely the X-Men. Thanks to X-men 97, people our now seeing how cool the other characters are like cyclops (who they butchered his character in the movies) Nightcrawler, Gambit, Rouge and others.

[@LuiDaHomie]

*cyclops entered the chat*

[@bichonnation9494]

If you understand the X-men, cyclops is definitely THE X-man in terms of legitimate narrative presence

[@j.ackermann9110]

Wolverine was always my favourite comic book character exactly because he isn't that polished hero type. And Hugh Jackman plays him incredibly well. Seeing him wearing the costume and mask was great.

[@harryrao4296]

@J.ackmann9110 that literally brought tears to my eyes. I love Logan he is a hero of many faces the Cowboy, The soilder, Samurai , the iKiller the avenger and most importantly the X-man his perseverance and endurability have made my favourite hero for years and years.

[@anderson9244MLG]

He's the reason why I fell in love with marvel vs Capcom series and fighting games as a whole

[@user-ANDY1981]

Same too ！👍️

[@CuriousChronicles82275]

The first character I played on capcoms xmen arcade game was wolverine.

[@The_Acolyte]

Both Wolverine and Deadpool are what I would describe "The man behind the mask is just as important as the costume"

[@squifurgie]

Wolverine still wasn't the most popular X-Man in the mid 90s? Really? I am pretty confident that more suburban moms and grandmas would know Wolverine rather than Rogue or Gambit at that point in time.

[@supermagnumable]

They’re doing revisionist history

[@mohamedaljassmy]

He may not be the leader of the X-Men but he is the face of the X-Men and that is undisputed.

[@DoctorErika]

the Deadpool and wolverine movie is what happens when you put a serious character and a funny character

[@BartDRockTroll]

Wolverine became popular because he crossed his arms to extend his claws which looks like the iconic X in X-men. Pretty much the only x-men character who had a reason to do that which made him the focus of X-men for those who don't know about X-men.

[@wolvieinactive]

Proud Canadian, and a die hard wolverine fan

[@jennvirtudes2617]

1:26 Kinda like Deadpool! He too was supposed to appear in 1 comic only but due to the creators believing in them, they became superhero icons 👏🏼

[@picarotodendron7242]

i grew up watching xmen and always tought it was called x man because when logan crosses his claws it makes an X (it is one of his signature moves after all), i literally realized like a week ago that it was named after charles after watching all of the films 😭😭😭

[@kylef84]

Wolverine was insanely popular during the cartoon. Fan favorite, before the movie

[@douglaswilliams6834]

As a Gen Xer who grew up reading comic books, Wolverine became the most popular X-Man for me starting with the original Wolverine mini series, and I still own the copies I bought in 1982.

[@atatski1]

Wolverine was already super popular in the 80s. His rise to popularity can be attributed to Clairemont. Wolverine was already one of marvels top character before x-men animated series. The animated series or movies didn't add much to his notoriety...

[@TheCheeseWall]

Remember when back in the day wolverine was hyped up to be one if not the strongest X men 😭😭

[@spidoggo275]

Even back when I was a kid, the claws guy would be in my head whenever X-men is mentioned.

[@alan_w_ake]

HE IS THE XMAN

[@CaptainCat101]

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine is basically Michael Keaton as Batman, no one expected him to be the definitive live-action version of the character

[@Chiscribbs]

Wow, watching this made me realize just how surprisingly similar Deadpool and Wolverine's success stories were, in terms of their progression... Both of them: were originally made to be one-off side characters, gained interest for subverting typical hero archetypes yet were disliked by many for being hard to relate to, then gained a tragic backstory which went on to shape their character motivations and made them more likeable to readers, went from merciless and needlessly mean to having some sort of core moral code, were done dirty in their first official tv/film adaptation (Deadpool arguably more so, but I digress), and then finally rose to fame via the dedication and perfect casting of their live-action counterparts. Which subsequently had a massive impact on their popularity, both mainstream and in comics, making them both household names. ...no wonder this team-up has been so highly anticipated. Even without taking the in-universe connections into consideration, they're still a match made in comic book heaven! lol

[@antoniomele4830]

To me Wolverine IS Hugh Jackman. Nobody can replace him. Just like Iron Man IS RDJ

[@Eheth1958]

Well maybe by now it’s time for a fresh take.

[@gnosis555]

Um Wolverine was my favorite X-men in 1993 when the cartoon came out. He was extremely popular back then

[@shahnazbibi7086]

Wolverine & xmen was my kids show

[@micahbell5572]

He was an x-man, hell he was the X-Man.

[@Milksquirtz5000]

That final scene when Wolverine comes in to help Deadpool was so good. We all knew it was coming and they gave the audience EXACTLY what they wanted! Madonna playing in the background only made it that much better, so good!

[@cttommy73]

I'm hundred percent sure Wolverine was popular long before Hugh Jackman and the X-men movies came out.

[@collegerebel]

Wolverine... chubby? When has he ever been drawn as even a bit chubby?

[@fishertheadore6095]

This is Extremely Accurate. Kudos to You Bro.

[@NightcoreBass-e9f]

Wolverine is kinda like Raphael from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and the 2003 and 2012 Tv Series.

[@Iloveraccoons556]

I know, like they both act all tough and mean on the outside, but on the inside they are both sweet and caring.

[@stalwartzero7001]

Because he was the baddest dude in the crew! I loved him as a kid growing up in the 90s, he meant more to me than Batman and Superman combined! Hugh Jackman brought my dream to life

[@diablo595]

It’s his personality. He’s an angry little man with a heart of gold and we love him for it.

[@MR-rj2qw]

So Hugh Jackman and Wolverine made each other more famous than they were before. Kinda cool

[@cttommy73]

Nope. Wolverine was already extremely popular long before the Fox movies. I'm pretty sure this KZbinr is just spreading misinformation.

[@MR-rj2qw]

@ he was popular, but someone like me who did not read comic books first learned about him when the movies came out. So it‘s not completely wrong I think.

[@WesleyWyndam-Pryce]

The 90's had me loving Wolverine, Rogue, and Gambit the most. Nowadays Jean is my favorite, but Wolvy was definitely my very favorite long before the movies, which I really didn't like at first because they didn't feel like the same X-Men I grew up with.

[@krampus1094]

Wolverine was already the most famous X-Men way before the fox's movie. I once thought his name was x-men when I was a kid

[@Dead_Hitori]

Greatest character of all time

[@Roge9]

If I had a nickel for every time someone doubted an actor in a superhero role, only for them to nail it…

[@muhammadomer5301]

Hugh and team literally brought life into the character.

[@Da3m0N-t4o]

To this day, when i here X-MEN i imagine wolverine

[@misterwiakers9292]

THE HULK, SPIDER-MAN, AND THE WOLVERINE ARE THE BEST MARVEL HEROS

[@KaktusPopcorn]

Everytime when I watch his videos I can’t believe that he doesn’t have more than 100k abos

[@indianastones6032]

With the lack of ressearch he does?? He needs to do better then.

[@alanguages]

Wolverine was never chubby. He was like a short body builder.

[@superslicer6]

Hugh wasnt the choice we wanted, be he became the choice we lived. Also, even though wolverine is canonically short, movies dont typically follow EVERY detail, so im glad they skipped that one

[@jackhowe6]

The only short hero in comics - and you thank God that Hollywood made him another six foot plus "good guy". Thanks, putz.

[@Zorokolo]

Wolverine wasn't just popular Xmen ... he was THE Xmen

[@deathsaidhello]

"SMOL MAN GO BRRRRR" is the soul of so many people in this world, is it a wonder why Wolverine is big?

[@mohammedawad3977]

Wolverine is THE X-MEN 💛💛

[@christopherralph3396]

No other X-MEN character has ever been able to sustain a solo comic.

[@Foffer1337]

Wolverine was badass even before Hugh came in and did the live action movie's.

[@Open-0Source]

wolverine is just good

[@jareduxr]

I considered him pretty popular back in the 90s when he had his own comic. The best part of Wolverine is he’s physically almost indestructible but mentally he’s endured several terrible lifetimes of trauma and that’s something he’ll never shake. It makes him complex and unresolved. The mystery and layers of his origin only add to this depth.

[@PhilipKNguyen]

If hes still alive until 100, he plays wolverine until he DIES. Hugh Jackman is the GOAT.

[@sikViduser]

Wolverine was very well popular long before the movies. Putting him on the cover alone would boost the sales of any comic that had him, regardless of how many pages he was in them. It became a running gag.

[@LordangeloxD]

Hugh Jackman made it so that instead of the actor looking like the character, the character had to look like the actor. Since Hugh Jackman's success, every Wolverine has to look like him. I'm glad for that, he has become a living Legend just like Freddie Mercury.

[@patrickimperial579]

Because he was always more than just an X-Men, that's why. He's been everywhere.

[@ElChuntyCabra]

I could be wrong but I could've sworn that Wolverine was really popular before the live action movies. He seemed the most iconic to me when I was a kid in the 90s

[@NitsuaEsahc]

Wolverine’s popularity most definitely is what helped the X-men films profit. I’ve noticed that the films that DON’T have Wolverine in them didn’t do so well in the box office.

[@ultralunala]

i used to call wolverine “the x-man”

[@Shadow-qj9or]

Wolverine is THE X- Man

[@gregc1426]

Bro Wolverine was arguably he second most popular marvel character throughout the late 80s and the ENTIRE 90's behind Spiderman

[@kyledamron]

X Men the Animated Series was my introduction to the X-Men as a kid. Im so glad it portrayed the characters correctly because it gave a great foundation and a life long love of the X-Men

[@Deimos_Fresh]

I'm pretty sure Wolverine's popularity started with 90's Spider-Man animated series. Entire episode was focused on Spidey helping Wolverine to save Beast. It was my first exposure to X-Man as well. Then X-Man animated series came and a lot of my friends liked Wolverine the most. In Mutant Academy 2 on PS1 we liked to use Wolverine a lot too. I'm pretty sure the movie using Wolverine as a focus was because he already was quiet popular back then.

[@michaellarnach4161]

Wolverine is the coolest comic character ever, Hes the Fonzie of the marvel universe, dude ticks all the boxes that almost no other character does Bad attitude, Dangerous reputation, Tough (but cares), Curses, Leather jacket, Motorbike, Loner, 5 o clock shadow, Drinks and smokes (no one does this any more) and sometimes wears an eye patch - Everything about the dude just radiates cool.

[@Reewnat]

Chris Claremont created or wrote and upgraded so many existing (including Wolverine) characters into multi-dimensional characters within a team dynamic in such a unique way that that 15 year run with those characters and stories have yet IMO has never been repeated.

[@GenerationX1984]

Because he was the craziest character in the comics and the original cartoon. That made him seem cool.

[@SlickA10Homepage]

Okay but he is not an “X-Men” he’s an X-Man. He’s only part of the X-Men.

[@Blockyraps]

I used to call Wolverine X-Man when I was young. That’s how you know he crazy

[@MasterOrona]

So cool to see. My mom visited recently and brought a bunch of old stuff from my room when I moved out. I had a folder with a certificate of some kind from like 2nd grade I wrote my full name and right after it “Wolverine”. I’m keeping that forever as my nerd cred right out of 1992. I’m making up for nonexistent merch at the time. Now I have Deadpool pj’s and everything I wanted back then.

[@armorbearer9702]

It's kind of sad that Wolverine's popularity came at the cost of other X-Men. I hope that Gambit gets a prominent role in future X-Men movies. Channing Tatum did an amazing job portraying the charecter in _Deadpool & Wolverine_ .

[@dwighttibe6014]

You excluded the Marvel/ Capcom arcade games. It is in those games Wolverine became one of the top picks from the new players to veterans to pros. Wolverine is in all those games X-Men Children of the Atom, Marvel Super Heroes, X- men vs Street Fights, Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter, Marvel Vs Capcom 1 to 3. He is one of the top picks on those games if I forgot to mention. Wolverine was already popular even before the movies.

[@DavidRosariojr-xh6bw]

I really thought he was the most popular in the early 90's . Enough for me to get that Wolverine III figure with the springing claws as my first one .

[@xtheregulator42x]

until hes 90!

[@calebtrmtherubyminecart6664]

I was a big fan of Hugh and Wolverine when I was young, but now as an adult I wanted to learn more about the X-men in a live action format, but no Hollywood would rather bench them and made the short hairy guy the star. Not too upset about it but it would be nice to see people give the others a chance and not misinterpret them

[@50TBRD]

Apparently history is "Headcannon" as well. Wolverine has almost always been one of the most popular X-man, probably even before the 92 animated show. In 88, they started his on-going comic book series and the Toy Biz line had more variants of his figure than any other.

[@shreki999]

His gonna be Wolverine till his 90 now

[@JustACactus616]

I like to think there’s an alternate universe where Cyclops is everyone’s favorite even though Wolverine’s really the heart of the team. We have X-Men Origins: Cyclops The Cyclops Summers And even Deadpool and Cyclops

[@evenhartwick4422]

Wolverine is my favorite x-men but i also love cyclops and think he's actually the most important x-men character. he's the superman to the x-mens justice league. ironically both Marvel and DC had their resident dark bad boys in Batman and Wolverine over take their boy scout team leaders in Cyclops and Superman in popularity. and least with Avengers i never felt like one guy over took the whole team cap, iron man, thor are all pretty relative in popularity.

[@captainet2457]

I might honestly prefer him over Spider-Man..wish I have more comics to read.

[@Spongemonkey26]

He's just cool. I was instantly drawn to the character as a young comic reader in the 80's.

[@ventusvero4484]

Wolverine is the best because "the cigar ain't lit, the scoot ain't greasy, and the freight ain't his cup of tea" because they will be expecting him to take the freight...