How Wolverine became the most POPULAR X-Men

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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!!!

[@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

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@Vilgax00]

Deadpol:Say the word. Wolverine: No. Deadpool: Came on, it will be hilarous! Wolverine: Ugh...Ke-Bub. Deadpool: There you go!

[@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.😢😢

[@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.

[@LuiDaBoi]

*cyclops entered the chat*

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@darthsacul3940]

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

[@mohamedaljassmy]

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

[@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.

[@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 👏🏼

[@wolvieinactive]

Proud Canadian, and a die hard wolverine fan

[@MR-rj2qw]

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

[@RandomGuy-qc8ml]

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

[@DoctorErika]

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

[@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.

[@SadiaIslamShouki]

a Secondary character and a third tier character became everyone’s favourite because of the dedication of the 2 actor who played them.Hugh and Ryan really deserve respect

[@JamesHowlett-qy3yq]

deadpool maybe was a b grade hero but not Logan. He was the most popular x men even before the movies.....

[@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 😭😭😭

[@TheCheeseWall]

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

[@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

[@antoniomele4830]

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

[@lenardregencia]

Wolverine is the X-Men.

[@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

[@gnosis555]

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

[@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

[@alan_w_ake]

HE IS THE XMAN

[@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.

[@Dead_Hitori]

Greatest character of all time

[@spidoggo275]

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

[@Open-0Source]

wolverine is just good

[@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

[@shahnazbibi7086]

Wolverine & xmen was my kids show

[@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

[@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.

[@mohammedawad3977]

Wolverine is THE X-MEN 💛💛

[@collegerebel]

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

[@manuelgrothe608]

We need Deadpool and The X-Men Movie with Wolverine, Gambit, X-23, Cable, Colossus, Rogue, Nightcrawler, Domino, Storm, Banshee, Beast, Emma Frost and more X-Men members that were forgotten on the screen but in the 60s-80s comics

[@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.

[@Zorokolo]

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

[@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.

[@xtheregulator42x]

until hes 90!

[@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.

[@micahbell5572]

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

[@Da3m0N-t4o]

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

[@christopherralph3396]

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

[@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_ .

[@colinr1960]

He wasn’t an X-man…he was THE X-man!

[@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 .

[@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.

[@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.

[@Shadow-qj9or]

Wolverine is THE X- Man

[@fishertheadore6095]

This is Extremely Accurate. Kudos to You Bro.

[@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

[@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.

[@kartikeygupta3958]

Top 5 most iconic superhero of present day Spider-man Batman Iron Man Superman Wolverine Idk why tf people still keep superman in the list despite having mid movies and comics and literally no solo games, definitely not a single iconic actor( I respect those actors but none of them can be called iconic).

[@jdmhbeats]

I think the surge of deadpool fans and recent amazing movies and awesome game and popularity increase cements him as a modern marvel legend

[@kartikeygupta3958]

@@jdmhbeats When we talk about 'iconic' superheroes, it's important to look at the bigger picture. Deadpool is fantastic-he's had some really fun games, incredible comics, and have the best superhero comedies ever made. But when you think about how many superhero fans would actually name Deadpool as their favorite superhero of all time, I don't think that number is as big compared to other heroes. On the other hand, Superman’s fanbase always makes me wonder why they still stick with him. Aside from Man of Steel, most Superman movies are worse than even the worst modern superhero films.

[@harryrao4296]

its popularity not iconicity hulk used ahead of ironman but ironman thanks mcu has eclipsed him.

[@kartikeygupta3958]

@@harryrao4296 Hulk used to be at top but coz universal didn't make a hulk movie for almost 15 years and no major TV series, games or tv shows kinda make him fall behind in iconic. Immortal Hulk still goes super hard though. Hope MCU get back the rights of Hulk.

[@kartikeygupta3958]

@@harryrao4296 popularity play a major role in making a character iconic. Iconic characters depends most on their fanbase & current impact on the industry. A oversimplification would be if u go around and ask people which is their most fav superhero.

[@gregdavis531]

i dont know why everyone hates origins so much...its got lots of problems but i kind of like it, it had some good things going for it.

[@anki-11.11]

Same bro I liker the movie. gave us background we needed.

[@captainet2457]

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

[@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

[@eskrimaman]

I purchased the 4 issue limited series from the shelves when they originally released in the 80’s and since around then. Wolverine was always the main character and the most popular X-man. He was the only character the live action had to get right

[@waluigi5103]

i used to call wolverine “the x-man”

[@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

[@easycake3251]

A true legend. As well as D&W is a truly amazing movie. A must watch for all imo.

[@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.

[@emiliosaymon5096]

I reading X-Men and every page they apear since 1975 and what I notice is the Wolverine we are used to was gradually built. Even his powers were introduced one at a time, with the healing factor being the latest to be mentioned. Until 1985, the protagonist of X-Men is Kitty Pryde or Storm or both.

[@ethanwelk2736]

Spiderman, Batman, and Superman all could and have had flops but still returned with other solo films. Hulk technically did, too.

[@NickolasNameolas]

I can kind of tell you weren’t around for a lot of this

[@Sam-zt2sj]

men relate to Wolverine that's why he is popular marvel, what this man have is nothing but masculinity something that kid deserved to idolized

[@carmelcity9527]

I like Logan the most in Deadpool and Wolverine, Days of Future Past, and X-Men Evolution

[@Spongemonkey26]

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

[@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.

[@SlickA10Homepage]

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

[@trolledfordrip]

don't forget my boi quicksilver since he has the 2 best parts of 2 x men movies

[@addictedtochocolate920]

I think him growing in popularity is a testament to how society has matured in how it views fiction. Heroes are people too; they can have flaws, make mistakes and come from horrible backgrounds

[@Blockyraps]

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

[@TheBlackSands]

Wolverine and storm brought me to the x men and profesor x and magneto made me understand there plight .but old man logan weapon x is a legend .💯thank you hugh jackman

[@小笼包-m3o]

The first time I watched X-Men was in my native language. Never heard about them prior to that 90th cartoon. And after two episodes I gave the VHS to one of my friends. And said I liked the guy with yellow suit and the claws the most. A few days later my friend returned me the VHS and said yeah I like him the best too. I guess there is something in Wolverine that makes people like him, even without any media influence.

[@MMZERO9]

Cal Dodd, Scott McNeil, Steve Blum and Hugh Jackman. The big four that interpreted Wolverine the best.

[@commandershepard1944]

It's basically entirely thanks to Hugh Jackman and the fact that Cyclops was never developed as a character.

[@xavierciansalvador5895]

Bro is the definition of the x-men

[@cityhunter6754]

There come few actors that define the character they play and the character becomes associated with them forever.. Christopher Reeves Superman was perhaps 1st such pair.. Hugh Jackman Wolverine was next.. then came Stewerts Charles Xavier, Maguire Spiderman.. RDJ Iron Man.. Evans Rogers, then Hemaworth Thor, Cumberbatch Strange, Johansson Widow etc etc

[@bryanpenaloza5697]

I swear I can't stop seeing batman 😂😂

[@eelchiong6709]

Kissing each other?

[@antoinechery9117]

Don't underestimate Wolverine's popularity before the movies. As soon as the 90s, he was as huge as Spider-Man and the Hulk.

[@kylef84]

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