Okay, about Wolverine

[thebitterguy]

I'm kinda inspired, having just seen Hugh Jackman dancing on top of a piano in gold lame pants. Not that seeing Hugh Jackman dance in gold lame pants is in any way an inspiration to me, mind you. He IS a very handsome man. But the inspiration is from the fact he played Wolverine. That's all.

My suspicion springs from the fact that Wolverine's healing factor doesn't seem to leave scars. Now, if it were just accelerated natural healing, there should be some kind of marks, especially considering some of the wounds he's taken. But since it doesn't, it may be it's a case of his body completely controlling its form, perhaps down to a molecular level.

In fact, one idea that pops up is that perhaps the reason they implanted the adamantium skeleton in him is not just to give him super-badassitude.

Now, this contradicts everything said about him in comics pretty much ever, but it would be neat if the adamantium skeleton, in addition to making him badass, was implanted in order to provide his body with cohesiveness; to act as an anchor for his form.

Now, since Wolverine, in spite of his renowned healing factor, does get drunk (most recently in some goofy book where Nick Fury forgets he heads one of the best espionage agencies in the world and starts recruiting super-heroes to spy on Dr. Doom), it likely isn't a form of normal super-healing or advanced metabolism.

Dunno. Just the crap that goes through my mind after seeing Hugh Jackman in gold lame pants.

I mean, after reading comics.

Comments

[ketronic.livejournal.com]

one thing to think about... scar tissue is laid down when the body can't properly reproduce tissue that has been damaged (aka, "proper healing"), so perhaps wolverine's incredible healing power allows him to properly produce specific tissue that has been damaged, and not just accelerates to scar tissue (the "bad" stuff that we think of as "making due"). i dunno... i'm a science nerd and have to give my 2 cents worth.

but yes... i agree that somehow his healing power is working on a molecular/cellular level. it's kinda cool either way.