In X-Men: Legends #6, one of Marvel’s most feral mutants endured an experience similar to Wolverine, although with a few key differences.
Warning: The following contains spoilers for X-Men: Legends #6, on sale now from Marvel.
Wolverine has been through some intensely brutal experiences. The X-Men veteran has been shot, stabbed and burned, among many other tests to his much vaunted mutant healing factor. In X-Men: Legends #6 (by Peter David, Todd Nauck, Rachelle Rosenberg and VC’s Joe Caramagna) another feral mutant, Wolfsbane, shared one of Wolverine’s most painful experiences: being crucified.
In the previous issue, X-Factor came to the Latverian Embassy in Washington, D.C. There, the government-sanctioned mutant team was to stop a hostage situation led by a group of Latverian mutants. Unfortunately, during X-Factor’s mission, Rahne Sinclair aka Wolfsbane was captured. At the beginning of X-Men: Legends #6, Wolfsbane was seen tied to an x-shaped crucifix, on the roof of the embassy. This image is very reminiscent of one of Wolverine’s most infamous experiences, when he was also crucified.
Logan’s crucifixion took place in 1989’s Uncanny X-Men #251, by Chris Claremont, Marc Silvestri, Dan Green, Glynis Oliver and Tom Orzechowski. This situation was pretty different, as Wolverine was ambushed by the Reavers at the X-Men’s base in the Australian Outback. After brutally beating the X-Man, the Reavers nailed Wolverine to an x-shaped crucifix.
There are a few key similarities between Wolverine and Wolfsbane’s experiences. Obviously, both mutants were ambushed by a group of villains, who then fastened them to a giant x. Additionally, Logan had plenty of fever dreams when he was crucified in the heat of the outback.
Wolverine saw several of his friends and loved ones, both dead and alive. Similarly, one of the Latverian mutants, Beltane, used her powers to make Rahne see her dead father, Reverend Craig Sinclair. This is an interesting similarity, as both Wolverine and Wolfsbane were confronted by ghosts of their past, albeit in very different ways.
However, this is also where the similarities end. Wolfsbane may have had a similar experience to Wolverine, but it wasn’t exactly the same. For one thing, Logan’s crucifixion was much more brutal. The Latverians merely tied Rahne to the giant x, while the Reavers nailed Wolverine to his crucifix, in a manner much more painful for Logan.
Wolverine was also crucified for a much longer period, spending days out in the burning heat of the outback. Additionally, he had to experience this torture alone, as all of the X-Men had abandoned their outback base by the time the lone mutant was attacked.
It wasn’t until Jubilee came along that Logan actually had someone to help him. Wolfsbane, on the other hand, had her X-Factor teammates actively trying to save her the whole time. This rescue effort made Wolfsbane’s crucifixion a much shorter experience.
Due to the decreased duration of her crucifixion, Rahne was able to recover much faster than Logan, springing into action to save Polaris from Beltane. When Wolfsbane was free, she went on the hunt for the Latverian mutants right away.
Wolverine, however, had a much longer, more painful experience, one which he did not fully recover from for months. When Jubilee found Logan, the two had to go on the run and hide from the Reavers. If Wolverine was fully recovered, he could probably have taken a more characteristically aggressive stance against the villains.
Overall, Wolverine and Wolfsbane shared the experience of being crucified. Still, Wolfsbane got a much quicker, less damaging experience than her X-Men ally.
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