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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 85 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I think Wolverine must work on the "dollar bill replacement" method. If you have 51% of the damaged bill, you'll get a replacement.

So if you cut Wolverine in half, only the bigger half will grow back.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 71 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

It's the part with the brain. It's also very hard to do when he has his adamantium.

However, it's worth noting that the adamantium is toxic and his powers don't work as well while they're constantly fighting it, meaning non-metal Wolverine has regenerated from clumps of cells that no longer had a brain. This implies his mutation can both rebuild his entire body from scratch and that a brain isn't necessary either, BUT the largest cluster still probably was the only active one, otherwise we would have had multiple Wolverines growing from the cell clusters that survived brain death, so, to me, the more interesting question is what happens if you eradicate his brain and then cut the remainder perfectly in half?

One must assume it would indeed result in Cloneverines. It's only logical.

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't read comics but some googling says wolverine managed to regrow completely from a single drop of blood so.... Yeah....

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago
[–] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah but only because the drop happened to fall on a particularly cosmic crystal (cosmic enough to have a capitalised name and all; with an apostrophe in it, even!).

[–] errer@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

What if you slice him in half length-wise?

[–] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Not to mention the whole bones that can’t be broken because of the super strong metal.

So… pre bone infusion Wolverine maybe? Although if he lost an arm and it grew into a new person would they have a functioning brain?

For that matter, even if he didn’t, would a healed wolverine remember who he is if his brain suffered enough trauma?

Which opens up a Pandora’s box of issues such as CTE’s j side his encase skull. Sure his brain can heal that damage but the memories, etc would be gone right?

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thats literally the start of Hugh's wolverine movies. So we have at least one solid answer (that I know of) and its no, his memories get fucken erased from the healing or something.

[–] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

You’re right so in that case, a more realistic danger is that you can sufficiently cause him to lose his memory and then convince him that he’s fighting on your side when he heals enough but with no previous memories.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 9 points 2 weeks ago

opens up a Pandora’s box of issues

It sure does!

The Marvel series 'Agent X' actually addresses some of this with Deadpool fighting to regain his skills and memories after being nearly atomized.

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In Australia, they'll give you the fraction of the note value between 20 and 80% of the full value:

https://www.banknotes.rba.gov.au/damaged-banknotes/damaged-banknotes-policy/

Wolverine just isn't allowed to lose more than 80% 👍

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Hmm, you're making a good point and introducing two new not-yet-considered elements.

  1. Wolverine is only 5'3" (160cm) tall. Was he originally taller, but had a body destroying even, that only 80% of him was able to grow back rendering him shorter than he was before.

  2. Wolverine is Canadian. So neither the USA or Oz money rules apply, but instead Canadian rules. What those are, I do not now.

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Aren't souls canonically real in the Marvel universe? I expect that only the piece with the soul regenerates.

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Ya but what if you split the soul part perfectly in half?

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In Southern Germany, we have a food roughly like a baguette, called a "Seele", which also happens to be the German word for "soul".

So, in my headcanon, the guy ate a baguette and they split his stomach in half. 🙃

[–] Manalith@midwest.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

So that's why it's called 'soul food'

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[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, yeah. But there's so many clones and time travelers and Multiple Man copies running around already that I don't think TOAA or whoever is keeping track.

Superhero comics? Inconsistent? I am shocked.

[–] aspiring_sage@lemmy.today 27 points 2 weeks ago

So that's how he can be in so many comics at once.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

If you could cut through the adamantium skeleton, and the halves each regenerated, the regenerated portions wouldn't have adamantium... So you'd have two half-adamantium Wolverines and a bunch of non-adamantium Wolverines.

[–] tryitout@infosec.pub 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You gotta alternate the cuts to spread out the adamantium so each Wolverine gets just a bit.

[–] crawancon@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

maybe ..just the tip..

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[–] venoft@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Wolverine is difficult because of his (unnatural) metal skeleton. So whatever is attached to the skeleton will regenerate. If you slice of the tip of his finger it will just die and he'll grow a new finger, but if all that's left is a tip of the finger clinging to the skeleton he'll regenerate.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Only 2 will have a titanium skeleton with claws though.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

*adamantium

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

So the rest will be immortal (going by Logan rules)?

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

My understanding is that it originates with the head (same with Deadpool). So if you cut off his head, a new body would regenerate from it and the old body just decays normally. Which still raises the question, what if you cut off his head and then cut the head in half?...

[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

If you split the head, perhaps the side with more mass regenerates..? No clue tbh.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

This is the kind of thing I can see Deapool responding with, "Let's find out!"

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We need a Wolverine version of Multiplicity with Michael Keaton.

[–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

We need a Wolverine version of Multiplicity with Michael Keaton.

Strong crossover potential with Batman, Birdman and Vulture...

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[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I know it's a comic, but I'm always bothered by ultra extreme regeneration powers where the mass seems to come from nowhere. If Wolverine is burned down to little more than a skeleton, what is giving him the raw material to create regrown muscles?

[–] Neon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Wolverine was created from a experiment introducing plant-dna into the human genome

So it's photosynthesis

I just made that up btw

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] signalsayge@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

It still bothers me 30 years later that in the DC vs Marvel, Wolverine beat Lobo... Shouldn't have happened to someone that beat up Superman because a guy at a bar said he couldn't...

[–] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

usually with stories of regenerating parts, the hard requirement is whatever is attached to the head regenerates. For example, Namakien body regeneration in the Dragon Ball universe follows that logic.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But top to bottom means the head is in two pieces.

[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Isn't his skull adamantium? Can it be sliced in half?