Wolverine's Claws

[Dracowrath]

A while back, I was watching Unskippable's video for a Wolverine game and they brought up an interesting question. I'd never thought about it before, then promptly forgot to ask about it. Then I watched said video again, and decided to make a thread before I forgot again.

When Wolverine retracts his claws, if said claws have blood on them, does said blood go into his body too? Or does it get wiped off onto his knuckles? Also, if the blood does go into his body, would Wolverine's healing factor be able to counter whatever pathogen was in the blood?

 

[CrashBang]

I've never seen it mentioned in the comics or in the (amazing) 90s cartoon so I guess Marvel never thought about it but, yeah, I guess it would be a concern.
However, his healing factor would most likely destroy any infection. Wolverine can regenerate his entire body as long as one cell survives. In Civil War: Wolverine, he survived a nuclear blast which he was in the direct centre of. His indestructible skeleton and a single cell survived and, within a few minutes, he was back to normal. So, yeah, infection probably isn't a big concern for him.

 

[Kae]

Although that is puzzling I am more confuse by the fact that he can swim, I mean if all of his bones are covered by a metal that is indestructible said metal should be VERY heavy because it'd need to be very dense to make it indestructible thus transforming him into a human anvil, so how come he can swim?

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Although that is puzzling I am more confuse by the fact that he can swim, I mean if all of his bones are covered by a metal that is indestructible said metal should be VERY heavy because it'd need to be very dense to make it indestructible thus transforming him into a human anvil, so how come he can swim?

And another thing; His blades are longer than his hands, so how could he bend his hands back whilst they're retracted?

 

[IamQ]

Although that is puzzling I am more confuse by the fact that he can swim, I mean if all of his bones are covered by a metal that is indestructible said metal should be VERY heavy because it'd need to be very dense to make it indestructible thus transforming him into a human anvil, so how come he can swim?

A wizard did it.

 

[alrekr]

However, his healing factor would most likely destroy any infection. Wolverine can regenerate his entire body as long as one cell survives. In Civil War: Wolverine, he survived a nuclear blast which he was in the direct centre of. His indestructible skeleton and a single cell survived and, within a few minutes, he was back to normal. So, yeah, infection probably isn't a big concern for him.

Well this is changes from time to time. For example he was killed off (in alt universe) by being vapourised by a sentinal. The general is as long as his brains is intact he will regenerate with his memories intact.

OT: I think that mutant killing virus may could have potentially have affected wolverine.

Although that is puzzling I am more confuse by the fact that he can swim, I mean if all of his bones are covered by a metal that is indestructible said metal should be VERY heavy because it'd need to be very dense to make it indestructible thus transforming him into a human anvil, so how come he can swim?

First didn't always have metal bones (he's over hundred years old). Second adamantium (not sure correct spelling) is light weight and only a small coating is needed for the ultra-super-special never breaking effect. The other point is that wolverine has some degree of super strength; which I tend to see as being due to him being able to push his body past normal human limits and thus achieve a greater mass of muscle.

 

[smearyllama]

I assume his body has an insane immune system to match the healing powers.

 

[Aiedail256]

I always assumed that most of it would be wiped off on the flaps of broken skin the blades slide past and his healing abilities include a supercharged immune system that has no problems with the rest.

 

[Robert Ewing]

It had best not go into his body. AIDS is scary.

But I guess if the thing followed any... physics. It would just deposit off onto his knuckles. Or perhaps adamantine has some sort of agent on it that repels liquids? Like a laminate. That would make sense too.

 

[Woodsey]

I guess so - I mean, he's smoked for 200 years and never gotten cancer (unless that's only in the films).

 

[I-Protest-I]

A while back, I was watching Unskippable's video for a Wolverine game and they brought up an interesting question. I'd never thought about it before, then promptly forgot to ask about it. Then I watched said video again, and decided to make a thread before I forgot again.

When Wolverine retracts his claws, if said claws have blood on them, does said blood go into his body too? Or does it get wiped off onto his knuckles? Also, if the blood does go into his body, would Wolverine's healing factor be able to counter whatever pathogen was in the blood?

His healing factor in the normal Marvel universe destroys most diseases and viruses

Although that is puzzling I am more confuse by the fact that he can swim, I mean if all of his bones are covered by a metal that is indestructible said metal should be VERY heavy because it'd need to be very dense to make it indestructible thus transforming him into a human anvil, so how come he can swim?

He's also much stronger and faster because of his healing factor or some crap, but in alot of the comics storylines this comes up is that he's generally shit in water with it weighing him down.



Also Deadpool once figured a way around his healing factor so he couldn't escape, tie him up, drop him in a body of water. No oxygen so no conciousness healing factor or no. Made sense to me.

 

[Rawne1980]

Although that is puzzling I am more confuse by the fact that he can swim, I mean if all of his bones are covered by a metal that is indestructible said metal should be VERY heavy because it'd need to be very dense to make it indestructible thus transforming him into a human anvil, so how come he can swim?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamantium

You are trying to apply actual physics and logic to a fictional universe where our physics and logic don't exist.

 

[DeadlyYellow]

Experiment: Dip a knife in red jelly, then wrap said knife tight with a band of cloth or soft rubber. Pull the blade free. Whatever is left on the knife is your answer.

 

[CorvusFerreum]

Easy solution: The blades maybe aren't technicly in his body. I mean that in the same way the inner side of your tract isn't "in your body" (in the standard definiton), because it's seperated via an epidermis, if you can follow this.
So maybe the "pits" (or what you may call it) in which he retracts his blades are simply covered with a skin, that secure him from letting pathogenes in is blood.

(disclaimer: never read anything from the X-Men, so this is pure speculation)

 

[Seishisha]

Suspension of disbelieve, thats the answer to pretty much any comic loophole that "might" be impossible, i mean your arguing the realism of somthing entirly fictional its not even nerdy or fanboyish thats just plain weird. as a massive comics fan myself ive never thought to myself what would happen if wolverine caught a cold, you just take it for red that he wont do beacuse of the healing factor.

 

[bombadilillo]

Easy solution: The blades maybe aren't technicly in his body. I mean that in the same way the inner side of your tract isn't "in your body" (in the standard definiton), because it's seperated via an epidermis, if you can follow this.
So maybe the "pits" (or what you may call it) in which he retracts his blades are simply covered with a skin, that secure him from letting pathogenes in is blood.

(disclaimer: never read anything from the X-Men, so this is pure speculation)

No they have been said to cut through his skin when they come out and that it hurts.

Dudes got at least some Hep C at least. Im not just sure. I'm HIV positive.

 

[Shikua]

Although that is puzzling I am more confuse by the fact that he can swim, I mean if all of his bones are covered by a metal that is indestructible said metal should be VERY heavy because it'd need to be very dense to make it indestructible thus transforming him into a human anvil, so how come he can swim?

And another thing; His blades are longer than his hands, so how could he bend his hands back whilst they're retracted?

They could rectract all the way into his fore-arms.

 

[HooterNanny]

I think the real question about wolverines claws, is:

Can a lightsaber cut through them?