Wolverine: Origins. A comment

[Artboy99]

I bought Wolverine: Origins 1-9 to read, and began to do so. I have a comment.

Why does a guy with built in adamantium razor sharp claws bother to use a Samurai sword?

I can't wrap my head around that...

 

Artboy99

[Sid]

Reach advantage?

[chaos_ad-migration]

I bought Wolverine: Origins 1-9 to read, and began to do so. I have a comment.

Why does a guy with built in adamantium razor sharp claws bother to use a Samurai sword?

I can't wrap my head around that...

 

Artboy99

 

It's more honorable to fight with skills you're developed yourself than "powers" given to you?

 

I dunno, I'm reaching

[djpinkpanther67]

I bought Wolverine: Origins 1-9 to read, and began to do so. I have a comment.

Why does a guy with built in adamantium razor sharp claws bother to use a Samurai sword?

I can't wrap my head around that...

 

Artboy99

 

 

Reach advantage?

 

...even funnier reply

[Sal]

I bought Wolverine: Origins 1-9 to read, and began to do so. I have a comment.

Why does a guy with built in adamantium razor sharp claws bother to use a Samurai sword?

I can't wrap my head around that...

 

Artboy99

 

Yeah, I asked Daniel Way that last year at HeroesCon. I don't remember if he answered me or not. I think he said "because I want him to." Given that he's the writer, I guess that will have to do.

 

He was a really nice guy, though, so don't hold his answer against him or nothing

[WOXL]

I'll go for the obvious - you know what they say about a guy with a big sword...

 

Bob

[Karma23]

maybe he just wants to beat guys on their terms with their own choice of weapons?

[Artboy99]

It would be like Spiderman carrying a lasso and using it.

 

Artboy99

[trevorlsmith]

Reach advantage?

 

This is the obvious answer. It's like asking why use a sword when you can use a knife.

[Ares]

Wasnt that sword the only thing that can kill wolverine and slice through adamantium?

[shadroch]

Why give away your secret advantage until you have to. By fighting with a sword,you can lull your opponent into complacency when you lose your sword. He thinks you are helpless until he gets snikt.

Its the same reason Ultimate fighters sometimes wear a brace on their good elbow instead of their bad one. Opponent concentrates on the percieved weakness.

[Duffman_Comics]

Didn't Wolvie reveal a while back that extending (and retracting) his claws "hurt like hell"?

 

Given that, why not keep 'em in reserve until really needed.

 

Oh, they hurt like hell, but his "mutant healing factor" tidied up the injuries lickety split.

 

I now feel like a real fanboy. Ick.