Whether you love or hate Logan, there's simply no denying the X-Man has an absolutely brutal and vicious rogues gallery. Some provide purely physical threats, often making Wolverine's healing factor go into overdrive as his body works to repair countless wounds. Others seek to demolish him on an emotional level, attacking the ones close to him or attempt to shake him to his very core.
This week I asked you all to vote on your favorite out of these evil characters, and one character was the clear victor. Taking a whopping 48.0% of 271 votes, Victor Creed tore apart the competition and is Comic Vine's favorite Wolverine villain.
When he's not jobbing like a total idiot (aka drooling and forgetting how to do anything adequetely), what makes him so special is that he seeks to destroy Logan on a physical and emotional level. The two have had countless bloody and horrific battles over the years. Sabretooth might not be as skilled as Logan, but he has the physical edge over him and has no restraint. This has allowed him to challenge and even defeat Logan quite a few times, but every now and then Logan's superior technical makes Victor look like a fool. But before Logan had that edge, Creed struck him with fear by attacking him on his birthday every year. Apparently, a punch to the face is the villain's way of saying, "Happy birthday!" Creed doesn't only dig his claws into Wolverine, though. No, Creed has gone above and beyond to torture Logan. He's gone after his loved ones, he's infiltrated the X-Men, and so much more. Most recently, Rick Remender made Creed manipulate Logan into killing his own son. Combining all of the times Creed has stabbed and slashed him doesn't even come close to hurting him as much as that one.
These factors in combination with his popularity made him the obvious winner of this poll, but that doesn't mean the other villains should be overlooked at all. I voted for Cyber due to the raw physical threat he poses to Wolverine and the fun classic stories which introduced him. Silver Samurai's sense of honor and sheer level of badassery made him a close second for me.
Did you vote for Sabretooth and if so, why? If not, who did you want to win? Check out the results of the poll below.
- Sabretooth: 48.0%
- Daken: 10.0%
- Omega Red: 8.1%
- Deadpool: 8.1%
- Mystique: 5.2%
- Magneto: 4.8%
- Silver Samurai: 4.4%
- Gorgon: 3.0%
- Cyber: 2.2%
- Lady Deathstrike: 1.8%
- Romulus: 1.8%
- Ogun: 1.5%
- Mister X: 1.1%
- Roughhouse: 0.0% :(
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