In a shock change,Wolverine’s daughter Laura Kinney (the formerX-23) is being given a new codename. However, this isn’t just any name change, as she’s taking the one title that fans of the Snikt Familyneverthought she’d accept. How will Wolverine react to this controversial change, and does it herald a new rivalry between father and daughter?
While originally believed to be a clone, Laura Kinney has since been revealed as Wolverine’s biological daughter.
Laura Kinney Is Marvel’s New Sabretooth
Why Is Wolverine’s Daughter Taking the Name of His Biggest Enemy?
Marvel just shared news of itsnewAge of Revelationevent, taking over itsX-Mentitles for the foreseeable future.Jumping ahead 10 years,Age of Revelationwill see the world under the control of Doug Ramsey’s Revelation, who has created a false mutant paradise. Along with the mainX-Men: Age of Revelationtitle, Marvel has announced a number of spin-offs, with series includingThe Last WolverineandLaura Kinney: Sabretooth.
Somehow, the extreme events ofAge of Revelationwill lead to Laura Kinney taking the name of her father’s greatest nemesis - someone who has personally slaughtered her family members and fought her claw-to-claw. Now, fans are left askingwhat could possibly motivate Laura to take up Victor Creed’s murderous legacy, and whether this is related to Wolverine’s extreme makeover for the event…
Is Wolverine Turning Villain?
It Would Explain Why His Daughter Is Becoming Sabretooth
Promo art forAge of Revelationshows Wolverine in a metallic skull mask, and seems to show him opposing Cyclops' resistance heroes. Given Revelation’s new powers to reprogram anyone who hears his voice,it’s possible he’s turned Wolverine into his enforcer. This would help explain why Laura Kinney has taken the Sabretooth name - after all, that’s the name used by the villain who opposes Wolverine at every turn. Ten years into this dark future, Laura may have embraced that mission as her own.
This Is Only the Latest Name Change for Laura Kinney
But It’s Definitely the Most Controversial
Laura famously started out with the codename ‘X-23,’ as amoral scientists attempted to turn her into a living weapon. She later took on her father’s codename, becoming Marvel’s second Wolverine, andtook the name ‘Talon’ after agingto adulthood during X-Men’s Krakoan Era. Identity has always been a huge theme of both Laura and Logan’s stories, so it’s particularly significant that she would take the name of someone who has tried to kill every member of her family at some point - including very recently slaughtering her brother Akihiro.
Marvel will reveal more information aboutAge of Revelationin the coming weeks and months, including the creative team and plot ofLaura Kinney: Sabretooth. Until then,Wolverinefans are left to guess what could possibly motivate Laura to change her codename to that of the most evil man she’s ever met, and what this means for her battered and bruised relationship with her father.
X-Men: Age of Revelation #0is coming July 16 from Marvel Comics, followed byX-Men: Age of RevelationOverture #1on October 1.
Wolverine
The human mutant Wolverine (a.k.a. Logan) was born James Howlett, blessed with a superhuman healing factor, senses, and physiology. Subjecting himself to experimentation to augment his skeleton and claws with adamantium, Logan is as deadly as he is reckless, impulsive, and short-tempered. Making him the X-Men’s wildest and deadliest member, and one of Marvel Comics' biggest stars. He’s played in Fox and Marvel’s movie franchises by Hugh Jackman.
