Avengers Initiate #4: X-23/The Wolverine
X-23 (a.k.a. Laura Kinney, The Wolverine)
Threat Level: Beta
Registration Status: Unregistered
Physical Description
Special abilities
Regenerative Healing Factor: Like her donor, X-23's primary mutant power is an accelerated healing factor that enables her to regenerate damaged or destroyed tissue with far greater speed and efficiency than an ordinary human. She is capable of fully healing injuries resulting in massive tissue damage and blood loss such as multiple bullet wounds, slash wounds, and puncture wounds within a matter of minutes. Her healing factor is developed to such a degree, that she is capable of reattaching severed limbs, such as a hand. She has also proven capable of regrowing an entire arm on her own. Her healing factor may fluctuate with her psychological state as battle wounds tend to heal very quickly, but her self-inflicted cuts appear to remain visible for some time.
Foreign Chemical Immunity: X-23's natural healing also affords her the virtual immunity to poisons and most drugs. She can be affected by some drugs, such as tranquilizers if she is exposed to a massive dose.
Disease Immunity: Due to her highly efficient immune system, X-23 is immune to all Earthly diseases and infections.
Longevity: Presumably, because X-23 is the genetic duplicate of the mutant James Howlett, her healing factor will also provide her with an extended lifespan by slowing the effects of the aging process.
Superhumanly Acute Senses: X-23 possesses superhumanly acute senses that are comparable to those of certain animals. She is capable of seeing at much greater distances — and with perfect clarity — than an ordinary human, and her visual acuity is so refined she is able to see a single Sentinite with her naked eye. She retains this same level of clarity in near-total darkness. Her sense of hearing is enhanced in a similar manner, allowing her to both hear sounds that ordinary humans can't and to hear sounds that ordinary humans can, but at much greater distances. X-23 is able to use her highly developed sense of smell to track targets by scent with an impressive degree of success, even hours afterwards. She was even able to detect that the victim of a killing had high cholesterol by scent alone.
Superhuman Agility: X-23's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of even the finest human athlete.
Superhuman Reflexes: X-23's reflexes are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete. In at least one case she reacts to and slices in half with her claws a bullet fired at her face from nearly point-blank range.
Superhuman Durability: X-23 has displayed durability against any injuries caused by blunt force trauma or energy attacks.
Superhuman Stamina: X-23's muscles produce considerably less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the muscles of an ordinary human. She can exert herself at peak capacity for about 24 hours before fatigue begins to impair her.
Bone Claws: X-23's skeleton includes two retractable bone claws in each arm and one in each foot that she can extend and retract at will. These claws are housed beneath the skin and muscle. Unsheathing them causes her skin to tear and bleed, but the wounds are quickly dealt with by her healing factor. X-23 can unsheathe any number of these claws at once, although she must keep her wrists and/or feet straight at the moment the claws emerge. The claws are naturally sharp and tougher than normal human bone, allowing X-23 to cut through most types of flesh and natural materials.
Psychic Defenses: X-23 has demonstrated a level of resistance against psychic probes and attacks.
Expert Covert Ops Training: Raised in captivity, due to her extensive training as a top-secret operative, X-23 has been trained to become a living weapon. She is highly trained in the use of long range weapons and explosives, and is an expert in assassination techniques.
Expert Tracker: Due to her enhanced sense of smell, X-23 is a dangerous tracker and has memorized many different scents.
Master Martial Artist: X-23 is a master in hand to hand combatant, with intensive training in numerous armed and unarmed martial arts techniques during her time in the facility.
Master Acrobat: X-23 is an Olympic class athlete, gymnast, acrobat, and aerialist capable of numerous complex maneuvers and feats.
Multilingual: X-23 can speak fluent English, French, and Japanese. S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel theorize that she is fluent in many other languages, and most recently she has been reported speaking Russian.
Gifted Intellect: X-23 possesses the ability to quickly process multiple information streams (e.g., threat assessment) and rapidly respond to changing tactical situations, being able to produce precise odds in different situations. Additionally, X-23 has been stated to have a photographic memory.
Apparel & Accessories
Wolverine Costume: X-23 wears a costume reminiscent of James Howlett's original X-Men uniform but with minor alterations. This bodysuit is yellow and black with a red "X" logo on the stomach, the pants and the sleeves are black while the torso and the shoulders are yellow
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Cloned from a tissue sample of James Howlett, also known as the Wolverine, X-23 was raised by the Canadian sentient weapons program, Weapon X, as an instrument to carry out missions on behalf of the Canadian government and several other morally bankrupt organizations. S.H.I.E.L.D. first became aware of X-23's existence after the assassination of Tokyo mayoral candidate, Shinji Yokohama, in 2004 when she was 6. Since then S.H.I.E.L.D. has questioned the Canadian government about her existence along with the other test subjects in Weapon X, but officials have continued to deny these claims. Although recently it seems that X-23 has parted ways with Weapon X and her whereabouts remain unknown. S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel are to remain vigilant of any possible X-23 activities and report back to Agent MacTaggert immediately.
- S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent #9675,Moira MacTaggert
Education
Unknown
Employment
X-23's only employment was under the Weapon X Program.
Age
24
Date of Birth
December 15
Birthplace
Weapon X Facility, Ontario, Canada
Children
Current Residence
Unknown
Gender
Female
Eyes
Brown
Hair
Black
Height
5′1″
Weight
130 lbs (58.97 kg)
Aligned Organization
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