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Wolverine’s rogues gallery isn’t as popular as he is, but they are way more formidable than most people know. Wolverine’s best enemies are brutal killers and shadowy manipulators, and they’ve given Wolverine some hellacious battles. These ten Wolverine villains are the most deadly, testing the ol’Canucklehead to breaking.
10) Bloodscream
Bloodscream is a Wolverine deep cut villain, mostly known to people who read the early issues of his solo series. Bloodscream was turned into a vampire against his will and was told the only way the curse would be broken was if he drank the blood of another immortal. Bloodscream spent the last couple of centuries looking for one, and then he found Wolverine. Since then, Bloodscream has been hunting the hero, usually working with Roughhouse (a descendant of Asgardian rock trolls who almost made the list), using his vampiric power to attack Wolverine. When he’s not hunting Wolverine, he works as a mercenary and has appeared outside of the Wolverine books several times. Bloodscream is awesome, and it’s a shame he hasn’t shown up in a while.
9) Romulus
Romulus is Wolverine’s oldest foe, having claimed to have been around since the establishment of Rome. Much like Wolverine, Romulus has a healing factor and super-senses, as well as super strength. His claw situation is more like Sabretooth’s than Wolverine’s, and he’s known for making long-term plans that take decades and centuries to come to fruition. Romulus may not have adamantium bones, but he’s been able to survive everything thrown at him, seemingly for millennia. Romulus is smart, strong, and deadly, the perfect villain for Wolverine.
8) Cyber
Cyber has been after Wolverine since the early 1900s, becoming increasingly deadly as the years went on. Silas Burr helped train Wolverine back in WWI, trying to make him into an obedient killing machine. This was the beginning of their decades-long war against each other. Cyber is a mutant with low level telepathic powers, as well as healing factor and superhuman physical attributes. He’s had his body coated with adamantium, making him an extremely durable enemy. Cyber’s greatest power, though, has been his body-jumping ability. Cyber can put his mind into other bodies, which has come in handy because he has been killed several times. He has these new bodies enhanced in the same way as his old body, making him a foe that even death can’t conquer.
7) Solem
The 2020s have had excellent Wolverine stories, and they even introduced a villain that could become a big deal in the Wolverine mythos. Solem is a mutant of Arakko, born with adamantium skin and superhuman physical attributes. He worked alongside the pirate Sevyr Blackmore and was so bad that he was imprisoned by the martial Arakkii, which is saying something. Solem is a skilled fighter and obviously as durable as they come, but his greatest weapon is his crafty intellect. Solem is something of a manipulator and used this skill against Wolverine several times in their battles together. Solem is exactly the kind of villain that Wolverine, as dangerous as they come and able to think circles around the ol’Canucklehead.
6) Wendigo
Wendigo gave Wolverine his first fight in Marvel history. Wendigo isn’t one specific person; rather, Wendigo comes from Algonquian folklore, and is a curse put on anyone who eats human flesh. They become a brutal monster, strong enough to punch it out with the Hulk and survive even the most grievous blows. Wendigo is just a berserker, and Wolverine’s battles against it have tested the mutant hero like few others. Recently, Wolverine was able to save a teenage boy who had gotten the curse, teaching him to control the power of the Wendigo, which has rarely happened. However, just because one Wendigo was able to control the beast doesn’t mean the next one will be able to.
