In a surprise revelation, Wolverine named the X-Men hero he considers “the best of us.” Fans might be expecting Wolverine to name his best friend Nightcrawler, longtime love Jean Grey, ex-girlfriend Storm, protégé Kate ‘Kitty’ Pryde or even friend Cyclops, however Logan considers a different hero the The team’s true moral heart – the one who joined the Merry Mutants on the same day as Wolverine himself.
In Greg Capullo, Jonathan Hickman, Tim Townsend, Cory Petit and FCO Plascencia’s Wolverine: Revenge #3Logan faces his X-Men ally Colossus after Piotr Rasputin betrayed him, allying himself with the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Unlike the team’s villains, Wolverine is clearly heartbroken to find himself in battle against Colossus, saying: “Why did you do that, Petey?… You were the best of us.”
Colossus and Wolverine are close friends, joining the X-Men at the same time and fighting side by side so many times that they developed the iconic combat move known as the Fastball Special. However, Colossus makes it clear that this bond can only go so far – Wolverine is his friend, but when his family were threatened, this was not enough to keep them on the same side.
Wolverine names Colossus “the best of us” (and then kills him)
Is Marvel preparing Colossus’ descendants for revenge?
Wolverine: Revenge takes place in the near future, where the disastrous explosion of Magneto’s former Asteroid M base has caused mass death and destruction, releasing an EMP blast that has fried technology across the Western world. Wolverine, Captain America and the Winter Soldier went on a mission to steal an experimental power generator from the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, but were targeted by the villains. Colossus was revealed as a surprise member, arguing with Wolverine that America had no right to the generator and that the Western world had to fall for the East to survive.
In issue 3, Logan faces Colossus, trying to understand why his friend would betray him, allying himself with the villains who ended up killing Cap and Bucky. Colossus explains that he did this for his family, who he insinuates are sheltering in a nearby house. While Wolverine kills Colossus during the fightthe resident of that house is likely to be important quite. Request information revealed Revenge will continue for several generations, with the possibility that the ‘revenge’ in the title is Colossus’ descendants targeting Wolverine for his death.
Why Wolverine considers Colossus “the best of us”
They both believe in sacrifice
Wolverine calling Colossus “the best of us” may surprise some fans, given his close friendship with Nightcrawler and deep respect for Cyclops, however Pyotr Rasputin has long been described as the member of the X-Men who is most willing to sacrifice and hate. more violence. Wolverine has known Colossus since he was 17and was present at many important events in his life, helping him through breakups and the kidnapping of his sister to the Limbo dimension.
Wolverine places a lot of importance on sacrifice and has explained in the past that he sees it as his role to do the mutants’ dirty work so that the X-Men are not tainted by him. It makes sense that he would see Colossus, who gave his life to end the Legacy Virus, as a symbol of goodness.
Marvel became obsessed with Evil Colossus
The X-Men’s big-hearted hero is turning to the dark side
The idea of Colossus becoming a villain is gaining popularity. Wolverine doesn’t just kill his friend in Wolverine: Revengebut in Marvel’s new Ultimate Universe, Colossus is one of the evil Maker’s Council who secretly controls world events. He will be one of the main villains in the next Marvel film Supreme Wolverine series from Chris Condon and Alessandro Cappuccio, having turned a new version of Wolverine into a living weapon for the Maker regime.
Even in the mainstream, Colossus continues to become evil. Most recently because his brother controlled his mind, forcing him to kill his partner and betray the X-Men, but even before that he was corrupted by the Juggernaut’s powers, fighting the urge to unleash endless destruction and death. This tendency to force Colossus into darkness shows that Marvel agrees with Wolverineevaluation of – Colossus it really is the X-Menis the most moral member, and this made making him ‘evil’ irresistible.
Wolverine: Revenge #3 is now available from Marvel Comics.