Film Theory: How to Kill Wolverine

Introduction

• Wolverine, a character known for being unkillable, faces several threats but survives due to his healing factor.
• Today's discussion is about finding a way to kill Wolverine permanently.

Wolverine's Powers and Challenges

• Skeleton and Healing Factor:
  • His skeleton is coated in adamantium, an unbreakable metal alloy.
  • Healing factor allows him to survive almost any wound, including being shot, stabbed, or exposed to a nuclear explosion.

Adamantium and Its Effects

• Adamantium:
  • Indestructible metal supposedly biocompatible with the body.
  • In "Logan," Wolverine is dying due to adamantium poisoning.
• Adamantium Poisoning:
  • Affects body like lead poisoning, causing mental decline and weakened bones.
  • If adamantium is unbreakable, it should not poison him unless it is a weaker alloy.
  • In the comics, beta adamantium is a weaker version that could cause this effect.

Real Cause of Decline

• In "Logan" Universe:
  • Wolverine's healing factor is reduced by drinking whiskey made from corn, which contains a mutant gene cure.
  • Outside this universe, adamantium would not harm him if the healing factor is active.

Weakness: Oxygen Dependency

• Healing Requires Oxygen:
  • Without oxygen, healing cannot occur.
  • Drowning could deactivate Wolverine's healing factor.
• Examples from Comics:
  • Daken, Wolverine’s son, died from drowning.
  • Wolverine suffocated by molten adamantium in "The Death of Wolverine."

The Plan to Kill Wolverine

• Drowning Strategy:
  • Water causes asphyxia, leading to death from lack of oxygen.
  • Wolverine's dense adamantium skeleton makes swimming difficult.
  • His density suggests he would sink.
• Sinking and Decomposition:
  • Trapped underwater, his body would decompose with no oxygen to heal.
  • Over time, scavengers would consume his body completely.

Conclusion

• Final Thoughts:
  • The perfect weakness exploits his own strengths against him.
  • A simple bathtub and weight could end Wolverine.

Closing

• Explore further theories on killing other mutants like Magneto in other videos.