I tend to think ofWolverineas practically unbeatable – which is why I was completely shocked when one of theMarvel Universe’s greatest fighterswas taken down by a character I never expected:Elektra. As much as I was certain that Logan would have the advantage when they came to blows, it was a surprise when the fight went the opposite way.
Wolverine#21 – written by Mark Millar, with art by John Romita Jr – featured a storyline in which the character was brainwashed into becoming a Hydra agent. Brought aboard a S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier, he immediately went on a rampage and started slaughtering any S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel he came across. I thought Wolverine was going to take out the entire crew, until he came across Elektra.
In a thrilling moment, Elektra easily took down the wayward hero,by making the fight a matter of tactical intelligence, rather than brute force.
Following a brief scuffle, Elektra managed to take Wolverine down with remarkable ease. All she had to do was use her iconic sai to pierce specific points in Wolverine’s body. This disrupted his nervous system and completely shut him down. Before their confrontation, the brainwashed Wolverine had set bombs on the Helicarrier, which knocked Eletrka off balance at a critcal moment; if it weren’t for that, however,I firmly believe Elektra would have taken Logan into custody – or perhaps dispatched him entirely.
“No More Daddy Logan”: Wolverine Has Officially Abandoned His Calling As A Mutant Father Figure
The traumatic fall of Krakoa has greatly impacted the beloved X-Men hero Wolverine, causing him to swear off being a mentor to young new mutants.
Wolverine has gone up against many of the best in the Marvel Universe. I’ve read stories where he fought Captain America, Spider-Man, Hulk, and Daredevil, to name just a few – and that’s not even mentioninghis legendary bouts with Sabretooth. Even if he doesn’t walk away from a battle the clear cut victor, he’s not usually left worse for wear in the way he did following his fight against Elektra.When Daredevil went up against Wolverine, he was completely outclassed; yet despite them being equal in skill, Elektra knew the secret to beating Wolverine that Daredevil didn’t.
The Secret To Defeating Wolverine Is To Strike Where He’s Vulnerable Early & Immobilize Him
Elecktra Understood This Strategy Implicitly
The secret to defeating Wolverine is to not fight him directly. With his healing factor, it’s nearly impossible to do any actual damage to him. In an even fight, the other person has to be smarter, not stronger. Daredevil fought Wolverine for over anhourand he made no progress at all. He only won the fight after he managed to knock Wolverine into a large body of water, one of the few weaknesses that Wolverine has. Likewise, Elektra knew not toengage Wolverine in direct combat.Instead,she ambushed and quickly disabled him, removing his ability to fight entirely.
Elektramanaged to do what most people can’t, beat Wolverine, and all she had to do was approach the situation from a tactical perspective.
As Elektra proved, if Wolverine can’t use his body, then he isn’t a problem, which makes this a stand-out Wolverine fight to me. However, unless someone has the strength of the Hulk, beating Wolverine in a straight-on fight simply isn’t going to happen. Spider-Man and Daredevil are bothincrediblefighters, and they’ve both lost in the past to"the Best There Is",butElektramanaged to do what most people can’t, beatWolverine, and all she had to do was approach the situation from a tactical perspective.
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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.
