Wolverine's Darkest Trauma: A Cycle of Heartbreak and a Twist of Fate
We're diving into one of the most heartbreaking parts of Wolverine's wild and complex story. If you haven't caught the latest in the Hellverine comic series, let me tell you, it's messy! It's all about Logan dealing with the death of his son, Akihiro aka Daken, and we're not talking about some peaceful "passed-on-to-a-better-place" vibe - this is grim.
Think about this for a second: A demon named Bagra-Ghul gets into the act and takes over Daken! That's crazy enough right? Now we've got the super-powered Hellverine! Things get more confusing when Logan has to hunt down these demonic soldiers that his zombie-like son, who's been resurrected by the demon, is out to kill too. What makes things worse? We already have a bad case of "bad parenting" history here since Logan, the father, killed Daken years ago to save the X-Men! And now it looks like he just repeated his dark actions all over again!
The Weight of the Past: Killing a Son for the Greater Good
Remember "Uncanny X-Force #34"? Well, it's been twelve years since those tragic moments. Logan was all messed up, and had a terrible choice: kill his son or watch Daken do even more messed up things. He made the choice. In fact, we remember the details - it was a cold moment in the middle of a water puddle. The hero, Wolverine, took the life of his son.
There's always that part of a superhero story when a choice has to be made for the greater good. It's like a constant cycle. It's even darker when it comes to your own child. And if it's not a conscious choice, like those times when a person is a puppet to a cosmic demon, is it a mistake or destiny? That's the question that’s haunted Logan in these Comics, since it just seems like it's happening all over again. That makes the new event in Hellverine a double whammy! We see Daken’s mangled, almost demon-shaped body for the first time, but he gets a creepy “Happy Birthday” resurrection a short time later.
More Than Just Death: What Makes This Tragic?
Now we're getting to the twist! What's really haunting Logan is that he tried to save his son, not destroy him this time. Daken, his son, wasn't in control and was filled with demons; and if Logan let that go, he could end up endangering more people than he already has in the past. You can see how these conflicting thoughts must be playing out in his mind.
I have to wonder what "cosmic curse" makes a person keep doing these things over and over! It might be hard to explain but in the Hellverine Comics, it's almost as if Logan's actions are all linked, which creates a huge "doom" kind of feeling about what will happen to him in the future. And, it's kinda symbolic, in the first moment of killing Daken, it involved water, the latest "killing" involved fire; maybe they're just different, even symbolic ways of Death in those comics? Or it could be that these deaths aren't real. I mean, it could all be in Logan's head - he's really going through a wild case of “dark past” PTSD.
The Human Behind the Hero: Understanding Wolverine’s Darkness
If we’re looking for something to add depth to Wolverine, this is it. There are all kinds of heroes in comics, but when we really want to dig into a story about a person’s true darkness, it comes with family drama, guilt, and those dark choices you can never truly escape, it feels real and adds so much complexity to his character. No wonder they say it's been haunting him for years! This isn't just about Wolverine as a character, this gives you a look at what drives him: the psychological journey of a hero in a really messed up world.
What makes these kinds of comic events so amazing is they make us wonder what's really going to happen, what happens in Logan's world going forward. They add that suspense of “will he lose it?" Or maybe there is some chance at redemption that we can’t predict.
