Timeline for Does Wolverine's healing factor still work properly in Logan (the movie)?
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| Mar 26, 2017 at 17:09 | comment | added | Andres F. | @Thomas It is implied old age also played a factor. So yes, it took Logan 30 years to start getting weaker because when he was younger his body could fight adamantium poisoning without much effort, but when he got older his healing factor couldn't keep up. This is similar to how regular humans' immune system works: it simply works better when you're younger. That's why he's worse when he is "way over 100". | |
| Mar 5, 2017 at 18:50 | comment | added | Paul | @Thomas I thought they explained that as not the bullet remaining in place, but rather the fact that regenerated brain tissue doesn't mean regenerated memories. | |
| Mar 5, 2017 at 14:20 | history | edited | phantom42 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 22, 2016 at 7:15 | comment | added | Thomas | @HopefullyHelpful wasn't the memory thing as it was an adamantium bullet and thus stayed at that damaged location? | |
| Oct 22, 2016 at 1:12 | vote | accept | Himarm | ||
| Oct 21, 2016 at 21:11 | comment | added | HopefullyHelpful | This happens in one of the animation series aswell. When he is hunted for longer time, sleep deprived and constantly shot at, his healing factor is working slower. And as others mentioned, while he is old, he was experimented with and adamantium introduced into his body. Additionally his earlier life was probably a lot less dangerous and damaging. In the modern era he gets cut up and shot at a lot of times. And even his healing isn't perfect. Eg. when he got shot in the head his memory vanished, suggesting that the state of the tissue is altered, even if just slightly. | |
| Oct 21, 2016 at 18:54 | comment | added | Shauna | @Thomas given that various immune/health related issues don't manifest until adulthood and later (various forms of autoimmune dermatitis, for example, don't manifest until 30), it's entirely plausible for his healing factor to take decades to noticeably deteriorate from adamantium toxicity and just life in general. | |
| Oct 21, 2016 at 18:05 | comment | added | Lightness Races in Orbit | @Thomas: You don't get any grey hairs until you're what age? | |
| Oct 21, 2016 at 18:05 | comment | added | Lightness Races in Orbit | @Hannover: Not that different. | |
| Oct 21, 2016 at 17:10 | comment | added | Hannover Fist | If he wanted to "make a different Logan", maybe not use the SAME ACTOR again? | |
| Oct 21, 2016 at 16:15 | comment | added | Thomas | @TimB that is still over 30 years that it took there to have any adverse effect on him? | |
| Oct 21, 2016 at 15:35 | comment | added | Tim B | @Thomas Adamantium is supposedly highly toxic. His regeneration factor is constantly fighting that and also repairing all the other damage he does to himself and others do to him. It would make sense for it to deteriorate over time under those circumstances. | |
| Oct 21, 2016 at 15:16 | comment | added | Thomas | Sounds like they wanted to ignore the backstory they created for him in the original wolverine film (as it makes no sense that that suddenly happens when he is already WAY over what...100?) | |
| Oct 21, 2016 at 13:25 | history | answered | phantom42 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |