10 Wolverine Fates Worse Than Death

10. Never Being Able To Celebrate His Birthday

Even if you're one of those lowkey sorts who would rather not celebrate your birthday each year, you at least have the option to go all out and celebrate if you so wish. For Wolverine, that's something he can only dream of.

In the case of Logan, birthdays are not about cake, candles and copious amount of booze. Nope, his birthday is marked every year by an intense battle with long-time foe Sabretooth.

This 'tradition' began at the turn of the 20th century. With Wolverine and Sabretooth having crossed paths previously, the future X-Men member had settled down in the Canadian mountains for a life of love and harmony with his beau, Silver Fox. Sent into town on his birthday so that Silver Fox could prepare a quiet party for Wolvie, our hero returned home to find the corpse of his beloved - complete with "Happy Birthday" written on the wall in her blood.

Of course, Sabretooth was the person behind this, and he'd first tried to force himself on Silver Fox before ultimately deciding to murder her.

From that moment on, the villainous Victor Creed returns to pay Wolverine a visit on Logan's birthday every year. Sometimes this visit is just for a jovial fight, other times there's a more sinister intent, and there have even been times when Sabretooth again puts Wolvie's loved ones in his crosshairs.