4. Drowning His Own Son In A Puddle (Uncanny X-Force #34)
Parenting is a tough job and its probably made even harder if youre busy trying to save the world every five minutes. Couple that with the fact that Logan isnt exactly dad material and its pretty easy to see why his son, Daken, didnt grow up to be that well-adjusted. To sum up his relationship with his parents, his mother was murdered by The Winter Soldier while he was still in the womb and the first meeting with his dad involved disembowelling instead of hugs. Its clear to see that its not your usual father / son squabbling going on and as both of them have the same regenerative powers, this leads to some pretty vicious conflict between the two of them as Daken forsakes heroism in favour of joining groups such as Norman Osbornes Dark X-Men. While there are some interesting features to Logan Jr, his main motivation tends to be daddy issues. With all this in mind there was only one way this dance could end, however the way it actually occurs is rather surprising. During an impassioned fight the reader is shown visions of how both men would have preferred things to pan out (some sort of lovely, boring family life according to their thought bubbles) but there can only be one winner and, spoiler alert, it isnt Daken. There is no blaze of glory for Wolverines spawn, only the infamy of being drowned in three inches of water. Just as in the comics, it wouldnt be unfeasible for the third film to introduce a child Logan wasnt aware of and set them against each other. Theres no conflict more compelling than a good old family feud.
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