How did Wolverine's claws get through his adamantium coated rib cage? [Archive]

momochan

12-07-2003, 04:05 PM

Leon's got a point. Actually it looked to me like Logans claws were supposed to go through his shoulder, in which case there wouldn't have been spaces. But the scene was thematically correct, even if it wasn't logical. Logan was about to sacrifice himself more than that...

pat281

12-07-2003, 09:13 PM

wow the things I dont think about while Im watching movies....excellent point.

Cyclops

12-08-2003, 02:34 PM

You see, the ribcage is not a solid thing, it has spaces in between ribs for expansion and contraction and the like. It seems to me like the claws went through the spaces inbetween each rib.

Morg

12-08-2003, 02:42 PM

Originally posted by Cyclops
You see, the ribcage is not a solid thing, it has spaces in between ribs for expansion and contraction and the like. It seems to me like the claws went through the spaces inbetween each rib.

Yep pics of spaces (http://www.okino.com/slidshow/skeleton.jpg)

Jeanne

12-08-2003, 04:23 PM

:confused: When did Wolverine stab himself with his own claws?

Dark Carnage

12-08-2003, 04:30 PM

When they were all wrapped up in metal at the top of the Statue of Liberty.

And the thing that bothers me about that scene isn't how they went though his rib cage, it's how they came out of his hands.

See his wrists were bent of the time, so his claws either, would not move at all, or they would pop out the top of his wrist instead of inbetween his knuckles, which I think is a bological impossiblity for him, though I can't say for sure.

pat281

12-08-2003, 07:32 PM

wow good point.

Jeanne

12-09-2003, 03:26 PM

I thought the claws were attatched to his knuckles, so that Wolverine would still be able to bend his wrist when he had them out.

?

TNC9852002

12-09-2003, 03:56 PM

I'll have to check out this scene again to see if we actually see how his wrists are aligned when he detracts them..

-TNC

Endeavor

12-09-2003, 05:00 PM

Originally posted by Jeanne
I thought the claws were attatched to his knuckles, so that Wolverine would still be able to bend his wrist when he had them out.

?

If that were the case then were would they go when they retract? There's no space in the hand to house the length of the claws. The claws reside in his forearms and pop out right before his knuckles when he wills them to (or in the movie's case in between the knuckles)

Pari

12-09-2003, 06:13 PM

Originally posted by pejo
Umm...the spaces between ribs, maybe?

yeah, that might be how:D....LMAO!!! Sorry, but that was too funny, the question and that reply:D Whew...you make my night, thanks:)

Pari

12-09-2003, 06:14 PM

Originally posted by Endeavor
If that were the case then were would they go when they retract? There's no space in the hand to house the length of the claws. The claws reside in his forearms and pop out right before his knuckles when he wills them to (or in the movie's case in between the knuckles)

That's the 'Marvel' of comics and fictional characters...don't read so much into it, but enjoy it:)

Endeavor

12-09-2003, 06:17 PM

What do you mean? I'm not "reading" into anything. This is an established fact (fictional as it may be) that has been put down on paper.

Pari

12-09-2003, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by Endeavor
What do you mean? I'm not "reading" into anything. This is an established fact (fictional as it may be) that has been put down on paper.

Ok...calm down:) my point was, it is fictional and I don't think they were thinking ppl would take it 'so' seriously and technical when they made Wolvie with his claws, but thought ppl would be like....Damn, he is kick ass!! Did not mean to upset you....Really:)

Endeavor

12-09-2003, 06:24 PM

I... was not... upset. Just because I have a question mark in my post people assume I'm upset.

I figured you didn't know that what I said was established comics cannon, that's all.

Pari

12-09-2003, 06:47 PM

Originally posted by Endeavor
I... was not... upset. Just because I have a question mark in my post people assume I'm upset.

I figured you didn't know that what I said was established comics cannon, that's all.

Actually it was the ''" that made me think you were upset...lol, but yeah I knew it was from Comic cannon (a bit of a collector)....just overlooked it, cause Logan's just so hot...:wolverine so I forgive them;) (I can even forgive the X-men movies for all their boo-boo's:D I'm a forgiving person....though still a tad upset over Storm not having blue eyes) but I digress:)

Jeanne

12-10-2003, 01:22 PM

Originally posted by Endeavor
If that were the case then were would they go when they retract? There's no space in the hand to house the length of the claws. The claws reside in his forearms and pop out right before his knuckles when he wills them to (or in the movie's case in between the knuckles) :rolleyes: I knew someone was going to ask that! :)

I figured they retracted backwards into his arms, but the actual join was on his knuckles. But to be honest, there isn't really any room for those things anywhere.

Leon the Professional

12-10-2003, 06:17 PM

Yeah they way his wrists are bent in that scene also bothered me--his claws aren't going to bend on the way out.

AFTER his claws have come out, then he can bend his fist at the wrists and the claws will be fine. But if he bends his wrist down or up before they come out, the claws will come out of his wrist or out of his palm, respectively.

As to the suggestion that the claws passed in the spaces between the ribs, this of course occured to me. But the problem is that even if it just so happens that all 3 claws get thru a space instead of jamming against a rib upon both entry and exit (which is unlikely), the only way they can get thru is sideways, and the way they come out of his back is not like that. Also, even if they made it thru the ribs, how would they make it past his adamanitum coated shoulder blades?

Lt. Figgnuts

12-26-2003, 10:37 AM

Here's another question I had while I was watching X-Men 1.5 last night...

"Everyone get out of here."
"Why?"
"Because I can't move."

Isn't Wolverine's JAW laced with adamantium, too? How would he be able to warn them?

C. Lee

12-26-2003, 11:47 AM

1) you don't have to move your jaw to talk.
2) Just because Magneto kept his arms and legs from moving doesn't mean he did the same for his jaws.

DJ4MEoyg

12-27-2003, 04:10 AM

i never thought about this before, and i really don't think i'm going to think about it now. haha, 3:00 in the morning does funny things to me.

Zev

02-12-2004, 07:39 PM

I'd say Adamantium can bend but not break. I.e., in the train and in the mutation machine, Magneto bends Wolverine's claws. This probably causes great internal damage, but later they snap right back into normal positions. So, maybe Wolvie has an adamantium 'hideyhole' in his hands which keep the claws from poking out of his palms or wrist or anything.

Wolverine- X

12-07-2005, 01:09 PM

:wolverine His Ribs Aren't completely covered. They are only laced onto the bones, so his claws could easily pass through his ribs. Believe me, I know everything about wolverine.

Wolverine- X

12-07-2005, 01:09 PM

:wolverine His Ribs Aren't completely covered. They are only laced onto the bones, so his claws could easily pass through his ribs. Believe me, I know everything about wolverine.

Venomfan

12-07-2005, 10:32 PM

Cyclops

12-07-2005, 11:25 PM

Almost two years. Dear God, talk about digging. :)

nightcrawler524

12-16-2005, 04:55 AM

Maybe the adamantium claws are thicker than his adamantium ribs.

Wolverine- X

12-21-2005, 12:48 PM

In reply to the last few comments, You see no matter how thick the copper bars were, adamantium is indistructable.Wolverine's claws can slice through anything. The reason why Magneto can bend them is because he has the ability to create Magnetic fields, control metal, and Manipulate any and all kinds of Metal. (That includes all alloys):wolverine :xmen:

littyx

12-22-2005, 01:44 PM

More like why didn't Jean just telekintetically remove all of the restraints that were on them. Or at least herself.

(CyberHULK)

05-06-2006, 08:32 AM

They wanted to make Jean seem less powerful than what she was in the comics and cartoon series just like rouge took jubilees place as the new comer who needs help. As for wolverine some believe that they bonded the adamantium to his bones DNA which would cause them to repair upon his retraction of the claws. And from what I can see, I'm watching the DVD as I type, His wrists look pretty straight when he "Shinks" :wolverine them out. And what is with this weird looking "TheTICK" icon... he only has one antenna :hyper: ?

PS Adamantium cuts through anything and everything. "Listen bub! These are made from adamantuim, the strongest metal known to man and can slice through steel like a hot knife through butter. So do you feel lucky?"

Exploding Boy

05-06-2006, 01:48 PM

storyteller

05-06-2006, 04:23 PM

I assume its the same with wolverine because of muscle control, but then again sometimes artist f up.

Also i assume wolverine slid around.

Roguex18

05-11-2006, 08:08 AM

X-23 cant release her claws without her wrist being straight, I wonder if its the same for Wolverine?

Im sure they said the X2 that he has to have his wrist straight. I sort of remeber someone saying that Lady Dee could move her wrists were as wovie can't.

Knightsaber Priss

05-11-2006, 07:25 PM

or what about how did his claws poking the metal strips break them? each peice of metal holding him were thicker than his claws, all he could have really done is punched a few holes in them, except apparently he slices through them some how

Well, Adamantium is the fictional strongest metal in the world, so yeah, it would slice through the metal of Lady Liberty like butter.

LostSon88

06-08-2006, 10:52 PM

This is how:

ITS A F***IN MOVIE. :D

Mothling

06-09-2006, 08:41 AM

Im sure they said the X2 that he has to have his wrist straight. I sort of remeber someone saying that Lady Dee could move her wrists were as wovie can't.

Thats another question, where do Deathstrikes come from?? X2 gave them impression that they're always in her fingers, as she was clicking her fingers in the White House.