When Hugh Jackman donned Wolverine’s claws for the first time in 2000, he kick-started the superhero bubble that has barely even come close to bursting in the 17 years since. Since then, Jackman’s bad-tempered, but ultimately heroic character has starred in multiple X-Men movies, as well as his own solo films, and more. Sometimes it’s just a cameo, sometimes it’s a magazine cut-out stapled to Deadpool’s head, but he’s been around for a while. But now, with the release of Logan, he is bowing out, and the X-Men universe will never be the same again, so I’m celebrating some of Wolverine’s best moments of all time.
The movie: X-Men: First Class (2011)
The moment: Buried within the great recruitment montage, young Charles and young Erik stumble across a mutant that they can’t charm into joining their group. “Go fuck yourselves,” Logan eloquently tells them, before they can even finish their pitch.
Why it’s badass: It drew big laughs and spontaneous applause in cinemas, is genuinely unexpected, and has the good sense to be brief. It’s also the first f-bomb in an X-Men movie, and who better to deliver it?
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