Powers and Abilities
Wolverine has a healing factor that allows him to recover from wounds fairly quickly. Wolverine's healing factor makes him capable of surviving without his legs or even his head attached to his body. Wolverine's healing factor was not strong enough in the end to defend Wolverine from having himself be obliterated by Magneto who tears the adamantium from his body. It should be noted that Wolverine's mutant power in the Ultimate Universe has been described as the ability to "survive" as opposed to just a "heal". It is commonly thought that Wolverine's death in Ultimatum was counter to continuity, previously Wolverine had survived being ripped in half, decapitation and a nuclear explosion.
Wolverine's bones have been laced with Adamantium, but not on the joints making the Hulk capable of tearing his upper torso from his lower torso.
Wolverine also has a keen sense of smell and is able to detect lies.
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