Wolverine (James Howlett) is a fictional character appearing in books published by Marvel Comics.

He is an alternative version of Wolverine that appears in the Ultimate Marvel imprint, in stories separate from the original character.

[1][2] Captain America recognized Wolverine as James Howlett, a paratrooper he had made several jumps with during World War II.

[3] Ultimate Origins depicts Nick Fury and Kingpin's unnamed grandfather as looting a house for its goods only to be caught and taken hostage.

While being deployed in the desert during the Gulf War, the vehicle he was in was ambushed, and Wolverine was set loose from his cage.

[5] A couple years later, Logan broke out of Weapon X with the help of Fury, who never forgot about the man who saved his life.

Using his powers, Lensherr quickly dispatched Logan- hurling him from the mountain forcing him to wander in the wild alone.

However, Wolverine accidentally fell in love with Jean, and was devastated when she left him upon discovering his connection to the Brotherhood.

Wolverine eventually betrayed Magneto, abandoning his initial mission and truly joined the X-Men after coming to understand and believe in Xavier's cause.

[2] Seeking answers to Wolverine's past (and to liberate imprisoned mutant test subjects), the team traveled to the site of the Weapon X Project.

Sabretooth burned the files on Wolverine - and thus destroyed the only record of his past - in front of his eyes, leading up to the first match-up between the two.

[3] Unfortunately, by this time, Jean had begun a relationship with Cyclops, leading to a deep rift growing between the two men.

However, the reverse occurred: Wolverine allowed Cyclops to fall to his death, believing he would then be able to continue his relationship with Jean.

Cyclops blasted Wolverine to the ground, and then shocked everyone by offering to let him remain on the team (his only chance of redemption).

He realized how badly he had betrayed his friends and ceased his antisocial, ruthless ways, and even developed a deep and abiding sense of responsibility.

He also displayed a protective side for the younger X-Men, namely Rogue, and even eventually formed a bond of friendship - or at least mutual respect - with Cyclops.

However, they both still harbored feelings for one another, and on a future "date", the couple were attacked by a revived Sabretooth (sporting a scar around his neck).

[12] Sabretooth began to explain how he managed to survive thanks to a few little threads Wolverine neglected to cut, but was rendered comatose for several months.

[14] After a vicious exchange, the Hulk gained the upper hand and proceeded to rip Wolverine in half.

Because certain members of the X-Men like Angel, Colossus, Dazzler, Nightcrawler, and Rogue became Banshee addicts with Angel gaining a humanoid eagle form, Colossus getting strong enough to move his metallic form, Dazzler creating solid light constructs, Nightcrawler teleporting greater distances, and Rogue touching things without draining it's lifeforce, the non-addicted members were forced to fight them and prevent them from using it.

Shadowcat returns to the site of the mansion with Wolverine's arm and adds it to the grave of the fallen X-Men.

Wolverine's healing factor makes him capable of surviving without his legs or even his head attached to his body.

[22][23] Howlett known as Cable's life was identical to the present time Wolverine, until Apocalypse arrived and battled the X-Men.

Many of the team died during the battle, and Apocalypse absorbed Cable's healing factor and ripped off his left arm.

[23] Xavier asked Cable how he was blocking Charles' telepathy, but the man refused to reveal how, calling it a "secret".

Cable proceeded to face each of the X-Men, defeating them all: he knocked Colossus unconscious, deflected Cyclops's blasts with his metal arm (burying Cyclops in rubble), defeated Jean Grey with the same device he used against Xavier, and attacked Storm with a device that turned her own powers against her.

As the X-Men believed the Professor to be dead, Cable actually transported him back to the future to prepare him for the battle with Apocalypse.

The people who had died came back to life and Wolverine's body/healing factor were fully restored, effectively diverting the possibility of his becoming this version of himself.

In X-Men: Evolution, Wolverine (voiced by Scott McNeil) sports the Ultimate version of his costume in Seasons 3 & 4.