[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Rokenn: Yes I am looking at it from Logan's POV. Otherwise it is impossible to truly judge his actions. Logan and everyone under his protection are part of unprotected and persecuted ethnic minority that just a year earlier had been on the verge of being tagged, sorted and carted off to concentration camps. Logan's own personally experience with the majority is extremely warped as they experimented heavily on him wiping out his memory of the past. He had good reason to use deadly force to protect himself and the others.

To truly understand Logan's POV, you have to go back to the very beginning of the character. He has always been a bit of an "anti-hero" because - unlike all those other spandex clowns - Wolverine does NOT take prisoners. Wolverine is the stereotypical barroom brawler who loves nothing better than a good fight. And when he gets in a fight, he fights to WIN - PERIOD!!! He doesn't believe in subdueing an opponent, he believes in taking them out. He does actually "hold back" when he fights, because if he lets himself go completely, he enters a beserker rage and will attack anything that moves (be it friend of foe). This was the biggest challenge Charles Xavier had when he brought him into the group. Whenever there was a fight, Logan was out to inflict serious harm on the bad guys.

He also worked as spy for the Canadian gov't in the Weapon X Project. He and Sabretooth (along with a few others) were covert operatives. It is standard practice in this profession to kill anybody that gets in your way. Often, the purpose of your entire mission is to kill somebody.

Through the years with the X-Men, Logan has come to think of them as his family - something he never had before. If anybody dares threaten this family - especially the children - they will be facing one angry mutant who simply can NOT be stopped once he gets going.

I agree with Magik - I LOVED his reaction when he heard (and smelled) the soldiers in the house. That's another thing to keep in mind. Logan has heightened senses. He knew the intruders were armed because he could smell the gun oil. He knew they were military because of the sounds made by their shoes. He has extensive experience in this area. He also knew they weren't there to question the mutants - they were there to capture them. Wolverine has the instincts of his namesake when it comes to being captured or caged - the mere thought of it is enough to trigger his beserker rage.

The soldiers couldn't have "pushed" more of Logan's buttons if they had tried. Personally, I felt the scene with the "home invasion" was downplayed a lot from what it would have been in the comics. In the comics, Wolverine would have sliced a MUCH larger swath of destruction through the soldiers. He wouldn't have wasted time stabbing the first soldier, then swinging him around - he would have sliced him from the waist up and gone on to the next one.

BTW - you might be able to tell Wolverine was one of my favorite characters.