Wild Thing (comics)
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Wild Thing is the superhero codename of Rina Logan, a fictional character from comic books published by Marvel Comics. In an alternate future, she is the daughter of the X-Men's Wolverine and the rogue mercenary Elektra.
Wild Thing first appeared in Marvel Comics' "MC2" line of spin-offs (specifically, in J2 #5). She soon gained her own (short-lived) series. The run enjoyed some acclaim, but soon fell into the same trap that had consumed the rest of the MC2 line. (Only the Spider-Girl series managed to last; it concluded at issue #100 and relaunched in October 2006.) The Wild Thing title was cancelled at issue #5.
[edit] History
Rina was the new girl at a high school, where some of the more popular girls tried to make her life miserable, describing her as the daughter of an immigrant and an unemployed biker. However, when her father Logan (Wolverine) picked her up from school on his bike, opinions changed about her, and especially when they learned that her mother Elektra was a a wealthy martial arts expert. However, life at high school is not just about dealing with the in-crowd. As Wild Thing, Rina has saved a classmate from a high-speed kidnapper, defeated a computerized assassin, stopped a demonic invader, and even fought one of her teachers when he was turned into a Prime Sentinel.
For a short period of time, Wild Thing was a member of a superhero team composed of herself, Magneta, and Daze, but Wild Thing quit when Magneta became villainous. In the miniseries Last Hero Standing, when Loki kidnapped several of Earth's heroes (including her father), Wild Thing's enhanced senses were pivotal in finding them. Wild Thing is considered to be almost as dangerous as her father, so many heroes give her a wide berth.
[edit] Powers and abilities
Rina is a mutant who possesses many of her father Wolverine's powers, including a rapid healing factor and enhanced senses. In addition to these, Rina possesses a set of "Psi-Claws" (a trick she learned from her "godmother" Psylocke) created from psychokinetic energy, which are of similar appearance to her father's adamantium claws (and her mother's sais), and which inflict damage on a mental level rather than a physical one (similar to the way Psylocke's "psychic knife" functions). It has been shown that if she concentrates hard enough, her claws can actually slice through steel and stone. Her fighting skills are impressive (as she learned martial arts from her father and her mother, who are both expert fighters) and she was able to hold her own in combat with J2 despite his vast physical strength.
