As one of the very first comic characters to be born out of an animated series, X-23 has made a huge splash in the comic world. With an unstable bloodline and some of the most uncontrollable rage, she’s quickly becoming a Marvel and X-Men favorite. Not exactly sure who or what I’m talking about? Read on to find out some facts about X-23 that you should know.
X-23 first premiered in the animated series X-Men Evolution, but her first comic book appearance came a few years later with the title NYX in 2004.
She was created by Craig Kyle for the television show.
X-23 is a Wolverine clone.
After the original Weapon-X storyline it has been documented that some of Wolverine’s DNA was saved with the intention of cloning him into a controllable killing machine.
X-23 marks the 23rd attempt at cloning Wolverine.
Like Wolverine, her skeleton has been fused with Adamentium and she too has the ability to heal and protrude retractable claws.
Unlike Wolverine, X-23 can only protrude two blades per hand and one blade from each foot.
X-23 escaped the lab where she was created with the help of scientist Sarah Kinney.
She has since named herself Laura Kinney after Sarah Kinney who she believes to be her mother.
Upon her escape, X-23 found herself in New York helping other young mutants in the storyline NYX.
In X-23: Target X she is caught by SHIELD and interrogated by Captain America and Dare Devil (Matt Murdock) where she reveals to them how she tracked down Sarah Kinney’s sister in San Francisco.
In the comic storyline X-23 makes friends with a victim who is being attacked by other mutants. X-23 kills some of the attackers in defense, but the evidence points everyone to Wolverine.
When Wolverine shows up to investigate himself, X-23 attacks him on sight.
After the fight, Wolverine takes X-23 to the X-Men where she is introduced to her new life.
After M-Day (the Marvel date where the majority of mutants lost their powers), X-23 maintained her healing ability.
She is later recruited by Cyclops for the team X-Force.
X-23′ relationship with Wolverine is very similar to that of a father getting to know his child at a very late age. As intriguing as the storyline is, Marvel hasn’t really explored this as much as they should. Instead, X-23 has been thrown into the group of new mutants that will eventually take center stage in the Marvel Universe. I wouldn’t be suprised if Marvel took this character and did something really special – she’s basically a female version of Wolverine and it presents a ton of potential. Now, when someone asks you who some of the new X-Men are, you have a pretty interesting story to tell them.
