How Does Wolverine Actually Control His Claws?

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It’s simple to say ‘Logan can move his claws in and out with muscles’…

Wolverine brandishing his claws with the Hulk bleeding from his head behind him.

But there is one massive problem: that isn’t how muscles actually work.

Dave and Chris definitely improved on that idea)."

Hugh Jackman and Wolverine are both living statues of muscle, so that’s the answer!

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Claws are contained within the arm bones, and attached muscles extend to launch them to full length.

But there is one massive problem:that isn’t how muscles actually work.

Every muscle in the body can only pull, never push, meaning this explanation defies biology.

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But we’re not satisfied.

Not to mention thatthe muscles needed to drive these tendons would require Wolverine’s wrists to be shoulder-sized joints.

Artificial claws remain the best explanation, but Marvel wrote that out of canon a long time ago.

Wolverine Movie Claw Forms and X-Ray from X-Men Movies

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With no other explanation either offered or plausible, is a tendon-driven-claw theory plausible?

But ifWolverine’sclaws don’t occur in nature, then no solution is likely to make complete sense.

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The human mutant Wolverine (a.k.a.

Muscular Diagram of Wolverine’s Claws in Marvel Anatomy Book

Logan) was born James Howlett, blessed with a superhuman healing factor, senses, and physiology.

Making him the X-Men’s wildest and deadliest member, and one of Marvel Comics' biggest stars.

He’s played in Fox and Marvel’s movie franchises by Hugh Jackman.

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Wolverine in Comic Art by Leinil Yu

The human mutant Wolverine (a.k.a. Logan) was born James Howlett, blessed with a superhuman healing factor, senses, and physiology. Subjecting himself to experimentation to augment his skeleton and claws with adamantium, Logan is as deadly as he is reckless, impulsive, and short-tempered. Making him the X-Men’s wildest and deadliest member, and one of Marvel Comics' biggest stars. He’s played in Fox and Marvel’s movie franchises by Hugh Jackman.

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