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I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do best isn't very nice.
— Wolverine • 1982
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It is a boast and a warning in one breath, and the second half is what makes him a character instead of a slogan: he tells you exactly what he is for. The line helped turn Wolverine into the X-Men's breakout star. It is also loosely quoted: Wikipedia itself prints it both as "what I do best isn't very nice" and as "what I do isn't very nice", but the comic has "best".
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In context
Spoilers for WolverineShow the scene
The first issue of Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's four-part Wolverine miniseries (September 1982) opens with Logan in the Canadian Rockies, hunting a bear that an arrow in its back has driven mad and that has killed at least fifteen people. With the bear dealt with, he follows the scent of the arrow to the hunter who shot it and puts him on trial. Then comes a call to Mariko Yashida that her family hangs up on, and a flight to Japan. The line is the issue's opening statement, Wolverine introducing himself.
Sources (2)
- Marvel Database: Wolverine Vol 1 1Quotation field and Synopsis1Reference checked
- Wikipedia: Wolverine (character)Lead and publication historyReference checked
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