Warning! Spoilers ahead forSabretooth: The Dead Don’t Talk#1!As an undying superhero and theX-Men’sadamantium-clawed berserker,Wolverinehas hadseemingly countless fights with countless foes, but none more brutal or notorious as his feud with the villainSabretooth. For now, Sabretooth is dead, but in his passing, Marvel reveals that Wolverine may have greatly changed Sabretooth’s life, for the worse, during their infamous encounter at Ravencroft Asylum.
Sabretooth: The Dead Don’t Talk#1 -written by Frank Tieri, with art by Michael Sta. Maria – uncovers a whole new side to Victor Creed’s past, when a stranger in a bar reveals Wolverine may have kickstartedSabretooth’s bloody career as a supervillain. The man tells Wolverine that Sabretooth’s failed attempt at vengeance against Wolverine forever haunted Creed, driving him to new levels of savage debauchery, directed toward everyone, and anyone, around him.
This new chapter in Sabretooth’s life suggests Wolverine might have unintentionally created his most vicious villain, changing him into the cut-throat killer he became.
Marvel Reveals A Brand New Perspective On Wolverine & Sabretooth’s Iconic Rivalry, Altering What Fans Know About Their Feud
Wolverine and Sabretooth have a past marred with blood and brutality, but it began when Wolverine killed Sabretooth’s brother and, in a twisted act of revenge, Sabretooth dragged Logan to Ravencroft, where Mister Sinister lobotomized him. Despite having Wolverine in a vegetative state,Sabretooth’s opportunity at retribution was squandered when Wolverine got the better of him, inaugurating his obsession with tormenting Wolverine. This moment in Marvel’s new Sabretooth miniseries,The Dead Don’t Talk, showcases a new perspective of how Sabretooth’s perennial quest to destroy his heroic counterpart.
Despite Wolverine and Sabretooth’s well-known vendetta, Creed’s view of the Ravencroft incident reveals just how important Sabretooth feels Wolverine is to his origin.
Letting Wolverine go from Ravencroft caused Sabretooth to spiral, and though Victor Creed was already a menace to society long before Wolverine killed his brother,Sabretooth believed Wolverine’s actions turned him into an obsessive, blood-lusting killer. Because he failed to take revenge on Wolverine, Sabretooth made it his mission to hurt Wolverine, such as killing Wolverine’s lover, andforming the tradition of fighting Wolverine on his birthday. Despite Wolverine and Sabretooth’s well-known vendetta, Creed’s view of the Ravencroft incident reveals just how important Sabretooth feels Wolverine is to his origin.
Marvel Confirms That Wolverine Created His Own Greatest Enemy
Sabretooth’s Dying Words Take On New Meaning
The Dead Don’t Talkdiscloses that Sabretooth thought about the moment Wolverine escaped him constantly; it was all Creed ever thought about, to the point he became uncontrollably violent. InWolverine#50, with his dying breath,Sabretooth told Wolverine, “You just want me to end. But do you even exist without me? Who would you even be without all this hurt?”In truth, Sabretooth was a killer long before he met Wolverine, but his final words to Wolverine paint a clear picture of how Sabretooth viewed his sworn enemy.
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Sabretooth’s chilling last words, and their fight at Ravenscar, show how he projected his actions onto Wolverine, believing he influenced Wolverine just as Wolverine influenced him, taking their rivalry with both sick enjoyment and unearned vengeance. Wolverine and Sabretooth share similarly painful upbringings, but unlike Wolverine, Sabretooth lashed out at society with unbridled rage and bloodlust, with Wolverine bearing the brunt of his wrath. This unearthing ofSabretooth’s path after his death breathes new life and perspective intoone of the greatest, most visceral rivalrieswithinWolverineandX-Menlore.
