22 Facts About Weapon X

1.

Weapon X is a fictional clandestine government genetic research facility project appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Weapon X operated through Canada's Department K and was directed by Professor Andre Thorton.

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3.

Some work of Weapon X was based on the experiments detailed on the journals of Nazi scientist Nathan Essex, which were obtained by Weapon Plus after the end of World War II.

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Weapon X was the first iteration in Weapon Plus that victimized mutants.

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5.

Weapon X was temporarily shut down, but eventually was reinstated.

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6.

At some point, Weapon X branched off from Weapon Plus' control and was solely headed up by Canada's Department K A new generation of agents were created: Deadpool, Garrison Kane, Slayback, Sluggo, Wyre, Wildchild, and Ajax, among others.

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Weapon X used Logan's DNA in order to endow its agents with healing powers.

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8.

Colcord, once a security guard at the first Weapon X project, suffered severe facial lacerations during an escape attempt by the mutant Wolverine.

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9.

Weapon X soon begins using its resources for the capturing and imprisonment of mutants in the secret government death camp called Neverland.

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10.

Cable led this group, in a mission to destroy Weapon X and expose its existence and its human rights violations.

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11.

Marrow used the battle to escape from Weapon X, eventually taking over the Mutant Underground, now reformed as the third incarnation of Gene Nation.

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12.

Old Man Logan and his allies alongside Amadeus Cho's Hulk form discover that Weapon X has been experimenting on humans by grafting the DNA of Wolverine and Hulk into them while applying Adamantium to their bones.

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13.

Weapon X then stated to the controlled H-Alpha that he has a killer instinct where he is to kill anyone that the Weapon X Project wants him to kill.

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14.

In 1995, Weapon X became the name of the Age of Apocalypse variation of Wolverine's ongoing series.

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15.

Weapon X is the name of a 28-issue ongoing series published by Marvel from 2002 to 2004, featuring the third installment of the Weapon X project.

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16.

At the time, the membership of Weapon X consisted of Sabretooth, Deadpool and Garrison Kane.

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17.

In Ultimate X-Men, which takes place in the Ultimate Marvel universe, the Weapon X project has a similar intention and similar methodology as its Marvel Universe counterpart, as it was responsible for bonding adamantium to Wolverine's skeleton.

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Ultimate Weapon X was headed by Colonel John Wraith, a mutant-hating commando, and Dr Cornelius.

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19.

Weapon X attempted to kidnap Logan, but he managed to subdue his attackers and escape.

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20.

Weapon X then turned their attention to a former Mountie and Marine named Guy Desjardins, who was brainwashed and subjected to the adamantium bonding process.

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21.

Unfortunately, this was ineffective because when Weapon X was released from the drugs, he went on a killing spree until the Weapon X soldiers drugged him once more.

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22.

Logan set out to hunt down Weapon X and discovered their ties with Department H When Snowbird and Dr James Hudson were killed, Logan confronted Desjardins.

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