Before Hugh Jackman don the world ’s most sorry - ass sideburn way back at the turn of the millennium , nobody really know who he was . But today , Jackman could n’t happen a urban center on earth where at least somebody passing by him on the street would n’t recognize the notable mutant , and for good reason .

The worker to play theWolverinein a recordninefilms ( more than any other in theX - Menfranchise ) sprout into superstardom for his spot - on portraying of the evil comic - book based type , and while cinematic devotee were never blessed with the classic yellow spandex suit ( we ’re still beg for aDeadpoolcameo ) Jackman ’s look as the character certainly changed throughout his 17 year run … and not all of them would make Roy Thomas gallant .

Logan (x-24) - 2017

Now , this mutant clone was n’t   technically Wolverine so it ’s light to permit skid how bad the costume was , but seriously ? A buzz - cut , Hugh Jackman who look like he does hybridisation - primed and crystal - crank at the same time ?

Other than the sideburns and the adamantium hook stick out between his knuckles , dead nothing about this character look like the Wolverine we ’ve all come to know and have intercourse . He did n’t even have the classical whitened beater and assume a plain , gray tank - top instead ! He was hypothesise to be aclone , right ? Hey , Patrick ; I call back of something mirthful than X-23 .

X-Men Origins: Wolverine - 2009

He did n’t have a buzz - cutting and he was wear the lily-white beater , but other than that this Wolverine - look was n’t much better than the X-24 one , and the movie itself was as abysmal as this ranking . There has n’t been a Wolverine appearing yet where he did n’t have the shaggy-coated side-whiskers , but for some reasonableness his haircloth was barely stuck up at all in this one , give Hugh Jackman more of a ' surfer - dude ' tone than that of a ravenous animate being .

Not to mention that the CGI claws looked about as believable as a cardboard Halloween costume . Somebody sew our sass shut before we keep going .

X-Men: Apocalypse - 2016

Was anybody else surprised to find out that there was a robot - version of Wolverine ? While that may not be an official diagnosis , the clawed mutant certainly donned a much dissimilar look in this moving picture compared to the remainder of them , and it was n’t exactly the good .

Not even formally foretell his X - Men alter - ego in the movie , " Weapon X " tears through unnumerable soldier , despite being riddled with bullet ( yeah , he has healing powers but he ’s notbullet - proof ) all the while wear down his contraption welt to his psyche and body . This surprise cameo may have been a pleasant one for audience , but it ’s too forged it was n’t more gratifying to observe .

The Wolverine - 2013

empale up hair ? Check . Side - burns ? Check . So why does this version of Wolverine still feel so off ? The claw are n’t even a CGI mess like they were in the Origins movie and they impart Hugh Jackman a spoiled - fuck black - out suit of clothes to wear out too . But maybe that ’s the problem ; while Jackman doubtlessly await cool in this plastic film , nip is n’t reallywhat Wolverine is about .

He ’s savage and wild and everything about him is supposed to seem untamed and that does n’t come across at all in this version . He seems sleek and suave and half the time seem as though he should be walk aroundThe Matrix . nigh , but no cigar on this one and Wolverine call for his cigar .

X-Men: Days of Future Past - 2014

Finally , we get a glimpse of a Wolverine superintendent - suit ! While it might not have been the yellow spandex courtship from the cartoon strip , it was something ,   and it was also the audience ’s first glimpse into what an ' Old - Man Logan ' could ’ve looked like in a flick .

Not only that , this movie actually had two variation of Wolverine ; one from the futurity define in 2023 ( Marvel has a eldritch compulsion with set their future flick in 2023 ) and one from 1973 where he dons the traditional sideburns , spiky haircloth , and white beater . But as if that were n’t enough , we have two Son for you : bone claws !

X-Men: The Last Stand - 2006

The finale of the original X - Men trilogy was n’t virtually as unfit as everyone seems to retrieve , and neither were any of the classic Wolverine looks that Hugh Jackman donned during it . Not only did this picture keep the traditional 10 - Men super - suits going ( you happy , Iceman ? ) but Wolverine still had all of his decided descriptive features at some point or another throughout the whole movie . So why ’s this picture show in the heart of our ranking ?

Because Jackman himself does n’t quitephysicallylooklike Wolverine in this movie . The Aussie actor got super buff his third sentence around with the character and Wolverine is traditionally more scrappy - bet . He still plays a convincing Wolverine , despite the fact he calculate like he should be playing Juggernaut .

X-Men: First Class - 2011

In a nictation - and - you’ll - leave out - it moment , it ’s easy to block that Jackman was even inX - man : First Class . In fact , if the Wolverine character had n’t sling - shot the man - from - down - under into international celebrity , it believably would ’ve been easy to pretermit the short cameo . While this movie may be Wolverine ’s unretentive on - covert performance in the X - Men franchise to date , it was ironically one of his most " in - character , " pray a much young Professor Xavier and Magneto too , well … kindly exit .

He only has one channel but Jackman delivers it utterly , puffing on a cigar and drinking whiskey while he does so , sincerely encapsulating the " anti - hero " aspect that so many multitude be intimate about Wolverine . If there were a time for the yellow spandex , it would ’ve been here .

X-Men - 2000

The pic that nobody had any idea would commence a journey of one of the most iconic superheroes ever , and yet the costume still holds up . It ’s been near twenty years since we first witness Hugh Jackman take up the adamantium claws , and if it were up to the hearing he would never put them down , but it ’s savagely good that the Wolverine we all figure on screen for the first metre was one that nobody was quick for .

He encapsulated the hero perfectly ( albeit a little grandiloquent ) and even embrangle and growled like the actual beast he seemed to be . And even if everybody ’s favorite mutant decide to go with a team - outfit rather than the comics ' traditional unequaled costumes , there ’s no traverse that the original black - and - atomic number 79 uniform were Phoenix take down hot .

X2: X-Men United - 2003

As near to the yellow spandex suit that fans could hope for , there was n’t a exclusive frame of this movie where Wolverine did n’t look , andfeel , like a Wolverine . He was absolutely menacing , but that did n’t kibosh him from being juiceless or curt whenever he wanted . The bloodless beater was prominently seeable for what experience like more than half the film and the super - suit kept up the awesomeness from the original .

The hair was spiky , yet not bushy and the sideburns were perfect . Seriously , what was stopping the director from just swap the black - and - gold on Wolverine ’s courtship to make it a little routine more like the funnies ?

Logan - 2017

That ’s right ; somehow the bottom and also the top blot on our list , it was never even a contention . While X-24 may not have been the Wolverine compare that anybody ask for , the " Old - Man Logan " that James Mangold gifted the world was one that could n’t have been better . Much like a material - life Hugh Jackman must have felt , the older rendering of Wolverine wait tired and worn out from his patent immortality , yet still managed to carry a savage deportment throughout the entirety of the film .

Does it reckon like a medium - sized wind instrument could botch him over ? Sure does . Does it seem like he could tear you to shreds while he ’s falling ? Sure does . The movie might have been titled , Logan , but this was the true Wolverine .

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