Wolverine Sparks Debate About Logan’s Peak

People, if I do know one factor on this world, it’s the lived expertise of being a brief king. My 5’3” ass has at all times seen the world from a decrease standing than my friends, and it’s uncommon for me to come back throughout heroes in media who see the world from that very same standpoint. Wolverine, the X-Man who has pointy metallic claws in his knuckles, is among the few quick kings I’ve to cling to in fashionable tradition, however lots of people don’t understand that he’s imagined to be somewhat man. Within the comics, he’s my peak precisely, however so many individuals know him from the films the place he’s performed by 6’2” actor Hugh Jackman. Deadpool & Wolverine makes a joke about this when, by the magic of filmmaking, Deadpool meets a “comic-accurate” model of Logan who wants a booster seat to sit down on the bar. Now, nonetheless, Wolfie is getting his personal recreation, and there’s no purpose that casting a selected actor has to outline the character’s stature. So has Insomniac stayed true to his quick king standing? Followers can’t appear to agree.

Strictly eyeballing it, Logan seems like he’s undoubtedly of quick stature within the trailer that premiered throughout the State of Play showcase yesterday. Some followers observe that he definitely appears significantly shorter than the enemies he’s slicing and dicing, however some don’t assume that’s fairly sufficient. 

my gripe is, why is Logan so tall? He needs to be quick and broad https://t.co/eTMS13BXx9

— ✦ JYDAWN ✦ (@_jydawn) September 25, 2025

Sorry, I simply took some delicate psychic injury at studying somebody say that Logan being quick would make him a “twink,” and I would like folks to cease making an attempt to make use of phrases they don’t perceive. That is an annoying case of each tall folks and straight folks bastardizing my tradition. Anyway, the bizarre a part of the dialog is that individuals truly by some means assume {that a} quick Wolverine can be inherently bizarre or comical. The Hugh Jackman bit in Deadpool & Wolverine was a joke as a result of it confirmed that Jackman himself would look ridiculous if he have been made a foot shorter with minimal adjustments to his proportions, however a 5’3” man can completely fuck up some mutant-hunting baddy in addition to a person who towers over him.

We have to banish the concept of 5’2 Logan from existence at this level. Folks have been significantly saying this sized Deadpool Wolverine needs to be the MCU one. I get it, it is from the comedian, however typically comedian issues must die https://t.co/90umBvRLYO pic.twitter.com/X0AwbiohBA

— Paul Tassi (@PaulTassi) September 25, 2025

Wolverine being 5’2 is legit the worst piece of character lore of all time ngl

— Matt b (@hipppyjump) September 25, 2025

A few of this sentiment is rooted in the truth that many individuals view shorter males as “less manly” or some such bizarre, poisonous shit, which makes me very glad I opted out of all of that after I turned fascinated about video video games as a child and males in maturity. When folks say that Wolverine needs to be a hulking beast of a tall man, it’s often as a result of it conforms to some idealized picture of what a person ought to appear to be. However that’s boring, and if that’s your downside, it is best to develop the fuck up. Wolverine is brief in Marvel Rivals, and it guidelines, truly.

However is Logan a correct quick king in Wolverine? That we in all probability gained’t know for certain till the sport is out and folks can rip the fashions from the recordsdata and correctly measure him. On the very least the gameplay reveal means that, even when Insomniac isn’t retaining Logan a strict 5’2″, they’re additionally not making an attempt to dimension him up too a lot. The studio appears aware that not everyone thinks he’s quite short enough, however shrinking the character mannequin would have a large ripple impact on practically each animation within the recreation, so I’d be very shocked if Insomniac made an actual change this far into improvement. Possibly as a secret unlockable mode down the road, however for now, the peak debate will rage on till Wolverine launches on PS5 in 2026.