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Wondering if anyone can help. While watching the X-men Origin: Wolverine film, the thought occurred to me that his adamantium claws come out through his skin but there is never any blood on the claws as they emerge, or on his hand. Despite the fact that they are coming through his skin. Anyone know the reason why? I know he is fast healing but there should be some blood surely.

cause CGI is expensive.

In the comics at least, we occasionally see blood, but other times we don't. Maybe because the claws are so sharp they cut perfectly through the skin and he instantly heals.

Fast healing would be the reason. Plus he's probably got to where there aren't any veins there to get cut.

And you know when someone gets stabbed there really isn't all that much blood unless you cut an artery. There are plenty of places you can get stabbed and have almost no blood at all.

 Azza007 wrote:
Wondering if anyone can help. While watching the X-men Origin: Wolverine film, the thought occurred to me that his adamantium claws come out through his skin but there is never any blood on the claws as they emerge, or on his hand. Despite the fact that they are coming through his skin. Anyone know the reason why? I know he is fast healing but there should be some blood surely.

It was PG-13...

They had to limit the blood.

I do remember in the comics, you'd see blood until they tried to answer it:


Silicone plug?

 Grey Templar wrote:
Fast healing would be the reason. Plus he's probably got to where there aren't any veins there to get cut.

I would also say that healing is the primary reason, which explains why there is often blood whenever Wolverine is "de-powered" or weakened, like this:

I'm going with "more blood = higher rating". So there is no real plot reason for the lack of bleeding, but it helps keep the ratings lower.

 whembly wrote:

 Azza007 wrote:
Wondering if anyone can help. While watching the X-men Origin: Wolverine film, the thought occurred to me that his adamantium claws come out through his skin but there is never any blood on the claws as they emerge, or on his hand. Despite the fact that they are coming through his skin. Anyone know the reason why? I know he is fast healing but there should be some blood surely.

It was PG-13...

They had to limit the blood.

I do remember in the comics, you'd see blood until they tried to answer it:


Silicone plug?

Mmm... I used to have that card set. Thanks for the shot of nostalgia!

Also, I would imagine that over time, even with his healing factor, he'd develop scar tissue inside there, or his veins/capilarries and such would "reroute" around the claws

I thought, In the comics atleast, he had tubes that they directly came out of.

 ScootyPuffJunior wrote:

 Grey Templar wrote:
Fast healing would be the reason. Plus he's probably got to where there aren't any veins there to get cut.

I would also say that healing is the primary reason, which explains why there is often blood whenever Wolverine is "de-powered" or weakened, like this:

Not to nit pick but that is a poor example of the point you are trying to make. That image comes from Old Man Logan stroy and the reason there was so much blood was to enhance the story hook that he had not popped his claws in such a long time. Durning the whole story he was never de-powered or weakened. A much better example would be in the Death of wolverine story where hea actually lost his healing power.

I know, I know I sound like an ass but Old Man Logan was the best Wolverine stories ever told and I had to shed some clarity.

In the first Xmen movie, when Rogue asks if it hurts when he does "that" - he replies "all the time".

No blood due to PG-13 rating.
Otherwise, due to his mutant superfreaky healing power - although apparently the adamantium bits do interfere with that a tad, too (or so I'm told. I'm not exactly a fan of spandexville comics).

Man, this takes me back.

In Wolverine 75 - right after he has his adamantium ripped out - he claims there are permanent scar channels, like pierced ears.

He does not address how it worked when they were still metal.

 Boyofdestiny205 wrote:

 ScootyPuffJunior wrote:

 Grey Templar wrote:
Fast healing would be the reason. Plus he's probably got to where there aren't any veins there to get cut.

I would also say that healing is the primary reason, which explains why there is often blood whenever Wolverine is "de-powered" or weakened, like this:

Not to nit pick but that is a poor example of the point you are trying to make. That image comes from Old Man Logan stroy and the reason there was so much blood was to enhance the story hook that he had not popped his claws in such a long time. Durning the whole story he was never de-powered or weakened. A much better example would be in the Death of wolverine story where hea actually lost his healing power.

I know, I know I sound like an ass but Old Man Logan was the best Wolverine stories ever told and I had to shed some clarity.

I know where that picture is from and I used it for a reason, as it is also one of my favorite Logan stories (hard not to be when it features a symbiote-infused Tyrannosaur running around the Midwest).

However, he was pretty "weak" in that story just in comparison to his "current" self, just because he was old; his healing is nowhere near as rapid in that story as it is in contemporary stories. Was the blood used for dramatic effect? Yes. Was he weakened or de-powered by some external force? No, but he still wasn't the same old Wolverine.