Does Wolverine fight for the U.S or for Canada in the WWI montage of X-Men Origins: Wolverine?

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Wolverine is supposed to be Canadian, but in the WWI sequence of the opening credits/war montage of X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), it looks like he is wearing standard U.S military uniform (WWI), but it might be Canadian (I'm no WWI uniform expert).

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The following WWII D-day sequence suggests that they're fighting for U.S army, specifically 29th Infantry Division, which I noticed by the patch on Logan's brother's uniform.

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But I'm specifically wondering about the WWI sequence, and I don't want to assume that just because he was a U.S soldier in WWII that he was also one for WWI.



Best Answer

It's not very clear from the movie -- those uniforms could also be Canadian WWI army uniforms -- but I think it's most likely he's fighting for the US. The evidence is very circumstantial, but Logan also fought in the US Civil War. This means that he fought in the Civil War, WW II, and Vietnam war for the US Army, so the simplest explanation is that he simply relocated permanently to the US and fought for them. He only moved back to Canada after he abandons Task Force X, in the 1970's.


For completeness, I should point out that in the comic source (Wolverine: Origins), Logan definitely fought for Canada in World War I.

However, his comic book past has been retconned about a dozen times -- in-universe, most of what he thinks is his past is memory implants. There have two Origins mini-series and a full Wolverine: Origins series just convering Wolverine's back story. He also moves around a lot in the comics: he was in Canada in 1907, part of the Canadian army in 1912, he was in Mexico in 1920, Madripoor (fictional, but close to Singapore) in 1932, etc. I'm not sure it's even possible for all of those stories to be simultaneously correct.

So, it's probably not productive to look to the comics material for any specific details about the movie universe.




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Did Wolverine fight in ww1?

Though he fought in World War I, it was WWII that truly began to distinguish Logan as one of the world's most formidable fighters. He served as part of the Canadian Air Force, even fighting alongside Captain America on several occasions.

What army did Wolverine fight for?

This means that he fought in the Civil War, WW II, and Vietnam war for the US Army, so the simplest explanation is that he simply relocated permanently to the US and fought for them.

Did Wolverine fight for the Union?

Aiding the UnionBoth Logan and Victor fought alongside the Union against the Confederacy, during a battle Logan is hit by a cannonball but survives due to his regenerative healing.

Who does Wolverine fight in Wolverine Origins?

Wolverine fights Victor, only to be interrupted by Gambit. Victor escapes, and after a brief struggle, Gambit agrees to take Wolverine to the mutant prison/laboratory on Three Mile Island. Once there, Wolverine confronts Stryker and learns Silverfox is still alive; Victor faked her death with hydrochlorothiazide.



X-Men : Origins Intro : Wolverine




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There was no such thing, specifically, as a "Canadian uniform" for WWI. Canada was still considered part of the the British empire during WWI. They were granted autonomy over most of their affairs in 1932, and complete, separate independence and the ability to amend their own Constitution in 1982. Canadians fighting in WWI did so as British troops.

Reference.com: When did Canada gain independence from Great Britain?

Troops from Canada played a prominent part in World War One. Canada was part of the British Empire in 1914. As a result of this, when Great Britain declared war on Germany in August 1914, Canada was automatically at war.

History Learning Site: Canada's Role In WWI

So, if that's a bit too picky, and just makes the question "Did they fight for the British or US? - Doing a quick Google search on US, Canadian British units and British WWI uniforms, they don't seem all that different, FWIW, so I can't tell from memory. I'll try to look closer at screen caps later and see if there's anything distinctive, or if the uniforms are time-period but generic.

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