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Character · Earth-616

X-23

Laura Kinney

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Laura Kinney was created by the Facility as a female clone of Wolverine, carried to term by scientist Sarah Kinney and raised as a living weapon. Conditioned to kill when exposed to a trigger scent, she was forced to murder her own mother before escaping. Laura found refuge with the X-Men and served on X-Force and in Avengers Academy. After Logan's death she adopted the Wolverine name, mentoring her younger clone sister Gabby, and has since continued as one of mutantkind's most capable fighters.

Powers and abilities

  • Healing factor: regenerates rapidly from almost any injury
  • Adamantium claws: two in each hand and one in each foot
  • Heightened senses: animal-keen smell, sight and hearing
  • Enhanced physicality: strength, agility and reflexes beyond human norms
  • Combat mastery: trained since childhood as an elite assassin
  • Trigger-scent conditioning: a chemical scent once forced her into a killing frenzy

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