Sabretooth Proves He's Much Smarter Than the X-Men, or Comic Fans, Know
Warning! This article contains spoilers for Sabretooth #3
Throughout his Marvel Comics career, Sabretooth has mostly been portrayed as a vicious, bloodthirsty brute who is seemingly more animal than man, though in his current ongoing series, Victor Creed proves he is much smarter than the X-Men, or anyone for that matter, gave him credit for.
Sabretooth is a mutant with abilities nearly identical to that of Wolverine. Creed has the ability to pick up the scent of his victims, as well as a healing factor that could be even stronger than Wolverine's, and razor-sharp claws. While it seems like Sabretooth and Wolverine would be a match made in heaven because of their similarities, Sabretooth has always acted as something of a dark reflection of Wolverine, a narrative tool used to show what could happen if Wolverine broke bad. Sabretooth is a monster who lacks sympathy and just simply enjoys killing, even if it puts him in hot water, and if Wolverine didn’t keep his humanity in check, he could end up just like him. Because of his lack of development in past storylines aside from basically just being a cautionary tale for Wolverine, it has always been assumed that he was just a mindless brute – though fans recently learned that that misconception couldn’t be further from the truth.
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In Sabretooth #3 by Victor LaValle and Leonard Kirk, Sabretooth and his fellow prisoners within the depths of Krakoa’s Pit are working on an escape plan, one which was formed by Sabretooth himself. During his time in the Pit, Sabretooth found a way to temporarily merge with the island and push his consciousness out onto its surface, possessing plant life that collectively takes on his
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