This new mutant from Marvel has obtained a weapon that will grant him the power of a deity.
Marvel has presented what could be its new Wolverine, a character with similar abilities, although with greater potential than Logan. However, in the recent events of the comics, this one has been done with a weapon so powerful that it could grant him powers of a God. And this could be the key to helping the X-Men in the face of a great threat.
It is important to make it clear that this character It won’t be a direct replacement for Wolverine, far from it.. Since this hero will continue to exist, even in different variants of him, such as his future form or even The Boys’ version of the mutant. So calling him “the new Wolverine” from Marvel is a way of emphasizing that he shares many qualities and abilities with said mutant.
However, what is about to be witnessed in the Marvel comics could leave all readers with their mouths open, since this mutant has obtained a weapon with divine power. In the next few lines we will tell you everything about it, but you should know that this post contains spoilers for X-Men Red comic #12.
Jon Ironfire, “the new Wolverine”, has been made with a sword of divine power
To understand all these events, it is important to put some contextin case you are not up to date with these comics.
Jon Ironfire is a mutant who made himself known in the future timeline of “The Sins of Sinister”, although it has disappeared. However, this character has been officially introduced to the canon Marvel storymaking it a canonical mutant.
Jon Ironfire is a mutant with abilities similar to those of Wolverine, saving the obvious distances
He is often referred to as “the new Wolverine” because he has similar abilities, as You can turn your blood into all kinds of metals to manipulate it at your convenience and create horns, spikes, and claws that extend out of its body. Not to mention that he can also transfer this ability to his skeleton, turning him into meta. Just like Logan’s mutant powers.
In the X-Men: Red comics saga, we have been able to observe that this character has escaped from the demon realm of Amenthwhich was the place where the inhabitants of the island of Arakko were trapped and whose main warrior was The White Sword, an incredibly powerful mutant with the ability to resurrect the dead and subsequently control them, thus making an army of fighters .
However, his main weapon It is the Purity Sword (Purity), which had already been shown at the “X of Swords” event. But, although his potential is still unknown, it is presumed that he has divine powers as he belongs to the same type of weapons as the Sword of the Soul, the Vermillion Sword, among others.
Jon Ironfire has been made with this powerful sword and has embarked on a journey to Earthbecause he has been warned that Apocalypse’s wife, Genesis, is on her way to that place and her intentions are not good.
Jon Ironfire has been made with the Purity Sword, a weapon with divine power
In this sense, everything indicates that Jon will be the only hope that the X-Men will have to face this powerful rival. So Ironfire will not only have to use his abilities that are reminiscent of Wolverine’s, but you will also have to use the Purity Sword to finish off this new threat.
In the meantime, we have to wait for this comic to go on sale, which won’t be long, because It has been confirmed that comic #12 of X-Men: Red will be available on the Marvel Comics platform tomorrow June 14, 2023.
