The Fighters:
Luke Cage - Luke has been fighting crime since the 1970's. He's a true neighborhood hero, just like DareDevil, operating out of Harlem in New York City. Cage has been a member of the Avengers (actually the leader), the Defenders, Heroes for Hire (with Iron Fist), the Thunderbolts, Marvel Knights, and even the Fantastic Four for a short time (during a storyline where the Thing lost his powers).
Physically, Cage is very powerful for a City-level Hero, while his early adventures kept him at more of a Street-Level, the more modernized version of his character is definitely City-Level. Cage has unbreakable skin and superhuman strength! His unbreakable skin keeps him immune from the sharpest of blades and even makes him bulletproof! Cage's strength allows him to lift up to 2500 lbs! That's over a ton! The combo of his strength and unbreakable skin make Cage a really tough opponent.
As for his fighting skills, Luke Cage is an expert street fighter. Having spent his entire adult life fighting thugs and protecting his neighborhood/city. His style may not be refined, and he might rely a lot on his strength and durability, but Cage has adapted to this style perfectly.
As for his fighting skills, Luke Cage is an expert street fighter. Having spent his entire adult life fighting thugs and protecting his neighborhood/city. His style may not be refined, and he might rely a lot on his strength and durability, but Cage has adapted to this style perfectly.
Logan is also a master at hand-to-hand combat, having been trained by the Canadian military, ninjas, samurai, the US military, and the X-Men. Over the years he's become known as being "the best at what he does, and what he does, isn't very nice". Basically it means that he's a killer and he has no problem with that.
Wolverine is short and strong, but also very quick and agile. He's quick and agile enough to keep up with Spider-Man, and resilient and durable enough to stand-up to and fight the Hulk (something he's done a butt-load of times!).
The Tale of the Tape:
This is a typical showdown of big strong guy vs. little quick guy. The difference being that Wolverine has his healing factor, making him nearly unkillable, and his razor sharp adamantium claws; and Cage has his superhuman strength and unbreakable skin. The big question here is...Can Wolverine's claws cut Luke Cage's skin?
The Outcome:
CRASSSSSHHHHHH!!!! Wolverine's body slams into a dumpster, scattering garbage and newspapers all over the alley. Luke Cage follows behind him with fists clenched when suddenly Wolverine explodes from the pile of garbage and dumpsters, a ferocious growl escaping his lips and claws fully extended! He lands on Cage, slashing again and again, except because of Cage's skin, the claws are barely leaving scratches.
Cage grabs Wolverine by the throat, pulls his big arm back and punches Wolverine full on in the face. Once again, Wolverine's body flies into a dumpster. This time, however, Wolverine doesn't reemerge. Cage hesitates for a moment, just in case, and then creeps closer to see if Wolverine is still in there. He picks up and tosses a dumpster, but Wolverine isn't behind that either.
Cage looks further down the alley, and starts slowly walking down, cautious of every corner or of anything Wolverine could be hiding behind. When out of no where, Wolverine lands on his back, wrapping one arm around Cage's neck and slashing at Cage with his claws with the other. Cage spins wildly trying to throw Wolverine off his back, but the Old Canucklehead has got a strong choke hold applied and Cage is starting to feel it. He goes down to a knee, and Wolverine increases the force of his slashes, focusing on Luke's midsection. Cage is really starting to feel it all now, and he's starting to lose consciousness. With one last burst of energy, Cage catches Wolverine with a super strong elbow to the ribs in just the right spot where the rib snaps. The sudden burst and shock of his bone breaking distracts Wolverine enough for Cage to follow through with the momentum of his blow, driving Wolverine into the stonewall of the alley. Cage then twists Wolverine around, throwing him to the ground and forcing his full weight on top of him, immobilizing Wolverine. He holds Logan down with one arm and begins punching the side of Wolverine's head again and again, harder and harder.
After a moment, Cage stops; Wolverine smirks, pops his claws and with all of his might drives them into Cage's abdomen, blood pours down his fist filling the spaces between his fingers.
Cage howls in pain, but almost immediately lands another blow to Wolverine's head and face. The force of the punch makes Wolverine's limbs go limp and Cage makes his move; punching the same spot of Wolverine's skull as hard as he can, again and again and again. Boom. Boom. BOOM. BOOM. BOOOM! Cage's knuckles suddenly make an indentation in Wolverine's head and Wolverine sinks back into the ground completely unconscious.
Cage gets up, holding his side, looking down at his former teammate. Wolverine's chest rises and falls, telling Cage that he hasn't killed his friend. So that means he'll heal, but he's gonna have a dent in his head for the rest of his life. Ha. Serves him right.
Winner: Luke Cage. Now go watch the Netflix series!
Honestly, if this were to happen in the comics, this fight could go on for hours. I think, for the sake of storytelling, Wolverine would eventually be able to penetrate Luke Cage's unbreakable skin, or would even beat him with his superior fighting skills. However, Luke is just that freaking tough that it could just as easily go his way. So, happy end of September and Luke Cage Day! Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!
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