Like Wolverine's, his abilities have been depicted with variable degrees of contradiction by various creators. In May 2008, Wizard magazine ranked Sabretooth #193 of the 200 best comic book characters of all time. And I will come for you, because it's my nature." The trio broke into one of Mister Sinister’s bases, and, after some haggling, Sabretooth received a treatment to kickstart his healing factor. Portrayed by He uses the powers he gained to maul the Silver Surfer, then after he no longer needed it he returned the Power Cosmic to Galactus. Sabretooth finally shows up and immediately attacks him. Wolverine goes to explore the facility only to find that someone has been experimenting with Sabretooth's genetics and has cloned him, one awakens, who Wolverine recognizes by scent to be the real Sabretooth. And the beast is awake.

Sabretooth is incarcerated, as a wanted murderer, in a holographic environment because Xavier does not want him to roam on the grounds.

[volume & issue needed] Under unknown circumstances he gains adamantium skeleton and claws.

When Sabretooth arrives, he mauls Caliban's face, and Caliban flees. I'm not making him into a hero; I'm making him into a team member and there are reasons within the first storyline as to why he ends up fighting alongside the X-Men against another enemy. Just as Weapon XI is about to decapitate him, (at the command of Stryker), Victor later joined to help Logan as he shoves Deadpool away, and both of them fall into the reactor. Liev Schrieber was initially approached to play William Stryker. Victor and Stryker subsequently worked together to capture various mutants for experiments. 2 #3, were that of a weaker Sabretooth clone created by Mister Sinister. He later encountered two more of the Children—Aguja and Fuego.
Sabretooth gladly took the leadership role from Blink, a fact that Mimic clashed with him over multiple times. [82], After leaving Monet due to her becoming too evil, Creed went to live in a cabin in the woods during the "Weapons of Mutant Destruction" storyline. After a brief argument with Victor, James quits the team, saying he can't kill innocent people as he was disgusted by the murders committed by his teammates when the latter witnessed Stryker's willingness to kill innocent civilians and Victor's acceptance of this. When Bobby met Wolverine, he asked him if Sabretooth was real considering most of the merchandise surrounding the X-Men, especially the comics were based on lies. He appears to be the only mutant who enlisted in the program by choice, due to his high-ranking position and his high authority in the operations. For no other reason than to remind him that he could. It's even said he can see infrared and ultraviolet portions of the spectrum.

Appearances Sabretooth was subsequently featured in limited series and one-shot comics including Sabretooth and Mystique and Sabretooth: In the Red Zone, and even had his own ongoing reprint series in the mid-1990s, Sabretooth Classics.


[20], Creed is recruited into a top secret CIA covert ops unit known as Team X, with allies John Wraith (Kestrel), Logan (Wolverine), Silver Fox (whose death was a hoax), and David North (Maverick). He initially had the upper hand, but Wolverine managed to score a critical hit, a stab to Sabretooth's groin, before driving him off the edge of a cliff.

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Magneto tells him that the leaders' summit is approaching, and they need to be prepared. [107], At Sabretooth's request, Heather unhinges Psylocke from Earth-616 to join the Exiles in Power Princess' place as she might be their only chance if Proteus ever resurfaces. When Wolverine walks over to help Rogue, but then his hyperactive senses pick on the scent of Sabretooth (a further mutated Victor Creed). [50], He is turned over to the custody of Dr. Valerie Cooper, who fits him with an explosive restraining collar and forces him to participate as a member of the government-sponsored X-Factor team. [49], The newer, gentler Sabretooth is frequently nursed by X-Force member Boomer; he eventually reveals that he was feigning helplessness, and attacks Boomer. Horrified by this, Clara asks Wolverine to never look for her again. [volume & issue needed] He attacks the X-Mansion, but is blinded by Storm,[16] as well as losing one hand and having his healing factor shut down. Wolverine did not agree with this decision to once again have Creed in the mansion and decided to settle the score with him once and for all. [96] His healing factor also grants him superhuman stamina, so he can push himself at peak capacity for several days before fatigue sets in. [72] While Wolverine fights Romulus, Sabretooth fights with Cloak who has been investigating with wolverine. [20] It is, however, later revealed that Sabretooth only killed his father, and took care of his mother financially, visiting his mother frequently until the woman's death. Sabretooth did not die from his encounter with Wolverine, but rather returned as a high-ranking follower to Magneto in the Brotherhood of Mutants. Creed sets a trap for Logan before heading to his meeting, but it fails causing the two to battle. Sinister.

[16], Claremont has stated in an interview that in X-Men Forever the original true Sabretooth makes his reappearance after a long time, and that most of the previous appearances of Sabretooth prior to X-Men Forever #2, that follows directly after X-Men vol. [123] Exactly how and when this occurred has not been revealed. Everybody run hysterically as Scott shuts his eyes and Ororo almost loses consciousness. [130], In the 2012 series Wolverine MAX, Logan is shown to be living in Japan as a monk when he first meets a blond, older man calling himself "Victor".

However, the boy turned evil anyway, despite Sabretooth's best efforts at raising him right. He survived being teleported into outer space by Blink (albeit by accident). Elizabeth, horrified by James' mutation, questioned James as to what he was. confirmed that Sabretooth and Wolverine were not father and son. This culminates in a clash with Maverick, whom Sabretooth defeats. [14] It's also later shown that Sabretooth and Dog are separate people. Confronted by Wolverine, the two fought savagely and Sabretooth was nearly lobotomized when Wolverine thrust one of his claws into Sabretooth’s brain. He was dispatched to assassinate Graydon Creed. He is "recruited" by Old Man Logan to battle against a new Weapon X Project. Sabretooth appeared to be more feral and vicious than ever before, and it was revealed that his captor was Romulus, an individual who has an unexplainable connection to both Logan and Creed. He also made one startling revelation: Wolverine is his biological father. [volume & issue needed], In the House of M alternate reality created by Scarlet Witch, Sabretooth is a messenger/assassin sent by Magneto. However, with his dying breaths, Thomas revealed that John wasn't James' real father, much to his horror, and called him "son". [18] Sabretooth's memories have been tampered with by clandestine organizations such as Weapon X and so much of what appears to be his past is not of credible account. [volume & issue needed], In X-Men vol. [43] It takes weeks for his healing factor to repair his spine, during which he sustains himself on sewer water and passing vermin.

They then filled his skeleton with adamantium. For a time he was also the leader of their counterpart team, the Exiles, and remains with the team to this day. James heard gunfire at the estate, and went to investigate only to find John shot by Thomas. [87] Sabretooth continues his fight with his zombie son trying to get the information on how he was raised as a zombie until Lady Deathstrike stabs Graydon in the neck and states that the adamantium that they tracked was her father's adamantium. Fear the Mad Titan; he'll get you in a snap.

Enraged, after knocking out Gambit, Logan engages Victor. [56] A short time later Sabretooth is chained up in the royal palace of Wakanda and complains to Wolverine, Storm, and the Black Panther. Sabretooth and the Constrictor were forced to retreat, however the pair later sought revenge on Knight, only to again meet defeat at the hands of Power Man and Iron Fist. With Sabretooth and Toad standing at both his sides, he leaves the station only to find it surrounded by dozens of police cars. He continued to assist the Exiles in the race to catch Proteus. [110], Apparently Blink and the new team of Exiles had found a way to reverse the process as Sabretooth has since been returned to the Age of Apocalypse, since he and Wild Child are seen following and confronting the X-Force from Earth-616. [93], He possesses some degree of notable physical abilities, such as superhuman strength due to his healing factor. Wolverine then decapitates Sabretooth, finally putting an end to his long-time enemy. After a fearsome battle in the arctic waters, Sabretooth emerged victorious with the hide of the Wendigo.

Later, while Senator Kelly is in captivity at Magneto's base, Magneto enters the holding area by bending the bars of the other side and asks the senator how he is feeling, as Sabretooth enters after him. However, between the time of X-Men Origins and X-Men, he somehow reacquainted himself with Stryker and rejoined the Weapon X program, this time as a test subject. A boat is approaching the Statue of Liberty, where the UN summit is about to take place. Victor's name appeared on Stryker's computer as Mystique was going through files related to Magneto's prison. [19][volume & issue needed] The clearest accounts of Victor's childhood begin with him murdering his brother Luther Creed over a piece of pie. Seeking vengeance, he allied with Wolverine to raid the facility where the Native was being held. Following the incident on Providence, Creed escaped the X-Men, but was hurled into the middle of the Pacific Ocean by Cable. There are things that are going on that will sort of unfold during the first year of my run which explain his being there and explain his being accepted with very, very grave misgivings into the team. This version of the character has the same origin as the one in the normal continuity, but has a different moral alignment. Sabretooth explains that it means "I am what you will be." [4] In 2009, Sabretooth was ranked as IGN's 44th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. X-MenX2: X-Men United (mentioned)X-Men Origins: WolverineLogan (mentioned; deleted scene) Victor tells Logan that he is "just like him". [78] He also assists the main Avengers team in confronting the latest version of Ultron. Bradley then becomes increasingly worried after realizing what Victor was trying to say, before Victor unceremoniously killed him.