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In 1972 nearly twenty years ago before Logan was romantically involved and abducted with [[Silver Fox (comics)|Silver Fox]] at Windsor snow lodge, Thorton experimented on numerous mutants including [[Sabretooth (comics)|Sabretooth]] and [[Mastodon (comics)|Mastodon]]. He hired Carol Hines as his assistant and the scientist [[Abraham Cornelius]]. He experiments on [[Wolverine (comics)|Wolverine]] and is responsible for his admantium-laced skeleton. He is also connected to the creation of [[Alpha Flight]] on to developing super-soldiers for the US government. During the process, the pain of past memories wakes Wolverine up and enables him to break through the chamber right after it was completed. Wolverine ends up cutting Professor Thorton's hand off and supposedly killing him in a mad rage. This ending scene clarifies to the reader that the virtual reality simulation of him killing hundreds of personal was indeed hallucinatory and an escape attempt. |
In 1972 nearly twenty years ago before Logan was romantically involved and abducted with [[Silver Fox (comics)|Silver Fox]] at Windsor snow lodge, Thorton experimented on numerous mutants including [[Sabretooth (comics)|Sabretooth]] and [[Mastodon (comics)|Mastodon]]. He hired Carol Hines as his assistant and the scientist [[Abraham Cornelius]]. He experiments on [[Wolverine (comics)|Wolverine]] and is responsible for his admantium-laced skeleton. He is also connected to the creation of [[Alpha Flight]] on to developing super-soldiers for the US government. During the process, the pain of past memories wakes Wolverine up and enables him to break through the chamber right after it was completed. Wolverine ends up cutting Professor Thorton's hand off and supposedly killing him in a mad rage. This ending scene clarifies to the reader that the virtual reality simulation of him killing hundreds of personal was indeed hallucinatory and an escape attempt. |
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Sometime later, Professor Thorton and Carol Hines lure Wolverine into an abandoned warehouse in Canada which was once the secret location for the Weapon X program. Codenamed Project X, Wolverine soon discovers Weapon X was funded by the CIA and sheltered in Canada. Professor Thorton's secret weapon, a robotic android named Shiva, is activated to destroy him. Wolverine discovers the apartment complex is not a Pest control outlet but a trap for revenge. Silver Fox (who works for another secret organization called [[HYDRA]]) is revealed to be behind the entire plan. In the end, the missing character and cohort Silver Fox surprises them amidst the fighting |
Sometime later, Professor Thorton and Carol Hines lure Wolverine into an abandoned warehouse in Canada which was once the secret location for the Weapon X program. Codenamed Project X, Wolverine soon discovers Weapon X was funded by the CIA and sheltered in Canada. Professor Thorton's secret weapon, a robotic android named Shiva, is activated to destroy him. Wolverine discovers the apartment complex is not a Pest control outlet but a trap for revenge. Silver Fox (who works for another secret organization called [[HYDRA]]) is revealed to be behind the entire plan. In the end, the missing character and cohort Silver Fox surprises them amidst the fighting there by killing the professor.<ref>''Wolverine'' #50</ref> |
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==In other media== |
==In other media== |
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| The Professor | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Comics Presents #73 |
| Created by | Barry Windsor-Smith |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Truett Hudson |
| Team affiliations | Weapon X |
| Notable aliases | Professor Andre Thorton, Number One |
| Abilities | Genius-level intellect |
Professor Andre Thorton[1][2] (real name Truett Hudson; also know as The Professor) is a character in Marvel Comics.
History
In 1972 nearly twenty years ago before Logan was romantically involved and abducted with Silver Fox at Windsor snow lodge, Thorton experimented on numerous mutants including Sabretooth and Mastodon. He hired Carol Hines as his assistant and the scientist Abraham Cornelius. He experiments on Wolverine and is responsible for his admantium-laced skeleton. He is also connected to the creation of Alpha Flight on to developing super-soldiers for the US government. During the process, the pain of past memories wakes Wolverine up and enables him to break through the chamber right after it was completed. Wolverine ends up cutting Professor Thorton's hand off and supposedly killing him in a mad rage. This ending scene clarifies to the reader that the virtual reality simulation of him killing hundreds of personal was indeed hallucinatory and an escape attempt.
Sometime later, Professor Thorton and Carol Hines lure Wolverine into an abandoned warehouse in Canada which was once the secret location for the Weapon X program. Codenamed Project X, Wolverine soon discovers Weapon X was funded by the CIA and sheltered in Canada. Professor Thorton's secret weapon, a robotic android named Shiva, is activated to destroy him. Wolverine discovers the apartment complex is not a Pest control outlet but a trap for revenge. Silver Fox (who works for another secret organization called HYDRA) is revealed to be behind the entire plan. In the end, the missing character and cohort Silver Fox surprises them amidst the fighting there by killing the professor.[3]
In other media
Television
- Professor Thorton is seen briefly in the X-Men episode "Out of the Past."
- Professor Thorton appears in Wolverine and the X-Men voiced by Tom Kane.
Film
Video games
- Professor Thorton appeared in X2: Wolverine's Revenge voiced by Don Morrow.
Bibliography
- Wolverine #50
- Marvel Comics Presents Weapon X vol. 1 #73-87
References
External links
- Professor Thorton at Comic Vine
- Professor Thorton at Marvel Wikia
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