Jimmy Hudson

Publication history

Jimmy Hudson first appeared in the Ultimatums follow-up Ultimate Comics: X by Jeph Loeb and art from David Messina and Art Adams.

Fictional character biography

Jimmy Hudson is the son of Wolverine/James Howlett and Magda. Wolverine fought alongside James Hudson in the Iraq war and entrusted James with his newborn son. James later becomes a sheriff in Florida and with his wife Heather raised Jimmy in Port St Lucie, Florida. While drag racing, Jimmy's car flipped off the road. He survived, but his body was in pain yet rapidly healing. The following day, Jimmy met Kitty Pryde and handed him a box of Wolverine's possessions. In a holographic message Wolverine appeared before Jimmy. Wolverine told Jimmy he was his son and to forget asking who his birth mother, not to think about the past and focus on the future, respect the Hudsons for raising him on his behalf, and learn to live with the choices he had made. Wolverine's final message was that he never regretted having Jimmy as a son. Kitty theorized that Jimmy inherited Wolverine's abilities and encouraged him to try. After focusing hard, his bone claws painfully sheathed through his knuckles for the first time. Jimmy formed a metallic coating over his claws. After this, he mastered control of his claws.

Jimmy Hudson found Jean Grey who was using the alias of Karen Grant. Jean Grey decides to tag along with Jimmy on his mission to recruit the mutants Derek Morgan and Liz Allan.

When in Chicago, Jimmy Hudson and Karen Grant begin their look for Derek Morgan. Jimmy later rescues Derek while Karen makes his brother Joe forget his brother's vigilante activities.

Jimmy Hudson and Karen Grant arrive at Liz Allan's school where the students have turned against her half-brother Theodore Allan (who was also fathered by Blob) after his skin deflected the shooter's bullets. While Liz sides with Jimmy and Karen, Theodore escapes with Quicksilver (who told Theodore about his father) to join up with him and the Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy.

At Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Sabretooth surprised Jimmy and attacked him where Sabretooth wanted to kill him as a substitute for Wolverine. Sabertooth nearly landed a fatal blow when Quicksilver pulled him out. For some inexplicable reason, Jimmy couldn't use his regeneration powers due to Sabertooth's attack. Jean did her best to patch Jimmy up and then looked for some help. When Jimmy woke up, his wounds finally healed. However, he was shocked and confused that the Hulk was standing before him. Jean explained she made an arrangement with Hulk to become their enforcer and also give him some answers....specifically how he was found. Just then, Nick Fury appeared before them. Jean explained to everyone that their group was called the Tomorrow People. Inspired by Wolverine, they were "Plan B" in the event that the X-Men had fallen. Nick Fury would be their shadow-intel to help them be a step ahead of their pursuers. However, if they were to get caught, they were on their own.

During the Secret Wars storyline, Old Man Logan ended up in the Battleworld domain of the Kingdom of Manhattan where its domain's Jean Grey and Emma Frost took him to the X-Mansion where he met the rest of the X-Men and Jimmy Hudson.

Powers and abilities

Like Wolverine, Jimmy possesses a regenerative healing factor, the signature three claws, and a somewhat unexplained ability to coat them in an organic metal.