Saturday, September 25, 2010

Who are their trusted aids?

Wolverine-
   Wolverine has lived a long time. Throughout his life, he's had many allies and enemies. For some of them, the line between the two became very fuzzy. It's very different compared to Beowulf because things never got that complicated in his story. His first ally was Dog. But he eventually went out to kill Wolverine. And it's thought that Wolverine eventually faces him again, though his old friend has a different name - Sabertooth. A character by the name of "Smitty" was like a father figure to James in his teenage years. He met Captain America during WWII. Dr. Cornelius, who we all know as Striker, was a friend at first, bonding the adamantium to Wolverines skeleton, but eventually became a foe, as we all know. He fought the Incredible Hulk for Department H. On that mission, he met Professor Charles Xavior and joined the X-Men, meeting the other well-known foe, Magneto. Along the course of his story, he's taken over by Apocalypse, and fights the X-Men, but that's temporary, and not really his fault or choice. He met up with the Avengers, and had a couple run-ins with S.H.I.E.L.D., the Brotherhood, and the Hand. But for the mojority of his life, he was running solo. (Not all foes and allies are named here. Just most of the majors)
Beowulf-
   Beowulf had several allies, but none really helped him in the course of battle or severe trouble, except one - Wiglaf. Wiglaf was Wexstans' son, and Beowulfs cousin. He's the only one to come to Beowulfs aid in battle because Beowulf never needed help any other time. In fact, he wouldn't allow help, which is a characteristic similar to Wolverines'. Often times, Beowulf was determined to fight it alone, sure that fate would decide the winner. When he first came over from the Land of the Geats, he brought with him fourteen of the bravest soldiers he could gather. You could also say King Higlac and King Hrothgar were his allies because they were the ones he was fighting for. Also, sort of a personification, but Hrunting, I believe, was Beowulfs' trusted sword. That could also be considered his ally. His enimies were but three: Grendel, Grendels' Mother, and a greedy Drgaon. It's mentioned that he faught in other battles, but his enimies were not mentioned specifically.

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