Has the character of Sabretooth become redundant?

[theoneandonly]

do you feel that Sabretooth has lost his place in the mu and become a useless character with his inversion reverted and his terrible portrayal in paks run? is it time for the 40 year old character to go on a long hiatus similar to wolverine or can writers redeem the defanged loser he has become?

[Snoop Dogg]

The character of "Wolverine, but better" should not be that hard to figure out, but here we are.

The answer is no, you just need a writer who knows the character's history, is interested, and can apply some retconning.

[phoenixzero23]

Sabrethooth can be entertaining under the right writer, so no

[JudicatorPrime]

I always thought that Sabes was redundant. But that's just me.

[ermac]

Since the 90s, yes.

[Tycon]

Just give Brisson a book with Sabretooth leading some formerish villains and people will go wild, child.

[616MarvelYear is LeapYear]

I always thought that Sabes was redundant. But that's just me.

NOT always!
News on new Marvel comics coming in January, including a new Sabertooth series. Wait, what?

[Milici]

Ugh! I hate Comics by Perch, he is a reactionary chud like thinking critikal. His smug giggles are so cringy.

[Sam Robards, Comic Fan]

Sabrethooth can be entertaining under the right writer, so no

Seconded. Creed's been saddled with subpar writing for years.

Bunn did well with inverted Creed, but I think Carey was the last person to get OG Creed right. Too bad he only had him for a couple arcs before Loeb killed him off. A lot (read: nearly all) writers since then have written Creed like a idiotic, furry punching bag. Really a waste of a great character.

[616MarvelYear is LeapYear]

Sabrethooth can be entertaining under the right writer, so no

As in Chris Claremont?

Danny Rand's lawyer, Jeryn Hogarth, is held captive by the mercenary known as Sabretooth.

[616MarvelYear is LeapYear]

And when he first meets Iron Fist, he strips him.

Lots of great Byrne action and lots of solid Claremont characterization!

[616MarvelYear is LeapYear]

The character of "Wolverine, but better" should not be that hard to figure out, but here we are.

Better? No way! As the Wolverine character says at 3:22 "You always were SECOND best!"

[Chris0013]

The character of "Wolverine, but better" should not be that hard to figure out, but here we are.

The answer is no, you just need a writer who knows the character's history, is interested, and can apply some retconning.

So pretty much what every character needs.

[myownlittleusername]

If he's now redundant, which character(s) took his place?

[Silver Fang]

If he's now redundant, which character(s) took his place?

All the Wolverine derivatives. Laura, X-23, Gabby, Daken, and probably even Jimmy. All of them get better treatment & development. Hell, Laura & Daken have both started kicking his ass.

Daken's a piece of crap, he's got issues with Logan, and he's actually his son which gives him more personal connection than Creed and thus would / could / may have bigger impact than anything from Creed in the last 11 and a half years.

It's getting old seeing him be around just to get his ass kicked. Again, the ONE / ONLY exclusive preview of him we get from Hickman's era, and it's this.
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Not flattering. He's not a popular character with a vocal fanbase, so nobody at the X-Office really takes him seriously. Emma fans complaining got them an X-Monday panel all about her character, depth, and development, numerous exclusive upcoming panel art, and she's gushed / talked about frequently. That's what happens with popular antagonists.