4. James "Logan" Howlett – Wolverine (Native American) – Racial Draft Season 5

Logan is a Inuit Native American driven to fight in world wars as a Canadian/NA man lost in time; it does not affect his traditional origin, as he could still lose his parents and be experimented on as a Native American as a child in the 1800s and adult in the 1930s (which actually took place). He is James Howlett of the Inuit tribe and their family crest is a Wolf (a tie-in to his last name but is still the illegitimate son of Thomas Logan), him being Native American adds depth to this, as Thomas Logan shuns his son as merely an offspring of an affair and has no affection for James. James’ mother is of the Inuit tribe, Thomas Logan is a full blown Canadian.

It should be acknowledged that we see fictional Native American characters connected to animals so often that it has become a stereotype. Yet if Wolverine were to be as old as we perceive him to be, and Native, his mutant power would fit in with the sensibilities of a time and place when animals and nature were revered. And although this connection would be rooted in the culture of a Native American tribe, all of us have the means of connecting with this side of him, as all of us, no matter what part of the world we are from, have ancestors who respected nature and animals so much that they embodied them as deities. In this fashion, and in our more environmentally conscious times, Wolverine would bring us closer to an American culture and tradition that respects the earth.

The hairstyle makes more sense with a Native American as well, as hair is considered sacred and would be stylized daily for a specific iconic look.

The delegation chooses to fan cast Edsel Pete for his gritty look, charisma, and still relatively unknown profile to subject him to the limelight like a young Hugh Jackman.

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