In “X-Treme X-Males” #10, the staff of alternate heroes takes turns sharing details about their pasts. Regardless of Wolverine’s preliminary objections, the heroes be taught Logan and Hercules are romantically concerned of their timeline, the place they’re thought of the best heroes of Earth-12025. After saving the Dominion of Canada from a vicious monster, the pair reveal their like to the general public, inflicting main outrage among the many gods. Zeus himself banishes Hercules and Wolverine into the Pits of Tartarus, punishing his son for consorting with a mortal — one thing solely the ruler of Mount Olympus is allowed to do. The couple spend over three years combating in opposition to damned souls earlier than breaking free.
The duo’s romance continues on the X-Treme X-Males, however together with Kurt Waggoner and Charles Xavier, Hercules in the end dies by the hands of Celestial-created Exterminators within the Age of Apocalypse timeline. Normal James Howlett is final seen heading to Greece together with Corporal Scott Summers of Earth-70213, the place he plans to free Hercules from the grip of Hades, displaying he is at all times keen to struggle even the gods for an opportunity to be together with his love once more.
Hopefully, Marvel will comply with up on Wolverine and Hercules’ adventures down the road. It might be thrilling to see the pair collectively no less than yet another time, as their relationship made for probably the greatest (and most surprising) romantic pairings throughout the Marvel multiverse. It is a massive deal to see such masculine and straight-coded characters paired collectively, even when they don’t seem to be the primary universe variations. If “X-Males ’97” hops timelines and introduces extra variants of heroes and villains, the present may (and may) introduce each heroes, as Wolverine and Hercules’ relationship is greater than value exploring on the small display screen.