Who Is Ogun? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Ogun is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Ogun Ryu, with over 170 comic issue appearances. Ogun is Wolverine's teacher and once father figure. Little is truly known of Ogun Ryu; it is said that he once encountered the legendary Miyamoto Musashi, placing him as early as the 17th century. What is known about him is that he was once a noble warrior corrupted by evil.

Who is Ogun?

Said to have been born in the 17th century, Ogun trained Wolverine in martial arts. Once pure of heart, the pursuit of dark sorcery corrupted him toward the path of evil. Ogun, seeking revenge on Wolverine, possessed Kitty Pryde trained her, and sent her to kill Wolverine. However, Wolverine was able to free Kitty from Ogun's control and together they killed Ogun's physical form. A portion of Ogun's spirit survived inside the demon mask he once wore and enslaves those of weaker wills, enslaving them and using them as puppets in the physical world. History It has been said that Ogun is capable of killing a full grown Water Buffalo with a casual slap, he has boasted to have mastered over 13 unknown martial arts now forgotten by time not counting his own style. He believes himself to be above petty constraints such as guilt and innocence and was sufficiently strong willed enough to defeat death itself and reclaim a foothold to the material realm. Ogun was responsible for training Wolverine and putting him on the path of the warrior known as Bushido and was Logan's surrogate father figure giving Logan the tools to control his inner rage.

Key facts

Ogun is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Lies". The character is published by Marvel. With 170 recorded issue appearances, Ogun ranks among the most featured characters in comics.