X-Men Origins: Wolverine – Who Else is in the Movie?

In this two-part series, we will give you a Cliff’s Notes origins for several characters in the movie, based on their Marvel universe roots.

William Stryker – Religious fanatics owe Stryker a debt of gratitude. Considering himself one of God’s “chosen” to help wipe out the mutant population, Stryker led the group the Purifiers in several heinous acts against mutants, which brought him into direct conflict with Charles Xavier and the X-Men. His beliefs even led him to kill his own wife and child, the child having been born a mutant. Ever since his first appearance in the X-Men special God Loves, Man Kills, he has been a psychotic and dangerous presence in the lives of the few remaining mutants on Earth. Stryker will be played by Danny Huston.

Stay tuned for our next four characters in part two of this article!