Roughouse

Roughouse is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as the occasional enemy of Wolverine. His first appearance was in Wolverine vol. 2, #4. The character was created by Chris Claremont and John Buscema.

Fictional character biography

Roughouse is a mysterious criminal who is speculated to have Asgardian heritage. He is also known to have been abused by his father as a child, with some writers explaining that his long hair hides his scars.<ref>Wolverine vol. 2 #22</ref>

After Geist illegally drugs him, Roughouse is driven insane before the nun Sister Salvation heals him. Afterwards, he stays with her to help her rebuild her destroyed mission.<ref>Wolverine vol. 2 #17</ref><ref>Wolverine vol. 2 #18</ref> However, he eventually leaves her and becomes a villain again.<ref>All-New Wolverine #16-18 (2017)</ref>

Powers and abilities

Roughouse possesses superhuman physical abilities and cannot be harmed by standard weaponry.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> He is additionally a skilled hand-to-hand combatant, utilizing fighting techniques that take advantage of his immense size and strength.

In other media

Roughouse makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "Whatever It Takes".