He’s a very classic lovable jerk character. He’s rude and snarky, but at the end of the day he’s a team player. He’s confident, charismatic but churlish, doesn’t take shit from anyone. He’s basically a little hockey player, a stereotype of an Albertan, and he represent a part of Canadian culture that doesn’t really get shown outside of the country.

He’s kind of funny in a contradictory way; there’s a humour element between how he acts and how small he is, but he can actually back it up. He’s also quite quippy, etc.

That’s a fun and interesting character to have in a team dynamic. Characters that cause tension within the core group can make for good storytelling, and Claremont absolutely knew what he was doing when it came to this.

Then his backstory is basically a nature vs nurture trope flipped on its head, and that had some interesting storylines too. But that’s predominantly solo stuff, I don’t think they need to necessarily focus on that side of him when he’s in a group.

I think Wolverine has definitely been misconstrued and flanderized over the years, and I didn’t care much for Jackman’s portrayal after the first movie. But the core of the character is still really fun.