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.

Roughouse
Roughouse from Wolverine (vol. 2) #4. Art by John Buscema.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Wolverine vol. 2, #4 (Feb 1989)
Created by	Chris Claremont (story) and John Buscema (art)
In-story information
Species	Asgardian
Place of origin	Asgard
Abilities	Superhuman strength, stamina, and durability Formidable hand to hand combatant Many criminal underworld connections

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.^[1]

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.^[2][3] However, he eventually leaves her and becomes a villain again.^[4]

Powers and abilities

Roughouse possesses superhuman physical abilities and cannot be harmed by standard weaponry.^[5] 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".