THE BLOB

Real Name: Frederick J. Dukes

Played By: Kevin Durand, who at a muscular 6' 7" often appears in movies and TV shows as a dangerous tough guy, has appeared in movies like Walking Tall and 3:10 to Yuma, and in Lost's fourth season as the vicious mercenary Martin Keamy. Durand is also currently in England, filming Ridley Scott's Robin Hood movie in which he costars as Little John.

Powers: In the comics, the Blob is an extremely heavyset gentleman who has the mutant abilities to use his massive weight and rubbery skin in a variety of creative ways, including being an immovable object, being able to bounce bullets off his skin and enveloping the fists and weapons of anyone who tries to attack him.

In the Comics: The Blob is one of the X-Men's oldest enemies, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men #3, all the way back in 1964. The Blob was a member of the majority of the incarnations of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants for the next 25 years. That also included being a core member of the semi-heroic Freedom Force, which was members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants actually working for the U.S. government. However, in the 2006 House of M event, the Blob was one of the mutants who was de-powered by the Scarlet Witch, which left him with deformed body covered by the draping skin that his had previously covered his mutant fat.

In the Movie: The biggest difference between the comic book Blob and the movie Blob is that we see scenes of Fred J. Dukes when he is not super fat. It's not yet known if Dukes is able to "Blob out" and become his larger version, or if in the movie, his super fat form comes from sort of Weapon X treatment.

AGENT ZERO

Also Known As: Maverick

Real Name: David North, Christoph Nord

Played By: Daniel Henney, a Korean-American actor who, before X-Men Origins: Wolverine, has mostly worked as an actor and model in South Korea.

Powers: In the comics, Agent Zero's initial mutant ability allows him to absorb kinetic energy, so that he can take punches or fall great heights without suffering any injury. After joining the revived Weapon X (a second time), Agent Zero is also given some limited healing abilities. Agent Zero is also a skilled marksman.

In the Comics: Born Christoph Nord in East Germany, the character known as both Maverick and Agent Zero started as a rebel agent fighting against Communist rule in the 1960s. His efforts were noticed by the CIA, who recruited him to join the Weapon X program. After leaving Weapon X, Nord eventually took the code name of Maverick, working as a mercenary. In the 1990s, Maverick was one of the several mutants who contracted the deadly Legacy Virus, which led Maverick to ask Wolverine to kill him (Wolverine refused). Years later, he was recruited into a second version of Weapon X, which gave him the additional power of super healing, allowing him to recover from the Legacy Virus. At this point, Maverick then took the new code name of Agent Zero. Agent Zero was one of the many mutants who lost his powers during the House of M event, thanks to Scarlet Witch. Reverting to the Maverick alias, he was last seen residing at a special home for former mutants recovering from the loss of their powers.

In the Movie: Agent Zero has two distinctive differences in the comics. First of all, the film portrays him as Asian, not German. Secondly, in the original Weapon X era, the character was more often known as Maverick. The reason for these changes may be that there were actually two characters in the comics known as Maverick, and that other one, AKA Bolt, also appears in the movie. It was not until North/Nord joined the revived Weapon X program that he became known as Agent Zero, which, in the Marvel Comics timeline, is many years after the period depicted in this movie.

JOHN WRAITH

Also Known As: Wraith, Kestrel

Real Name: John Wraith

Played By: will.i.am, best known as the founder of the group The Black Eyed Peas. X-Men Origins: Wolverine is will.i.am's second movie appearance, following a voice role in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as Moto Moto. That makes this movie his first live action appearance.

Powers: John Wraith has the ability to disappear and teleport, similar to the ability of Nightcrawler, of which will.i.am is a big fan, and the reason he took the role of John Wraith. Wraith is also often depicted using explosive devices, which he is able to places on his enemies and then teleporting to safety. In the comics, Wraith was also able to teleport other people with him (such as the entire Team X), but it is not yet known if he has this ability in the movie. As a member of Weapon X, Wraith was also given a special anti-aging ability.

In the Comics: John Wraith was a member of the original Weapon X program. Unlike many of the more high profile members, Wraith is a relatively obscure character, but he did appear later, when he found that his anti-aging mutation was not working correctly, and teamed up with the former members to investigate Weapon X. Wraith was recruited years later into the revived Weapon X, and was sent with Sabretooth to recruit Maverick, but was killed by Sabretooth in the ensuing fight (even though Maverick eventually joined anyway). John Wraith also has the distinction of being a character who was much more active in the Ultimate Universe than he was in the actual mainstream Marvel Universe.

In the Movie: The movie version of Wraith appears to be quite faithful to the Marvel Universe version of John Wraith, including the cowboy hat that he is often seen wearing. What is not yet known is whether the movie version of Wraith can also use his power to teleport his entire team, or whether he also uses explosives the same way the comic version does.