Marvel developer confirms whether Wolverine is gay in new PS5 game
It comes after Walt Williams, the game’s narrative director, described Logan as experiencing “yearning” for his longtime rival Sabretooth
By Callum Wells
A developer behind Marvel’s Wolverine has addressed speculation about whether Logan is gay, following the release of the new PlayStation 5 game.
It comes after Walt Williams, the game’s narrative director, described Logan as experiencing “yearning” for his longtime rival Sabretooth in an interview with The Washington Post.
Williams said: “Logan feels that yearning and he gets scared and pulls away. Sabretooth feels that yearning and it makes him hurt and want to lash out to exert that hurt outward.
Insomniac Games director James Stevenson later addressed the speculation on X
“Hate and love are so hand in hand… you hurt me so I’m going to hurt you, and we’re still going to be linked because now the pain is shared.”
The comments sparked speculation that the game could depict a romantic relationship between the pair.
Insomniac Games director James Stevenson later addressed the speculation on X. He wrote: “No. They don’t,” confirming that Logan and Sabretooth do not have a romantic relationship.
Wolverine and Sabretooth are “brothers”, director says
He later added: “It’s a brother / best friend thing. There ya go.”
It’s a brother / best friend thing.
— James Stevenson (@JamesStevenson) September 12, 2026
There ya go
Williams has also described their relationship as a “tumultuous but brother-in-arms type relationship” in an official PlayStation interview. “Sabretooth is kind of literally the big brother,” Williams said.
Marvel’s Wolverine follows Logan as he rejoins Team X and becomes involved in a story surrounding the abduction of displaced mutants by industrialist Bolivar Trask and the Reavers militia.