James Howlett and his brother, Victor Creed, are presumed dead after serving in World War II. One day, they meet Major William Stryker who offers them to join a team he is putting together and are given new codenames; James going by the "Wolverine" and Victor going by "Sabertooth". Over the course of several years, Stryker and the team go on many missions killing people who were doing wrong, but James begins to second guess if what he is doing is right and decides to leave. Years later, James is living with his girlfriend Kayla who ends up getting brutally murderd by Victor and vows to get revenge.
