Logan’s trust issues stem from his abusive childhood. Neglected and abused for much of his childhood, Logan has grown resentful of people, preferring to be left alone since all he’s ever known from his adopted parents, the only family he has ever known to have, is pain. Now this presents an interesting tangent because he feels no physical pain, but the abuse has taken its toll in the form of emotional scarring. So the fact that Logan is distant from even his new family stems from the fact that he doesn’t want to risk being hurt emotionally. It explains how he spent most of his adult life working alone as a contract thief.
The only exception to his “lone-wolf” demeanour was while he was with his mentor, who taught him the necessary skills to excel in his craft. Even though he had a close bond with his mentor, the real reason Logan allowed a little room for trust was so he could be taught the skills that he felt would one day be beneficial to him. The death of his mentor impeded any progress Logan might have made with regards to being healed emotionally, as he found himself lost once more without anyone to trust and confide in.
His thought process is mostly usually selfish in nature, having been taught indirectly that no one will love him except himself, this of course attributed to his childhood yet again.
However, Logan has been known to show a more positive personality at times, the bitterness he feels towards people can sometimes be coaxed away to reveal his more playful nature, yet this proves to be a task in itself, as he rarely lets anyone get close enough to break down the walls he puts up and reveal the lost child behind the deceptively charming smile.
It is interesting to note that Logan seems to have a ‘Superman complex’ because of his congenital analgia. Unable to feel pain, he often equates this as being invincible, and because he has yet to find an anchor that can help him validate his existence, he is constantly putting his body on the line, seeking thrills and situations that most people would find absurdly dangerous and life-threatening.
Logan’s semi-fractured psyche has resulted in the development of what one could consider a “dark side”. While not an entirely unique personality on its own (as often documented in cases of multiple personality disorders), this “dark side” is a manifestation of his Id. It is theorized that years of abuse endured during the formative childhood years have caused Logan’s subconscious to form this “dark side”, which is in essence a self-preservation instinct.
According to Sigmund Freud’s structural model of the psyche, the Id is unconscious by definition, and is defined by the following formulation:
“It is the dark, inaccessible part of our personality, what little we know of it we have learnt from our study of the dream-work and of the construction of neurotic symptoms, and most of this is of a negative character and can be described only as a contrast to the ego. We all approach the id with analogies: we call it a chaos, a cauldron full of seething excitations… It is filled with energy reaching it from the instincts, but it has no organization, produces no collective will, but only astriving to bring about the satisfaction of the instinctual needs subject to the oberservance of the pleasure principle.”
This “dark side” triggers a more primal consciousness within Logan, allowing him to achieve feats he would never have been able to accomplish consciously. In this particular state of mind, Logan’s consciousness may be geared toward satisfying basic physiological needs. Whether these needs happen to be essential for survival or even sating a sexual desire, when in the throes of this “dark side”, Logan cares very little about the consequences of his actions or any sense of morality, and is only concerned about sating his own needs first and foremost.
NOTE: The “Dark Side” concept was taken with permission from the writer of Elisha. No copyright infringement intended. Credit & Thanks go to the writer of Elisha.
