User blog comment:Tomahawk23/Wolverine Vs. Alex Mercer/@comment-5905552-20121224024119/@comment-68.116.121.219-20121224074226

Mercer is capable of consuming any living thing, when he does so he obtains their power, and their memories...ect.

Even if he only got a piece of Wolverine, it would grant Mercer access to Wolverines original abilities and stack them onto his already vast, and powerful arsenal.

Doubt it all you want, but it doesn't matter. It can still be done.

Hell, if Acid( When the Punisher killed him) can kill Wolverine, why not an ever expanding constantly consuming virus.

If I recall correctly, even Peter Parker (alternate universe varient) was able to kill Wolverine by beheading him. Which I'm sure Mercer would find a way to manage.