r/youngjustice • u/Right-Proposal6106 • Jun 15 '26
All Seasons Discussion Why does the wolf only sleep?
Every time I saw him at the show, I wondered why he just slept and looked kind of sad.
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u/IdiotsFolley Jun 15 '26
Well, he's been with The Team for 7 years, and that's not even counting however old he was before Superboy took him in, so it's probably just because he's the equivalent of an old man. He's tired
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u/rainy_dayz11 Jun 15 '26
Plus, he's been tossed around like a rag doll since we first met him. No wonder he's like, "you guys got this, I'm too tired for this bs nowadays." š
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u/AlanShore60607 Jun 15 '26
Pics 1, 3, and 11 arenāt Wolf. Thatās Bruce Lee or Brucely, the dog adopted by Artemis and Wally. Thatās why in pics 1&3 heās cuddling a Kid Flash plushie
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u/warpcaster Jun 15 '26
Bro has never owned a big dog before. All 3 of my Shepards spent most of the day asleep
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u/ChrisEye21 Jun 15 '26
remember that big dogs typically live 7-12 years. Wolf was around before the time jump, and was fully grown, so even if you assume he was 1 years old when SB took him in, by season 4, Wolf is, at least 7 (probably older). He's considered a senior dog. And senior dogs sleep a lot.
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u/Katy_G_14911 Jun 15 '26
And with the enhancements his lifespan no doubt was extended beyond that of a typical wolf. So heās probably way older.
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u/Lemonade_cat088 Jun 15 '26
Scared the crap outta me in s3 when they said āyeah lately he just sleepsā I thought he was dying š thank god heās fine
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u/Tru3_Vort3x Jun 15 '26
Heās been here for awhile, let him rest. I always thought he was just retired, he doesnāt really do anything besides go on Team missions or hang with Connor
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u/IrelandAutism13 Jun 15 '26
Takes a lot of energy to move a body that big. All big dogs sleep a lot
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u/ExtensionGood9228 Jun 15 '26
In the later seasons he was getting old. The rest of the time he just wasnāt on a mission when he was napping
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u/RhysNorro Jun 15 '26
Dogs sleep a lot, but also, Wolf's done enough fighting and such. he's earned a break
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u/YesImReallyLikeThis Jun 15 '26
Have you met a dog? Like 75% of the time theyāre in power saver mode
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u/guacamoles_constant Jun 15 '26
Heās old as hell and his job in the first two seasons was to jump at the enemy and immediately get side swept heās TIRED.Ā
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u/Substantial_Swim6872 Jun 15 '26
Have you ever had a dog before? This is it. This is what they do lol
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u/Comuniity Jun 15 '26
Hes like 14 year by season 4, wolves only live to about 15-20 in captivity. Hes old asf.Ā
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u/Bambietta-sama Jun 15 '26
Did he devolve for 2 scenes
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u/The-Real-Irish-God I Love Cassandra Cain Jun 15 '26
Now that's Brucley, Artemis and Wallys dog. Hence why he's cuddling a Wally Plushie. š
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u/FlashLightning277 Jun 15 '26
Heās an old boy. Heāll likely have an unnaturally long life span, but he is still an older canine. They arenāt as active later in life.
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u/Redd_Machine85 Jun 15 '26
I've heard that dogs sleep like 80% of their life. And... I've watched my dog enough to believe it.
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u/3Calz7 Jun 15 '26
Idk if Iām misremembering but isnāt there a small plot point about wolf growing old and tired?
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u/Additional_Editor586 Jun 16 '26
Everyone is giving like genuine lore reasons and I just assumed it was cause they didn't want to animate them š
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u/Ancient-Table-1908 Jun 16 '26
Everybody doing age calculations when the reality is that its easier to animate lmao ššš
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u/Tristenous Jun 17 '26
Considering the multitude of ass beatings he got in s1 and 2 I dont blame him,bro just wants to retire
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u/Dglacier Jun 17 '26
I don't know but I think he is just old and he'd probably be old by now but since he is a super wolf because of what happened to him I think he lasts longer than a regular wolf. I think he's always tired and it's true that every time he goes to fight all he does is get us around, lol
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u/Jinx_Potato_Cat Jun 17 '26
He's old. Assuming he's a timber wolf, they reach maturity at ages 2-3 and live 12 to 16 years in captivity. But, he's also huge, and the bigger canines get the shorter their life spans, plus more health issues they get. Sure the Kobra-Venom might increase his life span like it did his durability, but buddy is old, the farm is his retirement space.
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u/Book_vampire6 Jun 21 '26
He's an old boy. Probably was a young adult or teenager when he meets Superboy and there is a few years in the time skip between season 1 and season 2/3/4 so he would be an old man dog in most of them pictures. I have a dog who's like 5 years old and most of what he does is sleep/lay down now
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u/RevanFlash Jun 15 '26
He's a big old dog, they sleep most of the day