Daken was created by writer Daniel Way and artist Steve Dillon, and first appeared in Wolverine: Origins #10 (March 2007).

He is the mutant son of Wolverine and the deceased Itsu. He possesses superhuman abilities similar to his father (e.g., healing factor, retractable claws), and was a member of the Dark Avengers under the name Wolverine.

Daken is bi and has always been portrayed as such. In Dark Avengers #7 (2009), he says he  "...always did like playing for both teams." Daken can manipulate pheromones and frequently seduces men and women to further his own goals.