- “For years I treated the Hulk like a disease, something to get rid of. But when I started treating him like the cure... Eighteen months in the gamma lab. I put the brains and the brawn together. And now look at me. Best of both worlds.”
- ―Smart Hulk to Scott Lang[src]
Dr. Robert Bruce Banner, also known as the Incredible Hulk, is a superhero from Marvel Comics who appears in Marvel Cinematic Universe. Bruce Banner is a brilliant scientist who, after a lab accident involving gamma radiation, can transform into an immensely strong green-skinned monster called the Hulk whenever he gets angry or his heart beats very rapidly.
The Hulk appears in both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and various Marvel Animation. In the MCU, he debuts as the eponymous protagonist of the 2008 film The Incredible Hulk. He later appears as one of the titular protagonists in the Avengers films and also has a major role in Thor: Ragnarok.
Hulk was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Background
Personality
Banner is a genius as an expert in the field of gamma radiation. He is overly sarcastic by guessing Hawkeye's joke. After having exposed to the gamma bomb he gained a monstrous alternative personality, called the Hulk, that he can change into after his heart rate goes at a certain point by becoming too excited or angry. He tries to maintain his heart rate by calming himself down, but it seems that he's able to bring out Hulk by will alone.
Banner's personality is that of a kind doctor who likes meeting new people, such as Tony Stark and Steve Rogers, although he is not without a sarcastic side. He is a brilliant scientist whom Tony Stark likes and he makes great work which makes him a great scientist as well. Given that Bruce also sometimes can feel a little upset or angry and depending on what he's feeling. When he transforms into the Hulk then that means he's angry and he's not happy at all. But Bruce is a very nice guy and always helps out, even when it's very difficult for him to fit in with other people. He is known to also be very smart and intelligent and he knows what he's doing when he's performing experiments in his lab or workplace.
Hulk's personality is the polar opposite to Bruce Banner- much like the psychological Id, Hulk is very aggressive, stubborn, and primal, incurred whenever Bruce is angry. Because of Hulk's temper, he causes destruction to his surroundings and beats anything in his path, however, he has a soft spot for animals. After some time, Hulk respected people and had the thought of helping them instead of hurting them, such as when the Hulk rescued Hawkeye's men from a helicopter crash. He can get along with people very well but can be easily irritated by others if they think that Hulk is only a monster.
Powers and Abilities
- “Hulk...SMASH!”
- ―The Hulk's catchphrase, first spoken to Abomination
Powers
- Transformation: Due to the Gamma Radiation that has mutated his body, Bruce is able to transform between his normal, unpowered human form and the form of one of the most powerful superhumans. Bruce has trouble with this ability as it only activates by pure aggression and requires a force of will to summon it. In addition, this transformation has led to a dual consciousness, with one being Banner and the Hulk. As of now, the Hulk is in charge of their shared body. He has only transformed back into Banner a handful of times.
- Superhuman Strength: Hulk has virtually unlimited superhuman strength at his disposal. He is strong enough to match his teammate Thor in combat, as well as breakthrough the incredibly powerful gravitational influences of the villain Graviton. He is easily able to heft objects like tanks with one hand and use them akin to a baseball bat. Frankly, he is capable of picking up any object he wants to. Bruce's strength increases when he is angry, and this is something that has led to the downfall of many villains.
- Superhuman Durability: Hulk possesses near-invulnerability toward all types of harm. He has been struck with bullets, laser cannons, powerful, magical, and technological energy blasts, and falls from great heights with no injury. His durability is similar to that of Thor, Ronan the Accuser, and the Thing.
- Environmental Adaptation: Hulk can adapt to any environment, even airless space. Hulk can adapt to a wide diversity of hostile habitats. Hulk can harmonize his biological structure with the depths of the ocean. He can even speak in these inhospitable habitats. Hulk can eat, drink, breathe, and function normally in any environment. He does not need to eat, drink, or breath, and his ability to adapt to his environment is an inherent property, which is also enhanced and amplified by his rage, excitement, stress, and necessity.
- Weaponizing: Hulk had to make something useful out from any object and used them as melee and ranged weapons, like tanks, missile launchers, signboards, and cars on foes.
- Accelerated Healing Factor: Hulk can heal even serious wounds within seconds. These attributes make him extremely difficult to kill, even if he is in his human form.
- Superhuman Endurance: Hulk's body generates no fatigue toxins during physical activity, granting him nigh limitless endurance in all physical activities. His stamina and vitality are inexhaustible and limitless.
- Superhuman Stamina: Hulk's stamina and vitality are inexhaustible and limitless.
- Superhuman Speed: Hulk is capable of running faster than a human; Hulk could even surpass an aircraft while on land, he can swim at 100 knots, and keep up with Emil Blonsky. His reflexes have even been described as "lightning-fast reflexes", fast.
Abilities
- Advanced Hand-To-Hand Combatant/Martial Artist: Although he has not be formal training in hand-to-hand combat and martial arts; his fighting skills combined with his superhuman physical attributes, makes Hulk a formidable opponent alone in single combat. Bruce received training in hand-to-hand combat and martial arts; in Brazil from a hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist expert.
- Genius-Level Intellect: Bruce possesses a genius-level intellect, famous for being one of the foremost geniuses of his generation.
- Master Scientist: Bruce is one of the world's renowned scientists in fields, such as Biochemistry, Nuclear Physics, and especially, Gamma Radiation.
- Expert Tactician: Bruce is an extremely skilled tactician.
- Multilingualism: Bruce is capable of fluently speaking English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Hindi.
Equipment
- Stretchable Pants: After the Battle of New York, Bruce became a consecrated member of the Avengers, he acquired a uniform with the main feature of stretching to fit Hulk's physique after his transformations. He uses a pair of trousers made with a flexible microfiber fabric, the material of which was shown to be extremely durable on several occasions, like when the team attacked the HYDRA Research Base, Bruce turned back into the Hulk with his pants still intact.
- Battle Axe: As Hulk became a gladiator, he had gained a large special metallic battle axe that suitable to his own size.
- Hammer: As a gladiator, Hulk had also obtained a special metallic war hammer that aids him with battling others in the arena.
After the Culver University's incident, Bruce used several pieces of equipment while he was a fugitive. Some of these were destroyed or confiscated by United States Armed Forces. To prevent clues, Bruce avoided the use of credit card, identity documents and phones. The materials he used included;
- Wrist-Mounted Cardiovascular Monitor: A gauge used to monitor Bruce's heart rate, helping him to prevent a transformation into the Hulk. The first monitor was destroyed after Bruce's transformation in Brazil. The last one seen was given by Betty Ross and seized by United States Armed Forces.
- Laptop Computer: A cheap laptop with an encrypted instant messaging software installed. Bruce used it to chat with "Mr. Blue" a.k.a. Samuel Sterns. Bruce always carried it in a backpack, so he could maintain a communication where he was.
Appearances
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Incredible Hulk
Prior to the events of the film, Banner was hired by General Ross to work on research on radiation resistance. In reality, the project was an attempt at recreating the Super Soldier serum that was used on Captain America.
Upon creating a feasible sample, Banner was so sure of himself that he exposed himself to gamma radiation to test the recreated serum, but the experiment transformed him into the Hulk. The Hulk demolished the lab, grievously injuring his girlfriend, Betty. A furious Ross chased him away, only to later label him a thief of government secrets; greedily desiring to create more Hulks to protect America.
Now a fugitive from the United States, Banner worked in a soft drink bottling factory in Brazil while attempting to find a cure for his condition with the help of an Internet friend known to him as "Mr. Blue". To prevent another transformation, Banner underwent rigorous meditation to control his emotions and keep his pulse at a steady level.
Edward Norton as Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk.
One day, "Mr. Blue" requested that Banner send him a sample of blood, which through some tests revealed a potential cure. However, Blue needed the data that changed him first in the first place. After Banner suffered a cut, a drop of his blood landed into a bottle of soft drink, which was eventually drunk by an unsuspecting, ill-fated customer. Following this, General Ross discovered his location and sent Emil Blonsky and a special forces team to apprehend him. While trying to evade the special forces, Banner was attacked by thugs and became the Hulk. The Hulk killed some of the thugs and the special forces team and escaped, leaving Blonsky unharmed. Banner wakes up in Guatemala, dazed by the experience and eventually makes his way to Culver University in the United States, where a now-recovered Betty was dating psychologist Doctor Leonard Samson. Unable to access his old lab to retrieve the data, he sees his old friend Stanley, a pizzeria owner, for a place to stay and a job as a delivery boy. Banner used this job to sneak past a Culver University security guard to try and retrieve his research, only to discover it was gone.
When preparing to head off once again, Betty visited the pizzeria and spotted Banner, who fled to try and avoid her, however they later reunited, and he elected to stay with her one night. Learning that she possessed the last of the data, he explained her father's plan for him, and why he must continue running. While getting ready to leave, the military arrived, and Blonsky, enhanced by some of the experimental serum Ross had tried to produce himself, led the assault. While trapped and gassed, Banner was angered by some soldiers trying to restrain Betty, and transformed into the Hulk. Despite Blonsky's increased strength, speed and agility, the Hulk crushed most of the bones in Blonsky's body before absconding with Betty to Smokey Mountain National Forrest with Betty and keeping her safe from a firing gunship.
Banner sends the data to "Mr. Blue", and he and Betty traveled to Manhattan to meet with "Mr. Blue", Dr. Samuel Sterns. Accompanying Sterns to his lab, Banner and Betty learned that Sterns had indeed developed a possible antidote that may reverse Banner's transformations, however it might only prevent the current occurrence and not future ones, and that an overdose could possibly kill him. Despite the risks, Banner agreed to try, and was shocked into transforming with electricity and then reverted to normal with an injection of the serum and Betty's calming words. Exhilarated by the success of the antidote, Sterns revealed that he had synthesized Banner's blood sample into a large supply, with the intention of using it to enhance the human condition to the next evolutionary level. Appalled and fearful of the the Hulk's power falling into the wrong hands, Banner attempted to convince Sterns to destroy the blood supply when he was shot by a tranquilizer from one of General Ross' snipers, while Blonksy, further enhanced by Ross' serum, attacked Banner in an attempt to get him to transform but couldn't.
As Banner was taken into custody, Blonsky, desperate for more power, confronted Sterns and demanded he subject him to a dose of the Banner's gamma radiation treatment. As a result, Blonsky mutated into a hideous titan, the Abomination, and went on a rampage in the city. Banner, realizing that he was the only one who could stop the Abomination, convinced General Ross to release him, and jumped out of Ross' helicopter, hoping the fall would stimulate a transformation. Banner's plans succeeded, and after a violent, pitched battle the Abomination was defeated when the Hulk brutally strangled him with a huge chain, but was stopped from killing him by Betty. The Hulk then fled the scene with the army in hot pursuit.
Thirty one days later, Banner was staying in Bella Coola, British Columbia. Instead of trying to suppress his transformations, he began attempting to initiate them in a controlled manner. As his eyes turned green, a grin appeared on his face.
The Avengers
Later, he was living in India as a Doctor, living a quiet life he was tricked into meeting Natasha Romanoff and was inducted into the Avenger Initiative to assist with locating the Tesseract.
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner in The Avengers.
After meeting the rest of the members; Thor, Tony Stark, Steve Rogers. He befriended them, and begin working with them to locate the Tesseract along with Stark. He and Tony also spoke with Captain America, for Fury's reasons for the Tesseract.
He also was manipulated by Loki's scepter but was able to snap back as the computer began locating the Tesseract however at that time Hawkeye, who was brainwashed by Loki begin an attack on the Helicarriers which made Banner transform into Hulk and went on a rampage.
The Hulk in The Avengers.
He eventually turned back into Banner, as he arrived to the Battle of New York and rejoined The Avengers to assist them as well as apologize to Romanoff for earlier attacking her. He finally controlled his anger, claiming he is always anger and transformed into the Hulk and began attacking the Chitauri and the Leviathan. During the battle he punches Thor for their earlier fight in the Helicarrier.
Hulk also entered Stark Tower and simply beat Loki with no effort, calling him a puny god after defeating him and rejoined the battle. Later, the World Security Council ordered Fury to send a nuclear missile at New York to neutralize the threat but knowing it would kill a whole lot of people, he dismissed the order and the Council had someone hijack it. Iron Man flew it up at the Chitauri wormhole and destroyed the army before Hulk saved Iron Man as he fell.
Later, after the battle they all ate at the Shwarma palace which Stark suggested and were interrupted by War Machine, who arrived late to assist in the battle. Later, as Loki was being sent back to Asgard with Thor to answer for his crimes, he and Stark left together as the Avengers went their separate ways.
Iron Man 3
Sometime later, Tony Stark went to talk with his friend Dr. Banner to talk about his tantrums, but Banner fell asleep as soon as the session started. Tony just kept telling him more of his stories, making him fall back asleep.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Banner was mentioned by Agent Jasper Sitwell, as one of Project Insight's targets who are a threat to HYDRA.
Avengers: Age of Ultron
A couple of years since the Battle of New York, the Avengers discovered the location of the scepter that was in a HYDRA base in Sokovia. They attacked the base, and recovered the scepter. When they returned to the tower, Stark convinced him to assist him with creating Ultron a peacekeeping intelligence robot as everyone leaves J.A.R.V.I.S. awakens Ultron who instead goes rogue and attacks J.A.R.V.I.S..
Banner in Age of Ultron.
After the victory, Stark organized a party and during it he flirts with Romanoff making him realize the two have feelings for each other. Later, the Avengers attempted to lift Thor's hammer as Thor teased them, but they were all unsuccessful, including Banner. They were then confronted by Ultron, who had the Iron Legion attack them. After a brief battle, they managed to destroy the Iron Legion and the robotic body that Ultron was using, but he claimed it would return.
They later learned that Ultron had made himself a new body, killed Wolfgang von Strucker, and was planning to steal Vibranium from Ulysses Klaue. During the battle from getting Ultron to acquire the Vibranium, Banner stayed in the Quinjet but got manipulated by Scarlet Witch's abilities turning him into the Hulk and made him attack the city in South Africa but was eventually defeated by Iron Man in his Hulk Buster armor.
With the public ridiculing them for his rampage, Banner along with the Avengers took refugee at Clint Barton's home. There, Banner and Widow planned to elope after they defeat Ultron.
Nick Fury also arrived at the homestead, to speak with them. During the conversation, Banner realized that Ultron was planning to evolve and targeted Helen Cho to create a synthetic, organic body. While Banner was brought back to the Avengers Tower by Fury, the Avengers flew to Seoul to take the synthetic body from Ultron, and Stark went to the NEXUS base in Oslo to find the person who prevented Ultron from obtaining nuclear launch codes.
Stark and Barton returned to the Avengers Tower, where Stark revealed that JARVIS was still alive. Together, Banner and Stark uploaded JARVIS' consciousness into Ultron's vision. Rogers arrived with the Maximoff twins and ordered them to shut down the project, with the two groups in argument and Banner personally threatening that he would kill Wanda without becoming the Hulk. Just then, Thor arrived and completed the creation. After Thor explained that the stone in Ultron's vision was an Infinity Stone, the creation, known as the Vision, revealed himself as worthy of Thor's hammer.
The Avengers found Romanoff imprisoned by Ultron in Sokovia. While the Avengers warded off Ultron's army, Banner infiltrated Ultron's lair and rescued Romanoff. Banner was determined to run off with Romanoff and live peacefully, but Romanoff forced him into becoming the Hulk to finish Ultron off. The Hulk participated in the final battle, where he ran into Black Widow, who tried to turn him back. However, when Ultron opened fire on them the Hulk's rage rekindled and he flew off in the Avengers Quinjet, wanting to hide alone.
Captain America: Civil War
A year after the Battle of Sokovia and Banner going off the grid, when an incident occurred in Lagos with Scarlet Witch accidentally killing many people in Lagos when stopping a bomb set of by Crossbones to kill Captain America. Thaddeus Ross now Secretary of State visited the Avengers at their facility to present the Sokovia Accords, Banner was mentioned by Ross along with Thor if Cap knew their location of one of the reasons of the Accords.
Ross then showed footage of the constant collateral damage of The Avengers missions; Battle of New York, Battle at Treskilion, Battle of Sokovia, and Mission in Lagos. One of them during the Battle of New York, Hulk was hopping from building the roof to roof however causing debris to fall and hit citizens.
Tony and Natasha mention Banner after Steve and Sam escape with Bucky, where Tony mentions that they could use Banner at that moment. However, Natasha doubts him asking if Banner would really be on their side.
Thor: Ragnarok
- “Just for once in your life, don't smash!"
"Big monster!"
"Let's go!” - ―Thor, Hulk, and Valkyrie[src]
The Hulk would eventually arrive on Sakaar, where he would become a local celebrity and gladiator. Because the Hulk appreciates finally being loved, he has remained in Hulk form for two years, never turning back into Banner. In that time Hulk learned to talk, despite having mediocre language.
The Hulk in Thor: Ragnarok.
In the arena, Hulk now meets Thor, a captive of the Grandmaster, as his contender. Hulk, without any hesitation, attacks his friend when Thor brings up Banner. Even without his hammer, it is an even fight before Thor turns the tide when he unlocks his full power, but he is electrocuted by Grandmaster with the Obedience disc implanted on him, giving Hulk the opportunity to smash Thor into unconsciousness. Since Thor survived, Hulk takes him back to his room after the fight as his fellow gladiator.
At first bitter with each other, Thor and Hulk ease tensions over some time. Thor convinces Hulk to bring in his friend and sparring partner, Valkyrie, to ask for her help, but she refuses to. Deciding to face his evil sister, Hela, on his own, Thor breaks through the window of Hulk's room to reach the Quinjet Hulk landed in. Hulk follows Thor down, not intending to let his friend leave Sakaar, however, Thor then plays footage of Natasha's final message in front of Hulk. The anguish upon seeing Natasha causes Hulk to finally revert back to Banner.
Confused over where he is, Banner learns that he spent two years as Hulk and worries that the next transformation may be permanent. While Thor calms him down, they overhear Grandmaster announcing a bounty on the missing gladiators and are forced to escape the Quinjet. Banner admits to Thor he is tired of fighting and wants to return to Earth when Thor asks for his help; however, he does agree to accompany Thor back to Asgard. When the two enter a Hulk parade, they run into Valkyrie, having decided to join their fight against Hela. Banner and Valkyrie both briefly note how familiar the other seemed, although Thor dismisses this to hide information about Banner and the Hulk. To prove she was sincere, Valkyrie also offers a captured Loki as a gift, much to Banner's surprise; he is further flabbergasted and fearful when Loki directly apologizes to him. The four decide to steal the Grandmaster's ship and escape Sakaar.
With Thor and Valkyrie, Banner acquires a ship that takes them to Asgard. Valkyrie and Banner assist the Asgardian refugees during the evacuation on the Bifrost Bridge when the refugees were confronted by Hela's wolf Fenris. Using the ship's guns proves futile against the wolf, thus Banner decides to turn into the Hulk to stop her, despite knowing that he may be the Hulk forever. Banner jumps off the ship and hits the bridge, allowing him to transform into Hulk and he immediately fights Fenris. Their battle is savage and heated, but Hulk is able to defeat the wolf when he gives a punch powerful enough that Fenris falls down a waterfall to her death. Hulk then returns to his friends right as a revived Surtur destroys Asgard following the evacuation; without knowing Thor released Surtur to stop Hela, an unaware Hulk attacks Surtur, and after being easily thrown away by the demon, Hulk begrudgingly escapes with Thor and Valkyrie on board the Statesman, where Loki, the Sakaaran rebels, and all the Asgardians are waiting. With Asgard destroyed at the cost of defeating Hela, the Asgardians are now without a home. Thor, as king of Asgard, decides to set course for Earth as their new home which Hulk agrees to.
In a mid-credits scene, however, the group is stopped in their travel to Earth by the Sanctuary II, the warship of the Mad Titan Thanos.
Avengers: Infinity War
Following Thanos' massacre of half the Statesman passengers, the remaining Asgardians, including Valkyrie, escape on several escape pods and the only survivors remaining on the ship are Thor, Loki, Heimdall, and Hulk, after engaging the Black Order in a brutal fight. Loki surrenders to Thanos after giving him the Tesseract before dropping his ploy to alert Hulk in and get the drop on Thanos. Hulk proceeds to violently beat Thanos, but the Mad Titan reveals himself stronger than him. Thanos quickly defeats Hulk, slamming him into the ground unconscious. An injured Heimdall uses his powers to summon a Bifrost to transport Hulk to Earth, saving his life, before being killed by Thanos.
The Hulk in "Avengers: Infinity War"
When he arrives on Earth, Hulk crash-lands in the New York Sanctum, alerting Doctor Strange and his friend Wong to investigate the impact. They find Hulk transforming back into Bruce Banner, where Banner warns them that Thanos is coming. In response, Strange accompanies Banner to recruit Tony Stark, startling him due to Banner's delayed absence. Banner reveals to Tony that the coming threat, Thanos, is the one who was responsible for the attack on New York through Loki. Tony starts to discuss with Strange on what to do with Thanos and on how to save the planet, however, the Black Order (consisting of Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian) invade New York. After the people have evacuated the zone, Banner, Stark, Strange, and Wong meet the Black Order operatives; Tony asks Banner to transform into Hulk to help them, but Hulk refuses to come out and help him, forcing Banner to remain out of the fight. After Strange is captured by Maw and taken to the Q-Ship with Tony and Spider-Man sneaking on board, Banner remains on Earth and goes to the New Avengers Facility to recruit Steve Rogers and Natasha (the latter of whom he gives an awkward greeting to) to reunite and fight against Thanos.
The Hulk refuses to come out of Banner in "Infinity War"
To secure the Mind Stone on Vision's head, the Avengers travel to Wakanda to remove the stone from Vision and for backup against Thanos' forces when they arrive to claim the stone. Banner repairs the Hulkbuster suit to use in the battle against Thanos' henchmen as Hulk currently still refuses to appear. Initially, Banner doesn't use the suit very well and soon faces Cull Obsidian once more; Banner turns the fight in his favor by forcing the Hulkbuster gauntlet onto Cull and it careens him towards Wakanda's energy barrier, killing Cull.
Rejoining the others in battle, the Outriders pile and overwhelm Banner until he and his teammates are saved by Thor using Stormbreaker and his new allies Rocket Raccoon and Groot. The additional manpower helps the Avengers defeat all the Outriders; following the battle, they learn Thanos has arrived on Wakanda for Vision. Banner and the others go to Thanos and try to stop him, but Thanos incapacitates each one by one; for Banner, Thanos traps Banner inside a rock making him temporarily unable to intervene.
Once Thanos successfully kills Vision, he claims all of the Infinity Stones and escapes. With Thanos victorious and all their efforts they performed to stop him were for naught, Banner and a few other Avengers that were spared are left to watch as their friends disappear from existence, leaving only dust before them, forced to accept that Thanos had defeated them.
Captain Marvel
Bruce is surveying the carnage left behind in the wake of Thanos' fingersnap, when he is suddenly confronted by Captain Marvel.
Avengers: Endgame
Banner and Hulk as one in Avengers: Endgame.
In the film, Banner and Hulk personas merged. Hulk/Banner joins the other heroes as they travel back in time to retrieve the Infinity Stones and the Infinity Gauntlet. They succeed, and Hulk/Banner uses the Infinity Gauntlet to undo the snap and bring everyone back to life. Hulk/Banner then joins the other heroes in their fight against Thanos and his army of Chitauri, Outriders and the Black Order. Banner later pays respects to Iron Man along with every other avenger after the fallen avenger sacrifices his own life to defeat Thanos and his army.
After the defeat of Thanos and the death of Iron Man, Banner helps Steve return the infinity stones to their correct moments in time. Banner is amongst The Falcon and Bucky when they notice that Steve had lived his life with Peggy in the past and passes his shield onto Sam Wilson.
Loki
Hulk is seen twice in the first episode, first when he slams a door open into Tony Stark from 2023 (disguised as a SHEILD Agent), causing Tony to drop the Tesseract, allowing Loki to grab it a teleport away, creating a branching timeline, and later when Loki and Agent Mobius of the Time Variance Authority are viewing moments from Loki's past on a projector, which includes when Hulk and the rest of the Avengers are standing over Loki shortly after the "puny God" scene.
What If...?
Season 1
Banner was first seen in "What If... The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?", where he reunites with Betty Ross, disguised as a pizza delivery man, but was hunted down by Thaddeus Ross. The unknown assassin shot himself to his shoulder, thus transforming Banner into Hulk. This gives the assassin an opportunity by throwing the particles disk to his heart, causing him to expand and explode, much to their horror.
Another version of Hulk appears in "What If... Zombies!?", after he was sent to Earth via Bifrost by Heimdall. Hulk crash-landed in the New York Sanctum, but Doctor Strange and Wong are missing. Banner leaves the Sanctum, only to find the town deserted. Before he transformed into the Hulk to fight off the zombies, he asked Spider-Man to take the Mind Stone and avenge the fallen.
Season 2
Another version of Bruce Banner appears in "What if... Happy Hogan Saved Christmas?". This version of Bruce wasn't seen as the Hulk, but as himself in a toy store with Hawkeye.
In "What if... The Avengers Assembled in 1602?", Bruce Banner is one of the prime Avengers who was accidentally transported to 1602 after the universe was in 2018, during the infinity war. Captain Carter finds Banner in a cell of King Thor's castle, where Banner is held seemingly hostage. Carter manages to make Banner angry, turning him into the Hulk, where he breaks out. Steve Rogers of 1602 accidentally sets the Hulk off, who fights the rogue thief.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Banner appears as a cameo appearance in the mid-credits scene alongside Captain Marvel. During the scene, he is somehow separated from Hulk and reverted back into Banner, although how he did it is currently unknown
Ms. Marvel
Whilst Hulk doesn't appear in the series, an animated version of him can be seen, amongst the other heroes, in the first episode, as Kamala narrates the final chapter, in her 10-part series, about the battle against Thanos. When Kamala tells her parents that she wants to go to AvengerCon, her mother creates a matching Hulk cosplay, for both her and her father to wear. During AvengerCon, Bruno cosplays as Bruce Banner.
An illustration of Hulk can seen in the opening title of the third episode. Tyesha's younger brother, Gabe, can also be seen wearing Muneeba's homemade Hulk costume, at the wedding.
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Bruce Banner appears in the series. With Banner and the Hulk once again fused like in Avengers: Endgame, they serve as a mentor of sorts to the title character throughout the series. In the final episode, Hulk/Banner arrive at Emil Blonsky's retreat during the chaotic fight. He also had a son named Skaar, whom he introduces.
Secret Invasion
In the fight between G'iah and Gravik, Hulk's powers and shape are replicated.
Deadpool & Wolverine
Hulk fighting during the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron is shown in archival footage to Deadpool, along with the rest of the original six Avengers. When Deadpool is trying to find a decent Wolverine variant, he comes across one who is fighting the Hulk. Shocked, Deadpool says "I am Marvel Jesus, you dull creature" as the Hulk sends him flying so he escapes using a device to continue his search for the right Wolverine variant to help him with his mission.
Captain America: Brave New World
Hulk/Banner is set to return in this film.
Video games
Disney Infinity series
Hulk appears as a playable character in Disney Infinity 2.0 and 3.0.
Marvel vs. Capcom series
Hulk appears as a playable character in the Capcom crossover fighting games Marvel Super Heroes, Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, and Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite.
Disney Parks
Hulk appears as a meet and greet character in the parks with the help of new imagineering technology at Avengers Campus for a limited time only.
Relationships
Gallery
Trivia
- In the Marvel comics, Bruce Banner was a scientist who was part of a project to witness a test explosion until he saw a teenager named Rick Jones out on the testing field. Banner ran to save Rick, and threw him to the ground until the explosion went off; Banner survived but was exposed to gamma radiation from the explosion.
- In the television series Avengers Assemble, Hulk has a collection of glass animals that he is very fond of, referred to as "The Zoo" by his fellow Avengers Iron Man and Captain America. Made for him by Glorian, an inter-dimensional craftsman, each one represents a different adventure he has had over the years. Anyone who breaks one of his glass figurines earns his instant wrath, as Hawkeye discovered to his dismay in the episode "Mojo World". Most of the Avengers have learned to steer clear of "The Zoo".
- When Banner and Hulk became members of the Avengers, Tony Stark designed special pants for them.
- Ultimate Spider-Man features an alternate, grey version of Hulk known as "Mr. Fixit".
- In Avengers: Assemble, Hulk rarely becomes Bruce again.
- With the exception of Thor: Ragnarok and Captain Marvel, Tony Stark is in every single film that Bruce Banner is in every single Marvel Cinematic Universe film together as well as both mentioned. Banner was mentioned in Thor and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which Stark was also mentioned in it.
- Hulk with Bruce Banner's intelligence is a reference to Professor Hulk in the comics.
- The event of Professor Hulk using the Infinity Gauntlet to undo the Snap and bring everyone back to life came to be known as "the Blip".
- Bruce Banner is listed amongst the dossier of S.H.I.E.L.D. assets, who pose a threat, on HYDRA agent, Wilfred Malick's computer, in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "A Trout in the Milk".
- Also included are Isabelle Hartley, Victoria Hand, Robert Gonzales, and Peggy Carter.
- In the Season 2 Jessie episode "The Whining" Luke went trick-or-treating as Bruce Banner AFTER he transformed back into the Hulk.
- In the MCU, Hulk was born 1969. Making him 55 by the time of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
- Banner is mentioned in a Season 6 episode of the ABC series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, when Jake Parelta says, "Ever heard of Bruce Banner, the Incredible Hulk? You might want to talk to his shirt and pants about not changing".
- Banner's origin on how he became the Hulk is similar to the 1978 television series The Incredible Hulk, which starred Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno. In both instances, Bruce was seated on a machine and exposed to an accidental overdose of gamma radiation.
- Marvel has actually had a copyright on the Hulk since before Bruce Banner was created. The original Hulk was the character now called Xemnu the Titan.
- The Incredible Hulk was mentioned in the 2024 Futurama episode "Quids Game", along with She-Hulk and Red-Hulk.
References
- ↑ She-Hulk: Attorney at Law - 1x01 - "A Normal Amount of Rage"
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