Gamma Enhanced Happy Hogan

The "Gamma Enhanced Happy Hogan" Universe is an alternate reality where Happy Hogan was accidentally contaminated with a sample of Bruce Banner's blood during an attack on Avengers Tower by Justin Hammer.
==History==
===Battle at Stark Expo===
Justin Hammer demonstrated a series of Hammer Drones at Stark Expo. However, the event was nearly blown up by Hammer, leading him to get arrested.
While Hammer was in jail, Tony Stark continued to operate as a superhero and become increasingly popular. He joined the Avengers and employed former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Maria Hill to help with security. Meanwhile, Hammer was left in prison and became increasingly angry with Stark. He developed a plan to get revenge.What If...?: 2.03: What If... Happy Hogan Saved Christmas?
===Attack on Avengers Tower===
====Search for Hulk's Blood====
As Happy Hogan prepared for a Christmas party, Justin Hammer made plans to attack the party and steal Hulk's blood out of hope of using it to turn into a superhero himself. Hammer successfully attacked the party, holding the guests at gunpoint and hacking the Iron Legion to do his bidding. Hammer went to the laboratory with Rusty Vyacheslav and Sergei, who began their attempt to brute force their way into the vault.
Hogan overheard Hammer talking to Sergei and Vyacheslav and called Maria Hill and hid in the vents. Hill confronted Hammer while Hogan used the vents to get into the laboratory before Sergei and Vyacheslav. The Iron Legion attacked Hill, causing Hogan to fall into the laboratory and get discovered by Sergei and Vyacheslav. Hogan found the blood as Sergei and Vyacheslav began shooting at the door, frightening Hogan and causing him to drop the syringe of blood, accidentally injecting it into himself. Hogan began to mutate and escaped as the Iron Legion and Hammer's guards shot at him.
====Transformation into Freak====
Maria Hill called Happy Hogan and told him to save Avengers Tower as she was captured by Justin Hammer. Hogan called each member of the Avengers, but they were not available. Hogan called Darcy Lewis, who helped him realize that he could reboot J.A.R.V.I.S. and regain control of the equipment taken by Hammer. As he continued to transform, Hogan was attacked by Hammer's guards, but managed to escape to another floor of the tower.
Hogan completed his physical transformation, becoming a large, purple, muscular figure. He enjoyed his new strength, causing a commotion which several of Hammer's guards heard. Lewis gained access to J.A.R.V.I.S. and reported to Hogan as Hammer decided not to have Hogan attacked, wanting the fight to go to him. Lewis found several artificial intelligence assistants and chose W.E.R.N.E.R., but got found and taken by Hammer. Hammer called Hogan, threatening to kill Lewis if Hogan did not go to the penthouse.
====Skirmish with the Avengers====
Happy Hogan confronted Justin Hammer, scaring away Sergei and Rusty Vyacheslav. Hogan saved Maria Hill and Darcy Lewis while Hammer donned the Hulkbuster armor. Hogan and Hammer fought while Lewish and Hill uploaded W.E.R.N.E.R. and struggled to get him to shut down Veronica.
Freak defeated Hammer as the Avengers reached the tower, but did not have the context of the situation and assumed Hogan was a monster destroying the tower. The team, except Bruce Banner, attacked Hogan. Rogers recognized Hogan and Lewis got the rest of the Avengers to recognize him as well, ending the fight. Stark disabled the Hulkbuster, revealing Hammer to the Avengers. Hogan roared at Hammer, causing him to get thrown out of the window of the tower. Hogan then jumped and saved Hammer in the spirit of Christmas. Stark celebrated Hogan's new abilities and avoided Hogan's questions about whether they could be cured. The group went inside and Thor arrived for the party.
==Residents==
*Stark Industries
**Happy Hogan/Freak
**Darcy Lewis
**Pepper Potts
**Bernard
*Avengers
**Tony Stark/Iron Man
**Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
**Steve Rogers/Captain America
**Bruce Banner/Hulk
**Clint Barton/Hawkeye
**Thor
*S.H.I.E.L.D.
**Maria Hill
*Hammer Industries
**Justin Hammer
**Sergei
**Rusty Vyacheslav
*United States Armed Forces
**Thaddeus Ross
*W.E.R.N.E.R.
*James Rhodes
*Laura Barton
*Nick Fury
*Christine Everhart
*Harley Keener
*Cameron Klein
*Janice Lincoln
*Sam Wilson
*J.A.R.V.I.S.
*F.R.I.D.A.Y.
*W.A.D.S.W.O.R.T.H.
*E.D.I.T.H. 1.0
==Landmarks==
*New York City, New York
**Avengers Tower
**Stark Expo
***Tent of Tomorrow
*Georgia
**Seagate Penitentiary
*Willowdale, Virginia
**Culver University
==Trivia==
*In the comics, Happy Hogan transforming into Freak occurs in the prime comics universe, not an alternate universe like in What If... Happy Hogan Saved Christmas?
*In this universe, the Avengers learned about Clint Barton having a family prior to Christmas 2014, as opposed to only first learning about them in 2015 in the main universe.
==Behind the Scenes==
*The Gamma Enhanced Happy Hogan universe was developed for the second season of What If...? following the creation of a Christmas episode that was planned for the first season but never created.What If..? Season 2 Live Q&A With Creative Team (A.C. Bradley, Matthew Chauncey, Bryan Andrews)
*Jon Favreau agreed to return for the second season of What If...?, jokingly under the condition that he received the spotlight in an episode featuring Happy Hogan transforming into Freak. Despite never having heard of the storyline previously, A.C. Bradley and Matthew Chauncey agreed.Jon Favreau Had One Demand Before He Joined Marvel's What If...?
==Gallery==
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==References==
==External Links==
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