Robert Banner (Kree Timeline)

Dr. **Robert Bruce Banner** (ロバート・ブルース・バナー, *Robāto Burūsu Banā*), also known as the "**Maestro**" (マエストロ, *Maesutoro*), is both a fictional character and antagonist of the *MDC's* *Justice Avengers* series created by Gardner Fox and Jack Kirby.

He is an alternate future version of the Hulk from a future timeline where the Kree Empire had invaded the Earth and the Justice Avengers failed to stop them, causing both the world and its humanity to eventually be nearly devastated or destroyed by a nuclear war.

In the following years, he absorbed excess radiation from the nuclear fallout, causing him to grow more powerful while his mental health deteriorated. He was eventually driven mad with power and, he became the co-appointed Supreme Leader of Superman's Regime.

"*Puny Banner died a long time ago, there is only the Maestro now!*"

—Maestro, to Hawkeye.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor (Hulk)*: Darin Paul (English), Yukifumi Takeda (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Croatian), Not Known (Danish), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Filipino), Not Known (French), Not Known (Galician), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Tagalog), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Valencian), Not Known (Ukrainian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Canadian French), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish), Not Known (Spain-Spanish)

### Appearance

#### As Maestro

* Hair Color: White
* Skin Color: Green
* Eye Color: Green
* Age: Not Known
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: Varies
* Weight: Varies

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Regime
	+ Superman
	+ Iron Man
	+ Taskmaster

### Enemies

* Insurgency
	+ Batman
	+ Hawkeye
* Justice Avengers
	+ Captain America
	+ Superman
	+ Iron Man
	+ Batman
	+ Thunderer
	+ Wonder Woman
	+ Black Widow
	+ Martian Manhunter
	+ Hawkeye
	+ Flash
	+ Ant-Man
	+ Atom
	+ Wasp
	+ Green Lantern
	+ Ms. Marvel
	+ Aquaman

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Superhuman Physiology**:
	+ **Transformation**:
		- **Superhuman Strength**: Hulk has vast superhuman strength. He was able to even lift Thor's Hammer. He can also leap great heights.
		- **Superhuman Durability**: Hulk is invulnerable to physical farm from event he most extreme superhuman forces.
		- **Superhuman Endurance**: As Hulk, Bruce's endurance is much greater than that of a normal human's which allows him to perform physical activities without tiring.
		- **Superhuman Speed**: Hulk can move at superhuman speeds, faster than normal humans.
		- **Superhuman Stamina**: Hulk has limitless amounts of stamina.
		- **Superhuman Leaping**: As Hulk, Bruce can cover up to four or five miles in a single leap, able to cover a lot of ground and reach the Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco without trouble.
		- **Accelerated Healing Factor**: Hulk's rage fuels his rapid cell regeneration. However, calming him down reduces his regenerative abilities in order to prevent his healing from burning out his powerful sedative.
		- **Superhuman Immunity**: Due to Hulk's accelerated healing factor; he is immune to all types of diseases, illnesses, sickness, drugs, poisons, toxins, etc.
		- **Superhuman Longevity**: Due to Hulk's accelerated healing factor; he ages far slower than normal humans.

### Abilities

* **Genius-Level Intellect**: Bruce is one of the most intelligent people on the planet as he is skilled in different types of science such as chemistry, physics and biology as well for studying gamma radiation. He is even able to sort out what had happened to him when the gamma exposure to him unleashed something that was already in his DNA.

## History

### Past

#### Early history

Once a hero known as the Hulk, Bruce Banner was one of the few surviving members of the Justice Avengers after the war with the Kree Empire. Due to the excessive amount of nuclear radiation he absorbed during his battles, he'd been rendered into the Hulk personality permanently, though with the intelligence of Banner. Driven insane by the war and deviation it caused, Hulk took on the name "Maestro" and proclaimed himself Supreme Leader of the Regime along with Superman. they then set together, about to rebuild the world in an envisioned image.

Setting up near the final battle between humanity and the Kree, Maestro began rounding up the remnants of humanity and ruled through fear and intimidation. He also began using mercenaries to search for other survivors and bring them to his lair. Among these were former members of A.I.M. H.I.V.E. and his former enemy Taskmaster. Maestro also fought every remaining hero and collected pieces of their equipment as trophies of his conquests.

The only exception were the Insurgency, who he regarded as weak fools for not being involved in the war against the Kree.

## External links

* Maestro) *Wikipedia*
* Maestro *Marvel Animated Universe Wiki*
* Maestro *Marvel's Avengers Wiki*
* Maestro *Marvel Database*

## Notes & Trivia

* The Maestro first appeared in *The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect* #1 (December 1992).