Hulk (Marvel Comics)

“Hulk afraid of no one except Banner, Banner evil man... Very weak, but very clever! Banner know Hulk, mock Hulk with weakness, he invent bombs, make Hulk feel things... Make Hulk remember pain, everywhere Hulk go Banner there too, Hulk not escape him... NEVER„

## Summary

Robert Bruce Banner was the son of an alcoholic who hated him. Banner's mother showed affection for her child, but this only fuel his father's rage. Dr. Brian Banner was an atomic physicist who worked on producing clean nuclear power as an energy source, but he was afraid his exposure to it mutated his son's genes. Bruce showed signs of high intelligence at an early age which strengthened his father's belief. Brian became abusive to Bruce and when his mother intervened, Brian murdered her. He frightened Bruce to keep quiet, but his own bragging landed him in a psychiatric institute.

As a child Bruce was withdrawn, possibly developing a split personality to help deal with his pain and rage. His only happiness came from spending time with his cousin Jennifer Walters. Bruce found it hard to develop friendships and often found himself on the receiving end of physical abuse at the hands of school bullies. One such incident sparked him to build and plant a bomb in the basement of his school. The bomb was a dud, and Bruce was expelled, but the military took notice of his genius. Eventually, Bruce earned a doctorate in nuclear physics and started a career with them.

Supervising the trial of an experimental gamma bomb in New Mexico, Bruce selflessly rushed to the rescue of Rick Jones, who had wandered onto the testing field as the countdown ticked inexorably toward zero. After shoving young Rick Jones to safety in a nearby ditch, Bruce was struck full-force by the bomb blast. He survived, but was irradiated by the deadly gamma energy.

At first, Banner would transform into the Grey Hulk at sunset, and revert to human form at dawn. Eventually, his changes into the green Hulk came to be triggered by the release of adrenaline when he was angry. The green Hulk possesses little of Banner's memory and intelligence, and is easily enraged; making him a menace to society.

Since Banner's transformation into the Hulk, military forces commanded by General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Bruce's one-time benefactor who has hunted him continually. Hulk continued to make more enemies within the military and otherwise.

Through time, the Hulk has developed multiple other personalities living within him that can surface at any given time, such as Grey Hulk, Professor Hulk, Merged Hulk and even Green Scar, with the addition of the newly formed Immortal Hulk. During his duration as the Hulk he has fought cosmic villains, monsters, Gods, Supervillains, highly advanced robots, and has made many allies the same, most notably the Avengers, Defenders and even other hulks like himself, one of which his child, of his mother during his time on Sakaar before his conquest to Earth to seek retribution against all who wronged him.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier: 5-A |**

**Name: Bruce Banner**

**Origin: Incredible Hulk #1 (May, 1962)**

**Gender: Male**

**Age: Variable**

**Classification: Gamma Monster**

**Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Self-Sustenance** (Type 1)**, Immortality** (Types 1, 3 & 4. Will end up in the Below-Place after dying from which he can quickly revive himself through the Green Door should he choose to do so)**, Regeneration** (High-Mid for practical combat purposes, Mid-High over time. Very quickly reassembled himself at will after being cut into many pieces. His future self, the Maestro, took several years to recover after being reduced to powder), **Resurrection** via Green Door a supernatural door he can enter to come back to life each time he dies, **Multiple Personalities** (Became able to switch between his personas and they can work together to be "the strongest and smartest one there is"), **Enhanced Senses & Extrasensory Perception** via Mystic senses (He can perceive spirits and can know if he's being watched as well as feel, hear, and see them.), **Berserk Mode and Rage Power (**His strength and general power levels are directly proportional to his anger, or, as the old saying goes, "The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets"), **Thunderclaps,** Create massive shock waves with the clap of his hands **Absorption** (Can absorb gamma radiation. Can absorb dark magic and dimensional nexus energies to grow stronger)**, Adaptation** (His body has adapted to breathing underwater, noted when battling people such as Namor, and adapting to not requiring to breathe in space, for instance when fighting the Shield robot E.Y.E)**, Non-Physical Interaction** (Can touch energy as if it were solid and tangible), **Information Analysis** (Can discern how magical objects work), **Reactive Evolution and Self-Power Modification** (Gained the ability to see ghosts because he was afraid of his father coming back to haunt him. His powers are directly affected by his psyche. All of his powers are manifestations of his psyche with the Gray, Green, and Normal forms being representative of his ID, Superego, and Ego respectively. Gamma Rays bring out subconscious desires as powers which dictate their capabilities), **Telekinesis** (Once developed telekinesis), **Power Nullification and Resistance Negation** (His radiation negates invulnerability, including invulnerability to Mind Manipulation) For instance, his battles against the Immovable Blob and the Unstoppable Juggernaut, able to send them flying regardless of their powers.

**Lifting Strength: Class G** Able to Lift this Pyramid Though unsure of it's size, **Most Probably Higher |**

**Striking Strength: Large Planet Class |**

**Stamina: Seemingly Endless |**

**Range: 1 - 2 Metres** Due to his impressive large size, **Astronomically Higher** When utilizing his Thunderclap **|**

**Standard Equipment:** Suit and Tie

**Intelligence: Above Average** Known to display resourcefulness and act in leadership within gangs and mafia.

**Weaknesses:** None Notable

**Notable Attacks/Techniques:**

* **Thunderclap** An ability that Hulk uses when he claps his hands together incredibly quickly and with great force to exert great concussive force and potentially generate energy and heat.
* **Shockwaves** Used when striking the ground or his foes, to emit destructive shock waves
* **Reactive Powers:** As his rage increases, not only does the Hulk increase in power, but becomes more resilient to incoming attacks, meaning both his physical strength and durability increase as well as his speed in some occasions, able to react to attacks more efficiently as the battle progresses