The Hulk

## Overview

Bruce Banner was a physicist that worked with S.H.I.E.L.D. One day, Banner was experimenting with Gamma Radiation in his lab, when the Gamma Reactor exploded. Banner was sent to the hospital in a coma for almost three years. When he woke up, he was outside of the hospital, police surrounding him and a trail of destruction behind him. Before he could figure out what was happening, he was knocked out by a police officer. He was taken to S.H.I.E.L.D's supermax prison the Cube where he was worked on by his former lab partner Leonard Samson, who was testing the effects of the radiation. Suddenly, the Hulk emerged from Banner and escaped from the Cube, glowing with radiation. Samson was knocked across the room, the radiation beginning to set in. After this, the U.S Military began to hunt the Hulk. S.H.I.E.L.D stepped in, claiming that this was their responsibility, but General Thunderbolt Ross refused to hand over the hunt for him, explaining that the Hulk could endanger his daughter, as the two were dating before the accident. S.H.I.E.L.D agreed to assist them, sending Wolverine, someone S.H.I.E.L.D had been working with to monitor him, to track down the Hulk, due to his powers. The U.S Military sent Absorbing Man and the Abomination with Wolverine to kill the Hulk. The Hulk managed to fend off the Abomination, with the help of Wolverine who decided to help him by defeating the Absorbing Man. However, Wolverine was not as "on his side" as the Hulk had thought, as he handed over the Hulk to S.H.I.E.L.D and collected his payment. S.H.I.E.L.D put him back in the Cube where he would stay. In 2012, Loki raided the Cube and freed the Hulk in the process. The Hulk initially resented the humans for trying to kill him and treating him like a monster, but eventually came to terms with it and helped the Avengers defeat Loki. He would then continue defending Earth from threats with the Avengers. In 2014 he helped the Avengers defeat Yellowjacket and then Ultron. In 2018, he fought against Thanos and nearly defeated him single handedly, but was eventually defeated. After this loss, Banner decided to embrace the Hulk instead of continuing to fight it. To do this, he merged his mind with the Hulk's, becoming Professor Hulk. In this form, he helped the Avengers the rest of the heroes reverse the Snap and defeat Thanos once and for all. After this, he assisted Mister Fantastic and Spider-Man create the Strategic Tactical and Artificial Robotic Key (S.T.A.R.K) artificial intelligence (which was an A.I developed originally to come up with tactical advice during wartime, but eventually became the form for Tony Stark's brain. He also assisted Mister Fantastic and Spider-Man to defeat the new Superior Iron Man, who went on a killing spree. He was devastated to find out that S.T.A.R.K had been infected by a latent virus planted by Ultron, that turned the A.I into the next version of Ultron, that absorbed Hank Pym and became Ultron Pym.

## Powers & Abilities

### Powers

* **Superhuman Strength** - The Hulk has been observed being able to destroy entire moons with a single punch.
* **Superhuman Speed** - The Hulk has achieved feats of speed not many other heroes have been able to.
* **Invulnerability** - The Hulk is almost completely invincible, being able to take hits from a supercharged Ultron and a Thor-Force powered Thor.
* **Superhuman Jumping** - The Hulk can jump several miles into the air and several miles in a single direction.
* **Healing Factor** - If, somehow, the Hulk *is* injured, he heals the wound almost immediately.
* **Longevity** - Before merging with the Hulk, Banner calculated that the Hulk would outlive himself and most of the Earth. In a possible future, the Hulk was one of the last living beings on Earth after it was decimated by Galactus.

### Abilities

* **Genius-level intellect** - Bruce Banner is a genius with an IQ of about 264, a little lower than Tony Stark.
* **Expert scientist** - Bruce Banner has Master's Degrees in physics, chemistry, biology and neurology.