General John Ryker is a fictional comic book antagonist who appears in books published by Marvel Comics as an enemy of the Hulk. Fictional character biography A corrupt U.S. Army general , John Ryker joined the military at a young age and wanted to help determine future history from the shadows. One of his most prominent actions was manipulating the creation of the conspiracy around John F. Kennedy's assassination where apparently two Corsican mercenaries were the killers, but at the time was deemed too expensive to wage World War Three, so the idea of a conspiracy was created. When his wife Lucy Ryker developed cancer, Ryker used the military to hunt down Bruce Banner , who turned into the Hulk after gamma radiation exposure during a nuclear test that Ryker supervised.Incredible Hulk (vol. 3) #12 Ryker initially irradiated various subjects to try and duplicate the same accident behind the Hulk, with the goal of allowing him to isolate the Hulk's ability to cope with the radiation and use it to heal his wife; his closest success was Private Benjamin Tibbits mutating into the imperfect Flux, leading to Ryker simply breaking Flux as a near-mindless soldier against the Hulk.Incredible Hulk (vol. 3) #17-19 However, his brutal treatment of the Hulk not only broke down the Hulk's other personalities' mental barriers from taking control, including the Devil Hulk, but also convinced General Thunderbolt Ross to turn against Ryker and free their long-time enemy. Taking Lucy hostage, Ross told the truth to Lucy, prompting Ryker to depart as Lucy coldly told him that Lucy did not ask to be healed at the cost of innocent people.Incredible Hulk (vol. 3) #20 Ryker is responsible for the special Gamma Corps military unit that dealt with the Hulk. He was spurred into action after his wife (who seemed to have been cured by a transfusion of the Hulk's blood) died from a sudden revival of cancer. His  unit was unable to stop the Hulk (who went after Ryker) and caused Gamma Corps member Grey (who had the Hulk's DNA within him ) to lose his temper, resulting in a Hulk-like rage that tore down Ryker's base with the General still inside.World War Hulk: Gamma Corps #4 Ultimate Marvel The Ultimate Marvel reality has a general named Ryker , who is one of the ones in charge of Project PEGASUS in Devil's Point, Wyoming when the Serpent Squad attacks until stopped by the Fantastic Four.Ultimate Origins #2 In other media Television John Ryker is alluded in Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes. In the episode "Hard Knocks", he is leader of the group of soldiers hunting the Hulk under Agent Pratt's orders. Film Elements of the character appear in the 2008 film The Incredible Hulk to be amalgamated into General Thaddaeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (played by William Hurt ), such as experiments involving Hulk-based individuals  .
General John Ryker is a fictional comic book antagonist who appears in books published by Marvel Comics . He is an enemy of the Hulk. Fictional character biography John Ryker is a corrupt U.S. Army general who joined the military at a young age and wanted to help determine future history from the shadows. One of his most prominent actions was manipulating the creation of the conspiracy around John F. Kennedy's assassination where apparently two Corsican mercenaries were the killers, but at the time was deemed too expensive to wage World War Three, so the idea of a conspiracy was created. When his wife Lucy Ryker developed cancer, Ryker used the military to hunt down Bruce Banner who turned into the Hulk after gamma radiation exposure during a nuclear test that Ryker supervised.Incredible Hulk (vol. 3) #12 Ryker initially irradiated various subjects to try and duplicate the same accident behind the Hulk, with the goal of allowing him to isolate the Hulk's ability to cope with the radiation and use it to heal his wife; his closest success was Private Benjamin Tibbits mutating into the imperfect Flux, leading to Ryker simply breaking Flux as a near-mindless soldier against the Hulk.Incredible Hulk (vol. 3) #17-19 However, his brutal treatment of the Hulk not only broke down the Hulk's other personalities' mental barriers from taking control, including the Devil Hulk, but also convinced General Thunderbolt Ross to turn against Ryker and free their long-time enemy. Taking Lucy hostage, Ross told the truth to Lucy, prompting Ryker to depart as Lucy coldly told him that Lucy did not ask to be healed at the cost of innocent people.Incredible Hulk (vol. 3) #20 Ryker is responsible for the special Gamma Corps military unit that dealt with the Hulk. He was spurred into action after his wife (who seemed to have been cured by a transfusion of the Hulk's blood) died from a sudden revival of cancer. His Hulkbuster unit was unable to stop the Hulk (who went after Ryker) and caused his subordinate Grey (who had the Hulk's DNA within ) to lose his temper, resulting in a Hulk-like rage that tore down Ryker's base with the General still inside.World War Hulk: Gamma Corps #4 Ultimate Marvel The Ultimate Marvel reality has a general named Ryker who is one of the ones in charge of Project PEGASUS in Devil's Point, Wyoming when the Serpent Squad attacks until stopped by the Fantastic Four.Ultimate Origins #2 In other media Television John Ryker is alluded in Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes. In the episode "Hard Knocks", he is leader of the group of soldiers hunting the Hulk under Agent Pratt's orders. Elements of the character appear in the Avengers: Ultron Revolution animated series to be amalgamated into Truman Marsh (voiced by William Salyers ), such as contempt for Hulk-based individuals and sporting Hulkbuster drones .
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