🔴10 Things No MCU Fan Will Admit About Hulk🔴
2Though Hulk is one of the MCU's founding Avengers, there are several things about Marvel's resident green behemoth that MCU fans won't admit. First introduced into the MCU’s movie timeline in 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, the infamously angry green giant has been a staple of the franchise ever since. Hulk’s story has been inextricably linked to that of the MCU’s Avengers, firmly establishing him as one of the franchise’s biggest and most important figures.
Despite having appeared in many movies in the MCU, the franchise’s iteration of Hulk isn’t without his issues. As he’s considered by far the best live-action adaptation of the character, it seems that many fans are all too willing to overlook his shortcomings within the franchise, particularly where it pertains to the way the MCU has handled his story. With that in mind, here are 10 things that no MCU fan will admit about Hulk.
Though Hulk is commonly considered the MCU’s strongest Avenger, there is no real evidence to back this up in the franchise itself. Hulk’s MCU story has featured a number of impressive displays of power, but there are distinct limitations to his abilities. After merging his Hulk and Banner personas, he possesses incredible strength, remarkable resilience, and a towering scientific intellect, but that still places him below other Avengers in terms of overall power.
The most powerful Avengers in the MCU are those that are uniquely versatile. Carol Danvers’ Captain Marvel, for instance, has an array of abilities that make her a cosmic powerhouse, and Hulk’s fellow founding Avenger Thor enjoys the physiology of a god and the ability to harness the power of lightning. Even the magical abilities of Doctor Strange are enough to comparatively prove that Hulk simply isn’t the strongest Avenger.
Hulk has faced many injustices since his introduction into the MCU, but some affect more than just the hero himself. 2008’s The Incredible Hulk introduced multiple characters into the franchise, seemingly establishing their importance to the continuity and heavily implying their return. However, the likes of Betty Ross, Samuel Sterns, and Leonard Samson have been completely neglected ever since, without even being afforded so much as a mention in the franchise.
Marvel faced distinct obstacles in doing justice to those characters, but the fact remains that the MCU has failed Hulk’s established supporting characters. Betty Ross is the most notable example, as the romantic story between her and Bruce was dropped, and Hulk instead became emotionally involved with Natasha Romanoff. This presents narrative challenges to bringing Betty back into the MCU in Captain America: Brave New World’s cast, and her long absence, along with that of other characters, will be difficult to adequately explain.