History
Initiator: Copeinator123; Date: May 13, 2020 04:52:00
Robert Bruce Banner was born in Dayton, Ohio to atomic physicist Dr. Brian Banner and his wife, Rebecca. Brian became convinced that Bruce was a mutant, worried his work with radiation had affected his genetics. Driven mad by these fears, Brian killed Rebeca while attempting to murder Bruce, but was shot by police before he could harm his son.[2]
After graduating high school, Bruce studied nuclear physics at Desert State University. It was at this time he had a brief fling with Monica Rappaccini who he knew as 'Nicky'.[3] With mutants exploding onto the worldwide scene, and the belief that radiation might be the cause of this epidemic, Bruce was invited to work for the United States Defense Department at the nuclear research facility at Desert Base, New Mexico. Bruce's main goal was to create a way for the United States to manufacture its own super-army. Banner went to work immediately, but met with little success.[2]
Bruce's research was not yielding results, and under scrutiny from General "Thunderbolt" Ross. With Ross constantly pressuring him for results, Bruce took some shortcuts in his research, leading to a lethal dose of Gamma rays. Instead of killing him, Bruce was transformed into a giant monster--the Hulk. He completely destroyed Desert Base in a rampage.[2]
Believing the attack to be mutant in nature, Ross ignored his superiors' orders and pursued the monster that would become known as the Hulk with the remaining men of Desert Base for close to a month. As the Hulk, Bruce eventually destroyed Ross' army in San Diego, California. Following the battle, the Hulk fled into the ocean.[2]
Bruce awoke days later in Australia under the care of Aboriginal people who had taken him in. Bruce vaguely remembered his time as the Hulk. At one point, Magneto himself, assuming the Hulk to be a mutant, visited Banner and offered him a chance to join him in his fight against the humans. Banner declined and asked to be left alone. Magneto reluctantly agreed.[2]For a time Banner remained undisturbed until Exodus, the leader of Australia's government, decided to push further into the Outback to catch human refugees and Banner was caught in a battle between Exodus's forces and those of AIM who were fighting to protect the refugees. Following the attack, Banner had AIM set up a summit to settle matters peacefully. Exodus was not interested in resolving matters peacefully and attacked the Hulk. After Exodus's defeat, Hulk took control of the country with AIM's aid.[4]
Later, Thanasee Rappaccini, the Scorpion, an AIM agent and daughter of Monica Rappaccini, leader of AIM and Bruce's lover, came to Banner with rumors of missing people. Along with Thanasee, Banner discovered a project to create an army of cyborgs out of the missing people intended to fight against the other mutant-controlled countries of the world. Hulk and Scorpion shut down the project and after getting promises those used in the cyborgs would be restored Banner kicked out all members of AIM from Australia except Monica Rappaccini, much to Thanasee's surprise and outrage.[5]
Magneto once again visited Banner and made promises of leaving the Aboriginal Australians, and Hulk, alone if he returned the rest of the country to mutant rule, with those previously in charge having already been punished. Bruce replied he liked being in charge, and that Magneto should stay out of his way or Hulk would make the world over into one where mutants weren't in charge. Magneto replied that would be an... interesting world, then left him be.[6]
Betty Ross and Glenn Talbot fled to Australia to escape Magneto after Australia had been conquered by Hulk. After meeting the Hulk, he took her to his home and the pair spent a few hours together until they were visited by Glenn and his new "friends" (secretly members of Magneto's Red Guard). The Red Guard had been sent to capture Betty and Glenn and in the ensuing fight, they were able to get the Inhibitor Collar that Glenn had stolen on a depowered Bruce, and Betty was seemingly killed by Arclight. This angered the Hulk who was able to resist the collar and transformed and attacked each of the Red Guard, either knocking them out or killing them.[7]Attributes
Powers
Initiator: Copeinator123; Date: May 13, 2020 04:47:00
See Also
- 5 appearance(s) of Bruce Banner (Earth-58163)
- 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Bruce Banner (Earth-58163)
- 2 minor appearance(s) of Bruce Banner (Earth-58163)
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Bruce Banner (Earth-58163)
- 14 image(s) of Bruce Banner (Earth-58163)