Thaddeus Ross (Earth-12041)

Red Hulk
Name	Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross
Current Alias	Red Hulk
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Avengers, Mighty Avengers, S.M.A.S.H.; formerly Hulkbusters U.S. Army
Relatives	Children: Betty Ross (daughter)
Host of	Gamma Venom (former symbiote)
Marital Status	Widowed
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Eyeballs: Yellow (Red Hulk) Irises: No Visible (Red Hulk) Brown (Ross)
Hair	Black (Red Hulk), Grey-haired (Ross)
Skin	Red
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Gamma Mutate
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-12041
Personal Information
Identity	Public
Citizenship	American
Occupation	General
Base of Operations	Hulk's Cave, Vista Verde, New Mexico
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Paul Dini,
First	Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. S1E01 (August 11, 2013)
First	Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. S1E01 (August 11, 2013)

Take it from a real soldier. You want to make a man, push him to the limit. Then you push him more. He doesn't break, he's got a shot.

—Red Hulk[source]

History

In the past Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross recruited the scientist Bruce Banner and utilize his research into gamma radiation to build a gamma bomb. Around that time, Bruce was dating to his daughter, Betty Ross behind his back which he was completely against. Upon Banner being exposed by the radiation from the gamma bomb that turned him into the monstrous Hulk, Ross made it his life's mission to subdue the giant green beast and weaponize it.

Ross had decided to fight fire with fire by "Hulk-itizing" himself into the Red Hulk, he was originally at odds with Hulk, but when Annihilus attempted to invade Earth, he decided to help his former enemy and make sure that Hulk would not mess things up.

Everyday, Devil Dinosaur always buries Ross like a "blasted bone", which make him hate Devil.

Attributes

Powers

Transformation: Red Hulk will not transform between forms without consciously willing it.

• Superhuman Strength: Red Hulk possesses vast superhuman strength. He has claimed to be stronger than the original Hulk, although it is yet to be proven. He can augment it by absorbing radiation.
• Superhuman Durability: Red Hulk was able to shrug off a blast from a gamma rocket launcher.
• Gamma Radiation Emission: Red Hulk constantly gives off gamma radiation. The rate of emission is increased the angrier he gets. This radiation sometimes burns what even Ross touches, and at high levels, makes Ross appear to be on fire. If Ross emits too much radiation, he overheats and can explode in immense levels, which could be dangerous for his opponents.
• Energy Absorption: Red Hulk is capable of absorbing energy.

Abilities

Red Hulk is a formidable hand-to-hand combatant and an expert marksman. In the military, he had experience with disposing ordnance and he has trained raw recruits into special forces elite.

Paraphernalia

Weapons

Mainly a pair of double-barreled laser guns that can lock together for more powerful blasts.

Transportation

S.M.A.S.H. Jumpjet

Notes

• Voiced by Clancy Brown.
• It's stated that twins appears to run in his family.

Trivia

He is afraid of being weak.

See Also

• 66 appearance(s) of Thaddeus Ross (Earth-12041)
• 5 minor appearance(s) of Thaddeus Ross (Earth-12041)
• 36 image(s) of Thaddeus Ross (Earth-12041)
• 2 quotation(s) by or about Thaddeus Ross (Earth-12041)