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The first incarnation of Red Hulk (also known as Rulk) [1] first appeared in the Hulk series that debuted in 2008. [2] The 2010 "World War Hulks" storyline reveals that this being is United States Army General Thunderbolt Ross, [3] the father-in-law and longtime nemesis of the original Hulk (Bruce Banner). [4]
General Thaddeus E. Ross devotes his life to the U.S. Air Force and spends his career hunting the Hulk, ultimately becoming that which he hates most: the Red Hulk!
Jul 12, 2024 · Captain America: Brave New World's first official trailer introduced fans to the MCU's take on Red Hulk as many wonder who exactly the new villain is. For the first time on the big screen since The Incredible Hulk ’s release in 2008, the MCU will give characters from that film important roles.
- Overview
- History This is an abridged version of Thaddeus Ross' history. For a complete history see Thaddeus Ross' Expanded History Early Years
- Attributes
- Paraphernalia
- Notes
- See Also
- Links and References
I was General Thunderbolt Ross. I became the very thing I hated most in life. I am the Red Hulk. And for all I've done... I deserve to die...
—Thunderbolt Ross
Early Years
General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross, the man who would become the most frequent nemesis of the superhuman monster known as the incredible Hulk, born to the Rosses, a New Hampshire family with a proud tradition of military service. As a boy, Thaddeus Ross immersed himself in the study of military history. As a teenager he learned how to fly by barnstorming at county fairs. He then attended the United States Military Academy, and did well when he graduated. His first duty station was stateside under the command of Captain Lee, an officer in the Army Air Corps. Ross had regarded Captain Lee well as a leader, and his respect was cemented when he fell in love with and eventually married Karen Lee, his daughter.
World War II
During World War II; Ross rapidly rose in rank and was a captain when he went to fight overseas in the Pacific theater of operations. It was during the war that Ross made his great reputation as a leader in combat. His troops during the war in the Pacific gave him the nickname "Thunderbolt," since, they said he "struck like a thunderbolt" when leading them into action.[citation needed] Ross also served for a time in Europe during and was present at the liberation of the prisoners of an infamous concentration camp. By the end of his service, Ross had become a major.[citation needed]
Post-War
In 1947, Ross' Army commission was changed to an Air Force commission, as the Army Air Corps had been superseded by the U.S. Air Force.[citation needed]
Powers
Thaddeus "Thunderbolt Ross originally possessed no superhuman abilities whatsoever, however, he allied himself with M.O.D.O.K., the Leader and Doc Samson to extract the Hulk's energy and his DNA to give himself Gamma powers, transforming him into a being similar to the Hulk called the Red Hulk. For a time, his abilities were removed due to being injected with a cure for his Gamma-derived mutations. This was undone, however, due to torture at the hands of Crossbones and Cutthroat. Red Hulk: •Conscious Transformation: Ross will not transform to his Red Hulk form and vice-versa without consciously willing it. For example when he was knocked out by Hulk, A-Bomb, and Thor, he did not revert for hours even though he was unconscious. Though he has sometimes changed back when asleep. •Superhuman Strength: As Red Hulk, Ross possesses vast superhuman strength. He can augment it by absorbing radiation. Red Hulk has performed some extraordinary feats of strength which include over-powering and killing the Abomination with relative ease, defeating an Odinforce-powered Thor in a one-on-one fight (though it should be noted that Thor was unprepared for him as he defeated Ross immediately after returning to Earth and later in a subsequent fight when the Red Hulk sought his aid and did not fight in earnest), punching out the Watcher, killing an Elder of the Universe and matching Beta Ray Bill's strength. In a fight with the original Hulk, the narration describes the Red Hulk striking with the force of a nuclear explosion. •Superhuman Leaping: Red Hulk's overdeveloped legs allows him to jump over vast distances. In his fight with Thor he was able to leap past the Earth's atmosphere, requiring Mjolnir only to cover the rest of the distance to the moon and then leapt from the moon back to Earth unaided. •Regenerative Healing Factor: Red Hulk possesses a Healing Factor similar to that of the Green Hulk, although it's noticeably less powerful, as it took a considerable period of time to just restore his sight after Wolverine slashed his eyes. •Reduced Aging: Red Hulk does not age because of his healing factor that regenerates his cells and that he is powered by gamma and cosmic energy, but when he is in human form, he still ages. However, when he reactivated his Red Hulk form after being temporarily depowered, his hair and facial hair, which usually rejuvenate to a younger form, stayed the same as his human form, whether this means he now ages or not remains unknown. •Superhuman Stamina: Red Hulk's stamina is nigh-limitless and can constantly fight, run and perform physical activities without any tire. •Superhuman Durability: Red Hulk can take damage that may instantly kill a human or lower level super humans, including atmospheric reentry. •Superhuman Speed: Red Hulk can move at superhuman speeds as well. Once he moved too fast for an unprepared Iron Man to reach. •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.[100] He said in his confrontation against the Hulk and his Defenders that he absorbs energy, mostly gamma, but that he has a real taste for cosmic power. He has also absorbed (and taken for himself) the Silver Surfer's power cosmic, leaving him powerless on the ground while Red Hulk flew away on his board.[101] However, overuse of this power left Red Hulk unable to revert to his human form.[citation needed] Former Powers Zzzax: For a brief time his mind controlled the form of Zzzax, and hence he commanded Zzzax's powers. When Ross' mind returned to his original body, he could still release some of Zzzax's electromagnetic energy at will for a time. Venom/Ghost Rider: When he was fused with both the Venom Symbiote and the Spirit of Vengeance, Ross possessed a large variety of supernatural and symbiotic powers, and his own powers were greatly amplified by the Venom Symbiote and the Spirit of Vengeance. He had the following additional powers: •Symbiotic Costume •Superhuman Strength •Superhuman Stamina •Superhuman Durability •Superhuman Speed, Agility, and Reflexes •Accelerated Healing Factor •Wall-Crawling •ESP (Spider-Sense) •Immunity to Spider-Man's Spider-Sense •Camouflage Capabilities •Constituent-Matter Generation •Constituent-Matter Manipulation •Demonic Transformation •Superhuman Strength •Superhuman Stamina •Superhuman Durability •Regenerative Healing Factor •Hellfire Manipulation •Mystical Chain Projection •Penance Stare
Abilities
Formidable hand-to-hand combatant, skilled military tactician
Weaknesses
As Ross, he is as vulnerable as any human. However he can overcome this weakness with his will-powered transformation into Red Hulk. As Red Hulk, he displays a notable weakness against bladed and sharp objects. The Punisher was able to easily stab him with a knife through his chest causing excessive bleeding, and later Wolverine's cutting him open in the arm, back, chest and across the eyes, weakening and temporarily blinding him. Absorbing energy from the Negative Zone drains him. Red Hulk can overheat himself as the madder he gets the hotter he gets through the production of gamma radiation and is also vulnerable to mental attacks from powerful psychics.
Weapons
Formerly a S.H.I.E.L.D.-issue handgun; ergonomically designed for his giant hands as the Red Hulk, taken from the armory of the Tony Stark designed Helicarrier.
Transportation
Ross uses all kinds of military vehicles at his disposal, mainly helicopters.
•Especially in earlier texts, the troops Ross commanded are erroneously described as members of the U.S. Army. Ross was a general in the United States Air Force and commanded Air Force troops. It is possible, though, that, occasionally and during his pursuit of the Hulk over the years, Ross was sometimes allowed to make use of forces from the Army as well.
•Ross' military affiliation has been inconsistently portrayed in the comics. At times, Ross has been portrayed as an Army general. However, he is also frequently seen in an Air Force uniform, and indeed, he wore Air Force blues in his first appearance in Incredible Hulk #1. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Hulk 2004 issue officially lists Ross as a Lieutenant General (3 stars) in the U.S. Air Force.
•The Red Hulk was actually capable of physically harming and even destroying cosmic entities as old and potent as Uatu[102] and the Grandmaster with enhanced powers,[101] as well as absorbing the energies of the Power Cosmic[101] and slaying an earlier incarnation of Doctor Strange.
•Ross displayed a fondness for Annie, a Life-Model Decoy assigned to help him, treating her as a human being rather than an android.
•511 appearance(s) of Thaddeus Ross (Earth-616)
•14 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Thaddeus Ross (Earth-616)
•65 minor appearance(s) of Thaddeus Ross (Earth-616)
•73 mention(s) of Thaddeus Ross (Earth-616)
•13 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Thaddeus Ross (Earth-616)
•543 image(s) of Thaddeus Ross (Earth-616)
References
1.Captain America (Vol. 9) #26 2.Absolute Carnage #3 3.Hulk (Vol. 2) #2 4.Hulk (Vol. 2) #5 5.Conspiracy #2 6.Incredible Hulk #400 7.Incredible Hulk #326 8.Venom (Vol. 2) #13.4 9.Hulk (Vol. 2) #1 10.Hulk (Vol. 2) #34 11.Defenders: Strange Heroes #1 12.Captain America: Patriot #4 13.Incredible Hulk #291 14.Hulk (Vol. 2) #27 15.Conspiracy #1 16.Incredible Hulk (Vol. 2) #81 17.Incredible Hulk #312 18.It should be noted that in this story General Ross refers to Banner's father Brian as a "real man" whom he worked with before and regarded with high praise. This is in contradiction to Ross meeting with Brain Banner in Incredible Hulk #-1 where he called Brain a murderer. It's entirely likely that this praise for Bruce's father was likely another repression technique by Bruce to suppress the memory of murdering his father 19.Incredible Hulk #1 20.Tales to Astonish #61 21.Avengers #684 22.Tales to Astonish #77 23.Incredible Hulk #123 24.Incredible Hulk #124 25.Incredible Hulk #145 26.Incredible Hulk #158 27.Incredible Hulk #159 28.Incredible Hulk #194–195 29.Incredible Hulk #287 30.Incredible Hulk #163–166 31.Incredible Hulk #168–169 32.Incredible Hulk #185–187 33.Incredible Hulk #198 34.Incredible Hulk #238 35.Incredible Hulk #258–260 36.Incredible Hulk #262 37.Incredible Hulk #264 38.Incredible Hulk #278–279 39.Incredible Hulk #289 40.Incredible Hulk #319 41.Incredible Hulk #320–321 42.Incredible Hulk #325–326 43.Incredible Hulk #327 44.Incredible Hulk #330 45.Incredible Hulk #366 46.Incredible Hulk #455 47.Incredible Hulk #456 48.Incredible Hulk #459 49.Incredible Hulk #461–467 50.Hulk (Vol. 2) #23 51.King-Size Hulk #1 52.Hulk (Vol. 2) #2–4 53.Hulk (Vol. 2) #4–6 54.Hulk (Vol. 2) #7–9 55.Hulk (Vol. 2) #10–12 56.Incredible Hulk #600 57.Hulk (Vol. 2) #14–16 58.World War Hulks 59.Hulk (Vol. 2) #22 60.Hulk (Vol. 2) #23–24 61.Hulk (Vol. 2) #25–29 62.Avengers (Vol. 4) #7–12 63.Hulk (Vol. 2) #30.1 64.Hulk (Vol. 2) #32–33 65.Hulk (Vol. 2) #35 66.Hulk (Vol. 2) #36 67.Hulk (Vol. 2) #38 68.Avengers (Vol. 4) #14 69.Hulk (Vol. 2) #39 70.Hulk (Vol. 2) #40–41 71.Hulk (Vol. 2) #41 72.Hulk (Vol. 2) #41–42 73.Hulk (Vol. 2) #42 74.Hulk (Vol. 2) #43 75.Hulk (Vol. 2) #44 76.Hulk (Vol. 2) #45 77.Hulk (Vol. 2) #46 78.Venom (Vol. 2) #12 79.Venom (Vol. 2) #13 13.4 80.Venom (Vol. 2) #14 81.Hulk (Vol. 2) #49 82.Hulk (Vol. 3) #6 83.Hulk (Vol. 3) #10 84.Hulk (Vol. 3) #13 85.Hulk (Vol. 3) #14 86.Hulk (Vol. 3) #15 87.Fallen #1 88.Captain America (Vol. 9) #1 89.Free Comic Book Day 2018 (Avengers/Captain America) #1 90.Captain America (Vol. 9) #22 91.Captain America (Vol. 9) #8 92.Captain America (Vol. 9) #6 93.Immortal Hulk #20 94.Absolute Carnage #1 95.Captain America (Vol. 9) #20 96.Hulk (Vol. 2) #24 97.Annihilators: Earthfall #2 98.Hulk (Vol. 2) #5–6 99.Hulk (Vol. 2) #6 100.According to Tom Brevoort, Rulk beat the Odin-powered Thor by drawing on Thor's own power: "Finally, we've seen it established that the Red Hulk is fueled by cosmic energy, and what is the Odinpower if not a form of cosmic energy? So during their battle, it's likely that the Red Hulk was drawing on Thor's own power to fuel his fighting strength.Brevoort's QA 101.Hulk (Vol. 2) #12 102.Hulk (Vol. 2) #4 103.Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z Update #3 104.Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol 1 9 105.Fall of the Hulks: Gamma Vol 1 1
Jul 12, 2024 · Red Hulk's origins are tied to Thunderbolt Ross, who becomes the gamma-infused Red Hulk in the comics. President Ross's MCU role differs from comics somewhat, though it's likely his initial Red Hulk origins and potential mind manipulation will still be connected to The Leader.
Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross is the former Lieutenant General of the United States Army who had later served as Secretary of State, originally nominated by Matthew Ellis. During his career, he was put in charge of the Project Gamma Pulse, with Ross' goal being to recreate the Super Soldier...
General Thaddeus E. " Thunderbolt " Ross (also known as the Red Hulk) is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics featuring the Hulk. Ross is a United States military officer, the father of Betty Ross, and the ex-father-in-law of both Glenn Talbot and Bruce Banner.
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